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Showing posts with label Jewellery. Show all posts

Birthday and wedding packages from Christina!!

A quick post for you today to share 2 WONDERFUL packages I received from my lovely friend Christina a few weeks back!! she definitely made my week =) She spoiled me absolutely rotten yet again (the naughty thing!!) for my birthday and also gave me a wedding gift!! So much goodness where on earth to start xD

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1st off is my adorable wedding present!! A Hello Kitty toiletry bag!! Seriously how freaking adorable is it???! My current toiletry bag is a GWP bag from Clinique and is on its last legs so this gift comes at the perfect time!

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So much Erre Due goodness! Erre Due polishes are excellent quality and the special effect ones are especially awesome!! Not to mention the holo base coat too.

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So many gorgeous polishes including Catrice Dirty Berry (SQUEAL!!), my 1st BB Couture and ESTESSiMO TINS!!

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Eeeeeek thank you for my Nfu Oh lemmings Christina!!! Gosh I love the brand so much xD I've been dying to try their Jelly Syrup polishes for ages now and also their Aqua Base Coat.

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Some UK polishes from her travels! How cute are the Top Shop polishes!! Also my 1st Sleek polish and a silver holo from 17. Christina knows just how much I love holos!!

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Tommy G holo, glitter and special base coat! I'm very curious about the special base coat =D

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NYX glitters which are my 1st NYX polishes actually!

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Hello Kitty eyeshadow palette and polish! I sound like a broken record but they're so cute!! How could anyone say no to a Hello Kitty shaped polish bottle??

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Some awesome NYX makeup products! I love their eyeshadows and jumbo eye pencils. I really wish NYX was sold in-store here - it's such a great brand at such good pricing.

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Christina also sent me a beautiful Dior Holiday lip palette!! ♥ I love the shades but it's way too pretty to actually use lol.

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Christina also sent me some of her beautiful handmade creations which you can purchase from her Etsy, Zibbet and Storenvy stores!!

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I LOVE Christina's customised iphone cases and she kindly sent me a new Hello Kitty one!! You can purchase them from her online stores too. Her iphone cases and deco items are how we connected in the first place!

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And lastly lots of skincare samples from Korres and Apvita!! Plus a gorgeous makeup bag too! I forgot to include the Korres makeup pack she sent me in this photo too.

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Thank you dear Christina for the lovely packages!! ♥ You spoil me way too much!!

I hope you're all having a great start to the week! Thanks for looking as always =)

New Year swap with Christina (including Cel's deconails jewellery)!

When I got home from HK, one of the packages I had waiting for me was a lovely New Year package from my dear friend Christina! She ALWAYS spoils me rotten if you've read my blog for a while and this time it was no different!! Not only did she include amazing polishes (and makeup!) for me she also included a few pieces of her beautiful jewellery for my sister and I. I ADORE her Etsy store - she makes the most amazing jewellery, cute deco items and hand painted nails ♥


I have the most awesome friends seriously *cries*


Tommy G magnetic polish and some duochrome goodness from Stargazer and Models Own!!!!! My 1st Stargazer polishes and I'm so glad I now have some backups of the Models Own Beetle Juice polishes!


A Catrice Prismatic Effects topcoat, 2 STUNNING hard to find Beauty Line flakies and Orly Fowl Play. I am such a sucker for flakies and special top coats x)

A proposal..

On Monday night D and I celebrated 7 wonderful years together. We like to splurge and go somewhere extra nice for dinner and this year he decided to keep where we were going a surprise. Now don't get me wrong, I enjoy surprises but I really like to know what's happening! I kept bugging him to tell me where we were going but all he would do was drop false hints - like we were going to Sutherland, the cuisine was Turkish contemporary and that he hoped I liked entertainment with my meal lol.

I rushed home after work that day and got ready in lightning speed. I still had no idea where we were going but we were headed to the city as far as I could tell (NOT Sutherland) and Pyrmont way too. As we were early for our 8pm reservation we took a walk around Darling Harbour. Darling Harbour holds a lot of special memories for us as we used to go there a lot for dates ♥ Of course we stopped at nearly every restaurant along the way and he pretended it was the restaurant we were going to x)

I've been wanting to check out The Star (Sydney's casino) since they renovated so we head there and have a look around as we've still got time to kill. He pretends to look for a another restaurant and then reveals that we're going to Momofuku Seiōbo for dinner!! OMG!!!!!!!!! I've been so out of the foodie loop I didn't even know that David Chang had expanded Momofuku to Sydney let alone that they had opened up already!! XDDD


Of course Momofuku Seiōbo was absolutely wonderful - 15 courses of food heaven. We were lucky enough to sit at the chefs counter/bench and it was amazing to watch the chefs cook. I'll be doing a separate post about Momofuku Seiōbo later. D couldn't have chosen a better restaurant and it was SUCH a wonderful surprise. We do love our food so very much!


