My picks for last month (August) candles are only these two. It was a really hot summer and the sun is always shining brightly almost everyday, so the rooms in our apartment were always in high humidity, therefore I didn't feel like burning a candle. I'm afraid I would get dizzy sniffing highly fragranced candle mixed with hot humid weather. So that's why I rarely burned candles during August.

But for those days that I want to occasionally burn candles my picks are just these two tropical summer-beach-themed fragrances, which I burned alternatively. I only burn these candles when the sun was lighter out there, or in the evening when the weather mellowed down a bit. 

Just a quick blog post about what I've been wearing for the last week!

I've been busy these past few weeks because I had an exciting project that I'm building on that really took a lot of my time lately. Just a simple project that hopefully would get me some moolahs as well as a new motivation for me. I live just with my husband at an apartment, and when he's at work during the day sometimes I feel lonely if I'm alone in my apartment. I tried to busy myself with blogging and social media works, and meeting some friends or join workout classes. And I do attend events and blog project meetings every other times too, but there were times that I do kinda feel alone and wanted to do something more but just don't know what to do...

So I'm glad that I finally found a project that I love doing, and building it really took my mind off the loneliness that I sometimes feel. A little headache but I'm happy doing it. So yay for some busy weeks ahead! :)

Anyway, enough chit chat and updates about my life, how about yours? You can tell me stories too in the comment if you want. I always read the comments, you know.. :)

But now, let's go straight to the actual blog post, shall we ?

Day 1, Wearing Crop Sweater by H&M Divided, Dark Blue 
Denim from Next, Miniso Bucket Bag, and Kenzo Tiger Espadrille.



Day 2, Wearing Pekalongan Batik top (a souvenir from my Mom's trip), paired with 
my H&M Black Denim, Payless Perforated Lace Flat Shoes, and my Coach 
Reversible City Tote Bag that I adorned with a cute bow chain from 
H&M, and a purple bangle that I bought from Ebay some times ago.



Day 3, Wearing Polo Ralph Lauren Sleeveless Top (new & thrifted!), 
and the rest are the same with yesterday's outfit : 
H&M Black Denim, Payless Lace Flats, and Coach Reversible City Tote.



Day 4, Wearing Tommy Hilfiger Cardigan (another new & thrifted haul) with H&M 
grey tank underneath. Paired with my cropped jeans (unbranded, bought online), 
my Miniso bag (that resembles a Chloé bag) and again with the Payless Lace Flats.



Day 5, Wearing Missoni top (my first ever Missoni! And yep, thrifted!), tucked inside my 
loose floral pants (no brand label, bought at factory outlet), and worn with 
Pomelo Canvas Tote and Dr Scholl Sandals in white.



Day 6, Wearing a newly thrifted Mango Sweater with 
buttons on the shoulder (Ooh I love big shiny buttons!), paired with 
my trusted Next jeans, my Miniso Chloe-lookalike bag, 
and Payless Perforated Lace Shoes.



Day 7, Wearing The Executive Tunic for Ied Adha celebration, 
paired with (also) The Executive Pencil Pants, Studio Nine Heels, 
and Longchamp le Pliage small tote with short handle.

Posting about my Ied Adha outfit made me remember that I haven't even posted about my last Ied Al Fitr outfit. I had the draft already but was too lazy to continue it, so I thought I just compile all the outfits I wore during last Ied Al Fitr and post it here along with the Ied Adha pic!

So here they are...
Starting from Day 1 to Day 4 of my Idul Fitri celebration outfits.

Day 1, Wearing Le Najwa Dress that I bought via Zalora app, just 1 week before Ied day! I was a little bit afraid that the dress wouldn't arrived on time before Ied day because of all the "heavy traffic on packages sent" during these months, but I'm glad it did! Lots of people really like this dress and gives compliment to the dress. It is very pretty though, with lace, chiffon, and pleats detailing!
Anyway, I wore it with my Elle wedges and a creme diamond italiano pashmina that I bought online.

