let’s get ready for christmas! (and a tokyo shopping haul)🎄
Life in Hong Kong: Christmas vlog Allow'' s start! Hey there from '' Home Kong ' Today we ' re going to obtain your home ready for Christmas! But initially we need to set the festive mood And I think only Frank Sinatra can do that for me (Ok and Nat King Cole yet we don'' t have his Xmas record yet )'I ' m so delighted we located this vinyl on Carousell! Currently I'' m truly obtaining delighted for the holidays 2023 actually flew by Not just are we going to establish the tree yet additionally this schedule we got in Tokyo! (If you stay in the US/Canada it is less expensive to purchase from Dog crate & & Barrel) MOMA Style Store
2024 Stendig Poster Schedule
¥ 12,186 (after tax refund)/ USD 83 The Stendig is a 1960'' s calendar designed by Massimo Vignelli You can utilize 3M glue or velcro stickers to follow the wall surface I'' ve been wishing to fill this empty wall for a very long time And I believe this oversized calendar adds
a wonderful aesthetic '' pop ' to the white wall surfaces Putting up the Tree Now that we have 2024 protected, allow'' s established up the Xmas tree haha Considering that my close friend Laura left Hong Kong and transferred to Canada She offered me her 6 foot Christmas tree The something I wear'' t like concerning the majority of fake trees is how noticeable the '' trunk ' is We try to invest even more time '' fluffing ' out the branches so it looks a lot more full To make the Xmas tree more '' complete ' in look, I push a garland right into the voids to plump up the tree haha Including fairy lights promptly makes everything a lot more enchanting and '' Christmassy ' I need to take a tiny break prior to we embellish the rest of the home Shall we open up '' presents ' from Tokyo?:D Tokyo Shopping Haul It appears we have an orange/green theme this year haha Hey men! Invite back to Hong Kong Today we'' re going to begin with doing a quick little shopping haul of all the things we bought in Tokyo.So allowed ' s start!'To begin with let'' s talk concerning things that we got for the home coffee shop These are several of the coffee beans that we obtained in Tokyo This set- to begin with- is from Passage Coffee Among my preferred coffee bar- we got 1 kg of this one And after that we have 2 from Leaves Coffee One from Fuglen And After That the most expensive one: KOFFEE MAMEYA Successive are these home coffee shop devices that I received from Traveling Tiger If you saw the vlog, I purchased these Christmas mugs from them One is the TikTok gingerbread man and afterwards this is the snowman I obtained these mugs from Flying Tiger for our Christmas home coffee shop This one is a snowman with a silicone lid/hat And Victor has the gingerbread man As you individuals know we enjoy purchasing vintage in Shimokitazawa so these are all the made use of clothes that we acquired I obtained a rugby t-shirt from Ralph Lauren And afterwards 2 cord knit sweatshirts likewise from Polo Ralph Lauren I got a flannel coat from a classic store curated by Flamingo I like the colours of this- it'' s really drop And afterwards I got a denim workwear jacket That has wonderful sewing on it- the white sewing and it'' s really structured And after that finally I obtained a blue Polo Ralph Lauren shirt with the red logo As you can see we like our vintage Polo Ralph Lauren! We also went to Tokyo DisneySea as a part of this journey! And I bought some mementos for my close friend Laura These are the 40th wedding anniversary and Duffy And these are the Mickey Xmas items! For sneakers, I constantly wear Reverse This one we obtained at the White Atelier Reverse store It has the '' React ' single so it ' s much more comfy for strolling long period of time And after that the one I wanted to discover in Tokyo were these '' Converse Addicts' ' Also with a supported heel sole In cooperation with '' Vibram ' This is the olive green colour And these are just sold in Tokyo so they'' re extremely unique! These products I acquired from Kuramae, from '' Tool Store Nobori' ' 2 of them are porcelains and one is a set of Japanese tongs I have no idea what this is yet I just love that decorative fluted edge And afterwards I also bought a silver plate And after that for steak we got some metal Japanese tongs I such as the form of this one- that'' s why I chose it out! And these are