Monday 22 August 2011

A little shopping

Hi, guys!

I know I haven't updated for more than a week, so here's a quick one from my shopping trip today.
I didn't get any good pics of my outfit that day, but I've got some of the accessories I wore.


Deer ring (part of a set): H&M
Cameo ring: Primark
Rhinestone heart cocktail ring: ASOS.com
Love ring: ASOS.com


Please don't nag me about commercialism. I really like Starbucks. I even chose Starbucks as a topic for one of my marketing assignments. I don't drink coffee normally, but if I were to drink it, I would choose Starbucks and only Starbucks.


Here's what I bought today. Well, technically, I only bought the book (for 99p!) and the Cosmo mag (which I don't usually read). The novel is set in 1970s China and I really like reading books like that, so I hope this won't disappoint. I bought the mag just because I wanted to try the Eylure lashes.

You're probably curious to know what's in the Swarovski box. Well, that was a surprise gift from the boyf! *grins*

Swarovski recently teamed up with Sanrio: Hello Kitty and the result is an adorable collection of accessories. News of the collaboration came out in June even though the collection was only available worldwide beginning of August. There wasn't as much hype as I'd thought there'd be except for a couple of bloggers talking about it. I'm not sure about elsewhere, but the Swarovski branch here had the Pirates collection on display at the shop windows. The Hello Kitty collection was quite far in and I would have missed it if I wasn't on the lookout for it. I guess Kitty isn't that big here.

Here's a video of the House of Hello Kitty event by Swarovski.


I'm not usually a big fan of Kitty, but I thought the famous red bow earrings were uber cute. When I saw them in the shops, I totally fell in love! They were even cuter because they were smaller than I had imagined.

[Pic credit: Swarovski]


What surprised me was that the crystal droplets can actually be removed and the bows can be worn as studs. Perfecto!


I'm so, so happy to have a small piece of Hello Kitty Swarovski.

Did you get anything from this collection?

42 comments:

  1. It is really a surprise that the earrings can be turned into bow shaped studs ! :)))

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  2. Oh, the pink ones are lovely! I was torn between this pair and that, but the bf chose the red ones for me :D

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  3. Joey, I remembered to come back and check this time! haha

    I'm not a big fan either but... their collection is just so cute T_T

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  4. I SAW that hello kitty collection online and thought it'd be wonderful to get my hands on something but also hard to fork over the money T_T you have such a sweet bf!

    Did you purposely want something without the hello kitty icon on it? Some might think it's a bit childish, but I guess if I were to get something I'd just go all out and 'childish' and get the kitty face!! =p 

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  5. Such cute earrings! What a lovely present :)

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  6. Aw I recently got a necklace from my mum, but it wasn't from the Hello Kitty collection. I love Swarovski designs! :)

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  7. I love all your accessories that you got! Especially the HK earrings - they're super cute. That's cool how the droplets can be removed too - 2 looks for the price of 1 :)

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  8. all ur accessories are droolworthy :D

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  9. The bows are so cute as stud earrings~!

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  10. Ahhh I always love your accessories. And ditto on Starbucks! I'm a huge coffee drinker, and out of all the chains I have tried, Starbucks has the exact taste I like in a coffee.

    (I feel super silly, I'm still trying to learn how to use your comment section properly! Haha)

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  11. Loving the flower necklace!!! And the Hello Kitty earrings are just too cute! Im so jealous haja

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  12. omg how cute are those earrings?! Gah they're so adorable and it's just genius to have the crystal droplets detachable >.< Love the accessories you got

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  13. Those earings are to die for O_O I love them <3

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  14. I love Starbucks too, haha. Nice accessories!

    xx Dagmara
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  15. wahhhhh so you DID get something from the HK collection hehehe i forgot about it even after you reminded me lol *fail* but i think its better this way so i can save $$. those earrings are adorable though, very sweet of your bf!
    and as usual i love all your accessories! 
    no shame in loving Starbucks! They make a mean frappacino lol 

