zara shorts, lf shorts, goorin brothers hat, hk flats
Day 3 involved another pre game pool party and riding my first ferris wheel ever. Had a Pink's hot dog and chill cheese fries before we met with everyone. Went crazy when The Weeknd played Crew Love. Caught a glimpse of Gotye then hopped over to Calvin Harris, one of my highlights of the trip. Stayed for 20 minutes into Avicii's set and watched these girls throw glitter everywhere and go wild, which btw looked very cool. Headed over and squeezed our way up close to the Dr. Dre & Snoop Dogg show. Absolutely the best part of the whole festival. I realized there is an inner gangster rapper in me for the fact that I knew every single song word for word. Blown away by each surprise performance-- to get such talented artists all on one stage. And just when I thought Kanye's performance last year would be tough to beat, Tupac was such a treat that it made it a million times better. Looking at these pictures already give me withdrawals but now with Maria's wedding, I'm so preoccupied and beyond exhausted from traveling and adjusting with the time difference that my schedule is way too hectic to pause and think of it. Luckily I had some down time to get these up before I lag again. My body still thinks it's at Coachella and wanted to reminisce while it's fresh. I'll return back here with pictures from the Philippines once I get back next week. Till then, toodles.
lf stores shorts, milau top, tiffany's & f21 necklace, sam edelman wedges, jcrew hat
The second day was definitely more exciting and this time we came prepared for the cold weather. Tumbled around in the day on the grass and poolside before we headed out. Drank an excessive amount of Jameson and ginger ale. Hung out by the beer gardens till we caught Bon Iver and met up with the rest of the folks at Kaskade. The VIP bracelet is pretty useless in my opinion. That or I just didn't know how to utilize it best. But all in all after today, Coachella was beginning to feel like I remembered it from last year. #awesome
Day 1 was pretty much a mix of terror from a crazy thunderstorm the night before departure, followed by excitement for the sun, Jaegermeister and sugar free red bulls in Palm Springs. But that all didn't last too long since the weather began to suck balls and our outfits didn't even get to make an apperance. No idea where I'll ever have a place to re-wear a sheer white dress and feather headband without looking like a costumed greek goddess/flowerchild. It was so cold I didn't even get to see Swedish House Mafia! After warming up in the Sahara Tent watching Afrojack, we had it and left. Miles and miles of aimlessly walking again but regretting every minute of missing that performance. #iblametherain
LF stores milau dress, dolce vita sandals, h&m bracelet, velvet throne headband
This is what Friday looked like before 5pm. I need a better photo to capture this custom headband made by my gf Kathy just for Coachella--- so cute! Now just need another occasion to sport this getup.
zara shirt, lf stores pants, steve madden heels, tsovet watch, urban outfitters bag
FYI, this is a very delayed blog post. I'm not as consistent as I'd like to be on here but
instagram and
twitter are always better ways to follow me along . Anyway, I went to
Twin Peaks and
Marin Headlands with Alex and his dad one weekend in April. Got lucky to see the best views in SF with the weather so nice. Found this top at Zara that happened to match his favorite t-shirt. Together with our matching
Tsovet's, I think we made a very cool
bershon photo.
aritzia cashmere sweater, lf stores lace shorts, sam edelman slingback heels
We celebrated Maria's bridal shower where they transformed the maid of honor's home into this Parisian Paradise. I haven't seen these girls in forever so it was really nice to get together, play some fun games and reminisce how much we've grown since we first met. With her wedding in just 2 weeks, I am stoked to be in the Philippines any day now. Other exciting things I've been up to since my last post-- I ate at
Baker and Banker-- my new favorite restaurant in SF and went to LA for one day. I'll post pics from that trip very soon, I promise.
hm top, hk tights, jessica simpson shoes, lf hat, zara bag, rayban sunglasses
I haven't gone shopping in forever and am now making a conscious effort to look for outfits for all my upcoming trips. So far I've nailed down 2 solid ensembles and other than that my radar is still on. I had dinner at
BIX the other week which is an excellent place to go on a date. I'm obsessed with Mexican food and
Colibri's has some of the best fish tacos and happy hour I've tried. I've raved about Bikram at
Being Yoga in the past but am so in love with Vinyasa at
Yoga Tree in the Castro. St. Patrick's Day was quiet for me. The past 2 weeks actually. Oh but I participated in my first Trivia Night on Wednesday at
Tonic on Polk St. Sad because the only contribution I gave to my team was my knowledge of Tupac which shockingly nobody else knew! #WhereAmI? Anyway, there's your mini update of March.
Love this editorial of Agyness Deyn from Vogue's February 2009 issue. It's one of my all time favorites from the many tear sheets that flood my mood boards and felt very fitting to post now. Anyway, sorry for lagging on everything. March has been quite hectic and with April right around the corner, I definitely will have a lot more to blog about since that month is filled with so much action. Can't wait!
I suck at blogging lately but I promise promise this will be updated very soon. In the meantime feel free to follow my meanderings on
instagram: @hellonikki
I haven't been able to blog much because the past 2 weeks have been insane. I will definitely do more outfit posts soon now that I've gotten my life together. I lost my iPhone, my car keys, my house keys my brand new glasses I just recently purchased along with my favorite Jo Malone perfume :( Twas a crazy crazy night! Anyway, I'm over it.
Most recent purchases I'm in love with
Got the cutest sunglasses turned eyeglasses the other day at
Ilori. This place has the best selection when it comes to eyewear. A statement necklace from
Urban to spice up any outfit since I've been spending ludicrous amounts on my health/wellness opposed to clothing/shoes. Still looking for an everyday necklace to wear like my old peace sign now gifted and hopefully in safe keeping. Lost my beloved honeycomb ring so I'd like to replace that as well. I love the smell of Baise, a
Diptyque candle that I can bring around during my travels. Obsessed with this
granola. I go through bags in just a week and goes perfect with my
fage greek yogurt. Finally updated my cosmetic regimen. I'm old school and have been a MAC addict for years. I've tried to switch over to
Makeup Forever but for some reason I did not like it. So many people have suggested it but I prefer the
Studio Sculpt from MAC instead. I've been a die hard fan of Studio Fix Fluid but this gives me the same amount of coverage without such a heavy feeling. I swear it goes on like butter on my face. And I've changed my typical and messy lipglass/lustreglass to
Creamsheen. This lip product gives enough color to achieve the perfect stain that adds some shine sans the stickiness. Next up is an iPhone 4s and maybe a new bag. I make lists of things I want and they magically always manifest.
