I used to be quite terrible with handcreams. LeGeeque can attest to that. Goodness knows she has reprimanded me enough times to “for goodness’ sake, use a handcream!“. A woman’s age may not show on her face, but it certainly does on her hands.

I’m very picky when it comes to hand creams. The problem with me is that I can’t work with greasy hands. It’s disgusting when using the keyboard (keyboard will be oily and slippery), and dangerous when using my jewellery-making tools.

A lot of handcreams these days address that greasy texture, which is a great thing for me. It means that 1) the handcreams will be able to be absorbed very quickly and 2) I don’t have to wait long before I can start working with my hands again.

There are a few particular handcream which I’m loving lately. These are the ones which I have in the living room, the study and on my bedside table. They’re actually used too, and not just part of the furniture, as Tim always says about my mountain of beauty products 😛

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I love chunky cocktail rings. They automatically jazz up any outfit, and it makes a great conversation starter. I tend to move my hands quite a fair bit when I talk, so people do notice 😛 Plus, if you have a sturdy big knuckle duster on your fingers, they make an impromptu *ahem* “weapon” if you should need one on a night out (which I hope you never do!).

Most of my rings are from Lovisa, Diva and Colette. Some were sourced from flea markets.

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A few weeks ago, I had the pleasure of attending a bloggers’ event hosted by Tsumiki Design at Prahran. It’s a Japanese hair salon, quietly tucked away upstairs on Greville Street. In fact, I actually got lost searching for the salon; it’s that hidden! But when I finally found it, went up the stairs, I was greeted by a lovely, wide-spaced salon, complete with gorgeous vintage decor.

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