Lookbook: Summer Breeze

Here is my first outfit post to kick off my new Lookbook series! I have always loved fashion and this is an exciting way for me to become even more creative with my day to day style choices.

Taiwan Haul: Part 6

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This is the last part of my Taiwan Haul "series"....finally! This post is going to feature all the clothing items that I purchased in Taiwan. 

 I bought this denim vest at Wu Fen Pu. I think it was about $12. The quality is amazing and I'm sure that it would cost at least $30 in America. I'm not sure what to wear with it though, so suggestions are more than appreciated!

I bought this peter pan collared polka dot dress for only $5 at Feng Jia Night Market. The material is pretty thin and it's a bit short, but I like it a lot.

I bought this navy/white stripped tank for $6 at Wu Fen Pu. It's a bit pricey and H&M probably sells something very similar for $5, but I didn't bring a lot of tank tops with me to Taiwan and that was a huge mistake T^T This was one of the only tank tops that I saw that didn't have random English words printed all over it haha.

I love this sea foam green dress! I usually don't buy super feminine clothing like this but this was too cute to pass up. However, it's really short on me and so I would definitely have to wear tights or leggings with it. I got this dress for $6 at Wu Fen Pu.

I have been on the hunt for a plaid dress for quite a while and was definitely super excited when I saw this dress on the sale rack at one of the stores in Wu Fen Pu. This was only $3! The quality is actually really good, so this was such a steal.

This was probably the most expensive clothing item that I bought in Taiwan. I bought this dress for $18 (after a lot of haggling) at Wu Fen Pu. However, I really liked the design and I figured $18 wasn't a bad price.
 

I love the floral crochet pattern to death.

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This dress was $6 and purchased at the very first store I entered at Wu Fen Pu.

The quality isn't that great but for $6 I can't complain too much.

I bought this striped dress at a store in the Underground Mall. I think this was about $6.

As you can see I bought two of them in different colors. The material is quite thick and comfy.

This was purchased for $6 at Wu Fen Pu. The quality kind of sucks and it's a bit short :/

Finally, I bought the top two skirts at Wu Fen Pu for $3 each. The quality is really good; the material is quite thick. I bought the polka dot shorts and the cat print shorts for $4 each at a small store in the Underground Mall.

And that concludes my Taiwan Haul posts! Hope you enjoyed them :)

Taiwan Haul Part 5

Hi everyone! Today I'll be sharing the jewelry I bought in Taiwan. I didn't buy that many since the prices of jewelry sold at night markets are relatively high compared to that of Forever 21. The quality is more or less the same so I couldn't justify buying a ton of bracelets that cost $12 each when a similar looking bracelet can be found at Forever 21 for just $4 :/ The next time I visit Taiwan, I probably won't buy any jewelry.

I bought these two necklaces from two separate stores at Feng Jia Night Market. The necklace in the middle was about 300 NTD; it's super simple and I absolutely love it. The one on the right was about 400 NTD. Yes, it's overpriced but the quality is pretty good and I love the mint green/gold color scheme.

I wasn't going to buy this necklace after finding out how much it cost...it was $18. I was pretty sure I could find something similar at Forever 21 or H&M at a much lower price but my cousin bought it as a gift for me just in case F21 didn't sell something similar. Thank you Wendy!

This cost 300 NTD. It's actual reversible; the other side is white/gold instead of black/gold.

Last but not least, I purchased the top and bottom bracelet for 400 NTD each. Although the design is simple, the quality is really nice. My cousin Wendy purchased the cross bracelet for 450 NTD and gave it to me as a gift :)

Lesson learned: don't bother buying jewelry in Taiwan. It's generally expensive when compared to stores like Forever 21 and H&M :/

In any case, hope you enjoyed this haul! The last part (Part 6) of my Taiwan Haul will be up soon :)

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Taiwan Haul Part 4

I usually never wear false eyelashes and actually wasn't planning on buying any in Taiwan, but my cousin convinced me that they really do make a difference and are perfect for special events. I caved in and bought a box for about 150 NTD. These were the most natural false eyelashes my cousins could find (out of the 20+ kinds sold at the store...).

