Jacintha

we tried 1-2 different coffee everyday so you don’t have to!

Well, korea is known for their diluted and cheap americano and yes, that was most of the ones we tried except this one!

FOCAL POINT

📍Address: 387 Cheongpa-ro, Yongsan-gu, Seoul, South Korea

💭 Thoughts: The only americano that i felt wasn’t diluted. They have different beans options too!

Another big one for me: I can taste the coffee in my latte, which is huge as most of the time all i taste is milk!😵‍💫

ps. they are near seoul station (5min walk) so you can grab a coffee when you are about to board the KTX.

best coffee in seoul that we tried!

follow for my full itinerary soon!

#koreatravel #koreafood #korea #coffee #korearecommendation #koreacafe #cafeguide #seoulrecommendations #seoulfoodie #seoultravel

I swear to god I just had the worst lash experience everrrrr… 😭😭😭 I regret it sooo much! It was pretty cheap (below $80 for both top and bottom lashes) but I really REALLY HATED IT!!!

Here’s why:

1. It is clumpy and thick! The lashes were glued together for the “manga lash style”. And bcos of how thick she glued it on, I can feel that she stuck it on 2 of my natural lashes. This feels really UNCOMFORTABLE and I can feel it immediately after. It also felt really stiff!

My eyes were swollen right after & I can literally see my eyelids turning puffy 😭😭😭

2. I know manga lashes are meant to be long, but this is WAY TOO LONG?! I feel like I was wearing FAKE EYELASHES!!?😭😭😭

3. Lower lashes were TOO LONG and not natural 💀💀💀 Sure, it looks super chio on camera and in pictures, but I STG in real life I LOOK LIKE A FREAK… plus the lower lashes were not the natural thin type, they’re the THICK and black kind. Can you imagine? It’s just like spiders on my eyes 😫😫😫

Plus the lady that did my lashes did not have the proper bed and equipment 🙅🏼‍♀️❌ which means there’s no hygiene. Once is enough! I’ll never go back to her no matter how cheap it is 😭🙅🏼‍♀️

Uniqlo is now having sales! If you’re looking for timeless staples to build a capsule wardrobe, here are 3 highly recommend items:

➊ American Sleeve Cropped Bra Sleeveless Top — $19.90

I’m obsessed with this bra top! It’s my go-to top for any occasion due to its versatility. This bra top is made of great quality material and I love that it’s so comfortable and fits so well. Ditch the bra because this top has got you covered, quite literally!

➋ AIRism Cotton Cropped Bra Tube Top — $19.90

Another easy top with a built in bra. It works well as both a layering piece or on its own. With the straight neckline, it’ll look good when paired with a button-down shirt. The breathable material is definitely a favourite for our year-round hot weather in Singapore!

➌ Sweat Pants (Co-ord) — $29.90

This pants is sooooo comfortable! It’s 100% cotton fleece with a thick feel. I love the slim fit look and that it comes with drawstring. The off-white, grey and black are basic colours that are easy to pair.

The limited offer is until 2 Nov! Grab them before the sales end! Save this post and share the deal! ❤️❤️❤️

#MyVibe #SalesDeals #outfitinspiration #deals #capsulewardrobe #ootd #UNIQLO

Girlies listen up!! This is an impt topic & it's surprising to see how many ppl still do it wrongly! There's nth wrong with wanting to be clean down there but there are ways that might cause irritation so i'm here to tell you how to do it🙌🏻

1. Keep your tools clean / Separate kit

Just like a facial shaver , you gotta clean the tools! This is to keep the blades clean & free of bacteria. Your private area is much more sensitive & even if your skin is usually not as sensitive, it might not be the same down there.

You should also have a separate kit that is only used for down there. Multitasking with tools you’ve used on other parts of your body can introduce infection.

I use rubbing alcohol to wash/disinfect my tools before every use! Mine is from Mustafa & it's only $5.90 for sich a huge bottle.

2. Trim excess hair before shave

If for some reason you haven't shaved in a while, always rmb to trim off excess hair before shaving. Use a pair of scissors, cut away the long thick patch till your hair is about an inch or less than that!

This will help you see your skin & prevent accidents. You can also see your hair growth direction bttr.

3. Exoliate

I know many people just wash, but i find that exoliating really helps to get the skin even smoother! Exfoliation removes any dead skin cells or sebum clogging the hair follicles. This way, your razor can just glide across smoothly!

4. Never shave dry! Always lather up

Shaving dry can cause razor burns or irritation & they hurt!!! Most people shave in the shower so the skin is already soft! Some people like to use shaving cream/gel but i personally just use conditioner😂 it works the same!

