Tuesday, July 19, 2011

S A L E !!!!!

it's a SALE tonight on thevelvetdolls! heh heh heh...
there''s gonna be many items up for grabs, all at incredible low prices!! plus there's additional savings too if you follow our Facebook promotion!

$1 off total purchase of 1 items
$5 off total purchase of 2 items
$8 off total purchase of 3 items & above!!

Step 1: "Like" our Facebook Page to become a fan of TheVelvetDolls,
Step 2: Click on "Like" and "Share" to share this photo on your Facebook page! :)
Step 3: When placing your order on Livejournal, please include your Facebook User Name so that we can check!

this sales is only from 19-22 July, and all prices will revert back to normal after 22 July midnight! items will be sold on a 1st-comment-1st-serve basis, with a grace period of 12 h before the item is let go to the next interested buyer.

grab them while you can!! our last sales was like one year ago or something?? hahha.

so remember to check it out at 9PM sharp! :D

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anyways, if you don't follow me on instagram, come and join in the fun!!! me loves spamming instagram with lots of pictures.

taken during photoshoot time last Sat! eggcites. lots of new clothes waiting to be launched! we do kinda look alike hor. i think it's the eyebags haha

the skies have been exceptionally beautiful these couple of days! taken this morning when i was up at 6am.

ruched knot skirt coming up in the next collection... ;D ;D ;D

me & my boyyyy

super adorably cute eyebrow tweezer Min got me from Koreaaaa! i love!!

spastic looking Reenie and myself bwahahaha.

my K-Paletted look iphoned.

btw i love this MagicHour app that connects straight to Instagram! double love! you can download a million and one filters! i'm so lazy to bring out my cameras nowadays. hhahahaha :X

i'm gonna blog more abt Poland soon! omg.. so many pictures to edit. still have like 6 days of photos left! ;(

anyway, the first kickboxing class was quite interesting! we might go and try hot yoga or pilates next, and see which one we prefer. does anyone have any recommendations?? let me know!!!

K-Palette give-away results! + camera phone lens fun

HELLO!!!
here to announce the 4 lucky winners for the K-Palette give away! :D :D :D

i used RANDOM.ORG to generate 4 lucky numbers (wa machiam 4D like that) from the 159 readers who took part in the give-away!

first lucky number: 13!!! (whoever said 13 was unlucky!)

Anonymous said...
Name: Jingwen
Email add: j***w**88@****.com.sg

:):):)

the K-Palette 24H Real Lasting Eyeliner goes to you babe! :D yay!

second number: 158!!! (woa.. 2nd last person, haha. good job!!)

Anonymous said...
wow the mkup looks great! thanks for sharing Yina!

Name: nor
Email Adress: nor*****3@yahoo.com

product number 2: 24H Real Lasting 2-Way Eyebrow Liner (02 Honey Brown) is yours! congratsss!

third number: 17!!!

Anonymous said...
babe!! i want try:-

Name: Candice Koh
Email Adress: su*****07@yahoo.com.sg

dunno if im lucky enough though :p
thanks babe in advance :)))

fwah!! congrats Candice! :D unfortunately your choices are all taken already.. so you'll be getting this: 24H Real Lasting Eyebrow Liner (01 Natural Brown) instead! hehe. hope you'd still like it regardless! ;)

last but not least, the forth lucky winner... 71!! (why this random generator so strange one?)

Hello! said...

Name: Cheryl Yang
Email Address: cheryl******@hotmail.com

PS: Yina, I really think you are getting prettier by the day! Have been following your blog even before your TVD days! Keep writing! :D

aiyo, see la. say good things abt me got good karma one! HAHAHA. just kidding. dont flame me please :P congrats babe! thank you for the compliment too!! :) :) :) sorry that your 1st two choices are also not available anymore, so you'd be getting the 1 Day Keep Base (translucent mascara base) instead!

all the four winners will be contacted via email this weekend, i'll mail out the items next week! yay! give-aways are so fun, i feel like Santa Claus! :D hope we'll have another one soon! :) thank you everyone for taking part, i wish i had more stuff to give away! :(

