Fashion 101: Keeping up with the Holiday Sparkle

Christmas is a season for giving but aside from that, it gets some of us fashion-inhaling ladies giddy because it’s the season where dressing up is mandatory and not optional. Show off your glitter-powdered self and don’t pale to this season’s sparkle. I can already smell Christmas so it’s safe to check your Christmas list. Here’s a rundown of some bright gift suggestions for friends and loved ones. Don’t forget to reward yourself, too. :)

POSH Pocket Shoes has a new installment for the classic femme. The collection called “POSH Brides” showcases flats in pink, beige and silver— champagne tones perfectly fit for brides. The glitter toe detail gives oomph to the Prima bow-flats. POSH makes bows look good; see the other bow-embellished styles in their Facebook.

If you’re looking for unique accessories, might as well drop by Unique Creations to have some trinkets customized. Can’t go to Paris? Might as well start by wearing this pendant and feel like you’re there. ;) Trust me; they’re really affordable and they have a wide variety of pieces, too. If you plan to give these away to friends, I’m pretty sure they’ll give you a discount for bulk orders. :)

Extreme Finds did a good variation of their well-known frenchbraid necklace (as seen here) for the holiday season. Pieces in red, green, purple and gold say nothing but a warm, heartfelt Christmas. Too bad they’re out of bow necklaces, but at least now they have more necklaces and bangles!

Glitter is tacky, but not when used with taste. Trunk Show has a lot of glittered-sequined shoes for those who dare to go all-out sparkling this Christmas. They have ballet flats, oxfords and pumps in different colors but my favorite would have to be the one above. (P.S. Dorothy Perkins has something similar to this with a skyscraping price difference!)

A different kind of sparkle is seen in Mia Casa’s new accessories. Be it a penchant for neck pieces, earrings or stackles, Mia Casa is the perfect online shopping joint for your accessory needs. The necklace above may even double as a lucky charm for those who believe that coins and round stuff bring luck. Hey, you’ll never know. ;)

Well, isn’t Asian Vogue always a sight for sore eyes? Their shoes are too flashy you’re gonna need sunglasses to stare at them! I don’t have to enumerate the reason why Asian Vogue would be a good way to reward yourself or your best friend this Christmas because I believe that the Asian shoe online source is a good place to get gifts whole year round. What’s new? There’s always something new!

With these gift suggestions, there’s no reason for you to be lackluster. Just remember to dazzle everyone with a smile and pair of good shoes and you’re all set. Cheers to the wonderful year that has been and to the new one ahead of us!

(c) Fashion Firewoman

CNCTPHO: Fashion Photography Shoot (women’s)

For Conceptual Photography, we brought in a female model for our fashion editorial. Everyone prepped the studio while I played around and looked for pegs to copy for the shoot. I was able to call dibs on the bigger room because I’m more familiar with it. *laughs* I love seeing lights arranged, I love seeing clothing scattered, I love seeing MUAs and models— I really love shoots no matter how small.

Here’s Rachelle doing our model Tin Mate’s makeup.

Isabelle and I teamed up in shortening Tin’s hair. She did most of it, I just teased her extremely smooth hair and formed a bun under.

Someone brought this scarf. I fell in love with it because it’s thin but it looks thick, you can wear it even on hot days.

I haven’t worn these in an outfit post yet… must schedule a shoot! :)

I took these shots and styled the model with the very few garments we had. I’m very lucky the model we got had size 7 feet; it wasn’t hard to find her shoes but it was hard to pin my clothes to fit her because she’s very petite. These are all from last week’s shoot: a minimalistic, monochrome, androgynous approach to the country’s version of F/W. :)

Black wedge from Asian Vogue | Silver bangles from XOXO

While post-processing, I realized that I love the offset effect on my photos and the “crossover” pose not only on myself, but also on the models I direct. The crossover is evident on the photo above and below. :)

Black boots from Asian Vogue | Bow necklace from Extreme Finds

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Meloine Agcaoili Wears: ExtremeFinds

fairytaleheroine:

I’ve been looking this bow necklace since i saw this from Jariss outfit post,and i found myself ordering from Extremefinds and im totally excited to have that necklace and then suddenly Extremefinds texted me that my order is not available online,they give my the address of their shop where can i find it,since i have no time to travel back and fort from bataan to manila,i PM-ed jariss on her facebook asking if she knows where can i get bow necklace except from Extremefinds,luckily she replied and guess what how kind-hearted she is! she owned two chain bows and she given it for FREE. yes its totally free,to think that we are not that “close” as friends but she was happy on helping me,again I am very thankful to Extremefinds and especially to Jariss. 

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Treat this as a guest blog. I’m happy you got the bow on time. Glad to have helped! :)

Jariss Wears: Extreme Finds x Mia Casa

A few weeks ago, I attended the opening of Nail It! Salon in Rockwell Business Center and this is what I decided to wear. On the night of the opening, I suddenly decided to wear my green oxfords instead; hopefully I could post an outfit wearing it again. Remember these lace-ups I got from Trunk Show? I haven’t worn them in a while and I kinda missed the height. *laughs*

Frenchbraid necklace courtesy of Extreme Finds | Lace-up boots courtesy of Trunk Show | Dress from Liz Claiborne

Camera ring and charm bracelet courtesy of Mia Casa

Have you joined my season-ender blog giveaway? Trunk Show is one of the sponsors. View the mechanics here. Let’s end the summer with fresh finds courtesy of Fashion Firewoman’s sponsors. :)

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Shop Alert: ExtremeFinds

Miss Cha Sy put up a store that offers fun finds that appeal to the kitschy market. She admits being an aficionado of cute finds such as notebooks, stickers and pens which was a great way to start up a business— she already had the heart for what she wants to sell. ExtremeFinds is a product of interest of a one-man (or should I say one-woman) army, that’s slowly being known for its chic accessories.

The story behind the cuteness

I always have a thing in fashion and other cute finds ever since ExtremeFinds started in 2009 as an online store that caters to young women, young adults, and yuppies who have the same interest as mine. Only late last year, I realized that I want to do full time with ExtremeFinds. I also plan to study fashion and make/design/sew clothes.

Where the cuteness comes from

I came up with the name “ExtremeFinds” because my boyfriend has an online camera shop called EXTREMEDEALS. With ExtremeFinds, I stick to cute, quirky, one of a kind products. Some accessories are designed and handmade by me, others are sourced from China and Hong Kong. I offer a friendly price because I believe that it doesn’t have to be expensive to be FASYON.

The woman behind ExtremeFinds

I run this online shop alone. I design, source out materials and products, I do and edit product shots, design the banners/album covers— I basically do everything! Sometimes I ask help from my boyfriend and my sisters. It actually helps that I’m a graduate of Multimedia Arts. I can do almost everything. :)

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You may track this tag to see all my posts that involves the shop. I’ve been wearing everything I got from the shop in my recent outfit posts—I hope they’ll give you an idea on how you can style your own pieces from ExtremeFinds. :)

(c) Fashion Firewoman

Photos courtesy of ExtremeFinds except the last one