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Princessa @ MFP is a Singapore Ameutur Beauty Blog tailored to the Everyday Girl. The blog covers topics like Beauty Tips, Beauty Product and Service Reviews, Beauty How-tos, Beauty Showcases, etc. The blog is by Newcomer Beauty Blogger, Sabrina Wang (aka Princessa).
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The Effects of Valentine’s Day

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According to Wiki, Valentine’s Day was originally just a liturgical celebration of one or more early Christian saint named Valentinus. All the modern romantic connotations were added several centuries later by poets. Several martyrdom stories were invented for the various Valentines that belonged to 14th February, and added to later martyrologies.

The day first became associated with romantic love in the circle of Geoffrey Chaucer in the High Middle Ages, when the tradition of courtly love flourished. By the 15th century, it had evolved into an occasion in which lovers expressed their love for each other by presenting flowers, offering confectionery, and sending greeting cards (known as “valentines”).


Photo credit: Family of Bears (more…)

Fashion Friday: The "Bear" Look

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My love for bears doesn’t just revolve around my relationship with Teddybear but also fashion. Recently, I blogged about my new love for the adorable pair of Teddybear sneakers from Adidas, designed by Jeremy Scott for Spring 2011, now let me present the “bear” look!

1. Bedia Engraved Ring (USD110) from A Peace Treaty, Shopbop.com
2. Kokna Chain Necklace with Bone Pendant (USD242) from A Peace Treaty, Shopbop.com
3. Idalia Flat Thong Sandals (USD163) from Dolce Vita, Shopbop.com
4. Bell Sleeve Dress (USD164) from T-Bags, Shopbop.com

Sunday lunch with the guys at Durty Nellys

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Lunch at Durty Nellys Irish Pub, Marina Square (Mar 20, 2011)

Sunday lunching with the guys is pretty normal actually. Well… only when John calls I suppose. I’m only the “+1″ so I don’t have much say about it.

Anyway, I think the bear was somewhat craving for Shepherd’s Pie, he was quite pleased with the lunch venue (usually he whines a lot).

This is Teddybear aka “the bear” aka “bear bear”.

And this is his Shepherd’s Pie!

Me asked, “So how’s the Shepherd’s Pie?”
Bear said, “It’s okay. I prefer if it was beef.”

So, bearbear had his pie and I had my breakfast!

In Irish-style might I add.

The Irish Breakfast was pretty decent, I liked the mushroom but the rest… not so much.

The ambience-wise is better than the food to be honest. I like the style of the pub, good chill out place.

Lunching there is quite worthwhile in terms of value, if you’re a Citibank card holder that is. They have a 1-for-1 promotion on the ala carte menu – you gotta pay for the more expensive one of course.

Now let me introduce you to the gang!


Left to right: Teddybear, Princessa, Joseph (top), Bluie (bottom), John (top), Bernard (bottom)

First we have…

Bluie Koori (according to his Facebook Profile) and me!

And here’s one taken together with bearbear!

Whoever the photographer was… needs a tripod! It was ultra blurry! Took me damn long to Photoshop! :(

Here’s one group photo without Bluie, he was taking the photo.

As usual, bearbear was very reluctant to take photos, see his stupid face! Argh!

Now for camwhoring! But before I start, let me “tidy up” a little, mainly the hair.

It’s not exactly a good hair day for me, the parting keeps splitting.

Bearbear likes taking funny shots of me (even when I’m combing my hair), and so does his friends…

Apparently.

OMG I don’t know why but whenever I take front view shots, with my blue contact lens, it just looks SCARY!

Side view isn’t so bad…

Acting cute is a difficult task. Especially with others around watching! But of course, I still do it anyway.

Love lunching with them!

Halloween Horrors 2010, Night Safari – PHOTOS!

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This entry is like six months overdue! I blogged about it previously and mentioned I was gonna upload more photos… well here are the MORE photos! ;x

But before we begin our horror-tale, here’s Priss!

Approaching from behind, we have HORROR no. 1!

I have no idea what this horror is called, most of them in fact, so I’m naming them with numbers.

HORROR no. 2

This one is kinda kewl. I like the outfit and the face painting.

And we have the HAUNTED HOUSE (or whatever they call it)!

And there we met… HORROR no. 3!

The whole photos was green and blurry. This was the best I could make of it. Blame the photographer!

HORROR no. 4

She kinda looks cosplay/goth rather than horror, in a cheena kinda of way that is.

HORROR no. 5

This is ULTRA freaky! The makeup artist is pretty amazing I must say. Disregard my smile in the photo, this is definitely scary!

