so i've become quite the youtuber. i haven't really posted any videos until this morning, but i do follow a lot of people. mostly people who i feel are musically talented, like erin paula or alyssa bernal or who can crack me up, like timothydelaghetto. and i am a religious follower of kandee johnson (who i got to meet recently...YEAY!!!), a beautiful make up artist and just a deep down genuine kind and wonderful person. and the person who i have to thank for all of this is charrie, or bebellaartistry. she started a youtube channel with makeup tutorials and of course i followed her to support her and her amazing talent. this then got me venturing off into other youtube lands.
so one day i wondered to myself if i could find any of jeannie mai's makeup tutorials on youtube. i've caught some of her makeup tutorials on my ondemand style channel, so i figured youtube would be the place to find more. instead of finding makeup videos, i found myself being inspired by her and prayer box.
you leave a prayer in there and take a prayer with you. it's at the top of a trail in LA called runyon canyon, so (i imagine from the videos) the hike alone is an inspiring and uplifting one. i know after i finish a tough bike trail or long run or swim how amazing i feel afterward and to add the prayer box to the top of this one just seems to add to the whole experience.
the box has been destroyed a couple of times and each time jeannie has brought it back bigger and better. just to know that people are still out there that still have good faith makes me feel good inside. i don't know how else to describe it. the fact that people from everywhere are "praying it forward" and still have hopes and dreams for our future as a whole community or even world makes me have hope for our future. corny, i know...but really. i get really scared or and amazed at how people act a lot of the time. (check out my "happy father's day" rant) so, this brighten up my day.
and i have a new life goal. i want to hike runyon canyon and find the prayer box and hopefully one day meet jeannie mai! she is a san jose native so her roots aren't very far from mine
here is a news cast from when it first got started:
below is the video of the newest box:
Thursday, March 24, 2011
Sally Hansen Salon Effects
so after i took off the WHACK hollywood brand...A TOTAL WASTE! i put on one of the sally hansen's that i bought. this one is called laced up.
like i said before, it's the same idea as minx, but it's a little different. sally hansen describes there's as nail polish strips and really they are just that. you even have to use nail polish remover to take them off. minx, is a little more like a foil sticker and you peel it off. and, b/c it's a sticker you tend to get some wrinkles that are hard to smooth out. although i do love minx, i think at cheaper price and the strip able to conform to your nail completely, the sally hansen's version is better.
i've had them on for 2 days now and i'm pretty happy with them so far. no chipping, no fraying and no peeling. i have another design called misbehaved that i'm sure i'll be using shortly and i'll definitely be buying more designs.
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like i said before, it's the same idea as minx, but it's a little different. sally hansen describes there's as nail polish strips and really they are just that. you even have to use nail polish remover to take them off. minx, is a little more like a foil sticker and you peel it off. and, b/c it's a sticker you tend to get some wrinkles that are hard to smooth out. although i do love minx, i think at cheaper price and the strip able to conform to your nail completely, the sally hansen's version is better.
i've had them on for 2 days now and i'm pretty happy with them so far. no chipping, no fraying and no peeling. i have another design called misbehaved that i'm sure i'll be using shortly and i'll definitely be buying more designs.
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Tuesday, March 22, 2011
Minx
MINX!!! so basically minx is a nail decal or sticker with a design that you can put on your nails without having to sit at the nail salon waiting for it to be drawn out and dry. but, only few salons had it and it was a bit pricey.
about a year or 2 ago, minx and sephora collaborated and came out with a line so that you could do it yourself in your own home. they run at $15 each design. the box says it lasts about 3 days, but i found that they lasted closer to a week or longer. here are two minx/sephora designs i did when they first came out.
