Chic and Glam handmade arm candies...

Today was such a fun day...it was spent with a very good friend of mine. We went to the stores on Queen St. W - no, not shopping for clothes, but for beads!



Outfit: Anthropologie hair clip, Chiffon dress from local store in Hong Kong, Zara striped blazer, black tights, and my trusted Kylie Creacht boots (my mom bought them for herself about 7 years ago in Lane Crawford, Hong Kong. Surprisingly, those fit me WAY better and my feet are about 1 size bigger than hers!), Ray Ban sunglasses



And a picture of my daily arm candies!

Those 4 pictures above were taken by my friend, Cassidy, whom I went shopping with today!

This whole beading business is my current obsession...
Ever since I was a little girl, I loved making little bracelets but then I stopped...until recently....

all these bracelets are made with natural stones...




Those 3 bracelets have not been off my arms since the day I made them...and they also caught all my co-workers and friends' eyes, so I made all my coworkers some. And since then....our customers have actually been asking us about them haha!


Bracelets for my friends and co-workers...





I made this bracelet for my mom as part of her mother's day gift...as well as getting her an ice-cream maker! There are two little girls and a heart in the middle of the bracelet, symbolizing my sister and I.


More bracelets for my friends and co-workers...Eiffel tower...


Another one of my arm candies that have not been off my wrist...with feathers as the centre piece, and hearts in between some red sea bamboo beads!

Bling your arm out

On days when I'm not rushing to leave the house (days when I don't have school or work), I love taking my time and prettify myself. Instead of rushing my make-up routine in 10-15 mins, I take my time and take 30 mins to perfect it. Instead of just quickly putting on my watch and randomly selecting a pair of earrings and shoving them into my earrings while putting on my shoes, I take my time to explore my big drawer of accessories.

I love stacking bracelets and wrapping long necklaces around my wrists as bracelets a la Olsen twins(you guys may recognize the pearl strand necklace handed down to me from my mom that I mentioned a few posts back).

In this picture, I am wearing: H&M gold-stone link bracelet, F21 pearl necklace wrapped around as bracelet, F21 gold-tone black thread bracelet, pearl necklace from my mom wrapped round as bracelet, gold-tone with beige ribbon bracelet from a local HK store.

This picture was actually taken sometime before Christmas, on a Sunday morning at brunch with my mom and sister. I love going for brunch at Dr. Generosity in Toronto, I love love love their Eggs Florentine. Hmm..just writing about it makes me crave for it already!
♥Stay Chic. Stay Glam. ♥

Bow-mania!

As hectic as my trip back to Hong Kong was, I managed to block out one full day for shopping and shopping only. Get ready for A LOT of pictures! And yes, as the title indicates, I am experiencing bow-mania!

I fell in love at first sight with this over sized bow ring!

A fluffy coin purse that I received as a Christmas gift from one of my aunts. This picture does not capture its true colour, it's sort of a peachy colour. As well as its girliness and fluffiness, I LOVE the gold hardware on this coin purse, I think this coin purse is literally 'me' in a nutshell.

This 2-strand bracelet from local HK jeweller- Chow Tai Fook is a gift from a very good friend of mine, Conrad. I wore it everyday for 2 weeks straight after receiving it! And of course, I still wear it quite often, but only on days when I'm not in a rush to leave the house.


This earring stand is so pretty and inexpensive, I just fell in love with all the details and price and decided to buy it right away. However, once agian, this picture does not capture the true colour of this earring stand, it is actually more of a magenta colour.

My new Ray-Ban aviators =) I've been longing for them for SUCH a long time that I finally bought them when I was in Hong Kong.

You can only imagine how excited I was when I saw this Faux pearl bracelet with mini-faux pearls set in gold-tone bow. Classy with a girly twist - LOVE!

I have been dying to get my hands on the CC skye leather wrap bracelets, however, I can't seem to find them anywhere when I go shopping. Thus, I opted for these CC skye bracelet- inspired ones, I bought one in black and one in white because I couldn't choose between the two. And when the price is good, why not buy both instead of regretting it later?

This wood bead necklace is actually a Christmas gift from another one of my aunts, it is not really my style, but I will figure out something to incorporate it into my outfits.


These two bangles are, once again, Christmas gifts from another aunt of mine (yes I have A LOT of aunts - big family!). This aunt knows me so well, as you can tell from her purchases. The leopard print bangle is just so fun and great for casual days and the rhinestone bracelet just adds an instant glam to any outfit at night!

Anyone who knows me well will know that I am a big Audrey Hepburn fan; therefore, there was no reason for me not to buy this necklace! I love the simple design of this necklace and the antique look to it! The Marilyn Monroe one is actually a gift for one of my very good friends, Sammy, who I'll be having a dinner date with in a few days!

There was just no reason for me not to buy this necklace. From the gold-tone to the sparkly rhinestones to the dangling high heel and of course - the BOW, this necklace just simply has my name written all over it.

Who doesn't love the French and Paris? The envelope necklace was simply too beautiful to pass up for, from the intricate details on the envelope to the hanging love letter with 'Je t'aime' written on it - I simply love it. And of course, the second necklace with the multiple charms. Once again, the Eiffel Tower, an antique coin, a heart, pearls and a pink bow - what girl can say no?

And now, of course, on one hand I am a very girly girl; on the other hand, I have my edgier side too! These earphones were just too cool to pass up for, the rhinestones on them just adds that instant oomph! This is a must-wear necklace for parties!

And yes, my inner rocker unleashes. I do, however, love how the design of this necklace is actually very feminine, combined with the edginess of the skull - I feel like this necklace describes my personality and style completely.

A group picture of all my necklaces that I acquired that day

Now...moving on to my new earrings! Bows! Bows! Bows! and Bows!






Yes, Bow-mania is the right word. And no, that word does not exist, but now it does.

I am currently having trouble trying to find a Valentine's day gift for my dbf, any suggestions?

♥Stay Chic. Stay Glam. ♥