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Staycation at KēSa House

Posted on Saturday, June 1, 2019

Took a day out of the house for a little staycation at KēSa House, which is located right in the heart of Keong Saik! We stayed in the Sky Room which was a lovely light filled space (but don't worry, there were automatic curtains to block the sun out if you need darkness to sleep, haha).



Work desk space and plenty of cupboards for storing your personal belongings.


Bathrooms were outfitted with Ashley & Co soap and shampoos! 


On top of being a staycation spot, KēSa House is also a flexible living space for short to long term rentals, i.e. they have all the amenities for you to live your daily life, like a washing room (with detergent provided), and common living spaces within the premises!


The is a fully equipped shared kitchen...


And an outdoor patio for you to hang and chill in the evening!


There's also a living area which you are welcome to invite outside guests to come and hang till 11pm!


Though it's not part of the staycation package, The Affogato Lounge downstairs does serve brunch (from 11am only) if you are looking for a nice late wake up and meal in the premise.

The Chai Iced Chocolate was really goooood.



We had paninis (S$15.00++ each), one duck and one spicy Italian which we traded so we could have one of each (and variety is the spice of life right?) If forced to choose between the two, I'd probably go for the spicy Italian again because of the stronger flavour! They smelled absolutely amazing while they were being prepped, and portion sizing was just nice for us girls (but if you are a guy, consider getting some sides too!)

All in all a really chill stay - although now we have a our own home which is really comfy, it's still nice to go out for a little change of scenery every now and then!

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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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Med Kärlek Wedding Bootcamp

Posted on Saturday, May 7, 2016

 Attended the Med Kärlek Wedding Bootcamp (@medkarlek) thanks to owner Phillane for letting me come along to spend a quaint Saturday afternoon learning calligraphy and how to tie my own hand bouquet! No guys, I'm not getting married, but I've been wanting to do such a workshop for a while, so it was nice to have the opportunity to go for one!

It was a really fun and girly afternoon making new connections (hello Chen!) and reconnecting with old ones (hello Sipei and Jien!) and everything for the workshop was super thoughtfully prepared from the delightful tea spread to the coffee courtesy of Top Deck (which is just above Habitat Coffee!)

Anyway, I guess you get the most of experiences when you go into them alone - you don't have a safety net to hide behind and are forced out of your comfort zone to interact with people. I say this as an introvert (or an extroverted introvert as they like to call it on those Facebook articles?) who more often than not needs people to talk to her first, yet loves being around people at the same time... just not talking, haha.

But I've been practicing! Anyway, I felt really fulfilled walking home with my flowers and goodie bag in tow. Looking forward to seeing what else Med Kärlek has in store!