BEAUTY

Wednesday, October 26, 2011

25 ways to wear a scarf



I just came across Creature Comforts blog and found this video of how to wear a scarf in many ways. Since the fall is here, I love wearing a knitted scarf. I will buy more than one scarf!

Monday, October 3, 2011

a pait of knit slippesr and knit fingerless gloves


By Forever 21

1. Cable Knit Fingerless Gloves. $6.99
2. Fair Isle Slipper. $6.99

The fall is here. I love wearing the layer of clothes. I bought a pair of fingerless gloves and slippers.

Tuesday, September 27, 2011

then and now: meryl streep


Wow she was so beautiful as she is now. I love her! I love the idea of then and now photo.

Sunday, September 25, 2011

gold shimmer nail color

Taken with panasionc lumix dmc-lx 5 © Jin Yu Kuang

I don't have those gold shimmer nail color so I bought it. It looks so lovely! Have you tried it before? fun showing off with your nail color!

Saturday, September 10, 2011

i saw heidi klum!




I saw her on Thursday night for Fashion Night Out. There was so much going on this month, September because of the Fashion Week.

Monday, September 5, 2011

a tiny cute mice


A tiny gray mice running around, around, and around. I don't know what it is doing, but it looks adorable.


Looks like it found its food that it has been looking for?

Filmed by Jin Yu Kuang

Friday, September 2, 2011

banquet necklace and camera bag






all photos taken with panasonic lumix dmc-lx 5   © Jin Yu Kuang


Whoohoo! I mentioned banquet necklace by elephantine and Jotote camera bag in the post. They both arrive today! what a perfect timing. In real life banquet necklace looks lovely as seen on elephantine online.  And Jotote camera bag is in a great condition. I'm surprised it got a good black leather. I love it! 


All right I'm busy doing my errands now. Happy Friday! I hope you have a great weekend. 

Thursday, September 1, 2011

ginger lemonade and quesadilla



taken with panasonic lumix dm-lx 5   © Jin Yu Kuang

Yesterday, my friend texted me to meet up at Mojo Cafe in West Village (NYC). Mojo Cafe was a really nice and airy atomsphere. Laid back people bring their laptop to the table and drank beverage and ate food. They were doing their things.  

I ordered: 
*ginger lemonade
*quesadilla: black beans, cheese, corn, picodi gallo. 

I devoured quesadilla. My stomach growled for more! ginger lemonade was good, it tastes strongly lemonade and a bit of ginger. What a satisfying meal I ever had. Does these photos make your mouth watering? =) 

Tuesday, August 30, 2011

a necklance I ordered




































Photo by elephanine

I happened to stumbled upon her blog the other day and I loved her jewelry collection. She launched her jewelry shop two years. As for celebrating the anniversary, she's having a little sale for all of you lovelies. The code is "twoyears" at the checkout. It will be ended tomorrow!


Banquet by elephantine.

This is what I purchased. It's simple yet elegant. I can't wait to put it on myself when it arrives! And of course I will post a photo of myself wearing it. Stay tuned =) 

I love this bedroom

Photo by unkown.

I love this simple room, as well as morning light. It will bright my day when I wake up.  Huge lamp light ( looks like industrial lamplight? ) is a great idea! 

Saturday, August 27, 2011

camera handbags hunting


Due to the tropical storm weather, I'm staying in most of the time.  I've been surfing internet to keep my entertained. Also I've been looking for camera bag that I would like to carry my dSLR camera with me on a day to day basis. These bags at the above, I can't decide which one I'm gonna get. I love them all! 

I have no tv, so I'm gonna bake some chocolate chip cookie and get myself a beer. Hope you stay safe wherever you are.

1. The classic bag by Kelly Moore
2. 2 sues bag by Kelly Moore
3. Tote -Noir floral by Jotote

Thursday, August 25, 2011

three books


taken with panasonic lumix dmc-lx 5  © Jin Yu Kuang

I borrowed Trattoria book from someone I knew, but I ended up keeping it. I cooked one of its relaxed Italian recipes- pizza rustica. It was sooo good. I have easy breaskfast & brunch and it is very simple recipe for morning treats. I'm going to pick a recipe from it. I love egg benedicts! I purchased Plate to Pixel Digital Food Photography & Styling a few weeks ago. When it arrived, I read it right away. so much to learn. how to photograph food properly. ISO, shutter, Aperture and use natural light. I will post food photos in the future.

