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Last year on my birthday, I donned an all pastel look that celebrated my being 20 years old. It was cute and a bit mature; an apt look for someone who had just let go of her teenage years and welcomed adulthood. This year (on February 16), I couldn't be happier to have found a dress that perfectly embodied my being 21. If last year's attire was still a balancing act of being a teen and an adult well this year's was all about wholly embracing adulthood. Thank you to my boyfriend for gifting me this perfect dress for my special day. So here are some photos from my birthday dinner with the special people in my life. :)
dress- Miss Selfridge
shoes- Payless
purse- vintage
watch- Guess
pearl necklace- Landmark
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Sometimes I get hired for different types of job by my mom. I've been a stylist, designer, interior decorator, sous chef, waitress and nanny to her. This time, I was asked by her and her friends to be the photographer for a surprise birthday party that they were throwing for their friend. Well naturally I couldn't refuse my mom and being practically broke also didn't help but I knew I was going to have fun with them anyway 'coz they're such a fun bunch. So there. These were just some of the things I took photos of. Thought I'd also share an outfit post that was somehow summer ready in here as well. Behold, my "photographer" outfit part 3.
top- Landmark
blue pants- H&M
shoes- Manels
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This has got to be the most meaningful Valentine's that has happened to me yet. To begin with, this was the first time I had a real Valentine. Being given flowers for the first time felt so new and somewhat surreal to me. It was, admittedly, a foreign experience to me and my initial reaction was weird and funny to the people in my home who saw me cry and laugh upon opening the box, seeing the flowers, and reading the card. *laughs* Next, on Valentine's Day itself, my big sis and I took our mom out on a fail surprise dinner date at Casa Renato, a Mediterranean hole-in-the-wall resto, just outside our village here in West Fairview. My mom didn't believe us at first that we were gonna take her out and was even skeptical that we even had money to spend (haha!) but the night went extremely well and we all went home with satisfied tummies and hearts full of love (Ha! Les Mis reference yo!).
And being the cheeseball that I truly am, I wore a sickeningly sweet and saccharine outfit that night. Pink, frilly, lace-y, with pearls to match---how girly can I get, right? :)
dress- SM
pearls and belt- Landmark
jelly shoes- Hong Kong
purse- Hong Kong
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Merry Christmas everyone! Just got home from the mall with the family and this was my outfit earlier. My mom was so busy with the kitchen renovation in our home that she wasn't able to shop for gifts so she took us malling a few hours ago to pick our own gifts. Can't wait to show you guys what I got. I hope you're all having a splendid time with your loved ones!
sweater- Landmark
leather pleated skirt- Forever21
strappy heels- Forever21
metal choker- F-Stop
bag- Kenneth Cole Reaction (gifted by my boyfriend)
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"Simple pero wakaboom!" Yan ang sabi ng nanay ko upon seeing this outfit. Been meaning to wear this whole get-up because I had envisioned this look since May pa! Finally got to wear it when my cousin and I went to the mall today. Added red accents (well lots of it!) to make this otherwise simple outfit look more interesting. I noticed that whenever I wear a pair of jeans and a simple tee, my color accents would usually be white (from the shirt), tan (from the bag), blue (from the jeans) and red (from the lipstick)! You can view a similar outfit to this here. See what I mean? ;)
A little anecdote about the shoes. I wore this pair on my very first date with my boyfriend. But as you can see, these babies have tassels on them. On that fateful day, these tassels decided to fail me and become untangled causing him to tie them for me. I was mortified and embarrassed of course but now it's just a funny memory. He even joked that he obliged to tie them because he wanted to know if my feet stank! If they did, there wouldn't have been a second date for us, he said! Mean-o. Haha!
shirt- F21
jeans- Landmark
shades- Charles and Keith
satchel- Coconut Gold
shoes- Hong Kong
cobweb neckpiece- Simone's Closet
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Never thought tan and grey would look good together until this day. I was skeptical at first and was about to change my outfit before we headed out on our first day in Macau but when I slipped on my grey boots I thought it binded the whole look together. I guess my skepticism behind this combination stemmed from not being able to pair black with brown (just like with red and pink). But whatever, the tan served as a subtle pop of color in this otherwise monochromatic palette. Then again these two shades are neutrals so I guess they're bound to work out somehow. What do you think? Was is a hit or a miss? :)
grey studded cable knit- Landmark
breton striped top- Tomato
tan leatherette skirt- Pop culture
leggings- Terranova
boots- from Taiwan
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