9/8/14 Outfit of the Day: Do I Look Like a B*tch?

I find it really hard to look good in this heat. California is being swept away by a heat wave and as a sweater-weather fan, I barely have the clothes for it. Good thing I scored this department store Pulp Fiction shirt during my trip in the Philippines.

It was actually a men's shirt but I cut the sleeves off and voila! Instant muscle tee! I always find myself in the men's section wishing that the designs available to them can be found in the women's too but nope. But! If you don't mind grabbing a pair of scissors and customizing some shirts, there's a ton of really soft men's graphic tees at Target that only cost $12 or so that you can do fun things with.

I like crop tops too but I don't like them with low-waisted shorts. That's why I didn't really mess with the length of the shirt anymore. That way, I can tuck them in high-waisted shorts or leave them be when I'm wearing regular or low-waisted shorts.

The shirt-shorts combo is pretty desaturated so to liven it up a bit, I wore the Wet N' Wild Bordeaux Balm Stain again and partnered it with my red Keds Rookie Loop-de-Loop sneakers. I could have debuted my red Doc Martens with this outfit too but the heat was too intense. I don't think my feet would have appreciated getting shoved into some patent lamper leather in 100-degree heat.

And for more attitude, I wore my metal-accented cateye sunglasses. I was really hesitant to get cateye sunglasses since they tend to be round. (Tip: If you have a round face and you want to reduce the fullness, go for angular frames! The straightness of the shape should offset the curves.) But I gave no effs and went for it.

A friend told me that these sunnies have so much attitude that it makes me look cattish (Well, they are...CATeye sunnies.) than I already do and that I should wear it when I don't want people to approach me at all. But really though.

I hope not.

And Then My Bank Account Screamed, "RED ALERT!"

I was never a fan of nail polish since it's just too much work and the few times I tried it out, the colors I picked didn't go so well with my unfeminine hands. But at this year's AX, I was forced to deck out $12 on nail polish and paint my nails dark red as part of my Nana cosplay. I really liked how the color looked on my hands but not so much my nail painting skills. When it wore out, I had it re-painted during my trip in the Philippines just weeks ago.

Anyways, today I had coffee with my mom. She gave me my birthday present since she cannot be around next week and treated me to a gel manicure. It was my first time! I'm not confident enough to try out another color so I stuck to my "Nana" color. You know what else this whole Nana thing inspired? Red lip things! I wore a red lipstick for my Nana cosplay and I felt really comfortable with it. So the other day, I stumbled on this Wet N' Wild Balm Stain in Bordeaux and bought it for $2! I really recommend the Wet N' Wild brand for y'all adventurers out there. If you want to try out a color but aren't very sure if it would suit you, go for this brand. They are really cheap (in fact, they have lipsticks and eyeliners starting at 99 cents) and perfect for some experimenting. #unpaidendorsement

I think I'd start trying out some of these "stains" from now on. I really like how they're not opaque like lip sticks. 

After breakfast, I headed to DSW to return the C Label Vicky-9 pumps I ordered from them online. I fell in-love with the style but the material was a let down. The polka dot print fabric upper looked cheesy like those cheap store-bought Halloween costumes. 

Since the fall semester followed my impractical, unplanned trip to the Philippines, I should really hold myself from shopping if I don't want to eat Top Ramen for the rest of September. But with a $5 off birthday coupon from DSW, I headed to the clearance section thinking it shouldn't be that bad. There couldn't be something there that I would want so badly.

I have never been so wrong in my life.

In my defense, it was---ohgoditwasseventydollarsthatcouldhavebeenmygasmoney---not so bad though. These boots go for $130 at retail price. DSW has them for $99.95. With the 30% off clearance discount and my $5 off coupon, it was $64.96 but with tax, it ended up being $70.81. Yeah, yeah. That's $71 that I could not have spent but let's look at the less dark side and think about that $65 I saved! I was planning to get new Docs anyways already. My white ones still has a lot of character but damn, they don't look the way they did.

It was bittersweet. I love my new purchase but also feel very guilty that I have once again, failed to control myself. People always tell me that I can't eat all these luxuries but whatever. I rather starve in some good shoes anyways. *awkward laughter fading into silent weeping as I check my bank account's remaining balance*