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Fashion Illustration

2013-03-08T19:54:00.002+00:00

I'm busy (again) with Uni. I know it's strange but I always feel happy that I can be busy doing fashion. People ask me why I love fashion as they could see I'm not exactly a shopaholic girl - the kind of girl the people often think about when it comes to fashion lover. I love nice clothes, that's true. But I love making nice clothes even more. I'm happiest when I'm with fashion, that I can draw something and make something.

Here is the fashion illustration project at uni. We have to do 4 but the other 3 are still in process. We have to do a fashion illustration based on the signature style of a famous illustrator, I chose Réne Gurau, his work is fantasic!

Dreamers Guide.

2013-01-24T17:43:00.000+00:00

Hi~

How are you guys doing? I hope everything is well ^^

It's been a long time since the last time I post something but as I mentioned before I don't have time for blog anymore, but don't worry I still love blogging and everytime I got time to do it I feel very happy. My 2nd year as a fashion student is going really well, I just got results of my 1st term yesterday and I passed everything with not-so-bad marks, have to say I was lazy as usual lol.

Anyway I got an illustration that I did the other day and few pictures of...my face. Hope you enjoy! This weather is so cold really have no motivation to do anything nicely.

Dreamers guide.

I just really into floral lately...

Me and my baby boy! We were trying to make a horror movie poster. Look how big he has grown now! Can't believe I have had him for 5 months already, he's a very happy bunny!

Essie "Cute as a button" - A gorgeous bright coral shade that goes on very nicely with one coat and create the gel like texture so nice I love it!

I wear red lips quite often, it just never been too much for my face and is a wonderful weapon to fight the tiredness in this weather. And a pink blush! I still love my No.7 Limited edition cream blush and my HG powder blush Nars Angelika.

Hope you are all well and stay warm <3

The beauty of so many things

2012-11-24T17:44:00.001+00:00

I rarely have time to blog these days. I do miss blogging and wish if I have more time for it. Here are some pics from Instagram. Follow me @theavu I update very often on there.

Sketching of a finished project. This time I tried to combine both hand drawing and computer. Need to work a bit more on the figure though.

I love handmade stuffs. The rabbit ones are from Fushigi shop, others are my own creation. Let me know if you interested on buying one, available in many colors.

The beauty of a mess on my desk. I always make sure I have everything I would need around me. Lip balm, hand cream, hair comb, my bracelet, tape measure and of course one of my most favorite mask Skinfood Aloe Vera.

A starter dish at a birthday dinner I attended recently. Doesn't taste as good as it looks though.

Uni and Photography!

2012-11-09T20:25:00.003+00:00

I've been MIA for a looooooong time. Really sorry for no update at all but if you follow me on Twitter and Instagram @theavu you would know I'm still alive.

So I'm officially a 2nd year Fashion student now! No more Fresher, no more "1st year student doesn't know how to do this shit". Second year is extremely hard and stressful and at this stage I personally think who don't have a passion for what they are doing will find themselves lost. Luckily I'm not! I don't have enough time to sleep and play around like 1st year but I'm more excited about all the projects. No more nonsense stuffs. Because I'm enjoying my course so much so if you guys see me hardly update I really sorry but it will happens because I'm also looking for an internship for my placement year as well. Woo hoo fashion industry here I come.

Btw for a very long time no update I did finally got time to do a photoshoot with one of my new model name Lan Ly. She's gorgeous but this is my first time working with her so it's not my best yet. But still! Hope you enjoy this photo inspired by the lovely autumn. I'll post more in the next post! Thank you for stopping by.xx

A little day dreamer.

2012-09-06T22:20:00.001+01:00

So, if you follow me on Twitter you might know I finally, after so many practice, hard work, with a very little money to collect all I need step by step, I finally open my handmade shop!

