treasure hunting : november finds

While my 5 month old puppy is getting his first ever grooming yesterday, 

my sister and I decided to go treasure hunting instead of waiting at the

 pupp's salon for 3 hours. We headed to the nearest thrift shop and spent

 2 hours and half digging for some treasures. I have a "treasure list" 

for this month and it includes a velvet circle skirt but sad to say, 

I didn't find one but I went home with these...

click Read More for Treasures :)

friday night remix : floral skirt

      2 years ago, I started my blog in Chictopia, as much as I want to post 

     as many outfit as I can, my closet can't keep up so I mix and match most

      of my clothes. Yesterday, after browsing my archives in Chictopia, 

     an idea for a new segment here on my blog was born..

     it's Friday Night Remix!!! 

        To start it off, here's my old outfit wearing  a floral skirt
    that I found from a thrift shop in Taft Avenue.

     I got it for 50 pesos! how cheap isn't it? :) 

         wore the first outfit during a friend's debut last 2009. 

             The second outfit was taken last December 2010.
  (just click the links for more outfit deets!)

    I can't wait to post my new outfit remix here!

   Till next Friday lovely bees :)

Love, Maria

there's nothing wrong with my boots

If I'm still a student, I would probably wear my military boots everyday 

this season. What I love about this rainy season is that you can wear tights,

 boots, or layer your clothes all the way you want without getting those

 head-to-toe stare from the people who think that wearing a pair of boots here 

in Manila is acriminal offense specially if you're a commuter like me.

Sometimes I often imagine that some people say

"Anong eksena nitong babaeng to? boots sa jeep / mrt? Seryoso ka teh?" 

Well, I just want to take advantage of the weather. Commuters may laugh at my 

boots or at me but I don't care. As long as I'm comfortable on what I wear.

  Kanya kanyang ganap yan. haha :) 

p.s I hate the harsh shadow on my photos, I really need a reflector

but for the meantime, I'm gonna use my full body mirror as a reflector

 when taking outfit shots by myself. haha :) 

striped cardigan - forever 21

gray dress - thrifted

boots - juan/janilyn ; gifted

Love, Maria

right under my feet

I tried to squeeze some photos of what I wore on our visit to the Puerto Princesa 

Underground River tour. It's more than an hour drive from our hotel and about 25 mins.

 boat ride from the Sabang Pier so I opted for the most comfortable outfit that I can think 

of and I found myself wearing this uber comfortable outfit. Pambahay lang ang peg. haha :) 

I'm in love with this super yellow sling bag, it really uplifts my "pambahay" outfit. hehe :)

cropped top - diy

high waisted shorts - thrifted 

flip flops - havaianas

bag - lacoste

Love, Maria

treasure hunting : printed july

Let me share these printed treasures that I found this month. 

First photo: printed mom jeans from GAP which I got for almost $3.

Second photo:  printed H&M skirt.

Third photo: tribal print bag. I will DIY the strap to make it longer.

How about you lovely bees, have you found new treasures?

 post it on your blog and leave the link on my comment box, I would love to see them ! :)

Love, Maria

i have big ears and i am proud

Ever since, I am very conscious about my big ears and I would do my best just to
hide them until I realize that I've got to accept and  love my big ears,
after all sabi nga ng the plump pinay it's about body love and yesterday,
I decided to slash another item from my 21 before 22 list
and headed to salon to have my dream haircut!!! 

sheer top - thrifted

wedges - gold dot

Love, Maria

treasure hunting during New Year's Eve

My sister and I went to thrift shopping at 10am of New Year's eve. haha.  

These treasures are so pricey, they almost broke my budget for ukay - ukay

 but they are all worth it.I cant wait to wear them. 

and oh, my sister found the "twin" of my cat print chiffon top. haha. 

We're planning to have a fun shoot wearing our "twin" top. 

Love, Maria

style sister : sunlight oh sunlight

On our 3rd day in HKG, we went to Macau. 

Oh Macau, it's such a pretty place but you have to suffer for TWO HOURS for you to survive the LONG lines at the immigration of their ferry station. I'll show you a picture of it on my next post.

Anyway, here's what my sister and I wore during the Macau trip. 

cat print dress from my favorite thrift shop

tights from SM Dept Store

Loafers from Chili Margarita

Satchel and Ring borrowed from my sister

thrifted top from my favorite thrift shop

palazzo pants from Gh

sandals from Rajo for Parisian

bag from hdy

ring from Forever21

I love how the sunlight gives a warm effect on the photos. Took these shots at 

Ruins of St. Paul's Cathedral in Macau. 

way back to mnl

This was my outfit last December 2 on my way back to MNL. :D

I cut my orange sweater and turned it into a cardigan. haha. tag tipid lang and finally I got the chance to wear this striped high waisted shorts that I got from a "mobile ukay-ukay".  I used my polka dot scarf as a belt which I got for only 20 pesos from a thrift store at Parañaque. oh di ba ang layo ng narating ko. haha :D

thrifted reworked orange sweater

pink top from redhead

striped shorts from mobile ukay - ukay

thrifted polka dot scarf.

satchel borrowed from my sister

loafers from chili margarita.

ps. this is the start of my backlog posts. more to come. haha :D

treasure hunting : november thrift haul

Here are some of the treasures I found last week. 

 group picture. kaso absent yung  2 sheer button down. hehe

 animal print dress. I have to sell this coz it doesn't fit  me. boo. haha

 sheer button down that you can use as a cover up.  :D

 mustard maxi skirt. I got this for 250 from one of my favorite ukay- ukay. A bit pricey for a normal dress from ukay-ukay.

ang mahal talaga sa favorite ukay ko. tsk. 

 pink shorts,  I didn't get the chance to try this before buying it kaya ayan...di kasya sa akin. 

I'll sell this one too.

 a polka dot dress.

I bought this kasi peg ko yung damit ni Diane from Pure Love/ 49  days.

But its too short for me,kaya probably I'll sell this too. 

white lace blazer. I dont know if I should sell this or not. haha.

I am planning to go treasure hunting today. :D

<3 Maria