Ombre Nail Tutorial


Welcome to my first ever tutorial! I usually never do tutorials before, but ever since I added acrylic nails on myself, I have been on such a nail art and polish kick. I've been constantly watching videos, pinning images of nail art into my Pinterest and following lots of nail artists in Instagram. I always love the stiletto nail shape because it is fierce, plus I miss having my long nails. I feel like my real nails take forever to grow and when I got it in the desired shape, it would eventually tear up at the corners between the edge of my fingers. Plus, my nails are weak, so it is not strong enough to be long. I used to have acrylic nails before in high school, and I still have the set just sitting around my shelves. Looking at it, I decided to bust it out and use it again. At each passing time, I feel like I am improving my "skills" with using acrylics. (Probably because I am Vietnamese? *Bad joke) It is important to have my nails did, because it is a great way of expressing myself and wearing really cool colors/designs on your fingertips. It's the only way I could get color in my wardrobe at work, since my workplace is strictly black, white and grays.

Anyway, beginning of this spring, I was rocking the ombre nails a lot. It's so much fun and a lot easier than you think. Of course, looking through YouTube, this was the most helpful video on how to do your nails ombre.

Now, here's my take on achieving the ombre nail art.

Crewneck Collars






( American Apparel sleeveless button-up blouse, dad's old crewneck knitted sweater, Charlotte Russe ponte slacks, Sam Edelman "Adena" loafers, Forever21 pearl bracelet, gold spike and studded skull shambala were gifts, Aldo Accessories pearl embellishment skull earrings, Tom Ford "Marina" sunglasses )

Now that it's summertime and done with intense final sessions for this semester, I can blog a lot more! Woo hoo! I took numerous of OOTD pictures and I just never have the time to upload them. So I am taking this opportunity to upload them, since I have nothing much plan during my summer, except I am going to Maui pretty soon, which I am excited about.

I have never dressed this preppy before, but let's just say I got really inspired by Jenn Im of Clothes Encounter. I love that gal, she's such a fashion inspiration! I don't know how I got my dad's sweater as my own, I guess he didn't really care for it anymore that he just left it in my box before I moved in with Sean. I can't really complain considering that I do like the sweater, it's just a shame I couldn't wear it as much as I would like to. The weather in Hawaii is just getting worst by each day.

At first, I really love these Sam Edelman "Adena", trust me, I do. It's just that with my feet being so wide, it just sucks and I always encounter pain around my bunions and corns. Bleh, I wish I can just hack it off! Oh well, I was thinking about investing myself some shoe stretchers, so I can wear these babies with comfort. I was hoping for the leather to stretch out, but it seems a lot of work and a longer process than I thought.

These are my favorite Tom Ford sunglasses, I got this as a Christmas gift from Sean. I always admire Kourtney Kardashian's Tom Ford "Nikita" sunglasses, but it's a shame that it doesn't fit my big fat face. This is my equivalent to hers and it's just an easy pair that I can dress it up and dress it down. Lately, I haven't been wearing any of my sunglasses lately because my last pair of contact lens ripped about almost a month and a half now. So I've been wearing my specs a lot, but I am excited since I am going to get my eye exam tomorrow for this year, and I would get my contacts again! I miss hiding my eyes from the world, and the sun is just too damn blinding! Gawgh! My poor astigmatism eyes...

March & April Haul

IT'S MAY!

 
You know what that means?! PIZZA TIME! It's time for March & April Haul! Now the reason why I combined both of the months because I realized that I haven't shop as that much as I thought... My wallet is thanking me, but my mind tells me I should shop more! I guess I have to do whatever I can to compensate for this month, heh.


Shall we commence?

Nine-To-Five






( Three-way Blouse by Murua, Lurex Pencil Skirt by Forever21, Wingtip Sandals by Flag-J, Pearl and Rhinestone Bracelets by Forever21, Gold Studded Bracelet by Aldo Accessories, Rhinestone Encrusted Chain Bracelet by Forever21, and gifted Skull Bracelet )

It's been a while since I last curled my hair, I gotta make that as a daily routine but I am simply lazy. I always had fun wearing this blouse I got from Murua in Waikiki couple months ago. (Its a shame that this camera does not do this blouse justice.) It's a three way top where you can wear the sleeves, take out the sleeves and wear it as a scarf. I would definitely post the versatility of this blouse and how each look is different. It's very ideal for me because I get cold easily so whenever I need to cover my arms, whoop! There goes the sleeves.

I love this skirt to death. I wear it almost every time I go to work, especially on days that I just feel lazy and don't want to put much effort into what I wear for work. I know it sounds gross that I wear it a lot but leave me alone. It's just so comfy and the material is so nice and breathable. I think this length is the perfect length for me. I'm never too crazy about wearing minis, probably because I am very self-conscious that my ass is hanging out, which is not, but mentally, I always have a feeling or thinking up the worst possible embarrassing scenario. That's what I got for having a big booty and thick legs. lol

Homecoming Warehouse Sale


This past Sunday, Homecoming Boutique was spring cleaning for the warehouse sale with items 50% - 70% off. It was insane and in fact, I never went! I have to work on that day and I can't afford to play hooky so I asked my other half, Sean to go in there for me. Thankfully he didn't went there blindly because we asked our friends Rachel and Lars to accompany him. Knowing that if he do go there by himself, he'll probably take a glimpse at the warehouse sale for 3 minutes and leave the premises. It's a savior that Rachel picked out all the items for me and Sean has to make the final verdict because he knows my taste in fashion. So once again, if you're reading this guys, THANK YOU SO MUCH!

It was such a challenge because I could only gauge what I want from the warehouse by looking through Homecoming's Instagram page. It's a shame they can't take a picture to show it for me, so they could only explain almost every single detail of the items they picked out for me. Constant phone calls back and front and text messages. I swear to you guys, I won't do this to you again.


So I came home to this and turned out most of these items are insanely cheap and he said that he spent a little under $150.

Let's see what we got here!

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