Graduation Ideas

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Summer is just around the corner and that means one thing, it's graduation season! I can't believe in a month I'm going to be graduating from college. Everything went by so fast and this quarter has been going by even faster. Anyway, since graduations are happening and more are coming up, I thought I'd make a post to give you some ideas of what to wear for this special occasion!

These were just some of my favorites when I was looking for a dress myself. Hope this post gave you all some ideas for your graduation. Congratulations and happy shopping :)

The Great Gatsby: Carey Mulligan

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So as most of you probably know already, or have already have seen it, The Great Gastby came out yesterday in theaters. Although I haven't watched it yet, I've still seen the previews on TV and have pretty much been obsessed with that era, namely the fashion. Not only do I love the fashion during the 1920's, I've been drawn to Carey Mulligan, who plays Daisy Buchanan, because she has such a classic look that perfectly fits the time period. So this post will be dedicated to the flawlessness that is Carey Mulligan <3

Crying over her accessories. How glamorous is she?!

These are from her piece in Vogue magazine. Absolutely STUNNING. She is the definition of classy.

Images via Google Images

Not only is she classy, but Carey Mulligan is just so damn adorable! Just look at her in the middle photo. Her haircut, her dress, her face. Everything about her is cute! Speaking of cute, how handsome does Leo look? A beautiful specimen he is.

As if Carey Mulligan wasn't perfect for the 1920's, but her fashion sense is just as amazing present day...

Images via Google Images and Just Jared

Carey Mulligan is known to always look very put together and choose classic pieces. Some people might say that her look on the left is too plain, but I love it. The below-the-knee length and the pointed-sweetheart neckline make this look more unique and unconventional. Not to mention, that color looks amazing on her skin tone. As for the other photo, I am obsessed with that blazer. I want it. The structure and color block of it is TDF <333

Images via Just Jared

Another Carey Mulligan look I'm obsessed with. THAT DRESS THOUGH. Such a classic LBD with a twist. I love everything about it: the cut outs, the shoulders, the length. I also love her shoe choice: t-strap heels. Of course this dress would be a Balenciaga since apparently everything I love ends up being Balenciaga.

Hope you all enjoyed this Carey-filled post! Have a good weekend xx

DIY Distressed Denim

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Ripped jeans, distressed jeans, whatever you want to call it, have been trending for a while now. I'm personally a fan of them because you all know how I love the grungy, effortless look. However, I'm not a fan of how much stores charge for them - you're basically paying more for less material! No thanks. You can imagine my excitement when I discovered a cheaper way of getting distressed jean - DIY! It's super easy and fast, too. Here's a photo how-to of my latest DIY distressed shorts. You can see how they look on in my birthday post.

Here's all you will need to achieve your distressed jeans:

1. A pair of scissors
2. Denim shorts

I scored these American Eagle shorts at Crossroads Trading Co. for $12! They are the perfect burgundy/wine color :)

Step 1: Cut slits in the shorts where you want the distress to show. Put as many or little as you want!
Step 2: Make sure not to cut through the pockets!

Step 3: After cutting all the slits you want in your shorts, put them in the washer and dryer.
Step 4: Your should look like this! The slits will have frayed, hence your very own and original distressed shorts!!

Here are some close ups of the shorts...

Hope this short and EASY tutorial helped! Happy DIY'ing <3

Jordan Year (Photo overload!)

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It's Friday, ya'll!

So last weekend was my birthday weekend, as I mentioned in my previous post. I'm not much of a birthday person, especially now that I'm getting older and older, but as long as my birthday involves good food and good company, then I'm satisfied and deem it a good birthday. Anyway, here's the photos from my birthday weekend...

Kimchi Beef Tofu Soup and sides - Young Dong (aka one of my favorite restaurants!)

Peking Duck - NBC Seafood Restaurant

 Peking Duck and Tsingtao Beer (very crisp and refreshing!)

 House Special Lobster (So. Good.)

 Asparagus in Black Bean Sauce

 Spicy Pork Chops and Crispy Fried Chicken (back)

 Vanilla and Coffee Cream Puffs - Beard Papa's (I decided to switch it up, so I got my favorite cream puffs <3)

My younger brother's and my birthdays are a week apart, so recently we've been combining our birthday dinners. A lot of people have told us we look alike, even though we don't see it. What do you guys think?

Now for the photos from my actual birthday!

Birthday lunch - Souplantation (Not the most glamorous of places, but I had a craving, haha)

 Beef Tongue, Beef Wrapped Asparagus, and Beef Wrapped Mushroom Skewers - Oto Oto Izakaya

 Sashimi Platter, Miso Soup with a shrimp head, and Karage Chicken

 My 21st Birthday! Ha..ha. I was happy to still be carded for my Sapporo beer :)

As much as I love my food, I love fashion just as much, so here are some pictures of my casual, birthday outfit...

Now I'll end this post with some shameless selfies:

What I'm wearing:

- American Eagle shorts (thrifted and DIY'ed)

- Zara tee

- Vince Camuto booties

- Marc by Marc Jacobs bag

- Michael Kors watch

- Tobi bracelet
- Target sunnies

This week...

