Old (or new?) royal paintings

Sunday, January 23, 2011

Hello, have you guys entered my currently running giveaways of EcoSmart (US) and Orient Watch (US) and Shaw Treatment (WORLDWIDE - and this one will ends tomorrow). Better hurry up ^o^

So anyway, one of my interest is history and anything related with it (maybe that's why i love vintage because vintage means history or something from the past, right? ;p). Well, speaking of history-related things, one of my hobby is to look at paintings of the royals, you know... such paintings as of Marie Antoinette, Duchess of Devonshire, etc..
I don't know why but old royal paintings always gave me the thrills, i love to imagine what their real faces looked like, what the clothes they were wearing in the paintings looks like in real life, and what life did they have back then, et cetera.. et cetera... ^o^

I wish there's a time machine for that.

But since there's no time machine, we can still play with time. These genius amateur artists shows us (at least) a glimpse of what would our generation be like if we were living in the past ;)







Can you guess who they are?
Yes, they're our beloved Hollywood celebrities! -- the artists turned their pictures to look like they were living in the past times. Fabulous isn't it? I found these through a photo effect contest at Worth1000. If you like these arts then you should go visit the website where there are many others like these that's worth to praise.
And don't forget to browse around while you're there because there are lots of other artsy photo galleries that can wow you too.

I wish i could have someone draw or make my picture to look like one of the above. If any of you would do it for me I would be forever grateful and i would cherish and say your name 100 times a day. Bless you.

Enjoy!

Another Blog Award !

Monday, January 17, 2011

Hi... How was your weekend everyone? Mine was great! We had plenty of food to eat and we laugh til our stomach hurts :D Fabulous time with the family ^__^
Anyway, a couple of days ago I got another blog award (Yeay!). This award is from one of my loyal reader Gustosa Giveaway. She awarded my blog with the Stylish Blogger Award:


Thank you so much for Gustosa Giveaway for giving me this lovely award!

With this award I also has to say 7 things about myself, so here they are:
  1. As you might as well know, I love Cats!
  2. I love collecting Cows-related things.
  3. I love vintage-related stuffs.
  4. I love decor! One of my fave decor style is Shabby Chic.
  5. I'm not really fond of water, just like a cat ^o^
  6. I hate that one of my eyelid is slightly different from the other so it's so hard to put on proper eyeliner (!). I always have trouble with this.
  7. I'm a bit on the sloppy side ^o^
Now you know a little more about me ;)

Shaw Treatment Review + GIVEAWAY ! - CLOSED

Thursday, January 6, 2011

I have the opportunity to try a variety of products from Shaw Treatment, and when the package finally arrived a couple of days ago I was so happy and couldn't wait to try it. The reviews on other blogs make me very curious and wants to try it myself. Their website also very user-friendly and I love what I see and read on the website.

Shaw Treatment is a company who offer great body care products while helping to make the world a better place. For any Shaw Treatment product that you buy they will donate over 25% of the sale to a charity working on grass-roots community projects in Africa. And you could choose which charity focus you want to support from several options they listed at their website.
That is one major commitment and I always have the most respect for companies like this.

They also have a great "No risk 365 Day Guarantee" policy, so if you're not satisfied you can keep the bottle and get all your money back >> which I highly doubt because I'm sure you will love it ;)

Other thing that I love about this company is the fact that they use natural and organic ingredients for their products. They blend it with science to make products that is safe for our skin , even for the most sensitive ones.

They also supports Ethical Trade, Vegan (do not contain any animal by-products and have not been tested on animals), and every bottle and container is Recyclable and Biodegradable. >> SUPER AWESOME!

And now for the review,
I received their JET SET - SWAHILI COAST Sampler Travel Set:
It includes four 2oz. bottles of : 
Body Lotion, Face & Body Cleanser, Volumizing Shampoo & Conditioner.

This is like sampling the most popular products from Shaw treatment all at once! And I didn't waste any time to try them out. I took a bath that afternoon with the Swahili Coast Face & Body Cleanser, wash my hair with the Volumizing Shampoo & Conditioner, and put on the Body Lotion afterward. And the first thing I noticed is: the scent. It was HEAVENLY.

Oh I love the scent of the Swahili Coast line.. I can't describe it to you but it's just spellbinding. A little bit like vanilla. Wait, no, I think it was coconut...added with tropical fruit infusion. Yes, that's it! And I just simply love it.

The body cleanser, shampoo & conditioner didn't lather much which what I expect from natural soaps and shampoo. Who needs lather and suds anyway, since most of them are made of chemicals, yikes! I like mine with little to no suds, the less chemicals got in contact with my skin the better ;)

The shampoo & conditioner really do it's job, my hair is volumized and didn't limp at all. But what I love most is the Body Lotion. It smells really great (!) and the scent lingers on my skin for many hours. I love the consistency of the lotion too, it's not greasy and not too liquid-y. My skin absorbs it easily and no residue left >> > L.O.V.E

DO GOOD WHILE YOU SHOP!
Every profit made will be donated by Shaw Treatment to charities supporting relief efforts throughout Africa. They will donate over 25% of the sale to a charity of your choice! (list of charities are on their website)


SWEET DEALS!
 

