PAMPER YOURSELF: CRABTREE & EVELYN, LONDON

"Don't forget to reward yourself every now & then. 

A little bit of self pampering never hurt anyone."

                                                                                        - The Quiet Rabbit

Sorry, I have disappeared for a while. Had to return my work laptop as the office decided to convert to Desktop. How inconvenient, and Yes, I do not own a personal laptop. But I'm getting one for myself very soon! Wondering how I'm updating my blog right now? Well, surprise surprise... Out of nowhere my office decided to unblock blog websites? I just found out today. Hahaha. They still block Youtube, Pinterest, anything social network related. Just a thought, is Pinterest a social network though? 

Anyway, back to the main topic of this post. I shall talk about some self pampering time with Crabtree & Evelyn ® London. Yi Fei gave me a Vanity Case from Crabtree & Evelyn for Christmas, he wanted give me some self pampering. Thanks babe, I LOVE it! The beauty case is so vintage!

If you're wondering what is in the Vanity Case, it contains the collection of Caribbean Island Wild Flowers Verbena and Lavender:
1. Body Wash 300ml
2. Body Lotion 300ml
3. Hand Therapy 100g
                4. Perfume Eau D Toilette 100ml

As I have quite sensitive skin to strong fragrance body washes, I had doubts whether I could use the body wash. I've decided to give it a try, and my sensitive could handle it! I guess my body can handle natural ingredient fragrance body washes instead of those chemical fragrance body washes. I really like the entire collection as the fragrance smells sweet and fresh! I'm so in love with the smell! As Fragrantica.com describes  Crabtree & Eveyln new fragrance, "the fragrance with the scents of Caribbean islands, sea and sun". You can go to Crabtree & Evelyn website here see the full list of their collection.

I must say, my boyfriend has great taste in body fragrances! That must be why I love his collection of men colognes :D

♥ deborahk.

MERRY BERRY CHRISTMAS

"The best gifts in life will never be found under a Christmas Tree.
Those gifts are your friends, family, and the ones you love."

It's Christmas! Did a Christmas present exchange with the bunch every year! Our assignment was to get a creative present worth RM10 and non-edible. Since I didn't know who I'm specifically giving, I decided to get a SNAIL facial mask worth RM10 which any boy or girl can use. Had lunch with the bunch at Basil, Le Bistrot @Kek Chuan Road, Penang (Checkout their facebook page here and menu here). I love their brunch menu. I'm a big fan for brunch! Love anything with eggs. So here's what we had: Egg Florantine, Asparagus & Poached Egg, Full English Breakfast, Bagel & Cream Cheese, Veloute of Roma Tomatoes Soup, and Chicken & Bacon Sandwiches. All are good and truly recommended.

We went for coffee and desserts at Dolce Dessert @Kek Chuan Road, Penang directly opposite Basil, Le Bistrot (Checkout their facebook page here). They have good tarts and really good coffee as they use Illy Coffee. And it's time to exchange the presents! After drawing lots using pieces of papers, I ended up getting cute and colourful note pads as the exchanged present which I can use for work! The overall presents were really funny as there were hand wash bottles, A4 sized papers, lip balm, toothbrush travel kit, tissue paper holder, and facial masks. It was a fun Christmas time!

I had another Christmas present exchange with besties Becca and Yen. I ended up getting TheFaceShop products. Yay! Say goodbye to blackheads!

Hope you readers have an awesome Christmas celebration.
Have a Merry Berry Christmas! 

♥ deborahk.

YOUR GIFTS HAVE MEANING

"It's not how much we give, but how much love we put into giving."

                                                                                  by Mother Theresa

The fun of Christmas is all about gifting. It brings joy to us whether to receive a gift, or giving a gift. Gifting can be fun in many ways. It all depends on the idea you put on it. When getting a present, you can get what the person likes which helps them appreciate how much you know them. It's fun to know how much you know about your friends and family. It is also fun when you are exchanging presents with friends where you do not know which specific friend whom you are giving to yet until you draw lots on the day itself. So with a budget and conditions on the "type of present" set among your friends, it is fun to think outside the box and get anything within the budget and conditions met. So I have done my Christmas shopping, and now it's time for me to wrap my presents up! Can't wait for Christmas! Remember, it's not the value of the gift inside, but the thought behind the gift.

p.s. I hope my friends and family do not read this post yet till after Christmas, as the photo above exposes some of the presents ;)

♥ deborahk.

THAT'S THE CHRISTMAS SPIRIT!

"It is Christmas in the heart that puts Christmas in the air."
                                                                      by William Thomas Ellis

YAY, Christmas is coming! It's the most beautiful time of the year! With pretty lights filling the malls and streets, spreading so much cheer! To my believe, the best way to spread the Christmas spirit is to decorate for the festive season! So this year, the company decided to spread the Christmas spirit in the office. It wasn't a competition, it's more of the spirit of decorating. Me and a colleague took the liberty to decorate a section of the office. With a minimal budget and due to short notice of decorating, here is what we did. It's not much, but it'll do for me :) Hope you enjoy decorating as much as I do! For more ideas on DIY Christmas decorations, you can checkout pinterest here. My most favourite website for cool ideas, basically on EVERYTHING!

♥ deborahk.