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Thursday, January 23, 2014

Cafe → Lowercase

Lowercase  
(located at Laselle, College of the Arts)

Address: 1 McNally Road,
Block D #01-01
Singapore, 187940 
Operating Hours: Monday - Thursday 0900 - 2130
Friday 0900 - 2230
Saturday 1100 - 2230

Is a cafe-bar where people, food & art come together. Offering western, Asian fusion, pizza, pasta, sandwiches, juices, desserts & beers. I love the ambience - tall glass panels let in natural light, high ceilings made the space feel open and relaxing, dual floors segmented the spaces for smaller and larger groups, long tables for larger groups and collaborative activities.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Dishes that we ordered were recommended as the popular ones by Lowercase.
 

Salmon Salad
healthy choice - generous chunks of salmon and lots of fresh leaves

 Mushroom Truffles Pizza
love the thin crispy crust with truffle oil drizzled over

Prawn Aglio Olio
The pasta is so al dente. Lowercase had put a dash of spice using chilli padi and made this so appetizing. I added a few drops of tabasco and made it even more awesome !

Dessert
 
Chocolate Pecan Cake with English Breakfast Tea
Lowercase recommended their signature choc pecan ! It was heavenly yummy. Covered with frosting chocolate and roasted pecans, the mild sweetness paired so well with the tea. This is a happy ending for our entire meal.
 
The cost of our 3 dishes - pasta, pizza and salad and our two fruit juices came to $42. I thought this was very reasonably priced for the quality and ambience offered.
Thanks for reading. Love Jia Jia

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Monday, January 13, 2014

OOTD → Zara & Dolce Vita

OOTD at Mandarin Gallery
 





Top: from Zara
Leather skirt: from a random shop at Bugis Village
Watch: Miss Marc by Marc Jacobs 
Shoes: Dolce Vita - Rustie Flats from @PVS_SG
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It has become my favorite pair of shoes this season and I wear it a lot ! it seems to be really versatile in mixing and matching to diverse pieces in my wardrobe ! 

Hairstyling:@Prepyourhair (read my previous post → PREP to find out more)
 
Mood: super duper happy today
 
Thanks for reading


Tuesday, January 7, 2014

Hair Styling → PREP

First of all, MILLION THANKS to @nuffnangsg for giving me a complimentary hairstyling session by @prepyourhair. 
Get a chance to choose from their Fall/Winter 2013 seasonal hair menu which inspired by runway looks that are more wearable! 

 Location: Mandarin Gallery #03-34
Click-To-Call: 67326123
Operating Hours: Mon-Sat 1000hrs - 2000hrs
Sun 1130hrs - 1930hrs

 PREP (click me for more info) is Singapore 1st blowout only salon offering good standard grooming services for ladies, guys & even children! The salon has a bright and cheerful design, well thought layout, with a reception in the center, styling workstations on both sides (a total of 8) and hairwash stations in the center. I love this salon - it is so pretty and welcoming.


Hair styling session
I am going to try > That's 70s Show
Is a glamorous seventies-style retro set of waves with a romantic twist & side parting.

Step1: Hair Washing
My hair stylist meticulously washes my hair. She takes pains to do an awesome head and scalp massage. She works up a big ball of lather soap and proceeds to wash my hair gently. Thank you for pampering my hair by using good products - Redken.  

Step2: Hair Drying
See! I am enjoying this as much as the pandas!

She applied Redken heat glide onto my towel-dried hair before starting to curl my hair in order to form a heat barrier on the hairs. The treatment gave a frizz-free & smooth texture to my hair! 

You can see how healthy and silky my hair is after washing with Redken products

I really love the condition of my hair after washing!  

Step3: Hair Curling
I have quite a lot of hair, so I really appreciated how the stylist patiently and repeatedly selected bands and sections of hair to curl. She had to do this many times. Furthermore, they are using ghd curler/straightener so there is minimum hair damage (due to less heat applied) during the entire styling session.  

Almost done
So much tender love and care was pampered upon me to create this version of the young hip 70s look. It was a style that was "just right", not too feathery and not messy looking and not "over" not "hardcore" not "auntie" 70s. The stylist did not over curl sections of my sides and top - which I think turned out perfectly. I like the way the style "created" a large volume of hair.

Final touch up

Final Look
Thank you Catherine so very much for taking extra care of my hair! I love it so much! 

Others
The products that they are using

Award

Booking
you can make an appointment either by emailing hello@prepyourhair.com or calling 67326123. 

One last post : Before vs After

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