Diamonds in the Glass

'I like to drink champagne with diamonds in the glass. Just another case of expensive taste,'

rants Rap Diva Lil Kim in the #1 hit 'Lady Marmalade'.

Indeed, for those of you privileged a**es who drink the best liquids out there (yes, latest world news, people do tend to drink from taps.), yes, I do secretly love you'd get stuck in a drought or in the middle of the Sahara.

A thirst for anything blatant and ludicrous.

C'mon, if you like your expensive hard liquors, you 'll know that they come in the fanciest and most elaborate bottles and holders with matching price tags.

So why not make that the humble bottled water too?


Bling H20Mountain spring water frosted bottles encrusted swarovski crystals. Known as the “Cristal” of bottled water and regularly served at high profile star-studded events.

Bombay Sapphire ($200k/bottle) has come up with Revelation, a handmade crystal bottles adorned with gems and diamonds, which may magnetize even the richest drinkers to adore the masterpiece, no matter whether it is empty or filled. None other than Garrard, Baccarat and Karim Rashid, foremost names in luxury and design, in collaboration designed the limited edition Revelation bottle. The handmade crystal bottle is the first of a five-piece set that will be launched at five major international airports, i. e. London Heathrow airport on March 27, and New York, Dubai, Singapore and Sydney afterwards, for about three months. All the bottles will be finished peerlessly with sapphires and diamonds.

Evian Christian Lacroix Prêt-à-Porter Water . Glass bottle decorated with glittering snowy crystals. Very chic and elegant.

Okay ! Okay! I owe up. I admit to owning a pair of Evian Christian Lacroix bottled water myself.

There, I said it.

Q... sensual indulgence. ^^

How many Carats is that Phone? ^^

Still in pursuit of the Perfect Phone to replace my aging Motorola Razr.

(The iPhone is all hype, really and

I'm so over being a fadish mobile phone carrier which is like so , '19 years old'. So over that phase in my life

.)

A phone should be slim. Portable. Durable enough for me to drop it or place anywhere and not worried that it'll scratch it's surface.

I do not harbour it being the perfect digi-cam or mp3 player because that's just asking for it if I were to loose it.

A phone should be simple and not be filled with functions I don't need and complicate a modern day life that is already too hectic for its own good.

Simple phones with practical features that are stylish but non-pretentious either.

So I'm considering the Prism Phones by Nokia on top of these.

The Sonny Ericsson Z555i and the T650i . (Respectively)

Dusted Rose or Diamond Black? or

Midnight BLue or Precious Gold?


Luxe, I know. So me.

LOL

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Bling Bucket

If your 24K Gold tap wasn't ostentatious enough, obviously there's little else you'd be contented with.

Now rest that fat rich butt of yours on this:

A Swarovski crystal toilet bowl.

For the rest of us , we can pretend to be loaded up to our a**es with enough money to feed a small third-world nation, by bathing in the tub filled withsoap essences that are shaped like dollar bills (by Bandai). (Check out Japan's Trend Shop)

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Diamonds never Tasted so Good

Shown here is the actual custom handcrafted

17K White-Gold Diamond Pacifier

gifted to Famed Hollywoody Couple Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie immediately following the birth of their daughter Shiloh Nouvel.

The Designer created the heirloom work of art featuring 279 Diamonds totaling more than 3 Carats.

The one-of-a-kind luxurious baby gift generated media coverage worldwide which resulted in the company being inundated with inquiries from around the globe.

Indeed, flithy rich and indulgent parents (which no doubt will raise a couple of useless spoilt brats) will be ensuring that while the rich yester-year babies were born with silver spoons in their mouths, in today's world of multi-billionaires, you'd need to be borne with a Diamond Pacifier to have 'trully Arrived.'

SICK.

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Seeing Red... Diamonds

Tag Heuer introduces the DIAMOND FICTION watch.

A watch where the classic obsession with ostentatious gems meet modern minimalism.

"The first time that diamonds give time"

Imagine a gorgeous bracelet in red satin and positively dripping with 879 Top Wesselton, full cut, VS/SI (1.1mm) (5,8 carats)diamonds and where 54 of the diamonds (3,8 carats) hide LEDs (Light Emitting Diodes) that display the time in glowing red.

Rare?

As Hell. Only three single and exclusive timepieces will be created at the TAG Heuer workshop at the Chaux-de-Fonds with the value of 100 000€ each.

