5 Fashion Trends Coming This Summer! 2015

Yo people how are you all doing? Summer is just around the corners and I am super duper excited for it. Do you remember how flowy crop tops, floral circle skirts, cut off bathing suits, floral maxi dress, denim cut offs and tie dye everything were seriously trendy last summer? Well, they could still be but let me guess what would become trendy this summer, or well at least to me.

1. High Neck Crop Tops

Do you see how these are getting in trend again? Even though these are so 2012 but people seem to be wearing these a lot lately, they look really sophisticated but still really fashionable and fun to wear in! Pair them with high waisted denims or origami skort to glam the look up.

Racerfront Crop Top
Classic Crop Top

2. Origami Skorts

Speaking of origami skorts, these could become so trendy this summer. Super duper sophisticated and chic. Heard of Amanda Steele? She mentioned about skorts in a few of her recent videos and I see how these will become really fashionable these summer.

Origami Mini Skort
Wrap Skort

3. Birkenstock 

Yes I know these are a bit ugly but trust me not only are they really casual and comfy but they could be really stylish as well. I know how people call these Jesus sandals and such but they are super duper puper luper tuper super fashionable. Pair it with white tee and jeans and bam there you go you have an outfit, add it in your shopping list and you wouldn't regret!

Birkenstock Platfrom Slide Sandals

4. Bohemian 

Bohemian has been a trend that is trendy every Coachella but did you notice that people are starting to be a little more boho even for normal occasions. Now there's even a section in (nearly) every clothing store of bohemian clothings and accessories. By Bohemian I meant tribal print shorts, wide leg pants, Off-The-Shoulder top, open knit cardigans, kimonos, rompers, you name it all. I love Forever 21's Bohemian section they are seriously so chic and you definitely have to check it out!

Forever 21 Bohemian

5. Bralette

 

Bralettes are super duper cute for summer either as a top alone or under a shirt. Brandy Melville has these two super adorable and fashionable bralettes that could be wore alone. There are also some alternatives, instead of spending money on these you could use a really cheap bra maybe at target and customize it yourself! Lace bralettes are super adorable when showing the straps. 

Jeanne Bralette

Chiyo Top

Urban Outfitters Bralette

Lace Halter Bralette

I hope you enjoyed this post and hope you see you soon!

My Travelling Essentials! //March 2015//

Hey everyone! So you probably didn't know but I will be going to New Zealand this month for 11 days and I decided to make this post about what I usually pack to trips and such. This also helps me be more organized somehow and be ensure I got everything packed! Since it will be fall when I get there, the weather is breezy yet sunny so shorts and tshirts with a cardigan would be purrfect hehe.

Top 4 Tips for Packing (applies to anywhere)!

#1 Check the weather 

• Always check the weather on the official weather observation website of where you are going to, they are usually more accurate than the ones on apps (e.g. Yahoo weather)
• By checking the weather you would know what to pack, e.g. shorts or pants, sweater or t-shirts etc.

#2 Bring a few extra pair of undies

• Well it's always safe to bring some extras since you never know when the time of the month will be.

#3 Don't over pack

• Even though over packing might be good since there will be more options in clothes or shoes or more cleans undies, but you could do laundry there, and its better to do some laundries throughout the trip than bringing your smelly clothes back home. 

#4 Use packing cubes

• I know how people said that packing cubes takes up a lot of space, but it really helps sort everything out and when you are flipping through things you wouldn't mess up the others.

Packing List

//Suitcase//

Clothing:

• 3 pair of shorts
• Since they don't take up much space it's fine to take more but you could always wear them more than once
• 8 t-shirts
• Basic tees could be worn more than once without the feeling of wearing it again, since you could add a cardigan or tuck it into the shorts for a new outfit. Some t-shirts could be used as a cover up on bathing suits.
• 2 Cardigan/Jacket
• When it gets breezy you could always wear a light jacket on top of your outfit, and two of them to change around without the feeling of wearing it repetitively.
• 1-2 sets of bathing suits
• Where I will be going is full of beaches and pools so there's always a chance for swimming. I'm bringing one more set just in case it doesn't dry on time.
• Undergarments 
• It's basically a must, you could bring fewer undies since you could wash it and they dry pretty quickly, but bring enough bras for everyday since its harder for them to dry.
• 2 pair of pants
• Just in case it gets breezy and for activities that you longer pants. Also for going back to Hong Kong.
• 2 Sweater/Hoodie
• Only when it gets cold but not too cold where you have to wear long pants.
• A romper/dress
• Sometimes you could get a little dressy when it doesn't involve any physical activity.
• 8 pair of socks
• One for everyday, except for days where you wear sandals.

