Tulips Talk

AWAY

2009-08-03T05:47:00.000-07:00

Will be away from the 4th to 7th Aug
with little/no internet connection.
Items paid for by 11pm 3rd Aug will be mailed out before we leave.

Thanks!

i'm still alive

2009-07-27T15:02:00.000-07:00

hiiiii i'm back!!

preview for #20 is up on the main site, cos we've (i've) still no idea how to get the photos the perfect size for this blog.

it either gets cut off or is to small,

so like not much point is there?

i like to think that i got some rest the past few days.

Touched down on Wednesday, and headed straight to school.

yes, during the holidays.

Managed to catch Harry and the half-blood Prince on thursday with joyce,

coupled with a haircut at long last.

i was literally tearing my hair out in London.

dry weather + busy schedule = knots and tangles in hair

i honestly didn't feel the two weeks go by at all.

typical schedule during competition week:

wake up at 8 am

breakfast

pack equipment

competition 1

lunch

competition 2

back to hotel

shower, rest

dinner + drinks at various bars/events around London.

We did Montgomery on our own most of the time, and it was good.

but my pick of the lot were (because i'm a sucker for themes):

Callooh Callay in East London, simply because it was an Alice in Wonderland themed bar, and i'm such a fan.

Check out how it has a main room, followed by several other rooms, to which you've to go through, get this, a smalled mirrored door on what looks like a wardrobe. i was uber psyched by the through-the-looking-glass concept, which CC refused to acknowledge.

Lounge Bohemia, for the absolutely wacky drinks and homely decor.

i actually managed to get photos on my cam at that place, cos it was one of those nights we actually got to relax among people you can chill out with, instead of the non-stop socialising with the usual assortment of big names.

Will upload those when i get my memory card back.

i havent got much photos, just in case you were wondering.

can't camwhore under pressure, sorry.

Cabinet Room, a fully-equipped, well stocked bar, get this, in Simon Difford's sitting room.

Just there for practical purposes.

Something like what one rochester tries to emulate i suppose.

Headed to Milk & Honey after the last night of the competition, but i guess i was slightly less than impressed?

Shopping wise, London's on the expensive side (well, what do you expect?)

i didn't buy much, mostly for fear of exceeding the luggage allowance

my case weighed 30kg on the flight back, but apparently it being a BA flight from heathrow made it ok, so i saved 70pounds.

at least 70 percent of the weight was from the equipment, even though i threw a lot away.

Amsterdam was soooooo pretty, with its canals and people on bicycles and vespas and well dressed people.

but the cam ran out of juice by then, and anyway we were only there for the night.

not sure if its a european thing not to have airconditioning, but not only did the room not have aircon (it had a standing fan)

i got horrible bed bug bites all over my right side, just from that one night.

all in an awesomely decorated boutique hotel.

headed to Schiedam in Rotterdam to visit the Ketel One Vodka distillery,

which i'm sure would have been more educational had i not been practically falling asleep.

That about sums up my two weeks away,

and now i'm back just in time for a real holiday with the besties.

(London was pretty much a working trip)

And then its back to school.

Plus my new job, plus i've to go back to Prime.

I honestly need more hours in my days.

2009-07-20T07:57:00.001-07:00

sorry for how dead this space is

Aubrey will be back from London on the 22nd July

so stay tuned. (:

FLEA PREVIEW!!

2009-06-24T05:19:00.000-07:00

Hi babes, don't forget to head down to Flea Titan at Mount Sophia on Saturday and Sunday!!

Here's a sneak peek at what we've got in store.

We've got so much more, but due to time constraints, we haven't been able to take photos of everything.

Hopefully the collage isn't too small again, cos we're kinda blogger idiots.

I know we swore to put in more time and loving into the shop, but it seems like I haven't had a moment to myself at all since the holidays started.

At least, the good news is that yours truly will be headed to London come July, for the World Class Finals. But then again, spell S-T-R-E-S-S? I'll get excited and blog all about it once the press release is out. Promise. (:

In the mean time, do support us this weekend ok?