Since it was a work night I was getting pretty tired by the end of the meal and I suggested we head home to exchange gifts. He insisted we go for a short walk to Darling Harbour to walk to the food off. I'm absolutely full to bursting so I don't complain! We take a stroll and find a quiet spot and sit down to exchange gifts.

D tells me to close my eyes while he gets my present out. I open my eyes and he places a large blue Tiffany's box in my lap and turns to me.. this is for you..


I open the box and inside I find a small porcelain Tiffany Blue Box that I have been coveting since forever..


I open the lid and I find a velvet ring insert in it which is not how it comes... but it's empty.. because it needs something in it.. and D reaches into his pocket.. and pulls out a ring.

It's all not really sinking in at this point yet..


I start crying as he stands up to place himself in front of me and gets down on bended knee. He looks into my eyes.. I want to spend the rest of my life with you.. And then he asks me those four little words - Will you marry me?

I'm a mess at this point - a mixture of tears, mascara and eyeliner is running down my face and I'm too choked for words. Of course I say yes (I think I just managed a tearful nod) and he slides the ring onto my finger. It's a perfect fit.


I'm still in shock and quite emotional at the moment. I am so completely and utterly happy. I cannot believe that D is my fiance and that I get to spend the rest of my life with him. He's my best friend, my rock and my soulmate. Yes it's cliche but dammit it's true. We've been together through the good, the bad, the ugly and the amazing with so much more to come. I can't imagine life without my D and I can't wait to see what the future has in store for us! I've been smiling like an idiot since Monday night xD

Enough sentimental stuff, I know you'll be interested in the ring! My absolutely breathtaking and very special engagement ring:


After I'd finished crying I got a proper look at my ring and it took my breath away. It still does! I can only describe it as absolutely perfect in every single way. D designed the ring himself down to the very last minute detail over a few months. It's a 1.01ct diamond in a platinum setting with a white gold band.


The small details he requested from the jeweler are so touching. Our initials are engraved inside the band by the engraver that engraves for Tiffany (I adore Tiffany & Co!!). The bottom prong is heart shaped as well as the prong setting (sorry I don't know the correct terms!). As one of my close friends said it's so very me. I am never ever taking this baby off!


We are SO happy and excited to start this new chapter of our life together! We don't know when we'll get married just yet as there's loads to do 1st. Of course you can expect wedding inspired manicures and other related posts in the coming months though =)

A HUGE thank you to all my tweeps and Instagram buddies for all your congratulatory messages!

At Momofuku Seiōbo on our happy night!


Normal posting will resume soon. I'm still just floating on cloud nine at the moment and haven't been able to concentrate on much! Thanks for looking as always =)

OPI and China Glaze jewellery from Cel's deconails

Today I’m going to show you what was hiding in the cute black and red polka dot gift box Christina gifted to me in our birthday package. It contained 3 absolutely beautiful pieces of her handmade jewellery using OPI and China Glaze polishes! I was just speechless when I opened the box and from the pictures I'm going to show you I’m sure you’ll understand why. Christina makes beautiful items but even I didn't expect to receive such stunning creations!!

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Christina creates stunning Japanese style nail art, decoden and kawaii deco items that she sells in her Etsy store Cels deconails. She also makes jewellery with nail polish and you can see her blog post that showcases some of her designs and Japanese nail magazines and Youtube tutorials that feature these rings here. Each piece is handmade with lots of care and attention to detail and then wrapped to perfection.

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Polka dots eeeeeeek!!

Christina made these extra special pieces especially for me for my birthday!! I am so very spoiled to have such a great friend with such an amazing talent xD For the ring below and the matching pendant, Christina handpainted acrylic cabochons with the hard to find (HTF) OPI Merry Midnight on silver settings. Merry Midnight has been on my wishlist for sooooooo long and now I want it even more!!! At least I have 2 pieces of jewellery made with it now ^_^

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If you follow me on Twitter then you would have seen my tweet giving a sneak peek of my ring when I received it a few days ago! As soon as I opened up the box and laid eyes on this piece it was simply love at first sight < 3 The ring is absolutely breathtaking and my pics do not capture the prettiness of the ring and the way the flakies and glitter just sparkle in the light! The setting is so elegant and simply devine, it makes the ring so grown-up and is just so very "me". I would soooo love an engagement ring in this setting if anyone wants to know LOL.

