Lights Up and Sparkle

Blinged my nails with the help of Joey today using Akzentz Aurora purple to sculpt and embedded with decorative stones and embellishments.

The power of Internet

December 6, 2008 Words cannot describe my joy in finding a very long lost childhood bestfriend by chance on facebook today.

What the hell has he done?

Does anyone else think that Karl Lagerfeld has finally bitten off more than he can chew? I mean would you look at what he has just sent down the runway at Chanel's Pre-Fall 2009 collection, it looks as though the guy just stole the ugly print from the carpet of my grandmother's nursing home and combined it with some of the matching drapes and then called it a day! This is NOT Chanel! This is not elegance, class, style or innovation, which are all the descriptions that I'd normally use to characterize the Chanel empire. This collection which was the first of Lagerfeld's directorial debut is a clear indication of Lagerfeld's inability to design and direct for more than one house let alone THREE! To be quite frank, I think the poor man is just starting to run out of ideas and is now resorting to trancsending Coco's life into the clothes rather than her initial concept and aesthetic. Because if Lagerfeld managed to find an inkling of time to take a step back, he would realize that Coco's life (especially her love life to which this collection was influenced by) was a lot more colorful than the muted tones that she used in her original simplistic work. Fine some of you may say that he has to design for today's fashion and be innovative, but there is definitely no innovation in a brown and orange (urgh!) wool dress (see below). To be realistic, I was wearing the exact same thing in the winter of 95'. When I was 4 yrs old!

(Don't get me started on what's wrong here!)

(This I have a copy of from the days of Power Rangers and Lego)

(Is this a joke?)
Images: Chanel Pre-Fall 2009 from Style.com

I was going to try and be objective about the pro's and con's of this collection but really, I can't find any from the former! But please tell me whether you agree or not cause I'd be very interested to get someone else's opinion on the matter!

Love Always xoxo
S.A.A.

Couture Nails...create your niche

When Dolce magazine published this article, there were a couple of nail artists around Singapore being featured for their creations and their charges for nail art typically starts from $1upwards and suddenly the price of "couture nails" priced from $300+ makes one blink twice to see if there was a missing decimal point ^^. Couture nails are one-of-a-kind, original designs that is customized for each client. When making a decision that calls for such extravagance, clients will look forward to an outcome that exceeds expectation. Therefore, a professional nail artist must always innovate, upgrade their skills and stay current in trends and product technology. Take pride in your work and charge accordingly if you can deliver a great set of nails.

3D Roses in Blue & Gold

French bling

Stephy and I had some play time today with the new Akzentz competition white. The nails were sculpted long at first for practise, and we had them shortened for the hand model. Nails were finished using Options clear sparkles and gold diamond flakes.

Seasons greetings, nails are blinging...