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randomly, i just got these two cute camera attach-on lens from Momoteapots's pre-order, and they're really fun to play with! i'm such a sucker for boliao photog stuff like this hahaha. but i figured since iPhone has so many awesome camera apps, this will only make your iPhone photos even nicer! :3

Fish-eye lens 180 degree angle (0.28x)

Macro+ Wide Angle 2-in-1 lens!
(so cool. all you need to do is to unscrew the wide angle lens and then it becomes a macro lens!)

cool shitz right. it's magnetic and detachable, all you need to do is to stick on the provided metal ring on to your phone, then attach the lens whenever you wanna use it!

anyway, you can read more on the two lens here on MMTP's site :)

bwahaha. love my dogs!!!

i'm up so insanely early cos there's a shoot at 9AM later and i woke up panicking about how to pair items for the shoot later D: there's a whole lot of nice colorful basic tops coming up (great for school!!!) which i am lovin' :) crossing fingers for a good shoot later! after which i have to rush off for choir rehearsal.

oh and expect a MEGA SALES POST on TVD sometime soon!

either Sunday night or Monday night :D :D :D we love sales!!!

enjoy your weekend, folks! <3

birthdaycelebrations part.ii

part ii of YZ's birthday celebrations!

i bought tickets for Lion King the week before his birthday, and almost all the seats were sold out already, probably cos it was a Friday night show! damn difficult to find good seats, so i settled on Cat C $125 tickets... but when i proceeded to check out, SISTIC just didn't want to accept my debit card number! (something to do with DBS needing an OTP and mobile no. not being updated thingy...) i was like desperate cos there were so few seats left already!!!

so in the end, i resorted to using YZ's OCBC card to pay for the tickets. HAHA. and then the next day YZ was like, "did you use my card to pay for something?" *cue puzzled expression* i was like, yessss i didddddd (fervently praying that he didn't check what the transaction was for and see the SISTIC name in the transaction history or something!)

fortunately, my BF is not very observant when it comes to such things. LOL. so he didn't ask me anything more about what i used his card for and i heaved a sigh of relief :P

but i guess our Lion King pilgrimage was meant to be fraught with peril, lol. cos we had a really hard time getting to MBS from Dozo with only about 20 minutes time to travel (with no grace period) and we almost missed the start of the show!!! D: D: D: both of us were pratically turning hysteric while getting lost on the way there. bwahahaha. but WE MADE IT!!!

well the show was fantastic! visually and musically, it was really stunning! i love the puppet play and all the different elements involved in the theatrical performance. watch it if you haven't! look at the super cute plushies! was tempted to get one but i know it'd just be collecting dust somewhere in my room, so i settled for pictures with it :P

of course we had to take a picture with the display. yay Lion King!!!

heheh. YZ's shirt was bought by me too btw! got it from ZARA in Poland. (aiya i think can find in Singapore but you know, shopping overseas is infinitely more shiok) i made him wear it so that we were color-coordinated. LOL.

more pictures of my outfit!
Embroidered Mesh Summer Maxi (TVD/MGG collaboration)
Chiffon Cardi (MGG)
& i stole my mama's Chanel 2.55 haha.

yes, i ran through MBS like a siao charbo in a maxi and carrying a Chanel -___-

it's very stressful to carry out a lambskin bag though! cos everytime someone brushes past me i'd be worried that the bag will get scratched! :( don't think i will get a lambskin for myself. maybe a caviar next time hehe once i've saved up the money :P

also wearing the sandals i posted in my tea party entry. matched really well with the maxi! i love how slimming maxis are, and so elegant too!

we went home very happy, and did i mention that i had a third surprise up my sleeve for my dearest boyfriend? heehehehe. luckily he's quite daft to this kind of things, so i can usually plan to my hearts content and not have him suspect a single thing, LOL. i mentioned earlier that he was gonna be in rehearsal for Giant Star 2011 the entire day on his actual birthday, so we had a advanced celebration for him. but he didn't know that his competition mates and myself had another mini surprise celebration planned for him on his actual birthday! but his rehearsal ended so late and by the time i popped out with his birthday cake, his birthday was technically over already. hahahahaha.