additionally made in Japan It'' s extremely minimal -I like it So from the brand name '' Today ' s Unique ' which is a way of living homeware store I got a number of pasta magnets as little presents And after that we also acquired a spatula because we simply need a new one This is from a way of life shop we stumbled upon after Fuglen Coffee I saw this colour of a notebook And I had to obtain it because … It'' s so good! Ok all this things is from among our preferred stationary stores called HIGHTIDE They'' re a Fukuoka-based fixed brand They come in a great deal of colours and we like their traveling loading dices and basics I also got a brand-new Twemco clock They have one in cooperation with '' Penco ' but it ' s not offered in Hong Kong We likewise bought this large tote bag however we got the wrong size We were wanting to pack our taxi lights in there Yet apparently they have three dimensions and we ordered whatever we did and it'' s the wrong one Super random but I got this coconut fiber from Daiso because I desire to place it know top of my plants as just an ornamental detail As you men understand we love our plastic And we wanted to locate some Japanese jazz this moment around So this shop is from Disk Union And we located some very cheap vinyls! We wear'' t understand what they seem like But they look great and they have a little jazz musicians that we like so we made a decision to attempt it out! They'had to do with ¥ 800 each They'' re rather economical, they ' re used and I think they are quite great'top quality They ' re effectively'kept- they ' re done in their cling wrap still Pretty sure they'' re going to appear fantastic! And from Le Labo I obtained a brand-new fragrance scent It'' s unique in Tokyo called the '' Gaiac 10 ' And after that I have it printed with my name and a heart shape and '' Tokyo ' on it! Next off up is from'Victor ' s' favorite brand name ' Beams ' They were doing a cooperation with Polo Ralph Lauren So we ended up getting the cardigan and a sweatshirt The Polo logo design gets on the reverse side They'' re both in lotion and it ' s just an extremely great timeless to have! Although I don ' t think the quality is that excellent because there'' s a little bit of pilling currently on Victor ' s cardigan I wore it 2 days just Successive is a crossbody bag You may have become aware of the Uniqlo viral crossbody bag It'' s similar but a bit larger And I like the colour due to the fact that it'' s additionally in eco-friendly!( And I can obtain it too!) “” Yes”” Last but not least we have a number of things from Prada and Bottega Veneta When we remained in Japan we weren'' t planning on buying luxury things Yet if you acquire at Isetan you can obtain a 5% off guest card In addition to the 10% tax obligation back you obtain Paired with the truth that the yen is very low today we were able to save a number of thousand bucks on all these products So to begin with we have Victor'' s Bottega card situation! The colour is rather similar to my Cos bag yet it'' s also a little darker I was attempting to locate a card case for a very long time with adequate slots for all my cards At least a minimum of 6 and this set actually had like 6 plus a larger middle area So it was an excellent purchase! In an avocado environment-friendly that he enjoys So I'' ve been desiring to get a Bottega Veneta bag for a long time currently Yet I was looking a lot more on the preloved market- I just couldn'' t locate anything that was suitable for me at the rate point I desired So when I mosted likely to Isetan I was thinking about acquiring the brand-new '' Hop ' bag or a Jodie And this is what I ended up buying: I got the medium size Jodie bag in '' fondant ' And I like just how this is very large and in an extremely dark colour I decided to get it brand-new in the store because I wound up saving around HKD 8,000 With the tax back and the guest card Actually I'' ve began using this currently as soon as I got it! The next day I took it on the plane with me So this is my brand-new bag! I believe I'' ll do a correct bag testimonial next year So if you intend to see one of those keep tuned! Up next we have a pair of items from Prada My pal desired a nylon hairband so I aided her acquisition it at the store in Isetan Evidently it'' s truly hard to find so he said as quickly as you discover it you need to just buy