OOTD - Addicted to Black

 

Dress - Thrifted

Shoes - CLN

Bracelet - gift 

Watch - TIMEX c/o SM Accessories

Mother-of-Pearl Ring - my mom's.

Hey Coffeeholics! This outfit pic was taken last March and I forgot all about it until I stumbled upon it while clearing up some space on my laptop photo album. I wasn't really into sharing this but hey.. I wanna be real and how real can you get when one shares their body figure/weight problems to others eh? hehe.

Anyway, I wore this during the Recognition Day of my school. I usually emcee during the graduation ceremonies and so I wear a semi-formal dress. I wasn't planning to wear this at all. I already bought a lovely (lil black dress din!) at SM during one of their sale periods several months back. So imagine my horror when I decided to try out that dress several days before the Recognition day and found out that IT DIDN'T FIT ME ANYMORE. I was shocked, devasted, and depressed. Besides gaining weight, I was pretty stressed out that I had to find a new dress or buy a new one. Then I remembered this black dress which I bought at my favorite "ukay-ukay" store. I liked the dress coz it was black, the fabric was light, feminine, and fluffy (for lack of better term!). The detail at the bottom of the dress gave a light airy feel to it. And I felt confident enough to wear it during the Recognition Day which I did!

It doesn't look like it came from a thrifted shop right? No one believed that I was wearing something from an ukayukay store that day. Buti na lang! So now you know. hehe. Anyway, wearing BLACK has never failed me. I always feel confident and slimmer - a good morale booster. So what about you? Have you had a similar experience? What color do you wear when you wanna feel super confident or pretty? What's the greatest "find" you encountered at an ukay-ukay?  Don't forget to share share share!

Watch out for Usharethis.net - your next shopping obsession!

Hey Coffeeholics! Check this out:

What do you get when social networking meets shopping? A new obsession! People embracing the idea that book marking and social sharing slowly are replacing search with regards to product discovery. We’re taking that experience closer to you. Usharethis.net a social store created by the community.

An online shopping community where regular people share their uncommon finds. A movement of regular people who help each other find things they like and most of these things are affordable. It’s a portal that connects you to trending and unique products at your fingertips. Chances are there are a few other people on Usharethis.net who think like you do. This mass marketplace has become specialized just for the target market “you” and “me”. Social sharing, desire to discover as well as the sense of community all in one.

It’s shopping made easy! It’s shopping with an interesting twist!

Usharethis.net can make everything easy by putting the internet’s stores at your fingertips. It gives you the opportunity to save items you crave in a wish list. If you’re more of a window shopper, you can put items on your wish list for a rainy day. Users post, collect, organize products and follow people and stores they like. Users can visually keep track of their own shopping wish list.

Usharethis.net is a means to share your style with your friends and this means no more ugly sweaters for Christmas gift. Usharethis.net is primarily user-generated so you can trust that it’s not just one person or company throwing what they think looks good on you and it links you directly to the site where you can purchase the products. It’s like treasure hunting. Everything you want in one place.

What to expect on Usharethis.net

- Great interface. Navigation is simple and straightforward.
- Integrates well with your online presence – connect to Facebook, Twitter, your blogs and websites.
- Built in trending and sharing
- The inspiration factor – a marketplace with collections of products can provide some great ideas for themes.

Well I for one am interested in this and can't wait for it to be properly launched (which is very soon)! This definitely looks promising. Meanwhile, do kindly like and follow Usharethis.net on the following social media avenues to be updated and informed on the latest news.

Like Usharethis.net on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/Usharethis
Follow Usharethis.net  on Twitter: http://twitter.com/Usharethis
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Check out our teaser page: http://www.usharethis.net

SM Accessories Ladies' Month Special Treat - Free Accessory Organizer

Hey Coffeeholics, it's now AUGUST - how quick time flies! And once again, today classes were suspended due to bad weather. Yep, when the kids don't have school, same goes for the teachers. Lucky me eh? hehe. Well, since I'm stuck at home anyway, I decided to try to do some organizing. Especially my accessories cabinet or drawer. Here is my poor attempt.

I tried but it doesn't still feel organized! And the worst part is, that isn't even HALF of the stuff I own. All my accessories are scattered all over the house. I have some near our living room and some in my room. I tried some DIY ideas but it doesn't always work like how it should. LOL.

Anyway, great news! SM Accessories has a special treat just for the ladies. Celebrate ladies' month with SM Accessories this August and get a free accessory organizer, for every P1500 minimum single receipt purchase at the Ladies' Accessories Department. Promo period is from August 1 to August 31 only. This looks so much more organized and cooler than my the organized pile of mess in my cabinet. So Coffeeholics, don't forget to avail of this promo when you buy SM Accessories at the SM nearest to you.

Do you have organizing difficulties like me? Have you got awesome ideas and tips on organizing your accessories? DO please share share share!