Houndstoothin'

 So I'm finally on Christmas vacation, which means I can actually relax and have time to myself. I haven't dressed up in a while, so the arrival of new clothing helped trigger some inspiration.

This skirt I got is slowly becoming one of my favorites as not only is it an awesome houndstooth pattern; but it's a thick cotton blend that's perfect for winter. I'm usually sporting a skirt or dress no matter what the weather is like so this skirt will be worn plenty.

Along with the skirt  got an amazing pair of cat eyes. I've been dying to get a pair of bedazzled sunglasses and these are the best I've seen (that I can actually buy/afford). I have a tendency to scratch the lenses of my sunglasses fairly quickly so hopefully this pair doesn't see this fate. 

I'm also rocking a new hairstyle :)

skirt and sunglasses from asos (still can't get over how cute the frames are)

xoxo,

Eunice

School Beginnings

Hello all!

With summer over and now living in my new house for school, trying to get back to a new but familiar school routine has been stressful. A new curriculum and more work hours makes it hard to find time to relax (even though i've only been here for 8 days). I have been trying to dress up when I can however.

why camera whyyyy

I tried taking pictures of my first day of school outfit the morning before I left but then came to discover that my camera failed to focus (grrrr). I did take my first full week of school outfit though! Does that count?

excuse my tired self

Also, here's my slow progress with my new room aka my bed which I adore:

I need more pillows...

I shall continue to keep you updated with my room and of course my life. I hope you're all doing well!

xoxo
Eunice

Dreaded Decorating

Recently in my busy little life, I got an apartment with some friends. The place is beautiful and I'm so excited to live in it! The only drawback is that with an empty space, you have to fill it, and I haven't the slightest clue on how to do that. Knowing how to dress a person is one thing, it's almost second nature to me. Dressing an apartment? My head wants to implode.

I know the concept I'm trying to go for: a mix between modern and vintage (heavy emphasis on the vintage); but I don't know how or where to get the items I need to fully achieve that (and stay within a reasonable budget).

Here are some items that I may consider to be contenders:

First off, the bed. This has been the most difficult venture as it took me three days to decide on a simple mattress, a mattress! I've been in between the idea of having a nice bed, headboard and all, or just having a simple bed frame. I found this bed at Ikea and though I like it, I'm worried it might be too...child like? I'm not really sure.

Next, we have a dressing table. I really want a vintage vanity but can't seem to find one for a reasonable price (struggling college student here!). So I opted for a modern dressing table that I would decorate with old knick nacks and pretty things I find.

I also plan to put a light up mirror to make it look like my own makeshift vanity.

Finally, room decor. This portion wasn't as difficult as finding furniture, so it was easy to find things I liked. I know I want to adorn my room with lots of Old Hollywood posters so finding replicas on Etsy, won't be a hassle. I also want to store things in pretty jars and bowls around my room like these from Urban Outfitters:

That's all I have so far! Move in day is drawing near and I still have a lot more furniture to find (chairs, drawers, etc). I can't wait to get this process done and over with and have my room like I envision it to be *fingers crossed*. If any of you lovely readers have any suggestions, they'd be greatly appreciated. :)

The room decorating hunt continues!

xoxo

Eunice

My Summer So Far

Hello all! I've been quite busy this summer; visiting new places and trying to enjoy myself in the heat. My summer really began when my friends and I decided to take a road trip San Diego. We did a lot of touristy things like going to the zoo and Balboa Park, spending a majority of the time on the beach, and doing a bunch of other spontaneous adventures.

The zoo!

Entrance to one of the museums in Balboa Park

Balboa Park

Hotel del Coronado

THE best red curry I've ever had

Found this beaut after getting off the wrong exit. So cool!

Another fun part to my summer was accompanying my best friend to the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (aka LACMA) when they were having a free day. We literally covered every inch of the museum (it's HUGE) and even though I wasn't able to take pictures of the awesome art, I tried to take as many memorable photos as I could.

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Huge abstract thing

Pink! Kitchen! Excitement!

Playing a pink piano with expertise 

Gas lamps!

I hope everyone is doing well!

xoxo
Eunice

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Bangin' Blue Bangs

So every summer without fail, I change my hair somewhat drastically. Whether it's styling it a different way, cutting it, or dye-ing it the color of a crayola crayon, it's my way of de-stressing and my oath to having a great summer. This summer I decided to do something that I've been wanting to do for a while but was a bit anxious about.