HORROR no. 6

I was thinking Opera (not Oprah), the kind my mum loves so much. Can’t say I’d ever be scared…

HORROR no. 7

This is like Geisha gone wrong! In a somewhat cute way.

HORROR no. 8

The killer clown is a much better poser than I am it seem. See the way he shifts his hips to one side?

A total of eight horrors in my collection! There’s probably more, but I didn’t manage to “catch” all of them.

Anyway, after all that, I decided to hang myself…

Kinda like Norwegian Wood, everyone kills themselves due to depression. I’m depressed the clown poses better than I do! Hurhur.

If you know the names of the horrors, lease do let me know!!!

Outfits of the Week: Goodbye February

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Slight delay on my end, busy week. My whole weekend was practically burnt working on projects and… editing photos.

I couldn’t think of a title for this week, since this was worn on the last days of Feb, figured “Goodbye February” was kinda appropriate.

Anyway, I was hoping to start off saying something like “welcoming back colours” since last “issue” the focus was “colourless”. Unfortunately, there aren’t many colours this issue either. So, I’m gonna just skip the introduction and introduce you to this week’s “showcase”!

This week, or rather the week before last, we kick off the week with a little style!

MONDAY (February 21, 2011)

Remember two issues back, the Friday (February 11, 2011) outfit? I was raving about this really cute “bear bear bag” I bought from MINIMAOS. I was sooo excited about the bag, I totally forgot to mention I got a coat as well!

Awesome much?

So yes, the stylishly good looking Versatile Zebra Scarf Coat (RM59) you see above (and below) is from MINIMAOS, the inner dress is from Princessa’s Boutique (my personal blogshop, going to relaunch either together with my new label or after), the heels are from Charles & Keith, and the shades are from Juicy Couture.

The other elements of the outfit are pretty much secondary, the primary focus here is the coat.

It was love at first sight, I swear! Unfortunately, to be absolutely honest, I was a little disappointed with the fabric and the workmanship (the scarf had a tear at the edges). That said, it’s only about SGD30, so you really can’t be expecting too much. And you have to admit, the design is really pretty unique.

In case you’re wondering, the Zebra-patterned scarf is attached to the black coat.

I seriously do not do that coat justice. It is pretty stretchable, but it would fit much better on someone with a smaller build, someone like Isabelle or Jac!

TUESDAY (February 22, 2011)

I have this unspoken rule of not wearing the same outfit more than once a month. It’s a pretty new rule. I came up with it late last year. Sadly, I somewhat broke it.

Somewhat meaning, not entirely. I didn’t wear the exact outfit but I’ve worn this jacket numerous times, like to the AL&ALICIA fashion show sometime back. And quite a few times this month. So yeah, the rule still stands! ;P

This is one of my favourite jackets really. It’s one of those designs that’s versatile (casual or semi-formal) and never goes out of style!

The dress and jacket are from THEBLOGSHOP, the heels are from Pedro, and the shades are from Juicy Couture.

WEDNESDAY (February 23, 2011)

Something simple, one dress does it all?

The dress is from The 199 Shop, the bangles are from Forever 21, and the wedges are from Charles & Keith (if not mistaken, this pair was featured in CHIC Magazine some issues back).

The dress doesn’t really flatter me, but it’s easy and comfortable to wear. It would have looked better if I matched it with a belt to give a little more shape.

There’s really nothing much to say about the outfit, not much thought was put into it.

THURSDAY (February 24, 2011)

The Johnnie Walker event (or rather dinner) is tonight (not tonight-tonight but that night)!

I had no idea what was gonna be presented (I do now of course) and had no idea what to be prepared for. What I did know (even before I went) was it was gonna be great (it kinda was, kinda)!

The toga dress (it can also be a top paired with leggings) is from Princessa’s Boutique, the red belt and earrings are from I-really-can’t-remember, and the heels are from Charles & Keith.

Black is the safest colour to wear when you’re uncertain, especially for ladies like me that are more on the chubby side.

Don’t you just love dolling up? Actually no, I really rather prefer having someone do it for me. I need Jac like 24/7.

FRIDAY (February 25, 2011)

It’s the end of the work week and the beginning of bear time!


The chiffon shirt dress is from THEBLOGSHOP, the necklace was a Christmas present handmade by Sylvia (a good friend of mine), the hairband is bear bear’s (I kid you not), the wedges are from Charles & Keith, and the teddybear is from Teddybear (aka bear bear).

The earrings were bought at Bugis Street. If not mistaken, it was SGD5 for three pairs!

A pinch of vintage feel to the whole look wouldn’t you say? (Please say yes >.< !)

