Awe-inspiring Trench Coats Under $100

Summer has waved farewell to give way to autumn. It's time to hunt for trench coats that are designed for the season! Here are only five of the many affordable awe-inspiring coats to keep you in style without making your wallets frown:

The Ink Trench Coat

Product Description:

Lightweight 100% cotton trench coat

Wide open lapel and twin buckle tabs to cuffs

Button fastening design and belted waist

Available color: KhakiCosts: $75.83 Available at: ASOS

The Ben Sherman Larkin Trench Coat

Product Description:

Trench coat's shell is made of 100% cotton while its lining of 100% polyester

Double breasted and epaulettes

Classic trench styling with contrast lining

Available color: Black

Costs: $92.68

Available at: ASOS

The Ruffled-Bottom Belted Trench Coat

Product Description:

Point collar with hook and loop closure, back yoke

Epaulettes, double-breasted mirrored button front

Self-tie belt, tiered ruffle bottom

Synthetic lining with shiny tonal leopard print

Available color: Khaki

Costs: $98.00

Available at: EXPRESS

The INC International Concepts Petite Coat, Ruffled Tiered Trench

Product Description:

Cotton/polyester/nylon; lining: acetate

Long sleeves with loops and tabs at cuffs

Self-tie belt at waist; belt loops

Tiered ruffles from below waist to hem

Available color: Woodsy Green

Costs: $99.00

Available at: macy's

The White Trench Coat

Product Description:

Contour fit tailored with princess seams

Elevated lapels

Signature silvertone coat chain

Fully lined in satin

Hits at mid-thigh on most body types

Costs: $99.99

Available at: White House/Black Market

There you go! Remember, fashion doesn't need to be expensive to make you look awesome for the season!

Happy shopping everyone!

The Adidas RESPECT ME Zipped Jacket

Bebe and I did a little online shopping a week ago. He purchased a Nike jacket and a Nike sweatshirt while I ordered a jacket by Adidas. The package arrived three days after confirming our order ~~~ talk about the quick and efficient Swedish postal system!

Anyhooo... the Adidas Respect Me Zipped Jacket looks absolutely cool. I love everything about it ~~~ the material, the color combination and all the details that come along the piece = just lovely!

Adidas RESPECT ME Zipped Jacket

"Stand-up collar with topstitched detail, drawstring and gold-coloured bead trim. 2 side pockets. Length 59 cm. Jacket inspired by young active urbanites! A structured jacket with wide ribbing at the hem and three contrasting satin bands on the sleeves. Large sparkly crown logo embroidered on the back. 100% shiny polyester." --- LaRedoute.co.uk

The jacket's price has been cut down from £55 to only £35. Lovely jacket, lovely price. Simply worth it.

Chocolate Marble Cake And A Birthday Message!

A few hours after my appetizing lunch today [Deep Fried Pizza Balls], a divine chocolate marble cake is now sitting inside the fridge.

This newest creation of mine is a chocolate marble cake, my first attempt ever. Chocolate butter cream is this cake's filling. The marble cake's covered with white fondant drizzled with melted dark chocolate. The piping around the cake is made of chocolate butter cream while the hearts are made of fondant.

Sounds good. Looks good. Believe me... it tastes even better!

Speaking of cakes, according to Wikipedia cake is often the dessert of choice for meals at ceremonial occasions, particularly weddings, anniversaries, and BIRTHDAYS so I want to take this opportunity to send my warmest birthday message to one of bloggerville's prettiest bloggers, Mariuca ~~~ Happy happy birthday! Thank you for being you! Hugs and kisses, Maxi.

Deep Fried Pizza Balls For Lunch

From time to time, I look for new recipes to spice up the aura of our dining table and before going to sleep last night, Bebe has introduced the idea of deep fried pizza which according to him, might interest me. He's got me there! I've taken a few minutes digging into some online recipes regarding the dish and mixing and matching those recipes to come up with my own creation before finally headin' to dreamland.

Excited and pumped with all my deep fried pizza dish, I've waken up early this morning and started preparing Deep Fried Pizza Balls for lunch. It's taken me more than an hour to have everything done. The experiment and new dish has become a success and is now included in my personal recipe pages.

For this recipe, I've introduced tiny bits of red bell pepper into the dough to give the dough more flavor when cooked. Slices of pepperoni [my fave pizza topping], cheese and a light amount of pizza sauce serve as the dough's filling combo'. To make the recipe complete, I've created a yoghourt-taco sauce mix for the dip.

I therefore conclude my lunch in one word =YUM!

Full Blooded By Swatch

Full Blooded belongs to the Swatch Irony Diaphane Chrono family and oh man ~~~ Have you seen how pretty these watches are? The collection's dashing style and classy touch will definitely make heads turn.

The Full Blooded collection comes in ten different colors [night/black, silver, blueberry, green, white, gold, sea/ocean blue, raspberry, caramel and earth]. Prices range from US$150 to $165.

Full Blooded by Swatch specs:

Battery Life: 2 years

Warranty: 2 years

Movement: Swiss Made ETA

Water Resistant: 30 Meters / 32.8 yd.

Case: Diaphane

Features: Chrono, Date, Water-resistance

Here are the four prettiest Full Blooded "swatches" in my eyes:

What's your fave'?

Facebook App Problem With The iOS 4 Software

The very minute the iOS 4 software was made available for iPhone 3G/3GS owners, I updated mine at once. I did not encounter any issues on installing the new software. It was simple. It only took me about 20 minutes to finish the entire process.

It was on the third day when I noticed that my Facebook App wasn't working 100%. I could still check my friends' updates, photos, read messages, accept friend requests BUT updating my status and commenting on my friends' shouts ~~~ totally disappointing. After pressing the "share" button, the entire app just froze. Such a nightmare! I was so near to uninstalling the iOS 4 software! Grrr....

Anyway, if you are having the same problem [Facebook App just hangs when logging in or updating your status, etc.] try to uninstall the app and reinstall it back again. This has worked for me. It will probably work for you, too!

iPhone App Review: TouchOfColor

If you enjoy using the Color Splash iPhone app, you might also want to try TouchOfColor. There's a free version if you just want to try out the app. The full version only costs 99 cents which I think is worth it.

Anyway, TouchOfColor is easier to use compared to Color Splash. All you need to do is to select any color from your chosen photo using the dropper tool of the app. The color chosen will automatically stand out while the rest of the image is turned to black and white [or select the background color to sepia, solid black, solid white, solid gray, red, green or blue ~~~ you can set this in the "settings" section of the app]. You can adjust the strength of the color to get the result that you want. You can choose two or more colors that you want to stand out in your photo ~~~ great!

Here are two of the many cool photos I've created using TouchOfColor:

[Just Red]

[Pink, please?]

Try it and enjoy!