HOW TO : NEW JEWELRY ORGANISING / DISPLAY IDEA!

I'll admit to you, I have a "mild" obsession to ROSE GOLD. Before I even notice, rose gold has invaded my possession. From accessories to makeup brushes to phone cases o actual handbags, I'm happy to find a bit of rose gold everywhere.

Back when I was in Tokyo this past April, I walked into my favourite store category : Homeware / Decorative /  Furnishing... You know, places filled with little witty fun stuff to sass-up your home. (Yep, that's a category for me.) I walked into FLYING TIGER COPENHAGEN, a household goods store (thanks to Google).They also have stores located in the UK and the US. The store is filled with quirky, cute and cheap homeware. And surprise surprise, I got some rose gold stuff in there for real good deal.

It's a house-shaped storage basket and a picture frame (all in rose gold) !! Plus my rose gold accessories and a cute picture of a floral porcupine from IKEA. Correct, Smarties~ I am using this storage basket thing to organise my jewelry. Here's HOW:

I stood it upwards and hang all my earrings on them. Yeah you can judge me, I have a lot. :|

I was more than happy to see the way I put them up, it's clear and easy to see, it's very convenient to just grab and go. I couldn't be happier with this. (Or could I??)

Then I realise this major issue : WHAT ABOUT MY EAR PINS? I have a ton of those. And now I don't have a good home for it. They didn't want to stay in a box where they're randomly scattered and super hard to find the right pair. 

Then it goes without saying, I am up for this challenge. I noticed how the backside of the basket is completely empty an free. I decided to cover the back with some kind of fabric so I can pin my ear pins on! Genius, no? I spent about four hours yesterday doing trial and error, going back and forth, Here's what I used -

I used the fabric I bought the other day from again IKEA. It's printed with different flowers and plants which if I love anything more than rose gold, it's floral. I also have my half burned violet tea light with me the whole blimey 4 hours. ><

I started with tracing around the basket on a recycled A4 paper. Then I saved about a half-inch distance from the traces so I can fold the fabric in. I then cut the trace paper out to help cutting the fabric. Next, I fold in the sides of the fabric and sew them together in order to make it sturdier. If you have fabric glue you can use that, I just kinda don't. Then I have something like this - 

Final step is just to cover it onto the back of the rose gold storage basket and VOILA. 

Just kidding, of course the final step is to hang up the Jewelry and I am DONE!!!

Well upon viewing this I noticed I should have the right side up for the fabric so the plants don't look upside-down but... well I'll go with it. Also if you try this you may want to put the front side in instead of what I did so you can see the beautiful fabric facing in. 

Nonetheless I am very happy with how this DIY project turned out. 

 Oh and I used these tiny floral bowls to store my rings and they sit nicely at the bottom of my basket.

Lastly I feel like I should give credit to my cute blog planner notebook thing.

Thanks to this, my blog post are much more on-time and I type much faster knowing what to say. I draw the "Let's blog some shit" on and the notebook is all blank pages from IKEA. 

Thanks for reading, try it out if you want to and tell me how it goes. ^^

Have Fun.

Tangie.

My Top Summer Beauty Tips / Hacks

Almost all my life I have been living near the Equator. Yes, I said it. THE EQUATOR.
Living in a hot hot humid place isn't so much fun ALL THE TIME. Surely we have the SUN, the BEACHES, the DRINKS, the BIKINIS. And we also do have the HEAT, the OIL and the PATCHY MELTING makeup.

Recently I went on a family holiday to Thailand which to me and my skin means an even hotter environment. When we go in and out of the sun, we have to take extra care of our skin to prevent SUN BURN and AGING.

As the very SOUTHERN girl or 'belle', here's my top summer beauty tips / hacks I am livin' and swearin' by.

1. Refrigerate Your Toner

This makes all the differences!!

a. it feels awesome!

b. it helps closing your pores after washing your face!

c. it's a great way to freshen up and make you feel more awake.

2. Blotting is Everything

Put blotting products in your purse!

You may avoid looking oily like you just eaten a super oily meal or patchy like you don't know how to put on makeup. Also remember to bring a brush with you if you're not okay with using the puff it came with. (the germs ewww) 

I found this Pond's Magic Powder with oil / blemish control and double UV PROTECTION back in Thailand and immediately bought it. I think it comes with around SPF50 but I can't be sure when it's written in Thai. A blotting powder with SPF, doesn't it sound like a perfect SUMMER MUST-HAVE?

3. Summer Makeup = Less is More

In summer, there's less room for makeup as the 'MELTING PERCENTAGE' of your makeup is higher than ever. When you use a blotting tissue and press on your sweaty face, you are also smudging off some foundation, some eyeliner, some blusher and some lippie. You then end up looking either patchy or smudged. 

I once heard that a girl should be able to go out the door with only drawn brows and a bit of concealor. That's what I've been doing lately. Bit of brow powder, some brow gel and some more concealor / highlighter under the eyes, topped off with some "SPFed" lip balm. If we go the extra miles, powder foundation is the best and find lipsticks that won't smudge easily. 

4. Sunscreen is Your Best Friend

 

a. choose sunscreen with higher SPF if you're lazy like me.

b. never be too lazy to re-apply every 2-3 hours.

c. don't ever use body sunscreen on your face.

d. check the expiration date if you bought it last summer.

5. Aloe Vera Gel is Your New Body Lotion

Aloe Vera gel is an amazing aftersun treatment for your skin. It restores moisture, heal sunburn and chapped dry skin. Plus it absorbs super quickly which makes it an even better body lotion than your others. I've been using it after shower and just times when I feel like doing it. My skin feel much more smooth than before and I don't even have dry skin. I bet it works even better on dry skin.

6. No Makeup To The Beach

Going to the beach with makeup can go either way.

a. It melts under heat and looks oily, patchy, and smudged colour products combined. Did you just got out of a face-painting booth? Yeah, you don't look too good.

b. You have much powder on so it won't melt. Great, you just look cakey and they clog your pores like crazy.

That's all for my summer beauty tips / hacks. You've read all the way through my rambling. Thanks sooo much. I'm just glad I put this up before August ends. Happy summer holidays and Happy going back to school!

Do you have other beauty tips / hacks we can share?

Thanks for reading 

HUGS

Tangie