Back to Black: Part I

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Hey everyone! I know I say this in almost every single entry but, I'm sorry for the lack of posts on my blog. Summer's been really good to me and I've been too occupied with a lot of things hence the overdue posts.

But anyways, I'm back and I'm in the process of starting this series called "Style What?" The phrase "say what?" served as in inspiration while I was thinking of a title. "Style What?" already speaks for itself. I believe you already know what it'd be all about. I'm going to pick a piece from my wardrobe and style it in 3 different ways. Leave a comment below if you have any suggestions for my next posts!

The staple piece I chose for the pilot entry is a black skater skirt. (Hence the post's title) You guys are probably wondering why I picked that. Well mainly because it's been such a hype for the past few months and I'm not going to deny, I really adore it. It's one of the pieces you would want to keep no matter what season it is because of it's versatility and more so because it's black! Anything black is easy to dress up and down.

I'm dividing Back to Black in three different posts and I will be presenting a style in each. For the first one, I went with the "soft grunge" style.

I consider this soft grunge because it's the most "rebel" type out of all 3 outfits I laid out and prepared. It looks girly and funky at the same time. The combination of a denim vest + skirt & heels did a good job balancing the look.

Denim Vest: Levis Gray Tank: Forever 21 Skirt: Cotton On Belt: Hollister

Wedges: People Are People (Philippines)

I am currently addicted to stacking up some rings. Aren't they so adorbz?!

Knuckle Rings: Forever 21

Love Bangle: Forever 21 Layered Bracelet: Nordstrom Braided Bracelet: Cotton On

(The picture of my rings and bracelets aren't edited. I love my portrait lens so much.)

Oh and can I just express how happy I am for finally getting a better hang of self-timer and a tripod!

Liebster Award

Hello everyone! It's been quite a long time since I last blogged. This is frankly because I'm slowly shifting from blogging to vlogging. But recently, I received an email notification that Infinite Existence just tagged me for this Liebster Award! Thank you very much, Niña! :)

1. What prompted you to start blogging?

- It's mainly because I want to serve as an inspiration to all the girls out there, who don't have that much courage to go out from their comfort zone and explore the world of fashion! :)

2. What is your most treasured possession?

- I have 3. I hope that's fine haha but my DSLR, Macbook, and iPhone.

3. Who is your favorite blogger?

- Most definitely Zoe Suen.

4. If you had superpowers, what would it be?

- The ability to teleport or be invisible!

5. Day or Night, why? 

- Night. I love night lights, the sky when it's night, the breeze, and all that.

6. What's your favorite book?

- HUNGER GAMES

7. Share your favorite quote.

- Mind over matter, brain over heart

8. If you had a whole year off and you had an infinite amount of money, what would you do?

- Travel and shop!

9. Say "hello" in three different languages/dialects, I dare you. Hah! (no google translate)

- Hola, Hoy? :)), bonjour

10. What was the last movie you watched?

- Man of Steel

11. Do you know This Century? If you don't, please google them and listen to their songs and tell everyone how you feel about it. (Sorry huge fan here)

- Haha! Thanks for the advice. ;)

And that's basically it! I'm kind of in a rush right now, so I'm just going to create another post for the people I'll be tagging and the set of questions for them. For now, stay tuned for my next post about 4th of July soon. Thank you again Niña! xx

Summer Lovin'!

Hey everyone! I've been MIA, as usual. And I'm sorry for that. I honestly didn't have time to update my blog because of school and such. Although yesterday, the school year finally ended! I have this bittersweet feeling about it because first of all, I'm not ready to be a senior yet and second because it's finally summer! If you guys follow me on instagram, which is @mikaelapangilinan, you would be updated on my weekly happenings (I have been posting a lot of selfies lately though).

Just recently, I became interested in joining the vlog hype. I personally think it's much easier, fun-er, and a more interactive way of sharing deets of my daily life with you. I have been shamelessly promoting this on my twitter and my instagram account and if ever you have not seen it yet, it's MsVlogabond. Why MsVlogabond? Well, I got that from the term vagabond which means something like a person who wanders from place to place, and that's what my youtube channel is all about. I would mostly be vlogging about places I visited and all that. I will try to incorporate outfit inspiration videos, tutorials, and challenges too! If ever you guys have any suggestion on what kind of videos I should make, please message me at ask.fm (which is also by the way my newest addiction besides Vine)

And I guess that's it! I will share my latest video below (please watch on HD) and I'll see you guys soon. Toodles! xx

Spring Break Haul!

Hello chicas! (and if ever there are chicos but that'd be weird) I feel like I owe my blog a load of blogposts. I'm sorry I've been slacking a lot due to school. Anyways, I was thinking of making a video of my spring haul but then I really can't find time to do it soooo voila! I decided to just come up with a blogpost for it. A lot of people are asking me where/from what store do I shop or buy my clothes, and I honestly find my answer redundant because with all honesty, like 95% of my wardrobe is from Forever 21. Without exaggeration. Haha! Okay too much chatting and let these pictures just talk for themselves.

Coral Skirt; Olive Green Shorts; Peplum Skirt: Forever 21

Light Denim Skater Skirt: Cotton On

Acid-wash shorts: Love Culture

Short or cropped tops are like essentials for spring and summer!

San Francisco and LA Bones tanks: Brandy Melville

Denim Bustier: Thrifted

Blue Bandeau; White Laced Crop Top: Forever 21

Tie-knot fronts are my current faves!

Denim Striped tie-knot: Love Culture

Pink chained-collar tie-knot: Forever 21

Cat Graphic Muscle Tank; Floral Cross Muscle Tank; 

Floral Peplum Top: Forever 21

Floral Mini Dress: Forever 21

I already wore some of these in my latest outfits but I never got to blog about them. Although if you guys follow me on Instagram, you would be pretty updated with my looks! For the mean time, I will post some of them here so you guys could take a look and let me know what you think!

Easter 2013 Outfit!

Thanks for keeping up with me guys! Till my next blogpost. xoxo

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

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

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.