Pretty Pastels

Pastels are always the choice for sugar sweethearts ♥

both designs are exclusive anddd have yet to be added to the store. (cos i’m getting really sleepy now at 145am)

want to make them yours? the studs and ring are $8 each. remember, no remakes! so don’t let them get away!

♥ jean

Cosy Friday!

I’ve been sewing tonssss this week!

Finally finished three more cosies for Ric and one for Phyllis =)

These all have a press button flap closure. Remakes of these designs are available with or without the flap. I’ve also been working on Miu Miu inspired brooches and stuff, so Miu Miu fans, look out for them soon! I’m going “sew crazy!”

and HAPPY HALLOWEEN EVERYONE!

lotsa ♥jean

Advertorial : Clean Up with Bioré!

Hellooosss! I recently had the privilege of trying out three of Biore’s make up removers, and here’s what I think! =)

Us girls like looking good and playing up our features with makeup. But we often overlook the importance of getting rid of all that “face paint” especially after a long night out! You know how you come home tired and maybe even somewhat “unconscious”?

For that reason I particularly love Bioré’s Cleansing Oil-in-Cotton Facial Sheets!

To put it to the test, I piled on liquid foundation, pressed powder, lipstick, waterproof mascara, eyeshadow and eyeliner.

It really takes layers of makeup off in a single wipe with extreme convenience!

It leaves behind a very subtle fresh scent, and no sign of oiliness at all!

The facial sheets comes in 3 sizes, the tub containing 48 sheets ($16.50), the refill ($11.50), and also a handy travel pack of 10 sheets ($2.95) which is perfect for carrying in your bag! No more sleeping with makeup on if you end up crashing at a friend’s place! A party animal’s best friend I must say! =)

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For those of you who have more sensitive skin, you might be concerned about using facial sheets or cotton wool to remove your makeup as it may cause friction and possible irritation. In that case, Bioré’s Hydra Clear Makeup Remover will be your dream come true!

It really leaves my skin feeling soft and supple. Because it’s a water-based cleanser, it leaves skin with no oily feeling unlike other makeup removers! No more rough wiping around eyes to remove waterproof mascara and other eye makeup. And for those of you who have lash extensions, this would probably be a good product to use since oil-based products will reduce the life of the adhesive used for the extensions!

The Hydra Clear Makeup Remover retails at $22.90 for a 200ml bottle.

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For you girls who are heavier on eye makeup, I’d highly recommend Bioré’s Makeup Remover for Eye & Lip.

It’s easy. Shake the bottle, and lay a soaked cotton pad on your eye or lip before gently wiping off all makeup. I’m really impressed by how easily even waterproof mascara comes off! I used to use baby oil to remove my eye makeup but this definitely does the job a gazillion times better!

This is also contains Hyaluronic Acid which serves as a moisturising ingredient and ensures the skin around the eyes and lips remain soft and supple with every wipe!

The Makeup Remover for Eye & Lip retails at an affordable $14.90 for a 130ml bottle.

I hope you girls will find the above reviews useful! I had fun reviewing them and will be reviewing alot more products in the future!

pssttt : Don’t forget to redeem your free Bioré samples!

♥ jean

Thank God It’s FRIDAY ♥

( Perpetual Spring updated! )

made new earstuds too but i doubt i’ll have time to put them up this weekend… they’re $8 a pair if anyone’s interested tho! =)

Okay I wish I could say more but I have to settle the guestlist for Hard Rockin’ 3 tomorrow at Home Club! See ya’ll!

♥ jean

Life in Color

I’m on a creative streak I swear! More customs for a bunch of friends…

Ready to meet my awesome friends?

1. mismatched earstuds for Donovan, yes he’s a guy and he’s cool like that.

2. clash the disco kids keyring for kurt

3. V logo keyring for ms vandetta!

check out her song “i’m not your bitch” on clicknetwork.tv! it’s fawesome!

and… Someone ordered tofu?

this is an iphone cosy! was supposed to do the press button on the inside but silly muddle headed me totally forgot. had to improvise with a flap on the outside instead. might be a better idea? shrugs.

send me more customisation requests please! =)

♥jean

Can You Settle?