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about a year or 2 ago, minx and sephora collaborated and came out with a line so that you could do it yourself in your own home. they run at $15 each design. the box says it lasts about 3 days, but i found that they lasted closer to a week or longer. here are two minx/sephora designs i did when they first came out.
recently, other brands have come out with their own minx type decals. i'm kindda sick of the green shellac color that i have on my nails right now so i picked up a few last night by sally hansen and broadway girl. below, is a picture of broadway girl. (the gold is my shellac nail polish from my manicure)
after only one night of the broadway girl brand, the jury is in. even though this is only about $5.99, DO NOT WASTE YOUR TIME OR MONEY! i loved the print but this is ridiculous. i put them on last night and right before bed they were already starting to peel back a little. i decided to try it out at just for the day, at least, and while i was driving to work i noticed that they are fraying so much at the tips. i'll let you know how the sally hansen brand does b/c these babies are coming off TONIGHT!
after only one night of the broadway girl brand, the jury is in. even though this is only about $5.99, DO NOT WASTE YOUR TIME OR MONEY! i loved the print but this is ridiculous. i put them on last night and right before bed they were already starting to peel back a little. i decided to try it out at just for the day, at least, and while i was driving to work i noticed that they are fraying so much at the tips. i'll let you know how the sally hansen brand does b/c these babies are coming off TONIGHT!
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Monday, March 14, 2011
Operation Melanie Comence!
Since my little trip out to New York and the passing of my grandpa, I took a little hiatus from the gym.
Today Operation Melanie commenced! Haha! I signed up for another session of boot camp to jump start my body and try to get back to where I was before.
We had a new instructor today named, Moon. And, she definitely gave me a run for my money. She worked us HARD, especially for an introductory class. There were only two of us, me and this guy Jose, that are gym regulars. You can tell the rest of the girls were not familiar with the gym or expected to work out that hard.
During the session, the girls were taking a half ass approach for all the exercises and rarely finished a whole exercise set.
I, determined to finish every set (and dripping with sweat), was often left at the other end of the gym finishing up my burpies or wall climbs or what ever exercise. I could see them not even attempting the exercises or even finishing to the other end before walking back.
Jose, jokingly said, "What are you trying to prove, let's just go back with the others?". We both chuckled b/c we were the only ones finishing everything. I responded, "I am NOT cheating myself!"
And honestly, why pay for boot camp if you're not even going to try. I understand that these exercises may be new and yes they are extremely difficult. But there is no progress without pain. And you are only cheating yourself by not fully trying. I'm not going to progress by not pushing myself beyond what I think I can do each and every time. And how do you know what you can do without pushing your own boundries?
And although I did feel the effects of not working out for a month, I'm so proud of myself for how I did. I took more breaks than normal but I pushed through every exercise and hustled my way til the end. Yeay me!
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Today Operation Melanie commenced! Haha! I signed up for another session of boot camp to jump start my body and try to get back to where I was before.
We had a new instructor today named, Moon. And, she definitely gave me a run for my money. She worked us HARD, especially for an introductory class. There were only two of us, me and this guy Jose, that are gym regulars. You can tell the rest of the girls were not familiar with the gym or expected to work out that hard.
During the session, the girls were taking a half ass approach for all the exercises and rarely finished a whole exercise set.
I, determined to finish every set (and dripping with sweat), was often left at the other end of the gym finishing up my burpies or wall climbs or what ever exercise. I could see them not even attempting the exercises or even finishing to the other end before walking back.
Jose, jokingly said, "What are you trying to prove, let's just go back with the others?". We both chuckled b/c we were the only ones finishing everything. I responded, "I am NOT cheating myself!"
And honestly, why pay for boot camp if you're not even going to try. I understand that these exercises may be new and yes they are extremely difficult. But there is no progress without pain. And you are only cheating yourself by not fully trying. I'm not going to progress by not pushing myself beyond what I think I can do each and every time. And how do you know what you can do without pushing your own boundries?
And although I did feel the effects of not working out for a month, I'm so proud of myself for how I did. I took more breaks than normal but I pushed through every exercise and hustled my way til the end. Yeay me!
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Saturday, March 5, 2011
Family
I have always been so proud and thought I have been lucky to say that I have met and have a close bond with ALL of my grandparents. I now know that not only have I been lucky, but I have been blessed. There's not many people that I know that can say that. I grew up with all my grandparents.