I feel a little bit sad because uni will start soon so I won't have much time like I want to create new stuffs D; But never mind! I can do it, no? After so much thinking I decided to sell through Etsy, actually I want to sell on Big Cartel but you know I don't really have an audience to support me so Etsy seems to be a better choice now. But in very near future I'll start selling handpicked items on Big Cartel so stay tuned for that :D In the mean time please visit my shop at Etsy, I'll list more creation soon!

http://www.etsy.com/shop/thedaydreamer07

Yes I know they are simple and my skill is still not very good but I'll practice more! Aren't they pretty? Perfect for a simple necklace to wear everyday ^^

Cherry for Autumn?

2012-09-04T23:51:00.000+01:00

Hi there~

Bad news is my Macbook pro is unrepairable and I have to sell it for a very very cheap price and have to save up to buy a new one. Yes I know you may recommend me to get a PC laptop for cheaper price, but seriously for the same chip, graphic card etc PC laptops are NOT cheaper than Macbook pro. Not to mention I really like Mac OS and Mac's screen is the best I've come across. I heard nice things about Dell ultra sharp but to be honest the price is actually higher so why not another Macbook? I'm working on many stuffs like fashion, graphic design and photography so I think I need it. But this time I'll make sure to buy Apple care. You never know what will happen.

So this time I'm still using my Dell mini, you know Dell mini is very weak it basically can't even run a HD clip smoothly so no Photoshop for me T.T I really miss blogging but I can't bear posting un-edited pictures on here, I just feel like I don't respect my viewers. But I found an website that allow me to edit pictures so I decided to blog a little bit about make-up trend this autumn.

You might notice gothic make-up is making its way back so dark lip is a must. But what's to choose? The best video you can watch about this is from Lisa Eldridge (yes that's her again), she has done a vid since last year I think about all kind of dark lip and how to wear them, also she teamed up with ELLE US for a new tutorial and introduce some new products. She has mention my all time favorite dark lipstick which is Revlon Black Cherry. I love the color, textures and especially the price. For all the drugstore lipstick I've tried, Revlon is the only one brand makes high-end quality lipstick, I'd never buy any lipstick from Mac because Revlon did a lot better. Here is me in Revlon Black Cherry. I recommend you leave the everything very natural : minimum eye make-up (I don't even wear any in this pic) groomed brows and a bit of of contour/bronzer is enough, no blush because it'll be too much, do not over bronzer because it'll look cheap and nasty. All about the lips.

Btw I know not everybody dare to wear dark lipstick, so why not try a lip balm? Korres makes awesome lip butter with hint of color, the one in Wild Rose is perfect for those who want to try this trend but don't want full dark lip. And two brighter version that's worth trying is Burberry Lip Cover in Bright Plum - a vibrant reddish plum which will not too dark, and from the high street Rimmel Lasting Finish by Kate Moss in No.1 - a classic red but in the dark side which totally wearable.

It's autumn, my favorite season of the year, and I already feel the sadness in the air. Good sadness, Precious sadness. Put a dark lip on, ladies!

A new chapter.

2012-08-15T18:21:00.001+01:00

Hi,

Long time no post (why do I say it all time *slap*).

If you follow me on Twitter you might know I'm stuck in so many shitty things. I won't tell you the details but biggest thing is my Macbook broken itself (actually I found out that someone split some juice on it, don't know who because I lend it for some of my friends) then I sent it to repair, hopefully get it back in next week. I'm using a Dell mini which I use to read ebook ( like a lady), it's damn weak so I only can access internet and that it. No photoshop. I feel like someone chopped my right hand.

And you might notice I have a Seal Points Netherland Dwaf bunny named Totoro ! He's so precious! And I don't want to lie and sound like a crazy animal lover, my bunny is very playful sometimes crazy but I guess we are learning how to bear each other lol. This is one of my illustration about his mom - Willow and his siblings. I gave it for the breeder to say thank you. I feel I'm lucky that I sent email for him that day through pet4homes, he is a very nice guy and most of all, a true rabbit lover. Totoro is a very healthy and beautiful little bunny (soon to be a fat one I feed him like a pig lol).