SATURDAY (February 26, 2011)

Surprise, surprise! We have more outfits this week, seven to be exact.

The top is from THEBLOGSHOP, the shorts were bought at Bugis Street, the bangles are from the streets (or rather beaches to be more exact) of Bali, the hairband is bear bear’s, and the FitFlop slippers are from Priss.

It’s a really casual look I’m going for – easy Saturday.

SUNDAY (February 27, 2011)

The top is from from THEBLOGSHOP, the denim shorts are from I-can’t-remember, the FitFlop slippers are from Priss, and the pink bag is from Bugis Street.

The pink chrysanthemum earrings are also from Bugis Street, the same shop I got my other pair of earrings. Totally adorable, matches the pink chrysanthemum in Snowflake’s vase.

Photo credits: Celia Lomio / Teddybear

Outfits of the Week: Colourless

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Once again, it’s the Outfits of the Week, a not-so-special segment that I’m trying my best to maintain and possibly improve! Blogging is sooo tedious…

For this week, colours are inapplicable. Reason being? Well… to be honest, it just kinda happened that way, not really planned. Hurhur.

MONDAY (February 14, 2011)

Who says Mondays have to be blue? Well, my Monday was black with a pinch of sliver and white. But mainly black.

The black shirt is from THEBLOGSHOP, the shorts are from Cotton On, the heels are from Pedro, and the accessories (necklace and bracelet, which comes in a set) are self-made.

The design of the shirt makes it quite versatile. Here, I paired it with shorts, giving it a causal look. Pair it with some pants and you’re good to go for a business meeting, seriously – bring a coat or vest to make it look even smarter.

Fyi, the accessories, which you can’t really see, are my favourites out of the whole collection I made. The concept is based on “family”, which explains the charms used.


Accessories

TUESDAY (February 15, 2011)

Second day of the week and I’m dressed as though it’s a weekend. Not ideal for a work day to be honest, but since it’s gonna be the last few days I’m “able” to dress this way, might as well make the best of it, right?

The “tops” and bag are from THEBLOGSHOP, the shorts are from Cotton On, and the heels are from Pedro.

I wish I had more pairs of shoes but unfortunately, even if I wanted to buy more… I have space issues.

WEDNESDAY (February 16, 2011)

It’s mid-week again! I was sick so I didn’t go to work. It wasn’t the *cough cough* kinda sick but the… not a good idea to go into details. I’ve already mentioned it on Twitter before.

The huge ribbon with bling top is from Lovelyspree, the shorts are from Bugis Street, and the FitFlop slippers are from Priss. In case you’re confused, Priss isn’t a brand, FitFlop on the other hand is. It was a gift. The earrings are from Priss too.

THURSDAY (February 17, 2011)

One more day and we have a wrap for both the week as well as the showcase of outfits.

Ponchos are seemingly getting more popular these days. Despite having no winter or any other seasons for that matter, the bits of winter fashion are still somewhat adapted in Singapore, with a difference choice of fabric of course (I hope).

This particular poncho you see hanging over my shoulders, and the bag, are from THEBLOGSHOP. The poncho comes in other colours as well, Cel picked this colour for me. The black dress with lace at the ends is a piece from my previous blogshop, the bangles are from the streets of Bali, the necklace is from MYnt Shop, the boots were bought in Hong Kong, and the shades are from Juicy Couture.

FRIDAY (February 18, 2011)

The last day of the work week and the last piece of outfit to showcase.

This outfit is pretty similar to the one worn on Tuesday, in reverse that is.

The “tops” are from THEBLOGSHOP, the shorts from Bugis Street, the bangles are from the streets of Bali (I have many of them, in many colours), the FitFlop slippers are from Priss, the shades are from Juicy Couture, and the teddybear is from the Teddybear!

All’s well, ends well.

Leading you to the love of your life…

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Online dating is something very common these days, well not just online for that matter. Come to think of it, due to our busy schedules and for whatever else reasons, quite a good number of my friends actually hooked up with the current hubbies through Dating Agency.

To be absolutely honest, I was quite skeptical about it. But as time went by… it somewhat grew on me. In fact, if I’m not happily attached to my bear bear, I’d probably consider that option, given my age and lack of time to socialise.

Anyway, I’m here to introduce you to one of those so said “alternative” called be2, which happens to be one of the world’s leading matchmaking services. The company’s mission is “to unite soul mates for fulfilling long-term relationships.”

After the launch of the first website in 2004, be2 grew quickly and now offers its service to over 12 million members in more than 30 countries on 6 continents. They’re still growing with over 20,000 new members joining every day.