i took a cab down to Mediacorp with his cake, and was let in by Jiaming, my co-conspirator! damn... ended up having to sit inside a pingpong room at Mediacorp with his cake, and waited for about an hour for the rehearsal to end cos they overran the rehearsal, and the candles were sinking into the cake cream already! ;(

by the way,
this cake from Rive Gauche is superrrr good!!! 2nd time i've bought it for YZ, and it's so yummy i can't help having extra servings of it even though i don't like cake. HAHA. really!!!! it's chocolatey and comes with a cripsy wafer base, not too sweet and extremely delish. must try!!! hehheh. so it was MISSION ACCOMPLISHED for his last birthday surprise! ;)

Felicia, YZ & Jiaming!

WOOHOO!
finally finished all these birthday celebrations thingy.

♥♥♥

that's it for today!
oh oh oh, i've signed up for kickboxing class with a couple of my office chumps and tonight's our trial session!!!!! SO EXCITED FOR IT OMG i hope i'm not terribly terribly bad at it and kill myself trying :D say yay to keeping fit and burning the fats away!

birthdaycelebrations part.i

gonna blog abt how we spent YZ's birthday last week!
but cos we took sooooo many pictures, i'mma gonna split it up into too entries. if not, this is gonna be a never ending blog post!!!

so here's part one. YZ's birthday dinner celebration! :D

i bought the bag from Porter International (outlet at Wisma) and they carry very nice mens' bags! thought that this casual sling suited him very well cos he's been carrying around this bag from Zinc which looks pretty woe-begone now. bought the coin pouch to go with it since he needed one as well. hehe :D i love the bag too!

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Dozo Restaurant
491 River Valley Road
248371
Tel: 6838 6966
Open Weekdays 11:30am-2:30pm, 6pm-10pm

oh and i really recommend Dozo for any special occasions or celebrations, it's really a lovely place to dine at! the waiters are generally very attentive, and when i called to make a reservation, they make a point to ask if it's for any special occasion, and prepare a little cake for you beforehand! the staff was also most accommodating about the surprise birthday present when i dropped by the restaurant earlier to pass the present to them :P our bill came up to about $140 which is pretty reasonable as well.

OKAAAAY. gonna stop here because this entry has gotten waaay longer than i expected. don't want to bore you readers out!! i'll continue with the next part of the night (Lion King Musical and our various mishaps...)and my OTD pictures and his part 3 birthday surprise celebration in the next entry tonight, or something :D

SIDE TANGENT.
i went for my 1st jog in months last night! woohoooo. jog no #1. did about 3.6km which is pretty good considering. gonna keep count and try to make it to #50 somehow. Gina & I brought Baby out for some exercise too and she's SOOO cuteee omg!! hahaha. like a little fat cow running!!!

HAHAHAHA. she managed 3 rounds which is like 1.2KM, after which we sent her home cos we didn't want her to die of a heart attack from over exertion! lololol. she's gonna lose weight with meee! hahaha.

alright, update again soon!
the K-Palette giveaway (below) is still on til tomorrow, go leave a comment for it if you haven't! :D

S68

S68!!!
this collection is really mad love!
we all love collaborations, and tonight we have 2 exclusively manufactured collaborations: the Scallop Hem Midi Skirt (TVD, MGG & LRH), and Kimono Shrug (TVD & MGG)!!

don't need to say too much, the skirt is inspired from H&M and is super super pretty, with a grosgrain ribbon at the waist and scallop hem raw cut details! my model kept it in grey for herself too! :)

as for the Kimono Shrug, it's an inspired piece from River Island, and it looks incredibly luxe and classy! we've seen similar pieces around at ZARA and other fashion brands, and it's mad love :D

and since you'd need a top to pair with all the pretty outer wear and bottoms, we also brought in a really lovely Chiffon Swing Top, color exclusive to TVD in Apricot, Sea Green & Cerise Pink! i kept Apricot for myself!

love the layers and pleats, it's mad chio! tuck into skirts & bottoms too!
lastly, the Chiffon Weave Bandage Skirt as seen in the previous collection paired with Cut-out Shoulders Top is also available tonight, in Black, size S & M!

