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Cardigan: Roxy via PacSun, Shorts: UO, Watch: Style&Co.

Blazer: TJ Maxx, Shorts: H&M

Well, there has been a veeerrry long hiatus between the last post and now. We're unsure if we're still going to keep this blog up, but I've been posting some OOTD's on my Instagram! (follow me @noelieee) :) We'll see what happens next.
xo,
noel

Le Voyage

Sorry for the long break in posts! I've been in Peru for a school trip. I'll have an entire post about it when I'm finished sifting through & weight 600+ pictures (this is not an exaggeration).
I've also been working on a project with my friend Tyra: Le Voyage. Le Voyage is a jewelry and bikini business we created. We just launched our facebook page today and I'm so happy to finally be able to tell you guys that orders are now open!

Please go like us on facebook and place orders at
And follow us on tumblr at
and follow us on instagram @levoyagehawaii

Love & aloha,
noel

Countdown

Sorry for the huge gap in blogging!  It's crunchtime for Sheena and me because scholarships are due and 3rd quarter is almost over.  Thus, the title "countdown."  These pictures are from last Thursday when I skipped school to do scholarships.  I know, I really am such a rebel.  I just wanted to be comfortable so I put on a huge sweater, tied my hair up, and got to work.


Sweater: H&M, Shorts: "thrifted" Abercrombie, Belt: F21



Nails: Sally Hansen

Pearl, infinity, and shell bangles: Le Voyage

The navajo print belt is an homage to Peru, where I am going in a mere 8 days!  I'll definitely have a ton of pictures to share with you guys.
The bracelets are made by my friend.  She and I are about to start a company called "Le Voyage," which means "the journey."  My friend is going to make jewelry and I am going to make bikinis.  We haven't set a website or anything yet, but when we do, I'll definitely let you guys know!

On a side note that's totally irrelevent to fashion and this blog, there are a lot of countdowns going on in my life right now.  The countdown for high school to end, the countdown for college to start, the countdown to PERU (!), the countdown to the establishment of Le Voyage, etc.  It's all makes me really excited and anxious.

What countdowns do you have in your life right now?  And while I'm at it, what do you think of the name Le Voyage?  Do you like WanderLove better?  Or something else?  Our whole concept is about traveling and wanderlust.

xo,
noel

recent acquisitions

Since I was a kid, I was always pretty lucky when it came to money.  I'd find money everywhere--I even found $10 at the beach once!  That sort of ended at the age of 10, but I haven't stopped finding great deals!  These pictures are of my purchases from the last couple of weeks.  Although (almost) everything in this post was under $10, my spending did eventually add up!  I'm spending my first paycheck before I even get it...this can't be healthy.  Having a job is such an enabler.

Alyn Paige dress from Ross: $5.99

My mom actually bought this for me, in honor of me getting my job.  This is a dress for work but I'd gladly wear it outside of work.  Also, if you haven't already noticed, I LOVE Ross's.  I've literally grown up going there all the time with my mom.  It's always a treasure hunt and everything is relatively cheap!  It doesn't help much that I work walking distance from a Ross...

Velvet dress from Ross: $1.49

 Yes, your vision is correct, this dress was one dollar and forty nine cents.  See what I mean about Ross being a treasure chest?  All my friends tease me about going to Ross, but I don't care because I always find these awesome deals.  Also, it's a size large and I am a small person.  I bought it because it costed about as much as a cheeseburger and I can alter it somehow.  The fabric alone would've costed me more than that.

Sofia by ViX swim set: Ross $19.99

Nollie open knit sweater from PacSun: $7



Pleated mini skirt from PacSun: $7



Joe's Jeans lavender jeggings from Ross: $9.99

 Loving these lavender Joe's Jeans jeggings I found at Ross!  They're perfect for Spring and I can't wait to wear them!

Velvet dress from Ross: $4.49

Yet another fantastic dress deal from Ross!  This dress is also a size large, but amazingly it fits!  It was serendipitous; it must've been meant to be.