Want to find out more? Check them out! (Just Google-it!)

Outfits of the Week: Back to work… week?

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Time seems to move by so quickly, finally (not exactly in a good way or bad for that matter) the festive season is over!

Don’t get me wrong, I love having long weekends, and breaks here and there within the week. I’m just a little anti-festive this year. Even Valentine’s Day felt a little… you know. That said, my dear bear bear got me a brown bear bear and I love it to bits!

Anyway, the festive seasons are somewhat over and things are somewhat going back to normal. And by normal, I mean… kinda depressing actually, especially after finding out the “big news”. For now only Teddybear (aka bear bear), Cel, Aylwin, Priss, Jac, Clarence and I know about it. I’m kinda keeping this to myself for a bit until things settle down.

So… check out my wardrobe choice for the start of the depressing new full week at work!

Fyi, you might not want to follow my lead. Here we go…

MONDAY (February 7, 2011)

For Monday, we have bear bear colour! What can I say… a little earth tone can go a looonnnggg way!

The earth-tone dress is from THEBLOGSHOP, the brown heels are from Pedro (admittedly, I’m starting to grow fonder and fonder of the brand), and the shades are from Juicy Couture (my favourite pair of shades if I may add).

There’s really nothing much to say about the choice of this outfit. It’s simple, it’s somewhat flattering, and it really doesn’t take much effort to put together.

TUESDAY (February 8, 2011)

Now Tuesday means it’s one day away from mid-week, which is great! I was having a little difficulty picking what to wear – too many choices, too little time. Eventually, I found something prefect!

The Matvey Polka Frills Top is from Milly Walker, the long black skirt and white-polka-dot-black-base bag are from THEBLOGSHOP, the accessories are self-made, the heels are from Pedro, and the shades are… the same one as before, from Juicy Couture!

There’s actually a reason for this outfit. I haven’t taken my Editor’s Note photo yet, and I have been wanting to showcase Snowflake for quite a while now…

Let’s just say the whole outfit just went really well with Snowflake.

WEDNESDAY (February 9, 2011)

It’s finally mid-week and the “Valentino, Retrospective: Past/Present/Future” Showcase at Resorts World Sentosa (RWS)!!!

The black toga dress is from THEBLOGSHOP, the stockings and boots were bought in Hong Kong (during the recent trip for the Hong Kong Fashion Week).

I guess you can kinda figure why I went black, right? I mean, it is the safest colour after all.

But, as safe as my colour choice was, I still kinda forgot about accessorising (I was running late, kinda panicked). I had my earrings (even make-up) on but I should have put on a necklace and bracelet. I got tons of accessories in the recent months, and to think I even make them.

Something I picked up over the radio. Apparently, there is a limit to how many items you should accessorise with, or so says the “personal shopper” from… I think it was TopShop. Anyway, the limit is supposedly three.

I disagree to this by the way. The minimum should be one (since I often make the mistake of only wearing earrings) but there shouldn’t be a maximum. I mean, you shouldn’t go overboard with the accessorising (imagine a hairband with a huge ribbon plus a huge rose choker and like a dozen or more black metal bracelets – I’m thinking Lolita gone wrong here), but three is being a bit too conservative.

Oh yes, before I forget, Snowflake got to know a new friend!

Don’t they look adorable together? Hurhur.

THURSDAY (February 10, 2011)

The work week is almost coming to an end…

So I decided to do a little ballet? I’m kidding of course.

The dress, with a full lace cropped outer top (which is so absolutely adorable), is from THEBLOGSHOP and can also be found at Kay Kay‘s blogshop, KandyKayne! Totally love their apparel by the way, it’s giving me kawaii-fever! The heels are from Pedro (still brown but different tone), and the shades are from Juicy Couture (yes, third time round, told you it’s my favourite pair).

FRIDAY (February 11, 2011)

And we have a wrap! Ending the week…

We have a little… okay, I’m running out of ideas how to describe my wardrobe choice. Hurhur.

The top and shirt are from THEBLOGSHOP, the earrings (which you can’t really see) are from Angelicious Creations, the “bear bear bag” (which just arrived and I TOTALLY LOVE) is from MINIMAOS (got it off Cheesie’s blog), boots are from Bugis Street, and shades (yes those shades again) are from Juicy Couture.

This is probably my favourite outfit cause it kinda displays my personality a little more than the rest. I like a mix of comfort-casual wear with a bit of cute and in light colours. I wear a lot of dark tones, just to be safe, but light ones are what I truly love.

In case you’re wondering, I wear earrings most if not all the time.