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Christina also made me a matching pendant with another silver setting which is just as beautiful and special!
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Ummm don't mind my reflection!

This sparkly red ring below is made with China Glaze Ahoy! from the Anchors Away collection and hibiscus stickers for the final touch. It's so cute and perfect for Spring/Summer! The colours from Anchors Away didn't really appeal to me but now I'd really like Ahoy! as it's such a cute glittery red and that way I can match the ring to my mani =D I love being matchy matchy haha.

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I cannot describe just how much I adore these rings and the pendant my dear friend. They are SO beautiful and I love them so much. Thank you a million times over!

You can win 2 of these gorgeous rings made from nail polish in My Big Birthday giveaway! Or if you can’t wait, you can purchase Christina’s gorgeous rings from her Etsy shop Cel’s deconail. If you make a purchase from Cel's deconails before the end of my giveaway you can gain 4 extra entries to my giveaway - so what are you waiting for!

Cel's deconails

Thanks for looking!

My Big Birthday Giveaway!

GIVEAWAY NOW CLOSED!

Thank you for entering!

Winner will be announced shortly


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Today marks the 1 year birthday of my blog. YIPPEEE!! Time has flown by so quickly and I cannot believe I’ve reached this milestone already! It only feels like yesterday that I decided to start blogging as I enjoyed reading other blogs so much. I absolutely love blogging and it's been so much fun sharing my manis, hauls and food adventures with all of you! It’s been wonderful “meeting” so many lovely ladies who also share my love of nail polish and beauty. Thank you all so much for following, commenting and for the wonderful support over the last year, I am humbled and truly appreciate it!

My birthday is in March so to celebrate both birthdays I am having a Birthday Giveaway as a way to say thank you to all my wonderful readers! This time there will be TWO lucky winners!

1st prize - one lucky winner will receive:

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BYS Through the Looking Glass,
BYS Adventures of Alice,
BYS Down the Rabbit Hole,
BYS UV polish in pink and
BYS cracking polish in mauve

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Ozotic Pro Multi-chrome in 502,
Ozotic Pro Holographic in 608 and
Ozotic Pro Glitter in 201

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NYC Color lemon,
NYC Color magenta,
NYC Color berry fuchsia and
NYC Color aubergine

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Some goodies I love which I purchased from Hong Kong with this giveaway in mind! Beauty World gradient kit in blue and EOS lipbalm in honeysuckle. Check out my manicures using the purple gradient kit and pink gradient kits for what to expect. The EOS lipbalms are one of my favourites and I so wish they sold them here in Aus!

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17 GCOCL nail stamping plates (A01 – K05) which includes the awesome Hello Kitty plate A02 plus a generic stamper and scraper.

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A brand new tub of the very awesome LUSH Lemony Flutter cuticle butter.

Runner Up prize:

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This prize has been VERY generously sponsored by my dear friend Christina from Cels blog!! =D Christina creates stunning Japanese style nail art, decoden and kawaii deco items which she sells in her Etsy store Cels deconails. She has very kindly custom made TWO amazing nail polish rings for me to give away to one lucky winner!

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This golden sparkly ring is made with OPI Extra-va-vaganza from the Burlesque collection and a sweet pearly heart in a size 9 or L.

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This glittery red ring is made with a silver base using TiNS the Mars and the size is adjustable. Christina's nail polish rings look fabulous and are beautifully made. They add the finishing touch to any outfit!

Make sure to check out Christina's Etsy Store for more wonderful handmade items - she makes other nail polish rings, Japanese nail art items and also iPhone cases and deco items. She will also happily custom make items too so don't hesitate to ask her! I covet every item she makes xD I cannot thank you enough for donating this wonderful prize Christina!!! I love these rings so much I am very tempted to keep these for myself instead of giving away haha. Don’t worry I won’t do that though!


Here's how to enter:
1. You must be a public follower via Google Friends Connect. If you are already very kindly following me, THANK YOU! Please ensure you leave your Google Friends Connect name so that I can easily identify you. Unfortunately I cannot enter you if I cannot find you. Please also leave your email address so I can contact you if you win! (Mandatory - 1 entry)

For additional entries (and there are MANY this time!):
2. Post about my “Big Birthday Giveaway" on your blog – either in a separate post or on a sidebar with the first photo from this post. (2 entries)

3. Tweet about my giveaway once. (1 entry) Please tweet:

I'm entering @cosmeticcupcake Big Birthday Giveaway to win Ozotic Pro, BYS, GCOCL, Lush, jewellery and more! http://bit.ly/gB4ir0

4. Like Cels deconails Facebook page. If you already "like" her page that certainly counts! (1 entry).

5. Stop by Christina's Etsy store Cels deconails and check out her wonderful creations! Favourite the item you like most and let me know what you chose. (1 entry)

6. Add Cels deconails to your Etsy favourites. (1 entry)

7. Make a purchase from Cels deconails between now and the end of my giveaway. Please let me know your Etsy username and what you purchased to qualify. (4 entries)

8. Readers who comment on my blog regularly will receive one extra entry to show my appreciation. I truly appreciate your feedback and that you guys take the time out to comment and read my blog =)

Please fill out the form below with all your entries once to enter! Please do not submit your details in the comments of this post - I will NOT count these.

