Pride and Prejudice

due to a 20% off coupon to Out of Print Clothing, I have finally purchased the much coveted Pride and Prejudice sweatshirt!!! I'm declaring this shirt appropriate for all occasions.

Here Comes the Sun

I am so ready for warm, spring weather and sunny days. I'm even more ready for summer vacations at the beach. It's not even like it's that cold here in Tennessee. The lowest it ever really gets is in the 30s, and that's mainly at night. The next few days have highs in the 50s. But I am over winter clothes. And tights. And heavy scarves. I even wore a (short) dress out in public today with a denim jacket. So take that, cold weather! Here are some pictures that I picked up off of Pinterest (which isn't helping AT ALL with my spring fever). How did I actually survive last year's strong winter in Vermont?






I can't wait to try some of these. And by some I really mean just the white dress with the pink blazer seeing as how some of these clothes are a bit out of my current price range. I at least already have the white dress. Now off to find a pink blazer.

The dream of the 90s really is alive

I would totally wear these Citizens of Humanity jeans...anyone else?

Bass Loves Rachel Antonoff

I feel like putting on a floaty dress and buying all of these shoes.  When is summer?!

Spotted: Jason Wu for Target

I've been making a mental list of what I want from the Jason Wu for Target collection since I saw the lookbook this morning. Since a picture is worth a thousand words, I'll let the images do the talking for me.

Stop the Press

Over Christmas I watched the Glee Concert Tour and was immediately enthralled with this pink vest worn by Naya Rivera. If anybody could i.d. this for me, that would be amazeballs. Seriously, I'm in love with this and desperately feel the need to own this. In other pink news, I got this baby as an early birthday present from the boyfriend!

I refuse to admit that I have a pink problem.

Christmas Party Style

As mentioned in a previous post, I will be attending a Filipino-American Christmas Party on Saturday. It's more like a cocktail party with lots of Filipino food (NOMZ), music and dancing. I have fully practiced my "Wobble" and "the Dougie" so I'm ready to go, with the exception of my outfit. I finally figured out how to do those cool look-book style collage things so I'm super excited to share this with you! My outfit won't consist the exact products featured but it gives the general idea of my lovely look.

Cocktail Dresses by Jax
Platforms by Nine West

My actual dress is slightly different in that it's sleeveless as opposed to the cap-sleeves in the photo. I was going for the jewel tones with some "hard" bling. My makeup is actually an inspiration from this video from Pixi2woo on YouTube.



What do you guys think? Should I change something? Do you like it as is? Let me know! Hopefully, I'll be able to share pictures of the lovely event with you all (and obviously how the "Wobble" goes).

Best Christmas Party Outfit

I couldn't find a better picture, but Mindy Kaling's outfit is adorable.  Gold sequined blazer, taupe blouse, red pencil skirt.  Perfect and I want that blazer.  Also, Kelly Kapoor was amazeballs in this episode.  I have definitely been called in to be mean to new girlfriends.

My December Favorites

The title is pretty self-explanatory. I wanted to post some of my current favorites for this month. Hope you enjoy!

I actually just bought this sweater at Old Navy today, and it cost me all of $6. It was on sale at my Old Navy store plus I had a $5 coupon. Do the math and you get a very pleased Paco.

With the exception of warm, practical coats for Vermont, I haven't actually had a new coat since my sophomore year of high school. The picture above isn't exactly the one I got. The main difference is that mine falls a little below the hip while this one is much longer. What's the best part? I got it for free! My little sister got a job soliciting perfume samples for a day at the Macy's where my aunt works. I had to baby-sit her so I got this coat as a reward for a hard day's work.

I am seriously in love with this lip balm! I got it at Sephora on a whim mainly because I needed to reach a certain amount to use a coupon I received via email. I don't normally go for scented lip balm but this is fantastic because it's not a ridiculously strong scent and it feels so light. Plus, it makes my lips all smooth and lovely. It's perfect timing to ward away chapped lips.

I have always heard of Make Up Forever but haven't actually used any of the products. The saleswoman told me that the Face & Body one is best for in-person looks while the HD looks best for photos. Plus, this one is 1.7 oz for $2 less than the HD one at 1 oz (this one really sealed the deal). I have never been more in love with a foundation before in my life! I was using Clinique before but this is so much more amazing. I'm even more excited to try makeup looks like the one below for upcoming Christmas parties:

I'll probably do a simple red lip as I'm not going anywhere bold enough for a velvet lip look. I love this channel loads and am always looking for an excuse to try out some of their other makeup tutorials (hard to come by where I live).

