true blue

An outfit post was a must on such a nice day! hello mister sunshine :D
though it is sunny, Vancouver has chilly winds so I had to get my beiber on....by wearing his signature sweater (oh BOY do I have many)


so here's me in all shades of true BLUE, who says mono-tone looks can't look smashing (do ppl still use that word)?
THIS is a super casual outfit since everything is au cotton!  and yet it works, why u ask? it's @ the funky hair-do and my fav. booties, oh ya, can't forget the bow too! *smiles*




























hoodie: TNA  / stripped shirt: AE / bubble skirt: H&M / boots: FRYE / bow: daiso / bag: balenciaga


yay for beiber fever!


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cause I saw it first! maybe...probably...not really?

I was reading VIVI magazine the other day...a Japanese magazine, looks like this:





I love japanese magazines because they have the latest fashion trends and incredibly stylish clothing! many of my insperation comes from VIVI, and this outfit was....well...pretty much from the magazine..but hey, it was my first semi-do-it-yourself outfit!

here is what I saw on the magazine..and I remembered this boring checkered farmer shirt that was collecting dust in the back of my closet, and I thought, HEY WITH THAT, I COULD MAKE THIS (below)!





I took the shirt (which I bought from winners) and cut the hem and sewed it! so here it is! and it looks cute, and the short hem shirts are very "in" rite now, Try it !


Ta ~ Da~ !








top: Zara / cardi: talula 


Life is "trying things to see if they work" ~ Ray Bradbury




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hi floral, meet argyle~!

today is lazy easter monday! so here is a casual outfit that is super comfy: wearing an oversized cardi like a dress with argyle print nylons, army green knee high sox and POW put on some pumps and we got ourselves a cute outfit to do a quick errand or two.


everyone MUST TRY this SOX WITH PUMPS/HEELS/WEDGES look this SPRING/SUMMER 

hi floral, meet argyle ~ :)














floral tank: talula / cardi and sox: H&M / nylons: Jacob / floral scarf: F21 japan / shoes: Aldo


what is ur chic-comfy wear? 


"a witty woman is a treasure; a witty beauty is a power" ~ George Meredith 




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floral + jean jacket + CHUNKY BOOT? cchheeeyyaa!!

jacket: Hollister / dress: H&M / hairband and sunnies: F21 / boots: Frye

I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE my FRYE boots, I think it actually might go with EVERYTHING I OWN!
the combo of floral on jean jacket on chunky cow-bow inspired FRYE boots........it just goes......this spring/summer it seems like alotta soft colors goin on up top, but down there, CHUNKY colorful footware action's goin on!!! so cheers to that!


these are the times, when I LOVE FASHION STYLING!


HAPPY LONG WEEKEND!!!! I know it started yesterday! but ENJOY THE SUNSHINE VANCOUVERettes!!!!


"just play. have fun. enjoy the game" ~ Micheal Jordon 




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Oh, REVLON......YOU DISAPPOINT ME!!

So I was waiting at london drugs for my dear mother to finish shopping, when I came across this super cute nail color from Revlon! I know this color is a season back or so...first launched by YSL.....but I have been looking for a grey nail polish that isn't gonna cost me $30......and well ladies, this nail polish was on sale for $2.99!!!!! K, enough said...SO I got home and I tried it...I was SUPER amazed at how nicely it went on...bold color, dried quick (as the label said)



and I was super satisfied...until 2 days later.....IT started CHIPPING! IT CHIPS LIKE MAD!! I practically hafta re-apply a coat everynight! that's pretty ridiculous ya?
WELL LESSON LEARNED....dun be suckered into cheap pretty things......

QUALITY OVER QUANTITY!
but on a happier note, in the midst of the "FINALS" blues from school, I was able to use MY STUDENT DISCOUNT at CLUB MONACO today!!! boo on the nails but yay on the shirt!


















don't you just LOVE the shoulder on this white shirt?? such a great buy! original price was $69, went down to $29 and with my student discount, it came up to be $23.20! 


top: Club Monaco / vest: Japan / jeggings: H&M / sunnies: F21 / necklace: tiffany key / purse: Louis Vuitton / Shoes: Christian Louboutin / bracelets: holt renfrew and Links of London 




what nail color should I buy next? mint green, neon yellow or nude?? 


"the difference between style and fashion is quality" ~ Giorgio Armani 





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scarf on a sunny day? only if it's IKAT!

OH mister SUN, SUN, mister Golden Sun, Please shine down on me <3 
finally some sunshine in beautiful British Columbia~!!  now let me put on my SCARF!!!! yup that's rite!
cause, I have BEEN DYING to WEAR my new IKAT SCARF from H&M! and I can finally bring some EXOTIC to my outfit without raising an eyebrow!

