Colors Follow The Change Of Emotions

These past few weeks have been a whirlwind of distressing and heartbreaking events concerning my personal life. I had been dealing with a loss before my midterm exam week came to pass. To say I had the longest and craziest (and I meant that in the worst possible way) two weeks of my life to date would be an utter understatement. My subconscious mind haven't been really that functional, too. But then again, as cliché as it sounds, there's always a rainbow after the rain. In situations like this, you only have two options: either drown yourself in deep sadness and refuse to move forward, or look on the brighter side of life and keep going. The moment I threw on this look, I knew I chose the latter. What I like more is that, even though this is such a lazy outfit at its best, it still screams for happiness -- and what is happiness? It is a habit of looking in the brighter side of everything.

P.S. Because I haven't posted in a while, expect more blog posts in the coming days. Xo

Outfit details:

Esprit jumper | Levi's jeans | Nautica shoes | Kipling bag

Sweater Weather

It's been really chilly here in the Philippines lately (especially at night) and nope, I ain't complaining. Are you kidding me? This weather is just extremely wonderful! This is a tropical country so we don't get a fair share of coldness, that's why this is such a big deal to us -- or to me, at least. Lol. Wait, someone didn't take away summer and curse us an eternal winter, right?! (Very "Frozen" lang?! lol) Okay, that's soooo over the top. Who am I joking, we don't have winter here and heck it's not snowing. Haha. But hey, the weather right now is a perfect excuse to wear cardigans, sweaters, and beanies without getting skeptical stares and second looks from anyone. I'm totally a sweater/cardigan kind of girl and a sucker for the cutest and comfiest ones, at that. It's pretty much obvious that when I saw this sweater from New Frog, I instantly knew right then and there that I needed to have it. Can you see how striking the print is? It's one of the most beautiful things I've ever seen. Completely eye-catching! It's now my most favorite sweater and I've been wearing it nonstop since I got it! (Don't worry, I always have it laundered haha) The dazzling necklace I'm wearing was also from New Frog. I just love all the items on their website! It's literally your one-stop shop for everything you need -- from gadgets to car accessories to home and office equipments to apparels and accessories to beauty and health products.. and even toys! HOW. COOL. IS. THAT. Did I mention that the prices are very affordable, too? You can already buy something for $5 and below! If you can't tell by now how amazing they are, there's gotta be something wrong with you! 

Aaaahhh I could get used to this cold weather!

Outfit details:

New Frog sweater (get it here) | New Frog necklace (get it here) | Terranova bandage skirt | Terranova beanie | Tomato flats

(c) Mariell De Guzman

Starting 2014 With A Knit Slate

Happy New Year, everyone! :) Here's my first outfit post for this year, and it's my first time to channel a preppy outfit cocooned in thick layers of clothing. You see, this is the thickest and closest I'll ever gussy up for that wintry vibe since we don't really have winter here in the Philippines. It's possible to sport this look here during Ber-month nights when the puff of air is quite cold, but I wouldn't dare to wear this outfit on an extremely sunny day, that is if I don't want to feel like being roasted alive. I would be in so much jeopardy if that happens. Lol. Basically, this is my attempt to give you guys an idea on how to doll up using knitted sweater (a really fluffy one at that) and jeggings for a cold season, while I envy the rest of the world for having winter and being able to put on fur and leather without shedding even a slightest bit of sweat! This is the time when teleportation would have come in handy! Nevertheless, it's entirely wrong to kick off the new year green with envy so I'm just imagining how happy you guys are under the snow with those beautiful smiles on your face, hence it seems like I'm also there. :) Again, happy new year! I hope you guys would stay with me! Let's make 2014 our year! *insert fireworks here*

Outfit details:

Forever 21 knitted sweater | Sole Desire pumps

(c) Mariell de Guzman

Christmas Hangover

What took off in such a haste and just left me hanging? Yes folks, you got it right-- Christmas. (And for you guys who thought it's something/one else, you have a malicious mind! Haha just kidding!) How was it? How did you celebrate it? I bet some of you are on Christmas hangover just like me. Sigh. In fact, I am munching on our Christmas leftovers as we speak. Haha! (Please don't judge me! Please? Please? Pretty please?) You would understand me if your mom is a good cook as well, that you'd eat everything she prepares on the table even if that means eating them over and over again! Makes sense, right? Fine, maybe I really am just a fatty mcfatterson lol! Hey, this is the season to be jolly, and eating makes me jolly so there goes my excuse! (Shame on me, I know haha) Anyway, let's cut to the chase, shall we? These photos were taken a few days ago but this is the exact dress I wore on Christmas day. At first, I wanted to wear something green or red to keep the Christmas festivity vibe going on, but I didn't want to be accused of wearing Christmas fatigues so I went with this plain nude dress. I chose to cinched my waist with this brown belt to add a pop of color. Since I'm keeping my look all neutral, I just sticked to nude and brown hues because they belong to the same color family and these two are good for color blocking. With a simple outfit like this, sometimes you just have to let your shoes do the talking. These heels highly complemented my look. Did I mention how nice they are? The gold embellishment definitely added refinement to the whole get up. I wanted to carry on the subtlety of this look so I settled on minimal accessories. What do you think?

Outfit details:

Jellybean dress | Shoes of The Day PH heels | Swiss Military watch

Honeymoon Avenue

Holiday break is finally here and I'm just sooooo happy! Two weeks without thinking about nail-biting school works is the best Christmas gift I've received yet. Lol. I have a few things on my to-do list this vacay and yes, blogging is definitely included. I have so much in store for the coming weeks so stay tuned! For now, let me show you my take on a rather sweet look which is very Ariana Grande-esque. You see, Ariana used to wear this kind of hair style on all the events she attended to during her Victorious days. This is one of her trademarks. Geez, I love her songs and her adorable style. She looks so cute, charming, and sugary when she dresses up but she's a diva on stage - her voice is so divine! I'd trade anything to be her even just for a day! Oh, the fangirl in me! Okay, I should probably stop talking now because this post might end up as a novel about the love and frustrations of a fan girl a.k.a. me. Lol. Enjoy!

Outfit details:

Forever 21 top | Swiss Military watch | Eye 2 Eye Wear necklace | Naturalizer shoes

Honeymoon Avenue by Ariana Grande: