It’s official, I’m on a Ban

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About a week ago I decided to go on a month long ban. I realized that I’ve been shopping too much and so I set out to ban myself from not shopping from June 15 – July 15, the exeptions being food, Target, and thrifting, major coupons, major sales, returning stuff to buy other stuff, adding onto returned amounts to complete a purchase. Each time I really break the ban I will add another week.

Of course I’ve broken it already by buying Sonia Kashuk stuff, polish and using my Ulta 20% off coupon. Even though I allowed for these as exceptions in my rules (Target, major coupons,) I still feel like I broke my ban because I still shopped so to be fair I will add two more weeks in my ban but it will have to be staring the end of July, not right after July 15th because I will be going on a short vacation in between.

As far as clothes go though, I’m doing pretty well, no new money spent on clothes. Makeup wise I’m also doing well with the exception of nail polish. I’m working on that problem but again I will punish myself for further mishaps. Wish me luck!


New Phone – New style (of blogging of course)

Hi everyone! I have finally joined the smart phone train, I know I’m probably the last person on Earth to do so. Because of this little upgrade, I will be trying to do more blogging on the go. The pros to that are that I can blog more often and do more outfit posts, etc. The con is that I won’t be able to write a lot or write descriptive things. They will be more tumblr like posts, quick and simple, usually acccompanied by a picture. If I want to write more and post better pictures, I will of course do regular pc blogging but for hauls there will probably be double posts. For example I will do quick posts when I first purchase the items or I’m still at the store and then I will probably do collective haul posts with better pictures later. I hope this format doesn’t bother anyone but I’m definitely excited to post more and keep better track of what I do daily!


Nail of the day – 5/27/2012 retro coral

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Essie – haute as hello


Nail of the day – Neon pink and silver Glitter

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Testing out my polishes, one day at a time.


Wrist Loving

My sister said something a long the lines of “hey, all of a sudden you have tons of bracelets.” As I reorganize my bracelets I realize…it’s true. Most of this is a product of crazy shopping in the last year.

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I used to only wear earrings and necklaces. Now I only wear bracelets and rings.

*excuse the little white tray with traces of foundation in it. I was mixing my Revlon Colorstay foundations. Trust me, I’m on the hunt for pumps for those things.


The Best Fortune Ever

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Look of the day – Shop & Love

Some looks from last week that I didn’t get a chance to post.

Shopping:
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You can’t really tell from this picture but I did a cranberry eye with silver bottom waterline and a nudey lip.

And here’s my shopping outfit:
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When I shop I like to keep it simple so I can take things off easily to try clothes on. In the summer I usually do a skirt and easy top but in the winter I go for leggings (easier to slip off than jeans) and a tank and then usually a cardi or jacket.

Bonus: Valentines look!
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I didn’t take any other pictures this year. We were in such a rush last minute to get ready for our dinner that we didn’t take pictures. I just did a light neutral eye with red lipstick.


Sag Awards 2012 – Best & Worst Dressed

Back again with some Awards Fashion Recap. I love awards season! Ok so let’s start with the good.

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I Loved the simplicity of Sofia Vergara’s Marchesa dress. I thought it fit her well and like I’ve said before, I think simple designs suit her the best because she’s already so beautiful. I also liked Naya Rivera’s dress. I think it was a good fit and design. I feel like Lea Michele always picks dresses that I would wear myself, dresses that are just perfect. The problem is that they never fit her perfectly because she doesn’t have the right body type to wear them but the dresses are just always awesome in some way. I love the color on Kaley Cuoco’s dress and especially with that design but I don’t know if the dress was fitting for the sag. To me, it’s more prom but still a pretty dress.

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I think Natalie Portman’s choice was very fitting for the Sag awards and it looks beautiful on her but I wish it wasn’t such a dark burgandy. It should also be more purple tone. I loved the top half of Rose Byrn’s look. If that was a dress and not a pants suit it would be perfect. I think her hair also really matches the dress. I also loved Amber Heard’s Zac Posen gown because it’s different and makes her stand out and it looks good on the carpet. And of course I thought Ariel Winter’s short gown was cute and age appropriate.

Last of the goods!
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I really like that Diana Agron went soft this time because it suits her well and photograph’s nicely. Jayma May’s is actually wearing my favorite type of dress. I love dresses with a bit of sleeve and a full front, its just timeless and classic. And I think the glitter and color makes it just gorgeous on the carpet. Jane Krakowski’s dress is also a best for me because again I like when people do different and they do it right. This is not a typical dress but it’s still classy and beautiful. My last favorite is Juiliana Rancic’s red dress which is again another dress that is different but still red carpet appropriate.

Now onto the bads.
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Renee Bargh is an example where different went wrong. It’s too much and in such a visible color too. I don’t like the combination of lace, draping, and the tight parts with what looks like piping in the seams. She looks like a mermaid. I think the dress could be nice without the piping and if it was black. Sarah Hyland’s Temperly dress makes her look old and out of place. It doesn’t fit her or the occasion. And Sheilene Woodly’s dress looks like it came out of someone’s grandmother’s summer trip suitcase. It is just plain ugly. And Stacy Keilber looks beautiful but aged in that black lace dress.

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Ashlee Simpson’s dress, hair, jewelry and makeup makes her look old and gaunt. Jenna Fischer’s dress is probably one of the worst. It looks like what a mother of the bride or grandmother of the bride would wear to a wedding if she was really old. And Juiliana’s dress looks like it has sea creatures growing out of it. I love textures on a dresses but I hate the idea of little dots as textures, I don’t know why. And Myerll Streep’s dress can do without the brown belt.

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The only thing I didn’t like about Emma Stone’s dress is the dropped bodice/waist seam. It makes the dress look like 80’s prom. Michelle Williams dress is not horrible but I don’t like the cut and the plainess of it and the shoes. I just think the shoes make the whole look cheap. Zoe Saldana’s choice was again not horrible but not great and out of place. I love the color on Emily Blunt’s dress but the fit should be better. All the rouching and layering could have been placed differently to give her body more curves.

And last are some more bads.
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Tina Fey’s dress is just bad. That would not look good on anyone young or old. Maria’s dress belongs at a club or casino. And Amber should have gone with a simple dress, not a huge bow on the bodice type dress.

And that’s it for my picks. I wasn’t wowed by any dress and I had more bads than goods. Hopefully the Oscars will be better.


[ ♡ ] Halloween 2011

Quickie: My boyfriend & I were Karl and Russel from Up this year!

♡ PaNhia


[ ♡ ] Apple picking & Fall Pictures 2011

We took the kids & family to apple pick and to the pumpkin patch a few weekends ago. Here are a few shots:



For some reason we chose to go on the hottest day and we barely lasted 2 hours. Next year we are definitely choosing cooler day and different place to pick apples.

We also recently took some fall photos. We usually use a good camera to do our fall photoshoots but no one was able to do it this year so we just used a regular camera to shoot and then edited the pictures on photoshop. Here are a few:





They turned out pretty well for normal pictures!

♡ PaNhia