GIVEAWAYS! 
Shaw Treatment is offering a free JET SET - Swahili Coast Sample Travel Set just like mine above, to one lucky winner :) You'll love it!

Please pay attention to The RULES before you enter.


RULES :
(To be eligible for this giveaway contest you MUST do the MANDATORY below. You only need 1 Mandatory entry to enter, but you could also have Additional entries to maximize your chances, please remember to leave each entry in a separate comment box or it won't be counted)


To ENTER (MANDATORY) : You must visit Shaw Treatment, take a look around at the store and then come back here and tell me in a comment on this post, what item would you like to try. (1 entry)


For Additional entry (put each entry in a separate comment box) :
  • Follow Tigerlily's Book with Google Friend Connect (must be a visible follower). Look for it in my sidebar. (2 entries) - put each entry in a separate comment box
  • Follow me via RSS Subscriber or Twitter (find links in sidebar) -- tell me your id or email. If you're already a follower tell me your id/email and which subscription are you using. You can find all subscription links at the right side bar. (1 entry for each subscription - put in separate comment box)
  • Tweet about this giveaway with a link back here - leave me the link. (1 entry for each time you tweet)
  • Add my link to your blogroll (give me the link where you put it). (3 entries)
  • Blog about this giveaway with a link back here, leave the URL of your post in a NEW separate comment box. (3 entries)
  • Comment on my "First Post" post in this blog. (1 entry)
  • Grab my badge and post it in your blog's side bar or homepage (find my badge in the side bar, just copy the html provided and paste it in your blog), don't forget to give me the link. (3 entries)

NOTE : Remember to include your email in the comment box so I can reach you if you win.
Your entries will be visible after my approval so All entries that does not apply with the rules will not be counted and I will not published the entry!


This giveaway will end on Jan 26, 2010 at 24:00 pm. 
Yeah baby, the giveaway is open for WORLDWIDE !
Winner will be announced here on Jan 27, 2010.


I will use random.org to pick the winning number. If the winner does not respond within 48hrs then I will have to choose another winner and will announce it again in my blog. Good luck to everyone! ^__^


AND DON'T FORGET THE EZ Sox GIVEAWAY TOO!

DISCLAIMER:
I did not receive any form of payment for this review and this is written based on my own honest opinion. The free product(s) were provided by Shaw Treatment for review purposes only, and this compensation DOES NOT influence my opinion at all. If I said it's good then it's good, if it needs improvement I will say so :)
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IMPORTANT!
The sponsor is the one who is fully responsible for sending the giveaway prize to the winner(s) therefore I will not be held responsible for prizes that are not sent by the sponsors or for any lost shipment of the prize.

First Post! (Bandung Quick Trip)

Monday, January 3, 2011

Hola!
We're now entering the year 2011 :)
First of all, I know most of you were probably busy spending your holidays and all, so maybe you all don't have much time to browse internet and participate in giveaways ,therefore hereby I announced that I will be extending the EZ Sox giveaway! Now you have until 10 January to enter the giveaway, click here to enter it now!

Okay, second of all.. I just want to upload some unpublished posts from December. It's about my last trip of 2010. I haven't been gone far during 2010, only to nearby cities such as Bandung, Garut, Puncak, Anyer, Bogor, and.. that's all i could remember right now ;)

One of my 2011 resolution is to be able to get away to more cities and going abroad again, I've been dying to go to USS (Universal Studio Singapore) and Australia. This plans didn't work out on 2010 so I really hope me & hubs can execute the plans some time in 2011 ;)

So anyway, here's a short story of my last travel in 2010..
Me and hubby's family went to Bandung again around 2 weeks ago for a mini getaway. Bandung is only 2 hours drive from Jakarta and it's a mountainous area so it has colder climate than Jakarta. It's nice to go somewhere that has different atmosphere from our busy city.. Day 1 we had dinner at Tizi's, a famous oldie but goodie restaurant, we had bratwurst and oven baked chicken. I used to go to this restaurant when I was still in college, well not very often because the price was a little bit too expensive for college students haha but it's a nice restaurant for a date ;)


Day 2 we went to have lunch at another famous oldie but goodie restaurant, it's a noodle restaurant called "Mie Linggarjati". Aside from the chicken "yamin" noodle menu, the restaurant is also famous for it's avocado juice. The avocado juice is really different from other restaurant, it's nothing like i've ever tasted before, so it's really recommended :)

We went to factory outlets after lunch but we didn't buy anything because the place was so crowded and the prices are actually the same as in the malls so we had our doubts.. But overall, we had a great time (as always.. :D)

Oh there's one thing that i forgot to tell you, we were supposed to be traveling to Belitung on early January but something came up and the plan didn't work out for us (sob..), but we had other subtitute plans to travel to Malang, Surabaya and Madura by early February. So let's hope that one will work out successfully :D
 
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