I have a close bond with ALL my first cousins and we all live within half an hour away from each other with the exception of Michael, who is from Jersey. Each side is big as it is, but what makes me even more blessed is that we ALL grew up together. My grandparents are really good friends, and my mom and dad and all their siblings all grew up together. I can't really separate one side from the other. My cousin from my dad's side will call my cousin from my mom's side, simply their cousin and vice versa. And I often have to answer questions from friends asking "Wait, so which cousins are from which side and which and aunts and uncles are siblings?" If you listen to any of my uncles' stories from their heyday, they always include at least uncle from the other side. This is probably one of the main reasons I LOVE MY FAMILY!
Recently, I lost my Grandpa Gil, my mom's dad. Although since his stroke 7 years ago, he's been somewhat immobile, the initial news that he was "actively dying" was quite a shock. And honestly, even if it's expected, it doesn't mean it hurts any less.
My Grandpa Gil was a strong and stern man. Even after his stroke when he lost most of his speech, you knew when he didn't like something or was mad. He lost most of his speech, but he sure could say, "GOD DAMN!," "UKININAM!" HAHAHAAA! And, with his good side, he even threw his cane at someone! Ha! I remember him pretending to be mad at us when he would babysit us, and chase us around the house, from the kitchen to the living room and back again. We hid in the bathroom behind the door, and thought we were slick b/c he didn't find us. In retrospect, he probably pretended to not know where we were. He had this one made up word that he would call everyone, "hinnekloock." And when you asked him what it meant he would say, "You're hinnekloock." And he always used to have juicy fruit gum and peanutbutters, on the top of his cabinet that he always would give me. A month ago when he was in the hospital for some unknown infection, while lying in his bed he still played with me. I winked at him and he winked back, and this went on, on and off for the rest of the night. I miss you Grandpa Gil.
during the 18 roses ceremony at my cottillion
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I have a close bond with ALL my first cousins and we all live within half an hour away from each other with the exception of Michael, who is from Jersey. Each side is big as it is, but what makes me even more blessed is that we ALL grew up together. My grandparents are really good friends, and my mom and dad and all their siblings all grew up together. I can't really separate one side from the other. My cousin from my dad's side will call my cousin from my mom's side, simply their cousin and vice versa. And I often have to answer questions from friends asking "Wait, so which cousins are from which side and which and aunts and uncles are siblings?" If you listen to any of my uncles' stories from their heyday, they always include at least uncle from the other side. This is probably one of the main reasons I LOVE MY FAMILY!
Recently, I lost my Grandpa Gil, my mom's dad. Although since his stroke 7 years ago, he's been somewhat immobile, the initial news that he was "actively dying" was quite a shock. And honestly, even if it's expected, it doesn't mean it hurts any less.
My Grandpa Gil was a strong and stern man. Even after his stroke when he lost most of his speech, you knew when he didn't like something or was mad. He lost most of his speech, but he sure could say, "GOD DAMN!," "UKININAM!" HAHAHAAA! And, with his good side, he even threw his cane at someone! Ha! I remember him pretending to be mad at us when he would babysit us, and chase us around the house, from the kitchen to the living room and back again. We hid in the bathroom behind the door, and thought we were slick b/c he didn't find us. In retrospect, he probably pretended to not know where we were. He had this one made up word that he would call everyone, "hinnekloock." And when you asked him what it meant he would say, "You're hinnekloock." And he always used to have juicy fruit gum and peanutbutters, on the top of his cabinet that he always would give me. A month ago when he was in the hospital for some unknown infection, while lying in his bed he still played with me. I winked at him and he winked back, and this went on, on and off for the rest of the night. I miss you Grandpa Gil.
during the 18 roses ceremony at my cottillion
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Tuesday, February 22, 2011
"NEW YORRRKKK" (*singing in Alicia Keys voice)
as everyone knows, i took a little trip out to New York for my birthday. and everyone is asking how my trip was. unfortunately, i don't quite know how to let everyone know how much I REALLY DO LOVE IT there. my quick response in a nutshell is normally, "wonderful, as always!"
i'm gonna start off by answering some FAQs. i traveled with my friend jill (but, her trip was for business reasons). we stayed with our friend, karla. and no, unfortunately, i didn't find a job while i was out there. lol it would have been nice to rub shoulders with the right people, so that i could find a job and move out there, but I was too busy living life up on my vacation and having fun. that might have to be accomplished on another trip out there. hee hee!
