Two Thousand Things

Blooming Leopold Giveaway - CLOSED -

Helloow stylish readers....

After my successful first-ever Giveaway last week now is the time for my Second Giveaway!!
This time T.T.T has been sponsored by another great etsy shop called Blooming Leopold.
Blooming Leopold sells Vintage clothing and accessories, now this is my kind of store ^o^ All the products in the store are fabulous vintage items that makes me drool every time. I especially love the dresses although everything seems so tempting to me =p
Anyway, let's meet Lauren, the owner of Blooming Leopold :

" Blooming Leopold is a new and exciting venture for me. I've really gotten into vintage in the past few years because of every piece's uniqueness and individuality. So if the store had one direct purpose, it would be to help other girls find a personalized road to self expression through what they wear. Now more than ever, I feel people are heading to their wardrobes to show off a bit of who they are, and everyone's outfits are turning out even more individualized and magnificent. "

" Every piece I sell has its own character and story, but lately I've been having a blast reworking some of my finds into a new look or feel, which will soon be showing its presence in the shop. It's so fun to mix fabrics in a tiered skirt, pair feminine lace with masculine denim, give an old dress a new, more flattering shape. So keep an eye out for my reworked items, which should be in the shop in the next couple of weeks! "

And now to the Good News...
Special Offer :
Blooming Leopold is offering T.T.T's readers a FREE SHIPPING for every purchase you make, just enter the code "two thousand things" as the message to seller during check out.
This offer is valid for ONE WEEK only, starting from today until the Giveaway contest ends, so you don't wanna miss this offer!

And that's not all, folks..
Lauren just told me that right now, starting August 10th until August 20th, Blooming Leopold is also having a "Back To School SALE" --> BUY 1 ITEM GET ANOTHER HALF OFF !
The Half Off item must be of equal or lesser value. And this offer can be combined with the first offer above, that means you will get twice the luck! Isn't that great?!

Now, to The Giveaway !
Blooming Leopold is so kind to give away this beautiful Blue Nylon and Lace Dress. I personally love this dress. This beautiful dress is from the 1970s, and here is the measurement of the dress :
Length - 36"
Waist - 16"-40" (elastic, very stretchy, right beneath bust)
Bust - (matches the elastic waist right beneath it)
The Size on the tag says medium, but Lauren said that it would fit a small or a medium.

And here's the RULES for the giveaway :

(To be eligible for this giveaway contest you MUST do the MANDATORY below. You only need 1 Mandatory entry to enter, but you could also have Additional entries to maximize your chances, please remember to leave each entry in a separate comment box or it won't be counted)

To ENTER (MANDATORY) : Visit Lauren's etsy store, Blooming Leopold (click) and take a look around at the store, find your most favorite item then come back here and write a comment of your favorite item on this post. (1 entry)

For Additional entry :

Blog about this giveaway with a link back to Two Thousand Things; leave the URL of your post in a NEW separate comment box. (1 entry)

Follow Two Thousand Things via these options: Subscriber / RSS / BlogLovin / Twitter then in a NEW separate comment write your id. If you're already a follower then just tell me your id/name and which subscription are you using. Don't forget to write in separate comment box for each of your subscriptions. You can find all subscription links at the right side bar. (1 entry for each subscription)

NOTE : Remember to include your email in the comment box so I can reach you if you win.

This giveaway will be open for 7 days and will end on August 18th, 2009 at 24:00 pm.
This giveaway is open for worldwide users!
I will use random.org to pick the winning number and contact the winner via email as well as post the announcement in my blog. If the winner does not respond within 48hrs then I will have to choose another winner and will announce it again in my blog.

Now have fun at Blooming Leopold, enter the contest and Good Luck to everyone!

This giveaway is also featured at http://www.freegrechen.com
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, by Yuri

Beauty Stuffs

My First Beauty Post

Did you know that TwoThousandThings is originally a blog about Beauty too? At first I created T.T.T to be about mostly Fashion and then also about Beauty and all those cute things that women like, such as cute decorative items or beautiful / unique household goodies. But in the process I got carried away too much with the Fashion things because well, that's my main passion is :p

So now I'm gonna go back to where it all started. From now on I'm gonna write about Beauty stuffs too in T.T.T.
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Okay, now for the first Beauty post, I thought I'd post a beauty-product review. Everybody needs to read some reviews before they buy stuffs, right? So here it is..
First, I'm thinking of what to review? In my mind, it should be a NEW product, not the ones I've used before because New products are perfect to be reviewed since it would be my first experience on the product too so the review would be fair and square.
And I have got just the right product to do that. What I'm about to review is a Liquid Powder Mineral Foundation from Thevi. This is the right product for my first beauty post because it just came in the mail last Tuesday and I just started using it since Wednesday.

Here's the story..

I have always find a trouble when searching for the perfect foundation for my face. I've tried many different brands and products before and nothing really satisfy me. I have oily skin and seasonal breakouts here and there. And I want Light Foundation that blends smoothly and cover my imperfections.
I always wanted to try the mineral based make-up too so I'm glad when I found out about Thevi, a Make-Up Company who emphasizes on ethnic cultures of Asian, South Asian, Hispanic, African, Middle Eastern, and Mediterranean which happen to have mineral infused face powder and foundations among their products.

Having a darker shade of Asian skin myself, I must say that what Thevaki (the President of Thevi Cosmetics) did is brilliant! She understands the common problem of darker skin tone . She then fill the gap and creates this make-up line that specializes in colors that match the darker skin tone.

