Cool Kids of the 90's

buttondown shirt: Archive Clothing

shorts: Forever21

shoes: CMG

lipstick: Gem of Roses

Experimented with something different. 

As the shopping ban is on for about  6 months you'll be seeing a lot of remix in my outfits. I'm excited about this. It forces me to go outside my comfort zone. Although honestly, currently I think I'm failing. But I'll get there.. 

Accessorize Bag Collection

I've always loved Accessorize. My accessory stash is a testament to that. But not until recently did I start paying attention to their bags. And boy did they captivate me. Here's my small collection. 

The one that started the tiny purse craze. I never fully understand the convenience of a small bag until I got my hand on this. If you can remember it from this post. 

Seeing as I've always eyed this one...finally bought it during the All About Bags Sale. Haven't used it yet. Still waiting for the perfect outfit to go with it. 

My love affair with animal prints. And I especially love the jaguar clasp!

Now this one I fell in love with the first time I ever saw it. BUT I'm super glad that I patiently waited before buying it. Got it as my Get 1 FREE from the Buy 1 Get 1 Free Promo they had in December. Bought it with the snakeskin clutch. 

My Christmas Gift from Accessorize. It seriously is the cutest bag!!! Thanks Ms. Ayet Quimpo. 

I hear they're having one of their greatest Sale at the moment...70% OFF!!!! Run ladies, RUN!!! I would too..if I wasn't on a shopping ban. I'm seriously contemplating cutting this so called "ban" short so I can drop by Accessorize and go crazy. This will be until the 30th only..so goooo. 

Loosen Up

top: H&M

shoes: Jeffrey Campbell Lita

lips: Mac To The Future

Something easy and casual. I'm at a point where I just want wear something that I can move in. Forget what's uso...sometimes it feels good to go back to the basics. And black pants have always been my fallback lazy outfit.

That's pretty much all for now. Talk to all of you again (hopefully tomorrow). 

Last Hurrah!

Body Shop Coconut Value Set

NARS Danmari Blush Palette. Nars Multiple (Orgasm) 

Origins VitaZing Moisturizer

Beauty Blender

This maybe the last of my major make-up hauling for a while. I've ordered this back in November so they're technically not included in the current self-imposed shopping ban.

 I haven't talked about this "ban" here because I don't want to jinx it. But basically I can only spend a certain amount per month for the next  6-8 months or until I reach my goal. And it includes all shopping and food expense. I'm almost at my quota for January so I'm really trying to stay away from the mall and online shops. Wish me luck. 

Lady Danger

vest: Archive Clothing

top: Forever21

pants: H&M

shoes: Jeffrey Campbell Lita

lipstick: Mac Lady Danger

Hi guys. Sorry for neglecting the blog. I know the last quickie post is unacceptable. I have been experiencing blogging block lately. And I've also been lazy in dressing up. Just those moments I guess. Also I've been preoccupied with some other stuff. Oh gawd, those are a lot of excuses. 

Anyways...

I've gotten a couple of request (maybe from the same person?) to do lipstick swatches here. Do any of you wanna see that? I'm not really good at it (yet). My camera is quite old and the colors aren't as acurate in real life. But if a lot of you wanna see that I can try. Or I can suggest a couple of blogs that do excellent swatch photos. Lemme know. :)

And....

I'm plannin to do my 2011 Beauty Favorites. I know it's a little late in the month already. I just haven't found the time to take photos yet. 

Lastly...

I miss you all. Will put in more time to comment on your blogs. Promise. That's all for now. 

Let Me Tell Your Fortune

sheer cardigan and shorts: Forever21

bracelets and necklace: Accessorize

shoes: Jeffrey Campbell

Lips: Mac Gem of Roses

Just a quickie. Don't we all love those? hahaha.. Hopefully I'll have something more to write soon. 

Boots and Weddings

Oh, yes yes I did. I wore my Lita in a formal event. 

corset: H&M

skirt: Forever21

gold beaded cuff and clutch: Accessorize

shoes: Jeffrey Campbell

I had to attend a wedding about 2 weeks ago and had nothing to wear. Since I'm trying to save up for a new camera, I didn't really wanna spend money on a dress I was going to wear only once. I actually found a really nice dress but decided last minute not to buy it and just do some digging on my closet. 

This skirt has got to be one of my most favorite Forever21 purchase. It's so easy to dress up or dress down, and doesn't emphasize my hips like most maxi skirts do. And this corset I would wear more often if only my boobies (is there a more appropriate term??) would stop jumping off the cups everytime I do. 

Anyways...

Call me crazy but I seriously wore my Lita with this outfit. I really wanted something comfortable, plus you can't even see the shoes when I'm not holding up my skirt. Win-win for me. 