Anyway I capture this moment while he is sleeping (silly bunny slept with open eyes lol). He is so cute I don't even...!

So that's it. I hope you guys enjoy this post, I'll try to blog more ok? And don't forget that I'm still working on my handmade shop, it's soon to be opened I'm very excited. Thank you for stopping by xx

Thea x

Wish upon a star.

2012-08-01T13:17:00.000+01:00

I have a wish. A secret wish that only the star know that.

My life is pretty boring right now so I have nothing to blog about but the Meow. But I will blog about some beauty-related things soon. In the mean time, please enjoy The Meow, she is wishing something but I don't know what is it, she won't tell me until it comes true.

Small update./.

2012-07-19T15:05:00.000+01:00

Hi ya~

I do like the idea about short blog post. I like writing about random little story than planning a long ass post. But I do plan to write.

So I just back with Low carb diet, it's so strange that a diet allow you to eat a lot. It does work very well to me so now I'm free from Uni I decided to get back to it. I made this chicken dish and it taste awesome but I don't remember the recipe... I'm seriously getting old #fml. I just remember I put a lot of chilli powder on it so I server it with avocado and cherry tomato, so yummy I love! This one for the whole day.

Finally I touched up my brows. I did let them grow crazy lol, but now it's better. Sorry for poor quality I just took a quick photo without thinking putting it on here. I love full brows a lot. I don't get why many of my friends have super thin brows almost nothing?! It's just sooooooooo over-date, or maybe I'm a fashion person myself so I don't get what normal people think. I love full brows and freckles (even though I don't have freckles :(, wish I have) And I don't have any make up in this photo. I bother to coloring this picture but too lazy to airbrush dark circles and some red spots I have atm. But whatever, focus on the brows!

The Meow

2012-07-19T05:38:00.000+01:00

Well, actually I was drawing random stuffs and design something for my portpolio so I came up with this ideas about a character to show my moods through it. Then The Meow was born!

She is a Rag Doll cat, with blushing cheeks (which are my signature look - I was born with blushing cheek, bless me). She is fluffy, chubby, quiet and very chill. What is in her mind is always a mystery for everybody, they love her but she's not often send love back. However, still an adorable cat.

Just a small note before you get to know her, The Meow is copyrighted - she is my creation for my day dream, stealing a dream is not right in anyway.

So ladies and gentlemen, please welcome Meow - the cat :

When Meow saw her crush :

The rare evil face :

I still have few different version of her, but I save it for other posts! Hope you like The Meow like I do.

Blue Sky and Red

2012-07-15T21:48:00.001+01:00

This is my favorite combo color. I have a secret dream about having a house/flat of my own and decor everything with these colors. Working hard on it.

This is a sketch I feel like drawing then re-touch it on photoshop. I think I like it for now.

Cherry tomato

2012-07-15T01:18:00.004+01:00

It's my favorite snack atm. I'm following Low Carb diet and really enjoy searching healthy foods option. I used to hate eating raw tomato but now I get used to it. I like have a little bit of salt, or if I'm in mood for something sweet, a little Splenda (diet sugar) is perfect.

Rose

2012-07-04T23:37:00.001+01:00

Just a picture of my faux roses lay on my table. And a beautiful song for beautiful you :

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ryhnvye7lvw

Haven't notice my blog view reached 6000! Thank you for reading this silly blog <3

NOTD : The sparkling nude

2012-07-02T17:42:00.001+01:00

Hi ~~ ^^~

It's been a long time since my lastest nail post. I really sorry for being lazy taking pictures of my nails, I wish I have an excuse for that, but I don't.

So my lastest nail design I'm wearing at this moment is insprise by this lovely pretty Jimmy Choo shoes :

It's one of my favorite shoes design, love the combination of sparkling crystal on a nude base, so elegant and chiccccc. LOVE!

And here is my nail design, hope you enjoy :

Products used :

Rimmel Lycra Pro in French Ivory one thin coat to create the lovely nude base

No 7 Limited Summer Collection Sliver Glitter Topcoat ( It's my all time favorite glitter topcoat omg, I tweeted Lisa and she said that she would like to put it in main range, yay!)

