A quick weekend getaway to celebrate my husband's birthday, our upcoming 18th Wedding Anniversary and to celebrate our Easter holidays. Being only a 45 mins ferry ride away from Singapore, and seeing that the last I had ventured to this little Indonesian island of Batam was at least almost 20 yrs ago, we decided on this destination for our quick trip.
So bags packed, and doggies off to boarding, we arranged for a quick getaway not sure what to expect from this little quaint island.
Of course, we stayed at the Holiday Inn Resort Batam as it had so much to offer within it's hotel premises from food, beautiful spa treatments operated by Tea Tree Spa and of course, the beautiful and expansive hotel grounds with landscaped gardens and a large swimming pool. There was an in-house sports bar, teppanyaki restaurant, games room filled with foosball, pool, billiard, chess ( you name it they got it) and of course a very large Gym and outdoor trampoline, table tennis and tennis court for the active ones. There was also an in-house kids club which was manned by the staff so mom and dad could sneak away for a quick massage or spa treatment not having to worry about finding someone to babysit.
Lazing by the pool hut after swimming a couple of laps, I enjoyed my pina colada and snuggled amongst the cushion for a nice read of the magazines and books I brought along with me. Funny enough the weather was nice and breezy and certainly not as humid as in Singapore at this time of the year.
And so a couple of outfit shots later, we dashed for a quick massage to unwind and relax.
Let me know if you wish to find out more about the facilities at the Holiday Inn Resort Batam - we definitely will be back again for more!
Beach Outerwear & Sunnies : H&M
Swimming costume : Rosegal
Cami Top: H&M
Paperbag Pants : Bershka
Shoes : Chanel
Bangle : street market
Straw Bag : ezbuy
Love,
Simone xoxo
Merry Christmas to one and all! Trust everyone is having great time spending it with family and friends this year.
Was heading out for Christmas Eve dinner with friends and therefore did a quick outfit shot before I left the house seeing I would probably be so busy ( and drunk) to be taking shots at the party. Glitter and Velvet was the call of the day with a glittered shawl ( hanging on the chair behind) to add to the outfit should it get colder as the night goes on.
I first set my sights on this slightly different take on a festive outfit when I saw fellow blogger - Elizabeth Lee from Stylewich.com style this velvet suit from Stylewe.com so invitingly on her blog a few weeks back! Said to myself - I need to get my hands on that velvet suit ( the first I would have owned in all honesty!).
The wine red/ burgundy color palette was such an elegant colour to style for such an occasion and the inspiration to pair it with gold was this beautiful pair of glitter slingbacks from H&M which I just had to have!! With block heels it was a comfortable pair to stand all evening in.
Passe or not, I decided to style the top with a black bra underneath for statement purposes. Love the high neck collar and cuffed sleeves of this lovely glitter top from Stradivarius.
To be honest, I could not find this suit initially on Stylewe.com in my right size and literally gave up looking for a similar velvet suit for Christmas. But my undying attempts to contact their store finally got me the suit and I must say - fitting true to size - I LOVE IT!! Fits perfectly and hugs me at the right places. 70s or not, it was indeed an unusual take on a typical holiday, black or lace dress choice.
Don't forget to check out Stylewe.com for the best collections to style for this festive season. If you are into dresses for such festive periods, there are so many great choices to find on this online store. Do check out Stylewe Dresses & Tunics for more options for your New Year and Lunar New Year outfits ( not forgetting Valentine's that is round the corner too!)
Here are some of my favourite choices for the coming occasions :
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Enjoy shopping and have a great Christmas! Do stay tune for my New Year Cash Giveaway coming your way soon.
Love,
Simone xoxo