we arrived early thursday morning, literally dropped our stuff off at karla's and went right back out the door to start our adventure, stat! we traveled with her to work and visited the century 21 right next to her building. a pretty big one, but not as big as the one we visited with elaine, janice's friend. i gotta find out where that one was. i just remember we crossed a bridge to get there. anyway, i digress... and so our shopping spree started. we both indulged in our share of cute leggings, and i bought a pair of isotoner gloves to protect my hands from the ny winter weather. thursday was the coldest day while we were there, so what i call my "ny jacket" definitely came in handy. (i call it my ny jacket b/c i got it in ny a couple years ago at the triple 5 soul store, and it has back pack straps...sooo new york! lol check out my "brr...it's cold in here" blog to see what i'm talking about.) we then ventured off to soho for more shopping and studying for jill's t-shirt line. boy, did i shop!! i totally did damage that day. i think i bought something at every single necessary in ny. hahaha!! ohhh and i got to visit michael k. and too bad for the man i don't have...they were having a 60% off sale for all clothing. i don't know what it is but i love shopping for boys. i guess i like dressing them up, in what i like to see them wear. oh well! i got myself and my goddaughter some cute jackets. it was a little too crazy in there b/c of all the inchicks going CRAZY, i wasn't able to take my time and shop around. but, we did see ardiana from "the hills" while shopping.
that night we had reservations for buddakan, next door to the chelsea market. i am in no way a chef, but i can cook for myself and you too, if i like you. lol anyway, i loveeee the food network and love cooking shows. one of my favorites is top chef. and right now top chef: all stars has people from every season competing. my favorite is mr dale tale. yes he is filipino and i gotta support my fellow islander, but he is soooo freaking awesome. his recipes are awesome, both complex and simple at the same time and look hella good. anthony bourdain explained one of his dishes as "late night comfort stoner food," which translates to me as hella good. but, in general, whenever i'm really interested in someone (or something) i look them up and see what research i can do on them. in his case, i found out that he works at buddakan, so i was hoping to catch a glimpse of him while we were there. if he came out to my table to wish me a happy birthday, that would have been the best bday ever. but, the staff informed me that he had went home for the day, which was completely fine b/c the food was AMAZING. every dish that came out delivered a food-gasm i wasn't expecting. oh and i discovered a rather refreshing cocktail as we waited for our table. they called it a sake-tini. it had cucumber vodka and sake. it's like the drink was MADE for me, sake and vodka my two favorite alcohols combined. i could totally drink those on a hot day by the pool or on a beach. so we had a couple of drinks by the bar (some free btw..woo hoo for me and talking to bartenders), had an INCREDIBLE dinner, and discovered that the restaurant we sat in was where SATC filmed the engagement party for big and carrie...totally the icing on the cake. me and jill are big satc fans...i'm carrie, so it just seemed like everything fell into place. and, if you watch top chef, angelo has also worked there, which also reaffirmed my wishes to eat there. sorry i didn't take pictures of the food we were soo excited we just ate it as soon as each dish arrived. but, this has been added to my must visit places in ny.
the next day, jill and i got up late but traveled over to the lower east side. dale lives here so i was hoping i could see him walking around. lol stalker status. i wanted to eat at clinton street bakery, but the wait was too long. it's a small place as it is, and i'm sure ever since they've been featured on the food network it's gotten even more packed. i'm glad to say i knew about the place before that. but i was happy just grabbing a scone and being on our merry way. our next stop in the les was sugar sweet sunshine. my most favorite cupcakery ever. my sister and i are huge cupcake fans and i'd say this is at the top of both our lists. jill and i had one each at the shop and i grabbed 4 to go, so that we could have some and share at the house.
we shopped around at the little boutiques and wondered into the steve madden outlet? i guess that's considered an outlet store the only other one i've been to like that was in san diego. i totally forgot it was there but the sale shoes were 2 for $50. i found a pair and so did jill, so we each got our shoes for $25. what a steal considering i found them on another site on sale for $40, originally $80. we then traveled back into soho and did more shopping.
for dinner, we ate at sylvia's, a soul food joint. the food was ok. i wouldn't eat there again. and, that night karla took us to a new club. i don't even remember what it was called. the music was alright, the spot was a little small...but i had fun. i made friends with the bartender again and he gave us a couple of free rounds.
