MotherCare

Mothercare has 2 celebrity clothing lines for children in addition to their usual clothes and cartoon tie-ins. Baby K by Myleene Klass with lots of leopard prints and shiny metallic stuff. Little Bird by Jools Oliver, that actually has lots of adorable baby stuff and I did buy some.

Mediterranean Food?

Grilled brie on toast, sprinkled with pistachios. The nuts on top make it so I think.

Squid Ink Risotto using fresh and preserved tomatoes that really make up the flavor of this dish.

More presents sent to Dr Bernard's Clinic, he is going to OD on chocolates and wine.

Christmas Gifts Wrap-Up

Finished wrapping Christmas gifts for friends and family. This year's gifts are pretty boring, mostly knits from my new hobby and vitamins from Holland & Barett. Thanks Zalora.com for the amazing affiliate discounts I got for shopping on their site. Hope everyone likes what they are getting.

Store wrapped presents for neighbors & friends (couple of new additions to the family). Yankee Candles and Toy's R Us to the rescue, and almost forgot about these Tangs Orchard purchases for Secret Santa this year.

Precious Moments figurines for my Christian friends.

Took a break from shopping at Bakerzin, tiramisu cappuccino and strawberry shortcake. 

Korres Makeup Remover Wipes for my new found colleagues. Luxola.com even gave me freebies with purchase, how timely as I need a new lunch pouch.

Ordering stuff from RueLaLa.com for my friends overseas. This sample sale site doesn't offer international shipping anymore and I really have to use up remaining credits. Happy Holidays!

Nutrilux Hair Colour

An organic dye for the hair, filled with natural oils to treat the hair and colour it at the same time. I was excited to try it out and just a head's up, it's pretty pricey compared to other hair colouring options.

Check out that high gloss, the rose oils smelled pretty lovely too. No nasty salon/chemical scents here.

After a wash & blow-dry, my hair is smooth & coloured. No further hair treatment or products used. I wouldn't mind stocking up on this for home use. Like my hairstylist said, they dye their hair with Nutrilux every 2 weeks in an effort to maintain their coiffed locks. As for quality, I notice the roots have more intense colouration so I think the dye was not evenly absorbed, bummer.

Christmas presents have arrived from Betty who sent along her fave Trader Joe's holiday treats, a monogrammed Disney blanket (LOVE!) and a sugar plum fairy stocking kit (that I also just purchased last month!) so now I have a pair to wear. We share the same tastes.

Making Christmas Bunting

Another ready made Christmas Sewing Panel from Spotlight. It's such a joy to work from this as you can just cut and sew according to the instructions on the panel. All made in machine washable cotton. 1 panel makes 1 line of bunting, $14.90. I bought the whole roll, sorry everyone, I think I need quite a bit for my staircase.

I have to mention that Buntings are really quite traditional and seems to have experienced a revival recently. Cloth buntings (as opposed to plastic or paper buntings) are machine washable and fold up for easy storage.

My buntings are double-sided so it looks good front and back. I had to buy more Christmas fabric to sew it all together. The effort was well worth it! Now, to finish sewing a dozen more of this.

Balmain A/W 2013 Fashion

For the woman that wants to be noticed, Balmain sends out exaggerated shoulder pads, turban skirts and harem pants in heavily bejewelled fabrics. A wardrobe befitting this festive season.

Menswear is less elaborate but still rife with eastern influence and texture.

Christmas Kitchen Ware

The only person I know who owns a full set of Christmas service ware is my aunt and she is Christian which explains why. They do a lot of entertaining and bible study groups around this time of the year. Otherwise, it wouldn't make sense to keep an entire crockery set just for this 1 occasion a year. An alternative would be a solid colored set in festive red that can be re-used for Chinese New Year and National Day.

I think I am like most other Singaporeans, who have a few Christmas themed pieces like candy bowls, serving tray and cake stand. We've got just one foot in and not much commitment to this day.

I love the festive bakeware. Sweet treats make such an entrance during meals and these are perfect for gift-giving as well. I don't know anyone who doesn't like food gifts.