Old Photos from Shanghai

Seriously been procrastinating on posts. My internship has been super busy as of late. Almost the end and a little behind schedule on our project and so we're cramming!

Here are some old photos from late May that I finally decided to post.


Brunch at Nova




Eggs, eggs, and eggs!


My salmon. Mmmm


My dad's steak





















Dinner at a Korean Restaurant in Pudong's Big Thumb Plaza



om nom nom egg roll



Last but not least, my favorite shoes of all time:

Just kidding. You didn't really think I was serious did you?

I'm a Junkie

I've been super lazy and tired on weekdays, and on weekends, I tend to just laze around or go shop. But today I had a sudden urge to blog. I have a confession: I've become a cosmetic junkie! I blame it on my internship. I'm currently working as a summer marketing intern at Mary Kay, a direct selling cosmetic company. Most people probably have never heard of them since they use the direct selling route, as opposed to the traditional retail route. Over the past few days, I've attended two skin care classes and done tons of browsing and research through magazines and competitors' websites. All this marketing has just made me want to buy buy buy. What amazes me is that a month ago, I couldn't care less about cosmetics! I have THE worst skin care/beauty routine. In fact, it's pretty much non-existent, only including buy-one-get-one-free Natio Gentle Foaming Facial Cleanser, Muji Light Toning Water and Clinique Dramatically Different Moisturing Lotion. All the products I use are mostly purchases from my sister or mom, gifts from my Aunt or random discount buys from Sasa.


Me (left) & the other two interns. Taken with my shitty Nokia 2.0 MP camera, first skin care class using the Mary Kay Clay Mask!

What really opened my eyes (and wallet) to cosmetics was definitely attending skin care classes. Depending on the topic of these "classes", you learn the basics about skin and the full routine and steps you should follow, how to apply products and you get to actually use it on your face. More importantly, these classes are free and they really try to emphasize that they aren't going to pressure you into selling. While they may still try to subtly sell to you, its definitely less pushy than the sales you encounter in Hong Kong. The ones I attended were both for skin care routine, which includes five steps (Cleanse, Exfoliate/Mask, Toner, Moisturize, Protect/Sun Screen). We tried out their Botanical Customized Skin Care line and their Clay Mask. After really learning more about skin care, it really made me buy some Mary Kay products or run down to Lane Crawford or Sasa to buy masks and try out different brands like Origins, Nuxe, and Dermologica. Not to be biased because I'm working at Mary Kay now, but their skin care products are actually quite good! You can actually see the results of the Clay Mask whitening, tightening and lifting the skin! They also do a lot of research and consumer studies to support all their product claims.

Here are a few of the products I'm currently lusting over as I am (im)patiently waiting for my mom to come down to Hong Kong so I can make use of that Lane Crawford and Sasa discount of hers!

Top to Bottom, Left to Right:

Pretty much the whole Aveda Botanical Kinetics line, Dermalogica Special Cleansing Gel

Aveda Intensive Hydrating Masque, Origins Drink Up Intensive Overnight Mask, Nuxe Masque Frais Hydratant

Mary Kay Botanical Customized Skin Care Mask, Kiehl's Pineapple Papaya Facial Scrub, Aveda Deep Cleansing Herbal Clay Masque

On another note, over the weekend, I paid a visit to Langham Place to shop for some Monki and Kiehl's. Monki was having a 50-75% off sale, which was AWESOME. The sale section was around one third of their whole store, I think a lot of the stuff I wanted was still regular priced. I ended up buying a white holey sweater (HK$250 to $125), a pair of jeans (HK$250 to $125) and a pair of boots (HK$400 to $150), which altogether cost me HK$350! As for Kiehl's, I got my boyfriend some skin care products and got myself the Ultra Facial Cleanser. Here are two of the photos I took that day, more on my camera that I still haven't uploaded yet.

Got those boots on the right! Looking forward to the weather getting a bit colder soon! Though I do love summer.



Enough information overload for now, until next time!

Amazing.

The view is amazing from my internship office. This photo doesn't really do the complete view justice though. Guess where?