Ok....

I clearly am obsessed. I need to find a super comfy and pretty sparkly shoes for my sisters wedding. Dear Jeffrey Campbell, I wait for the day.

And...

My apologies for the very grainy photos. The sun was setting down already so I had no choice but to use a very high ISO setting. 

Lastly...

I wish I had time to curl my hair everyday...

Let It Sparkle

blouse and shorts: Forever21

bow: bought in Hong Kong

shoes: Jeffrey Campbell Lita

lips: Mac Creme De Nude

You may have already seen what I wore on New Years Eve from this POST...but this is the full body photo of it. This was supposed to be my Christmas outfit but I didn't think it was Church-appropriate so I ended up wearing this on our family reunion.

 I've had my eye on this shorts since October (I think) but I didn't have an occasion to wear it for so I always pass on it. BUT come December, I got obsessed with it. Obsessed, I tell you. I keep trying to find something similar in other shops but to no avail. So 2 days before Christmas, I went back to Forever21 and got half-blinded with all the sequined clothes they had. I seriously had trouble finding this particular sparkly shorts. Good thing my cousin was able to snag it from some random rack and it was my size! Yay for having shopping buddies with sharp eyes. 

Ok that was seriously a long blah blah moment about a pair of shorts.

Anyways, notice the new banner? I'm hoping it'll be temporary. My blog needs some serious revamping. Parang hindi ako web-designer sa itsura niya ngayon. It's one of the goals of 2012. Hopefully I can come up with a design in a month.

AAAAAND, a little tip. If you edit your POSTS in HTML, make sure all your

are closed. Blogger usually warns you if you happen to overlook it, DON'T IGNORE!!! Because if you do, the result would be your right/left column would be placed at the bottom.  

My layout got seriously screwed up just because I left one hanging. I kept trying to look at my design codes and saw nothing wrong with it. I even reverted to the default one but it was still there. Thank you google for providing the answer. It drove me MAAAAD. 

Anyways, off to yoga in a bit...Talk to you all soon. 

Plain

I don't know how or when it happened but my blog layout got screwed up. I tried fixing it but it was just irritating me. I decided to just start from scratch. Easier that way. So please bear with me now and my very plain blog. 

Beadwork

top: Zara

cardigan: from Hong Kong

shorts: H&M

shoes: Jeffrey Campbell Lita

clutch: Accessorize

lips: Mac Blossom Culture

Another one from last year. This is what I wore on the My Househusband, Ikaw Na! Blogger Presscon that I blogged about HERE.

Now I know I rarely show bags in my outfit photos...but in this case how can I not? Look how pretty. This was one of the stuff I bought during the 3 day Buy 1 Get 1 promo that Accessorize had back in December. I'll try to post my goodies from that sale. 

I also picked out my gift from Accessorize today. It's the cutest bag ever...will show it to guys soon. Thank you Accessorize!!!! Unwrapping your trademark pink paper always makes me giddy. True story!

Anyways, good night for now. I need to wake up early for yoga practice tomorrow. 

That Little Red Thing

blazer: Zara

scarf: from Bangkok

shoes: Jeffrey Campbell Lita

lips: Mac Please Me

Somedays, nothing beats a tank top, leggings and blazer. This was taken on one of those raining December days. And apparently I take "rainy" for winter hence the added scarf. 

I've been loving everybody's comments on my last post. I guess I sometimes appear too serious here on my blog but truth be told I'm such a weirdo. Not necessarily a good thing all the time but yeah, I'm just good amount of crazy. 

Anyways...I'm not making much sense now. Need sleep. Talk to you all tomorrow. 

My New Year's Eve 2011

A few snippets of my last day of 2011.

I only make one face during my outfit shots. So be prepared for what you're about to see. I make faces, a lot of them. And I'm sharing it all with you now...

We decided to set up 2 cameras for our family portrait. I love the different perspectives. Maybe we'll go for 3 cameras this year. 

My brother has disowned me at this point. 

Exchange gifts!!! Nobody's too old for this... 

Cousins!!!

These are my people. 

No matter what we go through, what trials we face, our losses, our gains...these are the people I start and end the year with. If there is one thing that my mother taught us well, it's the importance of family. These are the people that will continually love you whoever you become, whatever you do and wherever you go. 

And the previous year was a true testament of that unbreakable bond. During the many trying times including when my Dad needed brain surgery, these people were our support system. (And they're from my mother's side of the family.) I can't even begin to thank them. It was the year that made us stronger and closer to each other. 

Keeping my fingers crossed that 2012, we'll be complete. "Pau...you better be here!!!"

And hopefully 20 years from now, we'd still be celebrating every New Years Eve together. Just with a few more additions to the family.