Saturday, March 16, 2013

Chambray Blue Wash

Tie-front collar-chained top; Wedge Booties: Forever 21 
Chambray Blue Washed Skater skirt: Cotton On

Hola readers! My deepest apologies for slacking with my blogposts due to my time being occupied all by school. Haha! Although, if you guys are following me on Instagram, you would know that I am always up to-date with my obligatory once a week post of at least one of my outfits.

Sweater: Sheinside Chambray Blue Washed Skater skirt; Black Loafers: Cotton On

Anyways, as you could see, the two outfits shown above use the same skirt. That, by far is my favorite skirt ever! It's the comfiest and one of the most flattering (although not seen cause my tops aren't tucked in) skirts in my wardrobe right now. We all notice how much attention is drawn to chambray lately and I will not deny how much I fell in love with it, too. It's just so simple yet cute to look at. Clothes that could possibly match anything is pretty hard to find and I'm glad I finally found one! Words cannot express how much I love this skirt. Redundant, I know. Haha. Well the bottom line is, this will be one of my wardrobe staples!




I have also been a little obsessed with curling my hair on a daily basis lately and I don't know why. Probably, I became sick of seeing my hair straight for like 16 years. Haha! Also, even if what you're wearing is simple, if your hair is all done, it could do the magic! I am thinking of doing a tutorial on curling sometime soon but I'm not yet sure if I should. I just thought maybe I should do something different and interesting to post here on my blog. On a different note, it's St. Patrick's Day tomorrow and I do not have anything green in my closet, I think I'm screwed hahaha. Winter's about to be over too and we all can't wait for spring! I promise to update my blog as much as I could together with keeping up with school. Thank you for continuously supporting my posts! Till next time. xx

Saturday, February 23, 2013

Ruins


Mia, Me, Camille

That's probably the worst picture of the set but this is the only one we got with all three of us since we didn't bring a tripod. Had a day well spent with these chicas. This is such a memorable day and I can't even put my emotions in words. Let's just say, I'm soooo willing to cry over my Doc Martens.. Yup. We wanted the theme of the shoot to be all grunge, thug, and all that but we didn't really know where to shoot. We knew there was such a place called "ruins" nearby but we didn't know how to get there. After asking people, we found out it was just right behind where I live. Haha! It was a perfect spot but man, all I could say about getting there is.. the struggle is SO real. There was a fence which we had to climb over and all that but I think it was worth it! Plus we targeted sunset so voila! I hope you enjoy even if this kinda has too much pictures. ((we all know there is no such thing as too much pictures))













Cropped top: Thrifted Dyed + Studded shorts: Forever 21 (DIY-ed by my friend
Boots: Doc Martens 


I hope you guys had a great saturday or whatever day it is wherever you are! xx
Here's a short clip of my sister and I happy dancing! :D


Thursday, February 14, 2013

What To Wear: Valentine's Day



"Everyone deserves to love, and be loved."

The day of love is finally here! Although we should continuously spread the love throughout the year, Valentine's day is usually the day that's extra special. For couples, this is the time they usually eat out to a fancy restaurant or go to some place they've never seen before. In my case, I'm spending it with family. They're supposed to always be our first true love.

This is yet another first for us! Celebrating valentine's day in the US. I could say there's nothing really different from what I normally encounter in the Philippines. This year, I chose to share one of my ideas on what to wear on the day of love or during a date. This wasn't my outfit of the day rather, I made it up just to give you all an inspiration on how to dress up for this occasion! 

In my opinion being all sweetheart-ish minded, whenever I think of Valentine's Day, the colors that I think of are red and white or pastel colors. And since I'm still a teenager, I didn't really want to dress up in red so I chose pastel. Haha! 





Crop Top: Thrifted Belt; Necklace; Maxi Skirt: Forever 21
Sandals: Banana Republic

First of all, do not dress to impress. Dressing up to impress usually leads to looking too trying hard, too mature, or sometimes it just really doesn't suit you. Wear something wherein you feel extra beautiful and confident in. An outfit wherein when you look at yourself, you just know that it's perfect.

Saturday, January 26, 2013

For The Love of Burgundy

"Love all, trust few. Do wrong to none." -William Shakespeare
My new favorite mantra!



    Burgundy, burgundy, burgundy. I have no words to describe how breathtaking you are. I've fallen in love with this color ever since fall season. It could just say so much. It's so simple and calm but strong. Believe me, in any outfit, put on anything that's burgundy and it suddenly turns stunning. It's still winter season here but finally it's starting to get hot again. I'm so excited to wear shorts and all kinds of summer clothes. 
    I love fridays. It's always the perfect day for me to take outfit shots and just do anything I want without worrying about the next day. Yesterday, I loved my outfit and it's been 2 weeks since my last ootd so I thought to myself that yeah, maybe I should take pictures outside while the weather is in favor. Haha!


Muscle Tee & Burgundy Faux Leather Leggings: H&M Necklace: Wet Seal 
Arm Candies: Nordstrom Shoes: Aldo Flower Crown: Indiestructible

Whenever my dad isn't available to take my pictures, I always let my sister take it. Sometimes my cousin too. Here they are!