the next day we ventured over to brooklyn to check out the brooklyn flea. i'd say that was the best flea market i've ever been to. i found myself a cute necklace (shown in the brrrr...it's cold in here blog) and some cool bracelets made of vinyl records. and jill got some cute ass short heel red ankle boots. i'd say she got the best deal that day. i'd say this is also a good place to start selling 45threads. the price of a vendor booth was reasonable. and this is the exact type of exposure that could get the 45threads name started off right.
that night, karla took us out to her friend's spot called, taj. a different feel than the ny clubs that i've visited before. but our hosts showed us a good time and we definitely had fun.
the next day we tried to eat at serendipity, but as always it was PACKKKKEEDDDDD! we should've made reservations but again we got up hella late. we wandered around dylan's candy shop for some time and got a few souvenirs.
on our last night, like true new yorkers, we ordered in. we ordered jimmy's? i forget what it was called...a bbq spot. totally good. everyone's food was GOOOD!! we ate like the heffers we are and were happy. it was the night before valentine's day, so we were also entertained by karla's upstairs neighbors gettin it on! at least someone was! lmao!
jill...we always have good times together. thank you for traveling with me for my bday.
karla...thank you thank you thank you for the hospitality. another visit is in the making...get ready!
Here are some pictures of the weekend.
Yesss...finally, buddakan!
Does this scenery look familiar?
My birthday dessert:
Me and Jill totally full from our delicious meal!
Sugar Sweet Sunshine! Pistachio and Ooey Gooey
carrot, red velvet, vanilla w/chocolate almond frosting, and pistachio
Playing around in dylan's
Gigantic Crumb's cupcake
View from Karla's office
i'm gonna start off by answering some FAQs. i traveled with my friend jill (but, her trip was for business reasons). we stayed with our friend, karla. and no, unfortunately, i didn't find a job while i was out there. lol it would have been nice to rub shoulders with the right people, so that i could find a job and move out there, but I was too busy living life up on my vacation and having fun. that might have to be accomplished on another trip out there. hee hee!
we arrived early thursday morning, literally dropped our stuff off at karla's and went right back out the door to start our adventure, stat! we traveled with her to work and visited the century 21 right next to her building. a pretty big one, but not as big as the one we visited with elaine, janice's friend. i gotta find out where that one was. i just remember we crossed a bridge to get there. anyway, i digress... and so our shopping spree started. we both indulged in our share of cute leggings, and i bought a pair of isotoner gloves to protect my hands from the ny winter weather. thursday was the coldest day while we were there, so what i call my "ny jacket" definitely came in handy. (i call it my ny jacket b/c i got it in ny a couple years ago at the triple 5 soul store, and it has back pack straps...sooo new york! lol check out my "brr...it's cold in here" blog to see what i'm talking about.) we then ventured off to soho for more shopping and studying for jill's t-shirt line. boy, did i shop!! i totally did damage that day. i think i bought something at every single necessary in ny. hahaha!! ohhh and i got to visit michael k. and too bad for the man i don't have...they were having a 60% off sale for all clothing. i don't know what it is but i love shopping for boys. i guess i like dressing them up, in what i like to see them wear. oh well! i got myself and my goddaughter some cute jackets. it was a little too crazy in there b/c of all the inchicks going CRAZY, i wasn't able to take my time and shop around. but, we did see ardiana from "the hills" while shopping.
