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Holiday Fridate Part 2: Art Bar


Hey, Glow Girls! I was busy at the atelier yesterday, so part 2 was a little delayed. 


Let’s get the show started then. 
Our next stop was another favorite - Art Bar!

(I wish we had more Art Bars near my place.)


This set costs about $180. 


I have been manifesting this Caran d’Ache Neocolor II. 
I was so surprised to find them here! 
From what I remember, they weren’t there the last time I went to Art Bar. 
There was a whole display dedicated to them! 


This set costs $80


They also had the Neocolor 1 but since I’m a watercolorist, I chose Neocolor II



Oh, these pastel colours are so lovely! But I don’t do a lot of acrylic painting. My son is the acrylic painter. 

Mont Marte acrylics are pretty good though, if you’re trying out acrylic for the first time. I highly recommend them. 


I will probably get these next time. I may not paint with acrylics, but I’m slowly getting obsessed with acrylic markers. 


Oh, how I wanted these glitter pens, but I just bought a set from NBS (another brand), and I still have the Crayola brand glitter pens that I haven’t even used yet. 


These Mont Marte Watercolor sets also caught my eye because look at them! The tin, the cover image, the metallic colors! 👀




Before checkout, I went for another sweep and got these Chosch watercolor markers. I love Chosch. They’re very affordable. Not stellar, but still good for my art. 


Look at these cute Campus sketchbooks that were displayed at the till!! Eeeep!
I didn’t get anything because watercolors don’t agree with this kind of sketchbooks. 


I did get this Tokyo Finds watercolor journal that I soooooo love. 


And I got the Noli Me Tangere paper bag this time from Art Bar. They have all sorts of bags printed with popular books. I already have Alice in Wonderland, Moby Dick, and Dracula. But I threw away Dracula. Made it into a trash bag because the bat creeped me out. 😆




There was a Mercedes Benz exhibit at the atrium. 








And I found pomegranates at the food floor! I love them, but the acid really hurts my tongue. And the arils are a pain to eat. Some of them are too bitter or too hard to chew. 

More on our Fridate next! We’re going to Venice! 

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With elegance and quiet fire,
Lady E


Founder, Glow by Lady E 
An editorial space for stories, art, and intentional living


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