Photos love me NOT!

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Despite all the “suffering” I went through to look physically more attractive, the results has proven that I’ve failed miserably, in photos at least. The angle of shots are still god damn important. I should be less casual when taking photos, especially when they are going to be up on Facebook.

There’s no doubt about it, I am definitely more confident and open in terms of apparel selection. For one, I am very much comfortable wearing sleeveless or even tube dresses/tops these days. In fact, I welcome it with open arms. Although my arms are still considerably huge… but at least it is significantly slimmer as compared to before. I can’t expect miracles can I? One can only hope, but reality is cruel.

Friends of mine, think hard. How often have you seem me sleeveless in the past? My dressing resembles a lost eskimo, unable to return to the Land of Ice. I kid you not. Jackets, especially thick ones, are my best friends. Or rather, “were” to be more specific.

A small step for Sab, no step for mankind. Lesser profit margins for Winter Times!

Someone has to lose out. But for this case, I’m guessing NUH has also lost out. One less dehydrated patient. Singapore’s weather isn’t exactly ideal for winter wear. I strongly advice against it. However, if you must, please consider “inspired” winter wear. The cheaper the better. Less cloth, or rather thinner cloth means lower chance of an heatstroke.

Talking about apparel…

I am in love with THEBLOGSHOP! Jacqueline and Clarence have been terribly kind and generous! Opening my soon-to-be new wardrobe, you’d probably see 8 out of 10 pieces are from them, bags too!

The selection of clothing is just never-ending. They replenish them ever so often. I go there once every two weeks and there are always enough new designs to satisfy me. Not just me but the pages in SauceINK Magazine as well! If not for their support… let’s just say, I would have gone broke at the initial stage of development. Pegs helped as well of course – her previous shop, Signify.

Before I hit the sacks, I need a name for my supposed label. I’ve drawn more than a dozen designs, but submitted none. I really can’t think of anything decent to call it. Every thought I have involved “the” and “bear bear” which really doesn’t sound right.

“The bear bear, by Sabrina Wang.”

Perhaps I should write an entry, set up a form, just to request for name submissions?

A new SauceINK… and a sick-lonely bear.

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Photo credit: famouschris.com

The problem with purchasing a business is that you can’t do it the way you purchase
cosmetics from Sasa (I just spend almost SGD150 there today, or rather yesterday). You can’t go in, ask the sales girl just about everything that you don’t know about make-up, make payment, and walk out of the store.

The process involves a lot of thought and not to mention paperwork. Seriously, is this concept that difficult to understand? Tsk.

SauceINK is no longer my pet project. It has found a nice home and the owners are willing to help it blossom. Same goes for me. Hopefully, in the near future, when you think of a fashion-lifestyle type magazine (for women), SauceINK will be one of the titles that comes to mind. *Fingers crossed*


SauceINK Magazine: September 2010, 3rd issue

To be honest, I’m a little worried. The last time I almost sold SauceINK ended up in a disaster. The publishing house just wasn’t ready to go into a mass market magazine. Furthermore, they really don’t have the financial backing or technical ability to support it.

Seeing that my current company’s bread and butter involves interactive media makes me much more comfortable. Although relatively young, in terms of the number of years in the industry, having a holdings company to financially back them, gives me assurance. The only problem I foresee is my stake in the company.

Any and everyone is irreplaceable. Just watch The Social Network, it’s a good example how fast a person can be replaced without him even knowing it. (Not to mention how psychotic beautiful women can be.) The world is such a cruel place and I’ve learned my lesson more than once.

So anyway, my cough has just gotten worst.


Image credit: interhomeopathy.org

Apparently going to doctors (that particular doctor Sylvia recommended at least) to try prevent the eruption did not help AT ALL. In fact, it probably prolonged the process, making the recovery slower. In other words, both Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (which has already passed) and Medan, Indonesia (this coming Saturday) trips will involve me sneezing and coughing. Not exactly the ideal condition to travel really.

I’m totally missing the bear bear. I have no one to talk to, no one to get annoyed by and annoy, and no one to watch anime or play games with. The bear’s company should not be sending wild animals to China. What if the bear bear gets hunted?!


Photo credit: deltana.com

~>.<~

After patching things up with the bear bear and finally "getting along" with him for the last couple of months, I really cannot imagine not having the bear bear around. I mean, where am I going to find another bear bear (Philips bear aside - I should mention that bear bear is also considered a Ulu Pandan bear btw) that is a dumb dumb?

PS: Let’s all send the best of wishes to bear bear and hope he doesn’t get hunted and comes back safe! xoxo