If You Don't Go To Coachella, BE Coachella

I am going to say it again:

If you don't go to Coachella, BE Coachella.

Another Coachella season has come and gone. And again, I did not go. LOL.

To be honest (and don't strike me), I have never had a desire to go - I don't like heat (and with my Lupus, I can't be in the sun for long anyway); I don't like crazy crowds, I don't like not being able to sit (in a chair); I don't like spending a lot of money at once. Go ahead, call me cheap. My parents taught me to hella save and I am truly their daughter.

My friend, who happens to be my bridesmale (male bridesmaid), I started this tradition where we dress like we're going to Coachella.  Last year was our first year and it was so much fun we did it again this year!

I initially called it Fauxchella (because it rhymes) and realized there is actually a real event call Fauxchella. So my friend and I changed it to Fakechella. 

Check out some of my favorite photos below:

Weekend One

Music by Cardi B

Weekend Two

I hope you enjoyed this and even chuckled a bit. I know it's a bit silly but it was fun and I love playing with makeup. And I must add that a few of my friends saw these posted pics and wanted to get in the action next year! Hehe!

So Fakechella 2019, we're ready for you!


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Fashion Wish List: F21 Dress + Earrings

Hello everyone!

When I was shopping for my 30th birthday outfit, I came across this Forever 21 dress and fell in love. I was not too fond of the chest area design but overall, it was a beautiful dress. It was a bit more expensive than I would have like to have spent and I hate ordering online with the hassle of going in person to return should it not work out.

Here are some jacket (and regular) earrings that I fell in love with and totally want!

This is my fave that I found on Pinterest. WHERE DO I FIND YOU?!

Gaahhh. Sometimes I wish I had Sabrina the Teenage Witch powers to just point things into life and in my possession (kids who grew up in the 90s, you know what I'm talking about). Until then, I will just drool over these beautiful pictures. 

What's on your wish list?

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My Summer Fashion Essentials

Summer is in full swing here in Los Angeles. Though this weekend, we experienced some weird tropical weather reminiscent of the Philippines and Hawaii: extremely hot one day and thunderstorms and rain the next. I'm not complaining :) A break from the scorching heat is happily welcomed!

This summer, I've been grabbing certain pieces from my wardrobe that have become my summer essentials of 2015. These are my go-to, I-don't-care-how-many-times-I-wore-it pieces.

CLOTHING: Long Draping Cardigans 

Forever 21 Kimono

Pink Melo Cardigan (purchased from Ross)

FOOTWEAR: Flip flops

Dollhouse (purchased from Ross)

Mossimo (purchased from Target)

ACCESSORIES

Floral Sunglasses (purchased from Ross)

Target Earrings 

What have been your summer essentials?


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My Edgy Alter Ego

{WARNING: RANDOM BABBLE..this may or may not make sense}

My parents are shy and so thus I spent most of my life being shy. It was not until around the end of graduate school (2012) that I started to really be more confident in my own skin in all respects: fashion, beauty, speaking up for myself, etc. Perhaps, a big part of being confident was getting older. At 28, I feel more and more comfortable in my skin each day.

There is just one aspect of myself that I have kept under the radar: my internal edgy alter ego.

As funky as this sounds, I'm an internally edgy person trapped in a mainstream goody two shoe body.

My parents were never ones to support taking risks in being bold and being different. The mainstream was the only stream.They were also quite conservative so it was probably a mix of both. 

I've always wanted to unleash the edgier me. It's slowly happening, but at the same time, I feel like I'm getting too "old" for the edgy look. And in my line of work, it will not fly. 

See below for pictures that I feel are the me I would've loved to express a few years ago (and I'm not gonna lie, I wish I could still pull these looks off today).

Disclaimer: I do NOT own any of the photos below unless specified. Photos grabbed from Instagram.

This is so gorgeous. I love it!!

This would have been fun too

I contemplated this color at one point

One of my favorites! I've been loving the pin-up look lately. I love her makeup too!

 This is YouTube's saaammage. I took this off her Instagram.

I LOVE LOVE LOVE her hair (this is an old picture by the way). 

This is the most doable hairdo I can pull off at work...I think.

I wanted to cut my hair this way when I cut it recently but my bangs were too short. Maybe one day...

All photos below are mine: 

Me in 2009. Okay, okay so I did pull an edgy 'do. Color is called Vampire Red. This was definitely the first step! 

Ever since then, my hair has [mostly] never been one color.

I express myself with my hair because somehow it is easier for me to do that than clothes.

How I would describe my attempted style: boho, feminine dark/grunge, very black-white-red. 

My recent attempts of unleashing the edgy girl inside me:

Awkward photo of me. LOL

I sneaked into my brother's room to take this. Excuse the stars to cover his mess. x_X

 Another awkward photo of me. -_-

My college roommate and sorority sister said I was the queen of not matching. 

My current style of the moment (in congruence with Fall trends): Funky leggings, booties, and a long shirt to cover my bum and then makeup wise - a dark lip

As you can see, I do love my funky leggings!! :D

If you made it this far, props to you for reading another installment of my random babble. 

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Hair: 3 Chainz

Summer is THE season for hair accessories - headbands, flowers, crowns...you name it! 
When I found this piece on Amazon, I just knew I had to have it! I mean, just look at it!! The leaves scream Grecian goddess to me and I must admit, I love the Grecian style for summer and pretty much all year round if I could pull it off.

( photo credit: Amazon )

I bought this hair pin in early spring. It took forever (17 - 28 days) to come as it shipped from Hong Kong for free. It was definitely worth the wait! And you know what, you kind of forget that it's coming and when it finally does, it feels like a surprise in the mail :)

It's definitely as beautiful as it looks. I did need help putting it on. I struggled doing it independently and just couldn't get it right. That's definitely a major con, but it is a con I can live with. The other con would probably be that the 3 chains can get tangled, but not too bad as layered necklaces. Remember when layered necklaces were totally in fashion? Mine would get so badly tangled!!

This was my hairdo one week ago before I cut my hair and retouched up the color. See my new do here. Excuse my cray cray bun and flying hair pieces. 

I love the 3 chains and the leaf-combs. It's edgy, eye catching, feminine, and bedazzling all at once. I wore it to work and got many compliments. It stands out enough to be a fashion statement, but it's subtle enough to be work appropriate. 

I can't wait to get more use out of this! I LOVE it!! I also want to find more hair accessories to rock for the rest of summer.

Happy summer everyone! And don't be afraid to bedazzle your hair :)

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