Shoes:

• Sport Shoes
• Trainers for physical activities and for daily running!
• Flipflops
• For the beach/pool and you could wear them at the hotel as well
• Sneakers/Anything you usually wear
• For days that you aren't wear any of those above.

Toiletries:

• Shampoo/Conditioner
• Only if you want to, but I usually like using my own one.
• Razor
• Not for cutting but for shaving and such
• Toner
• I know some people doesn't use it but I do
• Makeup Remover/Cotton Pads
• Even if you don't wear makeup you will still need to remove your sunscreen.
• Sunscreen
• Unless you want tons of freckles and get sun burnt.

Technology:

• Chargers/ Adapters
• You NEVER ever wanna forget those, well you could possibly buy it there but its better if you do. 
• Extra Batteries

Others:

• A book
• To read when you are bored.
• Notebook/Pens
• Maybe you wanna write a diary?
• Jewlery
• To enhance your outfit?
• An extra bag
• Just to swap around for different occasion and outfits. 
• Plastic Bag
• For dirty and wet clothes.
• Towels
• Nail Polish (if you are wearing any)
• Hairbands/ hair accessories 
• Dry Shampoo
• Basic Makeup (concealer, eyeliner, lipstick, mascara, brow pencil, lash curler)
• Extra Polaroid sheets?

//Carry On//

• Money (Both currencies, local and the place you are going to)
• Phone 
• Umbrella
• Keys
• Lip Balm
• Camera 
• ID Card
• Passport (and copies)
• Water Bottle (DON'T FILL IT WHEN BOARDING)
• Hat
• Tissues
• Period Pads
• Moisturizer 
• Small Towel
• Earphones
• Hand sanitizer
• Hand cream
• Deodorant
• Magazine
• Charger
• iPad
• Hairbrush
• Eye Mask
• Toothbrush/toothpaste
• Cleanser 
• Roller ball perfume/ Mini perfumes
• Polaroid Camera

//Outfit on Plane//

• Leggings
• T shirt
• Cozy hoodie/sweater/jumper on top
• Comfy Shoes

I really hope this have helped you out for packing, and this totally did helped me as well. Now everything is all planned out! Anyways I hope you see you soon and comment down below for blog post ideas and bye!

Get To Know Me Tag (25 Questions)

I pretty much ran out of idea on what to post as usual and I thought why not introduce myself? So I saw this on Leah's blog and thought I would do this too!

1. Do you have a middle name?
I don't actually have one but Chinese names are confusing.

2. What is your favourite subject in school?
Probably visual arts or chemistry, despite the fact that I hate my visual arts teacher I still love the subject so much and I'm planning on studying chemistry in the future.

3. What's your favourite drink?
STARBUCKS, basically any frapps! and here comes me without it

4. What's your favourite song at the moment?

I have quite a few actually but if I could only choose one it would be A Little Too Much by the one and only Shawn Mendes. It's really empowering and meaningful as I had mentioned in my previous blog post.

5. What would your name your children?

Hmm... I think I would name my daughter Fleur and son Flynn. I just noticed that both names begins with "F" and are a single syllable name.

6. Do you participate in any sports?

Well I swim every Saturday and run once in a while if that counts.

7. What's your favourite book?

My favourite book used to be TFIOS but it's currently Divergent.

8. What's your favourite colour?

I used to be a huge fan on pink pink pink! But I like white as well (even though its not a colour)

9. What's your favourite animal?

Owls are my favourite animal, they are sooo adorable (maybe).

10. What's your favourite perfume?

I absolutely love Aura by Swarovski (Eau de Toilette), its this really fresh and sweet scent that totally represents me somehow.

11. What's your favourite holiday?

Does summer holiday counts? Well because its the longest holiday of all and there's no homework!

12. Have your graduated from High School?

Nope, I'm still at Year 9

13. Have you been out of the country?

Yes! More than I could count actually

14. Do you speak any other languages?

I speak English, Cantonese and Mandarin fluently

15. Do you have any siblings?

Nope, but I wish I had an older brother 

16. What's your favourite store?

Well I love H&M as much as I love HMV (they both look similar, as in the word)

17. What's your favourite restaurant?

Does Starbucks count? XD If not then Al Molo Ristorante Italino, they literally have the best pizzas in town, well they only have it in Hong Kong

18. Do you like school?

Yes and no. Yes because it kills boredom and I get to hangout with my friends, no because of all that homework and tests but they are good for us anyways.