it And I assisted her conserve regarding HKD 800 getting it in Japan Initially the sales partner showed me the one in velour However she didn'' t want that one -she desired the timeless nylon So I got her the slim one And lastly I was passing by the Prada in Miyashita and I found this jacket in the home window And went to try it on and fell for it It is from their Prada nylon with Magnum Photos collaboration This is what the packaging resembles I wound up buying it at the Prada in Aoyama just due to the fact that I seemed like that shop was so legendary in its architecture; I just wished to obtain it there Right here'' s the jacket It ' s a cropped nylon design with simply a Prada logo on the side The sales partner was actually good and finished up giving us this '' Prada Reporter ' coffee table book in a colour that Vic certainly loves And after that we likewise got a photo print also from the Magnum Picture cooperation Hope you men took pleasure in that little unboxing and currently we reached tidy up our living area! Bakehouse Breakfast Bakehouse, Wan Chai We were welcomed to Bakehouse with our pals to attempt their brand-new brunch menu! When your girlfriend is a light stand Raspberry Frangipane Tart We determined to share a lot of plates Avocado salute, steak and eggs, corned beef potato hash, blue crab omelette, hash brownish nuggets It'' s always enjoyable to overtake good friends after everybody'' s takes a trip Desserts are below: Brioche French Toast Dark Delicious Chocolate Pot de Creme They also gave us a lot of baked goods and an adorable shopping bag! Thanks, Bakehouse! Marks & & Spencer Popped right into M&S to select up these cookies for the home cafe However I spent a lot of time checking out their decors There aren'' t as several stores that offer Christmas decoration like The United States and Canada I was so tempted to buy this I love the icicles but they appear so vulnerable to keep in storage: S British themed knickknacks! I was so near buying a light-up cookie tin I'' m covertly happy the Xmas cups I entered Japan are cuter haha Tinsel Tree and Holiday Drinks Back home and prepared to decorate your house some even more But first allow'' s make a holiday drink! Mixing some hot chocolate Double shot into Mr.Gingerbread I'' m surprised he had the ability to make latte art in this cup Omg I'' m ded: it ' s Gingerbread ² Time to include some decor on the tree: I appreciate individuals who can invest an entire day decorating Yet I'' m the kind of individual that does a little everyday (due to the fact that I'' m so indecisive concerning the motif haha) Initially I wanted to link silver bows on the tree considering that I'' ve been a little stressed with the balletcore fad But after that I saw an image of a Xmas tree from the 1950'' s And I wanted to recreate the tinsel tree If you'' ve seen my previous Christmas tree decorations, they'' ve always been extremely economical and DIY (just time consuming!) One year I did a Chanel cookie theme Because Christmas is only for one day, I wear'' t want tostore a lot of designs so I like to make them Plus every year I desire a brand-new color and/or theme hehe To make the tinsel tree you require to cut the top of a tinsel curtain And then separate the tinsel every 6 strands so it looks like fake eyelashes My tinsel is from Daiso so it'' s not really great I also determined to cut in half each hair (my tree isn'' t tall) and staple the center to safeguard the hair I'' ll hang these until tomorrow morning to decorate the tree I didn'' t want the tree to appear like a ghost so I needed to reduce the tinsel I wear'' t require a perfect Xmas tree, I simply want an enjoyable one haha Now on to embellishing the remainder of the home It'' s always fun to see what items are in the '' Xmas Box ' It ' s like a shock since I constantly forget what ' s in it (I acquired red balls one year and regretted it) I try not to get to lots of Christmas props but these are so adorable! I got this at a store in Shimokitazawa back in 2015! A couple of glass Xmas accessories I'' ll hang on the tree My Christmas tree skirt is generally an arbitrary item of material Colour based on state of mind and motif of the year lol I obtained a number of introduction calendars I'' ve been waiting to open This set is from Maison du Chocolat I'' ve been consuming a great deal of baked products