From Category: fashion
THE GIRL NEXT DOOR
The sun, seeping through the soft shadows of clouds, colours her face with a golden light as she stood in her back garden to feel the breeze of an October afternoon. She feels the sun's rays pour over her face like warm honey dripping from heaven. The wind winds through the trees, the crisp rain of rattling leaves echoing in the sky, and the dead leaves flail on the ground like dance-macabre. She was the girl who climbed trees, the girl was always kicking the fallen leaves outside her house with her high-heeled black boots that she forgets to lace up, the one who always carried her collection of books wherever she goes, who smiled at the sound of autumn under playful footsteps, the girl next door who never looked to the sky because it was always raining.
THE GIRL WHO NEVER LOOKS BACK
She was always smiling and filling every stride with fearlessness. She never looked back, not even an inch over her shoulder; moving only forward with the focus of a growing sunflower. She wanted to show the world her strength. Her confidence radiated powerfully, like the beaming sun in a summer heatwave. But no matter how much energy she emitted with the force of a deity's words, she never managed to shake off the brown and maroon leaves on the trees that were on the brink of their falling. Sometimes something as soft and delicate as a fingertip is better than a paintbrush when it comes to creating an aesthetic picture. And sometimes all you need is a little breeze to see the beauty of autumn's waterfall.
THE GIRL WHO'S ALWAYS DANCING
Her feet are like little fronds and maple leaves that would patter on concrete floor on a windy day: always moving to the music of nature. The tips of her toes would follow the wind as it sways her dress along with the pirouetting leaves on the ground - nature stirring her in all directions while she stares at the grey clouds above her with a liberal smile, her arms wide open as if to express to the world "the Earth is mine!". Her laughter would sing with the birds, her smile would hug the lively lives around her, and her happiness would embrace the sun, to say, "I'm home."
I tried something new to liven up the fashion look-books I did by writing mini stories that I felt resonated with the outfits I put together, drawing inspiration from my favourite season!
Should I do more short stories like these? Let me know what you guys think :)
10.19.2018
Fall is almost over and winter is beginning to creep up on us, but living in a tropical state there's no chill to this warm weather. So, inspired by the constant heat of Florida along with my favourite season, I've put together a few outfits that I love.
Each look is a reincarnated fashion version of my alter-egos: casually cute, retro gal and rebel chic. Since this is a fall look book, I've kept the colours somewhat dark with hues of orange and reds like the fall leaves, but staying true to the style of a summer-ish environment.
Each look is a reincarnated fashion version of my alter-egos: casually cute, retro gal and rebel chic. Since this is a fall look book, I've kept the colours somewhat dark with hues of orange and reds like the fall leaves, but staying true to the style of a summer-ish environment.
CASUALLY CUTE
Mix-and-matches of blues and grey along with the touch of the pink scrunchie and baby heeled shoes plus a natural face, this look expresses the innocence and femininity of my character - while keeping it casual.
TOP: NEXT essentials
DRESS: WareHouse (UK)
SHOES: Ecco
RETRO GAL
This look was inspired by my favourite fashion icons like Lana Del Rey and Audrey Hepburn. The vintage skirt mixed with the modern sleeve-less tank top creates the look that takes us to both the past and present.
TOP: SELECT stores (UK)
SKIRT: Beyond Retro (UK)
SHOES: Bershka
NECKLACE: It was a gift from Hong Kong
REBEL CHIC
Inspired by the angst and attitude of being a teenager, this is a look that represents the strong and rebellious side of me. The combination of the patterned corset-like top, the knitted skirt along with the denim jacket, sunnies and black high-heeled boots with dark lip - this is my favourite look, and perhaps the look that portrays me the most.
TOP: (It's actually a dress lol) Band of Gypsies
SKIRT: Atmosphere
SHOES : Topshop
SUNNIES: I have no idea where it came from, sorry 🤔
I hope you enjoyed my mini look-book, and if you want to see more fashion shoots of some of my favourite looks or some outfits I like to put together inspired by my surroundings then let me know!!
12.03.2017
This series of photographs is part of the next unit of my photography course, 'environment'. The principal theme behind these images is culture and cultural diversity. To further develop my concept, I've explored the link between beauty and culture by incorporating flowers into my photographs.
The model in the photograph is my Romanian friend, and for the shoot I've asked her to wear (or, in our case, re-create) her country's traditional dress. We were having trouble with spacing, so I didn't really take pictures of the full costume but I took the photographs in slightly high saturation to capture the colours and portray the vividness of her culture.
I hope you like them :) and I'd like to know what you guys think..