If any of you guys have a Ross Dress for Less nearby, you should definitely check it out! And no, I don't work there.  That would be very, very bad.  Wish me luck as I try not to shop as much!

xo,
Noel

procrastination

P-R-O-C-R-A-S-T-I-O-N. Such an ominous, stress-inducing word...Maybe it's not the best topic to kick off the debut of my second post, but it's really actually the reason I'm on here making another post so soon. I just spent the past two hours hyperventilating in my room over the fact that I found the PERFECT senior prom dress aowiehroiwekrjf still makes me happy thinking about its lusciousness hanging in my closet...Well, needless to say, I haven't gotten any homework done at all since I came home five hours ago.

Still not in much of a school mood, I decided to post some pictures from an amateurish photoshoot I was in last weekend. My friend, who is an avid collector/wearer/hoarder of Betsey Johnson dresses and other cute "affordable" couture dresses (I mean "affordable" if you have a spare $500 lying around, but I guess that's all relative), is planning on renting out some of her dresses to girls at my school for dances etc. She happily "volunteered" some of my friends and me to be models- it turned out to be an amazingly fun day! The results are a little awkward, but I thought I'd share with you all. Enjoy!

Betsey Johnson

  Marc Jacobs: Very 60s mod no? Especially with the Vogue cat-eye sunglasses

My personal favorite: Betsey Johnson dress with Venetian masquerade mask.

Cute, flowy Betsey.

Thanks for distracting me! Hope you enjoyed more of my awkwardness(:

Happy Procrastinating!

Muah<3, Sheena

neon

These pictures were actually from about two weeks ago when some of my friends and I celebrated my friend Kim's 18th birthday with a dinner in Waikiki!  For the record, I really don't like Waikiki.  The prices are higher and parking is more expensive and harder to find than water in the Sahara Desert. Seriously.

However, come visit Hawaii because as much as I gripe about it, it really is wonderful! (I must be doing wonders for Hawaii tourism)  Prime example: the weather has been really "cold" lately.  We've been waking up to the frigid 61 degree mornings. (sarcasm intended, even though I'm also complaining about the "cold")  As much as we all complain, we know we got it good.

This necklace is one of my purchases that I talked about in my last post.  I bought it at the Forever 21 in Waikiki after my birthday dinner.

Necklace: Forever 21, Skirt: Ross dress for less, Bag: Vintage Gucci from my grandma

 Sorry there aren't any detailed full-length pictures.  My shoes were really uninteresting and kind of a random last minute grab.  I didn't want to wear heels because I didn't want to be too dressy and the length of the skirt is kind of awkward.  Hopefully I'll try to wear it again, but with heels!


the Korean and his soup.



Pictures courtesy of Tyra and her wonderful fisheye lens.  Last picture courtesy of a random Japanese tourist.

xo,
Noel

P.S. How's the weather in your neck of the woods?

bohemian-goth wannabe

My first ever post all by myself! I have to admit feeling equal parts exhilaration and apprehension talking to the whole worldwideweb...but I digress. 

Anyway, Noel and I recently went to a Chinese New Year party at our family friend's house (we're so asian I know!), but as usual I was in a complete tizzy trying to figure out what to wear. Before reaching this outfit, I pulled on an all black outfit and was immediately laughed at by Noel who reminded me of the infamous "goth" confrontation. A while back, our old childhood friend admitted to me that throughout our entire friendship up to that point, he had evidently thought I was goth because of my apparent penchant for black and navy blue clothing. Mer. Needless to say I changed into the more acceptable outfit below which magically turned boho with proper accessorizing.

Left: Cut out my footwear which apparently looked terrible according to my mother; thanks for letting me go out of the house like that mom...Right: Up close and personal with my boho-ish jewelry

Pretty lights, pretty night.

Outfit: Shrug: LovelyGirl from Eden in Love, Top: Brandy Melville, Shorts: Bullhead from Pacsun, Necklace: Forever 21, Ring: vintage

I'm a naturally awkward person, so please ignore me in my natural state. If homework, scholarships, and dance don't consume me this week, I promise to be a more dedicated blogger! Thanks for listening to the awkward ramblings of this boho-goth wannabe!

