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Sunday 31 October 2010

10 Ways to Pamper Yourself...


How much fun is this, feeding all the ghosts and goblins at my door and putting this list together of ways to pamper yourself. Ideal way to wrap up the month of October!

1. Relax and Recharge with Aromatherapy


2. Manicure & Pedicure


3. Time for green tea


4. Milk Bath


5. Organic Products


6. Time out just for you


7. Massage


8. Steam


9. Exercise


10. Go to your favourite Spa


Happy Halloween Spa Girls....

Sunday TREATS: Happy Halloween!

No tricks today; just the sweetest treats to get you ready for all that Halloween candy later tonight. :)

First, a tribute to a classic:

Submitted by Gabrielle K. & made by Erin S

It's the Great Pumpkin (Cake), Charlie Brown!


A bewitching black cat:

Made by CW readers Sabrina & Anneke V.


I love the spooky effect dry ice brings to this witch's cauldron:


So. Cool.


Check out these fun colors:

Sub'd by Jessa W. & made by Cakes By Ashley




Now for a slightly more Grim design...

Sub'd by Liz, made by Sweet Honeybee Bakery.

Look at that piping detail! Gorgeous.


Frank here looks more like a spooky art bust than a cake:


Amazing.


And who knew a giant spider cake could be elegant?

I like this fun modern design:

It's so bright and cheerful!


Speaking of bright, here's Jack Skellington's glowing little pooch, Zero:


If you're wondering why I don't have more Tim Burton cakes featured today, it's only because I have enough to do a whole separate post. Look for that sometime in the next few weeks!

One more spooky sweet graveyard:


And finally, I don't usually mention flavors here on Sunday Sweets, but Darla's Orange and Chocolate layer cake has me seriously tempted to break out the baking pans:


Plus, aren't her little pumpkins adorable?

Now look what you get when you slice into it!

Ooooh. Ahhhh.

To try this yourself, check out the recipe and instructions on Bakingdom here.


Happy Halloween, everyone!


To nominate a Sweet, e-mail it to Sunday Sweets [at] Cake Wrecks [dot] com.

Puma Shoes


Puma AG Rudolf Dassler Sport, officially branded as PUMA, is a major German multinational company that produces high-end athletic shoes, lifestyle footwear and other sportswear. Formed in 1924 as Gebrüder Dassler Schuhfabrik by Adolf and Rudolf Dassler, relationships between the two brothers deteriorated until the two agreed to split in 1948, forming two separate entities, Adidas and Puma. Puma is currently based in Herzogenaurach, Germany.

Elegant Black and White Puma

The company is known for its football shoes and has sponsored acclaimed footballers, including Pelé, Eusébio, Johan Cruijff, Enzo Francescoli, Diego Maradona, Lothar Matthäus, Kenny Dalglish, Didier Deschamps and Gianluigi Buffon. Puma is also the sponsor of the Jamaican track athlete Usain Bolt. In the United States, the company is probably best known for the suede basketball shoe it introduced in 1968, which eventually bore the name of New York Knicks basketball star Walt "Clyde" Frazier, and for its endorsement partnership with Joe Namath.

Puma Shoes Black and White Edition

Following the split from his brother, Rudolf Dassler originally registered the new-established company as Ruda, but later changed to Puma.[3]:31 Puma's earliest logo consisted of a square and beast jumping through a D, which was registered, along with the company's name, in 1948. Puma's shoe designs feature the distinctive "Formstripe",[3]:33 with clothing and other products having the logo printed on them.

Black and White Puma Shoes
Puma Shoes for Girls

The company also offers lines shoes and sports clothing, designed by Lamine Kouyate, Amy Garbers and others. Since 1996 Puma has intensified its activities in the United States. Puma owns 25% of American brand sports clothing maker Logo Athletic, which is licensed by American professional basketball and association football leagues. Since 2007 Puma AG has been part of the French luxury group PPR.

Red and White Puma Shoes

On the Scene....Confiteria Ideal, Buenos Aires

On the Scene....Confiteria Ideal, Buenos Aires

Disney Princesses

On my trip to Anaheim, California I filmed a video with THE Michelle Phan!! *deng deng deng* She's the 17th (last time I checked) most subscribed youtuber so it's a huge deal!!

Initially we would just reply each other on twitter sometimes but when she asked if I'd like to collaborate on a video with her I didn't even believe it was going to happen until the moment she reached my hotel room. I thought she'd cancel or something!! Don't blame me I've just met a lot of irresponsible people in life. But she didn't!! (I was in Disneyland for a press junket. Think I cannot say what yet. If you are smart you can probably guess? Pretty glaringly obvious lol)

I was apprehensive about meeting her (I'm always apprehensive about meeting people coz I rarely like people hahaha) but it turned out we got along so well and had so much in common so that was awesome!!

