Maxi Dresses for Summer

Last weekend my family went to SUBIC and visited some relatives. And funny because I gave alot of thought and time packing for me and my son (hubby had to work) and when I got to NLEX I discovered that I left our overnight bag!

You would think thats the first thing I will load in the car right?lol but what I didnt forget was our IPAD, IPOD,TOYS for hamlet and Pillows and towels...which is in another bag.LOL.

Anyways...I got this dress for $26.00 in Royal Subic and a bunch of other stuff for my son. The design is nice but if I turn around you will see the silohuette of my underwear.LOL. Not for malling, but great for wearing at the beach.

What do you wear when your on vacation?Id like to know.:-)

Ciao!

My 2 looks

Clothes and  shoes from Zara. The skirt  and  shoes are my absolute  favorite. This was my outfit going out for lunch with the 2 boys in my life, my hubby and my son :-)

Shoes is about P3,000, skirt P1,900 and blouse is about P2,000  ring from Topshop P600
(not exact prices, I rounded it off ,cant remember the actual price)

Skinny jeans from Zara Woman. My current jean obsession! This babies tucks your stomach in and hugs your body comfortably.Its lightweight so it can withstand the scorching heat of the sun and somehow when your in an aircon room, it gives just enough warmth that you wont feel cold.love,love,love,love!!

Plus!! it makes my leg s look smaller !hahahaha.Its a bit long but  folding at the hem gives this chic look to it,dont you think??

A bit pricey at P3,500 but worth it for me. As for my blouse, this is 6 years old already! would you believe that? So investing on a white shirt with collar is a must. Its versatile and easy to match.

http://lookbook.nu/hamhamgirl
 http://lookbook.nu/look/3174285-Come-play-with-me

Hope you guys can hype it in lookbook if you can.Thanks and stay lovely as ever!

Makeup look & Outfit of the Day

Above photo taken using Iphone4, 4 hours after application of makeup :-) No retouch!!

Tutorial for this look at http://www.youtube.com/user/TheHamham36?feature=mhee.
I have a very big, red pimple just below my nose that I was able to cover. You can see in the picture above ( I used a Canon Slr camera ) that I was able to cover it up with concealer.

Productse used:
Bobbie brown Moisturizing day cream
Smashbox primer-Tzone area only
Clinique Airbrush concealer
Bodyshop perfecting foundation, cream to powder, Spf 25
Laura mercie Translucent powder
Bodyshop blush, peach
Graftobian waterproof Black eyeliner
Maybelline waterproof Mascarra
Physicians formula pink & brown eyeshadow -Used as highlighter also
Bodyshop peachy brown lipstick
Mac Espresso brown matte eyeshadow-To groom brows and line lower lashline

http://lookbook.nu/look/2888251-peaches,
MY URL :: http://lookbook.nu/hamhamgirl

My ADB makeup Workshop, Nov. 2011

This is my second time at ADB.The homemakers club invited me to conduct a makeup demo on different makeup techniques and makeup looks for office, and party makeup as well.

If this is something you are interested in, pm me at ochielaraya.com or ochielaraya@yahoo and maybe we can work something out. I also have one on one tutorials customized to the needs of my students. Maximum of 3 students to ensure that I can attend to their questions and needs.

The course outline depends on the attendees. I provide the makeup and tools. So  if you want to learn how to apply makeup, style your hair or simply learn how to accentuate your features and hide flaws, let me know!

Christmas morning !

Blouse, skirt and belt from Zara. Satin flats from staccato.

I love how this blouse shimmers! Its lightweight and the fit is great! Although the neckline is really low ( I got a medium size, normally Im a smal  in Zara ) so maybe thats why the neckline seems so low!

The skirt is very versatile and can be worn dress down or totally glam!

I dont want to wear too much eyeshadow so its mostly eyeliner.  I used a lightweight foundation (Laura Mercier) The Light shade at the center of my face and 2 shades darker at my cheeks. I do this when I dont have time to use a bronzer. The blush is from body shop..its peach brown. Eyeliner from mac and mascarra from Loreal. No lipstick here but I just dab on a gloss.

