Nerd Alert!

Inspired by the super warm East Bay weather and all its hotness, I chose this midi classic pleated dress from H&M, brown booties from Shoe Dazzle, and my nerdy librarian glasses I got from Taiwan. 

After 1 year of planning (and failing) to shoot. I finally got a chance to do a photoshoot with Ed Tran Photography! Hooray!

Purse from Alexis Hudson!

Curly hair: yay or nay?

Necklace was only $3!

And as usual, a candid to end my post :)

High-Rise Shorts & Cheap Finds.

     Like I mentioned before, I love sales and digging through sale piles- there seems to always be hidden treasure among the sale racks. I went through H&M a while ago and came across this button up: a large, metallic-y gray, loose fitting top. It was definitely love at first sight! Despite the fact that it was a size large, I quickly grabbed it because it was only $5 and I could definitely see the top being worn over and over again.
     This top is actually wearable with leggings (it covers your butt) but it was a nice enough day in San Francisco to wear shorts! These Forever 21 shorts were only $13.50 and came is red, blue, tan, and black- a great selection of colors. I paired up my outfit with polka dot tights from Taiwan as well as these creeper-like shoes (also from Taiwan). The whole outfit together was a little under $30, definitely a steal in my book. 

I love the sheer-sparkly look of this top!

These glasses are super cool!

See details of my nails from Beyond Polish below!

A candid to end my post :)

These colors looks awesome together! :)

I used the gold leaf flakes on a nude color as well!

Check out Beyond Polish for awesome colors! :)

All Black Everything

     When in doubt, always go with black! It's my go-to color because it's slimming and classy and sexy all spun into one! This look was built around these shoes. These crazy, amazing shoes that are sure to turn heads in any event you go to. I think I succeeded in achieving a bad-ass-type look here. What do you think? :P

 Forever 21 Crop Top

Triangle Statement Necklace from Taiwan

Fierce shoes by Charlotte Russe

Staring at my amazing shoes. Black denim mini skirt by Steve Madden

A candid to end this post :)

Photos by my homie: kennyyamaphotos!

Adventure Time!

Happy New Year everyone! It's officially 2014...I'm really excited for the new year! How about you? 
     It always randomly rains here. It could be sunny one minute and pouring the next- it's super unpredictable. So with this in mind, I definitely used it as my excuse to buy this windbreaker/raincoat outer shell. If you know me, you know I absolutely love Adventure Time; it has such a sense of childhood, humor, and amazing life lessons that are eye opening even though I'm watching as an adult. In Taiwan, there are endless cartoons on clothes and what is trending right now just so happens to be my favorite cartoon (lucky me!)
     This Jake jacket is awesome. The inner kid in me lit up when I saw this piece in Taiwan- I had to have it and it was really meant to be when I found out it was 50% off the original price, bringing my purchase to a total of ~$15 USD. Since it does rain sporadically, I went with these Sperry Topsider rainboots (yes, they make those!) and kept it simple with black 7 For All Mankind and a black Nike sports jacket to keep myself toasty underneath.
Who else loves cartoons?! ;)

Black and yellow, black and yellow!

The ears make the jacket!

Finished with Fiona the Human socks :)

A Lace-y Monday.

     It is the first Monday back to school and it is getting cold here in San Francisco! Supposedly, the temperatures are to drop starting Wednesday and I wanted to take advantage of this bright Monday. So, I used to think that shorts in winter were not my thing but I've definitely come to find that they're super wearable in any season. I am not sure why SF has such strange weather (sunny and freezing at the same time) but through time I have figured out how to dress for the seasons here- by layering up! 
     I wore this look two ways: with a scarf & beanie and with a statement necklace- either way would work! These velvet shorts Brandy Melville were a steal from when I went shopping on Black Friday and I loved that they were mid-rise with a petal cut on the side. Since it was Monday (I was a bit lazy) I simple white went with a high low quarter sleeve shirt from Zara (on clearance ~$10) and tucked it in on the side to show off my waistline. A light gray knit cardigan (similar one here) is the perfect color for winter and this particular one from Abercrombie is one of my favorites because of the long length and the large pockets!
     With simple outfits like this, it's super easy to dress up! Under my shorts, I went with these lace-y, maroon tights from Urban Outfitters to give the overall look a warmer feel. As mentioned before, booties are totally my obsession right now and these ones from Charlotte Russe (mentioned before here) were again, perfect. I left the house like this but I brought a heavy knit, cream colored infinity scarf from Forever 21 with me just in case it got cold. And with this being said, since I am very afraid of the cold (but still a lover of SF) I packed an emergency black beanie (H&M Men's) in my gold chain purse that I also snagged during Black Friday (50% off!) from F21.
     I had a bit more time than planned today (hooray) so I accessorized a little! A gold statement necklace (from the night markets inTaiwan) because gold-toned colors always look amazing with maroon shades. The three gold rings I had on are from three different places. The one on my pinky is a permanent residence on my hand because it's from my mom :) The second midi-ring is from Charlotte Russe (of course, I had to throw in somethin' sparkly!) and the third giant jewel ring is from the store JYJZ in the Westfield SF.
     Remember to keep warm & remember that it's still Cyber Monday til midnight! ;)

How do you guys like my rose gold nail polish? :)

A candid photo to end my Monday :)