DIY American Apparel Pouch

Yes this is another AnneorShine DIY that I tired. Her tutorials are so simple! And I really wanted one of these and the DIY took me like 30mins. I added a lining on the insides of mine though, she does not. At American Apparel they are anywhere from $50-70, this DIY costed me about $10.

I used 1/3 of a pleather I found on sale for $6 a yard, they had some amazing materials that were well over $30 a yard that I could have used, but I have never made a pouch before so I didn't want to mess up. I might go back and make and ostrich one LOL.

The College Budget, MalibuMara Edition.

Poor and College Student are two words that go together so well. Milk and cookies, macaroni and cheese, peanut butter and jelly, it's a match made in heaven... Not the mention those foods are essential to the college diet (ramen needs a mate but you catch my drift)! My friend over at Urban Fashionisto asked for a budget guide and I think it will help alot of my readers, so here we go: my tips, tricks, and advice for stretching that dolla-dolla-billlllll.

Starting off with fashion advice:

It is not complicated to create fashionable looks for less (H&M, TJMaxx, Marshalls, DSW, Vintage or thrift stores) . Besides, most of the people around you will wear their workout clothes/pajamas/free tees to school anyway. As a fashion student, I try to look like it. My rule: DRESS HOW YOU WANT TO BE ADDRESSED. 

 When it comes to buying clothing I sporadically pick up items all summer long and catch pre-fall sales for anything that I might think I liked for the colder months as well as fall. To tell you the truth the best time to shop for WINTER stuff is the end of season clearance around Feb. When buying jackets; if you stick to a classic cut and style, and end of season purchase won't look out of season.
There is a good college fashion website, http://www.collegefashion.net/ , that isn't always my taste, but can be helpful including lots of online shopping codes and further looks for less.

Budgeting takes discipline. I took a consumer behavior class and for a month I had to write everything I spent money on and place it into categories. www.mint.com does that for you, they even have a simple pie chart that tells you how much and what you spend your money on. From there you know what you don't need, and what you need more of.

Winter In July

So I caught sight of these Minnetonkas last season, and with the way my wardrobe is shaping up... This would be the perfect edition to my closet for the fall, yes I am thinking that far ahead. AKA Fringe Moccasins AKA hipster shoes. AKA I NEED THESE NOW. Anywhere from $50-100, Im not sure when or how I'm going to get them. It is obvious they have been around forever and won't go out of style anytime soon.
I really want them in Tan, but which style is what I am not sure of.

Which Style Is Your Favorite?

California Love

Im in love with this boho/cali/cochella/festival style of dressing. I'm currently making fringe boots. I didn't buy enough fringe (figures, and it's super expensive) and I am thrifting my ass off, its pretty awesome.I can't believe school is starting in less than a month. Im ready though. Well.... For the most part. Stay tuned for my college budget post on friday! If you have any College Questions you want me to answer let me know in the comments :)

Manila, You Look Good.

One month. One month until school starts and I get back into a real schedule, school(all 21 hours), probably work, fashion club. Lots to think about, but amongst all of it, I need to look FAB! Haha, I decided to take today back to my roots and look at Philippine street style. I also slipped some city and food pictures in so you can see some of the culture that I miss.





I want to have fun my last semester! I have a list of concerts I want to go to! And yessss, Frankmusik is coming to Austin, Dallas, and Houston. But he's with Erasure, NGL, Im not a HUGE erasure fan, but it could be fun. The Austin one is at ACL, sooooo unless Austin City Limits tickets fall into my lap, I'm SOL there. And ahhh Kanye West is at ACL this year. BUUUUT Kanye and Jay-z will be in Houston October 26! As you can see my planner will be crazy full this semester... But I'm ok with that.

DIY Jewelry Box

I was going to do an elaborate DIY tutorial BUT I was inspired by one of my favorite youtubers AnneorShine! I did pretty much the same as her, I have a lot of old materials left over from projects since I'm a fashion student. if you don't have these materials at home hobby lobby is a good place to one stop shop! I adjusted the measurements to fit my box though:

I found this box by chance on sale for $2! It looks dingy but I remembered Anne's tutorial so I knew I could do it with this box, BEFORE:

AFTER:

I just added trim to the sides to cover how gross it looked before. LOL

Most of my rings are too fat to put in the holders but I like having most of them lying out flat. Also the top 3 rows are my actual "nice" rings so its good that I put them somewhere other than a random box.

OMG ignore my nails. But the right panel is my fat rings, all my favorite rings are fat LOL. I'm wearing my 3 favorite rings. The other 2 panels on the left are my watches and my current stack. And yes that is the Arty ring in blue on the pointer and red on my ring finger.

Hello Kitty + Graffiti = Dream Come True

People who know me well know that I LOVE Hello Kitty and I LOVE Graffiti.  I feel like this is the dream team of makeup products at Sephora that is totally useless and most likely not worth the price but going to end up in my collection.

Pose is the graffiti artist that did the artwork! It arrives in Sephora stores July 28.

$18-49.

the collection makes me reminisce the graffiti tweezers I lusted after.I have lost over 10 pairs of tweezers, its not a great investment on my behalf. BUT SO DOPE!!!

Beauty and the Brain: Intern Tips

SO I have been reading this Internship Book planning out my networking letters to be sent for the attainment of an internship for SPRING2012.