and chocolate this week Xmas always induces sugar cravings in me haha I'' ll hang the advent schedule right below so I can obtain my everyday solution of delicious chocolate below They also sent this pleasant box Exactly how do I even eat this- it'' s too quite to damage Following is an advent calendar from The Peninsula! Actually when I started to open it, I realized maybe it'' sjust an extremely fancy gift basket in the shape of an accessory (Because there aren'' t any type of numbers on package )I finished up opening up all packages haha Christmas Tree Butter Cookies Various Fruit Mini Candies (Oops) Blond Pecan Nut Praline (Festive Pin) despite the fact that it'' s not an advent calendar, it teemed with shocks! Dark Delicious Chocolate Carrés This is probably my favorite Xmas style I obtained 2 years ago It'' s a lot of ' snowy ' garlands we zip-tied 2021 Xmas We decided to tuck them around our mirror this year It reminds me of winters in Canada Spent a whole lot of time disentangling lights- now on to embellishing the garland If you desire to maintain holiday design to a very little, I thinkfairy lights and some evergreen are adequate to create that cheery state of mind Some small Xmas accessories I also like to burn pine-scented candles to make our (Hong Kong) home seem like a cabin in the woods (That is my creativity because it'' s still Tee shirts weather here) These mini sweet walking canes are from the Buck Store in Canada I finish up putting tree ornaments all over however the tree haha I wish the tree doesn'' t appear like a I might trim several of them in the future! night setting Our most seen program on Netflix: Fireplace 4K: Crackling Birchwood from Fireplace for Your Home We need to pretend haha Santa'' s Elves: Loading Orders We obtained a brand-new batch of taxi lights and have been meeting allthe brand-new orders we obtained while we were in Tokyo We hope you guys likewise like our new postcards! There are 4 new designs to watch out for Can you tell Victor'' s olive environment-friendly fascination is real We likewise got them in cream and lavender (not shown right here) Here are some A5 orders we are delivering off today Since we'' re hosting a lot of holiday gatherings I'' ve been cooking continuous There'' s absolutely nothing better than a huge, warm chocolate chip cookie They complement a post-dinner coffee from Victor A touch of sea salt for a savoury note I maintain a big set of cookie dough in my fridge for whenever we have visitors (Visitors including myself haha) I stand out these in the stove right after dinner as an indulgent treat Mosting likely to reward myself with a slice of pumpkin pie nevertheless that baking Secret Lime Pie: discovering just how to cook something new for the holidays! This Xmas season I wished to learn exactly how to make a new treat I'' m normally not a fan of sour desserts however I thought an essential lime pie would certainly work out after a heavy turkey dinner I found this recipe from Claire Saffitz Victor needed to aid me juice the limes haha And I such as exactly how you just need a bowl and a whisk for this recipe We'' re hosting 18 people this evening so I'' m making a couple desserts to match different tastes I think this pie will include a bit of illumination after a square meal I forgot Japanese eggs are much more orange so the colour of my custard is mosting likely to be slightly various Once the pie is cooling, I'' ll prepare the lotion top I picked this dish since it has a lemon cheesecake taste By whisking a small amount of lotion cheese right into light whipping cream It resembles a huge egg tart As a chocolate person, I value the brilliant colours of an essential lime pie As I'' m zesting you can smell the scent of the lime I will attempt a slice due to the fact that …
Quality control right? Additionally this is my very first time making this! Look at these layers I additionally made tiramisu (I make this each year haha) Covering the mascarpone with chocolate powder Let'' s see if people such as this treat tonight I didn'' t really vlog much throughout dinner because it was so hectic Yet I think our guests favor tiramisu haha All our coffee orders from tonight I'' m rather tired after hosting and cleansing up So I'' m going to award myself with a cookie (or more) hope you'' re enjoying planning for Xmas see you following week:-RRB-.
