Thanks to Instragram and its wonderful community of teacup collectors, I was led to this high teaware brand from Australia named after its founder: Cristina Re. Cristina Re is an Italian-born, Australian-based designer who built her now 15-year brand from weddings. Yes, weddings!) She is known as the original founder of DIY stationery concept, providing quality designer ... READ MORE
The start of my tea cup collection
Remember the Royal Albert tea cup and saucer set I gifted myself with for my birthday this year? I bought that from @paperstrawlove, an IG seller carrying the finest brands of home and kitchenware. Her catalog of vintage tea cups is to die for! Since then, I have been dreaming of my own tea cup collection. I am especially drawn to those in white, black, gold and blue ... READ MORE
Bag Review: Mansur Gavriel Mini Bucket
This is it. I finally bought myself a luxury designer bag! I wrote about Mansur Gavriel's yummy vegetable leather bags some weeks ago (read it HERE) and casually posted a picture of an MG bag over at Instagram. Before I knew it, I was exchanging Viber messages with @ruedumarche who was recommended to me by an Instagram friend, @yeyevivas. @ruedumarch is a ... READ MORE
Spotting a Fake Lacoste Shirt
Last week I talked about my collection of Lacoste shirts and I mentioned that Rustan's (the exclusive distributor of Lacoste apparel and bags here in Manila) do not carry my size anymore (which is a kid's size - 14). This sad news, coupled by the positive feedback I've been reading about this particular Instagram (IG) reseller of Lacoste shirts and bags, made me want try her ... READ MORE