Feed My Vanity

I’m a fan of chunky accessories, which means I also blow a chunk of my salary when I shop for accessories. Example below:

choker necklace from Accessorize

Have you ever wanted something so bad that you can’t afford that whenever you’re in the vicinity, you’d visit that object of retail idolatry? Well, that necklace was one of it. Unlike other stuff that quickly kills my appetite for acquisition due to the eye-popping price tags (Birkins come to mind), this one is actually within my purchasing power.

I bought this necklace a couple of months ago. I think the original price is P1,200. Then they had a sale which scaled the price to around P750. Not pain-free to buy it, but still it’s a pinch compared to P1,000. The stuff at Accesorize in Greenbelt 5 is fantastic! But then it’s freakin’ expensive. If you want accesories that you won’t likely see in 168, then drop by their store. However, be discerning also,  because most of the stuff there are stuff you’d see abroad, but some you’ll see in other stores as well. But that only comprises a very small fraction of their merchandise.

Here’s a cocktail ring that goes for $3 in Canada (around Php140). Which means that similar stuff that we see in upscale accesories stores are actually pretty cheap. But then airfare ain’t cheap also.

cocktail ring

Talk about chunky, here’s a pair of chunky shoes I got on sale designed by Season 1 runner-up of Project Runway Philippines, Veejay Floresca.

chunky wedges by Veejay Floresca

It was originally P3,000 but because it was the last pair and there was a crack in one of the heels, they graciously gave it to me for P1,200. I love it, it’s comfortable and unique. I get compliments whenever I wear it. Plus, it makes me look tall.

Several tips though, always keep your outfits simple when wearing chunky shoes or accessories. For chunky wedges wear slim jeans or slacks, then a simple top and maybe some bangles or a long-strand necklace with a simple pendant. Chunky accesories really pop out when you wear simple tops. I always wear the choker necklace with a white polo or a simple dress.

Also, never ever let an accessory wear YOU. Sometimes this happens even to the most stunning freaks of nature (models), so if you feel like a human attached to a necklace, then best not to purchase the thing.

Anyway, have a lovely week ahead and remember that as much as you’d like to think that your boyfriend is a diamond in the rough, it’s up to you how much polishing you can take or if you even want to.

The other day I stumbled on an article saying that couples with healthy relationships, does in fact, talk about the exes. According to the article, this helps in determining why the past relationship ended without comparing your ex with your current.

Aha! A reason to dig up the past without the need to fish! *evil laugh*

So I tried it out (after all, our relationship was on the line).

Over beer. Hehehe.

Me: Out of all the girls you’ve told me about, the ones I don’t like the most are RabbitFace and OilyWhatsherfes

Bf: What? You don’t like them more than Knocky?

(of course he didn’t say Knocky, but we need codenames obviously! His friends were actually the ones who gave her that nickname. In Filipino we call somebody with a few screws loose May Katok or “Knocky” in English.)

Me: I don’t like Knocky. But at least she was an obvious evil. You knew she was bad for you. Your friends and your families knew she was an evil. Plus, she knew what she wanted. Stupid and selfish it may have been.

But RabbitFace and Oilywhatsherfes? They’re gray areas. They may seem nice (or may even be genuinely nice) on the surface, but never in a million years will they admit to manipulating you.

Me: *scratches chin, takes a swig of beer* hey, never saw it that way! But yeah, you’re right.

Oilywhatsherfes, RabbitFace and I would have been friends in another dimension. They are generally liked by people, hey, they may even be the one who held your hand while you were boo-hooing over a love story gone horror. But everyone likes a little flattery once in a while, and flattery needs encouragement too.

Okay, let me put it this way, they were flattery-encouragers. I myself did it when I was single.

I’m not exactly sure how I can explain my point which is really embarassing. But these are some of the things that are never really spoken of, it’s just there. If you’ve read “Haunted” by Chuck Palahniuk you’d get what I mean about “carrots in the air”.

It’s not really appropriate to mention where that phrase originated. Basically, what it means, it’s that uncomfortable “it” hanging in the air when you’re pretending things are normal. Like if you’re a guy and you’re gay and your parents kind of feel it that you are, but you haven’t told them yet but you’re still informing them that you have a date for tonight without telling them that you’re date’s name is Andre.

Am I making sense?

It’s the same with Oilywhatsherfes and RabbitFace, they would flirt with my now boyfriend pretending that they’re not and acting surprised when informed that the boyfriend is taking an interest on them. I prefer Knocky. At least you’ll know she’s a bitch even though you don’t have 20 / 20 vision.

When there’s smoke, there’s fire. But it would be nice to see the fire itself right of the bat, that way, you know immediately when to make a run for it.

Believe me. If you’re a middle-class, average income-r yuppie who lives from paycheck to paycheck, who regularly sadly choose between the groceries to new shoes, an occasion such as this deserves pictures:

my preciousssss......Stuff I can only afford on sale. I am all sunshine-y like that.

topshop top and stockings

Somebody please educate me on what Ultimate 3D stretch means

Top = 599 from 1599

I have a fascination for stripes. I bought a similar top for the boyfriend a few months ago. Which produced the agreement to never wear the same top in public lest we be mistaken for couples who wear matching outfits. No offense to those who do, but it’s just not our thing.

I plan to wear the top with a short black skirt, and if I’m feeling lazy, then maybe slacks for that nautical look. I’m gonna scout around too for a necklace to match it.

Also, I’ve been on the lookout for colored stockings for a long time now. But most I’ve found are expensive (If you’re interested, Landmark has really nice colored stockings from Japan, but it’s gonna cost you around P600). I want stockings in plum, but since it was a sale, pickiness is a luxury I cannot afford. You can’t exactly see it in the pic, but the stockings are navy blue. Very slimming. *clap clap*. Stockings cost me around P150 in Topshop. Yes! P150. It was orginally P295 though. If you’re in Mall of Asia, then do drop by Topshop for what’s left of the sale.

Question of the day: What the hell are they playing at proms now?

I am genuinely curious. It’s not even prom season anymore, but it’s one of those out-of-place questions I suddenly pipe in the middle of a meeting. During my time it was “Tell Me”, “Standing By My Window”, “King & Queen of Hearts” and the sweetest asshole song in the whole friggin’ world “Would You Be My No. 2?”.

What is it now? Rihanna? Bieber? Do kids now sweetly rap together? Do they sing Ke$ha songs in unison? Educate me. I would ask the boy that is said to be my brother. But I don’t speak Gremlin.

I work in a place where headturners strut around in little shorts and boots (no, not THAT place), where the first question asked when you apply is “how tall are you?” and beauty more or less counts. Recently, I recruited a male friend to join our team to help us with marketing collaterals. He was eventually offered the job but turned it down because his current company raised his salary to meet our offer (lucky bastard).

A few months afterwards he told me: “I’d have to wear blinders to work there! You know, the blinders they put on horses?”

Me: Hahaha, yeah, I get what you mean.

Him: Magkakasala lang ako (I will just sin). Hahaha.

Note: He has a long-time girlfriend.

Me: You a$$, ang di pagkakita eh iba naman sa di pagpansin. (not looking is different from ignoring!)

Hahaha. So dear readers, when it comes to potential cheating, which is worse?

As seen on somebody’s shirt today: “Behind every successful man is a surprised woman.” hahaha.