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For the past week, ShoeGeek and I have been having so much fun whiling our times away with random Google searches after the How to Become post. As such, we decided to start a new column to showcase our findings. In honour of today's public holiday, we present the following search term: Tomorrow I willUS Version:HK Versi...

I am in Love. Capital L type of love. I was hunting for the next Bag Lady when I stumbled upon Tamlin & The Fall who just debuted the most divine capsule collection called The Space Between. A collaboration between the brand’s founder Jessamee Sanders and designer Elise Ballegeer, the collection encompasses sculptural clutches that fuse silver, leather, hammered-chain and featured into a work of art. Obviously inspired by nature, the clutches are available in three shapes, egg, crystal and shell....

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If, like me, you became hopelessly addicted to Supersize vs Superskinny, the Channel 4 show that aired on terrestrial TV until a few weeks ago, then you’ll know that a busy lifestyle often doesn’t make for the healthiest body. There was one guy who worked three jobs and ate chocolate bars for breakfast on the go because he didn’t have time to cook; the programme estimated he was undereating by something like three days per week. Crazy. Well if that guy had Bootcamp Chef at his disposal, he wouldn’t...

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The image says it all. Perfect gift for your alcohol loving buddy who is a closet poker fan. (Do those even exist?) Comes with its own set of playing cards but if you are a serious poker player, I’m sure you have your own lucky set. Get it h...

6:09 PM

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I loved the idea that VPL's inspiration this season was the human body, and how this central conceit was interpreted in so many different ways. On a more literal level, that took the form of body-baring fashions, some of which where layered with amazing harnesses that looked kind of like skeletal ribcages. But on the abstract side, the designer introduced prints made from a blown-up x-ray of her skull. Wowza. I've actually recently noticed that skeletons have slowly been making their way into fashion,...

11:31 PM

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I’ll be the first to admit that I’m terrible with my exercise regime. I’d go to the gym with the best intentions and then after a month of diligently working out, I’ll start making excuses to skip my sessions. So when Reebok offered to send us a pair of their latest EasyTone sneakers to try, I was initially hesitant as I’m not the most athletics of Geeks. However, Reebok’s EasyTone shoes are designed with style in mind, for daily wear AND promises to tone the calves, hamstring and butt so I decided...

6:11 PM

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London Fashion Week isn't always my cup of tea -- the excess of print and punchy colours is gorgeous, but their sense of style differs from my own aesthetic in general. It's like looking at a painting, being able to acknowledge that it's forward-thinking and exciting, but never really wanting the piece to hang in your house all the same. One designer that I consistently love, however, is Christopher Kane. This spring, the 27-year-old wunderkind put forward very, very girly versions of gingham and...

8:27 PM

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So these are the Acne Atacoma wedges that everyone, their mothers and their dogs are all on about. The black and silver ones, that is (picture from fashiontoast). But I'm equally feeling the other ones. The pale bottom rim for some reason gives it more of a sneaker-ish vibe, plus, I have a certain fondness for light-coloured footwear. It elongates the leg, and I need all the elongating I can get.GET THEM... well, where can you? They're sold out everywhe...

11:00 PM

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Oh la la. Check this out. Get it at Net a Por...

6:55 PM

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For those who don't read Chinese:Bring this e-coupon to the La Prairie counter at Tsim Sha Tsui's Sogo and receive free trial sizes of La Prairie's Cellular Repair Complex Complex Anti-Aging Day Cream SPF 30 and Anti-Aging Night Cream. If you spend HK$3000 and above, you will receive a 7 item trial pack. Enj...

6:23 PM

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Okay, I'm sure you all are sick of fashion week and trends that aren't gonna come into play for another six months, so I'll give you some respite with a nice trip to the spa. Did I say "trip to the spa"? Strictly speaking, that's not true, as this spa comes to you. The Fleming hotel in Wanchai has just introduced an in-room spa package for ladies, with services provided by Xi Shi Well Being, a group of mobile massage therapists.While all women can enjoy in-room treatments, which are reasonably priced...

8:30 PM

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It’s the middle of the week and the weekend is still too far away so I’m a bit uninspired at the moment. Instead of giving you our usual witty postings I figured I’ll let the images do the work. Yesterday on Twitter, @JayOatway brought to my attention the Google search for the term “How to become…” What’s so special about it? Google’s automatic results show that the first result for this term is how to become a vampire, followed by model and pharmacist. Who knew that being a pharmacist rates higher...

Minidresses are here to stay. And will continue to make me wish that I had legs like a chihuahua, the kind that are PERFECT for wearing these thigh-grazing fashions. Straight men should really be loving these right about now too. Thankfully, we've moved on from the extreme body-consciousness that we were seeing in past seasons, in a movement led by the likes of Herve Leger and Balmain. And they're not all bandage-y or sequined up the wazoo. Although Max Azria might be taking his Herve Leger duties...

8:39 PM

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In the quest for eternal youth, many a brand has come up with innovative ways to market their products. Lately, I’ve noticed a trend where beauty products use herbal ingredients to pitch their case. Obviously Korean skincare brand Sulwhasoo is one of them and now Covermark has launched an all new Cell Advanced Series which uses seven types of Chinese herbs in its ingredients; gingseng, ganoderma, bark of mulberry tree root, cois, aloe vera (it’s Chinese? I always thought it was a western thing),...

"My, she looks like she isn't wearing anything!" In this case, though, the empress' new clothes aren't invisible, they're just the same colour as her skin. Nudes were all OVER the place in almost every single collection seen at NYFW, layered on top of each other and in different shades of the same. SO ready for this. I love that in Hong Kong, it gets cold so late in the year, you can start incorporating Spring 2010 trends right away without having to freeze your butt off. For Asian skin tones, you're...

8:37 PM

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I've only gone through maybe half of NYFW, and less than none of LFW, but it's already clear that a few of last season's developing trends are here to stay. I'll be doing a daily trend alert this week so you guys can keep up with what's going on from the comfort of your own computer. There are also a couple of new must-have items we're seeing. I've also decided to upload the shots from my phone so that they're probably labelled, how intelligent of me! I can also zoom into items as I see fit, and...

8:19 PM

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If you grew up in Hong Kong, you’d find 肚臍餅 (belly button biscuits, how’s that for alliteration?) a familiar sight. It was one of my favourite biscuits to eat as a kid. Mind you, I’d just eat the sugary top and leave the biscuit but I think that’s true for every kid. It was a nice nostalgic moment when I walked into Causeway Bay’s GOD and found a plate of these biscuits lying around. Thing was, the biscuits smelt much better than I recall with this delicious vanilla scent coming from them. Then...

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I absolutely love big chunky statement jewellery and I do mean big, hey look at me kind of jewellery. Although I am over the term ‘statement’ piece. Everything from a two strand pewter chain to really over the top pieces are now labelled as statement and we really need to come up with another term for it. Anyway, I digress. It is with a great squeal of glee that I check out the Spring/Summer collections and find some pieces that I absolutely adore. Here are some that made it on FashionGeek’s wish...