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Style Saturday with Ayeen : Work Outfits

Hey girlies! So I decided to start this series where I'll write about fashion every Saturday. In this first one, let's talk about formal wear for work, since I've started working in the corporate world, why not?

To be honest, I have two moods when I wake up in the morning for work. Either I go all out, going super fancy or I just pick up whatever that is in my wardrobe that doesn't need to be ironed. When I want to dress up, believe me, I will spend like an hour just to choose the perfect outfit in the morning and that ladies & gentlemen, is usually the reason why I'm late to work. 

But there are moments (more like most of the time) where I feel like.....

Literally me, most of the time, guys. Seriously. 

I used to be a morning person, I love mornings, I love waking up early. But when you live like an hour away (without traffic. With traffic, it's more like a week away..) from your office and need to wake up at 4.30am every morning to go to work...  well, you just feel like that extra hour you spend at choosing an outfit for the day is better off for you to have an extra hour of sleep. 

Now you know why I appreciate and need my morning coffee so bad. I'm not being a whiny little brat who goes like "Oh I can't live without coffee" on Twitter for nothing, okay?

Anyway, back to the topic.

These are some of the outfits I've worn to the office.

Dress from Sugar & Spice, Shoes from H&M

Tank top from H&M, Hot Pink Blazer from H&M, Black Pencil Skirt from Sugar & Spice, Heels from Kiss & Tell, Bag from H&M

Dress from Asos, Cardigan from MNG, Bag from Aldo, Necklace from GM Klang

Dress from H&M, Blazer from Juicy Couture, Bag from Brings @ Isetan

Peplum Top from F Block, Pencil Skirt from Brands Outlet, Bag from a thrift store

Dress from Minimal, Belt from Primark, Necklace from GM Klang, Bag from Balenciaga

Top was a gift, Belt from Cosmax, Skirt from Cotton On, Bag from Kate Spade

Dress from F&F for Tesco, Bag from Brings @ Isetan, Necklace was a gift

Dress from a random stall in Kuching, Sarawak, Blazer from my Mom's closet 

Dress from a random store in Singapore, Bag from Balenciaga, Laptop Bag from Juicy Couture

Top from Charlotte Russe, Belt from Primark, Gray Pants from Minimal, Bag from Juicy Couture

Top from Nile.com, Patterned Pants from H&M, Bag from Juicy Couture

Dress from Minimal, Belt from Primark, Necklace from Lovisa, Heels from Dollz, Bag from Juicy Couture

Dress from Double Woot, Earrings from Forever 21, Charm Bracelet from Juicy Couture

Dress from Double Woot, Bag from Furla, Shoes from Kiss & Tell

Top from Brands Outlet, Pencil Skirt from Sugar & Spice

Top from H&M, Skirt from Sugar & Spice

Dress from thrift store, belt from Cosmax

Black top (worn inside) from Minimal, Blazer from Juicy Couture, Skirt from H&M, Shoes from Gossips

If you didn't notice the obvious, let me point it out for you. Most of my outfit are skirts and dresses. Yes, I prefer wearing skirts or dresses to work because it's easier to.... pee? Lol, nah. I mean, that's one of the reasons, but in all seriousness, I think skirts and dresses seem more formal. Maybe it's just me, I don't know. 

If you follow me on Twitter or Instagram, chances are you have seen me in this dress a gazillion times. Yes, this is my perfect go-to dress. 

No, not because it's feminine and flowery or because the cutting is nice. Although those are some of the reasons why I bought it in the first place. But you know what's so great about this dress? 

It's an easy dress. 

It's a dress where I can be as lazy as a sloth but look like I put some effort to get ready in the morning. The cutting, the pattern, the flare of the skirt. Everything about this dress, I love. 

One of my colleagues once said this :

"I know you're on your usual lazy mood today."

So I asked her, "What makes you say that?"

Her answer?

"Easy. Because you're wearing this dress. Your lazy-day-dress."

All I can do was just nod because she was right.

Do you have any lazy outfits too? Let me know in the comment below!

Fun & Colorful

A fun and colorful dress for the Thanksgiving/Christmas feast at the office today. Plus the cute little pink Santa Hat! 

Dress from Topshop, necklace from GM Mall Klang, Bag from Michael Kors, watch from Juicy Couture, shoes from H&M

L 'Oréal Paris #BeautyCountdown Contest

Who loves contests and giveaways?

Me, me me! *no shame*

Sometimes it's not just about the prizes that you can win, but the thrill of entering contests. This year L 'Oréal Paris is giving you a chance to win amazing daily & weekly prizes over the course of 10 weeks! So what are you waiting for? Come jump in the wagon and join in the fun!

