30 for 30 Remix Summer Edition: Week 4

What I like about remixing (especially now when I only have 30 pieces to work with) is that I'm forced to rethink my clothes and how I can wear them.  This week, the main thing I've realized is that really, there are so many ways to wear certain pieces.  For example, this dress which I found for about P200 on the colorful streets of Divisoria years ago proved to be the real deal. It can be worn not just as a tube dress but also with a halter neckline (seen in my travels here) and more than that, as a skirt (and this week, also as a skirt and paired with another dress).  I think I can even use it as a top by pairing it with a long, billowy skirt.

Aside from versatility, what I also like about remixing is that I won't be as creative in mixing and matching my clothes.  I think if you have so many clothes in your closet, the tendency is you won't think that a piece can be paired with other pieces in your closet. But because a remix like this forces you to rethink each piece, then you'd be surprised with the pairings and combinations you can come up with.

30 for 30 Remix Summer Edition: Week 3

Aside from bright colors, white is my favorite thing to wear in the summer. Nothing beats a white top, white skirt, and white pants to counteract the summer heat especially if they're made of breathable, pure cotton. Which is why my white sleeveless cotton top from SM's Copa Cabana has got to be one of the most versatile (and therefore much used) item in my 30 for 30 Summer Remix challenge. And of course, if I believe that no closet should exist without a little black dress, then it's also true that each closet must have its essential twin, the LWD (little white dress).  Especially in our tropical country where the heat has been soaring and peaking.

30 for 30 Remix Summer Edition: Week 2

I don't think any closet remix challenge of mine will be complete without bright colors and of course, color blocking.  It is of course, summer! And what better way to celebrate bright, happy days than with vivid colors and bright  color blocking combinations. I have been wearing this trend since last year and I thought it will be passe now but surprisingly, it's still one of the fashion trends for Spring 2012.  Well, I myself don't really care whether it's still on trend or not because for me, it's one of the best remixing techniques ever---any mix of a number of bright, solid pieces can result in an infinite number of outfit combinations.  And color blocking can be worn not just for bright hues but also for pastels, neutrals, and monochromes. So for sure, I'm going to be color blocking until I run out of outfit combinations---which means, I will be color blocking until I'm old and gray. Let's just say I'm incorporating it in my signature style!

And for this week, I also want to share this peplum skirt which I bought for a song in The Landmark Department Store years ago, and I was happily surprised to find that this trend is also back this year.  And of course, the timelessness of this little black dress from Vestito is the reason why I cannot resist adding another black dress to my closet---especially if it has an unexpected shape, it's made of jersey (which means it doesn't wrinkle) AND what a bonus if jersey comes in such a forgiving, drapey shape as this one. So hooray to classics and "trends" that never really go out of style. Cheers! :)

30 for 30 Remix Summer Edition: Week 1

Since this is practically the second time I'm doing a style remix challenge like this, I must say that it's already way a lot easier compared to the first time I've started out with my 50 for 50 Project.  But for this 30 for 30 challenge, I have a  considerably less number of clothes to work with. From 50 items of clothes, I'm down to just 24 pieces, since the remaining 6 are shoes.  For this Summer Edition of the remix, I chose basic pieces that are versatile enough to be mixed and matched and to be repurposed not just for the work week but for the weekend as well.

30 for 30 Remix Challenge: The Summer Edition

{Via Kendi Everyday}

So here it is, the pieces for my Summer Edition of the 30 for 30 remix challenge. A few months  ago, I was inspired to remix by closet by the blog Kendi Everday but I put my own twist to it and came up with my own challenge, which I called the "50 for 50 Project".  After I accomplished my goal for that fashion challenge, I decided to take on Kendi's 30 for 30 challenge at its purest form---take 30 pieces from the closet (including shoes) and make 30 outfits from the 30 pieces. And to not go shopping for new clothes during the challenge (or at least try not to).

Post-Digital Perm Hair Care Guide

THINKING OF HAVING YOUR STRAIGHT HAIR PERMED? READ THIS FIRST BEFORE GETTING A DIGI PERM!!
A few weeks ago, I got my hair permed for the very first time at Bang's Tony and Jackey and told you all about my (virgin) digital perm experience in this post.

As I mentioned there, the main thing that I felt after leaving the salon and a few days after was disoriented.  After living with straight hair for all my life up until that point, I felt confused and a bit lost on what to do with my hair. And while still in that disoriented state, I sort of panicked, which led me to buy products that I realized only later on were not really what I needed.  I did ask a lot of questions from my Korean stylist, Anna,  but I felt like it's a hit or miss---as in, you have to ask the right questions or else you won't get the proper information. So the thing is, what questions are you supposed to ask?

And I noticed that while there are so many articles and blog posts on other girls' experiences on their digi perms, there aren't that many that tell us formerly straight-haired girls about what to expect and what to do with our newly permed hair AFTER we leave the salon and deal with it in our daily lives. After all, we already paid so much for the perm itself and risked taking this step to the world of waves and curls. So we might as well enjoy this new hair and be sure to maintain it properly. 

So I came up with this guide, which is a compilation of my own experience and tips from other real women who've had their hair digi permed.  You will also find my essential shopping list for digi permed hair (because I don't want you to go through what I did---panicking and overbuying!).