When I was young I always told myself I wanted to settle down and get married and have kids young. WHY? Well, there’s a 13 and 16 year gap between me and my sisters. My mum had me when she was…. 39. I know right? I don’t wanna wait till I’m 39 to have a kid. Too much of an age gap… My sisters got married when they were about 27.

I’m 25 now, and the one person I really saw myself settling down with is no longer walking beside me.. It’s been an insane 4 months, and I recently asked myself,

“Can you settle?” Unfortunately, the answer is no.

No, I don’t see myself getting attached to someone else and having kids in the next 3 or 4 years. I just don’t see it right now. To be honest, the thought of settling down right now actually freaks me out. For the past 4 months, I’ve wasted way too much money trying to make myself feel better. New clothes, new shoes, extravagant meals or just drinking way too much for my own good. I wanted to morph into someone new, but I’ve had enough, and I just want to be me again.

I’m not gonna sink back into being the same person I was. I’ve changed.

For months, my mind has been in a haphazard state. Stable one moment, unstable the next. Somehow the months have flown by and have left me feeling, if anything, unaccomplished. Things have been left undone, I haven’t been able to focus. I know I’ve appeared totally fine to most of you, but I’ve been self-conflicting for the longest time. If you girls have realised my lapse in sending out store updates, this is why. Cos when Ben walked out of my life, so did a part of me and my heart just hasn’t been in it.

I have had to deal with people telling me what I should do, how I should feel, what I shouldn’t do, and what I shouldn’t feel. The worse thing is hearing them tell me Ben isn’t worth it. What do they know since they’re not the one who was in a two year relationship? It really hurts to hear such a statement, especially since most of them are his friends. I mean, think about it…

Who gave anyone the right to label another human unworthy of love?

It confused me to say the least. I don’t know what was worse. The pain from the breakup or the utter confusion everyone around me was throwing me into… Just last week I made a decision. The decision to listen only to myself… That’s when I suddenly figured out how to live right, and I started to see everything in a new light.

I finally realised what Ben meant when he told me to live my life. For two years, I did everything with him in mind, somewhere along the way, I might have lost myself. I started living for him more so than for myself. But I know he loved me so much that it hurt.

We still have many years ahead of us and no one knows what the future holds but I know I’ll never forget this love. The love that others would wait a whole lifetime for, which we held in our hands and then let go. We were envied and blessed by many, and loved all the same. The memories we made will always be close to my heart.

I’m really thankful that you were mine to love.. Thank you for loving me even though it hurt you.. Thank you for making me feel like the luckiest girl in the world every time you smiled. These are different tears that are flooding my eyes tonight, and I want to dry them on my own…

…Je vous manque :)

 

Key-p Me Company!

Been working on a couple more customisations these week! More keyrings to keep those keys company!

Here are a couple I just completed :)

“THE LFK” is my friend, Paul. Meanie Paulie, remember? That’s his “DJ name”. And it seems like spongebob has got himself tons of fans! Lots of people have been asking to have him on their keyrings… Lucky you Spongebob!

Anyways, I’ve been meaning to update the site but I put alot of things on hold cos my mind just hasn’t been working quite right until now… I’m gonna be intensely updating, but just to share, here are some new hama bead keyrings that will be available in store very soon! =)

I’ve also just updated the earstuds page with about 10 new designs!

Oscar, Patrick and Mr Bump! These are all hand drawn and Patrick is a tiny 1.7cm tall! He’s uber cute, you have to see for yourself! For those of you who lean more towards girly sophistication, then you’ll love these new additions! There are also a couple that i only have one pair of… think vintage!

( Click here to check out the rest! )

♥ jean

The Story of My Blackberry

Okay, for those of you who didn’t catch wind of the situation…

This was yesterday…

So… What happened after the video was, I went down to the Singtel shop at Causeway Point, hoping they would be able to open up my BB and see if it was still wet. And I took a bus there, which was like half an hour from my place… BUT! When I got there I was told I had to go down to ComCentre cos they didn’t have technicians there… And I had less than 3 hours till closing.