What other tips do you have?? Please share!! ❤️

Oof this is a lengthy one.

Let’s get right into the points, shall we?🙂✨

PS: We also saved on the groom’s outfit (FOC army number 1 uniform) and we also did our own reception table decor. Too many items to mention hence I left those out. 👉🏼👈🏼

1️⃣ 𝗦𝗸𝗶𝗽 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗲𝗱𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗿

💰 Savings: $3,000 – $7,000

The wedding is the BEST time to test your team work as a couple. Unless both of you are super busy people, hate planning or virtually have no budget constraints – then you should get a wedding planner. Otherwise if you’re like us; we’re folks who enjoy planning and organising things in general, you’re gonna enjoy the wedding planning process very much.

I’ll be doing another post on our planning process and timeline 😌

2️⃣ 𝗗𝗜𝗬 𝗳𝗹𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿 𝗯𝗼𝘂𝗾𝘂𝗲𝘁 (𝗽𝗿𝗲 𝘄𝗲𝗱𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝗼𝘁)

💰 Savings: $150 – $200

No gurl, I ain’t gnna spend so much on a PWS bouquet which I’m just gnna use for maximum 5 hours tops.

🌷 Bought my flowers and fillers from Far East Floral at Thomson!

💐 Assembled my flowers the day before and tied them together with a rustic twine. It’s unique and unconventional.

3️⃣ 𝗟𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗵 𝗯𝗮𝗻𝗾𝘂𝗲𝘁 (𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗹𝘂𝗱𝗲𝘀 𝗱𝗲𝗳𝗮𝘂𝗹𝘁 𝗱𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗺𝗲𝘀, 𝗶𝗻𝘃𝗶𝘁𝗲𝘀 – 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘁𝘆𝗽𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗽𝗮𝗰𝗸𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗺𝘀)

💰 Savings: Approx $400 per table ( = ~$8000)

We had our wedding banquet at Parkroyal Collection Marina Bay. Number of pax was 200 (tables of 5).

👍🏼 Nowadays, guests usually prefer to lunch banquets because dinner events usually end very late, past their kids’ bedtime.

👍🏼 Lunch = smaller angbao = happier pockets 😂

👍🏼 Once the event ends, your guests can still do other things after that. I also realise I tend to be happier attending weddings that happen in the afternoon – it’s a psychological thingy. Sunday dinners are the worst 😵‍💫

4️⃣ 𝗗𝗜𝗬 𝗽𝗵𝗼𝘁𝗼 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗽𝗹𝗮𝘆

I used Photoshop to do the photo montage. Before that, you’ll need to have your pre wedding shoot first haha. I also weaved the seating arrangement into the design too. It becomes purposeful and functional – not just a mere photo display which people will simply just walk past it.

❗️ Planning is key – you have to visualise which size works best for your venue. Too small and you’ll not have an impactful display.

❗️ Do factor in cost for printing and mounting. I did mine at the Xorex shop at West Coast Plaza.

5️⃣ 𝗥𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗽𝗵𝗼𝘁𝗼 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗽𝗹𝗮𝘆 𝗿𝗮𝗰𝗸𝘀

💰 Savings: >$1000 (w the decor, printing of photos + mounting)

I rented the photo display racks from a party shop (Partybang) on Carousell. My friends helped to fix it up the night before the wedding. It’s wonderful seeing everyone coming together to help erect the structures.

💕🥹 That’s how a wedding should be; people are what makes the wedding. Everyone loved it very much because it looks grand and well put together – it looked like it was done by a decor vendor. Thanks friends ILY.

6️⃣ 𝗙𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗱𝘀 𝗮𝘀 𝗲𝗺𝗰𝗲𝗲𝘀

💰 Savings: $500-$1000 (x2 if you have two)

Right off the bat, we knew we didn’t want to hire a stranger who barely knew us. Besides, the pro emcees usually have high rates that could set us back by quite a bit. We are VERYYY LUCKY to have good friends who have great public speaking abilities and everyone were amazed by how professional they were 😌💕 It’s crucial to find suitable friends who can take on the role because it’s certainly not an easy task. We did give them a token of appreciation too! They were the best emcees. Period.

7️⃣ 𝗡𝗼 𝘃𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗽𝗵𝗲𝗿

💰 Savings: $2,000 – $3,000

Initially, my husband and I had some disagreements on this matter. Like many ladies, I too wanted to have a cinematic and vibey aesthetics wedding film – super trendy nowadays 🥲 Husband felt it wasn’t necessary as we already have photographers. In the end, we didn’t hire anyone to do it. We just saved all the snippets our friends and families took which I thought was very real and authentic (not curated content). Looking back, I do think it’s really not necessary 😌.

