Spain Travelogue; Hola

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hello friends! 

as part of my 2016 stop procrastination plan, i'm gonna be hardworking in churning out blogposts too! 

usually my travel posts takes ages to appear so this is considered pretty fast alr yes? hehe.

i went to spain in december with my family, we were there for about 11 days and managed to cover quite alot of cities!

the first city we explored was barcelona.

i'll let you guys enjoy the visuals and i'll add in some texts here and there when i remember something interesting about the specific places:)

outfit details:

maroon scarf from h&m

brown wool coat from hervelvetvase

grey dress from taobao

vintage leather belt passed down from my mum

ps/im selling away loads of my winter clothes to make space for spring/summer so if you guys are interested in any item i'm wearing in my travelogues feel free to drop me an email at etherealpeonies@hotmail.com to see if i'm letting it go!:)

sagrada familia;

 a gorgeous, huge cathedral that will take a total of a hundred years or so to finish building.

i loved the sleek, smooth marble, spiral staircases, bright mosaic glass windows and the dome shaped ceilings.

a local food market we had our lunch at.

interjecting here for a spain travel tip:

always beware of pickpockets, its really really common here and the pick-pocketers are beyond skilled.

my brother's friend got his handphone stolen while he wasn't paying attention for just mere seconds,thats how serious it is!

so yes, always hold bags and purses or valuables in front of you, not in a bagpack etc. 

if you look closely these columns are very tilted, some people who has ocd probably wouldn't like it that much, but to the rest its considered art.

this park we visited had many works created by gaudi, one of spain's most famous artists.

it was so weird seeing palm trees in spain!

they're imported from sunnier countries, but i wonder why the spanish likes them haha.

the building behind really reminds me of a gingerbread house, i guess i was a tad bit hungry by then!

when received questions like "what is your favourite part of spain?"

i'd undoubtedly answer "the architectural designs".

i love their houses, their churches, their tiles even!

its all so intricate and beautiful, full of artistic, historical and cultural stories.

oh by the way if you were wondering why i'm not wearing stockings/leggings, thats cos the weather is spain is generally refreshingly cool but not cold per se. 

some areas are colder than the rest but generally the temperature is between 9-15 degrees, the lowest was 5 degrees ad highest temperature was around 23 degrees, just a tad bit cooler than singapore's weather!

dinner was along the bays.

there was a gorgeous citrus pink, orange sunset, blended into the skies like a yummy candy floss. 

i loved the fairy lights, it makes things a tad more dreamy.

that's the end of day 1's travelogue!

hope you guys enjoyed the visuals:)

photos are taken using my dad's canon eos but mostly using my sony nex F3.

for behind the scenes of my spain trip, i've actually posted them on dayre, so feel free to catch my daily updates there!
or instagram @etherealpeonies.

till the next;

xoxo

Gridlock

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i'm back with another hair post!!

your monthly dose of hair news hehe.

i visited headlines again a day before jetting off to spain to get my hair prepped for the trip!

this time i did the scalp treatment and the mucota treatment for hair.

details of both treatments can be found here cos i did the same combo last time!:)

its important to do a scalp treatment from time to time (once a month at least) because if you don't treat your scalp with care, you can't get healthy hair!

its always a good time in the salon, chatting with nic makes time pass by quickly:)

after 2 hours, voila, fabulous hair hehe!

 photos from this post are all taken using my new baby, the canon g7x!

kindly recommended by D's (and my) friend jasper!:)

as much as i love my sony nex f3, sometimes the colour is rly off (like orangey-yellowish) and i cant stand those tones, so i got this cam for when those problems occur!

this cam is also alot more compact and photo quality is up to standard, so its definitely a good buy to me!!

if you guys are keen to know more details abt this cam, don't hesitate to ask me on ask.fm!:)

 nic also asked me if i wanted to change my highlight colours to grey becos previously i couldn't decide between grey or blonde highlights!

apparently a new shade of grey just came in and its awesome!!:)

but i told him i love my current hair colour so much i want to keep it for a few more months before going for grey highlights (which are damn dope btw!)

if you want super nice and blended in highlights like mine, do ask for nic at headlines cos his hair colouring techniques are so so good!

nic told me a few of you have been asking for me exact same hair colour at headlines so i hope you guys like it as much as i do yes?:)

super chio hand blown curls!

no need for hair curling tongs hehe.

please remember to ask for nic as your stylist because he's so skilled and awesome :)

Remember to quote "Felicia Tham" to enjoy 10-15% off at headlines!;)

headlines hairdressing is located at:

 China Square Central, 18 Cross Street, #01-15.

5 mins walk from Chinatown MRT.

their opening hours are:

Monday to Friday (except Wednesday) - 10.30am to 9pm. 

Saturday - 10.30am to 7pm. Sunday - 10.30am to 5pm.

call 6221 6866 to book your appointment!:)

for the list of services available at headlines, click here.

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 after my hair appt i met up with zia for early dinner and she helped me snap some photos!!:)

 act candid only hahaha

 my navy grid dress is from runwaybandits!

love the shift dress cut, its so comfy and goes easy on the tummy esp after a meal hehe.

the material is good too, it feels kinda like wool to me, gives off the expensive feel as compared to cotton hahaha.

the only thing i dislike about this dress is that the pockets are fake sobs.

like, i must have pockets in my dresses!! (sobs)

 hair on fleek yay!

look at the beautiful blend of highlights :)))

zia and i went for dinner after that!

we opted for a 15nett set meal by one of the cafes participating in this year's cafe week.

it was very worth it to us as it came with a huge portion of food and a pot of rose tea each.

we could have shared the set actually but we didn't know the portion would be so huge!

each set came with scotch eggs, beef sliders, mozzarella tuna tomatoes, a lemon tart, earl grey cake and coconut cake.

we thought the items were of good quality generally!

and my favourites were the mozzarella tomatoes and earl grey cake.

zia hates tomatoes but she actually liked this one!

the scotch eggs were pretty good too.

ending off with a selfie!!

i'm really glad to have met zia as a friend this year, even though we've been in the same school since nanyang days!

thank you for being my closest friend in fass hehe.

till the next;

xoxo