Let me know what nail design are you wearing I'll be more than happy to see :D <3

Thank for stopping by xx

My new favorite cleanser.

2012-06-29T16:20:00.002+01:00

Cleanser might be the last thing you care about when it comes to skincare. People talk about moisturer, serum etc but always forget that cleaning is big step, if you pores are not clear, the more products come after that, the worse your skin can be.

Personally, I don't like the strong cleanser, like the one for oily skin or daily scrub. It's just too harsh for your skin, even you are a teenager or you are in your 40s, be gentle to your skin. Maybe you don't really see the point of being gentle here, but when the time passed by you might notice the firmness of your skin stay a lot longer with gentle cleansing everyday. In the market now there are so many good cleanser that gentle and does the good job at clean your face as well.

I've been trying this Hada Labo face wash for past 2 weeks and I have to say it goes straight to my HG list. Such a simple and perfect (Hada Labo means Simple and Perfect) face wash that you can't believe it's just so good.

The tube look pretty empty but no it's not. It's just how this tube is and I can tell there are still a lot of products left. The product itself is thick that I only need one pea size one time. For my surprise once you add water and start to apply it on your face, there are a lot of FOAMs. I love it since foam cleanser always as known as the most gentle type of cleanser. And the smell is just so...Japan-ish. It's smell like fragrance rice, so relaxing to start a new day or refresh your feeling before go to bed. It's contains the star indergrent hyaluronic acid that perfect for dehyrated skin. I used it along with other two Hada Labo products that are my HG skin care (read here) and I notice the firmness of my skin is improve a lot. I'm so upset with Hada Labo! And I forgot to mention my skin feel very clean and not drying after cleansing. I haven't try to remove make-up with this cleanser because I just trust my Shu Uemura oil cleansing a little bit more at this case.

So I highly recommend you give this Simple and Perfect face wash a try if you could. You can find Hada Labo in sasa.com , or if any luck, Ebay (just make sure the seller sell authentic stuffs).

Thanks for stopping by xx

The handmade store.

2012-06-26T21:56:00.000+01:00

Hello~

Just a quick post to let you know I'm working on my very first handmade store ^^ I'm quite excited about it since I've always a little granny who sew, draw, paint and making handmade stuffs. I started selling some of my Swarovski jewelry in Vietnam to help my mom so she won't be stressful about extra money for me to study here in UK. Studying Fashion here is such an expensive dream for me and my family so I just start selling them for people in Vietnam by that reason. But time passed by and it's become a big hobby for me so I think should start working on some more creative stuffs and upgrade since I was only used silver plated bail and chain, but this time I decided to make with 925 sterling silver so the jewelry will last longer and be in perfect quality. I'll let you guys know when I open my store x x

Here are some pictures of stuffs I've sold before. They are super simple but as I said, you'll see more stuffs with my personal design soon ^^~

Thank for reading my blog <3

[DIY] Neon bracelet

2012-06-25T16:31:00.000+01:00

Hi ya!

I think I should share some of my DIY creation since I've been back to enjoy doing them for a while. Those are some H&M bracelet I bought but end up don't like them and I think it's a waste just leave them there, so I grab some nylon cords to give them a whole new look. I'm quite happy with the result! If you want a tutorial just let me know, but I think it's so easy to make no one will ask for a tutorial... Btw I hope this post inspires you to DIY and recycle your old jewelry! Have fun ~

p/s : I wanted to change my blog URL to setmefree.blogspot.com or littleskull to match my tumblr but they are all taken! I logged in these 2 URLs and both of them are rubbish blogs, one is empy and one has like 3 posts about how rubbish life is. Seriously, Blogger, you should remove those blogs because they are pretty useless and such a waste of good URLs =.=

Untitled

2012-06-23T00:32:00.001+01:00

Such a long time since my last photography post. Just simply because I didn't take any new pictures :( UK weather sucks! Everytime I plan to bring my camera out it just has to rain! I have all my respect for all the artists based on UK, you guys still manage to be creative in this depressing weather.