Day 2, Wearing Kamilaa by Itang Yunasz dress that I actually also wore for Ied Al Fitr last year. I wore it cinched in with a belt last year and this year I wore it loose, add an old purple pashmina, and my Elle wedges.

Day 3, Wearing a new dress that I bought from an online store. My cousin says this is a 3D dress because the fabric is unique like that. I wore a beige diamond italiano pashmina and my Elle wedges again.

Day 4, Wearing a new embroidered blouse with that same unique fabric as Day 3's dress. I don't know what this fabric name but I like it :) I wore it with The Executive pants, my Longchamp Small Le Pliage, and yep you guessed it, my Elle wedges again. I think this Elle wedges is the soundtrack of my Ied Al Fitr celebration because I wore it to all 4 days celebrations, Lol.


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Udah lama nggak nulis tentang haul nih..

Basically I love shopping, - Well which girl doesn't like shopping, right? Nah karena pada dasarnya suka belanja jadi aku suka belanja dimanapun, mau itu di mall, di bazaar, di toko - toko kecil atau butik yang belum punya nama, dan bahkan di pasar loak sekalipun. Nah kali ini mau share tentang my thrift haul to Passer Baroe.

Inget banget pengalaman pertama thrifting tuh waktu aku masih kuliah di Bandung. Pergi thrifting sama temen-temen ke pasar Cibadak (nama kerennya Cimol, - maksudnya Cibadak Mall kali yee, entahlah..).

Anyway, seneng banget waktu itu tiap abis ke Cimol. Sensasi ngubek-ngubek rak di tiap kios, terus pas nemu baju keren yang masih bagus (apalagi kalo nemu yang "branded" alias yang merk terkenal, rasanya kaya nemu harta karun! Apalagi harganya yang udah murah masih bisa ditawar pulak!). Bener-bener serasa nemu harta karun karena bawa pulang banyak baju tapi ngabisin duit cuma dikit hihihi Soalnya kan namanya juga masih mahasiswa yes, kantongnya pas-pasan tapi pengen punya "baju baru" hehe..

Trus pas udah tinggal di Jakarta lagi, karena kesibukan serta lain hal akhirnya udah nggak pernah thrifting lagi. Apalagi kan udah sempet kerja kantoran, punya uang sendiri, trus nikah, dan karena punya uang sendiri itulah makanya belanjanya di mall melulu hahaha Tapi pernah juga kok beberapa kali ke bazaar preloved atau garage sale untuk thrifting, tapi karena kurang info jadi suka nggak tau kapan ada garage sale dan dimana..

Selain thrifting di garage sale dan preloved market aku juga suka cari-cari barang preloved online. Suka nemu aja baju-baju yang lucu (dan mostly from good brand) yang aku temuin online, but that story is for another post :) 

Anyway, cari preloved online itu susah-susah gampang karena kan kita gak tau kondisi real bajunya kaya gimana, namanya beli baju preloved jadi kan lumayan penting untuk tau kondisinya seperti apa. Kecuali kalau harganya murah banget, baru lah merem aja belinya hihihi Intinya, kalau cari baju preloved itu memang lebih enak beli langsung ke sumbernya karena kita bisa pegang dan liat langsung kondisi barangnya masih bagus apa nggak. Jadi selain berburu ke garage sale dan preloved bazaar aku tiba-tiba jadi kepengen ke Pasar Baru dan Pasar Senen.

Sebenernya udah tau dari lama sih ada pasar loak khusus baju di Pasar Senen dan Pasar Baru, tapi karena lokasinya jauh dari rumah jadi nggak pernah ada niatan khusus kesana. Baru akhir-akhir ini aja tiba-tiba pengen nyobain thrifting kesana. Akhirnya minggu kemarin jadilah niat banget ke Pasar Baru, walaupun gara-gara aturan baru ganjil-genap ini bikin pusing cari rute muter-muter dari rumah ke pasar baru (udah jauh jadi tambah jauh deh, hiks). Tapi tak mengapa, karena ku berhasil menemukan harta karun ini from my first thrifting excursion there :