DIY Tutorial: Creating Arm Parties !

Hey Everyone, I'm back today and I will be teaching you how to create the perfect arm stacks.

Arm stacking has become such a hot trend lately, it's very easy to do, and can add a touch of uniqueness to any outfit. It's very inexpensive, and guarantees a ton of fun!

LET'S GET STARTED!

Step 1: The Base

Pick a base for your arm stack, preferably a watch, or you could use your favourite thick bracelet. A base grounds the whole set, and most importantly, it prevents other bracelets from sliding around. But keep in mind that it has to be fitted to your wrist.

Step 2: The Rest of The Stack

There's no right or wrong way to pull together the rest of your stack, just mix around different bracelets, different metals, different textures.
To help you along the way, I have provided some examples of arm stacks.

For me, I only use metals (gold, silver, gunmetal).

And then I add a little pop of colour only when necessary, to match the rest of my outfit.

When wearing a thick chucky bracelet, like this double chain, be sure that's ALL you wear.
As the bracelet is already very thick, wearing other bracelets with it will make your arm stack look too overdone.

Mix different kinds of metals to create a more edgy look.
This kind of arm stack focuses heavily on the texture and colour of the bracelet.
So be sure to use different metals, and different kind of chains.

If you're going to a more glamourous event, add some glitter into your stack.

Bu only ONE bracelet should have glitter. Too much glitter will make pull attention away from the rest of your stack, and you don't want that to happen.

Excess glitter can also result in your stack looking too overdone.

So that's it ! I hope you guys enjoyed this tutorial :)

Have fun creating your arm stacks, just leave comments if you need my help I'll try to get back to you as soon as I can.

I would love to see your arm stacks too! Leave the links in the comment box below

xoxo, Cy

November Favourites 2012

 These are the beauty products I've used practically everyday this November.

HD Primer by MAKE UP FOR EVER

This is my first time using a Make Up For Ever product, and I am so in love with it. This minimizes pores and prepares your skin for makeup. It holds in my face powder really well and also helps smoothen out my skin.

Fortifying Vitamin Lotion by Nicole Miller (via Melalauca)

I've had this for a really long time, and I've only just started using it. I've noticed that starting this November, my skin gets really dry during the night time. So I've kinda been using it as a moisturizer/night cream. And by using this, I've noticed a huge difference in the dryness of my skin.

SPF15 Original Foundation by bareMinerals

I feel that this helps to mattify my skin, and control my oil. Just started using this, and I really wanted to try this as I know people personally as well as in the blog-o-sphere who swear by this. They say its an amazing product, I tried it, and I couldn't agree more.

In the Sephora store in Singapore, the bareMinerals counter has a large display of colour variation for this foundation, so you'll definitely find a colour that suits your skin tone.

 Pink Guava Oil Control Film by Clean&Clear

I've used the original oil control film by this brand, the one in the blue packaging.

But this is my first time trying out the pink guava, and I really like it ! It has a really nice scent, it absorbs all the oil from my face really well, and the films are pink in colour !

Okay, I gotta admit, I initially got this because of the colour of the packaging and the films (I love pink! ), but I ended up really liking the scent too.

Cocoa Butter Formula Dark Chocolate & Peppermint Lip Butter by Palmer's

I get chapped lips really often, and this is my favourite lip butter.

 I've used it for a really long time. And it does a great job at healing my lips.

Baby Lips in Soothing Cherry by MAYBELLINE

I've mentioned that I love the Cocoa Butter Formula Lip Butter, but I wanted to try this just because I didn't want to miss out on something better. Does this make sense?

Really love this too. And what I've done is that I've alternated between using this and the Cocoa Butter Formula one. I use that one on Mondays, Wednesday, Fridays, Sundays. And I use this on the other days in between.

Cotton Candy Petite Parfum by Rituelle via Forever New

Sorry if it doesn't show up quite as clearly in the photo :(

My favourite perfume. I love cotton candy, so this is like the perfect perfume for me.

Face It Radiance Concealer Dual Veil by THE FACE SHOP

Been using this concealer for quite a while now, it's really inexpensive and does an amazing job at covering my under eye circles, and any other imperfections.

Highly recommend this for anyone looking for a good concealer at a lower price point.

So that's it for the BEAUTY part of my November Favourites !

FASHION part is coming real soon !

So is the Arm Candy Tutorial !

xoxo

Intermission

In my previous post, I talked about doing an Arm Candy/Arm Stacking Tutorial.

It will be up right after my November Favourites post. 

The resaon why my November Favourites post had to go up first is because November just ended and I didn't want the post going up so late, that it becomes my December Favourites.

Ciao!

xx, Cy

Arm Parties

Forever 21 double chain bracelet.

(Left - Right) Rope chain bracelet, black white and diamond bracelet, spikes bracelet, all from Forever 21. Rose gold watch by Police.

(Left - Right) Forever 21 gold spikes bracelet. Vintage bracelet. Rose gold watch by Police.