But I'm not lazy, I still edit lots of old pics and post them on my Flickr, but I forget to post them on this blog. So...here you go, one pic but untitled because I have no idea what should I call it lol.

Dr. Andrew Weil for Origins Mega Bright Skin correcting serum

2012-06-10T12:35:00.002+01:00

Oh man, how long since the last time I review some beauty/skincare product? I'm so over my ambition to be a successful beauty blogger because I know I can't, and writing 100% about beauty is not fun anymore to me, so I stopped it, easy as that.

But I planned to write this review for a while, because I LOVE this product so much.

As you might notice I've mentioned on this blog I was using Paula's Choice 1% BHA Lotion. Oh well, but I stopped using it almost 2 months ago although I do like it quite a lot. I went to use that lotion because uneven skin tone have been a biggest problem along with large pores and blackhead. For those of you who have darker skin tone, it might not too big deal, but because I'm very very fair, the unevenness is sooo noticeable and make my face look tired and unhappy.

But I have SENSITIVE skin and after about 2 week using this lotion, my skin became extremely sensitive. I swear, I even had to wear sunscreen when I'm only staying at home and sit near my window for whole day. If I just go down stair to get a bottle of Diet Coke at 24/7 shop next to my apartment without sunscreen, I'll comeback with red itchy spots all over my face and it's not cool anymore for me. That lotion does work a little bit at tighenting my pores but oh man, I wasn't sure if it corrected my skin tone or not because I got such a red itchy face.

So, if you have very sensitive skin that will fuck you up if you don't follow your routine, just simply stay away from this product, especially girls who have dry skin. I had never been allegric with sun ( Come on I'm from Vietnam I lived with bright sun since I was born) so I guess this BHA thing is simply not for me.

So I went through a hard time after giving up that lotion that my skin have to make some "change" to become normal, but after one week with red itchy spots all over I finally have my skin back, but still got the marks of the previous spots. That will be a big experience for me to note for myself that my skin is sensitive and I have to be careful when it's come to skincare.

So I bought this serum even before I gave up BHA lotion, I didn't bother to use it until I use up all the lotion and decided to give it a chance. Lucky me this serum is a great buy! Firstly it's organic so it's very gentle and there is no drama for my skin this time. Secondly, man, I love its smell so much!!!!!!!! It's smell kind of lemon-ish, I love to breath my hand after I apply this in the morning just to wake me up, so refreshing <3 It's contain pearl powder so if you pump the product out you can clearly see the pearl shine. And it does its job, its not only brighten up my skin a lot but also very moisturing so I guess girls who have oily skin would love to add it into their basic routine since moisturiser is definitely too heavy. My complexion looks brighter and lively now I love!

I highly recommend this product and also others Origins products as they are organic brand that very gentle for those who has quite sensitive skin. And I notice now I'm allow to go out under the sun for few minutes without applying sunscreen. My skin is nowhere perfect but I still love it as it is.

Hope you enjoy this post and thanks for stopping by <3

Hair dilemma

2012-06-06T03:02:00.001+01:00

Oh I blogged. Again

I haven't blog for ages and suddenly I blog again. And blog abt many other shits not beauty. I guess because I'm a many-faces-girl, I just can't stick with one thing and called me beauty blogger or fashion blogger. For the past few months I was very stressful, not only because of uni stuff but I found myself really down, I just hate doing EVERYTHING, even eating or watching movies - two things that I could do until I die and only stop if food and movie suddenly disappear. I lived like an useless person, wasting oxygen and spaces.

And I back with a totally new ME. Like I had sleep for 1 thousand years and finally wake up. I'm not a princess and there is no charming prince, it's more like a devil finally wake up.

But you can sure that I'm still not a bitch, not yet.

So the introduction is just my explanation about why I stopped blog for quite long time.

I want to talk about my hair. My sweet, precious hair.

