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I always do this online bikini shopping when I am about to go on a summer getaway. When I get back to my home country, I swear I am going to a beach where you can actually swim in, not in one that's too cold enough even just for your toes . So, yeah. I kind of piled up again the swim suit that I would preferably sashay in if I were slim enough. My dream one day is to have that surf-hot picture in a bikini taming a wave on a pink board. Hah! Sailor-inspired ones and the pin-up vintage feels are kind of overrated so take a look at my picks: The Floral Straight-Cut via First of all, florals never bore me. Well, the non-curtain breed ones. I think the top has a sweet innocent cut. Don't know what it's called so I decided to call it straight cut. I think this would be a great cut for a bridal gown too. The bottoms though are kind of loud because of the added strings. I would prefer the plain black one with ribbons on the side. The One Piece with Typography ...

Anyone who cares about quality needs to take great care when buying leather accessories. Shoddy stitching, poor quality materials and lousy workmanship can make even genuine leather products look cheap and ugly. Here are three things to look out for when you’re contemplating a genuine leather purchase, whether it’s a wallet, a handbag or a belt you’re after. via Observe the stitching Stitching is one of the most difficult aspects of leathercraft to get right, and good hand-stitching is often what sets a quality product apart from mass-produced junk. Check that stitching is even and straight, that there are no frayed threads or unraveled stitches and that the thread is strong enough to keep the product together at the seams. Smell and feel the leather If a product claims to be made of genuine leather , it should smell and feel like it. Spend some time observing genuine leather luxury goods to get a feel for how genuine leather should feel and smell. Leather sh...

via What excites me when short-living on a new city is the new fashion that I can experiment with. My first taste with winter fashion developed when I get to live in Baguio City for a couple of months for my on-the-job training in a semiconductor company. Temperature is normally 18C there and even fell to 9C in January. I gave the leggings + doll shoes combo a shot there. But now that I am here in Limerick, things get a whole lot better, fashion-wise, since I have an excuse to wear and buy boots! Always loved the winter outfit. Yeah, so now, I am going to work on my fashion closet so that I could buy practical things. Translation: I can wear them even if I go home to the Philippines. Side note: Do you know what other thing I love about the cold weather? It makes you lose fat as if you have just worked out. Ten minutes of shivering will make you lose the same amount of fat as one hour of working out. So yay! It's not just all about blood pressure it has something to do wit...

When I was a kid, I swore garments with flower prints are banned in my closet. Flower prints remind me of knee-length skirts from the 60's and 70's along with bulging hairdo's. However, now that my fashion taste has been refined for the better, I want to make way for Mother Nature to infiltrate my cubbyhole and stock on florals in a variety of garments -- cropped tops, pencil skirts, mesh skirts, jackets and shorts. I belong to the category of females who wouldn’t compromise comfort for style. I need to have those two in a garment before I can decide to buy it. Imagine the Eureka moment that I have while browsing items on Zalora Philippines . I instantly got hooked with the floral pieces from one particular brand, Ezra . Pencil skirts are perfect for our company’s technical symposiums. The black skirt is fastly becoming a bore and I want to hype up my look. A textured, floral-printed jacket would complement the look. Along with these pencil skir...

I am the type of woman who would prefer to don simple, yet rocking outfits. I do not prefer over-the-top fashion for I feel no need to be a walking Christmas tree, whatever the season is.  So, I put up these two fashion ensembles which I would definitely wear. The challenge for this outfit selection is to incorporate work boots without losing the feminine aura .  The first one is the Day Outfit in combat boots . Here. H&M Knitted Jumper from H&M Boody Tank Top from The Iconic Australia Black Moto Jeans from Topshop Dr Martens Icon 7B10 Work Boots from Dr Martens Canada Industrial Zara Messenger Bag from Zara Chanel Bangle set from Fashionphile What do you think? I love wearing plain tees and racer backs. I really think that racer backs are convenient -- you can wear them on an errand run or you could wear them with office jackets. That's what I do when I wake up late and there's no need to decide on what to wear.  Also, you ...

Summer may be almost over, but no other season exists in my world. Summer has become this eternal juncture – reliving it over and over again. Summer has even become a way of life. I have booked a trip to Baler in September and I just can't wait to hit the beach. Learning how to surf has been on my bucket list for quite a while now and I need to cross it out and replace it with “Surf the beaches of this and that”. Or maybe I should buy a surfboard first, huh? Anyway, back to swimsuits. Choosing the right one to wear is a dilemma that I would love to solve. Being a seeker of individuality, I wouldn't go for the skimpy usual bikinis - I'd like to go for something refreshing, one that isn’t too revealing, yet still says sexy all the way. Here they are:     I have a thing for retro swimsuits for the pin-up girl aura. I love how the diagonal stripes meet at the center of the body and the cute little halter knot at the back. This gives an edge to t...

A wrinkled bra undeniably evident behind your fitting top is definitely embarrassing and so un-lady like. For women, it is wise and just right to invest in undergarments. As my mom would say, "Always wear that undergarment that would make you look good even if you faint somewhere and you can't help it being exposed." Of course, I just translated it. Wehe. Okay, mom. Noted. A perfect fit for the bra of requirement -- Wacoal's Wear it Your Way bra in baby blue and baby pink. The great thing about this brassiere is that it boasts a thin padding that would go perfectly over clingy, thin shirts, the fad nowadays. It has no wire so it is friendly to our breasts without a degraded function of comfort and full support. And of course, I can wear it in whatever fashion I desire -- strapless, one-sided, conventional and center halter.  Basically, I can wear anything inside my closet with these babies. However, one can always have favorites. As for me, my top three ...

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