BAROQUE

 Top: Mango / Skirt: Zara TRF / Heels: Mango / Lipstick: MAC Lady Danger

Photos by Donna de Belen

These are my two favorites in my wardrobe right now. The white baroque top that makes me feel clean and "mabango". And the black flair skirt that makes me feel girly and sexy. Since they are my faves, I wore them on a special day which is Christmas.

I spent time with my whole family at the de Belen's side. Ate a lot of food, as you can see my tummy was so big in the photos, we took it right after eating lunch. I can't help myself, the kare-kare and hamonada prepared by my lola is so delicious. I hope you guys also had a wonderful and merry Christmas just like mine. There's a lot of things we should be thankful.

By the way, I got the top just recently on SALE. I'm in long hunt for this kind of top. I don't know why, but I can say that it's really beautiful and very classy. Plus it's white, so you can pair it with everything. 

HAPPY HOLIDAYS EVERYONE! <3

YIN YANG

Top: Zara / Skater Skirt: Divisoria / Sneakers: New Balance 574 / Watch: Michael Kors / Sunnies: Divisoria

Photos by Donna de Belen

Saturday was a very long day for me. I planned to wear this a little decent outfit except for the sneakers because I have to attend an event in Crowne Plaza for the office from day to night. Don't you love the details on my sleeve? :) But before that event, me and my sister meet our balikbayan cousins from Canada to have some lunch first in Yabu, Megamall. They're are just here for a vacation, so we agreed to just have lunch only and then part ways after it because of other errands we need to do. But unfortunately, the rain poured down so hard so I wasn't able to attend my event and my sister wasn't able to attend her class as well. But Donna just got lucky later on because of the heavy rain, schools cancelled all the classes. Oh Manila!

So we decided to just stay with them then every plan got changed. I feel so young again when I'm with Princess, Joecon, and Sherwin. It brings back a lot of childhood memoirs. Thank God, the rain also turned to our favor after two hours. From Megamall we went to Boom na Boom, it's a go kart racing circuit in Pasay City, too sad we can't use the facility due to wet racing trak. So I just grabbed the opportunity to take some outfit photos.

We transferred to Mall of Asia and just went ice skating. The last time I've been there was 4 years ago, so I really miss gliding in the ice. Ice skating was really fun though it will make you really tired that's why we gave up in less than an hour. 

Lastly, we had our dinner to Sakae Sushi, also located in MOA. The place is really cute because they have a sushi train, you can eat all the sushi on the conveyor for only Php399. Hi there Joecon! :))

ESOTICO JEWELRY LAUNCH

Last Thursday, ACME Jewelry invited me in R Space events venue to witness the launching of their latest line of exotic and trend-setting jewelry for the modern, stylish and chic Filipina, which is ESOTICO.

Esotico jewelry is a creative fusion of diverse ethnic and elegant classic elements - a stylish combination for the adventurous and bold woman who strives for perfection. With high quality materials from local and imported gems, Esotico is truly incomparable. This new collection will definitely suit the taste of every young, smart and modern Pinay.

Cocktails started at 6 o'clock in the evening. I'm glad that I got there on time, I still had the time to check every photos and every jewelry display around. Most of the people got late because of the rainfall plus rush hour, so the program proper started a little late also. But waiting for it to start was not a problem at all, because I enjoyed eating different kind of hors d'oeuvres,  drinking red wine, while chit chatting with your date and other guests in the event. And yeah, that's me posing.

Let's proceed to the program, the owner of  jewelry line gave an opening remarks and a little background about the brand Esotico. I remembered that he said Esotico means ethnic and not exotic. He really emphasized it because a lot of people got mistaken for its meaning. 

After a few minutes, all the seven models came out one by one wearing the featured collections; The Aqua, Curve, Midnight, Fringe, Nacar, Tango Tangerine, The Rock, and my favorite of all, the Crazy Corals.

I'm the type of girl who doesn't wear too much accessories. I'm minimalist so I just wear earrings then wrist watch most of the time and if I will add another, that would be necklace. Bangles and rings are kind of irritating for me. So, I guess this collection is perfect with style. I love all the colors and textures that you can see on every design.

Sheer Plaid Button Down: Zara / Floral Skirt: Thrifted / Nude Ankle Strap Heels: Mango / Gold Watch: Michael Kors

It was a semi formal event and I was in the mood to wear something different. Sheer plaids and florals, my inspiration for this outfit was Dries Van Noten SS/2013. So what do you think? Achieved?

You visit their first branch in Ground Floor Robinson's Manila, Faura Wing.

Please also like (Esotico Jewelry) and you can check more photos from the event at their facebook page. Jenni Epperson, Jinri Park, and Shamcey Supsup were also present.

HYPEBEAST

 Tank Top: Forever21 / Jeans: Levi's / Flats: H&M / Cap: Comme des Fuckdown / Watch: Michael Kors / Accessories: H&M / Lipstick: MAC Lady Danger

Photos by Donna de Belen

Someone called me a hypebeast last week, I'm not sure why but maybe I am wearing this Comme des Fuckdown snapback and my New Balance 574 that night. She's a friend of mine and I just took it as a compliment. Maybe she thinks I was feeling cool that night and she got it right. Anyway I don't care, I wear what I wanted to wear. 

But for today's outfit, I just wore a very simple outfit for a sundate with my sister and put a highly pigmented red lipstick for some additional life on my face. We had our late lunch at Uncle Cheffy, we ordered their best salad with lechon and some panizza. Oh so yummy! 

It was so gloomy and it doesn't make me happy, I hope the typhoon (insert typhoon's name here) is out of Philippine responsibility right now. Sorry I didn't know any news or even it's name because we don't have cable here in our apartment. Keep safe and dry everyone.

PURE NEUTRALS

Crossover Sheer Blouse: OntheDot OnlineShop / Khaki Pants: Gap / Ankle Strap Heels: Mango / Gold Watch: Michael Kors

Just pure neutrals and some cute pastel colored birds on my sheer top. This is what I wore yesterday at the mall to buy what I'm lusting for a long time. Yes, I already bought the New Balance 574 and I'm satisfied. Yey! I will give them a spin soon and will show you here in my blog. But right now, they're just resting under my bed where I put all my shoe boxes. I also visited the salon for some hair cut because this kind of very long hair is so hard to manage now. So on my next post, you will see then my kinda shorty hair, but not too short. But if you're following me on instagram (@dianadebelen), maybe you have already seen it. 

PUMP GAS DASHING

Before I start, I am wishing a happy Eid al-Fitr to all my muslim friends and readers out there. It's a long weekend here in Philippines so everyone grabbed the chance to enjoy it. My sister Donna is enjoying it by going home here in Bicol. Yes, she's here in our hometown Daet. You know how happy I am when we are together! Because I have my "sister" slash "photographer" slash "driver" and most of all my "best friend". I love my sister so much!! She just arrived this morning from an eight hour travel time from Manila. I know she's stressed or tired from the trip but she still managed to company me for this. 

We stopped in this Shell gas station to pump some diesel and this is also the opportunity to have a photo on this kind of location. I want to try some other places now, aside from streets and gardens. Like what I have put on my August Mood Board. So gas station is now marked as check!

Photos by Donna

Zara TRF Sun Dress

Primadonna Sandals

Casio Illuminator Watch

Beadshop Slim Leather Cuff

Style Grenade X Boos Tee Yay GIVEAWAY

I'll be giving away this Leopard Print cropped bustier top from BOOS TEE YAY!!

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