Tribal, folkloric and boho styles are starting to trickle into stores, and I snatched up the last ikat scarf at my local H&M store.

I gotta admit, I wasn't sure how I was going to rock this scarf, because truth be told, it has only been recently that I've dove deep into wearing colors. Hey, I know what your thinking, but I gotta good reason, I'm a make-up artist and black was my red, blue and yellow!

But after rummaging through my wardrobe I found hidden in the back of my closet old pieces of clothing that just went together with my ikat scarf. Don't you just LOVE IT when that happens? old pieces become brand new! so here is my new fav. outfit, def. for the summer, when it becomes hot, just throw on shorts instead but no matter how hot, THE IKAT STAYS!!!!

















top: twik from simone / sheer blouse, jeans and IKAT SCARF: H&M / purse: balenciaga /
 heels: Micheal Kors


I haven't seen many ikat/tribal pattern stuff around, anyone found any that were cute??? let me know!!!


"we are shaped and fashioned by what we love" ~ Johann Wolfgang von Goethe


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woke up late? that's okay, just wear more!!!!

I woke up late this morning, and was like! AHHH NO TIME TO LOOK PRETTY!!!the question for everyone is, how can you take that situation and still pull off a cute look that seems like you put some time into it?

THE KEY IS LAYERING!!I mean it may only work during the fall/winter time...but even though it is spring....it feels like fall. SO this trick will do for at least a good month! come to think of it, the whole concept of layering is great for seasonal transitions.......hm.....
K back to layering.. what I mean by that is...

for a professional look:  wear a sheer shirt then wear an opened up sheer blouse/dress shirt then wrap a silk scarf around your neck and top that off with a trench jacket or blazer. This is better than just wearing a dress shirt and pants. It actually will feel more comfortable since you will have a cotton shirt on first before you have your structured dress shirt. If you don't have a scarf then spice it up by wearing a shirt that is colorful. If you always wear neutrals, then one day just take a coral sheer shirt (maybe from club monaco) and then a white crisp dress shirt then a beige or grey blazer! and the real cherry on top would be to add a floral scarf! Can you envision this? TRY IT! I swear it will work!

for more of a casual look: similar idea as the above, but you can get WAY more creative!!! anything goes when you layer, BUT what will be real HOT this spring is stripes on floral, solid neons with neutrals and even socks with heels. Ya, this spring many opposites will be put together such as, fabric with leather on boots and shoes. Yes, so today I put together real quickly an outfit, that layers a tank top, with a sheer blouse and then a sweater, with sockies that go beyond my fabric/leather boots!


introducing my doggie, GUS!










 floral tank: talula / sheer blouse: H & M / school girl cardi: Japan / shorts: ZARA / eternity scarf: Japan/ belt and sox: H & M / booties: Aldo / bag: balenciaga




since you can't see my layering in my outfit, here is a close up! and I had to take a pic of the pattern of my shorts! SO CUTE! and I got these on sale, at ZARA for $15!





thanks for stopping by! I'd love to hear ur thoughts! :)


"in difficult times fashion is always outrageous" ~ Elsa Schiaparelli




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modernized parachute pants = Harem pants?

I know, I know Harem pants have been around for a while now, and it had its big break last year.....but till recently I had called them modernized parachute pants...because it was obvious that the original template for these so called Harem pants were the parachute pants from the late 70's! but google saved me from potential embarrassment and taught me that it wasn't called that anymore.....


getting back on topic!! I was super iffy on them for the longest time....a.) cause I'm a bit wide on the lower half of my body and I didn't want to accentuate the unflattering parts of myself and b.) last year when it first hit the stores in Canada, I was a bit chicken to start the trend reason stated in "a.)", even though it had already made its debut in asia and the states long ago. 


but I was totally in the closet about how much I loved these pants! how it pairs up with absolutely every colored blazer and with the right outfit, gives off this elegant look that I'm obsessed with! so since last year I have been going to many, many, MANY stores and trying on gazillion pairs of different shaped Harem BUT always had no luck....it just DID NOT WORK....AND JUST when I was going to GIVE UP.....couple days ago, I went into H & M and found one. I tried it on practically with my eyes closed and peaking through one eye to look at myself in the mirror....that was how nervous I was.....(all those failed attempts to find the perfect Harem pant had scared me)  BUT to my SURPRISE it didn't look too shabby, and for $30, I was SOLD! but after doing this shoot, maybe it was the pants or how it fit on me but I couldn't help but think, no matter how much they claim they modernized the style of these so called "Harem pants" I think in my mind it will always be parachute pants....... 