AND we had so much fun filming this video!!! We were Disney princesses - She's Ariel and I'm Rapunzel from the new Disney movie Tangled! (In Singapore the working title is Rapunzel: A Tangled Tale)

Check it out!



A lot of people seem to be confused about Rapunzel's make up since she is so new, so here are some pictures of the newest Disney princess. She's my VERY FAVOURITE.




So much blonde hair jealous max

Although her make up looks subtle it's actually not!! She has a golden tan, with ginormous green eyes framed by loads of lashes especially lower lashes! She has freckles, bushy brows, coral cheeks and just a hint of lip colour. She has cascading blonde hair and a damn cute chameleon as a pet too. Someone in the comments said "Rapunzel didn't have a frog". It's a chameleon!!!

Ahem. Back to the topic. How? Did Michelle do a good job duplicating the look or WHAT??

And don't forget to subscribe to Michelle's awesome make up tutorial videos here.

Saturday 30 October 2010

Wood Jewellery

Jewellery is something that we all take fancy for and are inspired to make it an essential component of the wardrobe. In other sense, jewellery constitutes an important role in making a fashion statement; after all, the glittery, vivid reflection appeals to every eye. Incidentally, one important type of jewellery is wood jewellery that is inspiring host of jewellery aficionados to get their hands on it. By long odds, wood jewellery has its own different appeal and value as a result of which it is coming to the front rapidly in the jewellery bazaar.

It would be a misapprehension if wood jewellery is considered to be a novelty, yet in fact the history highlights that the concept has been passed on by the ancient people that used to make it via the different materials like stones, shells, bones, woods etc. Now when the fashion of wood jewellery has revived in the market and attaining prominence, it gives the impression as if we are hooking up to our inherited jewellery culture.

Wood jewellery, as the name itself suggests, is made of wood and basically come in certain patterns including pinks, hair accessories, necklaces, anklets, earrings, bracelets, brooches etc. in dissimilar shapes including flowers, fruit and plants. At the same time, some handpicked wood jewellery are also in vogue and are basically made of vividly colored natural timber incorporating constituents of some metals and other specific materials in a little amount.

The available styles and designs in contemporary wood jewellery will inspire even the most judicious shoppers to consider for buying without fail. As tastes and preferences vary from person to person, the prevalence of traditional or vintage wood jewellery in the market makes sense especially for the respective types of customers. To add extra décor to the jewellery, the incorporation of small pieces of metal, precious gemstones and plastic beads has also become widespread.

Moreover, some specific type of people looking to get their hands on like-minded wood jewellery, they can ensure the availability of the personalized jewellery fitting best to their personal preferences and needs. Alternatively, you can look to create the wood jewellery on your end provided you possess basic creative skills. And by the way designing something on ones own end has its own significance and pleasure. Well, it wholly depends on you as what materials you want to include in the creation of wood jewellery. To be precise, besides the basic materials, if you are looking to add extra attraction in the personalized wood jewellery then you can bring the respective accessories into the process. However when it comes to personalization, it seems to be an all-consuming process but in the long run of the process nothing appears more than happiness and satisfaction.

Don't Mansion It

Welcome, foolish mortals, to the haunted mansion. I am your host. Your...GHOST....host.

And....I like big BUTTS and I cannot lie,
No other specter can deny,
When a ghoul walks in...

Hm? Oh. (Ahem.) Sorry.


Our tour begins here, in this bowling alley.

As you can see, we have pins and needles to spare. (Muah-ha-haa! Puns killed me.)


Ah, but your cadaverous pallor betrays an aura of foreboding - almost as though you sense a disquieting metamorphosis:

Are these ghosts actually stretching?

Or have they been run over?


Also, what's the deal with this guy?



And consider this dismaying observation:

Strong spirits are a leading cause of gingivitis.

(Look it up.)


We have 999 happy haunts here, but there's room for a thousand.

Any volun...

David, I'm trying to spiel here. Do you mind?

"Is this real life?"

No, David, this is real death. Run along, now.

My apologies.

As I was saying, we find it delightfully unlivable here in this ghostly retreat. Every room has wall-to-wall creeps, and hot and cold running Chills!

The Chills are our resident track team.


Now, as they say, "look alive," and we'll conclude our little tour.

Not that alive.


Oh, and before you go, there's a little matter I forgot to mention:

BEWARE...of shop-lifting ghosts!

"QUICK! Mall security is coming!"


Sunny R., Ticara G., Kartrina R., Jill M., Janet, Annette D., Brady, Jenna A., H.M., & Heidi Y., your ghosts will haunt you until you return...all that stuff they took.

Pablo Ramirez Backstage, Buenos Aires