Mother & daughter: Isabella & Elettra Rossellini

Elettra has been a spokesmodel for Lancome since end of 2006/early 2007 I think. She is very beautiful. Her mom, Isabella Rossellini, was also a model for Lancome for 14 years. Hebat ya, mom and daughter bisa sama-sama menjadi model kosmetik dunia yang luxurious itu. Kalau kita telusuri lebih jauh, ibunda dari Isabella juga seorang aktris Swedia, Ingrid Burgman, walau dia bukan model Lancome. Eniwei, 3 generations of beautiful and famous women...

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Shopping in Hongkong

Hongkong is really really a shopper's paradise. I went there again and just came back last week =). Here are some shopping areas recommended to go:

1. Central

Central area is occupied with many tall buildings, many high rise office buildings. And Central is also the place you can look for up-scale and luxurious brand i.e: Louis Vuitton, Chanel, Celine, Fendi, Prada, Dior, Armani, etc. Try to look for Landmark, Prince's Building, Chater house. At Central, you can find many stylish people ;), not like in other area, they are chic, professional chic,and many expats. The most recently 'talk in town' is H&M (I think Hongkong is the first H&M store in Asia), opened in March, this time I didn't need to q in to get inside like last time. You can find it in Queens Road. IFC (International Finance Centre) is a newly open shopping mall. Lane Crawford luxurious department store is there,and also burberry, agnes b, bally, hugo boss,calvin klein, kate spade, etc etc.

2. Admiralty

Admiralty is just 1 MTR station away from Central. The area is pretty much the same with central. You can find pacific place, a big and luxurious shopping centre here. Louis Vuitton,Celine, Chanel, Bottega Veneta, Marc by Marc Jacobs, Mango, Zara, Esprit, Seibu dept store etc are there.

3. Tsim Sha Tsui

Tsim Sha Tsui is a place for tourists. Biasanya tourist2 kalau ke Hongkong tinggal di daerah ini. Di daerah ini banyak toko2 tersebar di sepanjang Nathan Road (jalan yang sangat panjang dan paling ramai di Tsim Sha Tsui). Usually shops there are quite 'ordinary', I mean you can find brand like giordano, bossini, hang ten, there. But if you go furhter up to Peking road, you can find a more upscale boutique, i.e: Dior, Celine, Escada, etc.

Harbour city is a place to go, better you go there at night. Because from there, you can see Hongkong's tall buildings which decorated beautifully with light and laser (Tsim Sha Tsui is in Kowloon island). Facess is a giant store that sells only branded cosmetics, ada MAC, NARS, etc etc. Also many kids store like Oshkosh B'Gosh, chickeeduck, kingkow, toys"r"us.

4. Causeway bay
Causeway bay is well known for local shoppers. This area is very crowded, you can find many 'small' and ordinary stores in the surrounding areas, and also a big dept stores like Sogo. IKEA, Causeway Place, and also Times Square and Lane Crawford.

4. Others

Esprit outlet is quite a new thing in Hongkong. It is located in Prince Edward area. Items there are mostly t-shirt. Quite cheap, women t-shirt starts from HKD 59 (about Rp 65k). Nearby in Mongkok, there is a famous bargain 'pasar malam' (know as ladies nite market , or 'ni ren jie' in Chinese dialect), you can find many cheap China products there. And many fakes item too. Watch out your wallet when you are there!

One shop I cant miss is Aji-Ichiban. It sells so many candies, and sweet I can bring home for oleh2. If not mistaken, ada juga di Mal Taman Anggrek, tp udah tutup perasaan?