that night we had reservations for buddakan, next door to the chelsea market. i am in no way a chef, but i can cook for myself and you too, if i like you. lol anyway, i loveeee the food network and love cooking shows. one of my favorites is top chef. and right now top chef: all stars has people from every season competing. my favorite is mr dale tale. yes he is filipino and i gotta support my fellow islander, but he is soooo freaking awesome. his recipes are awesome, both complex and simple at the same time and look hella good. anthony bourdain explained one of his dishes as "late night comfort stoner food," which translates to me as hella good. but, in general, whenever i'm really interested in someone (or something) i look them up and see what research i can do on them. in his case, i found out that he works at buddakan, so i was hoping to catch a glimpse of him while we were there. if he came out to my table to wish me a happy birthday, that would have been the best bday ever. but, the staff informed me that he had went home for the day, which was completely fine b/c the food was AMAZING. every dish that came out delivered a food-gasm i wasn't expecting. oh and i discovered a rather refreshing cocktail as we waited for our table. they called it a sake-tini. it had cucumber vodka and sake. it's like the drink was MADE for me, sake and vodka my two favorite alcohols combined. i could totally drink those on a hot day by the pool or on a beach. so we had a couple of drinks by the bar (some free btw..woo hoo for me and talking to bartenders), had an INCREDIBLE dinner, and discovered that the restaurant we sat in was where SATC filmed the engagement party for big and carrie...totally the icing on the cake. me and jill are big satc fans...i'm carrie, so it just seemed like everything fell into place. and, if you watch top chef, angelo has also worked there, which also reaffirmed my wishes to eat there. sorry i didn't take pictures of the food we were soo excited we just ate it as soon as each dish arrived. but, this has been added to my must visit places in ny.
the next day, jill and i got up late but traveled over to the lower east side. dale lives here so i was hoping i could see him walking around. lol stalker status. i wanted to eat at clinton street bakery, but the wait was too long. it's a small place as it is, and i'm sure ever since they've been featured on the food network it's gotten even more packed. i'm glad to say i knew about the place before that. but i was happy just grabbing a scone and being on our merry way. our next stop in the les was sugar sweet sunshine. my most favorite cupcakery ever. my sister and i are huge cupcake fans and i'd say this is at the top of both our lists. jill and i had one each at the shop and i grabbed 4 to go, so that we could have some and share at the house.
we shopped around at the little boutiques and wondered into the steve madden outlet? i guess that's considered an outlet store the only other one i've been to like that was in san diego. i totally forgot it was there but the sale shoes were 2 for $50. i found a pair and so did jill, so we each got our shoes for $25. what a steal considering i found them on another site on sale for $40, originally $80. we then traveled back into soho and did more shopping.
for dinner, we ate at sylvia's, a soul food joint. the food was ok. i wouldn't eat there again. and, that night karla took us to a new club. i don't even remember what it was called. the music was alright, the spot was a little small...but i had fun. i made friends with the bartender again and he gave us a couple of free rounds.
the next day we ventured over to brooklyn to check out the brooklyn flea. i'd say that was the best flea market i've ever been to. i found myself a cute necklace (shown in the brrrr...it's cold in here blog) and some cool bracelets made of vinyl records. and jill got some cute ass short heel red ankle boots. i'd say she got the best deal that day. i'd say this is also a good place to start selling 45threads. the price of a vendor booth was reasonable. and this is the exact type of exposure that could get the 45threads name started off right.
that night, karla took us out to her friend's spot called, taj. a different feel than the ny clubs that i've visited before. but our hosts showed us a good time and we definitely had fun.
the next day we tried to eat at serendipity, but as always it was PACKKKKEEDDDDD! we should've made reservations but again we got up hella late. we wandered around dylan's candy shop for some time and got a few souvenirs.
on our last night, like true new yorkers, we ordered in. we ordered jimmy's? i forget what it was called...a bbq spot. totally good. everyone's food was GOOOD!! we ate like the heffers we are and were happy. it was the night before valentine's day, so we were also entertained by karla's upstairs neighbors gettin it on! at least someone was! lmao!
jill...we always have good times together. thank you for traveling with me for my bday.
karla...thank you thank you thank you for the hospitality. another visit is in the making...get ready!
Here are some pictures of the weekend.
Yesss...finally, buddakan!
Does this scenery look familiar?
My birthday dessert:
Me and Jill totally full from our delicious meal!
