I See, I Admire

If I had to choose my favorite place in Tokyo, it would have to be Harajuku. 

Its the shopping (obviously), purikura, crepes, street art, and the Meiji Shrine (I think thats what sells it for me).

I love everything about the intense exhibition of pop culture there along with the tranquility of nature. 

I also enjoy the 12min walk from there to Shibuya ;]

I see it all; I admire its beauty.

Photo// Kid Perez

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Later that day, we made our adventures into the artistic little town in Tokyo known as Koenji.

The most interesting part was that they're were some amazing street art and tiny hole-in-the-wall shops that people just pass by without any attention. 

The art and unique shops seem to just exist for itself, and only those who are lucky enough to cross its path get to see the gems it preserves. 

Sadly, it was inevitable for the day to end, so we made the Meiji Shrine our last spot.

I believe that the Meiji Shrine is special because it usually gets forgotten by the overbearing flashy colors in Harajuku st., located right on the opposite side, which attracts all the attention.

Little do people know what's on the other side of the the Harajuku train station that separates the two.

It's one of my favorite places.

Photo// [esqape]

Clothing set// Above Heaven

Cardigan// UNIF

Heels// YRU

Necklace// Nin3

My Heel's Makeover

I had the raddest outfit styled for my birthday party this weekend. Everything was perfect….except the shoes!!!!!!

Panic hit me like a gust of wind shortly after I realized that I didn't have any shoes to go with what I planned on wearing. 

The perfect shoe that I dreamed of would be nearly impossible for me to find within a short amount of time, so making my shoes was the only option.

Luckily I had a pair of these plain but very cute heels that I bought for super cheap.

They were begging me to have them pimped-out. 

I would like to share with you the process that these babies experienced.

STEP. 1

I painted the white wooden parts with this awesome rainbow, metallic, oil-spill colored nail polish from American Apparel.  

STEP. 2

I found this really cute ribbon at Michaels for only $2, so I knew I had to incorporate this material on my shoe somehow. 

The back of the shoe it was!

STEP. 3 

BLING TIME! 

I love these cohesive gems that I got also from Michaels. I super-glued them all on the back of my heel and on the sides. 

I also used the left overs to stick on my face and body hehehe. 

That was basically it!

TA-DAHHH <3

Customizing your own stuff has such a rewarding affect. I felt so proud to wear these bad boys around and now even able to take credit from compliments on them.