19. Who are some of your favourite YouTubers?

Mikey Murphyyyyy <3

#Jaspar hehe

20. What's your favourite movie?

Divergent as always <3

21. What are some of your favourite TV shows?

The Vampire Diaries (OMG), Sherlock, Castle, The Originals (Basically vampire stuff and detective stuff)

22. PC or Mac?

Even though I don't own a Mac, I would say Mac because the programs are super handy and I really like the design of it.

23. What phone do you have?

An iPhone 3GS, but I'll be getting a new one soon (hopefully)

24. How tall are you?

I'm 5'4 which is kinda short

25. Any pets?

Pet fish? I want a dog or maybe a cat but not fishes ):

Anyways I hope you all got to know me better and see you soon bye!

February Favourites! (2015)

Hey its finally March! How are you doing? I'm currently procrastinating, maybe I should stop hmm.. anyways here's my February favourites, and this is just the things I had been loving vvv much this month, of course there's a lot more I love but I decided to include fewer stuff so it doesn't get too stuffed.

Allegiant by Veronica Roth - I'd gotten really obsessed with the Divergent series so so much, but I actually enjoyed Divergent and Insurgent more than Allegiant (well I haven't finished it yet), maybe because I enjoyed it all in Tris' POV and not switching it from one to another all the time, but I still enjoyed it enough to be a part of monthly favourites.

FujiFilm Instax Mini 8 - I received this polaroid camera during Christmas and I had been taking loads of polaroids ever since. There are 7 different colours (white, pink, blue, yellow, black, raspberry, grape) raspberry and grape are the newest colours, comparing to the original colours its a lot brighter since the original colours are all pastel related (other than black). It comes with 5 different settings/lighting which could be used in different environment. They are absolutely adorable and handy when taking pictures with friends and family.

M.A.C Lipstick 'Kinda Sexy' -  I got this last year but the one in the picture is for my friend. Its a really nice nude colour which works on a variety of skin tones. It is a matte lipstick, but you don't have to worry about your lips getting chapped, since the texture is really creamy and nice. Plus it smells really nice, vanilla-ish cookie dough-ish <3

Smith's Rosebud Salve in a Tube - The tube is really convenient since you don't have to dab your finger or ruin it at all, the subtle rose scent and tint is lovely. Even though it's shiny on lips but its not sticky at all, keeping it moisturized at all time, but I'm not a big fan of petroleum based products.

Nike Free 5.0 (Hyper Punch) - When I first saw this at the store, I was like "OMG I needa get it!" so I did. Nike Free is known for the high flexibility which allows you to run freely, and ever since I received these shoes I wanted to run so badly! Definitely worth the price!

Other Favourites x

The Vampire Diaries - I've never been so obsessed with a TV show before, but I guess I am! I'm currently on 5x05 (season 5 episode 5) *burst out of tears* because of Bon Bon's death )): There are a lot of supernatural stuff and shipping going on #Klaroline #Delena #Stelena and all that stuff, I ship #Klaroline as much as I love pizza hehe

A Little Too Much by Shawn Mendes - How could you not love it!1!1! The lyrics of this song is everything, and so relatable (you will get what I mean if you listen to it) Actually a lot of Shawn's lyrics are so meaningful and relatable to us teenagers, but this song just stands out of all. Shawn is trying to tell us that its okay to show when you break down because everybody feels the same.

Crash Test Dummy - Reed Deming - Reed Deming is adorable hehe (he's only 16 like Shawn aksdsakgdsd) its a really catchy and meaningful (again!) It's a song about self acceptance, we as teenagers have so much to go through, and there is so much pressure that is put on us by the society, media, peers or parents. Its just a confusing journey figuring out who we are in this world and who we want to become, but I feel that despite all our flaws and imperfections, we need to accept who we truly are, even if we aren't perfect we still need to understand that no one else is.

Never Be Alone by Shawn Mendes - #sorrynotsorry but Shawn Mendes' songs are so empowering and the video is absolutely beautiful. By the way he's gonna be touring with Taylor Swift this year! Wow so much for a 16 year old Canadian boy aka my bae <3

Mikey Murphy - He had been my human favourites this month among with my all time faves 5SOS and Shawn Mendes (duhhh) he's another adorable human being! hehe

Anyways I hope you enjoyed this post and I'll try to post more often! Have a nice March!

awwwww x

Liebster Award 2015 (I have no idea what this is!)