Nonetheless! I put together an outfit with these Harem Pants:


















blazer: Smythe / top: Zara / freshwater pearls: gift from China / HAREM PANTS :) H & M / shoes: Luxury Rebel from holts / bag: miu miu


NOW my question IS, was it hard for you guys to find the perfect HAREM PANTS?


"to select well among old things, is almost equal to inventing new ones" ~ Nicholas Charles Trublet




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are your GORGEOUS heels KILLING YOU? I found a solution!

my feet are pulsating with PAIN as we speak! OH MY, DO THEY FRIGGIN HURT! 9 hrs of work on heels (make-up artist gig) and I forgot to bring a change of flats........ by the end of my shift it felt like I was walking on SHARDS of GLASS!!! my walk was like a mixture of waddling, tip-toeing and shuffling......come to think of it I musta looked REALLY strange........BUT hey, anything to relieve the pain....SERIOUSLY ladies, what we do for beauty............a whole new level of power I tell ya!  
but it was really unbearable.... AND THEN I WAS SAVED......THERE HE WAS.......
my savior, near the cash register at H & M for $15!
He was fold-able, rubber soled and cotton fabric soft!
YEUP you guessed it, they were ON-THE-GO-FLATS





as you can see, they are really bendy, so you can tuck them in a small pouch (that comes with the flats)
and throw them in your purse when you wear heels!!! SUPER handy-dandy!





when you put em on, you would NEVER guess they are a pair of $15 flats!








CUTE cute CUTE cute CUTE!!!


and off I went comfortably to the bus stop *SMILE*
but I actually first saw these at SHOPPERS DRUG MART, by Dr. Scholl`s, called "fast flats" and they look like this, it is slightly more expensive then the H & M ones but you can get a $2 off coupon on facebook page called "Dr. Scholl's for Her". They look like this:

They have a commercial that advertises these guys on their facebook page! and it is pretty convincing, you get suckered into it!
BUT you gotta admit they are not as cute as the H & M ones (oh ya I forgot to mention they have various patterns)


P.S. one question that came to mind after watching that ad clip was......after changing to "fast flats" where do you put your heels? HMMM...... what do you guys think?


"the ability to convert ideas to things is the secret of outward success" ~ Henry Ward Beecher






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oversized Tees on the sales rack! THAT is where it's AT!!

        Who doesn't like the sale rack/table at ur favori shop? actually it is a luv hate kinda thing, I know because for me at least I browse and on countless occasions I find myself luv'n sumthin, BUT it's a size or two or even THREE too big for me. *whimper* but I found this tee, that I couldn't let go and it dawned on me...uhh what are the trends these days? over-sized everything (tastefully! no frumpy business plz) and though this method (that I will show you now) won't apply for every style, it sure did in this case....and you ask why? 
take a look :


here we have a cute tee, that can easily match well with leggings or some skinnies




but did you know this tee is actually from:
and a size:


that's rite, I got an XL tee it in the sale rack for $10 at american eagle, who knew AE still had it!
but some key pointers to watch out for! you can't just get any ordinary not-ur-size-Tee! You can only get away with it IF it has a "V" neck, just cause then the attention goes there instead of the seaming on the shoulders that shows it ain't actually your size! (wear a cute bando if ur a bit busty, but if not the low cut "V" looks very euro-chic)
ALSO! try to find tees that have only design and no logos and minimal writing, best when it looks vintage and a bit rugged.


NOW FOR AN OUTFIT:










fedora: talula / top : AE and F21 sweater vest / jeggings: H&M / booties: one*way (japanese brand) / bag: balenciaga / bracelet: Jacob / sunnies: gucci


"fashion is architecture: it is a matter of proportions" ~ Coco Chanel



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opposite colors? YAY or NAY?

grey eternity scarf : Japan / cashmere cardi : talula / silk top : holts / jeans : h&m / pumps: micheal kors / clutch : YSL / bangles : aldo



Being a student, I dress like a bum practically everyday, so it makes me happy dressing up over the weekend to go out, and esp. when it's starting to get warm outside, new outfits pop up in my head~!
SOoOOOo I wanted to make a new outfit without really buying anything new.....after some thought......
my first outfit inspiration came from my YSL clutch!
It is my fav color of all time, PURPLE
and what is the opposite color of purple?



YELLOW!!!
and conveniently I have some yellow Micheal Kors pumps to go with it!





and so here it is, a simple outfit I put together! It is cute, warm and pretty casual!
but take the cardi off and u got urself a pretty chic, out-on-the-town on a saturday night outfit :)


"the greatest pleasure in life is doing what people say you cannot do" ~ Walter Bagehot


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