I'm obviously a pretty organized person and I'm planning out my spreadsheet of places including, but not limited to; Houston, LA, San Francisco, London, NY, and Miami. The reality is I'm most likely gonna stay in Texas, but hey, networking is networking. I have come across some tips to help anyone else who is thinking about looking for an internship:

DO not be late. In fact, be early. Be early and ready to do ANYTHING. You are the at the bottom of the barrel. BUT GUESS WHAT? The point of an internship is to learn, if all you do is get coffee, what are you learning? Find a mentor, or a new internship. Never sever any ties though, everyone really does know everyone.

Time For Tea?

It's that time that I start building my fall wardrobe! I want lots of colors, and mixed prints. I have a lot of this stuff and I plan on going thrifting soon, sooo... awesome "what I'm wearing" outfits are going to be fun.

You Can't Fake FASHION

Anyone who knows me knows that I love eBay! A lot of my jewelry comes from there!
Recently the CFDA launched a collection of one of a kind bags to be sold to promote awareness of counterfeit goods, and also raise money for the CFDA. The bag below is only $35 on ebay fashion! free shipping!
CFDA also asked several designers to customize this bag and they came up with the following, however, this is where I have a issue with the collection I only posted my top 6, there are like 50 on the website:

I LOVE these bags, and all of these were sold on eBay for $150. For any handbag diva, $150 for a designer bag is CHEAP! I seriously want like all of them, I mean they are ONE OF A KIND! and CUSTOM! SO, if they were raising money for the CFDA, why didn't EBAY of all auction websites, make these bag sales an auction? Literally each bag went for $150 . For this cause I think an Auction would have brought more money in and definitely these bags would have gone for more than $150.

Bebe Zeva, Fashion Diva.

You may or may not have heard about Bebe Zeva, but chances are, you will start to hear more about her. People have been tagging her as the next Tavi (even though Bebe is 18) because she is stylish and wise beyond her years. In January Zeva appeared in Seventeen magazine, dispensing style advice.
Later she was named a judge at the WWD Magic trade show, which will be held in her hometown in August. On April 1, Elle's blog asked, "Is Bebe the new Tavi?" referring to Tavi Gevinson, the 15-year-old who became a New York Fashion Week staple after starting a blog at age 11 from her home in Illinois. Lin helped cast Zeva as Audrey, an ingenue, in a planned film adaptation of his novel "Shoplifting From American Apparel."

"Zeva" derives from a Hebrew word that means "she-wolf," and she adopted it as a screen name at her mother's insistence that she not use her real name upon joining MySpace. (While Zeva does not use her birth name publicly, she said she intends to legally change her name to Bebe Zeva in the near future.)

Don't forget to check out this rising stars blog: http://ftbh.blogspot.com/

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Speaking of great bloggers, the awesome pia lashay is having a forever21 giveaway!!! Hurry, you only have until the 25th :)

Selena Loves Her.... MCM BAG

Selena loves her MCM bag, and so do I! I mentioned them in a post before because I saw them in a window at SAKS.Founded in 1976, MCM or Mode Creation Munich was founded in Munich... DUH, but now is operated in Korea. It is available in 70 countries worldwide. I am obsessed with the iconic Cognac Visetos. Oh and on request your name can be engraved into the plate on the bag!








Selena rocks this back dressed up and down! She is a style icon and a great role model, YOU GO GIRL.

Which One Are You?

Love Beverly Hills XX is a brand new perfume company and to promote their new scents they are giving samples away to anyone who signs up! I Already got mine:

Just visit this link: http://www.lovebeverlyhillsxx.com/rel/v2_home.php?storenr=519&deptnr=111  ANd for the code type: Tamara 13212

These scents can be layered or worn independently, and come in eXXpressive, teXXt me, or seXXy! You get a sample of all 3 as pictured above.

seXXy is kinda reminiscent of Britney Spears fantasy, it has that lilac scent.

eXXpressive is my absolute favorite, it has a hint of grapefruit, white jasmine and lotus flower!

Texxt Me has notes of honeysuckle, freesia and sandalwood.

Get them before they run out! And don't forget to use my code  Tamara 13212

4th Of July

HAPPY INDEPENDENCE DAY AMERICA!

Red, White, and Blue inspiration. No fireworks for me, thanks burn ban and massive drought in Texas! I am having the most boring summer right now LOL. Usually it gets a little interesting on the 4th, but its ok. I am eating copious amounts of BBQ, HOPE YOU DO TOO!
EDIT: I did get to see fireworks, from my balcony! :) YAY. This summer is so simple.

I Dye.

When I think of Lauren Conrad I think of a simple sophisticated style. I loved her on Laguna Beach and The Hills. Minus her stupid decision to not go to Paris (even though she was able to go the next year... yea right like that would happen in real life) I always took her side in arguments. She is a great role model, and doing pretty cool things in fashion. SO,to my shock and absolute amazement, she dyed her hair to this fun and quirky look:

She asked people to vote on this look on her blog, and everyone overwhelmingly said yes, so she did it!This was her inspiration:

I wasn't even going to blog today, but I was so excited at this look!

8 Bit Heart

I think this 8bit fashion collection is awesome! I wish I could provide detailed information on it, but the site was in another language and I was not having translating cooperation LOL.AND I KNOW, I HATE seeing fall collections when it is summer, but I could not pass this one up!






8-bit Fashion. Anrealage Fall/Winter 2011 Tokyo