8️⃣ 𝗖𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗺𝗶𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗼𝘄𝗻 𝘄𝗲𝗱𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘄𝗲𝗯𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗲 (𝗙𝗥𝗘𝗘)!

We used Zola to track our RSVP. I sent it out together with our e-invites. I love the website very much because I get to customise the theme and fonts + it’s very easy to use.

👍🏼 I could also add info and pictures of my bridal party.

👍🏼 We also used it for seating arrangement. We were able to churn out a list and export into excel too. Legit amazing.

9️⃣ 𝗪𝗲 𝗱𝗶𝗱 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗼𝘄𝗻 𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗵𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝗺𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗴𝗲 + 𝗽𝘄𝘀 𝗺𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗴𝗲 (𝗣𝘂𝘁 𝗶𝗻 𝗕𝗧𝗦 𝗜𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗺 𝘃𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗼𝘀!)

👶🏻 We used photoshop and a video making software – Premier Pro (7-day free trial).

This required a-bit of effort because we had to gather all of our childhood photos and digitised them. We also had to match the timeline because the photos were placed side by side. I also used photoshop to add on an Polaroid effect to make it look more 3-dimensional. My husband then put the entire video together in less than 7 days – within the trial period hahahah. He did such an amazing job with it. 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

🔟 𝗢𝘂𝗿 𝗯𝗿𝗶𝗱𝗲𝘀𝗺𝗮𝗶𝗱𝘀 𝗯𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗿 𝗼𝘄𝗻 𝗱𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗰𝗰𝗼𝗿𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗼 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘆 𝗹𝗶𝗸𝗲 – 𝘄𝗲 𝗼𝗻𝗹𝘆 𝗲𝗺𝗽𝗵𝗮𝘀𝗶𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗹𝗼𝘂𝗿

👗 The result was a beautiful ensemble of dresses that my girls felt very comfortable in. They chose dresses that best fit their own body types. PS: We did give our bridal party angbaos – just to thank everyone for their help. So I think it helped offset the cost from their end too.

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Let us know how else we can help in your wedding planning 💕 – Sherry & Ash

👶🏻 KKH Private: Birth Experience (yes we’re parents now!)

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disclaimer the last pic isnt me 🤣🤣🤣 i got it from shopee and wore it out WITHOUT GETTING A GOOD PICCCC so i’ll js have to make do w the ss from shopee

anywayssss~ ive been looking for ways to make my basic outfits less boring and ive been obsesseddddd w tube tops so i decided to buy tube tops that are basic yet not rly!

✧ tube top no. 1

— i got this from shein and it came as a set (w a bolero)

i actl forgot i had this till recently i was digging through my wardrobe LOL so glad i hv this tbh bc its so basic yet like not so plain????? bc of the asymmetrical cut hehe 🤭 wear this w literally ANY bottoms and ure good to go bruh AND its not that see through (but ofc safer to wear nude bra)

super slay 10/10

✧ tube top no. 2

— THIS IS MY FAVVVV i got this from shopee! iirc it has 5 colours? black, cream, taupe, white and pink??? i forgot. its soooo cute w the babydoll detail 🥹🥹🥹🥹 only complain is that its free size and its suuuuuper elastic so it keeps slipping down…. but other than that its rly cute 🫶🏻

8/10

✧ tube top no. 3

— got so many compliments for this top! its also from shopee and i was honestly q skeptical abt the quality cos thr wasnt any review from the shop i bought from but tHX GODDDD it turned out great 🫡 the material can be slightly scratchy on the back but it didnt rly bother me so i was fine w it (if ure more sensitive than you might not like this) i rly like how flattering this looks!

8/10

✧ tube top no. 4

— UGH i love this as well but its slightly loose on me and its alr the smallest size 😭😭😭 gna make it fit somehow idc! its so fairy vibessss and i rly have never seen any1 whr sth like this before so 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼

love the design as well the only thing is the sizingggg fk 💔 and this isnt see through!!!!!

8/10

i cant link the items anym but yall can js comment and i’ll give you the link hehe

Hi there! Sooo I’ve been doing try-ons on Instagram for about 7 months now. Here are some of my favourite brands that imo caters to mid-sized XL girls the best!

1. Our Second Nature

✨Classic, timeless pieces aside from their pretty but overly recognisable prints. Cutting mostly fits my body well.

