Monday ManiPedi: Stripes Ombre Manicure

 

Well hello! At first I was going to try this ombre nail art, but somehow I didn't quite satisfied with the result hence these stripes ombre nails. I love the result! Nude, mint and turquoise blended perfectly, they look great together. But of course you can also try this stripes ombre nails with other colors, say beige, coral and red. That being said, I hope OPI will never discontinue their "Samoan Sand" color, it's their best basic color in my opinion! I'm most certain that I will use it again for my next Monday ManiPedi feature. (; I'm going to try ..... hmm well, just see it next week! Have a great week ahead.

Nude: OPI Samoan Sand 

Mint: Essie Mint Apple Candy

Turquoise: Essie Turquoise and Caicos

These Things Made My Day

1. Check out my new striped dining chairs. Ahhhh one of my dreams finally came true! I'm so in love with my dining chairs, I'm having Chairgasmic! LOL... aww I'm going to spend a lot amount of time on them! <3 Well, that doesn't sound right at all... but frankly my dear, I don't give a damn! (;

2. 5 of the 10 items I bought on eBay arrived today: a pair of flip-flops, sunglasses, a book, a blouse and Audrey Hepburn wall decoration. I bought them at really good price, three of them were priced at US$ 0.99 + free shipping too. Score! Christmas came early for me (: I'm still waiting on my other shipments from eBay, ASOS and etsy to arrive... I can't wait! Yeah! *FreddyMercuryairpunch*

Fabo Links

Haven't posted few of my favorite things from all over the internet. It's time. 

I love Design Sponge's website, they give great ideas into my everyday life. Been a fan since 2007 and still going strong (: Thanks Grace Bonney!

One of my favorite categories on Design Sponge would be the Living In articles. Check out some of my favorites:  

Breakfast at Tiffany's (naturally), 

Troop Beverly Hills (Yes, I know all of the lines to the movie. I've watched it since I was 7 - and I love the yellow and white striped stuffs), 

The Sound of Music , 

Breathless (Aahh Jean Seberg and all those stripes clothes), 

The original Parent Trap (Cute vintage items), 

The Graduate (I love Mrs Robinson's house decor - great movie too!)

Coco Before Chanel (The Sailor Stripes and the classy and elegant style)

An Education (must love all the vintage clothes and accessories)

Also Design Sponge's Entertaining section, esp the recipes! I'm going to try out this Melissa Clark's Bacon, Rosemary and Tomato Pasta and will serve this dish to my husband when he's in town for a short visit! He loves pasta and adores bacon!

I love this Lands' End Canvas Look Book app on my iPad.

If you're an Interior Designer, you must have these 5 apps installed on your iPad.

This DIY looks quite easy and I love the turquoise colored tapered rectangle top. I hope I have the skill (and time) to do it (;

I AM NOT A FAN OF LADY GAGA (yes, this statement must be typed in capital letters) and on the contrary I LOVE TONY BENNETT. In this video, Tony Bennett as usual delivers a great performance (gotta love this old champ) and I must admit that Lady Gaga is doing a pretty good job here too. Still not a fan of her, but I do like this video.  

Another incredibly easy DIY: Wrap-Turned-Scarf. Care to try?

Starting to love Kelly Framel's jewelry shop.

Also, today's October 12th! Don't forget to update your iTunes to 10.5 version so you can update your iPhone / iPod / iPad to iOS 5. Yay!

Currently loving Hillsong's Saviour King. God is Great!

Toodles! xox

Stars and Stripes

Happy 4th of July my American readers! Ladies, be sure you wear chic stars and stripes outfit on your Independence Day celebration. Chic outfit like this one right here... I'm so in love.

Daria Werbowy in Chanel on Vogue UK, photographed by Patrick Demarchelier.

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Audrey Hepburn

Audrey Hepburn in striped top, hmmm I need to find this kind of striped top ((: --- via Tumblr

Striped Chair

I've blogged about my addiction to stripe pattern here. And look what I found on the internet! I just have to have these striped chairs one day... one day...

via tumblr