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Bustiers have come to be a new trend for this Spring. When I first came across them on Susie Bubble's blog where she was gifted a bustier from her boyfriend for Christmas, I was puzzled.  How could such an "accessory"/"top" be worn in a way that's wearable and tasteful instead of its effortlessly awkward and ridiculous way? I think wearing a bustier on top of a plain tee is too easy and often badly executed. It's something all un-daring people who wanted to wear a bustier would resort to.. and it's very Forever21-like. And, wearing it on its own with pants or a skirt is not very classy in my eyes.. only 'cause I've never been much a midriff person - baring your whole stomach is sexier, IMO.. and should only be done when wearing a bathing suit. Of course, it's different if you wear your pants/skirts all the way up to where your bustier ends like here. But anyway, thanks to FashionToast, I now know!

Tone on tone and on top of a breezy dress gives the outfit texture and a whole new look for your plain dress. Love this look.

Although it looks good in my head, I wonder what a leather bustier would look like over a lace cut-out racerback tank... or a lacy bustier with a leather jacket.. haha my attempts to bring together edgy with girly.. nothing new. Anyway, considering I would probably not swipe my Visa for one, I haven't done much research on it.  I'm sure these looks have been done many times already!

This is the gray ribbed blazer I was talking about in one of my recent lusts.  I want this exact one minus the power shoulders.

Credit: Sartorialist

AHhh so fabulous I want to steal it off her shoulders.

Crazy wind today - I was almost swept off my feet! 1 more week of attending classes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Dore, Garance

hehe I had a bit of a chuckle reading Garance Dore's blog. Cute sense of humour.


Ready for an extreme opposite-of-glamor explosion? Okay, so let’s do this, I’m totally up for it. And don’t act like it’s never happened to you before.

We’ve all woken up, some normal morning, and realized there’s a huge pimple right in the middle of our forehead. Everyone, yep. Even… ME. And more than once. Life’s just a bitch sometimes.

How we got there is never really the question. The fact that one of my 10 basics in life has to be all chocolate M&Ms is certainly something to look at, but for the moment, the thing to concentrate on, the task at hand is… HOW TO YOU HIDE THIS ENORMOUS MOUND THAT JUST RUINED MY DAY?

I’ve tested a few solutions. Some good. Some not so good. There are also a few things that have come to mind. Some I’ve tried, others not. Something like:
- Cut myself some bangs. Yep, just like that, bam, right there, dry. I’ve thought of it, yes I have.
- Put make up on the intruder. Pffffff, yeah, a little obvious. But in the end, I think it would make it even more noticeable and we’re trying to hide it here.
- Wear something absolutely delirious to create a diversion. Like a giant Vuitton Duffle bag, for example.
- Say something absolutely delirious to create a diversion. Something like, “Oh! This morning, I had breakfast with Arnold Schwarzenegger,” for example.
- Do what this girl I know does who draws on a little mole (no, not a real mole kids, not like a whack-a-mole mole, we’re talking a fake little beauty mark). I don’t know why I think it’s so gross. Maybe because I have a beauty mark myself, ahah, oh man, I really gotta stop diving head first in the snow every morning.
- Or this guy who puts on a nice little band-aide. A nice idea? Not when you’ve gotta answer 657 times a day, “A BLOB!!!” whenever someone asks you gently what happened.
- The radical option = DON’T GO OUT. The thing with that is if I don’t go out, I’ll be so embarrassed by the whole situation that I won’t be able to look at myself in the mirror, even though that when I get a pimple, I have to look at myself in the mirror 35 times an hour just to get updates on the state of the maturity of the disaster.
- Say YEAH OKAY OKAY TOTALLY to the girl who tells you she will apply super smart essential oils that will make the evil bulge disappear in a few hours. Let her put the essential oils on, and then suddenly, watch the bulge grow right in front of your eyes. Powerless.
- Wear a hat that goes down really low (in case the pimple is situated on the forehead.)
- Or a scarf worn really high (in case the pimple is situated on the chin.)
- Cry (in case the pimple is situated on the nose.)
- Make up stupid jokes. Like :
- I don’t have to give up on a modeling career. I can still be a hand model.

