Nowadays, travelling is not a luxury, it is a lifestyle. So what a fashionable and practical girl needs for travelling? A travel cosmetic bag! Mine has two compartments. I love that it’s black so it’s not easily dirtied and that it’s Chanel. However, it’s not especially designed for travelling. It irks me when my cotton buds are dirtied by cosmetic. I was elated when I found these bags from A Bag a Day.

Not only do they look good, they also open up to reveal three separate compartments. As you can see, it’s large enough to store plenty of cosmetics. Most importantly, it has a hook which enable you to hang your toiletries/cosmetic in the washroom. When it’s hung away from the sink, you don’t have to worry that the cosmetics in the bag will be wet.

This travel bag which previously cost RM 98 is now only RM 88. For more information, visit A Bag a Day.

Chase your new year blues away already. Christmas might be over  but Chinese New Year is just  around the corner. I didn’t realise that until seeing Christmas trees and Santa Claus being replaced with Cherry Blossoms and lanterns.

One of the best thing about Chinese New Year is that it gives you an excuse to buy more clothes! If you think you want to try wearing something other than red but still look appropriate for the festival, getting a cheongsam might be a good idea. Check out these cheongsam from Blissfully Beautiful.

A long time ago Ginger Spice was seen wearing a Union Jack top as a dress which inevitably show off her black underwear. She was probably thinking of this particular line in their song ‘Do It’ :  “Who cares what they say. Because the rules are for breaking”. Uh-ah,  showing off your underwear on stage is a rule you should never break.

While I don’t condone wearing undergarment as outerwear but I must admit that the Union Jack top is very eye-catching. I love the patterns and colours created by the amalgamation of three flags. Dotty Dots found in Lookbook a girl wearing a Union Jack top in which she tastefully paired with a black blazer, skinny jeans and converse shoes.

If you like to get your own, check out Blaq Magik  Lvrs (RM 35) or  Dotty Dots (RM 45 inclusive of postage)

There are plenty of fashion faux pas such s VPL (visible panty line) which we try to avoid. There’s another fashion no-no that most didn’t know and even if we do, we probably wouldn’t commit: wearing your face on your body.

What’s wrong with it? Well, it makes you look very self-absorbed. When Paris Hilton wore a t-shirt with a print of her face, Daily Mail commented that “what must be the most impressive sign of her vanity to date”. The title was even funnier: Paris Hilton pays tribute to her favourite icon–herself. Indeed. We wear prints of our favourite to show our allegiance.

If you don’t have any t-shirt of your favourite icons, get it already! We found some t-shirts from My Favourite Tees with prints of popular fashion and music icons such as Marilyn Monroe, Madonna,  Lady Gaga, Heidi Klum, The Beatles, Sex Pistol and Audrey Hepburn.

[photo credits: Daily Mail , My Favourite Tees]

No. Those are not folded magazines wrapped with leather belts. Those are actually clutches, aptly named as magazine clutch. How quirky! We wonder if the person who came up with it got the idea when he/she folder her magazine and thought ‘Hey, let’s make it a bag!’.

Actually, you can make your own magazine clutch. You will need 1) a Magazine 2) Neutral colored thread 3) Scissors 4) Utility knife 5) Iron 6) Heat N Bond iron-on adhesive 7) Cording 8) Grommets and a 9) Plastic Coat. Watch the video tutorial get a better idea.

But if you’re not good with DIY, why not just order it from Dandy Showy Dressy? The fun part is–its personalised! You can have your favourite advertisement on a magazine, a photograph of your favourite celebrity or even a photograph of yourself. There’s another girl who showed of her magazine clutch with a photograph of Edward Cullen from Twilight on it! We think that a magazine clutch is a thoughtful gift for friends too. What about giving your bestfriend a clutch with your face and her’s on the clutch?

This is how you can get your customised magazine clutch

1. Choose a magazine cover/photograph with the size of 30 cm x 30 cm (Alternatively, you can design it yourself)
2. Send the file to Dandy Showy Dressy via e-mail along with the payment.
3. Wait for  3 to 4 weeks and you’ll have a personalised clutch!

Dandy Showy Dressy sells the magazine clutch at RM 49. The dimensions of clutch is 30cm x 15cm x 4cm and it weights about 300 grams. If you like to have a customised magazine clutch, order it before 7 December 2009. Check it out!