Garment Guard - disposable underarm shields

I read about this product called a Garment Guard being featured on the Today show and I was intrigued. What it is essentially, is a piece of cotton shield with adhesive. You place it on the inside of your clothes, on the underarm area to protect your clothes from perspiration stains or deodorant stains or yellow underarm stains on your white shirts. Best of all, they are disposable so you just wear and throw. They are apparently used on the set of the O.C. possibly to protect all the expensive clothes used on the show! I don’t know where we can get it here but you can Shop for Garment Guard at Beauty.com.

Its always bikini season here

Because its always swimwear season here in Malaysia, I thought to post a picture of a bikini set that caught my eye. I saw this set on Keys Swimwear and there was just something about it that appealed to me.

I think its the buckle on the bottom that gives this outfit a rugged, sexy edge. You don’t usually get metal bits on swimwear and this one looks like it would look as good out of the water as in it. I however, am not as thin nor toned as the model so there’s no way I can squeeze myself into something to tiny. But one can dream eh?

It was also while browsing Keys Swimwear that I saw they were selling bikini tops and bikini bottoms separately. I used to wonder why this was so because over here, when I browse in the store, I find that they usually sell them as a set. However, now I see the logic in selling them separately, not so you can mix and match (though that is a thought) but because a woman’s top and bottom are not usually of the same size. So, selling bikinis separately offers a better fit. Makes perfect sense now! Darn! I think its time for me to hit the gym!

Lace me up!

Lace gives the perception of luxury and adds an old-fashioned air to clothes in particular. Good hand made lace can be very expensive but is oh so exquisite. Failing that, machine-made lace will do too.

I love lace on evening gowns or for some everyday wear. A lace camisole under a serious work suit adds a flirty twist to an otherwise masculine looking outfit. Being a woman in a corporate environment does not mean you have to dress like the men! So, I’m on the lookout for some nice lace tops or skirts. As I said before, they are hard to come by.

Most of the time, lace is the domain of the bedroom. Just go to the lingerie department and you’ll know what I mean. Sheer lace teddies and nightgowns dominate as to flirty sexy lace bras. But it doesn’t have to all be naughty.

As Life & Style shows, if you can’t wear lace on clothes, then wear them on other accessories. A lace headband, or lace clutch or even lace on the shoes. I’ve seen a lace covered shoe once. It looked luxurious but I wasn’t sure just how practical it was, especially for someone like me who tends to scratch my leather shoes a lot. The lace would probably tear and I’d have an mangy looking pair of shoes in no time at all. However, I can do the clutch. I’ve been hunting high and low for a clutch - yes still!

Introducing Nabi clothing

Its Summer and that means that pretty dresses are the order of the day. I flipped through some magazines in the last two days and apparently, sun dresses are the in thing. Honestly, a pretty dress does wonders for the ego and it being summer and all, its license to bare a little skin.

I loved the dresses found at Nabi. Nabi is a South Korean fashion label and Nabi actually means Me-Free in Korean. The designs are very original and creative and so feminine. I loved their dresses the most. They are so pretty!

One of my favourite from the site is this Chiffon Kimono dress. I like the little ethnic design around the fringe of the skirt and the colours look amazing. The overlay is a sheer chiffon with the design printed on, and has classic kimono sleeves and a wide belted waist. It retails for $58 which seems pretty affordable. It only comes in one size though Korean size 44-55. According to the size chart that is an international XS-S and a USA size 0-4. Ouch! Very small sizing! Koreans must be tiny!

There’s a sale on at the moment so the prices of some Nabi items are slashed. The website that sells it will ship internationally for free if you buy above $200 but otherwise, the shipping will cost about $12. Not too expensive, because they ship by express courier service so you get your package in about 3 days. Useful for the times you want something different urgently for a function, and don’t want to be caught wearing something found here.

*Brought to you by Nabi clothings*