Yes, they are 7 and 6 year olds. Hahaha! These are my babies and minions for life. 



I hope you guys had a great week and stay tuned! xx

PS: I LOVE BURGUNDY

Friday, January 11, 2013

Must-haves, Do's, and Dont's!

Everyone has their own style, and of course you can't really change their taste. Although that's a fact, us girls (even boys) need to keep in mind some tips and some "rules" in fashion. You don't really want to go out and look like a total disaster right? You might not know that what you are wearing is already fashion suicide. Haha! So I'm going to share some basic tips with all of you about dressing up. No, I'm not a professional, and another no, you do not need to follow these. They're just in my opinion and you could totally stick with your own taste. :)

1. On a casual day, I don't think matching plain greens and reds together is good.
I mean those are really good colors but I'm not quite sure if that'd look pretty. A solid green top and solid red pants? I think it's too christmas-y.

2. Loose on loose.
This isn't really a fixed rule since there are some exceptions where this actually looks good. But most of the time, especially if you are conscious about your body, this kind of makes people look fat. Then again, it's your decision!

3. Print on print.
Just like #2, this is a pretty vague tip because of massive exceptions. Print on print is good provided that the colors are well coordinated.

4. Long with long.
This tip basically means do not wear super long tops with jeans or a maxi skirt. For me it just looks like the person is drowning.

That's the end of it and I hope you guys don't judge me. I'm just trying to help and I do not intend to hurt anyone's feelings or attack someone. Anyway, at the end of the discussion, it's still YOU who decides. :)

For part II of this post, I will share with you my own thoughts about make-up or beauty stuff. I'm not really a make-up girl. In fact, I do not know how to put these products by myself. I also cry whenever they put eyeliner on me. What I'm going to tell you guys aren't really "tips" but whatever you guys think it is. Haha!

a.) ALWAYS wash your face.
Use facial scrub once a day but that doesn't mean you only wash your face once. We need to keep our skin healthy especially our face because it's always exposed to both heat and dirt. Wash it before you sleep and rinse it whenever you have a chance to prevent pimples, blackheads, and all that.

b.) Use moisturizer.
Hot or cold, you need moisturizer to keep your face fresh.



c.) Use powder.
Not because you don't use make-up and everything else doesn't mean you shouldn't use powder too. It's not being maarte but it's just being presentable and we can't deny that it also makes us look fresher! :)


d.) Tone your face.
Make it a point that you always tone your face. Frequently remove the dirt that soap can't. 




e.) Oil strips should ALWAYS be in your kit.
If you are always oily just like me, always use oil strips. It doesn't matter where you are, this just really helps. Sometimes, you are not tired and all but you feel so ugly. This is probably because of the oil on your face. Always keep in mind, oiliness is next to ugliness!


f.) Last but not the least, make sure you eat lots of fruits, veggies, and drink lots of water!
This is the easiest you could do. Usually, we have the chance to eat or drink healthily but we don't. Of course how could we resist junk food right? But now we know, always take the chance to stay healthy! :)

I hope these helped and enlightened you about lots of things. Once again, do not judge me or anything please! Haha. You do not need to follow me if you do not want to. No one's forcing you and most importantly, be confident about yourself. Have a good day, readers! xoxo

Tuesday, January 1, 2013

Farewell, 2012!

Hello blog readers! I haven't been updating in a while. And so for this blogpost, I will show you guys my outfits for the past few days. You will see that even the winter season can not stop me from wearing short clothing. Haha! Plus, winter break's almost over which means school's about to start. I'll try my very best to still keep you updated with my looks! Follow me on instagram at @mikaelapangilinan. I'm much more active there. :) Anyhow, let's keep the ball rollin' and here are my looks!


Studded-collar top; Skater skirt; Socks: Forever 21 Black Wedges: Payless


Aztec-print Sweater: Sheinside Shorts: Aeropostale Socks: H&M Oxfords: Nordstrom

Top; Beanie; High-waisted shorts: Forever 21 Socks: H&M Oxfords: Nordstrom 

Flower Crown: Indiestructible Merch Top; Shorts; Sneaker Wedges: Forever 21 
Spiked Bag: Urban Outfitters 

 This is my New Year's Eve look!
Curled my hair for a change.


Brown Coat: Banana Republic 
Black long-sleeves; Aztec-print skirt; Wedges: Forever 21

 There you have it! The last of 2012. :) I can't really enumerate everything that I'm thankful for the past year. The major ones are that we finally reunited with our relatives here in America, Daddy God kept us healthy and strong, and all the factors that contributed to our year-long happiness. I'm already claiming 2013 as an awesome year for all of us. Thank you for keeping up with me, readers! Till this new year. :)

Wednesday, December 19, 2012

Polyvore

Hey readers! I just want to announce that I finally gave in and made a polyvore account. Since I can't really produce my own outfit posts whenever an idea pops in, I'm just going to publish them on my account for all of you to see! You could view it here. I hope you guys enjoy and like it. Tell me what you think! :)