Giveaway is open internationally and will close on March 6th at 8pm Australian Eastern Standard Time.

Good luck!

My January hauls

Hi ladies! How has your weekend been? It's been absolutely sweltering here in Sydney (30degree+ days and nights OMG!) for the last week so I've been lazy to do much. Here's my hauls for January - you'll see that it's not much as I'm trying to stick to my no-buy and use up beauty products that I already have!

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I hauled some jewellery from ekiLove last month. ekiLove is handmade hime and princess themed jewellery by the gorgeous blogger Eki. Everything in her store is so gorgeous and I want it all! Everything came beautifully wrapped and she included some lovely extras and a sweet note =) I bought 2 necklaces and a pair of earrings, all beautifully handmade and look so pretty on. I love every piece and I will definitely be purchasing more! Here's what I got:

Love hearts necklace - "925 sterling silver with 18mm swarovski hearts in Vitrail light and 14mm clear ab heart on sterling silver heart bail on a 925 chain". This is so cute and the purple is just gorgeous =)

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Kawaii Bow Necklace - "Rhodium plated pewter bow charm with 925 bail with 14mm swarovski clear AB heart on a 925 chain". This necklace has to be my favourite, the bows and hearts are just so feminine and pretty!

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Royal Hime Earring - "made with 18k gold plated crown charm with 14mm heart swarovski clear ab, 8mm swarovski pearl, 6mm top drilled bicone and silver plated bow charm on 925 sterling silver hook". I love crowns as I secretly want to be a princess haha.

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I didn't haul much polish during January at all which I'm quite proud of! LOL. I showed you my mini Illamasqua haul already here and I only bought 2 other polishes bringing my total to only 4. The other 2 polishes were Borghese which were a total surprise find from Chemist Warehouse. Chemist Warehouse is such a great place for surprise finds! Who knew they even sold Borghese Down Under. Only 2 colours were available - Chianti Wine and Bellissima Rose but they had PLENTY of stock so go check them out if you want to try them!

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What have you hauled this month? Thanks for looking!

Inside the jewellery box

I was inspired to do this post by the fabulously creative and very lovely Asami who did this great post about pieces from her jewellery box. Her jewellery is absolutely beautiful and very special as pieces are handed down to her from her mother and grandmother. I think this is really wonderful and very sentimental. Unfortunately my mum and grandmother are not very big into jewellery! I actually don't have much jewellery as I like to wear signature pieces ie. same pieces of jewellery all the time as I'm lazy haha. Here are a few of my favourite pieces of jewellery:

This is a ring I got from Diva on sale for only a couple of dollars but I love it. I adore roses and the coral colour just pops and adds a great burst of colour to any outfit.

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I've worn a charm bracelet practically everyday since I was in high school. I've changed the bracelet only about 3 times and lost countless charms and this is what it has evolved into after many years. Each charm represents something about me and was given to me for a special occasion but I have purchased 1 or 2. For example: the snowboard represents my love of snow and snow sports; the book charm represents my love of books and reading; I was given the Tiffany shopping bag charm as a graduation gift; and the ice cream charm represents my lifetime love of confectionary and ice cream; etc.

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These Chanel studs were a Valentines/birthday gift from the boy about 3 years ago when we were on our 1st trip to Hong Kong together where he met my extended family. These studs are chic and simple and I love wearing them as it brings back so many wonderful memories of that trip.

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I can't remember where I got this ring from! I like the different sized pearls and the size of the ring and I wear it as a "statement" ring.

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This is my most treasured item and I would cry my heart out if I lost it. My boyfriend gave this to me on our 1 year anniversary many moons ago and it was my 1st time receiving a famous Tiffany blue box. I was so excited! Lol. I wear it nearly everyday even though it chokes me when I sleep (no matter!) and have it polished regularly.

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Hope you enjoyed it! Thank you to Ansa, Yokemun and Ronnie for tagging me with awards! Ladies you are very sweet and kind to think of me and my little blog =)
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