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 Well first of all, I wanna greet everyone belated happy new year!

New (adj.) - introduced or discovered recently or now for the first time. 

Resolutions (n) - a firm decision to do or not to do something 

22 days past NYE of complete silence, without any posts or whatsoever, that I swear would not happen. 22 days past NYE and here I am breaking my resolutions already (already?!!). We always have this idea of a fresh start when a new year begins and with that comes a set of ambitious resolutions (which we will be probably successful at for the first, what, couple of months or weeks. Who are we kidding right?). 

BEDAZZLED

Before anything else, I would like to wish everyone happy holidays!

As I write this, I am about to turn a year older (insert shocked-face-gasping-for-air emoticon here) tomorrow. God, time does fly so fast, doesn’t it? About a good couple of months ago, I was thinking of where I was 10 years ago when I was about to turn 19 (you do the math) and I must admit, I am very happy with where I am now. 10 years ago, I wasn’t sure of what I want to do and who I want to be but now I have a very good grasp of what I want to become (and am in the process of working on the life goals already). I believe the older wise women now when they say back then that the best years are yet to come. And there I was thinking that pulling up an all-nighter at a hip club with your girlfriends is the best time of your life. Haha!

FLUID

Long, fluid clothes spell timeless elegance. I find women in fluid evening dresses or jumpsuits classy and elegant. Personally, I’m drawn to long dresses but when I discovered the allure that jumpsuits lend to women, I become immediately obsessed!

BASIC

Admiration of the feminine curves has always been my motivation to keep on wearing dresses and skirts that highlight my natural curves (or lack thereof ha!). I’ve been eternally obsessed with dresses that skim through my frame smoothly. On some relaxed days though, I tend to draw in to skinny jeans that spell effortless chic.

SERIOUS

Chic corporate dressing is something that I’ve always liked to achieve on a daily basis. Having to work on a semi-relaxed corporate setting, I have the freedom to wear anything I want, as long as it’s not vulgar and it still looks serious. My job requires me to be on meetings several times a week – some are not scheduled ahead of time – so I have to make sure that I look professional at all times, but that didn’t restrict me from incorporating my own style into my every day work look.

BORACAY PHOTO DIARY

It has been ages since I wrote a blog post. Things have been busy at finding a job, getting one, moving to Makati, finding a new apartment and getting more and more busy at work. I missed writing though. Oh and the good news is I've found a photographer whom I can work with for my blog (and so I can share DSLR-camera-taken photographs and not just the ones I painstakingly took at my iPhone camera). We will start taking real photos next weekend so it's gonna be great! I'm so excited! I am thinking of getting someone to develop a website for me so it will look more professional, streamlined and user-friendly. 

MINIMALIST

I've always been an advocate of minimalist dressing. I adore dresses with clean lines and silhouettes, tops with no prints and in serious plain colours of either black, white, royal blue, deep red, emerald green or the requisite nudes like beige, off white and ecru. When it comes to accessories, I also tend to go to the minimalist route. Sure there were times when I feel like stacking huge bangles that resemble too heavy and chunky for my skinny wrists but these bangles come in the boldest plain colours with no prints or texture whatsoever. I have an eternal rule for shoes - they should be plain, at least 4 inches in height, and as much as possible, come in pointed toes (no open, rounded or square toe box for me as these tend to make my feet look fat). I have a long and lasting fashion love affair with minimalist dressing. Lately, I've been obsessing over thin necklaces in the daintiest designs ever.

AN AFTERNOON WITH CUPCAKES

Living in the South has its ups and downs. The nicest advantage is that we don't have to deal with the unbelievably annoying traffic in the metro and obviously, the air is cleaner in this side. SLEX is friendlier to motorists most of the time, unlike EDSA who likes to annoy its everyday commuters. The disadvantage is that we don't have a lot of options for shopping and dining. The friendly Alabang Town Center is - thank God - a half an hour drive (or less on non-rush hours) away from Laguna. One afternoon my college friend Ronet and I went there to have a sweet slice (or two) of cupcakes, a cup of coffee, do a little bit of shopping and loads of catching up.

#100DAYSOFSUMMER: DAY 100 - 100th

This is a part of the #100DaysOfSummer project of The PR Girl Closet, and we are now on Day 100!

Day 100, 12:00 NN, Philippines

I can't believe we are on the 100th day already! It has been a little over three months and we're done with the #100DaysOfSummer project. I'm happy to share with you some of the highlights in the past 100 days. This wouldn't be possible without the help of some brands and people who are happy to share materials that I can use in order to make this series possible.

#100DAYSOFSUMMER: DAY 96 - BONBERI

This is a part of the #100DaysOfSummer project of The PR Girl Closet, and we are now on Day 96!

Day 96, 10:00 AM, Philippines

As I was browsing on Google for interesting health articles to read, I found myself on The Coveteur website. This is one of my go-to websites when I want to see beautiful things for style inspiration and to peep on my favourite supermodels' (and people in the fashion industry in general) closets. I haven't visited the website for quite some time now so I was pleasantly surprised that they've ran stories on health and wellness too. I am working on some health articles for a website so this is perfect.