Arm parties are my latest obsession. They're so much fun to create and can inject a touch of orginality to any outfit. Just wanted to let you guys know that my next post will be about arm parties. I will be doing a tutorial on arm parties as well as sharing some tips which I have learnt along the way.

 I get a lot of questions about my arm parties, how I create them, how to make them look good.. 

So I created an Arm Candy DIY Tutorial, you can check it out here: http://allforcyan.blogspot.sg/2012/12/arm-candy-tutorial.html

I hope my arm party tutorial will inspire you and be helpful in helping you create your own arm parties !

Till next time,

xoxo Cyan.

Korea Trip: Part 2 (Fashion Haul feat. Forever 21)

Welcome to the second part of my Korea Trip series !

The first shopping district we went to is Dongdaemum Market where they have many malls and they sell really trendy clothes and accesories, and at a range of prices. Some of the malls have a higher price point, while others have lower price points. But you have to keep in mind that the items of a higher price point are usually of a better quality than those of a lower price point. That was what I realised when I did my shopping there. With things like that you gotta realised you get what you paid for. mjBut Dongdaemum is a really great place to shop, I would definitely go shop there again if I can.

These are the items I got at Dongdaemum Market, at a mall which I forgot the name, but I know it starts with the letter 'M'.

(I apologise in advance for the occasional bluriness in my photographs, I don't know what's going on with my camera)

 I got this really gorgeous long sleeved cotton top, with pretty gold buttons. I do not own anything like this which is why I was so excited when I found this. It was 10.000 won. About $10.50 SGD. You would expect to find something like this in Singapore at $18-$21.

Really loving this cardigan. It's pink in real life. The camera washed off most of the colour. This was also 10,000 won. About $10.50 SGD. This and the previous top, don't they look similar? Well. not exactly the same, but the same kind of concept. So I guess I'm just drawn to designs like that.

A close-up of the buttons on the cardigan, as you can see, the buttons are slightly different from the buttons on the long sleeved top. These are coin/medalion like buttons, while those are plain, rounded gold buttons.

Really pretty checkered shirt, at 10,000 won. About $10.50 SGD. Awesome deal. It looks like something I'll find at Forever 21. Love how unique it is, seeing as blue-on-blue checkered shirts are not very common.

As you can see, all the stitchings are done unsing brown thread. Which makes it different from the usual kind of checkered shirts that use plain white or black thread.

These were all the items I bought at Dongdaemum. The next place we went to was Myeongdong. The following items are all from the Forever 21 store located there. The store has a lower price point as compared to the Forever 21 stores in Singapore stores. So I was really excited to shop there.

There was a sale section located outside the store, and this really pretty knitted cardigan was the only thing I got from that area. It's lavender with white stripes running through it.

In this close-up, you can see that the lavender part of the cardigan actually has burgundy infusions.

This was originally 21,800 won. About $22.30 SGD.
But I got it on sale at 6,990. About $7.40 SGD.
It's really soft, and I'm already envisioning wearing it with different outfits.
Actually, I've been looking for knitted cardigans for quite a while now, but I never got round to buying those I found because they were either too expensive or wasn't really the colour I was looking for. But then I found this, at such a great price, and I love the colour, I love the red infusions, I love the thickness of the knit.
With knitted things, sometimes they're too thick for the weather in Singapore.
 But this wasn't the case for this cardigan I bought, it was the perfect kind of knit I was looking for, not too thick and not too heavy.
Can't wait to wear this.

I also got a black blazer. Found this at the top floor where there were, surprisingly, more sale items. So I grabbed this because it was at a really inexpensive price. Also because the only other blazer I own is pink in colour, and I figured it would be good to have a plain black blazer because sometimes I am required to dress business/business casual.

And black blazers are the essential kind of formal wear, you can throw it over a tank, a dress, a shirt, and it'll make you look instantly formal/business appropriate. And black is a neutral colour, so you don't have to think much about how you're going to make it work with the rest of your outfit.

With my pink blazer, I have found that sometimes it really difficult to keep your whole look within the boundaries of the formal/professional image. But still, coloured blazers are really good for adding more vibrancy and freshness into your workwear.

Used flash so you can see the detailing, and the lapels.

Also comes with a free button in case one of it falls off and you need a replacement.

This was originally priced at 46,800 won. About $47,300 SGD.
I got it for sale at 14,040 won. About $14.50 SGD.
Really happy I got this at such a great discount.

Got this stried pullover. It has chestnut and oatmeal stripes. Oatmeal is actually cream colour with a little bit of grey. Veteran Forever 21 shoppers would probably already know this 'oatmeal' colour/fabric as Forever 21 uses this really often.

A close-up on the oatmeal stripes.

This was originally 9,800 won. About $10.40 SGD.

I got this on sale at 4,900 won. About $5.40 SGD.

Great deal, really pretty, definitely gonna get a lot of wear out of this.

