Time To Slap On Those SPF!!

UK hospital has been put under heatwave alert coz they said the temperature gonna go above 30oC. Plus the London Underground is also installing some those big industrial fan in most stations coz down there it's estimated gonna hit more than 45oC. Fooh!! It's kinda being in a massive oven in the city of London now.

With heat alert, pollen alert and not to mention flu alert too, one thing that should be ignored is the UV alert. With clear blue sky and hot weather, it's easier to get skin burning. Well, it's OK to be tan, but it's a sin to get skin cancer. :D

To protect my skin from all those UVA and UVB, I kinda stock the Clinique SPF 30 suncream. Very effective. It's quite clear, the cream does not feel runny and most important it doesn't leave mark or smudge the skin. Plus, I got a free mat that goes with it. Perfect!

Next thing... should I sunbathe? Hmm.. no thanks!!

Clinique SPF 30 suncream

The free mat

Me & My Burberry Tote Eureka Moment

I bought this Burberry black and white check tote last year during summer sale. Very simple and practical. And the most important, it fits my 10" Fujitsu laptop back then (yet, still fits my new Samsung N310!). But that's not the point of the story.

Today, when it was scorching 30oC hot I thought I might sling the bag again. Coz it's canvas, so make things inside the bag breathable and not heating up the gadgets inside. Still, I have a problem with one part of the tote and don't know what's the use of it. It's the kinda strap at the back with some stud on top of it. It's been months I still dunno how to use it.

Suddenly as if there's a eureka moment when I went to the toilet and need to put aside my Londonpaper. Where should I put it while I'll wash my hands? Voila, as if magic happens I wrap those paper with that strap, and fasten the hole on the strap to the stud! As amazed as I am, I finally found the use of the strap! Alas..

It's true you find idea while in the bathroom. :D

The strap at the back of the tote

The leather strap is folded and fasten to the stud! Voila...

Summer Sale Highlight: The Armani 'Hybrid' Laced Shoe

I wrote about this shoe before. And when it suddenly went on sale, I rushed to the Armani store @ New Bond Street to grab one. Unfortunately, they ain't stock in. So what did I do? Shop online instead. And with promotional free delivery by Armani it was finally arrived last week in a ginormous black box (not the airplane black box, silly!)

Say hello to my new Emporio Armani lace-up shoe. I'd like to call it the 'hybrid' shoe. Why? Coz it's a combo of canvas and leather. The body is canvas, while the trimmings and shoe laces are all leather (and the inner linings too). Fit? Gorgeous! In fact the day after it arrived, I already gave it a test drive by going shopping at Sloane Street (which find me grabbing the Hugo Boss boots). My new Armani shoes really does me justice. So comfy, doesn't heat up my feet (coz it's canvas). And with the synthetic sole, it is even better. The look is very chic and understated.

The only thing I wish, please don't let it rain outside. Or my Armani will be soaked to death!

The huge delivery box is 3 times bigger than the shoe box itself!

My 'hybrid' Armani lace-up

Synthetic sole with Emporio Armani emblem