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Just a couple photos documenting my highlights this week...

If you saw my Facebook post, then you already saw this photo. This is my outfit I wore on Tuesday and one of my friends loved it so much that she told me to blog it! So here it is. I took this shameless selfie while I ran off to one of my favorite places - Target. I get SO many compliments on these leggings, seriously (you may recognize them from this post). I love that they were only $9, too. Don't you love those Asian-owned clothing boutiques? They have clothes like Forever 21, but for a lot cheaper. Because let's be honest, Forever 21 has definitely upped their prices over the years because of how insanely successful they've become. Meh :(

On a random note, SoCal weather has been weird (aka normal) again and as I'm writing this I'm wearing shorts and a tee while looking at this photo of me in leggings and an oversized sweater. It seems this hot to cold, cold to hot weather has been rather routine for SoCal lately...

From my previous post, I mentioned that I participated in a HCBN-sponsored contest with Teen Vogue. As a thank you for participating and having the privilege of being a part of the Her Campus Blogger Network, the HC team sent me a Starbucks gift card! :D Thank you so much again for sending the it and for the adorable card! Little treats like this definitely make being on the HCBN a treat in itself!

Again, the low quality of these pictures are due to my trusty iPhone. It's just been easier since I have my phone with me at all times and it's fast and easy to upload. Probably will be using it for pictures a lot more often now!

Excited for this weekend because...it's my BIRTHDAY WEEKEND! Excited for all the food and family time that will ensue, not so excited about the fact that I'm getting older. Well, I'm off to research and plan out my weekend. I will definitely take pictures this weekend, so stay tuned for a birthday post next week! xx

Reduce, Reuse, Recycle.

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Happy Hump Day, readers! As you all should know from one of my previous posts, I recently was given the opportunity to join the Her Campus Blogger Network (HCBN). I am excited to share our first sponsored post opportunity with Teen Vogue!

Basically, it was a fun and easy way to participate. All we had to do was go to any local H&M store and donate any old clothes and Instagram it while hash tagging #LongLiveFashion. This allows us to potentially be featured in Teen Vogue's September issue, receive a behind-the-scenes trip to Teen Vogue's Back-to-School Saturday, and an H&M gift card! Yes, a long shot, but still very exciting!!

I had some free time yesterday after class, so I decided to venture out to one of my local H&M stores. I ended up donating a couple old sweaters that I haven't worn for at least a year. More details about this donating can be found on H&M's website, but to give you the gist, just go to any H&M store and donate unwanted clothes and you will receive a coupon for 15% off any single item, good until June I believe. Pretty simple right? A quick tip though, if you plan to do this, I suggest you donate a bag full of clothes. I did not know this and as I mentioned before, I only brought two sweaters to donate. The worker that was helping me informed me of this, but luckily I was still able to donate and receive the coupon. I'm guessing her manager let it slide, hehe.

Unfortunately, the contest ends today, so I don't think many of you will be able to participate, but you should still donate old clothes whether at H&M or any other place (Goodwill, Crossroads, Buffalo Exchange, etc.) because you should never let fashion go to waste ;) Now to end this post, here's just a couple of photos I took while at H&M. Excuse the poor quality, they're from my iPhone!

It may be hard to see, but in case you're curious...

What I'm Wearing:

- Jolt printed skinnies (Nordstrom Rack)

- Foreign Exchange booties (gifted)

- Urban Outfitters tee

- Marc by Marc Jacobs bag (gifted)

British GQ Magazine: Emma Watson

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HELLO LOVELY READERS! Sorry for falling off the radar for a while, some stuff happened (that I won't get into) and then finals came around, so I haven't had time to blog. Hoping to blog weekly again, so please bear with me and thanks for being so loyal and patient! xx

Okay, now back to my post. I love Emma Watson. She is mainly known for her role as Hermione Granger in the Harry Potter series, but now that that has ended, I love that she is still doing movies and getting roles that are completely different from her - like her upcoming one, The Bling Ring. Honestly, I didn't even know who/what this 'Bling Ring' was referring to, but after googling and reading about it, the movie is basically based off of the true events of a group known as the 'Bling Ring' that were Hollywood-obsessed teenagers that robbed celebrity homes:

 Image via Google

If you know Emma Watson, then you know this type of role is totally not like her at all. To me, she is always so put-together and classy but still super fashionable - I always LOVE her style! This movie will be pretty interesting since she plays a sexy, pole-dancing teen named Nicki. Not really a fan of the dress, but Emma Watson can pull off anything so naturally she looks flawless.

To go off on a whim here, is it just me or are those types of dresses just not flattering at all? I've tried on dresses like this with the cut outs on the sides and my side fat just bulges out, LOL. I guess since Emma Watson is skinny and fit, it works for people with that body type. Perhaps I should hit the gym soon...

I'm kind of intrigued to watch this movie...just because Emma Watson is in it. It's going to be in selective theaters this June! Speaking of June,  I can't believe I started my last quarter as a undergrad this week and I'm graduating in June. Only a little over two months?! Crazy. Time, please slow down.