The contest starts now up until the 31st December 2014 and all you have to do is shop for L 'Oréal products and you will have a chance to win these prizes. It can't get any simpler! If you feel like "nah, I don't need beauty products at the moment", then think again! Since this contest will be open until the end of the year, don't you have your girlfriends who you need to buy presents for Christmas? So why not buy them L 'Oréal products and that will give you a chance to enter this contest too! It's a win-win situation. Your girlfriends would be happy to receive the products as gifts (because duh, L'Oréal products are amazeballs), and you'll be happy when you win these prizes! It's like killing two birds with one stone ;)

Pumped up yet? Here's what you have to do if you are interested to join :

      1st Step  ☞ Spend over RM20 on L 'Oréal products

             2nd Step ☞ Upload a photo of your receipt of purchase

  3rd Step  ☞ Answer the question on the website

                                           4th Step  ☞ Shop more if you would like to increase your chances to win!

Oh and did I tell you? You'll even have a chance to win the Grand Prize, a brand new car worth RM100,000 if you spend the most overall on L 'Oréal products by 31st December 2014!

GRAND PRIZE

A car of your own worth RM100,000? Say what?!

WEEKLY PRIZES

Mystery prizes will be revealed weekly on L 'Oréal's Facebook Page

DAILY PRIZES

3 X L'Oréal Paris Hampers worth over RM100 each

 Click here to join this amazing contest!

Good luck, lovelies!

Positive Vibes

"Surround yourself with good people and positive vibes."

I have always believed that when you surround yourself with the right kind of people, you'll be fine. Some people often say that they don't get influenced easily by the people they hang out with but who are we kidding? Humans will always be humans. You can't run from being humans. Like it or not, we are easily influenced directly or indirectly by the people we surround ourselves with. 

Ever notice how your laugh changes when you hang out with one person a lot more? Notice how you sometimes feel it's okay to wear that skirt when you used to think it was too short for you when you hang out with a person who thinks the skirt is okay for you to wear? Notice how your accent will also change depending on who you're talking to? People around you has the power to indirectly influence you no matter how hard you try to deny it. Just admit it, guys. I am done being in denial, I think it's time for you to stop too. 

I used to think, I'm a strong individual. I can hang out with anyone and they will never have an affect on me. Well, I know I'm not always right but this time, I'm so wrong. Seriously, anyone who thinks they are not affected by the people around them, you should yell to yourself "wake up!" loudly so it'll wrap around your brain and let it sink in. Hehe. Okay that's a bit too exaggerating, huh?

All my life, I have never been a person who has a lot of friends. I always hang out with the same group of friends and confine myself into a certain circle of friends. I'm not saying that they're bad influence. No, I love them to death but all I'm saying is that I was wrong in the sense that I shouldn't have limit myself to only those group of friends. We hang out with each other in class, outside and even in dorm rooms. Basically, everywhere! So eventually, we are all becoming each other and became too comfortable. This isn't a good sign because once everyone in the circle is influenced by each other, then all of you would think similarly, therefore the opinions will be limited. How can you seek for different opinions and advices if all of you think alike? Trust me, that friend who you always hang out with will say "You did the right thing!", even if you did something stupid and very wrong. Why?

Easy. Because you think alike.

To surround yourself with positive vibes is one thing. To have a wide circle of friends is another thing. I'm not saying you should go out and socialize every other day. God, no. I'm just saying you should make friends with everyone and from there, you can see who are the ones you need to avoid and who are the ones that can bring positive vibes into your life. 

If you just realized that you have been limiting yourself to the same group of friends and that you and your friends think alike, well it's time for you to meet new people. There might be some risks to be friends with someone new because we don't know if they are sincere to be your friend or they have a different agenda but that's what life is all about. Taking the chances and risks to learn from mistakes. And believe me, I understand when you think "why would I find new friends when my friends now are cool?". Well guys, like I mentioned, you will never see the real world if you don't broaden your network. You will never know what other professions think of a certain situation or how others would react to solve a certain problem. Every person has a different way of solving and thinking. Don't you think it's worth it to be friends with different people from different backgrounds so you'll get different opinions according to their own personal experiences? Now, is that not something awesome? To learn new things every day just by talking to different kind of people? I think that's great because knowledge will never run out, unless you limit yourself to gain that knowledge. 

I realized all this after I finished my Foundation. All my 19 years of life at that time, I had been hanging out with the same people. I wasn't going anywhere and I wasn't developing at all. I was stuck in a cocoon and I didn't even know it. But when it hit me, I started to be friends with everyone and made sure that I keep in touch with the ones I know I can trust. I realized that I gained a lot of stories, opinions and knowledge from just talking to these new people. I don't even have to organize a slumber party to get to know them. All I have to do is talk to them, ask them questions, be more friendly to new people. It isn't that hard!

