There’s a girl wearing AP Country of sweets, a Mille fleurs coordi (with bonnet) and an Atelier Pierrot? <3 So cute to see burando in mainstream chinese MTV by a famous artiste.

I’m sorry that I haven’t been around lately, I do have a really good reason for it ~

Hubby and I are expecting our first, a wonderful little girl, early next year, so the past couple of months have been filled with hormones, morning sickness, sleepiness, and tons of excitement. Now that I’m in my 2nd trimester, things are settling down quite a bit, except that

1) I’m banned from wearing all my high-heeled shoes – which is pretty much 99% of my shoe warddrobe

2) I waddle – cos of the new imbalanced penguin silhouette

3) Hormones have been wreaking havoc with my hair and skin.

4) My clothes (esp most of my loli) don’t fit ;_;

But when baby kicks like little butterfly flutters – its all worth it )))))

Anyway, given the sad state of my skin, I decided to go for it and splurge on the Clarisonic Mia, for which I’ve seen fantastic reviews on. Timing is good as the Singapore Sephora just started to stock it (only in white – and at SGD 249!) Yes, its super expensive here, but the places that people used to buy from e.g. skinstore etc don’t ship to Singapore anymore

I bought it yesterday, and tried it on myself and hubby – I used to have dry skin, but its now combi. He has oily skin. Was also recommended the Boscia Pure cleanser to use with it.

Day 1 – tried it once, found the sensitive brush a tad scratchy – will be switching to the delicate brush head soon. It left my skin feeling super clean and looking much brighter. (I’ve noticed my complexion was very dull lately, in spite of my exfoliating scrubs and what not). Moisturizer also just sank into my face afterwards. I’m very pleased with this expensive buy – wish I had gotten it in one of the yummy colors (see colorwheel – which reminds me of tea party shoes – i want them all!), but hubby would probably balk at using a pink or lavender clarisonic.

His skin felt immediately softer and he did say it felt really clean afterwards.  Too soon to tell, but we’ll try it for a bit longer to see whether it helps both of us

Also, I really like the charging system – which is magnetic (Which works since the clarisonic mia is totally waterproof, and there are no jacks to plug in).

And I also got the Boscia Purifying cleansing gel which is a  sulfate-free makeup remover and cleanser derived from amino acids to deep cleanse and thoroughly wash away impurities.

I really like it, it smells nice but not too strongly, and feels quite gentle on my face – was r/c by the Sephora staff. Works quite nicely with the Clarisonic, but I’m also dying to try the Aveeno face cleanser (which isn’t available here!) cos its been given great reviews as well.

Ok more updates later, I need to pack as I’m heading to Taiwan/Kaohsiung with hubby for work soon.

I got the OP in OWG & the JSK in BXG – I’m really enamored of gold prints, and this being a full border print by MMM – I just couldn’t pass it up.

And a comparison pic between the 2 colorways

Other than the obvious style differences, MC is a normal loli skirt while CC is a shorter skirt length that is meant to rest on your hips and without a petti.

You can see that the pink & browns of Chess Chocolate are quite a bit darker (and warmer) than that of Melty chocolate – its like Milk chocolate VS Dark chocolate. Lace especially is darker, so while I was hoping to snag a pair of the MC wristlets, I guess I’ll have to give up on that and hunt for an elusive pair from the CC release.

CC looks yummier and more decadent – but busier overall. I still haven’t really decided on how to coordinate it yet – really love the amount of detail. MC may be simpler, but is definitely easier to work into a coordinate without looking quite SO dressy, so I’m happy with the differences.

So which one do you prefer?

It was the pink AP Chess Chocolate skirt + bonnet. I’m sure everyone has already heard tons about the drama surrounding the reservation of this particular series, so I won’t go into it again. Suffice to say that I had originally wanted the brown JSK (bustier style) very badly, but as things turned out, my SS wasn’t able to get it (poor girl). I was however lucky enough to snag the pink skirt from the AP site, and I’m quite pleased with it – absolutely adore the gold buttons+chain, and the print with its gold and brown is lovely.

Now that the bonnet’s arrived, I don’t feel that it really goes with the skirt, so I may be selling that piece off – if I had the JSK – it would be adorable<3

Walking in Horticulture park with my hubby.

Skirt from ETC, everything else offbrand:)

Bolero: Innocent World

Skirt: Alice & the Pirates

Everything else offbrand.

1. Cardigans/Boleros – I’m a cardigan/bolero addict, and need them in all colors. <3 Its always wonderful to find the ‘right’ one to complete a particular look. If you look at most of my coordis, I generally utilize some sort of outer wear to ‘pull’ the look together.

2. Floral accessories

3. Ribbons

4. Lace – mostly tulle lace <3 I adore it on almost anything!

5. Heels – I’m short, what can I say?

6. Panniers – no pouf = sad!

7. Roomy bags – for my phone, makeup, and assorted ‘barang’(stuff!) I recently got the IW Book bag and am super thrilled with it!

8. Stockings/Socks – I have a problem for these. <3

9. Headwear – bonnets, hats, floral pins, katyushas . you name it, I love it!:)

10 . Friends – the most important of all!!!:)

Coordi rundown:

JSK: R-Series

Choker: BtSSB

Bolero: VM

Everything else offbrand

1. Juliette et Justine - Le Premier Cri de Prophète JSK

2. Mary Magdalene – Antoinette Dress Fleur

3. Mary Magdalene – Valeria JSK

4. Mary Magdalene – Rose Basket JSK

5. Mary Magdalene – Emmanuel Frill Jacket

6. Mary Magdalene – Fleur de lys dress

7. Innocent World – Lotta JSK

8. Innocent World – Lauretta Rose JSK

9. Angelic Pretty – Polkadot Ribbon Bolero

10. Angelic Pretty – Macaron Tartan Riders JSK