Nicole ᵔᴥᵔ
5.12.2017
To celebrate our last moments together before going off to our different pathways, us Year 11's attended the annual Prom! Everyone looked extravagant in their fancy suits and beautiful dresses and gowns and we had the most amazing time in our life so far! Good food, good music and making good memories! I loved every moment of it.
Since it's prom and I wanted to look good (who wouldn't?), I decided to go full glam and got my hair and nails done professionally! Of course, I did my own makeup - I already spent a lot of money on the hair, nails and dress (£130!). The look I was going for is modern 1960s Hollywood glam - my makeup was a cut crease with a bold winged liner and red lips; I went for long, round and light pink nails to accentuate the daintiness of my fingers; soft curls swept back at one side; a two-piece black and red Sherri Hill dress with blue and gold platform heels (which you really can't see) and a red Nina West purse!
In 2012, I created a blog that centred around Brandy - documenting his time with us through photos and videos and expressing our love for him. If you'd like, you can check it out here.
Since it's prom and I wanted to look good (who wouldn't?), I decided to go full glam and got my hair and nails done professionally! Of course, I did my own makeup - I already spent a lot of money on the hair, nails and dress (£130!). The look I was going for is modern 1960s Hollywood glam - my makeup was a cut crease with a bold winged liner and red lips; I went for long, round and light pink nails to accentuate the daintiness of my fingers; soft curls swept back at one side; a two-piece black and red Sherri Hill dress with blue and gold platform heels (which you really can't see) and a red Nina West purse!
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| 1960s glam meets Whitney Houston glam! |
As you can see above, I'm wearing a black off-the-shoulder top paired with a rich, burgundy satin ball skirt - this gorgeous gown was inspired by Sherri Hill's design (one of my favourite designers) and it made me feel like a princess that night (someone even commented that I reminded them of Snow White?!)
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| Photo with squad. They all looked lovely! |
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| Best friend and I - it's our last time together before she moves to the U.S! |
These are just a few of the photos from that night! Unfortunately, I didn't take anymore because I was too busy having the time of my life and cherishing the moments!
Hope you all have a lovely weekend :D
x Nicole ᵔᴥᵔ
UPDATE
My dog, Brandy, was recently put down. To remember him and the happiness he brought to our family, I would like to dedicate this post to him. Rest in peace my angel.
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7.09.2016
Friday the 13th was an unlucky day. I'm kidding, it's not. It was actually a pretty fun day because a friend of mine, Samantha, threw a debut (a traditional Filipino coming-of-age birthday party celebrating the 18th - similar to a quinceanera) to commemorate her entering adulthood.
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| *I pretended to laugh for the sake of this Tumblr-ish photo* |
The theme and dress code was Spring Formal so I wore this dusty pink shoulder less [jumpsuit] from Zara with a black mid length skirt from H&M and black court shoes from Select. For the accessories, I simply wore a plain bangle from Pandora, a rose gold watch from NY&Co, a Pandora bow ring and, finally, my plain lucky ring which I picked up from Belgium a while ago.
To match this gorgeous and effortless outfit, which was inspired by what Audrey Hepburn used to wear, I decided to go for a light makeup look: winged eyeliner (Maybelline Master Ink), foundation (I used my Etude House cushion foundation) with no concealer, mascara (Benefit Roller Lash mascara), brown eyeshadow under my lashline and which I used for my contour (Makeup Revolution natural palette), pink blush (Benefit) and a matte lip cream (Sleek 'Matte Me' lip cream in Bittersweet). For my eyebrows I used a black-greyish eyeshadow from No 7 and I set it with the Sleek brow gel.
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| Sorry if I look pale and ghostly, I wasn't wearing any concealer |
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| Me and Nina, my partner in crime and Sam's younger sister |
Let me know if any of you want me to go through or do a review in any of the products mentioned above!
Happy 18th birthday Sam!!!! Hope you had an amazing birthday and stay sassy :D
Nicole ᵔᴥᵔ
+ p.s. Over the next few weeks, I will busy and immersed in revision and stress because exam season has started, so my post for next week maybe late or postponed so I will apologise!
5.14.2016
The other day I did a fashion shoot on Harajuku fashion - street fashion in Japan. I created it for my Stamp Design on Japan so there's more variety in the project, ranging from traditional Japanese culture to modern day life in Japan.
For the photoshoot, I decided to create a contrast between the vibrant colours of the clothes and makeup and a dull, grey background. I also have chosen the angle that looks up to the model to make her look more taller, which was inspired by Mert Alas's Givenchy campaign.
For the photoshoot, I decided to create a contrast between the vibrant colours of the clothes and makeup and a dull, grey background. I also have chosen the angle that looks up to the model to make her look more taller, which was inspired by Mert Alas's Givenchy campaign.
Nicole ᵔᴥᵔ
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2.21.2016
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