I truly didn’t imagine that a random conversation on Twitter with Paris B would become the epic event (in Beetrice’s words) that was My Women Stuff Readers Choice Awards.

There are more pictures of the event, so keep on reading after the jump!

There was coffee and cake to fuel us on caffeine and sugar. (See more pictures on Coffee Chemistry Cafe’s Facebook photo album here.)

(Yummy-licious cupcakes from Just Heavenly.)

(Choc and cheese cake also from Just Heavenly.)

Paris B giving a short speech just before the moment of truth when the results of your votes were unveiled. While some categories had runaway winners, some categories had us all surprised at the outcome. Did your favorite win? For a rundown of the categories and winners, click here.

There was fun, games and laughter. Lots of laughter, especially at one ‘epic’ moment during the lucky draws. I’m sure the gentleman involved would like to keep that moment a secret, yes? Lucky draw prizes were sponsored by Dior, Clinique, Lace Petals, Poise and Apronbay. Games prizes were sponsored by Clinique and Apronbay.

(Best dressed nominees strut their stuff. From left to right : Dom, Erin and Lee.)

There were plenty of memorable photos taken left, right and center (and I’m kicking myself for not taking more shots). When you’re with bloggers, especially beauty bloggers who love to camwhore, how can there not be photos galore?

Yay for these lovely ladies, the committee who contributed time and effort to the awards.

(From left to right : PinkElle, Beetrice, Dom, Paris B, Connie, Rinnah, Xin and Lyn. Missing from the photo are Juan, Yani and our official photographer Chai aka Mr PrettyBeautiful.)

Now, as with every red carpet event (or in our case red lipstick event) there were gift bags filled with goodies galore!

(Goodies sponsored by [in no particular order] Sweet Contemplation Accessories, Himalaya Herbals, Pantene, Ah Yuan Soap, Hada Labo, Kiehl’s, L’Oreal, Esmeria Organics, Revlon, Vichy, Garnier, Olay, Estee Lauder, Maybelline, Poise, Lace Petals, Apronbay)

I can’t wait to try out some of the stuff from the goodie bag and review it here.

We loved our Sweet Contemplation Accessories necklaces so much we put ‘em on right away!

(From left to right : Rinnah, Beetrice and Dom.)

The MWS Awards were so awesome that we’re already asking Paris B when the next awards will be even though this one just ended. Talk about pre-planning, right?

So if you weren’t able to make it this year let’s hope there’ll be another awards event next year (hopefully bigger and better) and we’ll see you there!

Read more about the MWS Awards with these lovely bloggers :
Paris B
Juan
Xin
Lyn
Beetrice
Dom
Connie

Picture credits for this blogpost are either my own or taken by Paris B or Chai.

So you can just imagine how delighted I was to hear about Sweet Contemplation Accessories!

Image credit to Sweet Contemplation Accessories

Designed and hand-crafted by Australia-based blogger Christine Wang (who happens to be a friend of mine), each piece of jewelry from Sweet Contemplation Accessories is made with love and an eye for the tiniest details that make each piece so special; in line with Tine’s vision of designing jewelry for the modern woman who encompasses femininity, strength, charm, style and grace (just to name a few). All the designs from Sweet Contemplation Accessories are so wearable, I’d reckon that you could take any piece from day to night with ease!

I heart the little extra touches that Tine adds to the packaging. Like the little robin-blue (some would say Tiffany blue!) and black handmade boxes all tied up with black ribbon. Simply tres chic! And stamping the Sweet Contemplation logo on the inside of the box cover. Finally, inside the box, carefully tucked away in a layer of robin-blue tissue paper is a little velvet pouch containing your treasure!

Personally, I was immediately smitten with these two gorgeous designs which I picked up recently – Call Me Old Fashioned (AUD 30.00) and Byzantium (AUD 30.00) – and I already know how I want to wear them and which clothes they’ll match in my wardrobe, which is just about everything!

Image credit to Sweet Contemplation Accessories

Shipping is free anywhere within Australia and international shipping is charged at a flat rate of AUD 10.00 (or free if you purchase above AUD 100.00), no matter where you are in the world. In case you were wondering about the efficiency of the Australian Post and the local mailman, I’d say it’s pretty good, considering that the package arrived in good condition and relatively fast too, within 1 week from the date Tine shipped it off till I received my goodies.

Once you’ve been converted into a Sweet Contemplation Accessories fan, it can be pretty hard to resist treating yourself to just one more piece of pretty jewelry. *wink*

Read other blogger reviews here :
Beautifully Glossy
Beetrice
Connie
Elle
Giddy Tiger
Indulgent Reviews
Nikki
Paris B
Ponikuta
Pretty Beautiful
Sesame