Wednesday, August 24, 2011

Weekend: Washington, DC and Alexanderia, VA


below left: somebody has a collection of Michael Jackson things.


Farm Market on Saturday morning in Eastern Market.


Crabcake with scrambled egg and grits. Three layers of chocolate chip pancakes with mini scoop of butter. They were both yummy! 


Old Town in Alexanderia, VA.

I have been to DC twice, and my first time in Old Town, Alexanderia, VA. My friend showed me around in DC and took me to Old Town. There is a free trolley you can hop on! I had a lovely weekend.

Thursday, August 18, 2011

little bamboo

My friend sent a picture of the little bamboo I gave him in June. He'd been taking good care of it. It grows fast...very green and healthy... you are a great green thumb, Bak!   
















































a delicious cookie

It was taken with my canon 30D camera + 50mm 1.4 © Jin Yu Kuang


A yummy cookie from Cafe Orwell on Varet st. I fell in love with this wonderful chocolate hip cookie....it was really good. I think I'm gonna run and grab one today. =)

Wednesday, August 17, 2011

single cup coffee brewer with ceramic mug


© Jin Yu Kuang
It was taken with my panasonic lumix-5 


I just bought coffee brewer that came with black ceramic mug yesterday. I'd rather a black cup because stain wouldn't be seen. Now I'm taking a sip of coffee I made. 

two hangbags and two lipsticks

ASOS 

I love these handbags and lipsticks. I feel like I'm going to wear tangerine color lipstick. I might get two of these this week. Of course I will post about them. Stay tuned =) 

Sunday, August 14, 2011

my old home

the photo was taken in 1999 by one of my relatives. 

I looked through my old photos on my mac laptop and I found my old home photo. I grew up in that house when I was young. When I looked at this photo above, I reminisced about my first nine years of my life in the province of Guangzhou, China. I have many wonderful memories from that time. I have visited my hometown in 2001 with my parents. While I took a stroll with my cousin in the village,  everything was not the same as I remembered, which made me sad. Some old neighbors were not there ( up in the heaven) and little friends I used to hang out with moved away to the city and worked there, and their parents were still around.  Gosh it's been 10 years since the last time I visited! I think it's time to make a trip. 

ps: maybe you notice I haven't posted anything for the past few days because the internet had been down. I was very frustrated, but I realized I was really addicted to the internet! 

Monday, August 8, 2011

gold ring


© Jin Yu Kuang 


Lovely gold ring! I went to the young designers market on 268 Mulberry st in NYC a few weeks ago.

Sunday, August 7, 2011

you want camera cookies?

By Manjar

I popped in to Black*Eiffel blog and I found a cool post about camera cookies by manjar. I love collecting cameras, but cookies! I'm tempting to eat these cookies. 

Saturday, August 6, 2011

playing with photoshop

© Jin Yu Kuang

Just added a tag at the below left. I think I'm gonna play in photoshop a bit more later tonight. I'm off to Hoboken for the day. Have a wonderful weekend, everyone. 

Thursday, August 4, 2011

green bamboo


© Jin Yu Kuang

Chinese green bamboo will bring me good luck. I'm hoping something will turn up very soon.

chinese ballet flat shoes


© Jin Yu Kuang

My friend got me these chinese ballet flat shoes. Very comfortable!

Wednesday, August 3, 2011

a necklace with my initial "J"


©Jin Yu Kuang

It was a graduation gift. I wanted something very memorable. My friend suggested a necklace from Tiffany & Co. Whenever I look at it, I will look back that I proudly graduated and earned a BFA from the School of Visual Arts. What did you get for your graduation gift?

the beach in montauk for the day trip


©Jin Yu Kuang        

My friend and I took off to the Beach in Montauk last Sunday. I have never been there so it was the first time for me. I was kind of reminded of the Ocean Beach in San Francisco where I grew up. The sunshine kissed me all over. It was really nice and also the weather was soooo perfect... luckily we came there at the right time! And I took a few shotsnaps to share with you. 