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  16. I love this post, some really cool pictures. 
    I just  came across your blog from a comment you left on another and it was a pleasure to find you! Keep up the great blogging, i LOVE seeing what other people are wearing and how they present their blog to others. Please take a look at my blog as well and follow it is you like it :) 
    Aimee 
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  17. Hello kitty's bigger than Opra ;D

    Man I love all your rings, especially the deer one...I'm going to google where to buy it right now >.<

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  18. What a cute idea that you can remove the droplets and leave the studs! :) X

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  19. Love your haul! And haha, I feel the exact same way about Starbucks! The coffee is more expensive than all other coffee shops' coffees, but I keep coming back to it for some reason. So I can't blame you at all! :)

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  20. The earings are gorgeous! Its so good that they can be worn two ways xx

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  21. eek love all the new accessories you got but REALLY love the swarovski/HK earrings!! those crystal red studs are crazy cute! so sweet of your boy to get them for you :)

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  22. wow cool!!! nice rings :D and i never knew that you can remove the crystals !!

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  23. Awww your boyf is so sweet. Those earrings are incredibly cute. I love Hello Kitty but I don't think I'll get a single piece of jewelry from the collection. College is eating up any cash I have >.< 

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  24. Oh Joey, i really love all stuffs in here! Nice rings!
    I love Hello Kitty too! Those rings extremely super kawai :)

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  25. you have so many cute accessories, I really need to get new accessories soon, lol
    btw I love hello kitty too, always make me screaammm >.<

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  26. Thank you for the comment my blog. 

    Kitty's popularity is incredible! The very adorable.
    Even the Japanese are happy.
    And very nice ring!


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  27. i want starbuck's in italy................................... love your rings
    kisses from a very hot genova

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  28. The Kitty bow earrings are to die for,it is so cute! and the removable dangling part is a plus! :) thanks for asking Joey,the test was ok,but I stuttered a lot in  my speaking part,I'm hoping for the best now:) I love starbucks too,must be the concept,still the best here in malaysia LOL. how much is 99p? 99 pound? lol

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  29. I still need to do my haul but I even haven't start making pictures yet! -lazy-
    Anyways OMGOMGOMG I love those HK Swarovski earrings *o* a girl that I know got a really cutecute necklace from this line! Jealous :P
    Also I take alot of pictures of my food with their brand name on it so don't worry haha
    Starbucks coffee = <333

    xx http://icepandora.blogspot.com

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  30. Such pretty and cute earrings. It's great that the dangling bit is detachable. So it like 2 earrings rather than just one pair. I bought the cosmo magazine too and the free eyelash was really good-in fact I bought magazine because i wanted the eyelash!

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  31. Nice and cute ring collection you have Joey!! :D

    Please check out my first giveaway (2 silver chokers!)!

    Haru x

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  32. Yay Starbucks and Hello Kitty ! Thank you a lot for your nice comment ! It made my day ! I follow you with google friend connect, do you wanna follow me ? :-)

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  33. hello there!!! i'm one of the other bloggers that was tagged by squeeze the pug ^_^! love your blog!!! hahaha i also love starbucks... and hello kitty!!! love the earrings you got!! i wanted the same pairrr!! but i wasn't able to get anything from the collection unfortunately...

    elle xx
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  34. the hello kitty earrings are very chic! I also wanted to tell you that I listed your blog for 2 awards on mine. maybe you've already got them but it is just a way to tell you that I really appreciate to read your blog that I find very inspiring. see you soon!

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  35. the hello kitty earrings are soo cute, and love the first necklace you have on!

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  36. omg!! the hello kitty x Swarovski earrings are too adorable!!! 

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  37. I love anything Hello Kitty! I found out about the collection whilst browsing their store online, but there were hardly any displayed in my local shop! My mum actually bought me a pair from the collection for my birthday recently, quite similar to your purchase but a light pink version ^-^

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  38. Love it ! it's also a surprise for me that you can be worn as studs!!

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  39. i love all your rings. 99p with free falsies...deal!. i'm not a hello kitty fan, but cute earrings. 

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  40. That deer ring is sooo cute!!!! I so wish I lived near an H&M. And your bf sounds really sweet.

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