Muah!<3, Sheena

   

P.S. notice the name change? we're so excited to move away from our harry-potterish original!

18

N: Sorry for the long overdue post!  I (Noel) have been extremely busy between school, scholarship applications, and work.  These pictures are from my belated 18th birthday dinner at Senor Frogs in Waikiki.

N: We had dinner at Senor Frogs and capped it off with an obligatory Waikiki Forever 21 shopping trip.  We dragged the boys along and to their shock and horror, they realized it was three stories high.  Of course, I did buy something(s).  You'll see one of the things I bought in an upcoming post!

N: This guy was so good! He sang an acoustic version of "Sexy and I know it" and I even got a birthday shout out!
S: She didn't want the birthday shout*out but I happily embarrassed her by yelling for the guy from across the restaurant...she loves me(:

S: Our amazing balloon hats that I absolutely HAD to have. We had a sassy balloon maker however who gave me a 2 foot tall balloon hat. Literally. How ironic no?

Sheena: Dress: Akeiadani from LMS Boutique in Manoa (anyone else find it funny that the tag reads "keep away from fire?"), Heels: NineWest, Bag: From some cool prop shop in California

Noel:  Dress: ? boutique in Boston, Bag: Jeans Warehouse, Boots: Target

Also, please ignore my awkward, slurpee-filled face.

N: After dinner we stopped for a slurpee because, well, it was my birthday and I wanted a slurpee.  It was my only diva request of the night, I promise.  The dress is actually a size medium tunic/shirt that I bought for $10 in October when I was in Boston!  I'm in love with python print even though Sheena hates it. (S: I do!) She hates that it's "in" and that I'm a fashion psychic.

Snakes and slurpees,

Noel (& Sheena who made this post a sort of running commentary)

Where are you going, where have you been?

I'm lucky enough to have a closet filled with clothes, albeit my claims that I "have nothing to wear."  I find it a waste to always save certain pieces of clothing for special occasions, so I thought I would wear this skirt that I had only worn once before.  I thought it was casual enough, but practically everyone in my family asked "Where are you going?"  I tend to be asked this a lot, and it always brings to mind Joyce Carol Oates' short story, "Where are you going, where have you been?"  The story (and Oates' writing in general) is really creepy and dark, so I don't recommend it to most people.  But I digress.
I essentially just wore this to do homework, mock trial things, and chores, and it made me feel like a glamorous Cinderella or something.



Sunglasses & Skirt: Forever 21


If I may ask, what did you guys do today?  Where are you going?  Or where have you been?  Surely it was more interesting than what I did today.

xo,
Noel

Homecoming

Last week was completely void of posts not only because I wear a uniform to school (and it's not even a cute, preppy one), but also because we had Spirit Week for homecoming!  I helped out with the costumes and other random things so it was all really exhausting but super fun because my whole school gets really into it.
It's a competition between the grades and we get points for each dress up day, our pepper squad, poster, and other activities.  Our theme this year was "Disney with a twist" and the senior's theme was Aladdin.
These are just some pictures from the dress up days.

Monday was "Rock Day"--I had to avoid the temptation to dress up like a geological rock, because I was told I wouldn't be counted and our grade would be docked off points.



Fur collar: Hollister (taken from a jacket), Leopard jacket: Gifted from my Aunty (she got it somewhere in Vegas--go figure), Shirt: Brandy Melville, Leggings: LnA via PacSun, Boots: H&M

    Tuesday was Royalty Day.  Sorry I don't have any better pictures.



Blouse & flats: Thrifted, Skirt: Papaya, Necklace: Ann Taylor

   Wednesday was Class Shirt Day and I don't have any pictures of that because it's pretty boring.  Thursday was Theme Day.  Ours was Aladdin so we all dressed up very Aladdin/Arabian-esque.  Someone even dressed up as the magic carpet! (although I don't have a picture of it.)

 And finally, here we are with the Mana Cup because the Seniors won!  All of our hard work paid off in the end in we won by a landslide.  This week was definitely a week I'll never forget.