Time is Money. Indeed. ^^

For the high-flying Power Woman or the stylish Metrosexual.

As the saying goes, " Diamonds are Forever." So, this watch had better be capable of counting down to Infinity.

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I smell Diamonds

It's a Parfum for the Ladies (Duhhhhrrrr.. . Guys only hav Eau De Toilettes) .

Diamonds by Emporio Armani.

But why Beyonce is the spokes person, really reminds me... how overrated she is.

Too much, Girl. Too much. You CANNOT sell everything.

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Knot Tying. Not Tying.

A beautiful and Significant other, who's a perfect juggle of family ties and career. :)

A robust,creative and intelligent Son. :)

A pretty, resourceful and well-mannered Daughter. :)

Yes, I want a beautiful Family. One Day. :)


I've many a friend getting married or are about to. And I 'm so happy for them.

Whatta' bout Your's Truly?

:Op

If career-career-career is all I ever live and breathe for ... time is of the essence. So much.

I love kids but wouldn't have the energy to bring them up if I'm already an old man!

So when is a Later ... Too Late?

When it was initially too bright and you can't see clearly. Then, this Special Someone walks into your life and darkens it all and you have only this person in sight... you feel cozy, comfortable and intimate. Then the Ring appears and you see the possibility. After awhile, a Diamond Ring appears and you're ready. But you'll have to take that moment there and then! Because if you let the ellipse pass, it's over. And it'll be a long while before another Special someone comes along.

:-/


Still,certainly not by the Big 3-0 for me. And your read it hear.

But One day. Wink*

Holy Matrimony; together, we'll tie it all together.:)

Rich Artist Poor Art

Art is suppose to be Valuable to the point of being Priceless.

Good art is subjective yet univesally liked. There is no bad art universally hated.

You just can't put a price on great art.

'less are those al cheapo art-furniture gallery (or Ikea), you can either have it or not, at a limiting price. Nothing is too little. Too much is still too much.

The measurables are just immeasurable.

So, I am particularly affected by this current artist that is spinning multi millions in the bank by glamorising the Capitalist approach to his art work.

Granted, past artistic greats died poor and tragic and when alive, were never appreciated, let alone seeing any possibility of using their strokes and brushes to put food on the table.

It took centuries after their demise , that people started appreciating their finer touches.

So, in a way, Briton Damien Hirst reflects how starving artists have come a long way from those pauper-days of yore.

But, I sense greed and opportunistic tendencies in him. A shameful turn how an artist himself aims for monetary gains over artistic transcendence.

Picasso pieces for instance, are known for certain skewed qualities and personality. So too are Botero's 'swollen-subjects'.

Hirst's works thus far are best described as morbid and grotesque.

Check out Saint Sebastian for instance, a suspended calf , tied to a post and pierced with dozens of arrows in a glass tank. George Michael paid a whopping 3.5million pounds for it.

A split shark fetched 10 million pounds. While 3 crucified sheep were sold for 6 million pounds.

Sliced, diced, chopped, cut and splits.... Hirst's contribution to the Art world?

Or will he be more remembered for the money he has made.

For a field not traditionally tainted by the lure of the fortunes, there by turning into an industry, has Hirst become what the residents of SoHo will now aspire to be?

Already photographers these days take pride and strive in not becoming a National Geographic staple but one for the stars such as the likes of David LaChappelle.

Already, Architects, once the profession of hailing the kings and emperors of the past as gods,besides the priests, are today, a victim of their own success in the commercial world of drawing for the extravagant, thereby creating cold and lavish monsters that say more of ambition than heritage and beliefs.

So will artists sell art not because of the love and spread of their craft but to quantify how 'drama' can take the place of more transient qualities such as artistic purpose of expression and personal style and charm?

Does his record 100 million pounds-selling diamond skull piece 'For the Love of God' make him more 'hip hop bling bling jeweller than a bona fide artist now?

I'm not surprised if the skull next appears in P Diddy's , Timbaland or Jay Z's next music videos. Or if they even bought it already as one of its secret buyers!!


The question remains :Is Hirst doing art for art or art for money and fame?


You decide.

It's just different from a multi-million dollar Victoria's Secret Fantasy Angel bra, you know what I'm sayin?... ^^ (This is Tyra wearing a US$11 million diamond-encrusted Fantasy Bra, btw)

Beauty and the Beast.

You know which is which.