As I received the package and put the foundation on, first thing that struck me was how fast it sinks in my skin! That's wonderful, of all the brands I've tried there's no foundation that sinks in my skin as fast as this Thevi's Liquid Powder Mineral Foundation. This will save my time a lot! The liquid powder foundation is creamy but doesn't feel sticky and it blends smoothly in my face. The color is great too! It doesn't smudge, it provides coverage and I like the fact that the formula is light so I can wear it everyday without feeling "heavy" or "thick" in the face. I'm also surprised that it survived "mid-day sweltering sunshine". My hubby even noticed that my face is not oily in the afternoon as it usually is. That proves the foundation (unlike my other foundation) is "still there" after many hours ^__^

I'm quite amazed at how different it is from other foundations I've tried. Maybe it's because of the mineral-complex formula in it ^__^
The formula also enriched with vitamins E and C for anti-oxidant protection, and Vitamin A for skin conditioner. Not to mention that it's SPF 15 too ! That is everything you wanted in one package!
You should try it. Visit Thevi Cosmetics if you have darker skin. They also have lipstick, eyeshadows, etc that will surely match your skin tone. And they have Special Discount Offer going on at their website now, go check it out.

[pics courtesy of thevicosmetics.com]
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, by Yuri

Bag of News

A Bag of News

Hi gals,

Today I have some short info for you. Actually I'm a bit in a hurry right now so I thought I'll compile these short posts into one post instead. This is basically all of the Good News I have this week :

The First GoodNews : SPECIAL OFFER from MADE OF JACINTA

Lovely Elisa of "Made Of Jacinta" is giving TwoThousandThings readers a special offer of "BUY 1 GET 1 FREE !!" of her pretty brooches at her etsy shop where she also sells other beautiful accessories such as pretty necklaces, etc.. Real pretty! And very talented! The price is reasonable too!

Just mention the code "TWOTHOUSJACINTA". This offer will valid until stock last so HURRY UP !!

BUY 1 GET 1 FREE of these Pretty Brooches at MADE OF JACINTA (click)

All items in her store are handmade and her designs are original and one of a kind as she doesn't repeat the same style so you need not be afraid of bumping into someone else with the same accessory ^__^
Isn't that great?!

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The Second GoodNews : Stay tuned for T.T.T's next Giveaway !

The Winner of my first ever giveaway, the albie. chiffon skirt has been announced ! Don't forget to check out again NEXT WEEK for another giveaway, be a follower if you don't wanna miss out on things ^__^

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The Third GoodNews : Tungsten Ring from Palladium

Several days ago I received my tungsten ring from T.T.T's sponsor Palladium Wedding Ring. I never thought that the ring would be this gorgeous! I showed it to my whole family and they all loved it and a bit hysterical I must say, all the women in my family want to try the tungsten ring on their finger immediately! So the ring traveled from fingers to fingers until it reached back to my own finger where it sits nicely, looking glamorous and cool ^__^

My husband loved it too and kept saying how gorgeous the ring is.
I always wanted a wide thick ring like this one and I always dreamed of wearing it in my middle finger because I think a wide thick ring would look more pretty in middle finger than in your ring finger. And so I asked for a half sized bigger than my ring finger size, and it fits perfectly!
Thank you Palladium Wedding Ring! ( if you want to buy this ring you can go to their website by clicking here ).

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, by Yuri

My Styles

WHAT I WEAR :

My usual routine post is "What I Wear Today" but this time I think I'd post something different. Actually I want to show you three of my latest vintage thrift purchases which I consider a success (well, at least for me) ^o^.
And because this is actually what I wore last week so I thought the title should be called "What I Wore Last Week" but then again I thought that's not a cool title at all so I end up with "What I Wear" instead. -- does that make any sense to you? ^o^

Anyhoo, let's just start now, on to the first outfit :

I wore this on Monday. I love this dress because it's so lovely, probably the loveliest dress I have ever found in a thrift store! I like the pale blue color with a small squared pattern on it, I also love the sweet neckline and the cute cap sleeves. The cut is very feminine and classic too, though I think I need a little bit alterations at the waist since it's a big loose there. But I love it anyway ^__^

I wore this the next day. I should probably say that this is one of my fabulous vintage find. The dress is from Christian Dior (!) which I wouldn't have the money to afford it in real life ^o^ It has big buttons lined up through the front of the dress. The color is actually dark navy, accentuated with white trimming. I put a wide belt in the middle because I found that it kinda look like a stewardess suit if worn alone (sans the belt) -- see below pic ^o^

(The dress without belt)

I wore this dress on Friday. I was a little bit stressed-out that day because I have my sister-in-law's wedding that Saturday and I was responsible for many details of the event, so in an attempt to lower my stress level I decided to wear a cheerful bright dress that Friday ^o^
I found this dress in a thrift store, it came with a built-in (what do you call it?!) "bow-scarf" ?? -- because it's long like a scarf but I'm sure it was meant to be worn in a knotted shape like a bow. Well anyway, I put on this dress in a hope that this dress will at least make me happy even if it has failed in lowering my stress-level ^o^

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You could also go to my Weardrobe if you want to see my Daily Wardrobe Chronicles. There you could find my daily wear (what I wear everyday) and my goal is to try NOT to wear the same outfit style in one year time (I hope I have adequate clothes for that ;p).

And a bit reminder for all of you that The GIVEAWAY CONTEST of a Chiffon Skirt from ALBIE will be closed tomorrow, August 5th, by 24:00 Jakarta time (that's roughly means 12 noon USA time) so HURRY UP ENTER the contest if you haven't already !

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, by Yuri

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