Let’s put aside for a while the trends we see overseas in Spring collections and concentrate on a trend that’s fast blooming locally: long, maxi skirts! This comeback style is cool and maxed out especially by the birth of the “hijabistas”: fashionable girls and women who are styling it up yet covering up at [...]
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Sally Hansen Salon Effects Real Nail Polish Strips: We Put It to the Test
I was perusing through the beauty aisle in a pharmacy when this caught my eyes: They do have a few other prints, but I decided to give the Kitty Kitty print a go as I’ve always been a sucker for anything leopard-print. Sally Hansen Salon Effects promises “no dry time” and “lasts up to 10 [...]
Mad for Mad Men
After more than a one-year hiatus, devoted fans of Mad Men let out their squeak of excitement as the cast returned to the small screen last month for their fifth season, yup May 2nd 2012 on FOX Channel, people. In Entertainment Weekly’s words for the critically-acclaimed show: “Play is part of work, sexual banter isn’t [...]
Food Review : Coffee Talk-The Good,The Bad and The 2Go
Coffee joints are such trendy places to visit these days and we at emmagem.com decided to wet our feet with some of these places in case you missed them whilst busy shopping. So, next time when you need to rest your tired feet after a full day of shopping or just to get some caffeine [...]
Bright, Bold Printed Pants Trend: Yay or Nay?
We’ve had the polka dots, stripes, leopard, zebra and floral prints all over our tops and handbags. But maybe it’s time to update your wardrobe, people! How about even brighter and even bolder prints? Better yet, why not have them on your pants? Because that’s what the runways of Spring 2012 were made of! “Printed [...]
First Date Outfits That Win Everytime
Is dating easier for men because they don’t have to stress as much about what to wear? With us girls, the first thing that pops into our heads the minute we have something major coming is WHAT do I wear?? Followed by an immediate scanning through the closet. And if nothing is deemed suitable, off [...]
Perfect Brows – DIY vs Pro Salons
We have recently disclosed some tips to self-pluck your way into achieving the hot bold brow trend. But if you’re intimidated by the idea of plucking your own brows, do not stress! Nobody is born into this world with the ability to effortlessly pluck their own eyebrows. It’s a skill you might pick up along [...]
Food Review – Aussie Meet New York Deli Breakfast at Plan B
Plan B has been a hype for so long on Facebook and I decided to take a sneak peek after ‘witnessing’ so many positive feed backs and great pictures from friends. We have reviewed Plan B , not too long after they started but lately, they seem to be the in thing, a revisit was [...]
Getting Your Head Around – and Under! – The Turban Style Headgear
No one can deny that our very own Yunalis Zarai, popularly known as Yuna, is making a huge splash in the music industry overseas. But the fact that she is doing what she’s doing with style? Love her even MORE. “As far as style is concerned, I guess I prefer to keep it simple”, Yuna [...]
Food Review – Puchong Yong Tau Foo -Hot stuffs
If you think only Ampang is famous for Yong Tau Foo, wait until you try this make to order Puchong Yong Tau Foo. You will find delicious food here minus the air conditioning environment and legal parking (considered the best Yong Tau Foo vendor in Selangor). Self service: Place your choice of ingredients in the [...]
Get Fearless – Orange is the New Hot Red
Bright, eye-catching lip colours are all the rage now. We’ve covered the ever ubiquitous red but for those who are even bolder, tangerine is the way to go! Taking place as one of the hottest colours of Spring & Fall 2012, orange is seen on many pretty lips of supermodels on the runway and A-list [...]
Suri & Lana’s Breakfast at Tiffany’s
Suri & Lana the latest high street fashion label together with the exquisite Swiss watch-maker BEDAT & Co, held a special event to officially launch Suri & Lana label and their debut collection themed“Breakfast at Tiffany’s”. The fashion preview was complimented with the elegant feminine timepieces showcased by BEDAT & Co at Starhill Gallery,Kuala Lumpur. [...]
Take A Bite Out of the Delicious Sorbet Jeans Trend!
Bright colourful jeans are making a stormy entrance into the fashion world! After seeing plenty of A-list celebrities – and even a princess, gasp! – getting photographed in different sorbet-coloured jeans, I definitely feel the need to go get myself some of these. Dakota Fanning and Kristin Cavallari looking yummy in aqua and lavender jeans [...]
Food Review – Ole Ole Bali
Always wondered how Balinese cuisine tastes like without going all the way to Bali or Jakarta and then I found Ole-Ole Bali where I can dine in comfort but still has a lot of Balinese elements. The laid back theme makes the dining place a very at ease and peaceful place where you can spend [...]
Food Review – Localized Pub Grub @ Mandolin Pub
A few months ago, a friend of mine discovered a hidden pub nearby her office and suggested we should meet up for lunch. Mandolin Pub is a rather low profile pub located inside the office block, more to a chillax place for office workers nearby but not a place my friends and I would normally [...]
