Mini Haul + DIY Progress

Today my boyfriend and I (I know, so annoying that I refer to him as that, haha. Maybe I should just use his name?) took a spontaneous trip to a small and local thrift store. I really just wanted to be in the area to buy my mom a slice of burnt almond cake, which by the way is divine... Anyways, I picked up three things (not pictured: a Dior [could be fake] sweater for my boyfriend, and a sassy poster of a lionness [I'm not even kidding]).

Vintage daisy dress - $2.50

Can we just take a moment to appreciate this dress? Shall we? Ahhh. It immediately caught my eye in the midst of all the other dresses on the rack! When I looked at it, I couldn't believe how cute it looked. It looked small, and when I felt the material I knew it would either A) be very figure hugging (in a good way) or B) show off all the yucky parts of my mid-section (my biggest insecurity!!!). When I tried it on, I FELL IN LOVE! I'm considering wearing it to a 4th of July party tomorrow.

Neon nautical t-shirt - $1.25

About 1-2 weeks ago, I saw this shirt in the same store. I wasn't sure if I truly wanted it, so I told myself, "If I'm meant to have it, it'll still be here," and it was! So I confidently purchased this, and I'm glad. It was a very oversized t-shirt, but when I got home I cropped it (I might chop off a little more) and began shredding the back. Also, I plan on cutting it into a muscle tank. It's a wee bit away from done. The print is seriously way too cute.

Vintage Cal Bear t-shirt - $1

I purchased this t-shirt about a month ago in hopes of doing a bit of DIY on it, and I only started two days ago! At first I was going to make it a shredded cropped muscle tank, but decided that it looks fine as a t-shirt. It's a work in progress as well.

DIY: High Waisted Quickie

Tired of going to Urban Outfitters and buying high-waisted denim for $50+? Make them yourself! The best part about DIY is customization - you can shred as you please, stud as your please, dye as you please, WHATEVER! However here, I just show you a stupid but simple quick DIY.

I thrifted this at Savers for only $6 or $7 I believe. I don't like to venture too much over $5 because I'm such a cheap-o, haha. Mom jeans are stocked FULL in most thrift stores, and at first glance you're probably like "yeah, no thanks," but they're just basically high-waisted jeans! All you need are scissors, and snip them into shorts.

Here are some tips before cutting:

• Wear them on before you snip, to measure where you want to cut
• Always snip a little more than you need - you can't do do-overs!
• Mind where pockets are, they're hidden under the fabric and you might accidentally snip them
• Watch out for cutting too short... Too often I accidentally make booty shorts that have way too much cheek leak!

And voila! There you go. Again, I know this is such a stupid post since it's such a DUH, but sometimes DUH's slip past people! I'm going to do future posts on ombre-ing, dying, and studding. I figured this post would be a great ~starter~ post to DIY's.

thrift haul

 denim button-up - $2.90

rust j.crew polo - $1.25 (on sale) *

cranberry j.crew polo - $1.50 (sale)*

tommy hilfiger sweater - $4 *

april77 record "billie texas" - $18

giraffe pleated skirt - $2 (sale)

leather belt - $0.25 (sale)

recently my boyfriend and i went on a spontaneous thrift haul! thank goodness for google maps on phones, hm? we hit up a local thrift store called YSI thrift&gift that had a 50% sale off all clothing and accessories. we took a trip to the salvation army afterwards, and it's pretty large. i can't say i'm a fan since there is a huge lack of organization and the prices are really weird and sporadic. lastly, we headed to my favorite thrift store is savers. 

i have to say this haul was a good bargain! especially the pair of raw denim. my boyfriend spotted it with his denim eagle eyes (he's a huge raw denim junkie). he convinced me there is no way i could pass it up. when we went home, we saw that the jeans retailed for $162! there were no fades or creases in the jeans - perfect condition... man! what a deal.

* - my boyfriend's

OOTD: HIS & HERS

Instagram Updates!

