Playing with Prints

There are certain times that I stumble upon these gorgeous printed outfits and eventually end up buying them just mainly because of their prints. (Cute prints!) An example of which is this top of mine, it's a black, see-through, long sleeve top that I got from BHC, which has this cute white heart prints all over. (adorable!) Now, buying is the easy part, what to do with it is the next problem. 

Prints are very dynamic and they can make a statement on their own. So the safest way to wear them is to pair them with solid/bold colors. But as much as I wanted to go safe, I preferred an alternative way and that is to play with it! Prints on Prints.  Yeah, It might be difficult to pull off but I could try though. So here's what I did, I found this bondage Skirt (zebra printed) and matched it with the printed top I got from BHC. And I guess, it made a new statement when they were paired together. Also the base color which was black did help the trick. 

#OOTD

Top: BHC from Banna Banna Collection

Skirt: Splash

Shoes: Fioni

Tips on how to wear prints:

1. You can go the safe way. Pair it with plain solid colors.

2. You can experiment with it. Play with your prints. (Don't be afraid!) Different prints can actually complement each other. 

Bottomline is, Confidence plays a huge key in taking risks. If you got it, no matter what you wear, you will definitely pull it off. (Even with prints!) 

Dawn ☕️

Music Video Review: Try by Colbie Caillat

Hey, Ladies!

Do you love yourself?

It's a very simple question yet a very clever one. Clever because, with that question you are able to reflect and run through some deep thoughts towards the idea of loving the real beauty in you and not the "ideal beauty" that you are trying to portray everyday. 

Women who hates their body sizes, hates their bare faces, women who feels ashamed of having no hair or doesn't like their natural hair colors, or women who underwent operations that caused their self esteem to  decrease, hates their own skin colors? These are just some reality bites that are making women of today vulnerable to their own kinds of problems which are depressing.

Colbie Caillat, in her music video, Try. Taken from Google

Colbie Caillat, the singer-composer behind the hits "Bubbly" and "Realize," had some brave and bold approach towards the message of her new music video, "Try."  The video starts off with her and other women in full make-up  and hair done singing the first lines from the song.  As the song progresses, Colbie together with other ladies started to remove bits and pieces of their make ups, wigs, hair extensions and they were beginning to look like their ownselves being plain, bare, and simple. But from the moment they were able to free themselves from those things, it was a beautiful revelation for it signifies freedom. Freedom of being in their own selves,  in their own skins and that freedom resonated on their glowing faces. And during that moment, they were happy and that was the real beauty in it. Being happy in your own skin, regardless of who and what you are. As the line of the song goes, "You don't have to try so hard... you don't have to change a single thing."

The video is actually depicting women empowerment. She is trying to share  a simple  yet beautiful reminder and that is to love and embrace your own skin, appreciate your natural look, and stop trying to be the person you're not because the bottom line is, that beauty fades and what remains is what's inside of you.

The lyrics are self explanatory. 

Once in a while, let go of those filters and make ups and try to see the real you.

It's the real beauty inside you that still matters. : )

By the way, you can go check out her video here.

I'll leave you with these meaningful lines from the song,

"Take your make up off, let your hair down.

Take a breath, look into the mirror,

Ask yourself, Do you like you?

Cos' I like you."

P.S. Smile because someone, somewhere in this world loves you!

Dawn ☕️