love cherriiee: Fashion

TK Maxx Shopping Spree!

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Belle and Bloom & Mosmann

13:47

Burgundy combo

21:59

So SASS-y

22:58

All white for v day

17:50

Top: Kookai Australia, Bottoms: HK market, Sandals: Target Australia

This is probably the 'raciest' outfit I've worn in a long time. While last year I went for a more girly vibe (Valentine's day 2015 post), this year I decided to go chic and minimalistic.

Culottes have recently become part of the new trend within the Instagram world. While, tt hasn't fully hit Australia yet, I decided to give them a go anyway! For me, I have quite a large waist and these culottes probably makes it even more prominent. Therefore it is essential for me to pair something tight and cropped at the top. I decided to go all white by pairing it with my Kookai white crop basic (it's also nice to show a bit of skin to give an edgy look).

Accessories-wise, I went simple and classy. I wore my favourite Tiffany and Co necklace, paired it with some rings from Trendy Creature and my Daniel Wellington watch.

As for how I spent the day, of course I spent it with my better half :) we exchanged gifts first! He knew me well and got me a MASSIVE white board (LOL) for my flatlayin' life (only instagrammers will understand how wonderful a gift like that is), a poo emoji keyring (inside joke), some beautiful polaroids from our time together as well as an Instax printer!! I've wanted that for the longest time. If you are tossing between getting a Polaroid camera or the Printer, I would definitely go for the printer instead. This way you're able to take quality photos then pick the ones you want to print. While the polaroid is super cute to have (perfect for insta flatlays), it is a bit of a gamble each time you take a photo since you won't know how it'll turn out! (but thats part of the fun too :) )

Overall, Hanson and I had a very chill day, had lunch at a local jap restaurant and spent some quality time together. We didn't have much time together as I had to go home early since my cousin, Charmaine (@charmainengc) was going back to Hong Kong at night. Hanson and I promised to have part 2 of our Valentine's date this coming Saturday, so stay tuned!

Here's our annual V day photo :p

Much love

xx

Bellin' out

22:38

One shade of grey

21:55

Dainty and minimalistic

11:51

Winter must have

11:10

How to be comfy and classy at the same time

12:20

Kimono all day erryday

00:01

Awkward smiles

22:10

Be my valentine

10:39

I like to think that Valentine's Day is quite overrated, much too high expectations are set for the boyfriend to buy the girl the most expensive gifts, to have the perfect date planned... just everything has to be immaculate. Yeah...sucks to be the guy.

I do admit that I love seeing all the lovers spending the day out together, expressing their love in so many ways (especially through instagram posts, I absolutely love seeing what other couples get for their other half HAHA). With instagram and all the social media platforms it has become an even bigger deal to buy the BEST present for your loved one; the 'ideal' present for valentine's day can mean so many things for different couples. While some believe that their love depends on the number of roses in bouquet, or the amount of money spent on the present... for me Valentine's day was always the day where you SHOW your love by making/creating/baking something.

One thing that has always been part of tradition is that my boyfriend gives me a rose every year, you must be thinking, 'that is so typical.' HOWEVER one thing that you probably didn't expect is that they're never real roses! (aside from this year) The first year he made me the cutest bouquet of tissue roses, to this day they're still sitting on my table (this is still my top favourite!). Second year he bought me the cutest musical rose, one where when you press a button, the music starts and the rose opens its petals. Third year he made me the cutest plushies that resembled us and the little me was holding a small little rose (so adorable). Finally this year, (he became extremely lazy, but in his defence it's his first year of med so maybe he got caught up with that!) he gave me a rose that he received for free from the Emporium HAHA. Let's hope that next year he'll lift up his game a little with this rose tradition! (no pressure babe if you're reading this :P)

Now the date, since my boyfriend spent most of his time working on his DIY scrapbook for me, he didn't end up planning too much for our day together HAHA. Honestly, I really didn't mind, like I said, Valentine's day is TOO OVERRATED, I just wanted a simple day out with him and eat something that we both love. And that's what we did, we were originally going to go to an expensive restaurant, but I much rather save that for a more special occasion such as a birthday or anniversary, so instead we had burgers and gosh that was so satisfying!

To sum it up, Valentine's day is nothing to get too stress over whether you're taken or single at the moment. Valentine's day is just an excuse to show a little bit more love to those that you love whether it's your partner, family or friend :) all you have to do is put in a little extra effort to show your love for them such as making breakfast, a silly card and I'm sure you'll make their day!

Below is an extremely typical Valentine's day photo of my boyfriend and I; showing love through the kiss on the cheek, wearing a bit of red and a rose in one hand, lawl. It is probably too cheesy, but I secretly love it.

Much love xx

Secret Garden

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SUNFLOWERS

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