I've been a little lazy on uploading for the blog, so here's a little Instagram update!

1: My family and I went out for dinner on a whim the other week! We weren't really sure where we wanted to eat, so I randomly pointed at this Thai restaurant. Luckily, it was empty when we came in, so our food came quickly! As the dinner progressed, the place was packed full. Thai food is definitely one of my favorite ethical "categories"

2: Went a bit crazy on a thrift haul with my boyfriend! I scored everything in that photo for a total a little over $20. 

3: Last week or so, I had a scheduled meeting with an admissions advisor at FIDM SF, so I took a trip up there with my boyfriend. We were late to Sushirrito, so I went to Loving Hut and ordered bun cha gio chay, one of my favorite Vietnamese dishes.

4: Following pic #3, he treated me to a nutella crepe with pistachio gelato, yum!

5: My current nails! I was a bit excited to do 4th of July themed nails. I did an American flag (for obvious reasons) and use a nude with gold sparkles to represent Roman candles/sparklers. It was a simple twist, in my opinion.

6: I finally have 5 pots of Lush fresh face masks! I'm finishing up my 5th, BB Seaweed (2nd time! It's the best), and getting my free one soon.

I'll try to post again soon! Maybe a nail tutorial?

Hope June's been great for you folks! x

Collective Haul!

So I've been a little lazy with my blog lately... but here are two instagram photos from my latest purchases! I've been on a huge shopping kick, and it doesn't seem to stop! At all

I got the sweaters from a local thrift shop for $1 each, and the J. Crew polos for my boyfriend at $3 each! The lotus bowl set was $4. The BCBG "DUH" affirmation bracelet was only $14+tax with free shipping! What a deal!

OOTD: tummy tuck

step 1 - wear



step 2 - belt



step 3 - tuck



step 4 - sweater

dress: sister's, vintage
sweater: sister's fiance, vintage
socks: (not pictured) gifted, forever21
shoes: (not pictured) gifted, aldo

mini haul 3/25/12

forever 21 over-the-knee socks, gifted from boyfriend. clean&clear blackhead scrub, target. maybelline color tattoo in "tough as taupe", target. worn wallet, target.

my boyfriend surprised me with those socks yesterday! i totally didn't expect it. my sister recommended i get a wallet from target, so i did. i like it. it's my first non-sanrio wallet... well, i had this leather bulky one before, but i lost it last fall. i finished one of my many cleansers, so i decided to pick up one with acne treatment. as of late, my eyes have been extremely sensitive to any fallout, so i've been running to cream shadows. i think i want two more from this line - "bold as gold" and the white one... or the pomegranate one. we'll see.

drool worthy

all from zara




all from H&M

oh my god, that starfish ring looks just like the bracelet i posted the other day
i must get it!!

update + mini haul 1/28/12

powder puff - rite aid | cream blush - forever 21 | hope in a jar (deluxe sample) - philosophy, sephora | mini sugar lip duo - sephora

hello there! it's definitely been quite some time since i've posted on this blog. hopefully i'll be posting more. hopefully. no promises. i've been meaning to update this blog actually. for the future, i plan on posting OOTDs, cosmetic reviews, beauty tips, DIYs, and other fun but lame (from me) things. anyways, today i went on a mini shopping spree with my ever so lovely boyfriend. guess how much my haul total was? $1.50! my boyfriend purchased the powder puff for me, as well as an unpictured wet n' wild liner that i wanted to try... the cream blusher was the only thing i paid for, and it's actually a gift for my sister. the deluxe hope in a jar is my 100 point perk gift from sephora, and the sugar lip duo is sephora's birtday gift to me. isn't getting free stuff the best?

tna sweater - aritzia

pictured above is a sweater that i bought on sale for $25 at aritzia. the color immediately drew me in, of course. right here, y'all, is a sucker for lilac. anyways, at first i was a smidgen bit hesitant to purchase these, but i went for it anyways. i'm happy with it.

lame post, but whatevs. see you all soon!

xo