I am a huge sucker for stationary. In Taiwan, I spent over one and a half hours looking around in just a single, modestly sized stationary store. I bought a ton of stickers and birthday cards. I also bought 4 notepads, a set of paper envelopes, and a box of small notecards.

It would take me way too long to individually photograph each food item that I bought in Taiwan so I'm not going to :P But I filled up 2 large suitcases with food, so yes, I bought a TON of snacks. Half of my snack haul was generously gifted to me by my cousin Wendy.

 Some of my favorite snack purchases include a box of pudding (one of my favorite things to eat in Taiwan), matcha milk mix, and Koala's March cookies in various flavors (I think I got them in chocolate, milk, custard, and vanilla ice cream).

I apologize in advance for the next few weeks: I'll definitely be posting since I have about 3 more posts to go until I finish my Taiwan/Japan haul posts, and I have purchased quite a bit of things since I came back from Taiwan -_-". However, I think I'm putting my Taiwan/Japan diary posts on the back burner for now.

I'm going to try and finish them, but they take a long time to put together so I'll only work on them when I have some free time...which will be rare during the next few weeks due to my online classes, internship, traveling (again...), church activities, meeting up with friends I haven't seen in a while, and taking my cousin Ivy (who'll be coming from Taiwan and staying with us for about 3 months) out to shop/eat/explore.

So a big THANK YOU! to those who read my blog and comment. It brings a smile to my face :) And yes, I can't properly say thank you with a giveaway...which is coming up very, very, VERY soon ;)

Taiwan Haul Part 3

Hi everyone! This is the third part of my Taiwan Haul. Sorry for breaking it up into so many parts; I have been extremley busy lately and so it's easier for me to edit a small batch of photos at once instead of editing all the pictures from my Taiwan/Japan trip.

Back of the makeup pouch

I went to Watson's and bought a few Majolica Majorca makeup products to try out. I adore the packaging and I've heard nothing but good reviews of this brand's products. I'm not sure of the exact names of these products, but I picked up a liquid eyeliner, a cream eyeliner, 3 eyeshadow palettes, and a mascara that was highly recommended by my cousin Ivy. The mascara came with a free mirror. Also, Watson's was having a special promotion, so if you spend over 500 NTD on Majolica Majorca products you get a free makeup pouch.

I also bought 7 packs of 3m Nexcare acne patches. They work amazingly well and were fairly cheap (I think I paid about 70 NTD per pack). I regret not buying more!

Finally, I purchased this purse at Feng Jia night market for 350 NTD. The quality is pretty good but I wouldn't use it on a day to day basis. However, since I don't own a gray purse, I thought I might as well buy it.

Hope you guys enjoyed this (small) haul post! There's a lot more to come :P

Taiwan Haul Part 2

It's way too hard to organize my haul by category (like I did for the last post) so Part 2 will feature random things haha. Hope you still enjoy :)

One of my relatives in Taiwan gave me a bottle of Organia Water Drop Essence Hand Cream. It works really well! The consistency is both gel and cream like so it's kind of hard to describe, but it's incredibly moisturizing. On the right is a pack of nail polishes that I bought from Poya. I don't particularly care for colors A and C but B is a gorgeous and creamy purple with gold speckles.  

 Kindly ignore the pile of Borax powder -_-" It works as an insecticide and I HATE insects so I have it scattered in the corners of my room. Anyway, I bought all this matcha flavored food at the Narita Airport before I headed back to the States. The boxes of green tea Kit Kats and sakura green tea kit kats were purchased at about $16 USD each. The package of matcha powder was about $9 USD and the pack of green tea flavored Crunch bars was about $4 USD. I LOVE matcha green tea flavored chocolates and so I wish I bought a whole lot more :(

 These were also purchased at the airport. I bought the chocolate covered macadamia nuts and box of dark chocolate for my mom; they were $5 and $3 USD respectively. The box of Tokyo Banana was $10 USD. I have yet to try the macadamia nuts and Tokyo Banana, but my family already opened the box of Meji Black Chocolate. It's not as dark and bitter as I thought it would be, so that was sort of a disappointment. Still, Meiji chocolate is always delicious and so we still enjoyed it.

 These were purchased at the airport as well :P Both the Shiseido Tsubaki shampoo and conditioner were about $4 USD each.

