Alexander McQueen meet my gold swag!

Sorry for my delayed post, I actually went to Omiya City today, which is my neighboring Prefecture. Omiya station has many department stores and rite now they are having a MASSIVE season end SALE to get rid of the summer styles (I know, already??? summer has just begun!)
In Vancouver the so called season end sales are WEAK! They take the tax off and that's about it.
BUT HERE IN JAPAN it is NUTS almost every store is 50% to 70% off,  no joke! you actually see people shoving and pushing to snatch their fav. item!

MY fav. purchase today was this GOLD shirt, it is simple but the fabric that is slightly transparent, iridescent and great fit just SOLD ME!

Gold clothing has been consistently IN since the Egyptian/Roman days where they wore Gold fabrics and jewelry to show their wealthy status. That's why no matter how casual the apparel, it has a luxurious feel.

I paired my gold shirt (sorry for the bad picture it was really hard to capture the beautiful GOLD hue, BOO) with my Alexander McQueen scarf, the skull print and the gold is slightly counteracting; gives it originality!

gold shirt: United Arrows
sunnies: Gucci
scarf: Alexander McQueen
Clutch: YSL

What kind of GOLD garment do you have in your closet?

Summer's Best Player

Downtown LA -  (day look) Forever 21, Chanel Purse, Toms, and my Coco Baby 

What is your favorite piece of clothing to wear day and night in the summer? Is it your maxi dress, jean shorties, or perhaps it's your floral one piece dress. These are some the easiest piece of clothing that is versatile enough to quickly go from day to night.  My personal favorite is the romper. Why? because I think rompers comes in the most variety selection of style to choose from. Whether it's the color, the length, or the pattern - it's still edgy but refined!  For my day- look,  I would pair my romper with comfortable shoes and simple accessories.  For night - look, I'll put on my heels, decide whether  or not to keep the accessories, and finally a jacket, in case.  

Make sure you tune-in for my night-look transformation! 

XOXO - R 

GEEK CHIC 2.0

If you haven't yet rocked a pair of some thick framed geek glasses, you better do it quick cause a new kind of geek chic have arrived!

Geek glasses became fashionable (again) in the last few years; I think it was Marc Jacobs who started trending them in 07. Next thing you know various celebrities started following the look. Now people even go as to popping out the lenses of the 3D theater glasses and wearing them to strut the geek chic look. 

I love how Anne Hathaway dressed up her geek glasses here!

In Japan people wear geek glasses as fashion accessories so some don't even have lenses. 

standard black no-lens geek glasses worn

I went to Harajuku the other day, the most daring fashion styles are seen here and I was able to try on the NEW GEEK GLASSES of the century, seriously it can't get any more geekier than this.

Pixelated GEEK GLASSES

in leopard!

What do you guys think? YAY or NAY?

Oh so Good

I read an article couple of years ago on what attracts a woman to a man.  And one of the answers was smell.  The article mentioned that we are psychologically attracted to the particular smell of that individual.  Currently, my favorite fragrance is Bond No.9 New York. 


Bond No. 9 is a collection of women's, men's and unisex eaux de parfum - the uniqueness of this brand is that it is solely dedicated to the city of New York.  It also comes in Limited Edition collections with amazing bottle artistry and of course the smell.

I LOVE NEW YORK _ FOR MOTHERS 

Right now, what I have is the I Love New York - For Mothers - a bit of tangerine, soft amber and jasmine samba.

If you haven't tried it, it's a must! 

\\Bond. No 9 here //

xoxo - R 

miss match or match made in heaven?

I was wandering around the hosiery department when I saw these.

I think they speak for themselves how adorable they are!!!! But would they fly over in the Western Region? ,


In Japan girls like to wear nylons under their short shorts.
I think it is inspired by Taylor Momsen (Gossip Girl) since she is highly admired here. Taylor has this hardcore-punk meets chic-goth kind of style that suits her lanky figure and white blonde hair. 

 She can totally pull it off but would the pastel nylons be a bit tacky? That was my worry and so I couldn't get myself to buy a pair......

Shall I go back to get them? What do you think?

Barely There...

The weather is getting warmer..and less is more.  especially on your face.  The must - have summer makeup product is BB cream.  It's been the most popular/ must have product in Asia for quite some time; but it has finally broken ground in North America!

During this winter, my skin had a horrible reaction to something I used and I broke out (even more than I experienced in middle school).  My skin is a lot calmer now, occasionally breakouts but isn't too bad.
I try to stay away from long - lasting wear foundation and on days where I'm home or just running errands, BB cream is the only base product I use.

Currently I'm using Alex Herbal BB Cream - it's for people who have some skin blemishes, sensitive skin, or chemically stressed skin.  It just works so perfectly with my skin type. It gives me enough coverage and helps create a very clean look.

Herbal BB Cream ($50 - 80 USD)

There are many different types of BB creams, ranging from drugstore picks to skin care types! Whatever you choose, it might just be the only thing you wear....

To purchase check out: 

\\Alex Cosmetics //

\\Amazon//

xoxo - R 

It's off the shoulder!

FIRST and foremost I must say HAPPY CANADA DAY! even though I live in Japan my home will always be in beautiful British Columbia, Canada! 


now back to the post...
Recently I have been loving OFF the shoulder KNITs and MESH sweaters! Depending on how it is knit/meshed, you can see it in stores all year long!          It's wonderful.


In my opinion, they're a girls secret weapon! Its usually meant to be worn loose so it hides any bloating etc. incredibly figure flattering!

Most can be worn off the shoulder so it's sexy but tasteful. It isn't see through but lets you see your sillouette. I think I own so many in a million colors.

 I like is a loose pastel colored mesh sweater with some short shorts! 

Cute? I'd say yes! 

I recently bought a lace knit sweater from O.Z.O.C  that I thought was super interesting because it can be worn two ways!

have the buttons in the back

or

wear it as a cardigan!

I wanted to take a picture of myself wearing it...since I think I do a better job than this model (a line I can't believe I am saying) 

I was afraid it might look too grandma but the cream pink looks adorable with my white shorts! ahhhh summer colors! you gotta love it!

what is your fav mesh/knit sweater!!?!