And I think I finally understand...

What James Baldwin meant with his title No Name in the Street.

What's the use in a name? With this single serving lifestyle. Society isn't recognizing you, and neither are they. Life is an state of infinite insanity.

I'm starting to question everything I've ever believed. And in a snap...maybe I'm fading back.

leopard is as leopard does

Another outfit of the day. My top is actually from Wal-mart (from the Miley Cyrus line) lol. An old pair of navy blue shorts from Old Navy, and basic black leggings.

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doing the same pose that so many Korean girls do...lol

and in movement, she dreams in digital.

dress up!

I think most of us fashion bloggers love to play dress up. I think ever since I started thrift shopping I became more whimsical with my sense of style. Here is a long overdue review on an ASOS haul I had awhile back. I bought two (not these exact ones because they are out of stock, but they were more Hawaiian-floral patterns. The best part though that they were on sale like this one, offer a lot of support because they are pretty much made like bras except have a better fabric than most bras) bikini tops,  a daisy chain headband and this dress. All pictures will be of the dress~

It was my first time shopping with Asos and I wanted to see if it was really worth spending like $75 bucks on a dress. I'm a shopping addict but I am only familiar with American brands so when I moved out of the country I found that many of my fave retailers were not close by and/or were marked up Quite A Bit here...or charged an arm and a leg for shipping.

ASOS was a brand that had international shipping that was not outrageous. Long story short I was pretty bummed when my package was held for random by customs. Nevertheless, I got it after the event I wanted it for. It would have been a bit too much for a wedding anywho~ It's a cute club/going out item though and the fabric as you might be able to tell from the pics is very luxe.

 I wish this dress came in the actual color pictured, but lighting is baaaaaad in my apartment so this is just me toying around with the photo on photoshop. The original color is best seen in the last photo where it is a fuchsia/magenta-ish (its a little darker than the two) purple. I love Royal Blue but I have too many items in that shade anyway. The dress is a bit hard to get into, even though it's stretch, but that's because it fits like a glove--so perfect!! I probably just should do some yoga so I'm a bit more flexible. 

 

I enhanced the color for because of the lighting but somehow my dress came out black. What did come out brighter is my makeup. I'm actually using eyeshadow (in a gold & gold-rust shade) for blush and contouring. I love the brand NYX because it's affordable and yet their stuff is pretty pigmented and high quality. The shadows are part of a eyeshadow set called something like "for blue eyes only." I'm also wearing a tiny bit of it on both eyes (not that you can tell) just to make my skintone more even. The other shades are nice for a smokey eye look (it's a deep dark purple and other colors for highlight that is much easier to put on than black because blacks tend to look too harsh).

 Here is the photo that gives a glimpse of the regal purple color. Also, this is the one-shoulder detail--it  hardly shows in any of my photos because my hair was covering it up.

Because this is a one-piece I needed a strapless bra. Honestly, I'm not a big fan of any of the ones out there except for the sticky gel ones. But they aren't very economical I suppose. I'm using one from Victoria's Secret that gets the job done but is lackluster. And my shoes are from walmart.
The bodycon style and draping on the dress means I don't really need shapewear for this one! I'm sure it wouldn't hurt but I don't have any at the moment...
P.S. I really love the Freya brand (it's what I got the bikinis in) it's sold at Asos.com and Figleaves.com.
Although I do use the bikini top quite a bit, so for one of them the underwire came out. I don't hand wash my items though like you're supposed to, I just throw them in the washing machine.... so that's probably why.

Oh yeah, and my shoes are from KMart they were on sale for like $15.

Anywho, as I'm pretty new to doing OOTD any advice people have would be great. I don't have a tri-pod so I have to do a balancing act using chairs and stacked items to get the camera up a bit. So it's been a bit of a challenge.

my boyfriend is....

carefully, delicately slicing the tops off of strawberries. he's so sweet. annnnnd i'm blogging. haha.

here's another v-day treat: snowpigs!!!!!!!!!!!! the universe decided to give us an extra special treat...(side note: omgosh why is this shake so sweet.....mmmmmmmm...strawberry + chocolate chip shake. Consults the chef: did you put surgar in it? chef says: no.) WOWWWWWWWW.

listening to: queens of the stoneage~ if only

First OOTD

Okay, so it's not really an outfit. And it's from a couple of days ago...self-photography is challenging. This is half of an outfit for the day. I don't remember what I was wearing on bottom...probably something uninspiring or unexciting like...sweat pants. However, the top I think looks fabulous and it's weather appropriate. A thermal top works wonders for these chilly winter days and nights. This piece is from UNIQLO (a Japanese chain). It was on sale for about $5. It's part of the Disney collection by them. I love the colors, although pinks do look great on me I'm rarely comfortable in them. There was this version and one with pink and purple. I prefer the wack-a-doo colors. Orange minnie mouses run across my top amid a repeatingpattern of feathers. The edges of the feathers are dipped in a purple/magenta shade.

PS. I make my pictures look slightly tanorexic on purpose.



currently listening to: little boots~ meddle

My last post was about going to Japan.

Japan pretty much is little big america part 2. This is a play off of the burger series going on at Mc Donalds right now in the land of the rising sun. I was actually really stoked about this, because getting hashbrowns at any hour of the day was rather amazing to me. I got the item--but the sauces weren't really my speed. Supposedly there is an onion bun on this thing, I didn't notice it at all. Perhaps that's a good thing for me, since I'm not big on the onions. But in that same note...to not notice it at all says something about the flavor. I was overwhelmed by the sauces: honey mustard (which I like...but this one is off, and I like it in small portions with fried chicken strips. Next was the pepper sauce. No thanks. I wanted to love this, but it was a total miss for me.

They should really just serve breakfast all day. Now that's a winning idea.

But why was Japan little big america to me? The way that old American favorites are re-done or overdone has it's charm. From the multiple level Forever 21 and H&M shops, to the Shakey's viking buffet complete with a chocolate sauce banana pizza (I'm pretty sure it was a crepe instead of cheese) there were many surprises to be found in Tokyo.

To the land of the rising sun.

It is approximately t-minus 30 hours until I arrive.