New Series: Monthly Picks + July Monthly Picks

Hi guys ! Today I will be introducing a NEW SERIES here on my blog !

Starting today, every single month I will do a Monthly Picks post where I do a collection of my favourite items from some online stores, these items will definitely still be available in the store so you can go and get them right after you finish reading my post. Please understand that in these Monthly Pick posts my intention is not for advertising these brands and companies, but because many people wanna know more about my style, so I feel that these posts could provide examples as to what kind of clothes and bags that I would most likely purchase. I hope you like these Monthly Picks blog posts, if you have any kind of feedback, or if you find that these Monthly Picks are helpful, you can tweet it to me with the hashtag "#MonthlyPicks" my Twitter is @allforcyan !

And now, let's start things off with Monthly Picks for the month of July.

From The Tinsel Rack (www.thetinselrack.com):

More favourite items from Wardrobemess (www.wardrobemess.com)

From OhMySmoothies (www.shopsmoothies.com)

That is all for this month's Monthly Picks ! I know there aren't that many items, but I assure you I will try to include more in next month's Monthly Picks. If you own an online store and you want me to check out the items in your store, please leave a comment in the comment section below or you can send me an email allforcyan@hotmail.com

Hope everyone enjoyed reading this as much as I loved creating this ! Talk to you again soon !

Review: Acrylic Badges from Love Lacette !

Hey everyone ! Happy weekends ! Today, I am back with a review, and this is on some cute things that are really popular right now, ACRYLIC BADGES !! So without further ado, let's get right into it ! 

Cupcakes are my favourite snacks, they look so pretty and taste amazing. So when I saw that Love Lacette is selling this Cupcake Acrylic Badge in her Badges Preorder, I freaked out because this has Cyan written all over it. Cupcake-obsessed maniac, yup that's me! As this is a preorder, I had to wait about 2 weeks to receive my acrylic badge, but I did not mind having to wait at all, it just made me anticipate receiving this even more.

I was pleasantly surprised to find this sweet little message in my parcel. It shows how dedicated and wonderful a seller Love Lacette is. Even though it was a small gesture and a short message, it put a smile on my face and made my day so much better, thank you Love Lacette !

Isn't this just adorable ? And it only costs about $3 ! It's very durable because it's acrylic, and don't worry about the picture appearing pixelated, in person the picture is of fantastic quality.

I pinned my cupcake on my carry-all bag from Cotton On

Here are some designs she has in her preorder !

And that's not the end of it, she has wayyy more designs in her store. So click this link to check out the rest of the badges: https://www.facebook.com/lovelacette/media_set?set=a.458443537579055.1073741832.100002402378546&type=3

PRICES: $3 - $3.50 (normal mail postage fee included)

If you are interested in purchasing some of these acrylic badges, here are additional details about the preorder:
- You are required to complete your payment first
- The badges take about 2 and a half weeks to 3 weeks to arrive
- Free normal mail postage is provided, but for a safer method of postage, registered mail postage is advised. For registered mail postage, you are required to pay $2.50 more (per order)
- To purchase your badges, fill in the order form here: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?formkey=dFlYMkxsY3duMHBNSXlNcEhTQVEzMVE6MQ#gid=0

If you have any other questions, you can contact Love Lacette by sending her a message on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lovelacette

You can also check out Love Lacette's Instagram: www.instagram.com/lovelacette
And her blog: www.thelovecarousel.blogspot.com

Summer Outfit Ideas + How To Style: Crop Tops, Highwaists and Floral Print !

Hi guys ! Welcome to my first ever Outfit Ideas post !! In today's post I'm gonna be showing you guys 5 different outfits on how I wear crop tops, highwaisted bottoms and floral prints for the summertime. These are some of the hottest trends in LA right now, so I thought I would create a look-book on summer outfit ideas to show you guys how I incorporate a little Californian twist in my daily outfits ! ✿

The first trend is the pairing of crop tops with high-waisted skirts. It's been seen everywhere from Tumblr to Brandy Melville campaign photos. I really like wearing this crop top + highwaisted skirt pairing because I think it's very girly and sweet.

Here I paired a floral crop top with a white lacy skirt. The floral and lace combination is perfect because they're both girly elements. And the white in the skirt brings out the white in the floral print. If you look closely, the lace has flowers in it which is why I feel that this top and skirt go very well together.

✿ My floral crop top is from OhMySmoothies, and my lace skirt is from H&M ✿

This time I used a polka dot crop top and paired it with a blue denim skirt. Again doing the crop top + highwaists thing. The reason why this trend is so big on using highwaisted bottoms instead of normal/low slung bottoms is because the crop tops are really short, and throwing on a pair of highwaisted bottoms will cover up the belly area, making it slightly more conservative and more youthful.

✿ The polka dot crop top is from OhMySmoothies, the blue denim skirt is from Cotton On ✿

In this third look, I paired the same polka dot crop top from the previous outfit with a pair of bright blue shorts. The shorts have flowers embossed on them. And I think this makes a super cute outfit. As the top is of a neutral grey, I felt the pop of blue would make the outfit more "alive" and fun !

AWKWARD HAND ALERT !! By this point I had run out of "model poses" (I'm really bad at this...)

✿ My polka dotty crop top is from OhMySmoothies. my blue shorts are from The Tinsel Rack ✿

Okay, you know the drill, pairing a crop top with highwaisted shorts (or skirts) are the way to go ! I really like this outfit because the floral and the lace in the shorts complement each other really well giving a very girly look

✿ My denim shorts with black lace is from OhMySmoothies ✿

Next trend up: Graphic tanks with highwaisted shorts. This is a trend that can be worn all year round here in Singapore, but in California outfits like that can be worn only in Spring and Summer, which is why it's so commonly spotted now. Pairing a loud graphic tee with a pair of denim highwaisted shorts gives off a very edgy feel. Throwing on a pair of boots (brown or black) will complete the whole rad and cool look.

 I paired the same pair of shorts from the previous outfit with a MISFITS graphic tank. By pairing it with such a loud top, it brings out the black in the shorts. This is very different from the previous outfit, paired with a girly and floral crop top, the lace in the shorts are brought out. But this time, it's the black color that's more outstanding as opposed to the lace.
Other colours of denim shorts would work as well, if you can find a pair that has tons of rugged rippings and studding, that would be even better !

   ✿ The MISFITS graphic tank is from OhMySmoothies ✿

✿ The bracelets I'm wearing throughout this post are birthday gifts from my friend Fitriya ✿

The last trend is all about the floral print. Floral print has came back FULL ON this season, and it's EVERYWHERE. It's even got me turning into a floral fanatic. To be honest, I was a huge fan of floral in the past, but now I think they're the prettiest things ever, so I've been incorporating alot of floral into my wardrobe.

I paired this daisy-printed top with a pair of blue shorts. Same concept as one of the previous outfits (polka dot crop top + blue shorts) I felt that because the top is very monochromatic being all black and white, the bright blue shorts might give it the additioSnal "POP"
The top has daisies on it and the shorts have flowers embossed on, so they're going along with the floral theme. I wanted to be all matchy-matchy.

The accessory that I am wearing is a necklace that has a gold skull with a pink bow, it was a gift from my friend Asyikhin. I've always felt that gold accessories complement bright outfits better than silver accessories,    I don't really know the scientific reason behind it, it's just something I've noticed

✿ My daisy tank is from Cotton On and my blue shorts are from The Tinsel Rack ✿

That's all the outfits I've prepared, be sure to check out my School Supplies Haul and College Organizations + Study Tips posts coming right up !