Basic pieces to have in wardrobe

The word chic, deriving from the french word"chique",  means smart and stylish. To be chic in style does not mean stuffing your wardrobe with the latest hottest trends.It simply means choosing the right colors, style and proportion that look good on you.

Start with a few basic pieces that mix and match easily with other clothing and accessories and you can achieve different looks for different occasions. The basic pieces I recommend are:

1) White T shirt (either v neck or round neck is fine, whichever looks good on you. If white is not your color, explore beige/earth tones or other light color shirts, colors that suit you)

2) Black T shirt

3) White collar shirt (for more formal occasion or work)

4) Black collar shirt

5) A pair of comfortable fitting jeans

6) A black jacket.

7)  A black dress

8) A pair of flattering trouser pants

9) A black fitting skirt

Black and white are colors that pair well and easy with other colors or patterns and you can make your style pop with interesting accessories.

Welcome to Oolala Jewels

Warmest welcome to Oolala Jewels.

My name is Julia. This website showcase fashion pieces that have a chic elegant theme for busy women either in business, career or homemaking.The selection and range shall be updated periodically. I hope you can find a something nice to brighten your day or as gifts for your loved ones.



Wishing you a happy wonderful day.

Warmest regards
Julia Jastina
012 3753180
Email: oolalajewels@gmail.com

Beautiful Monuments in Jogkarta

I went to Jogjakarta with my best friends on 30th August 2012 and here are the beautiful things that graced us.


We ate our breakfast at this cozy Javanese restaurant, just 10 minutes away from the airport. They served fantastic warm ginger-lemongrass tea.

A peaceful stone Buddha in fountain at the entrance

This is Prambanan Hindu Temple built in the 9th century, the largest Hindu temple (candi) in Indonesia and an UNESCO World Heritage site.  There were three main temples built to dedicate to the Hindu Gods: Brama, Vishnu and Shiva,  and the entire structures was constructed with interlocking volcanic stone from Gunung Merapi (scroll down, you will see the gunung), no cement, no nails!

We were so honored to view Prambanan at night during full moon. The view is majestic, mysterious and left us all in awe of the power of the Devine.

We stayed in  Manohara Hotel in Magelang, the place where Borubudur is located. It was really dark when we arrived. The suns sets as early as 6.30pm.

We heard about Borobudur before, namely the largest Budddhist Temple in the world and one of the Seven Wonders, we saw pictures of it in internet and magazines,  yet nothing can prepare us for the actual view the next morning. Borobudur, is just behind the hotel!  We walked to Borobudur at 6 am in the morning, it was peaceful, surreal and awesome all in one.

Borobudur was built using the same volcanic stone from Gunung Merapi too. Again, all interlocked, no nails, no cement. According to our tourist guide, there are a total of 550 Stupa (= dome-shaped shrine built by Budhhist)  in Borobubur and in each sits a meditating Budhha.

 The top of this stupa was removed to show one of them. So beautiful.

I promise you the view of Gunung Merapi (Merapi = on fire) earlier  and here it is.

We stayed at Beng View Hotel in Magelang. It is a queer charming hotel and it has only three rooms, but the compound is really spacious with a huge swimming pool overlooking Gunung Merapi and lush green padi fields.

Overall a really really enriching trip.