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other blog: the everyday minimalist
talk to me: contact me here
location: canada/usa
works: business consultant
net worth: ~$155,000 as of Dec 2011
eats: sashimi, tartiflette, pho
drinks: earl grey cream tea
gadgets: macbook pro 17", ipod touch (pda)
beauty: fb's list of toiletries/makeup
wants: roland rd700-gx piano
reads: ayn rand, tom stanley, sophie kinsella
watches: bones, mentalist, castle, top chef
wears: wrap dresses & necklaces
loves: minimalism, $$ management, traveling
hates: wearing shorts & being late for anything
Style Archive
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Shopping your closet: 5 major style rules to follow
Posted on March 4, 2013 | No CommentsHere’s what I follow as general style rules: The shorter the skirt, the lower the heel should be The louder the piece, the more neutral the rest of the outfit should be Tight things need to be paired with baggier items so you don’t look... -
Shopping your closet: Looking stylish with 10 key wardrobe pieces
Posted on January 25, 2013 | 8 CommentsOver my years of fashion and style obsession I’ve noticed key things pop up across the board, and they are what I consider stylish essentials that seem to make every outfit perfectly unruffled and effortless: Via Vanessa Jackman 1. Sunglasses I have one pair and... -
The smallest details can really ruin something
Posted on September 14, 2011 | 15 CommentsYou know how sometimes you hear the phrase: “The devil is in the details”? It’s so true, it isn’t funny. What you wear, is really important — not that it’s necessarily the right outfit, super fashion forward or polished, but that you have addressed a... -
What I am currently eyeing
Posted on August 25, 2011 | 21 CommentsEying, not buying. These are just on my Sort-of-Wish List, but I am not committed to buying anything. Yet. WOOL TRENCH COAT A lower-priced trench coat similar to this Burberry Regimental Wool Trench coat. It’s $1600, so I am not keen on spending that kind... -
What do you consider “Designer”?
Posted on March 25, 2011 | 24 CommentsDesigner can be a very subjective word. When I asked my friends, they told me that designer was a luxury name brand, like Louis Vuitton or Versace. You know, the idea of thousands-of-dollars-for-just-a-shirt? Just check out the Twitter conversation I had months ago with @sheisbliss,... -
Fascinations from around the Web
Posted on September 17, 2010 | 6 CommentsWell it sounds more interesting that “cool things I found interesting from the web” right? Baby Squirrel Nursed by a Momma Cat Via Squandrous. Sexy Fairytales An adult version of our favourites: Cinderella Red Riding Hood Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs Rapunzel Via Fresh... -
Beautiful and Useful: Cable Ties
Posted on July 23, 2010 | 5 CommentsCables are an inevitable bothersome necessity. If you own any kind of gadget, it will ALWAYS come with a cable, even if you try to go as wireless as possible. So why not make organizing or looking at them as beautiful as possible? Lufdesign Wire... -
I really want this Amazon Graphite Kindle
Posted on July 10, 2010 | 3 Comments… but why the heck is it NOT expandable with an SD card!? *face palm* I’m even willing to pay their massive $379 price tag, because I wanted something under $1000 (yes, under $1000), that was at least 9.7″, and could hold all of my... -
Link Love: The Gluttonous but somewhat Healthy Edition
Posted on May 18, 2010 | 9 CommentsGot a tasty round up this week. I’ve had food on the mind for a while now, and I need to let it out. Not all of the links below will be food-related, but hey.. they’re mostly gluttonous. Some of the recipes that have caught... -
Extreme Small Space Living in Beijing: Long-Term Apartment Pods
Posted on May 10, 2010 | 16 CommentsMany of you might have thought that I lived in a sterile, super tiny apartment (around 450 square feet in total), but it does NOT compare to this. Each small apartment, at 2.4 meters long, 0.90 meters wide and 2 meters high, has space only...