Contest Winner

WIN! 

The Mother + Daughter Photoshoot Giveaway contest ended earlier today at 4:00pm. We wrote out all the names who entered onto little pieces of paper, folded them in half and I picked out the winner with my eyes closed at 6:00pm! 

First off, thank you to everyone who entered this contest. We loved seeing all the retweets on Twitter (we received the most entries there by the way, don't underestimate Twitter!), on Facebook, and also thank you rebadiva for entering through our blog.

Here we announce our winner, Miss Wahiba, who entered through Twitter and through Facebook!

Our question was, what was the best style advice your mother ever gave you? 

Wahiba says: "My mom inspired me to wear and collect nice silky scarves to polish up every outfit. I got a collection now - Thanks Mom!" 

Others said:

• "Fashion always works in cycles so don't throw out things if you can still use them."
• "Be classic but add a touch of your personality."
• "Mama's style tip is: Balance & proportion. If you're going to show the top shelf, make sure you cover the bottom shelf."
• "My aunt always told me to tuck my hair behind my ears or else I'd look like a foxy lady."
• "Invest money in pieces that have a great cut."
  

Thank you everyone for sharing these style tips!

Congratulations again to the winner! We hope this photoshoot package will give your ma a 
nice surprise this weekend :)
 

sincerely,
p & Elle3 Studio

p.s. For those who missed out this time, check out Elle3 Studio's website to enter their Headshot/Portrait Photo Package contest!

Mother & Daughter Photoshoot Giveaway

Mother's Day is just shy of a week away. To celebrate the "Grand Opening" of our blog, we thought it would be perfect to do a giveaway sponsored by Elle3 Studio with Mother's Day coming up!

 
We're giving away a Mother & Daughter Photo Shoot Package.
*This contest is open for moms to enter too!


Package includes:

• An outdoor photo shoot
• Get pampered and glam'd up with hair & makeup by Dee W. 
• 2 edited photos
• 2 pieces of jewelry to flaunt, courtesy of OhKuol

 
HOW TO ENTER:
We want to know, what was the best style advice your mother ever gave you? Your answer could be funny, bad, terrible, awesome, or unheard of! 

You can enter by:

• submitting an answer on our Facebook page 
• submitting an answer below in our comment box
• for the Twitteratis, RT:  "I want to win a Mother + Daughter Photoshoot Giveaway sponsored by @OhKuol + @elle3studio!"

Contest closes this coming Friday, May 6th at 4:00pm. The winner will be announced the same day at 6:00pm!


As a kid, you might have taken a lot of photos with your ma. Now that you're just a wee-tad older, just think how sweet it would be to do photoshoot together :)

p.s. We want to thank our sponsor in advance! Please take a moment to visit Elle3 Studio's website, join their Facebook page, and follow them on Twitter.

sincerely,
Priscilla

Good for All Night

Let me tell you the story behind this necklace. If you're drawing dirty ideas in your mind after reading the message, I don't blame ya... the pendant here is actually a brothel token from the 1900s. This one in particular was found at an auction in New York.

Brothel tokens were used as advertisement for brothel houses... back in the days. They came in brass or bronze and often had these naughty little messages embossed. We found a couple that might raise a few eyebrows. But they brought a few giggles nonetheless!

We spotted this little token at The Farmer's Daughter's vendor table from last week's Blim Market at the Heritage Hall. (Take a moment and check out this creative display!) It's a great market for local designers and artists to showcase their work. And also a lovely place to visit if you're shopping for pieces with unique qualities to them. It was our third time visiting last week and this market never fails to impress.

If you're wondering if we bought this, YES we did... and for the record, my sister did, not me!

We will be featuring a few up and coming local designers this week. If you're local artist and would like to be considered to get featured on our blog, e-mail us at ohkuol@hotmail.com or leave a comment and we will get in touch with you!

sincerely,
Priscilla

newspaper art nail

You might think that getting a newspaper print on your nails could be very messy... but it is quite easy. Take my word for it, I've tried it! This is a very cool look if you love vintage... which I love. We decided to start our new blog off with this DIY post, as we had a few friends from Twitter who requested for it!

You will need:

• A base color nail polish
• Clear top coat nail polish
• Scissors
• Newspaper
• Rubbing alcohol
• Tweezer (optional)
• Bowl
• Another pair of hands (optional)

Steps:

• Paint your nails with your choice of base color. (tip: It is a good idea to do 2 layers or even 3 if needed. Just to make sure the newspaper print will show up clearly)
• Let your nails dry, be patient.
• Soak the little pieces of newspaper in the bowl with rubbing alcohol. (I actually used cooking alcohol here because I couldn't find rubbing alcohol at home.)
• If you have a tweezer, you could use them to take the newspaper out of the bowl and carefully place it on top of your dried nails. 
• Press the newspaper against your nails for 15-20 seconds. Be sure to put a bit of pressure so the ink sets.
• Gentle remove the newspaper, and voila, your nails have a new pattern... but don't move!! Let this dry...
• Finish it off with a top coat! 

I tried this technique after discovering it on: Mrs.Chong - A petite mrs' thrift + style blog.

Please take a moment to check out her blog. The author is a friend of ours and is also the designer of our blog, thanks D!

This was surely a spontaneous post. Doing things spontaneously always feels a little more fun, oui? I hope this was helpful, please check back for more updates!

sincerely,
Priscilla

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