          So apparently, I have no clue what this 'Liebster Award 2015' thing is all about but I'll give it a try and see how it all works! So I had been nominated by my online bestie Lena and her friend Judy (Bubble Pandas) to do this more of a 'tag' thing. So based on Lena "Basically, whoever tags you asks you a bunch of fun questions and once you answer them, you create more questions to give to the people you tag". Yup I'm that lazy to explain what this really is and I think she explains it better than I could.


Credits to Lena and this post that she used, here are the rules:

• Write a blog post and reveal 11 interesting facts about yourself
• In the same blog post answer the questions designated by the blogger who nominated you
• You must also nominate other new bloggers for the Liebster Award
• Give your nominees a list of questions they have to answer

Soooo..let's just pop right in it!

11 Interesting Facts About Me

1. When I was younger, I wanted to be a construction worker, just like bob the builder, weird right? I wonder what was wrong with (alliteration hehe) me at that time like wow okay?
2. I had gained almost 9kg in the past year, *blaming all the chocolates and pizzas* (you could never resist them anyways!)
3. I could never start working on my homework until midnight (especially the big ones) but still manage to finish em and get good grades :D (maybe except for biology because no one likes it) #procrastinationftw 
4. You know how people couldn't leave their house without their phones, for me its my lipstick or lipbalm, never wanna go out with chapped lips, they are gross ewww
5. I tried to dye my ends of my hair last year to a lighter shade of brown but I guess it failed and instead made it darker (note: always go for a shade or two lighter than the actual shade you want)
6. I wrote 4 songs so far (that I am satisfied with) and I write them anywhere and anytime.
7. I suck at doodling but I think I'm good at actual drawing and painting and those stuff 
8. I kissed a boy (cheeks only) on valentines day that I didn't really know
9. Till now, I'm still a really shy kid especially in school, and teachers would mention it in all my reports to talk more in class
10. I think I can sing well but I never sang out loud in front of anyone other than my parents who are super annoyed because I'm basically singing 24/7
11. I don't eat beef, mutton, goose, duck, and a lot more 'normal' type of meat

Time for da questions from Lena and Judy!

1. Where are you from and one thing you love about it?

• I'm from a little yet big city called Hong Kong, I love how modern yet historical or maybe old it could be, like a really modern skyscraper might be next to a post-war architect, isn't that cool?

2. What is your favourite junk food?

• My favourite junk would probably be Starbucks' frappuccinos, I guess you do count it as a junk food. But it's life, despite how unhealthy it is, I still drink it often.

3. Are you a procrastinator or are you the opposite?

• I could possibly be the biggest procrastinator maybe not, I procrastinate till midnight (apparently I have a book report, vocab quiz, maths quiz and a Chinese assessment tomorrow and I still haven't done anything)

4. Favourite social media platform?

• Hmmm this is a tough one, I really can't decide between YouTube, Instagram and Facebook, I mean I go on them the equal amount of time each day. (Basically telling me to choose between Shawn Mendes and Luke Hemmings)

5. Why did you start blogging?

• I don't really know the answer to this question, its like asking a fangirl why did they started getting obsessed with this one celebrity.

6. What is your dream? In other words, if you were given one wish, what would you wish for?

• I really have no idea, if you were asking the fangirl Joyce then probably meeting 5SOS and Shawn Mendes, the nerdy Joyce would be to get straight A's, and the me me ummm world peace maybe because this war is really freakish

7. Do you have a hidden talent? If so, what?

• I could actually sing well (I guess), hehe but I never sang loud in front of any of my friends or sing in a really weird tone/voice, never seriously 

8. What's your favourite animal?

• Penguins, like OH EM GEE they are SHOOOO cutie ahhh *dies*

9. If you were to live anywhere in the world, where would you live?

• Probably London because of their LANDAN accent *dies again*, and all those architects are fabulous, fish n chips too lol

10. Favourite quote?

• "Some people have crooked teeth, some people have broken fingers, and I've got a back that has my initial on it" -Shailene Woodley

11. Would you rather have a pet unicorn or dragon?

• Pet unicorn, dragons just scares me.

I AM TAGGING:

1. Liza Ellie

2. To Be Continued...

3. Beta Aquarii

4. Just Juliette

5. Being Girl

6. Wandering Héroïne

7. and youu!

QUESTIONS FOR YA!

