sugar, i'm going down swinging

i just came back from my third driving lesson and i feel like death right now. i can tell that i'm getting slightly better but i'm still terrible. at least i'm improving though. so that's something to be happy about until my next lesson. yeah, my life hasn't been good so if i'm going down, i might as well make the best of it. so here are some good things that happened to me to make up for the rest of the crap that has happened too. 

i recently gained like 42 followers overnight on my tumblr all because i was drawing little doodles of some of my followers that looked something like these: 

well those were just my favorite three but there's like 37 more others on my tumblr heheh ^___^ 

also flash news update! tash my lil succulent is dying and i'm so sad. her leaves are dropping and she's wilting. i've moved her to the great outdoors but if she still doesn't survive then i'll have to get myself another plant to replace her since beansie my cactus will be alone. 

yes, i know that you think it's weird how i'm treating my plants like people but i'm sorry they're like children to me. very cute children that don't scream, cry, or annoy the heck out of you till you want to throw them out the window. 

oh! oh! i've also been using a lot of lip balm lately which makes my lips super soft and perfect when applying lipstick. i've been using these cute little cupcake lip balms which look super duper cute and also smell real good. 

i usually apply these during the day and as my base before i put on my lipstick sometimes and at night i just slap on some vaseline before i hit the hay. my lips are now luscious and soft like lindsey wixson's (i hope). 

i've been wanting to make my haul post with all my mom's hand-me-down clothes but i'm so lazy because there's going to be so much editing needed to be done. i promise that i'll try to get it up soon though. till then, let's hope i don't kill a man before my next post. 

summer faves ☼

hello lovelies! i'm going to be sharing with you all about my updated beauty/fashion wish list for this post.

i've been watching a lot of fashion videos on youtube lately. and note that when i say fashion videos, i don't mean stuff like zoella or michelle phan because i find that those types of fashion videos are very.... umm.... i don't really know how to say it but it's sort of like you're just looking at things that they like and you're not venturing into your own style from watching other beauty gurus like them. i've been watching videos from fashion tv or vogue about models like lindsey wixson and alexa chung which i really just adore. so without further ado, let's start off with what's new in my beauty wish list. 

beauty wish list:

1. morange by m.a.c. 

this is an absolutely beautiful shade of orange by m.a.c. because it's so light and summery. it really gives a pop of colour to your face especially when you wear it with chocolatey brown eye shadow. i found out about this lipstick from watching the DSQUARED2 spring 2014 backstage video on youtube and i'm considering on recreating the look that they had on lindsey wixson for my school's prom this year. i can tell that it'll look stunning. i might substitute it for rendezvous by revlon because m.a.c. lipstick is quite pricey and the revlon one is quite reasonably priced and the quality is great too. 

what a babe!

2. m.a.c. pro sculpting cream in copper breach and richly honed

these are the same eyeshadows that lindsey is wearing and the same eyeshadows that they used for the DSQUARED2 spring 2014 fashion show. they mixed both these colours together for the eyes to create this beautiful chocolate look.  

copper beech

richly honed

3. eyeko - me & my shadow (eyeshadow pencil)

eyeko has recently teamed up with alexa chung to create a whole line of beauty products. alexa uses this eyeshadow for her signature simple and clear look that i am deeply inspired by. 

4. eyeko - eye do (eyeliner) 

this liquid eyeliner is the key to alexa's famous cateye. i currently use another liquid eyeliner called in2it which is pretty good but a little light so i end up having to colour many layers for my cateye. this eyeliner by eyeko is extremely good quality and the ink is dark which means that you don't have to colour on so many layers. in case you're wondering why eyeko's products have such cute names, it's because when alexa herself got to name all of them when they teamed up with her. 

5. rimmel moisture renew lipstick - nude delight

a perfect nude shade of lipstick that unlike other lipsticks out there, keeps your lips moisturized. i'm not sure if they sell it in my country but if they don't i'll just have to buy another brand that has a similar colour because i honestly just need this lipstick. i mean c'mon. it's perfect! 

so that's all the beauty products that are currently on my wish list. i don't use foundation or concealer a lot because it clogs up your pores and it makes all my pimples come out the next morning. also they aren't good for your skin so i avoid using them as much as possible. anyway, moving onto my fashion wish list. 

fashion wish list:

1. alexander wang white manuel mary jane pump

alexander wang is a fantastic designer and this mary jane pump is just super cute yet sophisticated. they have them in white, pink, and black. they cost a fortune though.... however, i'm planning on getting this look alike pair from charles & keith that i saw the other day 

（＾＿＾）☆  

2. lia peekaboo blue romper

this romper is the same as the one on the left in the picture above. you can buy it from hello parry. it's still quite pricey but cheaper than buying from the actual alexander wang website. tip: use the discount code "freeshipping"

3. diamond print nude tights

super cute tights from romwe that'll go well with a my leather skater skirt and white cropped blouse from mango. 

4. verge girl blue knit crop sweater

i'm a huge fan of shelby hamilton and i saw her wearing this gorgeous knit from verge girl and i fell in love. i love shelby's style and i would definitely style this sweater just like how she did with a simple denim skirt and white birkenstock sandals. 

well that's about all for now. my mom just gave me a bunch of her old clothes today so maybe i'll make a haul post soon. till then, stay fab xx

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).