ootn ☯ ☯ ☯

so last night i attended a dinner party to celebrate my dad's birthday with some of him and my mum's friends. now i've always had trouble with picking the perfect apparel for when it comes to events like an old people's party but i think that the one i chose for last night was pretty good.

dressing up for events like this has always been difficult for me because:

1. you have to dress sensibly which means nothing too raunchy otherwise other people would think that you have no class and you certainly wouldn't want any of your elders to think that. 

2. since you're going to be the youngster in the group of older people, there is a 80% chance that you are going to be left out from most of the conversations. the only conversations that you are possibly going to be involved in are those in which you are the topic of discussion and when they ask you questions like "how old are you?" or "what are you studying at the moment?" other than those you'd probably be just sitting there awkwardly and scrolling through your phone. so you have to make sure that your ensemble is comfortable to sit in for hours. and....

3. sometimes you just have those really irritating elders that like to comment on how you look and how big you've grown even though you don't even remember seeing any of them at all as a child. for example, if you dress up really nicely they would say things like "wow, look how big you've grown! you even know how to dress up now!" unless you like the attention (unlike me) this wouldn't be an issue for you. 

now the thing with me is that i actually want to look good even if it's just for something like this. i like to look good wherever i go and i make that a priority. so how do you manage to look good without drawing too much attention to yourself? here's the answer.

the tip is to wear something that has a plain or simple design yet somehow compliments your body and flatters your image. what i usually like to wear is my black body con dress because it fits me well in all the right places + every girl needs a little black dress. now i don't exactly have a skinny body so when i wear this dress i look a little bit more on the plump side and how i cover it up is by wearing a fitted denim jacket. a jacket, sweater or cardigan always helps with covering up. lastly i finished off my look with my black strapped platform sandals from vincci and a cute little owl pendant. the bag that i used is a transparent clutch with a gold chain that i had gotten from forever 21 when i was in london. what i like the most about this bag is that you can actually allow people to see what you are carrying inside and also i think that the design is very sleek and cool.

so that was my outfit of the night and i'll share some of my other outfits another time so stay tuned. ☺

black body con dress with cut out at the back: kitschen
fitted denim jacket: bangkok
transparent clutch with gold chain: forever 21, london
black strapped platform sandals: vincci
owl pendant: isetan

what's in my clutch:
iphone,
headphones,
princess by vera wang (miniature),
baby lips tangerine pop (lip balm).

winter slumber party ❆ ❄ ❅

hello friends, i have not blogged lately because (big shocker) i have been busy trying to participate. and by participate i mean trying to socialise and get a life. it's been pretty good so far...

so here i am. i am back and since i have just came back from a winter slumber party with two of my best friends (a.k.a. niggas 4 lyf) a few days ago, i am going to give you a rough guide on some fun things that you can do to have your own great winter slumber party ☺

so here's "how to have a winter slumber party the mickums way" (note: i don't think that i have ever introduced myself before. my real name is miki actually and my nickname is mickums. the nickname has just kind of stuck and i've used it ever since.)

beautiful snowflake woooo.... ❆❄❅

just screw your diet for one night
and binge all the way

1. stock up on snacks
- a slumber party isn't a slumber party without all the junk food. so make sure that you have plenty of it. i recommend the best type of slumber party food like nachos and pizza because comfort food for the soul ☺

2. slumber party movie marathon

- every slumber party needs its own little movie marathon. some movies that i recommend are disney movies because those never get old. 

neither do i wendy *sigh*

3. accent challenges

- try speaking in different accents with each other. it's a super fun way to laugh yourselves senseless especially if you're speaking in a silly accent like scottish and sound like a barbarian. 

4. don't sleep until 2a.m. earliest

- slumber parties are all about that night life and if you sleep before 2 it just means you're a wuss. 

5. dye each other's hair

- you can use temporary hair dye and dye each other's hair in really cool and weird colours like blue or green and the best part is that the dye comes off once you was it with shampoo.

they look a little something like this but you can always
use hair chalk instead if you prefer. 

6. become master chef 

- cook or bake something. you could bake something like chocolate chip cookies or even just make a simple omelette. who knows? you could be the next master chef.

7. decorate a christmas tree

- nothing says winter slumber party more than a good old christmas tree. blast some christmas songs while you're at it. if you don't have a christmas tree, then why not invest in one? christmas trees never go out of style. 

the actual tree that my friends and i decorated.
beautiful isn't it?