However, sometimes the people that you call "friends" are not even true friends. I've faced with so many hypocrites and so called "true friends" when all they do is sending negative aura into my life. They will make fun of my passion, they will be sarcastic about my videos and you know, stuff that they think is funny but are certainly not funny to me. I still call them my friends but I know that I won't lose anything if I don't keep in touch with them that often. There are better people out there who believe in me and my dreams, who are always there to support me. 

Yesterday, I had a date with two beautiful bloggers, Kak Innanie from Blog Coklat Eyes & Kak Sabby from Sabby Prue. I knew these two ladies from the Internet, of course but I met them for the first time at an event (I vlogged during the event. You can watch the vlog here) and we've been friends ever since. 

Although I don't always join them for outings or events because I had always been the "loner" when it comes to blogger/vlogger events. I always go to events alone, doing my own thing. But that's just so wrong. People would think I'm snobbish but really, I was actually really humbled because I know I'm not as big as they are in the blogging world. But after yesterday, I realized how foolish I was because in this world, there's no such thing as who has the most followers or who always get the job from clients. We are all in this together. We share the same passion, we share a lot of things but we all come from different backgrounds and we've all been through our own experiences. 

Let me tell you, it was such a crazy day for us three because one moment we were karaoke-ing and laughing our butt off but then the waiters at Dome found us crying the next moment. We had so much to tell, from funny stories to all the emotional stories. I hadn't had that much fun for so long and it felt so good to share stories between us. I missed them a lot and I just realized that when I hugged them the moment we met yesterday. 

Oh man this is a very long and emotional post! Hehe anyway, I just want to get this out of my chest because I think everyone should not limit themselves in any way. Don't put a limitation in whatever you do because that will not allow you to grow as an individual. 

Remember, be nice to everyone and be a lifetime learner ;)

Fall Fashion Lookbook | 2014

Outfit #1 

Dress : Minimal (Indonesia)

Jacket : Charlotte Russe

Shoes : Kiss & Tell

Outfit #2 

Dress : Doublewoot (www.double-woot.com)

Sweater : Taobao (China)

White Socks : Zumiez

Shoes : Forever 21

Necklace : GM Klang

Outfit #3

Knitted Top : H&M

Floral Body Con Skirt : Cotton On

Tights : Topshop

Shoes : Dr. Martens

Necklace : GM Klang

Sunglasses : Aldo

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Gimme Brow!

I have my days. Sometimes I feel like dolling up, so I'll take out all my make up products and went crazy. By the time I finish, my vanity table will look like a tornado just ran pass it. From the very base, to the foundation, to the heavy coloured eyelids, face contouring, blusher and bright lips. Oh believe me, when I'm in the mood, I'll go all the way. All. The. Freaking. Way.

But let me tell you, if my "lazy" mood is on, it's definitely ON! I'll only put the most basic make up on my face ; the eyeliner. Eyeliner is very important if you ask me because without it, I'll look like I'm sick and pale. My eyes automatically become 3 times smaller without lining those lash lines. So, if you see me out and about looking sick, 99% chance is because I'm not wearing eyeliner and 1% possibility I'm actually sick. 

These few months I've been in this "lazy" mood a lot. What with the busy life I have these past few months, never have I been lazier! One day, I decided to not go through the hassle of lining my lash lines because a) I was too lazy (duh!) and b) because it takes time and effort to really get the perfect winged line. So I decided to skip everything else except my brows. I have not-so-nice eyebrows naturally, so I have to fill them in, obviously. However this one time, I was extremely lazy so I decided to not fill them in like I always do but just brush through them with my Benefit's Gimme Brow. 

Usually, I'll fill them in with some brows wax or eyeshadow to define them more before applying Gimme Brow. Not this time though. This girl is too lazy to waste probably 1 minute of her life to define her brows. I was hoping my brows will look somewhat decent, if not good. Guess what? My brows looked amazing! Yes, without defining them prior to applying Gimme Brow! I didn't know I can just apply Gimme Brow on its own and my brows will look as nice. It won't look as done up as when I fill them in but it looks nice and natural. Like I actually have natural filled brows!

It was as though I just found a new light in life. Haha okay, maybe that was too exaggerated but in all seriousness, I could have saved a few minutes every morning for the rest of my life if defining my eyebrows is not a necessity. 

So now my "lazy days" have become worse. Skipping the eyeliner wasn't an option before but now it's like a norm to me. I don't even care if my eyes are 3 times smaller anymore. Do you want to know what I can't leave the house without now? The existence of my brows. Well, the "fake" existence of them, I mean. What I have to do every morning before leaving the house is take out my Gimme Brow and brush them through each of my brows, which takes only half a minute. 

Oh gosh, what have I become? What's next? Total bare face out in public???

Perhaps, one day. We'll never know how lazy I can be.