Lately, I’ve been intrigued by the idea of wearing a pretty basic outfit with say a pair of black slacks and white top, but then on the bottom adding a complete element of surprise: a bold bootie! Keep it casual with a pair of boyfriend jeans, a white tea, and a black blazer. The bootsContinue reading Fashion Fixation: Bold Booties
I finally did it! I got a haircut! I’ve been wanting to chop my hair for some time now waffling between should I or not. Silly. Just go for what I want. I did feel like I had pretty long hair, but recently, I’ve been wanting stylish hair. This first step will just be theContinue reading Haircut
I love a skirt with twirl! Swish around and the entire garment moves on without you. When I found this skirt at a second hand store here in HK, I instantly swapped it up. It’s dressy and a little formal, yet wearing it with a tied white shirt dresses it down. When I wear thisContinue reading Twirl
My trip to Shanghai to visit my sister was fast and furious plus fabulously fun. Basically I had all day with Mary on Saturday and we spent it either eating or shopping. Each café, restaurant, or bar we went to was really good. I would go back again and actually plan to when we allContinue reading Day Date: Shanghai Eats
Selfies (or should I say #selfies?) are a part of our life in 2014. The act of taking a picture of oneself may fade out, but for the time being the pictures are here, and they are happening by the second. (In a twelve hour time period, the selfie hashtag in Instagram increased by 292,588Continue reading An Essay: The Selfie Stick Stigma
Dressing as Zorro is just about the easiest costume around. Don all your black clothes with a pair of black boots. Add a black hat and black cape. Then simply take an old black tshirt, cut two eye holes, and wrap it around your eyes. Andale! Zorro!! Well, we all have a little over aContinue reading Costume Roundup
Unfortunately I do not have strong, healthy nails. Rather they peel and split down the middle. When this happens it can be painful, but there are four things I do to combat the state of my weak nails. First, I find that my nails are best protected when they are polished. (I’ve been on aContinue reading DIY: Nail Maintenance
It’s pretty true: my hashtags about getting dressed for work and liking it are for real. I do indeed like to get dressed each morning; I always have and I always will. I think this pleasure first started in high school. Now working in a high school again, the inspirations occurs daily. Recently, I woreContinue reading All My Faves
Bali is still beautiful! Today’s roundup of pictures highlights the people and places of Bali. We had quite a drive to get to our idyllic villa on the northwestern part of the island, but once we arrived it was worth it. We passed by a triplet of lakes, through continuous busy village life, and upContinue reading Beautiful Bali: Part 2, People and Places
Basically Bali is just beautiful. It’s not just the rolling steep mountains, the bright blue sea, and the basking beach sun that grab your attention. It’s also the details that the Balinese people apply to their every day life. All over Bali you will find design elements to emphasize nature’s beauty from elaborately displayed flowersContinue reading Beautiful Bali: Part 1, Flowers and Food
[show_ms_widget id=”7931699″ image_id=”8222671″ width=”750″ height=”1024″] Recently on our trip to Bali I scored several snake items: a Batik Chic tote a snake dress at NancyNanoNano’s garage sale, a snake kurta at Amertha Bali Villas, and a snake wallet on my way out of Bali. Ever since then, I seem to have my eye on thisContinue reading Fashion Fixation: Snake
I’ve been seeing so many distressed jeans lately: whether it’s Sincerely Jules in totally cool ripped up jeans or Shalice Noel’s Instagram feed with lots of different ripped up jeans, I’ve been heavily influenced. Rather than fork out a fortune for a beat up pair, I took a cue from Geneva over at A PairContinue reading DIY: Distressed Denim