Friday, July 29, 2011

modcloth dresses




I love these dresses! 

Thursday, July 28, 2011

fun and easy craft I found

All Photos by Ez Pudewa

I regularly read her blog because it really inspires me. I love her Crazy Crafty: DIY Gilded Flower post. I'll probably buy some flowers and then paint on! 

a movie at the hudson river park

©Jin Yu Kuang

I saw " The Other guys" movie at The Hudson River Park with friends. It started at 8:30pm. The weather was perfect... not too humidity =) You check out what events they have for August. Here is the link http://www.hudsonriverpark.org/events.asp. Enjoy your summer!

Wednesday, July 27, 2011

love this workspace



                                                                  by 16 house

I love this workspace, and the big windows that I can look out what's out there...a bird flying around and a ray of sunshine. This woman in a chair seems to be relaxing in her workspace. I envy her! 

Tuesday, July 26, 2011

bicycle rush hour in netherlands


video by markenlei

Oh my that's so fantastic! take five minutes of your time and watch this video. I've always wanted to ride a bicycle on the street of NYC, but I'm terrified of aggressive/crazy drivers. I will buy my own bicycle one day.

Monday, July 25, 2011

cool rooftop in copenhagen
























Danish Firm JDS architects has designed a incredibly cool rooftop in a densely populated area of Copenhagen. I'd love to have that rooftop! 

3d grass globe at Paris City Hall









Oh my! It's so cool.I just thought I would want to share this photos with you.  I recognize this place and It's in Paris City Hall. I went there last December during my winter break. I'd love to go to Paris and see 3D grass globe. 

beautiful photos






































I'm inspired by i n i m i n i's photos.

dim sum. think coffee. amorino




































I had dim sum for lunch with friends at Jing Fong restaurant.
I had iced latte at Think Coffee.
I had pistacchio gelato at Amorino.

Saturday, July 23, 2011

I want rain


Pouring from Jin Yu Kuang on Vimeo.


It's really hot out there. wishful thinking: Please rain now. It will help NYC become cool when raining stops.

Friday, July 22, 2011

blog transformation


Finally I transformed my blog look. It looks more simple and elegant. I've been on working on it for day and night. I hope all of you will enjoy reading my blog. Thank you for checking out =)

a clear and green necklace





































I love this. very classic. gorgeous.

Thursday, July 21, 2011

3D butterflies


What an awesome idea! I love it. 

Wednesday, July 20, 2011

banana pakora


I had lunch with a friend in East Village. Milton's. On a small dish of appetizer, I ordered banana pakora. It was sooo yummy!

Friday, July 8, 2011

Renegade Craft Fair!


On July 9 + 10, 2011, from 11am – 7pm, The Renegade Craft Fair will return to Fort Mason Center Festival Pavilion for our 4th Annual San Francisco Fair! If you are in San Francisco, you should go! 

Thursday, June 30, 2011

one-shelves from studio juju



I would love to have this one-shelves in my apt. It's very simple... minimalist!   

Monday, June 27, 2011

summery outfit


I love this outfit. Since Summer is here, what are you going to wear?

Thursday, June 23, 2011

Jen's Ice Cream

Now that the summer is officially here. I'm drooling over Jen's ice cream. When she first opened her ice cream shop Columbus, Ohio. Everybody loved her exquisite and unusual flavor combinations. One taste of her ultra-creamy concoctions. 

Photo by Dean & Deluca

Swedish Optical Illusion



By: Swedish artist Erik Johansson 
Where: Stockholm city square.

Saturday, June 18, 2011

Underwater Digi Cam



Buy the Underwater Digi Cam at the Photojojo Store!

I want those. It's great and easy. even reasonable price!

Thursday, June 16, 2011

so want this



Recently, I went to Miami for a few days I brought a lot of stuff in my purple bag. Laptop, old camera, DSLR camera, Instax polaroid camera, and many girly things. Hard to keep things organized. so this is a perfect bag for me!

Wednesday, February 2, 2011

Cookies and Milk

I baked chocolate chip cookies a few days ago. Of course, with a glass of milk. 




Photo by Jin Yu Kuang