DIARY | moving forward to year 3 in Japan

  The beginning of September marks the beginning of my 3rd year in Japan. Some of you may know that I moved to Japan from Southern California exactly 2 years ago to start a professional modeling career in Tokyo. And wow, has time flown by! There has, and will be many changes from here on … Continue Reading

OUTFIT | Crazy for Navy

  September is here – already! Did you all enjoy your last month of summer? I feel like summer this year went by way too quickly… I mean, I did see fireworks, ate watermelon, wore my yukata, but I still haven’t stepped foot on the beach. How crazy is that?? I guess one can’t do … Continue Reading

fall colors

A really quick post for today. It’s finally cooling down in Tokyo (raining, but at least it’s not humid), which means fall is right around the corner! I found some time to do some shopping for myself, so hopefully some more outfit posts soon 🙂 I recently picked up this MAC lipstick to spice things … Continue Reading

Monthly Favorites #3 | the ultimate acne-free skincare routine

New monthly favorites is finally here! This time I want to introduce my skincare routine to keep the break-outs away. I’ve mentioned in several beauty posts that I don’t have the best skin and I break out easily (and still do if I am not careful), but I think I finally found a skincare routine … Continue Reading

Moschino Opening Party at Harajuku La Foret

I attended the Moschino Opening Party at La Foret in Harajuku with my friend Amy. It was probably one of the more colorful events I’ve been too for sure! Red and yellow everywhere! I especially loved the Moschino x Jeremy Scott collection (the cow print bags and accessories) and the Fall Winter 14-15 Runway Capsule … Continue Reading

Marc by Marc Jacobs Classic Gradient sunglasses

I finally got a 4-day weekend for Obon (Japanese summer holiday), so I was happy to have more time to finish up other work (sort of haha.. ) and some time to myself. I met up with Lisa again this weekend for a quick outfit shoot and a meeting for an upcoming photo shoot project. … Continue Reading

Japanese magazine InRed Sept. Issue fashion snap

Good news! A snap of me with some of my model friends was in the September issue of InRed magazine 🙂 InRed magazine is a Japanese ladies’ fashion magazine aimed for women in their 20s to 40s. A snap of the girls and I was featured on p.121 of this issue! This photo was taken … Continue Reading

Nathalie Du Pascuier for American Apparel

  Just a quick post of an OOTD from a few weeks ago. One of my good friends gave me this American Apparel top for my birthday, and since it was becoming really humid by mid July, I decided to coordinate an outfit that would keep me cool in this heat. That’s when my Levi’s … Continue Reading

Letters Impromptu x Alma Chains

This week, featuring the Derek chain from Alma Chains. Who ever said glasses chains were only for reading glasses? The amazing Alma Chains has got every kind of chain to dress up your sunglasses, glasses, any kind of eyewear you can imagine. Alma is an Australian company founded by two ladies, Anji and Darcie. I love … Continue Reading

tanabata matsuri, a Japanese festival

July in Japan means Tanabata, a little holiday that falls on the 7th, which literally means “evening of the seventh.” It’s the one night where the deities Orihime and Hikoboshi are able to meet over the Milky Way. Even though it fell on the 26th, the Tanabata Matsuri (festival) in Ogawamachi, Saitama was one of … Continue Reading