I'm not lucky I wasn't blessed with pretty face and so-so body. God or whoever made me was kindly give me a brain of an artist and such a clear mind that I thank him everyday, but totally unfair on my appearance. Maybe he felt guilty so he gave me something that other pretty skinny bitch would die for. One of them is my hair.

I have a beautiful thick, shiny and healthy hair since I was born. My mom said that I was born with many hair that long enough to cover all over my face. I always wonder what did my doctor think when he saw me... like "shit we have a baby with hair on her face here! oh wait it's just hair on her head thank my fucking god etc". Look how cute I was at 4 years old :

That amount of hair is freaking crazy I don't know how I could handle them all. Oh and I have great eyebrows since I was a kid.

Unfortunately I was too young and green and people around me include other kids and adults was sooooo cruel to made fun of me as a "big fat kid" than a kid with gorgeous hair and fair skin. Guess people are all envy bitches or because my innocent and soft personality gave me this. That's a thing I fucking hate about Asian people, they just can't find any kind word to talk about other people even if that's your friend or an innocent kid, image if I wasn't a crazy kid who didn't give a shit about what people said, what if I became emo and hate myself. They live their life but never forget to destroy other's life because of nothing. That's suck.

Oh yeah then I never ever care about my hair. I feel sorry for it! I just came to hair salon for very first time when I was 17! Before that my mom do my hair at home, when it's become too long she would cut it very short because no matter how short it is it still grow back very fast.When I graduated from high school, the very first thing I do ( except giving my high school a middle finger) is jump to hair salon and ask to color it and never stop doing it since ever. I don't like my hair black I always feel better with lighter hair. My hair is shinier after dyeing though.

But my biggest mistake is PERM it. Ok I'll be honest the first time it's still good, but for my craziness I permed it again after just 3 months. That's enough and my loyalty lovely hair decided to gave up on me. Now at least 15cm end of my hair is like ~~DEAD~~. Wtf did I do with it. I'd do everything to have my old hair back. I never ever have it straightened, but I did exact same shit as getting it curly because I thought my natural wavy wasn't enough. Before that I only use shampoo and didn't even need conditioner (see how AWESOME it was?) but still got the hair that all my friends in UK raved about it (such a different from cruel Vietnamese ppl). Now, shampoo, conditioner, hair mask, treatment, serum... - all make my hair a lot better but still, thing will never be the same. Fuck me.

Last week I thought that what if I cut my hair short, like take all the dead part off? Getting a shoulder length like Lena Fujii isn't a bad ideas and I haven't have short hair for long long time. I washed my hair and was already holding a scissor and was ready to cut it @_@ Thank God that I was wonder what kind should I cut then googled Lena pictures. And I realized that I'm not her - the mixed goddess who look beautiful with everything they put on her, like so :

She used to be bullied in high school because of racist but in my opinion ugly bitches couldn't stand such a beauty like her. See, this society can't stand people who are not mainstream ones.

Ok after taking a look at my old pictures, I decided that I won't never look good with shorter hair, that make me look older. I stick with my long hair now. The perm is fading away and even my hair look like shit but that's ok, I can bear this hard time. This is how my hair now, I covered my eyes because it's in hilarious situation and I don't dare to show you. Also sorry for after seeing beautiful Lena you have to see my face. Just like fall from heaven to the ground, I understand that feeling, you are not alone.

What's hairstyle are you having now? x

My first fashion post and the love for retro fashion.

2012-06-03T19:54:00.001+01:00

Ok let's be honest ( like I always be!), I've had a hard time finding a style that suits me. I mean really suits me.
Oh why? Because I'm FAT.

At this point, please don't say things like :"Oh you're not fat to compare with British girls", "No you are not, don't think so". I AM OK WITH THAT, does it make sense? I don't compare myself with anyone else, and when I look at myself in the mirror, I see I'm fat. I don't understand those fat girls who consider themselves as "curvy girl"? If you are like Katy Perry, yes you're curvy, but you are fat that your tummy is as big as your breast and everybody can see your second chin.

