Nira Chan | Life of Beauty and Motherhood

Orchard Fashion Runway

Posted on May 15, 2013

It was a great call for all the fashionistas to be at Orchard Fashion Runway, the highlight of the six-week-long annual fashion extravaganza Samsung Fashion Steps out 2013 (FSO 2013) on 4 May. Singapore Orchard road closed and turned into Fashion Runway which took place from Paterson/Scotts to Bideford junction, showcasing more than 170 models in the freshest Spring/Summer looks and Fall/Winter styles from the international and local brands like Fausto Puglisi; Victoria Beckham; Coach; J.Press; Robinsons; Marks & Spencer; Adolfo Dominguez; Blugirl; and one of my favorite designer, Maria Grachvogel.

Another great thing about this event is that, it was also opened to the public where all the visitors and the locals could enjoy the show.

The runway started from 8:30 until 10pm. Here are some pictures for you.

It was fun evening at the runway as well as the exclusive COACH after party at Coach Wisma. Thank you for having me there.

Ending this post with my makeup look and new favorite pair of jeans I wore for the event on that day.

Looking forward to the next year! Thank you Samsung. x

Love.- nira

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A day at River Safari

Posted on May 1, 2013

One important thing about being a parent is to have fun along the way. Bringing baby Terena out to see the world is what I like to do whenever I can. She wouldn’t remember a thing but it seems to me that she loves to go out. She will make more noise and be more active when she is out. I assumed she is happy then.

I brought Terena to Oceanarium with my dad before and I think she liked it so why not River Safari too. I wish my husband was there with us too. It was quite a relaxing place but the weather was too freaking hot. So I dressed up Terena in a spagetti bodysuit with rose headband both from H&M and myself in H&M spagetti top and denim shorts from LEE bought in Australia.

Took many photos of Terena. Now let’s pictures speak.

I know most of you are not interested in looking at animal pictures here but this is the cutest thing I saw at that place, and is an alligator. Not just any but this little man (I assumed he is a man).

Because of the way he slept or maybe was stone. Just like that, for a long time. This little man was worth watching. haha.

This is very cute too.

After a panda section, Richelle went to buy Panda headbands (SGD7.90 each) mainly to take photos in it. There is no age limit for wearing cute stuff right? haha. I feel much younger being with a baby all the time anyway.

Below is one of my favourite photos of Terena and I. Everyone in our family has a lot of nice photos with her but not many for me because I’m usually the one with a camera. So I’m really glad I had a photoshoot with her in Bangkok.

Look at how happy my baby girl was. Okay, to be honest, it’s quite easy to shot her with a smile because she smiles a lot everyday. Not when she is hungry or sleepy of course.

I called her a happy Panrena (Panda+Terena) for a day.

Sometime I want her to stay like this forever but sometime I’m looking forward for her to grow up a little bit more just nice to do many things together like go to Disney Land, watch a movie etc. One step at a time it will be. You will be loved anyway.

Love.- nira

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Long-lasting silkiness

Posted on April 27, 2013

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I would love to give away a few products from this range to my readers. Giveaway ends next Monday 29 April at 1pm (ENDED). Just leave a comment here and share with me your hair condition. Don’t forget to leave your email as well and I will be contacting you the lucky ones. Good luck and enjoy the confidence that lasts all day!

Love.- nira

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With baby love

Posted on April 19, 2013

Sorry for the lack of updates this month. I just came back from Bangkok and I was there to spend time with a family for a week plus.

The best thing about this trip was a great surprise I gave to my family. And Terena was their surprises. None of them (except for my second elder brother) were expecting me to be in Bangkok this month but in June. Furthermore, they did not expect me to bring Terena baby along to see them! You have no ideas how crazy they are over her. I’m no longer my dad’s most favorite girl but it’s okay as long as it’s Terena. haha. I wish I could share with you all their face expression when they came home and saw Terena in a living room. Speechless. Funny. But most importantly, all happy, so am I. If you follow my instagram you should already saw some of my dad pictures with Terena. Then you can easily tell how happy he was. Love is amazing.

We were there during Thailand’s Songkran festival period and many places were closed, except for the shopping malls. Too bad for me as I wanted to do street shopping. But well, there were no traffic jams during that time at least. My family and I didn’t want to get into water flight this year plus Terena is way too small for that. In a few years time maybe.

Anyway, Terena and I did our first photo shoot together this trip. It was one of the most challenging photo shoots I ever had because of her. You think about it. It’s not easy to shoot babies right? However, I think Terena did way better than I thought during that 4 hours with a short nap around 30 minutes. Here are some Behind-the-Scenes shots.

Getting ready with my favorite Thai makeup artist. Thank you for teaching me some great tips on makeup! I want to share that with you ladies soon.

While waiting for my makeup to be done, they started shooting Terena alone first. See how many people were needed by her side to ensure her safety. Because she couldn’t sit up by herself yet. Look at the smiles on their faces as well. I think that’s lovely.

Mummy and baby shots.

And mummy solo shots while Terena baby was taking her peaceful nap.

Some of you might want to know where we did the shoot. It was at Agalico, located at Sukhumvit 51. This is where you enjoy a good cup of tea and yummy cakes with great atmosphere. It’s all white and bright, that’s what I love. They also have a beautiful garden at the back.

Thank you photography team and makeup/hair team for your great work. A special thank you to my family who made it a lot easier to shoot Terena with smiles. And lastly, thank you baby Terena for being a good girl! I love you baby. x

I’m looking forward to see the photos! And I hope all of you had fun like I did.

Love.- nira

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Nuffnang’s 6th Birthday Bash

Posted on April 4, 2013

I was glad to be a part of Nuffnang’s 6th birthday celebration at Ballymoons. It was fun catching up with old friends and other bloggers. The performances and activities were great and I definitely enjoyed myself that night.

Happy 6th birthday Nuffnang! Continue to grow and have fun together!