There you have it! Hope you enjoyed my current December favorites. It's not really anything too fancy or exciting. I'm sure I'll have an updated list as time passes. Let me know what some of your current favorites are.

This is an AMAZESAUSE Mashup

They put this on a t-shirt! I secretly would love this to show up under my tree. It would play nicely with my other TARDIS/Delorian mashup.

Christmas Came Early...

In the form of this t-shirt from one of my good friends (male model not included):


Story behind the shirt: I've had this group of friends ever since high school, a posse if you will. We love board games, among which being the game of Life that was a classic 1970s edition. We added a little twist to it by playing Civil Union Life where gay marriage could be legal in this capacity since, at the time, it wasn't legal anywhere. If I remember correctly I believe my first gay couple was Johnny Depp and Sean Connery. The best part is that whenever I waited for my turn I would have my couples frolic and fornicate throughout the many forested areas within the board game, sometimes leaving their car full of kids without adult supervision. We are now scattered throughout different parts of the country (Much like Couch. Maybe one of these days I'll make friends and live within the same area for at least a few years) but we still play Civil Union Life whenever we reunite. This t-shirt is quite possibly one of the best things ever.

Feeling the Funk

Maybe it's the weather. I woke up today to grey skis and drops of raining hitting the roof. On the one hand, I absolutely love that sound. On the other, the weather put me in a bit of a funk. Oh well, it happens. I think I'll organize my clothes for my Atlanta trip while listening to some Adele. She's bloody fantastic to listen to whenever this mood thing hits. On a happier note, here are a couple of things I bought while I was out running errands today:

Bought this shirt at Old Navy today on a whim. Bright side: It was on sale for $9.50 and I had a $5 off coupon. Plus, it was an extra 10% off using your Gap card so I paid a total of $3.90 for this shirt. My nail polish cost more that.


I went ahead and bought Excuse Moi, one of the nail polishes from OPI's Muppet collection, after hearing Sahiti rave about it. I almost bought Rainbow Connection but then I remembered that I have 2 more nail polish bottles from Zoya heading my way!

Maybe painting my nails will also improve this funk mess that's going on right now.

Packing Essentials

I'm so excited to be heading out to Atlanta next week! Shopping, good food and adult drinks with adult friends...I can barely contain myself. Oh, and I get to see my boyfriend again while he attends the AMTA Music Therapy Conference. We haven't seen each other since Labor Day so this visit is definitely long overdue. Since I'll also be seeing old friends I've been planning cute outfits to wear for my for my visit. I have my Day/casual/sightseeing outfits and then I have the Night/party/cute outfits for each day that I'm there. Some may see it as OCD but I think it's pretty practical (plus, I LOVE planning and making lists). The hard part is trying to figure out what to bring so I can maximize my carry-on space. Anybody have any tips for efficient packing?

What I Bought Today

Bought this hat at my local Target today. Bonus: it was on sale for half off the original price! Score! I'm going to Atlanta later this month and can't wait to wear this hat with several outfits. No worries, will totes share my different outfits with you (because I'm sure you're on the edge of your seats with anticipation).

A Blouse About Town

I noticed the recent trend towards light, billowy blouses, and I was totally sucked in. However, I was a bit hesitant because I'm packing upstairs (I have boobies) anything loose has the tendency to look like I may be hosting a three-ring circus in the future.

The fates converged in a happy alignment at H&M the other day (I also scored a £5 gift card) and I am now the proud owner of this:

Albiet it's a bit wrinkled, but that's pretty typical for me. I took it out drinking and definitely had a wild evening, and it looks fabulous with my new hair. I like to think of it as office edgy.

Side note:

H&M also carries scary Bidget Jones unides! This is brilliant. Though, they should put more realistic models in the photos:

Missing

Uber sad. This was one of the rings I would wear all the time. Somehow during the move I lost it. Or may have given it to someone. If I still own it, then I'm crossing fingers that I find it in one of my bags somewhere.

I'm a huge fan of kitschy jewelry. This explains my desire to own this:

Yes, that is a mustache ring. From Forever 21. And I want it. I also want to own this:

I can't explain my attraction to it other than pure love. Maybe I should wear it with this skirt that I'm totally dying to buy from Anthropologie. Or maybe not. But I still want both.

Anthro Fail

Goddamnit Anthropologie. How did you mess up the shipping on the awesome purchase I was gloating about?

Whatever. Bought the green ones too because 1. they are awesome 2. my other pants are too big and 3. I need pants for my trip to Austin as it will actually be cold at night

Miss Piggy for InStyle