Jokes are stupid. But stupid jokes are perfect to show that you’re totally cool with yourself and in your own skin.
I’ve looked hard, but I think the best solution is the last. Unless you’ve got something better? I mean like, a little bulge, it’s nothing right? Do we really have to make a whole bunch of hoopla? Or wait, is that exactly what I just did?

Oh how I would love a Garance Dore illustration on my wall.............!

Credit: hypebeast

Credit: A Little Hamster

This is one of the girls she shot somewhat recently. Trend overload, IMO with the fur, safari/field jacket, and the Mulberry bag (okok.. you can argue that the bag is a new classic). Loooove the shoes though. Can't wait to look for them next Fall!

Anyway, her site is somehow addictive. If I ever had her talent for street style and fashion illustration, I would want my site to look and have exactly the same feel as hers.

Man.. can you tell I'm in procrastination-mode again? Midterm this Fri, 3 12-15 page papers due next week (haven't started any), and 1 paper and 1 take-home exam (15 pages each) due the week after. SIGH.

Currently lusting:

- silk easy shorts with cuff

- new pair of sunnies

- black and white geometric patterned mini dress

- new hair colour

- gray ribbed knit blazer

- a clutch ** really need one 

- still not over that black maxi dress... 

Be White!

Goal until April 23rd:

To drink nothing that will stain my teeth! I've noticed my teeth have gotten a bit yellow this semester because of my increase in tea/caffeinated drinks that get me through my two 8:30AM classes (and b/c I've switched toothpastes.. I wanna go back to my Luminous after I finish this tube). Sad! I've also "hired" Crest Pro Effects Whitestrips to give me a bit of a boost. You're supposed to use it twice a day for 10 days, but I feel that's too strong.. I don't want instant blindingly white teeth so I'm doing it once every two days. This way, I can save more strips for later.  Today is my third application and I've noticed a pleasant difference!  Honestly, though, it's a bit of a pain to use. I find I have to spit the saliva buildup every 10 minutes (you're supposed to leave them on for 30 min).. annoying! One of the ways they recommend using it is on your drive to work in the morning... like how am I going to spit anywhere during that ride? And when I take it off, I feel like I have to brush my teeth again sans toothpaste to get the gunk off my teeth. Oh well... no pain no gain! Still a long way to go compared to my white t-shirt, though... hehe

Travie McCoy feat. Bruno Mars - "Billionaire"

Love this song. Excuse the potty mouthness.

Hellooo Parasol

Goal for the Spring/Summer: to stay as white as possible... in other words, not to tan! It will be pretty difficult, I think! Right now, my face is even lighter than all my foundation-type things. I think I may even be an NC30. I don't want white legs though.. I will somehow need to figure this out.

Reasons why: I don't tan into a nice shade... I look dirty and orange. No more spots, please!  Trying to limit myself from the harsh sun.. but not in an extreme way, just whenever it's avoidable.

Yea.

Welcome

Love these dark green doors. Rich and grand.

Credit: 16house

Zip Zip

Ok finally loaded some Ziplining pictures from a couple weeks ago. 

I initially wanted to go on the Monday but found out on Friday that the Paralympics were ending on Sunday, which meant the zip line would also be closed on Sunday! So, I had to rearrange my schedule to go on Saturday. I began lining up at 10AM. We ended up waiting 6.5 hours standing for this 20 second ride!!!!! I don't know what I was thinking, but it was fun. We could not have asked for better weather - not cold, not hot, not too sunny. The staff members were so friendly, too ^^ 

Waiting.. when this picture was taken, we already waited 2 hours...

We thought we were just a few minutes away from 'finish line' because it was in view but then we saw this sign. BOOOOOOOOO

This is what we were waiting to do. I thought it would be fun to coordinate some song to yell across while flipping upside and spinning and all hehe but in the moment, you just forget to do it and concentrate on your own thing.

The "finish line"!!

We had to sign waivers..

And off we went to get our equipment! I didn't think it would be scary or anything, but when you're standing up there, waiting for your turn to jump, and when you're on the last step on the mini, holey staircase, your heart really starts to pound.

The staff made the Japanese girl in front of me take my shoes to the other side in her bag... lol (I was wearing my flats that were really loose). The girls were so scared to go across... that guy had to lift the rope to get off off her feet!

That's us! At this time, we were waiting to walk down those steps that lead to nothing!

Weeeeeeeeeeeee~~