Let's face it.

I'm on a diet that's seems work well for me, and I really hope many fat girls out there have enough encourage to look back and love their bodies more, loving it doesn't mean you show off you boobs to feel pretty, wear slutty clothes to show off that you're as attractive as normal women, loving it means you need to diet, work out and do everything to make your body become normal and healthier as well. Also, I don't like the fat girls who wear ugly clothes, because it's clearly that they don't love themselves enough to make a change for their life.

So you must be thinking :"Bitch please, what do you wear to feel pretty huh????". Firstly, sorry but I know I'm not a beautiful girl, but I love myself and it's make me bright, happy and somehow pretty.

It's hard to define my style. But I'm quite into the tomboy side of high fashion even it's not really suits me. Sweater, Jeans and a lovely animal print boots, also I have a hoodies fever. I pay attention to get nice piece, and I always keep this in mind :"Simple is the best" - this is my moral on everything : living, fashion, design, make up...even cooking. It's never ever wrong for me, life is hard so I try to keep everything else simple.

But that's doesn't mean I don't like color or dress! I LOVE colors and I want to change my style since I'm often wear black, white, blue denim now... And I found retro!

I've been always love vintage, retro fashion. Because there is something about it very simple, lovely, innocent but also super glamours. Today I could enjoy a lovely dress, tomorrow I could be a tomboy. I love fashion which allow you to change to suits your mood that day. And one thing I know, yes fat girls definitely can enjoy vintage and retro fashion, the more curvy you are, the more lovely retro style look good on you. I hate most of fashion bloggers that's are everywhere now because I don't see the purpose of their fashion post. Yes you have shits load of money, go to the department store and grap some oh-look-so-cool-on-me clothes, back home and throw everything together and called it "High Fashion"??! I call it show off because their fashion post help nobody but to show off and I can image many girls ask their parents to give them money to buy something that their family truly can't afford, then those girls go angry with their own parents because they can't afford an expensive handbag. Most of their fashion posts are not helping anyone to dress themselves better, they don't even have a DIY post like I often see on Japanese fashion magazines. Just buy expensive brand name shits and take pictures.

It's depressing to see women read those blogs and comment "Oh I wish I'm this pretty to rock this dress", or watch tutorial and try to re-create those Kim Kardashian or Jennifer Lopez look. You are what you are, you are beautiful in a different way and try to force yourself to fit in a make up and clothes that's not for you to at least feel "pretty and sexy" , in my opinion, just to show how much you hate yourself.

Don't get me wrong, as a fashion student I LOVE high fashion but the way many people wear them make me feel angry. Marc Jacobs says :"I'd like to believe that women who wear my clothes are not dressing for other people, that they're wearing what they like and what suits them, it's not a status thing."

Oh well it's sounds hypocrite because he is Creative Director of Louis Vuitton - hand down the most show off fashion brand in the world. But I do believe he's honest, because look at his creation for LV, those clothes CAN be worn. Same as Chanel, Karl Lagerfeld throw shits to some fashion designers by tell ELLE UK that "Chanel makes clothes for women to wear, we don't make clothes for museum." Expensive clothes doesn't make you any cooler if you don't know how to dress them and don't know what you really want.

One of my favorite blogger is Tick tock vintage . Oh yes she is not those skinny mimis out there, she's just a woman who was born with a normal body, with a brown hair not fake blonde, with a simple make up. But I love her style and all her posts. It show clearly the way to mix&match clothes, it inspired me to look back to my closet to find a new way to wear my clothes. And she shows you how to wear 1 pair of shoes with 10 different outfit. Just lovely to read her blog everytime I stop by.

I love Anne Catherine Frey as well. She's natural super skinny but it's not the problems. This girl knows how to wear high fashion without looking like a mess. Love her edgy tomboy style but everytime she wears a dress, she's totally rock it. What do I say more? I love people who are smart at wearing clothes, not a biased crazy kid who throw everything together and called it "fashion". I learned some of her tips at wearing tomboy clothes, you can clearly copy her style by your own clothes in your closet, just like smart make up, you can adapt and re-create it without buying anything expensive.