Then I found this, it has this dip-dyed look that's trending right now. This is from one of the Forever 21 special collections called Burnout. Really happy to find this on sale.

It also has a triangle in the front like I've seen on some J.Crew pullovers.

This was originally priced at 21,800 won. About $22.30 SGD.

But I got this for 10,990 won. About $11.40 SGD.

Great deal, really pretty top. Can't wait to wear it, especially during Spring when neon shades are really trendy.

Then I got this neutral coloured cardigan. Neutral colours never go out of trend, and I already own a black cardigan and a white own, so I figured I might as well get a beige/tan coloured one too.

This was originally 18,500 won. About $19 SGD.

I got it on sale at 9,250 won. About $9.70 SGD.

This was a really great price for a cardigan like that.

Here in Singapore, these plain cardigans are about $21 at Forever 21. There are other stores selling them at $18+ but the quality isn't as great as Forever 21's.

This is the last thing I bought, it's not from Forever 21. I got this at a little boutique we happened to pass by while walking on the streets of Korea.

This is another striped top, but its totally different from the other striped top in this haul.

These stripes are thin and red.

The other one's stripes are fatter and in a chestnut colour.

Got this at 15,000 won. About $15.50.

This is the most expensive item in this haul.

Okay, this is it for my fashion haul. Stay tuned for the next instalment in my Korea Trip series, Part 3: Scenes and Sights. I hope you enjoyed this haul as much as I loved writing it.

I will be showing you how I styled these clothes after the Korea Trip Series is completed ! So do keep a look out for that !

xoxo

Korea Trip: Part 1 (Beauty Haul)

I had a total of 290,000 won and the Beauty and Fashion Hauls are 90% of the things I bought, the other 10% consists of food and the occasional Starbucks Iced Americano (my favourite). Caffeine addict much ? Haha. In truth, I needed my coffee as I had to wake up at 7.30am KST (6.30am Singapore time) every morning and I didn't want to be yawning throughout the day.

So this is the Beauty Haul.

I got Nail Polish by THE FACE SHOP at 1,000 won each. Around $1.50 SGD. I got all solid colours because, being the very first colours of polish I own, I wanted to have some nice basics.

This kind of basics are essential in nail polish collections as they are very easy matching, and they'll go very well with most of the things you wear, so you won't have to put much thought into how you're gonna match your clothes with your nails.

Can't wait to try out this colour. Oh! I got my nails done after I got back to Singapore because my previous manicure was all chipped, perhaps I was kinda rough with my nails when I was in Korea.

I got this nude shade because I've been looking for something that'll blend in to my fingers and make it seem like I don't have any polish on. Really excited about this.

A really pretty light pink shade. Pink is my favourite colour, so I'm pretty such I'll get alot of wear out of this.

I got this Apple Intensive Moisture Hand & Nail Cream by FARMSTAY because I was drawn to the packaging. It looked like something I would find in Sephora, due to the American-style packaging. But I tried it when I got home, and I loved it. Absolutely no regrets. It smelled like real apples, and it did not feel the least bit oily. Oh, and this was 3,000 won. About $3.50 SGD.

As this is not a very well known brand, you can check out their website here: www.myungincos.com

Then I got this Rice Ceramide Moisture Emulsion by THE FACE SHOP, because I had noticed my skin feeling a bit dry lately, so I got this to see if it could turn the situation around.

This is 4,400 won. About $4.90 SGD.

Rich Hand - Hand & Cuticle Duo by THE FACE SHOP. This was slightly more expensive than the other hand creams I got. It was 6,900 won. About $7.40 SGD. This was more of a balm, rather than a cream formula.



A close-up of the information in case you're interested.

Rich Hand - Hand & Foot Total Treatment by THE FACE SHOP.

This was basically the same thing as the one above, the Hand & Cuticle Duo. Except you can use this on the foot as opposed to the other one which is for the hands only.

This was more creamy than the other one.

This was also 6,900 won. About $7.40 SGD. It's the same price as the other one. (Hand & Cuticle Duo)

A close-up.



These two are from the same line, RICH HAND, produced by THE FACE SHOP.

Also got this Cherry Blossom Hair Mist by THE FACE SHOP. In love with the smell. It's not too overwhelming, which is great because you don't want to walk around smelling like a tree. As they say, too much of something is never good. Oh, I almost forgot. This was 4,400 won. About $4.90 SGD.

A close-up. It just says, Cherry Blossom Clear Hair Mist.

Pink Peach Hand Essence by WELCOS. Love the peach scent. Really easily absorbant. Non-greasy. And a great price. This was 3,000 won. About $3.50 SGD.

And this isn't a well-known brand, you can check out their website here: www.welcos.co.kr

I ran out of make-up removal tissue so I got this Herb Day Cleansing Tissue by THE FACE SHOP. It has 70 sheets. Which is great quantity when it was only 3,900 won. About $4.40 SGD.

So this was all the beauty items I bought in Korea. Stay tuned for the next part of my Korea Trip series, the Fashion Haul.