Holiday Party Looks!

Happy Holidays everyone! I have been trying to figure out what to wear for my holiday parties and I wanted to put in "Christmas-y touches" into these outfits just to be more festive and show my holiday spirit. From hints of sparkles, reds, and greens, I was able to come up with these three ideas! I hope you like them and find some inspiration for your own outfit!

Love you all and I hope that your holidays are full of fun and love!

Casual Metallics

This outfit is more of what I'm going to wear to a holiday party. I love being casual and comfortable, so I used a metallic ivory top that adds a small hint of fun and sparkle. In certain lights, I'll be GLOWING! :) It's been cold so booties and blazers are my best friends right now! And, I love wearing beanies in the Winter because  I feel like it gives you a bit of edge to your style, so I'm wearing my light grey beret/beanie. 

Top: Cotton On

Jeans: Urban Outfitters (Similar HERE)

Booties: H&M (Similar HERE)

Blazer: Nordstrom Rack (Similar HERE)

Necklace: Forever21 (Simlar HERE)

Beanie: Wetseal (Similar HERE)

Dressy Embellishment

I bought these jacquard shorts just last week at Forever21 and my boyfriend was wondering why I was buying shorts in the Winter. I'm thinking, WHY NOT?! My reasoning is that we live in LA and it's never really really cold here and I love the shimmery finish and pretty floral embellishments on it! Who could resist?! With this outfit, I wanted it to be slightly more dressy and fun, so I played with a hue of green and I paired it with my shorts with it's perfect shimmery finish! My white leather blazer with the black lapels makes it slightly more edgy rather than super soft and feminine. 

Top: Forever21 (Similar HERE)

Shorts: Forever21 

Shoes: Payless (Similar HERE)

Blazer: Jcpenney (Similar HERE)

Bangles: H&M, Express, and Forever21 (Similar HERE, HERE, and HERE)

Flirty Red 

Who could resist this Winter's most popular color? Deep red! I saw this dress on Asos during their Black Friday sales and knew that I had to have it! There's mesh and a bow design on the front with a fun girly full skater skirt. It didn't come in petite sizes so I had to take it to the tailor's for some alterations. The skirt was pretty long and hit me somewhere slightly below my knees. I don't want to look frumpy and shorter than I already am, so my tailor cut it so that it was a couple of inches above my knees. Paired with my sparkly strappy heels and you have the most holiday appropriate outfit EVER! 

I know that it might be much colder everywhere else, so if you want to wear this, add some black tights and black pumps with a dressy blazer or coat over it. PERFECT!

Dress: Asos (Similar HERE, HERE, and HERE)

Shoes: Sole Society (Similar HERE)

Ring: Forever21 (Similar HERE)

Purple Pleats

I bought this purple pleated skirt around the holidays at Nordstrom Rack because I got a $20 off coupon from Hautelook and decided to use it on gifts. The skirt was only $10 so I bought one for myself and a friend. So I just had to pay for tax pretty much! Isn't that awesome?!!

It works well as a midi skirt and a maxi skirt. The waist is elastic so it is very versatile. In these pictures, I just pulled the skirt up higher so that it would be a midi skirt. I'm trying to figure out a way to make it look nice as a maxi. I'm short (petite), so it looks weird if I don't style it properly.

OUTFIT:
Sweater-Gifted. Skirt- Nordstrom Rack. Shoes- Reflections. Necklace- Charlotte Russe.

Scarves and Sandwiches

Above is a new outfit post. I just wore that for work one day because it gets really cold at work sometimes. I just bought that coral infinity scarf and I love it! I have a thing for scarves and have them in as many colors and patterns as you can think of, but I never got a circular infinity one, until I found a few at Forever21 last month! Now, I see it everywhere! How funny!

The other sets of pictures I have up there are from a lunch I had with my girlies during the week. We went to Aroma Cafe in Studio City to try it out. It was sooo delicious. I got the lobster sandwich, which to me was like a lobster BLT. LOVED IT! I got a bite from each of my friends' dishes too and I have to say, everything they make there is delicious. Definitely a recommendation from me! Oooo! And also try there cream Italian sodas. I got the raspberry cream Italian soda and it was perfect.

Outfit:
Blazer: Nordstrom Rack. Jeans: Macys. Boots: Shoedazzle. Scarf. Forever21. Top: H&M.

Top from bottom picture: H&M.

Work Appropriate to Casual Weekend

Been dealing with second interviews and waiting to be called back for jobs. I really hope I get something soon. Waiting is so frustrating and tiring, but in the meantime, I'll just enjoy my free time.

Anyways, I wore the first outfit to my second interviews. I really wanted to look professional and appropriate because they are very big firms. I never really wear dress pants or trousers because I'm so petite, which is in other words, SHORT. I have to tailor them and I'm just too lazy to take them to the tailor or to wait for them. But I recently found these pants and they are soooooo comfortable and soft. I just had to get them to wear for work or actually, work that I'm hoping to get soon. I had them tailored recently but they still seem a little long- it's okay, I just have to wear really high heels to make up for it.

Blouse: Forever21. Jacket: Forever21. Dress Pants: Classic. Necklace: Urban Outfitters.

Once, I was done with all my interviews and business attire, I was ready to wear comfortable casual outfits! So that is what I have on in the second set of pictures!  I love those boots, by the way. They are my favorite; they are so comfortable and my only pair of thigh highs.

Plaid Shirt: Forever21.  Blazer: Nordstrom Rack. Pants: Charlotte Russe. Boots: Shoe Dazzle .

The Usual Cravings

 

Cuban sandwich and fries from Cheesecake Factory

 

 

I went to Cheesecake Factory last week with my friends and got some lunch. I haven't been there in a really long time and forgot how big their menu is. I swear I had to cut my options down to four choices before choosing the cuban sandwich. It was so good and I was only able to eat half of it. The fries were delicious- they're my guilty pleasure. I can never resist fries. 

 

Dress shirt: Forever21. Bralette: Classics. Shorts: Express. Boots: Ebay (Bamboo). Blazer: Nordstrom Rack. Headband: Forever21. 

I've been trying to find good places to take pictures and thought the simplicity of my couch was perfect- plus, I get to sit down and feel comfy. Sorry, you can't really see my shorts. They're trouser shorts in an olive brown and high waisted (if you want).

As for my cravings lately, I've been craving a lot of pastries and sweets. I made my way to the pantry in our kitchen to find a box of these chocolate crepe bites. They are so light and crispy. I finished the entire thing in a sitting pretty much. I need to find out where to buy more though. We got them in a gift basket, so I don't really know where to buy them individually.

Engagement Rendevous

Jacket: Nordstrom Rack. Dress: H&M. Necklace: Urban Outfitters. Leggings: Target. Belt: Forever21. Heels: Payless. Purse: Target.

This past Saturday was my cousin's engagement party/tea ceremony. She had it at her beautiful home and wore a traditional Vietnamese gown. Because we'd be going to a church on the day of her wedding, she wanted to have a traditional tea ceremony for her engagement party. The purpose of a tea ceremony is to introduce both sides of the family. The pictures are of how they decorated the house to fit 80 people and feed them at the same time. The food was delicious and the decorations were adorable.

Excited for the wedding!!!