💰~ $59 for tops, $89 for bottoms, $129 for dresses

2. Something to Hold

✨Romantic, dreamy silhouettes that are flattering and hide my insecurities. Clothes are mostly a relaxed fit. Very good quality basics too.

💰~ $120 for tops, $180 for dresses

3. Love & Bravery

✨Comfortable pieces that fit bigger bodies well. Many work appropriate outfits but I prefer their dressier and more feminine ones. Quality is on the higher end compared to other brands with the same price range.

💰~ $40 for separates, $50 for dresses

4. Love, Bonito

✨TBH I’ve been unimpressed by their releases but they have nice basics and pieces for any occasion. Size range is really good. Quality is ok if you choose right.

💰~ $40 for tops, $60 for dresses

I know there are other brands out there that are size inclusive, but perhaps I just haven’t encountered them or appreciated their clothings for various reasons such as fit, design, or price for quality. Let me know if you have recommendations hehe 😉

#OutfitRecommendation #midsizedgirls #plussizedfashion #tryon

From 7 to 20 August, head down to Bugis and JEM Watsons for Banila Co FIRST-EVER makeup counter in Singapore, Banila Co Glam Station, and enjoy exclusive discounts and gifts with purchase! 🩷

Love the smell of your clothes fresh out of the dryer? Looking for soapy and luxurious fragrances that smell like clean hotel linen? Then, this week’s perfume recommendations are perfect for you!

Check them out below and let me know if you have a favourite “clean” fragrance too 🧽🫧

1. CLEAN – Warm Cotton (60ml) / $70-$120 from Sephora (there’s two variations!)

– Scent profile: lemon, verbena, marine acccords, musk

– Reminds of me of fragrant dryer sheets and hotel towels

– Lemon top note is crisp, but it doesn’t overpower the scent 🍋

– More soapy than citrusy overall

– Decent lasting power

2. Bvlgari – Omnia Crystalline (65ml) / $159 from Sephora

– Scent profile: bamboo, pear, lotus, tea, wood

– Light and fresh, slightly aquatic and floral 🌊

– One of my faves in the Omnia series!

– A different interpretation of “clean” scents — doesn’t smell soapy or like laundry detergent

– Average lasting power

3. REPLICA by Maison Margiela – Bubble Bath (100ml) / $185 from Sephora

– Scent profile: soap, bergamot, florals, coconut, patchouli

– SOOO soapy and sweet!

– True to its name, this smells like a luxurious bubble bath 🛁

– Coconut is strong imo, there’s also a hint of lavender and rose

– Doesn’t last long, but I’m in love with the scent

4. Body Fantasies – His Clean Laundry (118ml) / $19 from Shopee

– Scent profile: citrus, pear, water lily, coconut, wood, white musk

– Smells like a clean, white cotton shirt that’s just out of the wash 👕

– I got this in Korea because ENHYPEN’s Sunghoon recommended it :’)

– Watery and ozonic

– I saw some reviewers describing this as a romantic scent and I totally get it — it’s a deep scent that’s not sharp/piercing 🥰

– Decent lasting power (considering its a body mist)

It’s #SustainableSunday !

We’re no stranger to vegan-friendly products 🌱, having released fan favourites such as the TOS x SIA collection and TAF Edition.

It’s important for us to provide better alternatives wherever possible. With the launch of Iduna and our latest collection, Willow , we’ve expanded our range of vegan-friendly products by introducing apple leather to our catalogue.

Apple leather is a sustainable alternative to traditional leather, made from the waste by-products of the food industry. In Singapore, Tocco Toscano is the first brand to incorporate and promote apple leather as an eco-friendly material for fashion and accessories.

Benefits of apple leather 🍎

Let’s talk about an arm candy in exchange for a contribution to environmental actions! Apple leather is a bio-based vegan material. As its name suggests, it is made from real apples, primarily leftover pomace and peel from the food industry that would otherwise end up in landfills, incinerated or left to decompose.

Furthermore, due to its high cellulose content, pomace and peel are ideal materials for upcycling into new fabric. This apple waste is mixed with Polyurethane, a binding agent, in order to produce the apple leather that we work with. As a sustainable alternative, apple leather mimics the look and feel of cow leather.

As we’re inching towards a more sustainable future, we hope our efforts are helping to create a more eco-friendly and socially responsible future for fashion. 🫶🏼

If you’re interested to learn more about apple leather, you can read more on FAQ Page to understand better!

Check out our Apple Leather Series – Iduna and Willow – at our website www.toccotoscano.com or visit our offline retail outlets at:

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Here’s to taking a step towards feeling great about your purchase! 💚

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