I really wanted to do a tutorial for this look but Im pressed for time. Oh by the way, Im wearing hair extensions from Keira. I will probably do a tutorial on this next time ( I hope! )

Happy Holidays everyone!! Till next time!

My new Boots and Fave Red Pants!!

Red pants and sequines are so in right now!  This is my first colored pair ever, would you believe that? My pants are either black, Navy blue, whitecamouflage or khakis. 

Top and red skinny pants from Mango, boots from Zara. This particular pants has special coating that resembles leather. I just love the feel of the fabric and the bright shade of red!

The boots a bit expensive I will admit (well for me! ) but I know I can wear this boots with skirts,shorts and dresses as well. hehehehehe. This line reminded me of Monica from friends. There was an episode where she bought a pair of very expensive knee high boots.She ended up loosing the said pair because it hurts her feet so much. Well, these boots are comfy and you just need to wear a thin socks to avoid friction.

The zipper at the black adds a very chic touch to the design. I looove it! Thanks to my hubby! Aside from the kate spade he gave me, these boots are my fave!!

Below are just some pictures of celebrities wearing red pants, that I gathered from the internet. Sorry I cant remember anymore where I got them, I just googled the red pants and these are what I got!

Katie holmes cropped skinny pants in leather..

One of my favorite ensemble!

Black and Blue - OOTD

This is the outfit I wore at christmas party/get together last night with my hubby. I was told it was sort of an open area near the pool. It was humid that night so I figured I can wear this top I bought from Zara 2 weeks ago ( P995.00 ) and wore it with a black skinny pants ( P2,550.00 ) and blue suede pumps

 ( P2,290 ) all from Zara.

The basic black skinny is very versatile. You can dress it down, like what I did here, Top from Zara ( P990 ) and gold sequinned shoes from stacatto.

 or glam it up with this top.

The top looks simple enough at the front and the lace detail gives it that sexy surprise...:-)
My only problem with this blue is that the lace fabric does not stretcch like the black cotton fabric, so it feels weird at the back--because you get all the huggy feel all over and then the back really feels like you dont have anything on.Hahahaha. Good thing I have a corset/bra so it goes well with this outfit.

The bag is Kate spade Sierra, a gift from my hubby this christmas :-)

You can hype this look  here   http://lookbook.nu/look/2780857-Suede-and-lace

Missing my fashion stint days...

I missed those days when I dress up for work or fashion events. For almost 2 decades I have worked in the fashion industry and Im used to attending fashion events, photo shoots, press cons, parties and so on and so forth. But dont get me wrong, I love my life now as well. Focussing on my family and my beautiful son.

So from time to time, I will dress up even if Im just going to the mall, or do my usual mommy errands :-)

Lately, I have ventured into posting my looks in lookbook. Its actually pathetic because I have only 3 fans (hahahaha) but I dont care. Its my way of expressing my love for fashion even if my looks are just casual, I post them because its my way of expressing myself :-) Just like makeup.. So this blog of mine will now have FASHION REVIEWS, PHOTOS OF MY LOOK FOR THE DAY, HAULS BOTH MAKEUP AND CLOTHES/SHOES AND ANYTHING RELATED TO FASHION.

Im excited and I would love it if my readers can share my blog as well ;-)

Hope you guys will love reading my blog and hopefully come back and read some more!

These are some of the photos of my looks. You can hype them herehttp://lookbook.nu/hamhamgirl

 im posing behind my new car ( my husbands gift to me )

My new Kate spade bag! My absoloute favorite. Another gift from hubby :-)

 The picture is not very clear because I just used my Iphone 4 .

More pictures at   http://lookbook.nu/hamhamgirl, please check it out!

Thanks guys! till my next post!

Date Tip!

Just a tip, when you are going out with friends, or out on date, you can match your purse with your lipstick! And a variation, you can match your nails with your purse as well.

I have some more fashion tips, watch me on youtube, thehamham36! Have fin ladies!