Says she want diamonds, I took her to Ruby Tuesdays

The great thing about having a working boyfriend is that we can have better meals! One of restaurants that we used to go to a lot was Ruby Tuesday. They have this VIP card where you pay a certain amount to have a 50% discount, which essentially is the same as paying for their regular menu prices. Unless of course, you plan to go there once a week or more. We usually go to the one in Kowloon Bay, which I think is the biggest and nicest once of them all. Since his card has expired, we haven't been at all. Just thought I'd share some of my photos! Some of my all-time favorites are the Chicken & Steak Fajitas and Chicken Strips, pictured below. Delicious!

 BBQ Ribs with Green Beans & Mashed Potatoes (so good!)

 Can't remember which burger this is. My boyfriend loves the Alpine Swiss Burger though.

The super yummy Chicken Strips.

Lasagna with a buttload of cheese and Garlic Bread. After eating half of it, it got kinda gross with all that cheese!

Its too bad their prices are so high, I'd definitely go back if they were lower. But I don't think I'd pay $88 for a plate of Chicken Strips, regardless of how good they are.

There's something about Canto culture I just don't get..

All these advertisements about slim beauty, finding all these women that are just plain ugly to me. They could have at least gotten someone better. But even if they did, it would still bug me.

 

Just looking at her face makes me NOT want to visit Slim Beauty. So try hard.

 And most of all, I hate this poster. Every time I see it I want to draw on her face.

Is it me or does her boob look seriously Photoshopped? Like a balloon waiting to burst?

Forever 21 paying HK$11mil a month!

"In 3Q 2010, the market witnessed more solid leasing commitments by international retailers, after a US
fashion retailer – Forever 21 – secured 12,000 sq ft of retail space in Capitol Centre, Causeway Bay, for HK$11 million per month (hk$215 per sq ft per month) in the previous quarter."

That is a lot of money...

Day 3: Joey Ma

Oh crap! Totally forgot to do one today. Does this still count? This will not be as crazy long as the other two since its 12 and I want to sleep. Anyways.

Day 3 will be about Joey Ma, a fashion blogger in Hong Kong.


Joey Ma at the Opening Ceremony x Lane Crawford event yesterday
(image from Lane Crawford)

I first noticed Joey when I was going through the photos on the LC website. To be quite honest, I'm not one for guys in skirts. But I do have to say I was intrigued. Thus began my search through his blog, entitled I N D I V I D U A L I T Y, which I definitely recommend you to check out cause he's fearless when it comes to the way he dresses.


(images all from his blog, except LC photo)


In his photos, he can look super scary with his straight face, but after watching the Vimeo video at the top of his blog page, he actually seems super nice!


Is it silly that I chose this photo cause it was posted on my birthday? Heehee. I feel like his outfits would look great on girls too.


I particularly love the choice of background in this shot!

Okay, off to finish off some work before bed. Please do check out his blog here & watch the interview video!

American Eagle in HK

I feel like they are a few years late on this...

Outfit

Zara top, grey Uniqlo cami, green Zara TRF shorts, vintage bag

Ignore my yucky eyebags and pimple. This is what I wore in October for a visit with my dorm to the Hong Kong Arts Centre for the Popping Up exhibition, as well as dinner and shopping with Chloe in TST. I'm already missing the sunny weather for shorts and short sleeves. When it's hot, I want it cold, and when it's cold, I want it hot. Well it's kind of in between hot and cold. I want proper cold weather with coats and gloves and many layers of clothing.

Anyways, I love this vintage bag that I got in Prague when I went to Europe with my friends. I still remember making it my goal to go vintage shopping and come back with loads of vintage goods. But stupid me, of course everything will be relatively pricey. However, I'm glad I came across this bag.


It's big enough to fit all of my things in. And there are pockets in the front and back on the outside. And there's also a smaller one on the inside with a zipper. The only problem is that being vintage, it's got all these makeup stains on the inside. Its kinda gross, but in a way weird to think about what the owner was like.



And of course, a trip out will not be complete without me spending money. I have always had a thing for basics and this top from H&M just couldn't pass! It's super soft and convenient for when I don't feel like thinking about what to wear. Plus it's $79.90!


Lastly, to complete everything, I had to be a stalker of course and take pictures of this girl. Though individually, the pieces she wore were okay, I wasn't really feeling her overall outfit choice.



It's kind of hard to see her complete look since I could only get shots of her from the back. But is it just me, is it not weird?