We promise fantastic deals, and we're looking forward to meeting all of you.

Be there!

Flea Titan II

2009-06-14T05:39:00.000-07:00

Tauntingtulips will be at Flea Titan II on the 27th and 28th of June! (:

We'll be sourcing for and coming up with amazing stuff to be sold only at the flea, in addition to the usual items you see in our collections.

So be there or be square!

We'll be at Area 6 on Satuday, and Area 1 on Sunday, feel free to email us with further enquiries, and we'll definitely put up more details once we know more.

In the meantime, do head over to http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=80066258234&ref=share for details.

Collection18 Preview

2009-06-03T14:02:00.001-07:00

New post coming your way!

Here's a little preview of what's gonna be coming up

We're still unsure if we should launch this leopard panel dipped hem tank in the current collection, cos........

But do give us your opinions anyways: yay or nay?

Time and date of this collection will be decided asap, but probably early next week/this weekend. Again, any suggestions? (:

Thanks and much love!

Buttered Nerd

2009-05-30T23:45:00.000-07:00

I'm so so sick of my failed attempts to study. The fact that all my friends are done with their papers doesn't help. Or the fact that my non-friends are done with their papers too. I especially hate that the people-i-hate are done with their papers as well.. Good thing my list of people-i-hate is not particularly long. Well, not longer than usual anyway..

Everytime, i log on to FB i see more people put up pictures of their grad trips. Like people come back from their trip, uploaded their pictures, their friends comment on their grad trip pics until got nothing to comment alr, and i'm still studying.

To the readers who are done with their exams, i envy you so much i'm turning green!!
not the pretty green, but the mouldy and gross drain water kind of green, bleh..

Well at least i had fun at Butter on fri, loved the music, the beautiful people, and my whisky dry.

dipped hems?

2009-05-28T13:13:00.000-07:00

alright, so maybe our lives + shop have been uneventful lately,

especially with me dedicating all my waking hours to prime and cf,

and joyce preparing for her last two papers.

but surprises are in the making, we promise. (:

In the mean time, do tell us if you like the cropped, dipped hem tank, cos if response is good, we'll be producing something like that for the next launch.

we honestly honestly can't wait to take the time off to concentrate on the shop.

digressing a little,

some wonderful news appeared in the form of this

very kindly hand-delivered by CC.

don't strain your eyes to read the words though.

Sorry!! i didn't realize photobooth makes stuff turn out mirror imaged (is that even the right word?) .

i kinda assumed it was like any other camera.

i don't know what i feel about going for the finals though, its honestly kinda daunting.

everyone else has been in the industry full time for like, years?

while i spend my days studying random useless things like econometrics.

gosh.

the only consolation is that i'll be going through this with two of the very few people

i can seriously say, have earned my respect.

and actually, i doubt i'd even be here without them pushing me all the way.

time to start creating the perfect cucumber foam for Childhood Flames (don't laugh at the name la, it was a last minute 11th hour thing ok. lol)

the very supportive regulars have been my guinea pigs,

paying top dollar for a cocktail created by yours truly.

Doubt you guys will ever be reading this, but thanks!

taken with a camera phone, so please pardon the photo quality. i don't see myself lugging the dslr to the bar anytime soon though.

its funny how i spend 5 nights a week dispensing drinks and cocktails,

yet i can't even REMEMBER the last time i sat down with friends for drinks.

sooooooo,

tomorrow i'm gonna chop chop close the bar (pardon me, i don't think theres even a proper way to say that), hopefully before 1am,

and hop on over to butter to meet joyce and co.

who's also taking a night off studying.

ps. we'll definitely still conscientiously reply emails, don't worry!

Slow, but here we are.

2009-05-25T12:41:00.000-07:00

We now have our very own blog!

No more cluttered front page at the site, etc etc. Yayness. (:

We (i, not sure about joyce), ramble A LOT,

so please bear with us.

We'll be updating this space very often with our current inspiration, previews, random notices and so on, so do check back often.

Much love!