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Tender Romance

December 21, 2016

Aloha from Kona, Hawaii! My family and I headed over to this beautiful and warm island to spend our winter break today. It’s definitely a change of scene-I flew from Los Angeles to the Bay Area, and then right to Hawaii the following day.

It’s beautiful here, but I definitely left a lot unfinished at home. Sometimes it can be hard to relax, even in a beautiful environment. Thankfully, I’ve had downtime here to reflect and, of course, work on new blog content! 🙂 One of the best parts has been just sitting by the beach and doing my work on my laptop, (which might sound really workaholic but seriously.) I am actually not even a huge fan of the sun and I can’t be under direct sunlight for too long without getting a headache haha.

I collaborated with Ralph Lauren Fragrances over the holidays to share

their Tender Romance perfume set with my dear readers. The fragrance set complements my travel perfectly! I’ve been wearing the scent throughout Hawaii; it smells like an uptown department store and I absolutely love it. I can’t wait to wear it on future dates with my boyfriend! This year, I’ve added two new perfumes to my collection, (including this one.) My go-to is a limited edition scent from Dolce and Gabanna.

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Welcoming the Holidays with PBTeen

November 29, 2016

So the weather has been getting warmer and the presence of the upcoming holidays is in the air. What does this mean for me? Definitely a lot more of cozying up in my room and low-key stressing about what to gift my friends and family.

Since I was very young, I have been infatuated with room design and interior decoration. I used to play home decoration games online all the time-did you guys ever play those fashion or room design games online too? I loved to roam furniture sites and visualize my ideal room, even t

hough back the only thing I had much control over was my wall color and bedsheets. I would have never expected to collaborate with one of my favorite decor sites, Pottery Barn Teen on my blog. We teamed up this season to inspire you guys with some awesome room decoration and holiday gifting ideas. I chose the snow leopard print bean bag and Emily and Meritt gold bunny speakers for my dorm room at UCLA. The beanbag matches our white rug and totally completes the room. This year, our room is so cozy-it feels total home to me and hopefully to my roommate Audrey as well! (We even named our room Kawaii Traphouse.) Now that I’m a sophomore in college, I realize just how quickly the days pass, and I want to treasure each passing moment that I have here more. Already, we have made memories with friends lounging on the beanbag, eating snacks and online shopping, and playing songs from the adorable speakers as we’re studying and getting ready for events. We spend so much time in our room here so it’s awesome that Pottery Barn teen furniture and decorations helped us in making it even more one-of-a-kind. And I would like to give a huge shoutout to my friend Edwin Lai for the photography! 🙂

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Snap Recap ∟November

November 27, 2016

main things that happened this month I would say would be// my first experience hair modeling for Paul Mitchell (Julian Pelingero) gave me a signature pre-designed haircut to go with the launch of the company’s new Marula line// going back to the bay area for the weekend for a much-needed trip home where I did some shopping with dad, tiff, and my sister bridgette// collaborating with PBteen for the first time and getting a huge new beanbag for kawaii traphouse (aka me+audreys dorm room)// thanksgiving break in irvine with my boyfriend and my best friend which consisted of cooking, gaming- and my boyfriend took me to california adventure park! //

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rosy

November 12, 2016

may we preserve our youth like never-dying flowers…

so much can change so fast but I hope to always have a grasp of the underlying me. there is some essence that hasn’t changed and remains through all these years. we go through so many phases of life but who we are is who we are. what we love and what inspires us will stay.

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