If you followed my blog waaaay back in the day, you might recall me having a sad attempt at Bettie bangs. I was 17, cut my hair in the bathroom on whim without the slightest idea of how exactly to cut them, and though I thought it looked awesome, I was sadly mistaken.

*cringing*

Okay, maybe they weren't too bad, but I cut them too wide for my face shape and they didn't suit me well. I even had friends tell me to grow them out because they looked bad.

Fast forward 3 years later (where I now have my makeup sorted out thank heavens), I wanted to give Bettie bangs a second chance. This time I asked one of my friends who is in cosmetology school to give me advice and possibly cut my hair. She thought it would look fabulous and agreed to do the honors. 

After my bangs were cut, I wanted to add a little color to the mix, blue to be exact. Usually my hair takes to bleach and color relatively well in one sitting. For some odd reason, my hair wouldn't take to the bleach as well as it usually does (we used 40 volume and my hair wouldn't get as blonde as it needed to be). We tried again the next day with no avail, but went ahead and attempted to add color anyways. Again, my hair was being stubborn and wouldn't take to the color even with multiple attempts. My friend was afraid of damaging my hair too much and thought we should try again in a week or so. Having the same temperament as my hair though, I wanted blue and wanted it now. I paid a visit to my local Ulta store and discovered Anastasia Hypercolor Brow and Hair Powder in Electric Blue. I then went home and went to work.

Some hair oil for the powder to stick to

The blue powder got everywhere!

The instructions were super simple: apply a hair oil, mousse, or leave-in conditioner, etc. to the hair, rub the color on, and set with hair spray. It was the actual application of the hair powder that was a bit difficult. I had to rub the hair powder in my hair for quite a bit before the bright color would stick. After trying to get more color on my hair than everywhere else, this was the final result:

I was happy with the color pay off and the gradient effect I achieved. Even though it was difficult to get the powder to stick, I think I may just stick with this rather than attempting to dye-ing it again. This way I can lessen the damage to my hair and deep condition it without worrying about losing color/touching it up every so often (I'd just have to put more powder on). 

Today was the first day I wore my hair in a set and I loved the way it looked:

I used large rollers on the top and pillow rollers everywhere else

The back

Side view

It looked even better with a flower in place!

I'm happy I faced my fear of repeating the past with a Bettie bang because it came out looking awesome! I'm really excited to try different sets with this look because I don't have to worry about what to do with the front of my hair, making styling a tad bit easier. Hopefully this hair is a foreshadowing of a great summer!

xoxo

Eunice

Summertime Bolds

Finally being able to relax at home after a stressful semester at school has let me finally let me breathe and focus on more fun things, like cute outfits!

I recently purchased this skirt on ASOS and though the picture on the website made the color look vibrant, I had no idea it would look exactly the same in person!

I feel like a human lollipop and I love it

The material is a stiff cotton but I feel as after a few washes it'll relax a bit ( hopefully without taking any color with it). This is also my first time wearing it out so I'm super excited to pair it up with different outfit combinations as well as incorporating more bright bold colors and cute patterns in my summer wardrobe.

I really do plan to blog more this summer since I have more free time and a lot of blog-able adventures ahead. In fact, expect a post this coming weekend about a little change in my appearance ;) (crossing my fingers it looks as awesome as I imagine it to be).

See you all then!

xoxo,

Eunice

Last Minute Hair

I'm baaaack and with a quick hair tutorial too! With a busy schedule and long days, I don't always have time to sit down and put in a roller set in my hair. Lately I've picked up the habit of just putting my hair in a lazy bun with a hair accessory, something I usually frown upon. So I've decided enough is enough and found ways to do my hair that's quick, simple, and still gives off that vintage vibe.

The first thing I did was take a curling iron, I think mine is either 1/2" or 1" but any normal size one should be fine, and curled the front section of my hair back. I then set it with a large sponge roller.

With the rest of my hair I took the same curling iron and wrapped sections of my hair around the barrel of it, like you would with a curling wand.

The curls should come out to look something like this:

When curling my hair, I did it sporadically giving my hair almost messy curls (aka I was running late and didn't have time to be neat/ precise)

I then took the front section out of the roller and brushed it forward. It made a weird curl thing so I decided to go with it and pinned it in place.

And that's it! It took my around 10-15 minutes to do which isn't too bad. I ended up adding a hair flower to make it pop a bit as well.

Now you're ready to speed walk to class before you're fashionably late!

xoxo

Eunice