Until next time! xx

P.S. All you Emma Watson lovers, girl or guy, I'll just leave this here for your viewing pleasure:

GIF via PandaWhale

Recent Haul

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Happy Hump Day! I've picked up a few things over the past couple of weeks and thought I'd do a quick post to show you all. What's on your shopping list?

Camouflage pants: Foreign Exchange, $40
Cross leggings: Random store at my local mall (sorry forgot the name!), $9 

I've been searching for the perfect camouflage pants FOREVER and I finally found them! They are pretty comfortable and the zippers on them make them even cooler. The length on these are perfect for me which is always hard since I'm on the shorter side (I'm 5'2").

Pretty much the only leggings I've owned are black ones. I've been wanting to get some patterned and/or different colored ones since I realized I own a lot of over sized sweaters in...black. Don't get me wrong, black on black outfits are cool, but I like to switch it up from time to time. These cross leggings are just my style! No, I'm not religious, but I think crosses are really cool and great incorporated into fashion. These definitely spice up any "lazy day" look. Only downside is that they're pretty thin, but at least they were affordable.

Skull tank: Random store at my local mall, $7
Tribal cropped tank: Random store at my local mall, $7

I'm really sorry that I don't remember the name of the store I bought these at. I was shopping at one of my local malls when I was at home for the weekend and liked so many of their items! As you can see, they're really affordable. Both of these tops were only $7 each?! Those are my type of prices :) I think these tanks will be great for spring and summer paired with denim cut offs and maxi skirts for a cool, boho look!

Leather pocket tee: Forever 21, $13
Tie-dyed tee: Forever 21, $15

As I mentioned in my last post, I went to Vegas this past weekend with my friends and we went shopping on Saturday, so I picked up these two shirts at their humongous Forever 21 store! I've bought a lot of bottoms lately, so I decided to invest in more tops since I've been finding myself wearing the same sweaters every week (lol). Since it's starting to warm up in SoCal, these shirts will be perfect to take full advantage of it!

I know that textured pockets have been trending lately, so I think this (faux) leather pocket tee is a great variation of your normal tee. I also like how it has a high-low cut, making it a little more dressier and fun. I can definitely picture myself wearing this out to dinner with leather pants and a chunky, sparkly necklace.

The tie-dye one caught my eye because it's so unique. It really is though, there is a tag on each one that claims they will all be slightly different. I always like when stores sell items like this because then you always feel like yours is original!

Hope you all enjoyed my recent haul and are having a great week so far! Tonight is one of my friend's 21st birthdays, so I'm looking forward to celebrating with her at my campus' pub (how great is it that my school has a pub?!). But first, I need to get through some studying and a meeting later. Womp.

Oscars 2013: Best Dressed

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Happy Monday, all! This weekend was so much fun as I went to Las Vegas with my friends to celebrate one of their 21st birthdays, but now I'm back to reality and recovering from dancing all weekend in not-so-comfortable heels. Since I just got back yesterday, I was super tired and only watched the Red Carpet and a portion of the Oscars. As expected, here are my favorite looks of the night:

Even though Amanda Seyfried has been doing pretty well for herself over the years, I can still never take her seriously after her role in Mean Girls, lol. Nonetheless, she looked so pretty at the Oscars! Her dress' detailing and the way it flows made her look so elegant. It's funny, I was just watching the movie Enchanted over the weekend while I was getting ready in our hotel room and then I saw Amy Adams all dolled up for the Oscars. Her dress made her look like a beautiful princess, just like in Enchanted! Also, I'm a sucker for sweetheart necklines! <3

I am loving Charlize's pixie cut. She looks just as beautiful with it as before! Aside from her hair, she is working that dress! The peplum cut is so flattering and the train gives it such elegance - perfect for the occasion! Halle Berry is and always has been so gorgeous to me. Her short cut always looks fierce, yet age appropriate and her sparkly dress is stunning. The vertical lines are very flattering to her body and the sleeves and subtle shoulder pads make it classy. I can actually even see this dress being nice without the sleeves, too. Can you see it?

Ah, the Jennifers! Still can't believe how amazing Jennifer Hudson looks after her weight loss. She definitely has been glowing and just healthy looking! Her sparkly muted blue dress really shows off her body and has just the right amount of skin showing. Jennifer Lawrence, who also won best actress, looked just the part! Her dress really caught my eye and you just can't take your eyes off of her. I love the wrinkled texture, which doesn't look messy, and it has the perfect amount of poof to it. Beautiful!

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I loved Olivia Munn's dress! The gathered fabric is so beautiful and the rich red and gold combination is perfection. I also love the baroque design and sweetheart neckline. Sandra Bullock, another one of my favorites, looked stunning (as always). I love the beaded detailing and the subtle see-through skirt to show off her legs! Subtly sexy, yet super classy and elegant.

What were your favorites of the night?

Also, did anyone catch the Chicago performance by Catherine Zeta-Jones at the Oscars? Reminded me how much I love that movie and Catherine Zeta-Jones did a fabulous job, especially since the movie came out so long ago :)

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