1. What's your current hair colour, and if you could dye it what colour would it be?

2. What's something you can't live without?

3. Favourite present you received?

4. What's something you like to do alone?

5. Goals you want to achieve this year?

6. Favourite piece of clothing and why?

7. Biggest lie you had ever told?

8. Something you are proud of doing?

9. Favourite city?

10. Last time you had cried?

11. Most embarrassing thing?

So thats all people, have a lovely day or maybe valentines day not so sure #timezoneproblems anyways bye!

Current Top 7 Favourite Songs!

Hello! Well, Lena, Judy and I had decided to do a collab together and for this time, the theme is 7 songs that we like the most (the song that you keep on playing and playing back and forth). I hope that you would enjoy mine!

These songs are in no particular order.

1. Rose(Lee Hi) – I am just simply in love with her, her voice is really young and smooth, and the song “Rose” just expressed her feelings and showed her talent.
2. Neon Lights (Demi Lovato) – I just love Demi Lovato, her voice, her music ….really represents her in person.
3.  Burn(Ellie Goulding) – This song is everywhere, in the malls, on my phone and even in IKEA…for some reasons, so then I felt like it’s amazing for no reasons.
4.  Roar(Katy Perry) – It’s a fast yet funky song and I love funky songs.
5. Let it go(Demi Lovato) – I like Demi Lovato’s version better, not only because I like her better, but it’s more explosive and crazier compared to Idina’s version, but Idina’s voice would suit the “Disney” theme better.
6. Safe and Sound (Taylor Swift) – OMGGGG!! I am a total swiftie, and this is my favourite song from her, its mysterious yet simple and cool! I also love the movie so this is totally my choice.
7. Royals(Lorde) – I really like the rhythm of the song, where it starts off with the beat thingie, and the lyrics are really meaningful.

LLinks to their blog:
http://bubble-pandas.blogspot.com.au/

DIY: Instagram Polaroids!

Hello! Have you ever dreamed owning your own Polaroid camera? Well, at least I have...always wanted one and envy others when they took Polaroid, and today I am going to teach you how to "create" your own Polaroid based on your Instagram photo.

I was designing my room and there popped out a blank piece of wall, I was thinking how to decorate it this time, I had stuck a heart collage before, a tumblr inspired collage....hmm..AH! What about a Polaroid photo wall?! I had saw someone else did this on tumblr and suddenly popped out of my mind. So I was searching for any tutorials on this and I came through TheWinterForest's blog, I just want to share this idea/method to you all.

Let's get started!

Well, I know not everyone has those professional software like Photoshop so in this method, you will need an internet connection (well obviously you have) and simply go on to Pixlr, which is an online free photo editing software.

1. Download

• First, of course you will need a frame, obviously a Polaroid photo frame. Simply click here, it will redirect you to another website and click the first button on the top right corner that says "Download", save it to your computer, and we will use it in step number 2!

2. Process

• Go onto Pixlr right now
• Choose Open Image from Computer (second option) and open the previously saved template (Polaroid Frame).
• Afterwards go on to http://followgram.me/yourusername (change it to your Instagram username) and sign in using your instagram account.
• Choose the photo(s) that you would want to use, click once onto the photo to make it zoon, right click and click Copy Image URL/location
• Back to Pixlr, in the top menu choose Layer > Open Image URL as Layer
• Paste the image URL in the box and your image will be added as an layer.
• In the layers panel (on the right) grab the new layer and place it at the bottom of the Polaroid frame. Position in place
• Do the same for all 4 photos.

3. Finish

Afterwards, go to File > Print or save the finished file to your computer. It would be better if you print on photo paper instead to make it more alike.

Use it as a wall decor, or in your scrapbook, and TAADAA you are done! 

 ORIGINAL TUTORIAL:
http://www.thewonderforest.com/2014/02/diy-instagram-polaroids-print-instagram.html

March Photo Challenge

Hello! Worked on my first ever Photo-a-day/Photo challenge, and I designed it all :) Pretty proud on what I had done.

HOW TO:
This is fairly simple, coz all you will need it simply a phone, of course you could use a camera, iPad...simply something that could take pictures.

• Usually most people would upload this picture to Facebook, Instagram or Twitter before starting the challenge. 
• Check the theme of the day, e.g. today is 22nd...it would be gift.
• Use a photo taking device (camera, phone, tablet...) and simply take a picture of something related to the theme. e.g. today is 22nd, and the theme is gift, I would take a picture of a gift I got from my friend :) or something you just find special.
• Now, you took the picture. You would simply want to upload it to either, Facebook, Instagram, or Twitter and simply hashtag #marchphotochallenge.

Enjoy!