I should have seen it coming, the solution was a replacement. I could have gotten it for free. I COULD HAVE. If my very itchy fingers didn’t remove a tiny little white sticker which measured like what 2mm on top of the screw. When I opened my phone to check and saw that white circle on top of the screw, I thought what the hell is that and I took it off thinking it looked like a hindrance.

HOW WAS I TO KNOW THAT WAS THE BLOODY WARRANTY SEAL! FML SERIOUSLY.

When the guy said that was the seal, I swear, I almost cried. Bye bye $262.50. Hello new BB. Yea, I guess even I have bimbo moments…

I’VE LEARNT MY LESSON, the hard way.

So, since I lost $400 from my wallet at Butter and had to pay $262.50 to get a new BB, I’m officially gonna starve myself for a month or until I double recover whatever unnecessary money I spent in the whole month of October.  I only had bread from Bread Talk, a cookie & broccoli cheese soup from Quiznos. Talk about being depressed…

Please feel free to feed me during this time =)

Hope everyone’s having a better week than I am… Ciaoooooo

4 Days To Hard Rockin’ 3!

ARE YOU READY? be early to snag the freebies!

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SEE YOU THERE!

♥ jean

Food for Sunday

Eka sent this to me the other day and I figured it’d give everyone a great way to start this Sunday morning so I’m blogging from my BB for the first time!

‎​A blind boy sat on the steps of a building with a hat by his feet. He held up a sign which said: “I am blind, please help.” There were only a few coins in the hat.
A man was walking by. He took a few coins from his pocket and dropped them into the hat. He then took the sign, turned it around, and wrote some words. He put the sign back so that everyone who walked by would see the new words.

Soon the hat began to fill up. A lot more people were giving money to the blind boy. That afternoon the man who had changed the sign came to see how things were.

The boy recognized his footsteps and asked, “Were you the one who changed my sign this morning? What did you write?”

The man said, “I only wrote the truth. I said what you said but in a different way.” He wrote: “Today is a beautiful day but I cannot see it.”

Both signs told people that the boy was blind. But the first sign simply said the boy was blind. The second sign told people that they were so lucky that they were not blind. Should we be surprised that the second sign was more effective?

Be thankful for what you have. Be creative. Be innovative. Think differently and positively. When life gives you a 100 reasons to cry, show life that you have 1000 reasons to smile. Face your past without regret. Handle your present with confidence. Prepare for the future without fear. Keep the faith and drop the fear.

The most beautiful thing is to see a person smiling… And even more beautiful is, knowing that you are the reason behind it! :)

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New Additions to Perpetual Spring!

( click here to shop Perpetual Spring )

Ppssstttttt : If you like cute stuff, make sure you check out these eartuds in store! there’s lots more where they come from!

( click here to shop ear studs )

Have a fab sunday ahead everyone! =)

♥ jean

The Party Don’t Stop!

to be honest, i can’t remember the last time i posted party photos since… June? fact is i have been partying, alot. somehow my enthusiasm for photos died, so did a bit of the excitement of blogging. i guess it happens when part of you dies… I know I never blogged about what happened between Ben and I, guess I’ll save that for later…

meanwhile, let me introduce you to some of the people in my life!

meet my relatively new friend, Paul. I call him Meanie Paulie cos he’s mean to me sometimes. i think he speaks more singlish than i do… He’s a photographer and he DJs too!

see that pink guy? that’s Sherm. I always tell him I’m hungry… and he drives me around quite abit especially when we party. then that’s me, obviously. and Tyara who is also with 1 or 8 and lastly, Eve. She’s got lots of pretty tattoos that I would never dare get… don’t think I could deal with the pain and then getting thrown out of the house.

these are chefs from MBS. it was Cory’s birthday so we were all at Butter. I’ve known Cory since I was working in Ritz… that would be like… 4 years ago? Cory’s the one with the “V”

this is Dave! Davedoesdeejay. He spins Fash Fridays with Ben…

this is Ben and Jiggy. They used to go to Lasalle together and they were on OktoLive season 1… Remember? Jiggy is very pink, it’s quite distracting really…

Anyways, believe it or not I lost $400 from my wallet that night. So some bastard is $400 richer. Yes my money got stolen from my wallet at Butter and I didn’t even realise it until the next day. Not cool…

Karma will get you some day. Good luck asshole!

anyway hope everyone’s doing okay with the haze… one thing for sure, it’s really killing me. i’ve been sneezing and blowing my nose all day non stop it’s getting really annoying now. pffft…

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okay, slightly glitchy cos WordPress doesn’t really support external widgets… Click on the image above and you’ll be linked to the actual widget, the one above is just a screenshot. teehee! :)

I’m sampling these and will review them soon!