Sugar Sweet Sunshine! Pistachio and Ooey Gooey
carrot, red velvet, vanilla w/chocolate almond frosting, and pistachio
Playing around in dylan's
Gigantic Crumb's cupcake
View from Karla's office
Friday, February 18, 2011
Brrrr...It's Cold in Here
i just came back from my new york bday trip (yes i will blog about that trip later), and you would think that with snow on the floor it would be colder than home. buttt...i the weather back east was so much nicer than what i came home to. this was my outfit yesterday b/c it was so damn cold. and b/c i got to wear some of my favorite winter gear and my old/new necklace that is one of my favorite buys from my trip i decided to blog about it.
i bought the jacket a couple of years ago, in new york actually, at the triple 5 soul store in soho. the store was having a gigantic sale at the time. i believe that i got this jacket for like 60% off. i don't remember the exact cost, but i always pull this jacket out on a really cold day. andddd it has backpack straps. if you don't know what that is, i have a picture below and i'll explain it more.
the sweater, i bought from forever 21. if you look through my clothes or even my pictures, you might notice that i have a thing for off-the-shoulder items. i don't think this sweater was even meant to be off-the-shoulder, but like many shirts and sweaters i have, i make them that way.
the jeans are skinny jeans by jolt. i bought them from nordy's. they run about $35ish. and i had a bonus gift certificate for $20 so i only paid the difference.
the rain boots are houndstooth...MY FAVORITE pattern in the world. and they are from TARGET! i told you, "don't sleep on target!" i think they were like $20. i'm actually gonna buy myself another pair.
if you can see the ring on my finger, yes that is a hello kitty ring. my cousin, mae, bought it for me as a bday gift. everyone knows how obsessed i am with hello kitty. and attention ladies and gents: i did NOT just get back on this trend, i never fell off. don't believe me? ask anyone that knows me. i never stopped buying their pens, stationary, clips, jewelry...everything. you can even ask my roommates from college.
THE NECKLACE!!! i mentioned that this necklace was one of my favorite purchases in new york this past weekend. i bought it at the brooklyn flea. we ventured out there to check it out and we found some amazing pieces. this was one of them. it has an old school feel to it, but not too bulky like a boy's necklace and it's the perfect length. i can wear it long like this or even double it up for a layered look.
so here are the backpack straps. when i first asked the guy in the store what the straps were, he nonchalantly stated, "backpack straps." i looked at him with a puzzled grin and was like "say whaa..." basically, if you ever get hot and want to take the jacket off but don't want to hold the bulking thing, you use the backpack straps. all together now: "ooohhhhhhh!!!" pretty damn nifty huh!
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i bought the jacket a couple of years ago, in new york actually, at the triple 5 soul store in soho. the store was having a gigantic sale at the time. i believe that i got this jacket for like 60% off. i don't remember the exact cost, but i always pull this jacket out on a really cold day. andddd it has backpack straps. if you don't know what that is, i have a picture below and i'll explain it more.
the sweater, i bought from forever 21. if you look through my clothes or even my pictures, you might notice that i have a thing for off-the-shoulder items. i don't think this sweater was even meant to be off-the-shoulder, but like many shirts and sweaters i have, i make them that way.
the jeans are skinny jeans by jolt. i bought them from nordy's. they run about $35ish. and i had a bonus gift certificate for $20 so i only paid the difference.
the rain boots are houndstooth...MY FAVORITE pattern in the world. and they are from TARGET! i told you, "don't sleep on target!" i think they were like $20. i'm actually gonna buy myself another pair.
if you can see the ring on my finger, yes that is a hello kitty ring. my cousin, mae, bought it for me as a bday gift. everyone knows how obsessed i am with hello kitty. and attention ladies and gents: i did NOT just get back on this trend, i never fell off. don't believe me? ask anyone that knows me. i never stopped buying their pens, stationary, clips, jewelry...everything. you can even ask my roommates from college.
THE NECKLACE!!! i mentioned that this necklace was one of my favorite purchases in new york this past weekend. i bought it at the brooklyn flea. we ventured out there to check it out and we found some amazing pieces. this was one of them. it has an old school feel to it, but not too bulky like a boy's necklace and it's the perfect length. i can wear it long like this or even double it up for a layered look.
close up of the necklace:
BACKPACK STRAPS!!!
so here are the backpack straps. when i first asked the guy in the store what the straps were, he nonchalantly stated, "backpack straps." i looked at him with a puzzled grin and was like "say whaa..." basically, if you ever get hot and want to take the jacket off but don't want to hold the bulking thing, you use the backpack straps. all together now: "ooohhhhhhh!!!" pretty damn nifty huh!
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