Isay In Oz

Of the jewelry for women, I prefer rings more than earrings or necklaces. I do have a few brand favourites and models. In the Bulgari line I like the Astrale ring. I prefer this ring in metal form without the bling, and in gold. The Astrale in 18 kt yellow gold has a curved shield shape. The ring is very comfortable to wear because of the movable anchorage of the shield to the shank.

The Astrale in white gold is stunning though as it has pavé diamonds. It features a central branded element within precious circles of pavé diamonds. A beautiful piece indeed!

It’s this time of the year that I should be thinking of a new wish list. I do think I need (want) a new handbag. A particular bag I’ve been looking at is Gucci’s Indy bag. The Indy Bag is a rigid frame style purse featuring a strap inspired by the steering wheels of traditional racing cars. It’s got a single handle, detachable shoulder strap, engraved gucci script logo, tassels with bamboo detail, metal plates, studs, inside zip pocket, and mobile phone pocket. The Fall Winter 07 08 collection has got different variants of this Indy bag.

I had a quick look at the Gucci shop in Collins Street and the Indy is really lovely; except it’s a very heavy handbag. With nothing in it, it’s already heavy due to the metal plates. Although there is another variant that has got leather instead of the metal brass, I still think that the Indy with the hardware is more stylish. I had a look at this model (shown below) but I still prefer a solid colour.

I wanted to check the red one but alas the Collins shop didn’t have them. I think the Indy in red is pretty!

The beige/ebony in GG fabric is not that bad though. What’s unique about this one is the patchwork Gucci crest logo in front. Plus the hardware is in light gold (I do prefer gold than silver!).

Just an observation - service in the shop was terrible! The sales lady was so sloppy handling the handbags she acted like she was selling a $10 PVC bag! When she was showing me the bag, she didn’t care if parts of it hit the glass countertop. It’s a different feel from my experience shopping in the LV store across the road. I know it’s just a handbag, but it is a frickin’ expensive bag. And it’s too pretty to treat it like a cheap one.

I’m currently loving the India Hicks Island Living collection in Crabtree & Evelyn. I normally just buy their hand recovery and hand therapy products for hubby. About a couple of months ago I had to go back to their shop in Chadstone and buy the hand creams. At that time India Hick’s new line was just about the be launched so I was given a tiny sachet to sample. The following weekend I went back and bought the cologne, the body scrub, and shower gel. I do love to layer the products.

The packaging is also great as it’s very simple and yet very elegant - neutral coloured box, serif font (all caps) evokes traditional feel.

The scent does capture island living - soft blend of spider lily, citruses, orange blossom, tropical fruits, night-blooming jasmine, green palms and sea air accords.

Time in the shower has never been the same since - the scent from the body polish just fill the room and it always feel like summer/spring. This is a multi-tasking body polish - cleanses, retexturises, and moisturises. There’s no need to put on lotion after shower as the creamy foaming cleanser does moisturise the skin. Makes you not rinse too much as you would want the scent to linger… longer.

On alternate days I use the shower gel; parabens ad SLS free and it’s another divine product!

The following products will be added onto my Christmas 07 wish list:

Body cream ($44.95)

Bath salt ($49.95)

Casuarinas large poured candle ($114.95)

I decided to re-design and resurrect my old blog as I honestly missed writing. There’s not a lot of time I can allocate for updating this but I promise I will try- really hard. The last entry on this was in July 2006! It’s now November 2007 – it has taken me more than a year to finally start blogging again.

To give you an update (hey Knoizki I know you’re waiting for this!) of what has happened in the last year or so, here’s the highlight:
(1) renovated the house (will post before and after photos later), and
(2) changed jobs within the same company
Not much you may say but these two “events” have definitely kept me very busy. Whilst going through the renovation, I was also busy with a new job! It was insane for sometime especially when we decided to stay and live in the house whilst being renovated. Top that with four demanding pets and it tested our relationship – on a daily basis.

But I’m back to blogging – which means I have time to spare these days. I know I should be organising and sorting the storage (the old office is still stuffed with “things”) but it’s more fun to be online.

So hello again and hope to have a new entry soon.