Eye of the Tiger

| What A Girl Wants Leather Shorts, Jacono Leather Backpack, Thrifted Tiger Top, SM Parisians Studded Loafers, Forever 21 Clear Glasses and Rings, DIY Studded Glasses Case |

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New month. New changes. New possibilities. 

Yes! I and my blog are still alive and are definitely back from a month of not but one post. Apologetic and shameful? I sure am.  Let me share with you what happened beyond my backlogs and non existence, all blame points to the month of August. The craziest, busiest, the most random and outrageous month of my life! 

Four weeks ago, I started preparing for something big and new, something I once thought I would eventually end up doing and that is...migrating abroad. Don't get me wrong but, I love the Philippines, I really do. I love everything about it! It's just that I have things to consider. My fashion career, to be specific.  So here I am, blogging and smiling all the way from Singapore. 

Big leap of guts, it is. I have gone into a hundred times more of thinking whether to venture into this new chapter or just stay and be still in my comfort zone, I will definitely miss everyone back home, but yeah...sometimes we need to just go out there, be brave like a Tiger, take risks and embrace all the possibilities, after all, that's what life is about isn't it? 

Xx, 

Nikki

Hat Shots

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 |Topshop Dress, Topshop Sandals, WAGW Straw Hat, Longchamp Planetes Bag, Bazaar Find Bangles, Forever 21 rings, DIY crystal ball necklace|

The heat is undeniably unstoppable today (I mean both the weather and the NBA team! I'm an OKC fan by the way! Pfft! Haha) and all of a sudden it felt like it's summer in the Philippines again! (Yes, perks of living in a tropical country). In a 32°C city it's hard to imagine wearing a clothing piece that is not well-ventilated and literally cooling. Same goes with choosing an accessory, we have to make sure that what we're wearing is climate or at least weather-of-the-day appropriate from head to toe.

So being the dressing up addict that I am, I used that rule to grab a hat from my closet and tried to appear feminine as soon as possible (I scored a perfect excuse right there! Haha). I love that it's straw because it, one, served  as my hair/head's primary UV shield and two, it's instantly wearable, not only with its breathability, but with the easygoing, loungy attitude it exudes.

 and since I'm talking about hats allow me to vomit (sorry for the term) some words about it, for I am talkative and I cant' help but share my thoughts with you right now (I missed blogging this much it's obvious. Haha!) I'd like to share some personal Do's and Dont's tips in wearing hats. Here it goes,

DO

*choose a hat that fits your head well. Not too small. Not too big.

*make sure that the shape of the hat suits the shape of your face.

*use hats to accentuate your whole outfit

*wear a cool hat, with a cool dress. 

*try different kinds of hat, try exaggerated shapes and be experimental

*go with your instinct, if you think the hat looks good on you, wear it. Flaunt it!

DON'T

*wear a matchy-matchy hat with your outfit. Like a leather hat with a leather jacket.

*wear a baseball hat or a tucker with a girly sun dress. Just because they don't go well together. (in my opinion)

*wear those animal fur slash ears hat. It's not that fashionable. 

*wear straw hats when it's raining or it's going to be a bad case of season mix!

*use a hat to save a bad outfit. Just don't. (I'm telling you, it's a major offense to do so!)

There, hope that little sharing helps! ;)

P.S

What do you think about this look? 

Xx,

Nikki

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Figure Skating

 

 

              | Envelope Clutch from WAGW and Color Blocked Shoes from Privilege|

|Fossil Gold Watch, Ray-Ban Sunnies,Rings and Necklaces from SM Accessories : Like Their FB page HERE| 

|Black Turban from Girlshoppe 50th Ave|

 

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Wore this to a friend's birthday party exactly a month ago. I love how this nude skater dress felt so light and careless. I thank it for letting me party from day to night without the hassle.

Skater Dresses have been a hit in spring fashion way back 2010, I can still remember how Marc Jacobs in his S/S collection '10 first transformed this very athletic trend into something wearable on a daily basis. Like when you don't have much time to plan on an outfit, dress like this is a total life saver! I swear I'm going to invest on more!  

P.S

I'm currently on the look out for best items to give as my first blog give-away here on blogspot. I've got a couple of generous sponsors already and still open for more, let me know if your shop is interested! Thank You! ;)

Xx,

Nikki