all pictures are up on Facebook already! please go and "Like" the album!!!

i'm so irritated cos the "u" button is spoilt on my keyboard. it's so troublesome to type now!!! zzzzzz. need to go edit pics, do up collection page, and reply emails now. have fun shopping tonight at 9PM!!!

spot Fel in TVD's Warehouse-inspired Embroidery Dress! bwahaha.

had so much fun at K-Palette's Eyes On You Beauty Blogger Workshop earlier today!
we had an extremely well-done demonstration by a super kawaii and pretty make-artist artist all the way from Japan, and also got to test drive K-Palette's new products! i'm a huge fan of K-Palette's eyeliners and have been using K-Palette for the last 2 years, so i really really got happy heheh because the organisers were so generous with the goodie bag and we got to bring home lotsa products from K-Palette! :D :D

i loved the make-up demonstration, and shall attempt to share the looks with you girls with my re-illustrated pictures! basically, the lovely make-up artist shared with us two looks that are pretty popular in Japan now, one is the "cool" look, while the other one is the "cute" look! both make use of K-Palette's range of eyeliners and eyebrow liners to create two very different looks! :)

*all images cannot be re-used without permission*

and here's the new 2Way Eyebrow Liner from K-Palette, it's really easy to use and the end result is fabulous! i had fun test driving it, even though with my current hair style, it isn't really necessary to do anything to my brows cos they can't be seen anyway... -.- hehh. but it's a really amazing product!!

hahaha i look ridiculous with a centre parting! :(

the pretty make-up artist!

the ladies at my table, Felicia, Charlene, Lynn & myself :) nice to make new friends!

we tucked into a hearty lunch after the demonstration! food was pretty decent, but i think the cafe really stands out for its rustic interior decor and chill vibe! :)

mushroom soup, my favourite!

main course.. pan fried dory fish! hmm. pretty neutral about this one.

bread & butter pudding, hard to go wrong with this! :)

all the pretty ladies who attended the event, as well as the team from Japan and the organisers!
thanks to The Sample Store, and Japalang for the invitation and organising the event!
:) :) :)

some of the goodies i went home with! :D :D :D
the K-Palette liquid eyeliners and eyebrow liners in every single color!!! as well as a couple of other K-Palette products! wooo! mad happy :D

so i went back home and decided to experiment with the new make-up technique we were shown, and i was really blown away with the results!!! D: D: D: i tried Look B, the "cute/kawaii" look, which is something i've never tried before hahahahaha and it turned out really nicely!

the left side is the look i attempted, all with K-Palette's products, while the right side is my regular eye make-up! there's really a huge difference!

make-up is amazing!!!

if you're interested to find out more,
K-Palette has organised a series of workshops/demonstrations this week, at the following venues/timings:

12 July (Tues) @ Nishino Shaw #B1, 12 - 2pm & 6 - 8pm
14 July (Thurs) @ BHG Bugis L1, 12 - 2pm & 6 - 8pm
15 July (Fri) @ BHG Bugis L1, 12 - 2 pm
17 July (Sun) @ Watsons Ngee Ann City, 1 - 4pm
(Free eye makeover :: Free falsies for first 10 participants daily!)

do drop by if you're in the area!!!

ps. follow K-Palette on Facebook to get the latest news and updates from them! ;)

ALSO!!!! as seeing how the organisers were so generous and gave us so many products, i'd like to share them with readers too!!! :D

i will be giving away the following K-Palette products:

1. 24H Real Lasting Eyeliner, Waterproof (Super Black) retailing at $18.90

2. 24H Real Lasting 2-Way Eyebrow Liner (02 Honey Brown) retailing at $23.90

3. 24H Real Lasting Eyebrow Liner (01 Natural Brown) retailing at $18.90

4. 1 Day Keep Base (translucent mascara base) retailing at $18.90

just leave a comment in the following format:
Name:
Email Adress:
Preferred product:
Alternative:

and i'll pick out 4 lucky readers with a random results generator!
submission ends in 3 days on the 14th July! all comments will be screened to protect your emails!

*give-away open only to readers with local (Singapore) addresses!*