 I bought a ton of hair bows from Poya since they were so cheap (only 10 NTD!). I plan on giving most of them away though.

 I bought this for my home church's pastor's wife's daughter lololol. I think it's super cute and it was only 30 NTD.

Finally, I purchased a few boxes of masks at Cosmed, Hi-Life, and Poya. For those who are wondering, Cosmed definitely had the best prices for masks. I bought two boxes of My Beauty Diary strawberry yogurt masks at Cosmed, the first box of Hello Kitty masks at Hi-Life, the second box of Hello Kitty masks for at Poya, and the two boxes of Sexy Look masks at Poya since they were having a Buy 1 Get 1 Free promotion.

Taiwan Haul Part 1

Hi everyone! I am finally back in the States; I arrived this morning and have been furiously unpacking since. I have yet to finish my Taiwan and Japan entries but since they do take up quite a good amount of time to write out, I am going to focus on my purchases first :P This post in particular will focus on the shoes that I bought in Taiwan.

I bought this pair of brown wedges at Feng Jia Night Market for about 350 NTD ($12 USD). They're surprisingly comfortable. I've been looking for a pair of simple brown wedges for quite some time now and I'm thrilled that I was able to buy some at such a low price. In case you are wondering, the quality of these wedges is quite good. The only flaw I can see is that the bottom of the wedges are somewhat flat and may therefore cause me to lose my balance on some surfaces. However, for such a cheap price and great quality, I'll take my chances.

This pair of cat flats was purchased at the Taipei Underground Mall for only 190 NTD ($6 USD). They fit my feet perfectly and are easy to walk in. I doubt I'll wear these often but they're certainly cute to look at haha. 

This pair of jeweled sandals was also purchased at the Taipei Underground Mall for 450 NTD ($15 USD). The quality of these shoes are amazing; they're so soft and comfortable.

Last but not least, I bought this pair of heels during my second trip to Feng Jia Night Market. These were 290 NTD ($10 USD). I love the lace/glitter pattern!

I originally planned on buying a  lot more shoes but unfortunately due to weight limitations (23 kg) I couldn't buy more than a few pairs :(  Regardless, I'm extremely happy with the shoes that I bought and can't wait to wear them out!

Taiwan: Day 9

**Hi everyone! I just got to Japan this morning and am absolutely exhausted. I unfortunately didn't take any pictures today, but I still plan on writing blog posts about my Japan adventures....after I finish all my Taiwan posts T~T**

On Day 9 my grandma and I went over to my 2nd aunt's house. She then took us and my cousin Ivy out to eat lunch at a massive department store building. The food court was ridiculous -_-" It was lunch hour for those who were working and so it was really crowded.

What my cousin Ivy ordered for only $3 USD :O

I ordered a dish that's somewhat similar to lu rou fan and a bowl of spinach soup; everything came out to be $4 USD. My 2nd aunt and grandma each ordered a bowl of noodles and my cousin Ivy ordered a Singaporean dish. We later went and bought bubble milk tea :D

Then my 2nd aunt dropped Ivy and I off at Xi Men Ding. I didn't buy anything since things solid at Xi Men Ding are considerably more expensive than Wu Fen Pu. After wandering around for two hours, my cousin and I went to a bakery store to eat cake. Then my grandma and 2nd aunt came by and picked us up. On our way to dinner, my grandma bought two dan ta for us to eat. Apparently the store she bought the dan ta from is really famous. It tasted like a regular dan ta to me though haha.

We met up with my cousin Jenny for dinner. She got married a month or so ago in Bali but held a wedding reception in Taiwan on June 2; she asked me and Ivy to be her bridesmaids...so that was one of the main reasons I went to Taiwan.

After dinner, we went to pick out and try on our bridesmaid dresses. Originally Ivy wanted something pink but the pink dresses weren't very flattering. For some reason the store (it's a well known wedding bridal dress store) only had white and pink bridesmaid dresses. Luckily we found one dress that was a light shade of purple and it looked decent so we picked that one. I'll reveal the dress when I get to the post on Jenny's wedding reception haha.

After dinner my grandma and I headed back to her place, where I passed out from exhaustion.