And yeah, I'm going quite long now, just some pictures of retro style is rocking everywhere now. I'm gonna make some retro clothes myself - isn't it great to be a fashion student? Hope you enjoy my first fashion post, remember everything is just my own opinion and thanks for stopping by and read my silly blog xx

Pictures from Fashion gone rouge and Style.com

My current everyday look (for very pale skin)

2012-05-11T19:31:00.000+01:00

I've been stick around with this everyday look, it's very simple, fresh and lovely. The main point is it suits my complexion and personality very well.

This is actually based on Lisa Eldridge's Rosy Flush look that you can watch here to get the ideas. I use exact the same cream blush that she was using, or if I'm too lazy to blend cream blush, I use Nars Angelika powder blush. My base is very thin layer of my HG foundation Giorgio Armani to even out a little bit, you might sick of hearing its name now, but sorry I tried other one but always comeback to it as it matches my skin tone perfectly.

On my lips I have YSL Sheer Candy in #6, a sheer lovely red, this is one of my HG lipstick, I've been upset with it and there is the time that I use it every single day lol. Just one layer to give me a stain.

For eyes I use a brown eyeshadow ( I have fews from many brands so I don't remember what I was using on the picture :P) to smudge around my upper and lower lash line, then curl eyelashes, apply mascara and I ready to go!

I love this look and if you are very pale like me, but you think you look like you are sick, try this! a bright pink blush could change the whole feeling of your face. I'm lucky to have naturally flush on my cheek and I found that this look enhance my complexion even more and I always get compliment that I look bright, happy and healthy :)

So what do you wear for your everyday look?

Glossybox April Edition

2012-04-27T15:44:00.005+01:00

I don't normally review beauty box except this time, because April is my birthmonth and I actually impress with Glossybox this month, so here we go!

I love the packaging! This month edition is Organic & Natural products so no pink box! I don't like pink either haha. So lovely and pretty~

Here is what inside : Caudalie Vinosour SOS Thirst-Quenching Serum Deluxe size ; Inkia Cosmetic Certified Organic Eyeliner Pencil full size in Black; Ayuuri Natural Body Wash full size in Sandalwood; Fig&Rouge Lip balm full size in Rambling Rose ; KAI perfume oil in travel size.

I've been wanted to try this lip balm, now I don't need to purchase in store anymore!

Haven't try the eyeliner on eyes yet but it goes on very smooth

I <3 Caudalie. This is their new serum for dry skin, woo hoo~

KAI perfume oil is actually quite small for my exception, but it smell so nice omg~

Full size body wash! Go straight to my body wash collection. Guess I need to take shower twice per day to finish them all.
I actually canceled my subscription for Glossybox because of some money problems, but actually if they try to make the box this awesome I would subscribe again. Love the combination of skincare - make up - body care and fragrance. Let's see :)

Chanel Nail polish in April

2012-04-20T13:46:00.000+01:00

I'm really in love with Chanel limited collections. Wish I could buy them all!

This is my first Chanel nail polish, this is is from their Spring collection, they comes in April - May - June. I purchase April and June, firstly I was really like June which is a pastel peachy color but then, I'm an April babe ~ I just try April few days ago and now it's officially my favorite nail color atm. The plumy,pinky red is just very ME. I like bright red as well but this color is so elegant and classy, give your whole hands a new "look", grrrr I wish I could turn back the time to buy one more back up. Here is the swatch, hope you enjoy it! And if you know any dupe from other brand please tell me in the comment below, I would love to know <3

The freedom of a soul

2012-04-18T01:13:00.002+01:00

I've been busy with stuffs so don't have much of things to post. I'll try to review 2 lips products soon!

Photo taken by me in Hoi An, Summer 2011. I'll be sad because I won't go home this summer... I hate hot weather but Vietnam is the peaceful place in my soul.