Cyber Gold

ONLINE TREASURES

Not gonna lie--I sometimes feel that retail therapy is better than chocolates. Yup, I said it. And I'm not just talking about venturing out to malls and conquering stores one discount rack at a time. My real weakness is online shopping.

I learned to explore this beautiful realm on the Internet when I was living in the states and didn't have my own car. I would want to shop, but I couldn't exactly hop on over to the nearest mall without transportation. I clearly remember one of my friends, Tutu, who was also an international student and had the same car-less problem, telling me: "Why don't you just shop online?"

Such simple, yet incredibly eye-opening advice! (lol)

That same night, I signed up for the student membership on Amazon.com, and proceeded to buy season one of The Secret Life of the American Teenager (yep, Shailene Woodley pre-Tris), a box of chocolate turtles (I still don't know why I thought of buying that from a website and not just from a grocery store haha), and I believe a book I needed for school that was much cheaper on Amazon. I remember being SO nervous as I was typing my debit card details, thinking I might get scammed! But I went with it anyway, haha.

My package arrived a couple days later, and boy, the sense of accomplishment I felt was massive when I picked it up from the campus post office! 

The rest is history.

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Now that I'm back in Manila, I visit more local online shops. I mean, I could still buy from Amazon.com, or Forever21.com, or wetseal.com, but it would cost me more as I am now halfway across the world and would have to pay extra for international shipping fees.

Thankfully, I've come across awesome and reliable websites here in Manila that give incredible sales with their wide selection of "stuff"! Below are some of my recent finds aka my online treasures:

Lazada.com.ph offered me a Php200 voucher just for signing up for their newsletter! They've got an extensive collection of anything and everything: men and women's fashion, electronics and gadgets, toys for children, home appliances, and the list goes on. LAZADA pretty much like Amazon, which is pretty much amazing.

Lazada.com

And if you're like me and in the constant search for anything sassy and classy, don't skimp out on exploring ZALORA. I've often browsed through this site before and found great discounts especially now with Zalora's Chinese New Year Sale! I got so giddy when I saw they were slashing off up to 80% off! One of the dresses I've been eyeing for a while now has gone down from Php1,099 to Php659. Best believe i'll be taking it!

Zalora.com

Mane Monday

Happy Monday and Happy November, everyone! I know I disappeared for a month, but I'm back with a new post-and it's even a video!! This was supposed to be under Sassy Saturday, but due to technical difficulties, I only got around to uploading it now so I'll be calling it Mane Monday instead--styles and whatnots for your glorious mane!

I found this quick hairstyle online and wanted to try it for myself. I'm not the most adventurous when it comes to my hair, often just leaving it down or up in a ponytail/bun. But then sometimes, you get to the point where you're just so bored with your locks and want to experiment with something quick, easy, and different!

I don't know what this hairdo is actually called, but I shall refer to it as the "Messy Hairband Tuck". I love this style because it can be worn for either casual events or formal ones! I guess you'd have to lessen the "messiness" factor if you want to go formal, though. Just watch the video to hopefully understand what I mean!

P.S. I forgot to include this in the video, but you can also choose to do the half-pony tuck with this style! Just tuck in small portions of your hair from both sides, but leave the rest of your hair at the back untouched :)

That's all for now! I will really try to put up more posts this November to make up for the complete lack of them last October. In the meantime, go ahead and try this hairstyle, tweet a pic or put it on Instagram and tag me!

Have a good week ahead, and a fabulous November!

Love,
Laura

Sassy Saturday: The Red, Black, and Stripes

Hooray! My first Sassy Saturday post! Today, I will feature my #ootd this past Friday:

As you can see, I am still very much into my plain white sneakers! I still wear them all the time. I paired my striped shorts with a plain black tank top so as not to "overpattern-ize" the whole look. If you wear something patterned, be it a top or a bottom, it's best to counter it with something plain. Go easy on the patterns when putting together an outfit, unless that's your style, of course! Other people may prefer "louder" outfits, and that's perfectly okay! I guess I am just not that adventurous when it comes to my clothes, hehe.

The red belt in my outfit was actually added at the last minute. I was set on wearing just the black top and the striped shorts as they were, but I found the shorts too loose as it kept sliding down my waist. A black belt would have worked, but I thought this outfit could use a pop of color. Hence, the red belt! I have always loved how well black and red go together (waddup Acts Manila colors!) so I put the red belt on and voila! I think the pop of red added a bit more sass to the look!

For accessories, I put on some dangling earrings which you cannot unfortunately see, and a long silver charm necklace. I had a more difficult time choosing a necklace because of the neckline of the tank top. I saw a guideline somewhere on the Internet that tells you which necklace works best with which t-shirt/top necklines. But I just finally decided on this long charm necklace because I personally liked the way it reached just where the shorts rested on my waist. At least, I felt like it worked!

Black tank top from Calvin Klein (c/o my sister, Angel)
Striped shorts from Forever 21
White sneakers from H&M
Red belt from Fudge Rock (located in ATC)
Earrings from Broadway Gems
Long charm necklace --gift from a friend