8. make hot chocolate

- and don't forget the whipped cream and extra chocolate sprinkles ☺☺☺

you can add marshmallows too if
you prefer. it's all up to you

9. paint each other's nails

paint your nails christmas themed
to get all of you in the christmas mood

- IT'S GIRLS BONDING TIME! paint your nails with your friends while having good old girl talk like talking about your exes and stuff hehehehehe.....

10. miniature concert time
- sing some songs together and pretend that you're at your own concert. it's even better if one of your friends plays an instrument (i.e. guitar/piano) as the rest of you sing. 


so i guess that's all i have for you on how to have your own winter slumber party. you don't have to follow the list exactly. in fact, you can even add your own thing like go christmas shopping or paint one of those cheat painting stuff with the numbers. it's entirely up to you. the most important thing is to have fun and that's all that matters. hope you all manage to have your own great winter slumber party ❆ ❄ ❅

fiji water, pastel pennys and everything nice ♡

hey there, everyone ♡ so today i was just remembering how one time someone asked me on my ask.fm about the things on my bucketlist so i just thought why not i share the top 5 list with all of you since you're reading my blog and that most likely means that we are friend ☺

i love dolphins.
they look so derpy

here is the latest version of my bucketlist: 

1. swim with dolphins

- i once read that in the island of jamaica, there is a tourist attraction where you are allowed to swim with the dolphins in the sea. like how cool is that?? 

2. meet marina lambrini diamandis

- a.k.a. marina and the diamonds a.k.a. my idol like oh my goodness she is like the definition of perfection ♡ i absolutely adore her. 

teen idle ♡♡♡

3. visit greece, hawaii and italy

- these are the places i want to visit before i die. paris and london used to be on the list but now i've visited them last summer so they're off the list now.

4. do the colour run

- in case you don't know what the colour run is, it's a marathon where contestants are splashed with coloured powder while they are running a distance of five kilometres. it sounds super fun and also you get to take great selfies for your instagram when you're finished running.

happiest 5k on the planet as they say 

5. attend a doctor who exhibition or cosplay event

- i love doctor who. it's my favourite tv series of all time and i once stayed up until six in the morning just to watch the 50th anniversary episode of that show. what i really want to do is just attend comic con and dress as a t.a.r.d.i.s. or one of the characters from the show. i mean think about it... it's pretty freaking cool. 

there's plenty more but those are my top 5 that i really want to achieve before i die. 

“A lifetime isn't forever, so take the first chance, don't wait for the second one! Because sometimes, there aren't second chances! And if it turns out to be a mistake? So what! This is life! A whole bunch of mistakes! But if you never get a second chance at something you didn't take a first chance at? That's true failure.” 
― C. JoyBell C.

also in other news today, i went skateboarding. here's a short video i filmed of myself skating. 

i really want a penny board. a pastel one especially because those are just so pretty. the main problem for me right now is that they're too expensive so i'm probably just going to have to forget it. my current skateboard isn't as easy to ride as a penny board so that's why i want one now. lesson learnt: always check your options properly before buying. 

aren't pastel pennys pretty? ❁

anyway that's all for now. i'm going to skate again tomorrow but with some of my friends instead of just doing it on my own like today. hope you all had a great day as well ☺

fiji water ☺

❁ ❁ ❁ 1/12/13 ootd + more ❁ ❁ ❁

hey there ☺ this is just a short post about my outfit of the day and what i did today. 

so today is the 1st of december and you know what that means? 25 more days till christmas WOO HOO! i think what i love the most about christmas is the gift giving because i love giving hehe ☺

so anyway here's what i wore today:

pain white t-shirt: giordano
overalls: cotton on
transparent boots: f block
socks: korea
studded backpack: lyn

i really liked what i wore today because it looks really playful and cute ☺ i love the colourful socks and i think that they go really well with the boots and add a special and playful touch. 

 i had a late but light lunch at this french bistro place called yeast which is currently my favourite restaurant at the moment. they bake the best bread and their eggs benedict with smoked salmon is to die for. 

here's what i had today: 

i know that it's too little but i didn't really feel like having a lot so it felt just nice. the almond croissant was delicious and i really liked my long black coffee. 

after that i did some shopping and bought two new pairs of shoes from the padini concept store. they're both by vincci by the way. 

i really liked this pair because it looked very
chanel ♡

a nice pair of heels for casual wear ✌

so anyways, that's pretty much how i spent my afternoon. i'm going for a family dinner pretty soon and i'm going to wear my new chanel look alike black heels yay ♡

so december started off pretty well for me and i hope that it'll stay that way. i'm also doing this photo challenge on instagram in case you guys are interested: 

my instagram username is mickums ✌ so go follow me here

i hope you're all having a good december as well and i'll sign off for now. have a great month, you all ♡♡♡