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September 2017

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Good Smashing Time

Posted on Friday, September 22, 2017

If you guys haven't heard about The Fragment Room and are wondering why Mong and I are wearing these crazily oversized jumpsuits (no, it's not a new fashion trend), it's because we got invited down to the NARS Fall 17 collection launch - what a cool place to have an event!


So before we started letting off some steam, we were introduced to the new Fall collection - but not without a drink first, of course!


(One very helpful bartender held the drink for me, haha)

First up - the Precision Lip Liners (S$36.00) in 23 new colours! And yes, they have exact matching lipstick shades to go with them if you are OCD like that.



Mong's swatching versus mine, hahaha

I personally love matte liquid lipsticks more than anything right now because they always last so much longer (i.e. less reapplying for lazy me) - so I'm super psyched that NARS has launched their own range: the Powermatte Lip Pigment (S$40.00). You can see they come in great neutral shades and some more diverse options like the Black I swatched out. These were really hard to remove, so you can bet they will stay on when you need them to.


Thenn it was time to try on our foundation shades! What foundations you ask?


An Asia exclusive, this is NARS' Aqua Glow Cushion Foundation, a BB cushion cause we asians are crazy over them. I love everything about the packaging from the sleek smooth case to the on point black sponge. You could cry opening it up!!!

I use their Tinted Moisturiser as my every day base because I don't like heavy makeup, so I'm super excited to try this out because BB cushions are kind of in-between that and a hardcore foundation for those middle days where you want more coverage but you don't want to wear too much. (For anyone who is interested, my shade is Finland, but do go to the counter and ask them to test you!)


Also new, their Velvet Matte Foundation Stick (S$70.00) - a matte tube  with a foundation stick on one side and... sponge on the other! I don't know if any brand has done this yet but to me this is awesome and so convenient if you are on a the go and need quick touch ups! My only concern was how does one keep the clean the sponge but guess what, you can buy a sponge refill for S$10.00! (Or I would personally have tried in vain to soak it in warm water or something if I didn't know better, so luckily there are options, haa!)


Everyone was shy to try the actual smashing rooms so Mong and I went first! I remember I was having a bad day so it was really well timed that we had this event - definitely hit all the bottles we could to our heart's content, so much so that I actually forgot what was so bad about the day!


Protect Bella at all costs! (And also, why do we look like we are 12 in this photo, lol)


Thanks Celeste and team for the invite once again! I love all the little details put into this event to make the whole space feel so NARS. The Fall 17 collection is out already, get it at all NARS counters :)

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Behind the Scenes - TOC Turns 3

Posted on Wednesday, September 13, 2017

Just some extra behind the scenes photos from The Ordinary Co's 3rd birthday that didn't make it to the official lookbook. I think I particularly love this year's party since it went so smoothly - not to say last year's didn't, but it was my first time planning everything by myself so I definitely sweated a lot more over it then than now. Of course, a little experience and having people you can trust and collaborate with helps take a load off! 


I feel like I've thanked everyone over and over but I'm super touched how everyone played a part to for a collective reason to make this event work! It is very personal because TOC is my baby and to be reminded that people believe in it to put their time and effort towards this is very touching :'D

Abigail from Oakwood who replied me so quickly after I sent the proposal because she was so excited and full of good vibes - it helped kickstart the planning way faster! She was also there all day to help with little things for the event that I forgot, like additional bottled water and the handheld fans which the girls really used (and looked like a bunch of aunties, haha! Looking at Georgi and Cinddie here).

Sara and the ladies from Plan B of course played a huge part in setting up the entire picnic which the whole party was themed on and transforming the place - dragging those palettes / tables up and down was no joke guys. There was only us 4 girls doing it, and it took 2.5hours to set up but it looked spectacular!!! I cannot tell you how many times I have saved pins on Pinterest with all these fancy picnics and this literally is a dream come true. So on point and classy, just like Sara :)

Chris and team from Medano Coffee for volunteering their live coffee station - it was such a hit with the girls and perfect for the hot weather and just added to the interactivity of the event. My favourite had gula melaka in it which was gave it extra flavour (although ahem, the Baileys that Miss Winter Chee spiked all our coffees with also gave it lots of flavour, hahaha). Oh, and it was made with fancy ass luxury water from Nakd Water which also has the prettiest packaging. Medano also sells coffee pods which are Nespresso compatible so like as a non-coffee drinker that sounds super cool + I enjoyed my ice latte so much I had... two. Heh.

Vickii from Vickii Studio for the most amazing food! I randomly had the idea to have a DIY smoothie bowl making session while planning the party and the thought of all the logistics and moving parts made me wonder if it was too crazy - but after talking to Vickii and agreeing on  all the ingredients, she just got it done - and even exceeded expectations because she styled it perfectly on top as well. Yes, I could have gotten a normal caterer, but it's way more important to support a fellow Girl Boss right? Especially one who is also a friend :)

Jocelyn from Clinique for upping the swag of our goodie boxes with the perfect complementary pastel pink and green Moisture Surge tubs - she came early, unboxed and packed every single one in because I was running around like a headless chicken making sure everything was fine, so, THANKS BABE.

Amanda from Coco Max who gave me wayyy more coconut water than I asked for, I love how quickly she responded and was like yep, sure. The confidence that people have in this party is just mindblowing sometimes!

ALL THE GIRLS for taking the time to come down - the ones that have been around since the start but show their support every year; the new ones with open minds to come down meet and get to know the other girls - and everyone just being so excited and posting so enthusiastically about the event / the goodie bags they got! And those who wanted to come but couldn't + those that I may have forgotten to invite (hahaha SORRY I underestimated the space we had once again)

The hardworking men not seen in the photos: Chris and Jian Liang, my super dedicated photographer and videographer who HAHA I regret telling them to come in black, but they were so sweaty and so hardworking in the background while we girls had our chi chi party :'D

And of course le boyfriend / now fiance Justin, my mystery ops guy who handled everything in the background like a) dragging our icebox down b) getting the drinks and ice all packed and chilled for the event c) packing all the goodie boxes d) settling all the small little things I couldn't do because I was busy managing everything

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So yep, till another year! The Ordinary Co has 20% off birthday discount this week (as usual), so do quote TOCTURNS3 (Min Spend $20.00) when checking out! We rarely have a flat discount off - usually the next time is Christmas, so make use of it hor.

Photography by Christopher Wong, Editing by Myself
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To Justin - Love, Paris.

Posted on Wednesday, September 6, 2017


Taking film pictures with my Vivitar UWS makes me feel like my 17 year old dreamy self again. I can't believe these were already 2 years old before I finally got them developed - has Paris been that long ago??? I guess it felt like simpler times when we first got news that we got our BTO and since then travel has taken a bit of a back burner since we've had to be adults and save for the house. Now that we're collecting the keys next month it seems kind of appropriate that these finally be developed (I guess my brain subconsciously told me it was time).

So here they are, reminding us that we made it through the storm.