Grab the samples while they last girls!

♥ jean

FRIDAY SNAGS

Every friday starting today, I’m gonna pick a couple of items to put on….

here’s what’s on sale now!

( click on the item names to view photos + descriptions )

1. Grey Colorblock Dress NOW $18

2. Baby Blue Quilted Clutch/Bag NOW $22

3. Balmain-Inspired Studded Heels NOW $36

4. Ferragamo-Inspired Bow Headband NOW $8

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*Prices are inclusive of regular mail. Add $2.24 for registered mail.

Please leave a comment or drop me an email at jeanine@jeaninegabrielle.com with the item(s) you’re interested in purchasing and I’ll get back to you :)

have an awesome weekend everyone! – jean

 

My Head’s Ringing. It’s Monday.

been working on tons and tons of customisations lately, here are some new customised rings! :)

these below are for Joyce!

hope you girls will like your rings! :)

♥ jean

Close Your Eyes, Let’s Forget Again.

This song wakes me up everyday now, and I’m pretty much hooked on it.

Anyhoos, have a great monday and a fab week ahead everyone!

I’m expecting some Biore products to be delivered today, at least that’s one thing to get excited about on a monday…

♥ jean

In Black & White.

First time I tried a “Grunge” font!

Hope it’s what you had in mind Justine! Will have them mailed out to you soon :)

♥ jean

Fall 2010

With Singapore’s insanely warm weather, following fall fashion trends might not be your best bet, but, you can always get inspired and make the look hot weather friendly. Fall is basically all about layering.

Here are some of my favourite (and very wearable) Fall 2010 looks from J Crew.

I’ve “ransacked” the entire CLUBCOUTURE store online to find these “Fall-friendly” pieces! They’re pretty close to the looks shown above!

MILITARY INSPIRED PARKA $79

the weather lately has been pretty wet and on the cold side, so this look will definitely keep you warm! :)

Nikki Slitted Grey Tunic $49 // Prim Grey High Socks $16 // Black Pleated Shorts $39 // Pastel Tweed Skirt $39

ppssssttttt : you can get a pair of these Jeffrey Campbell inspired wedges from XQUISIS for just $29.90!

Georgi Cropped Coat $139 // Jamie Cropped Coat $139

( more fall looks from J Crew )

Black High Socks $16

While this look is hot on the runway, it sure isn’t the look for everyone and taller girls tend to pull off this look alot better! However, if you’re more petite and would like to rock this look, make sure your skirt is not too long, and try to have the sock just below the knee. Keeping the heels less chunky will also help in keeping a slim silhouette.

Hope this post gives your girls some “FALL INSPIRATION”! =)

Don’t forget to use the code JEANINE15 when you shop at CLUBCOUTURE to enjoy 15% off your entire purchase!

♥ jean

1 or 8 Faction & GettCRUMP Presents… Hard Rockin’ 3!

It’s been over a month since we did Hard Rockin’ 2 at BluJaz, if you weren’t there, here’s what you missed!

this month, we’re invading Home Club with Hard Rockin’ 3!

( CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE EVENT PAGE AND RSVP )

Tickets are $15 at the door, inclusive of 1 drink.

*Exclusive promotion for 1 or 8 Faction’s group members : Join the 1 or 8 Faction facebook group, leave us an RSVP wall post and pay just $8 for your ticket!

( click here to join us on facebook! )

We’ll be giving out free CDs, exclusive 1 or 8 faction earstuds, Leftfoot vouchers, Hooch bottles & more so stick around for more event updates and promos!

♥ jean