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Saturday, April 16, 2011

Forever 21 Spring sun dresses and skirts

Hehe, nerd pride!Mock Two Piece Dress
$19.90
http://www.forever21.com/product.asp?catalog_name=FOREVER21&category_name=whatsnew_app&product_id=2077572870&Page=10&pgcount=100
Lace Tunic
$22.80
http://www.forever21.com/product.asp?catalog_name=FOREVER21&category_name=whatsnew_app&product_id=2000013888&Page=9&pgcount=100 

The back is soo coool!
It's so pretty, I think I'm in love! Spring Day Dress
$22.80




Lately I've been really into the navy blue and white color combination!

Scratch Print Dress
$22.80




Strapless Beaded Dress
$19.80
http://www.forever21.com/product.asp?catalog_name=FOREVER21&category_name=whatsnew_app&product_id=2000012511&Page=14&pgcount=100
 I've been absolutely loving nude dresses lately! (Not that the dress above would look nude on me... I'm much too tan.) I especially adore the one on Taylor Swift here:
A tad too fancy for a casual summer dress, but 'tis extremely lovely!
Cute, right? But can you guess what print it is?
That's right, they're birds!! :D Bird Print Skirt
$14.80
http://www.forever21.com/product.asp?catalog_name=FOREVER21&category_name=whatsnew_app&product_id=2000013051&Page=14&pgcount=100 

Floral Spring Skirt
$19.80
http://www.forever21.com/product.asp?catalog_name=FOREVER21&category_name=whatsnew_app&product_id=2000012054&Page=11&pgcount=100

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The model looks like a flamingo here. Lace Yoke Posy Dress
$22.80
http://www.forever21.com/product.asp?catalog_name=FOREVER21&category_name=whatsnew_app&product_id=2000009404&Page=11&pgcount=10
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I love this! it's a one-piece dress that's great for business-y things. Not too formal, not too casual. Mock Two Piece Dress
$14.50
http://www.forever21.com/product.asp?catalog_name=FOREVER21&category_name=whatsnew_app&product_id=2000006654&Page=19&pgcount=100
Casual Floral Skirt
$13.80
http://www.forever21.com/product.asp?catalog_name=FOREVER21&category_name=whatsnew_app&product_id=2000008254&Page=17&pgcount=100
LOVE LOVE LOVE THIS! Polka Dot Dress
$27.80
http://www.forever21.com/product.asp?catalog_name=FOREVER21&category_name=whatsnew_app&product_id=2000014459&Page=18&pgcount=100
I LOVE THE BACK TOO! I think I might get this dress; I like it so much!


Erica Ruffle Dress
$14.80
http://www.forever21.com/product.asp?catalog_name=FOREVER21&category_name=dress&product_id=2062096776&Page=3&pgcount=25&sort=lp#
Sweetheart Chambray Dress
$14.80
http://www.forever21.com/product.asp?catalog_name=FOREVER21&category_name=dress&product_id=2000007404&Page=2&pgcount=25&sort=lp
(Love the model's face!) Comes in 4 colors! Woven Ruffle Dress
$12.50
http://www.forever21.com/product.asp?catalog_name=FOREVER21&category_name=dress&product_id=2058635592&Page=1&sort=lp#




 See this previous post (http://thatswhatcindysaid.blogspot.com/2011/04/forever-21-floral-print-shirts-and.html) for more dresses with flower print! (:

Friday, April 8, 2011

Forever 21 Floral Print Shirts and Dresses

If you were to buy me a shirt and ask me for one specific characteristic in which you should avoid, I would say this: flower/floral prints. I am very picky when it comes to any sort of repeated print on my shirts: I absolutely despise animal prints of any sort on any article of clothing; I do not like stripes that are too wide or too narrow; the colors have to be complementary; must not be overwhelming or too subtle. I know, I am a fashion snob. Usually, I find flowers on any article of clothing rather tacky and child-ish. However, I don't know if it's the spring mood finally getting to me, or if I'm just terribly fond of some of these flower prints from Forever 21's spring collection: (NOTE: If the links don't work, that means the item is out of stock already! Sorry!)

Flowery Chiffon Top
$19.80
http://www.forever21.com/product.asp?catalog_name=FOREVER21&category_name=whatsnew_app&product_id=2077612731&Page=17&pgcount=100# 



Lace & Posies Dress
$24.80



Daffodil Floral Halter Dress
$22.80 (Out of Stock)
Not a HUGE fan of the print, but I love the overalls, and the shirt underneath!

Rose Denim Overalls
$19.80

http://www.forever21.com/product.asp?catalog_name=FOREVER21&category_name=BTMs_Shorts&Page=1&product_id=2058634712

Floral Knit Top
$17.80
http://www.forever21.com/product.asp?catalog_name=FOREVER21&category_name=top&Page=1&product_id=2070221697
Knit Applique Tank
$19.80
http://www.forever21.com/product.asp?catalog_name=FOREVER21&category_name=top&Page=1&product_id=2000012482
Floral Lattice Tank $15.80
back detail
http://www.forever21.com/product.asp?catalog_name=FOREVER21&category_name=whatsnew_app&product_id=2000011002&Page=3&pgcount=100
Shimmering Floral Chiffon Ton $17.80
http://www.forever21.com/product.asp?catalog_name=FOREVER21&category_name=whatsnew_app&product_id=2000010652&Page=5&pgcount=100 

Flowers and Ruffles Dress
$19.80
http://www.forever21.com/product.asp?catalog_name=FOREVER21&category_name=whatsnew_app&product_id=2000015060&Page=5&pgcount=100 

Lace Trimmed Floral Top
$22.80
http://www.forever21.com/product.asp?catalog_name=FOREVER21&category_name=whatsnew_app&product_id=2000012163&Page=8&pgcount=100

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Braided Floral Top
$15.80


Love the back! I like the design more than the print on this shirt.

3 Ways to Curl Hair with a Curling Iron! (:



I'm using Conair Infinity Nano Tourmaline Ceramic 1" Curling Iron. Review: http://thatswhatcindysaid.blogspot.com/2010/06/conair-infinity-nano-tourmalin...

4 Ways to Curl with a Flat Iron: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1pYGqfrtQFs&feature=channel_video_title

Youtube Channel: http://youtube.com/thatswhatcindysaid/

TOKIDOKI UNICORNOS! :D

GUESS WHAT? Today was the release of Tokidoki's new mini-series, Unicorno! and they're soooo adorable! :D

LOVE LOVE LOVE (:

Sunday, April 3, 2011

How to Dress According to our Earth's Biomes

[This post was created mainly to help myself focus and study the characteristics of our Earth's Biomes. I have an important science final exam coming up this week, and I would like to blog a bit about what I am currently studying. They say that one absorbs 90% of what one teaches others, so hopefully by blogging (when I'm blogging I feel like I'm talking to a world full of people, although I know not everyone in the world reads my posts), I will be able to learn much more. I realize that this subject has nothing to do with what I normally blog about, but to make it a little inter-connected, I've added a twist:]


Characteristics of the Major Biomes And How To Dress Accordingly
A guide by Cindy
For some reason, my science textbook (Modern Biology California by Holt, Rinehart and Winston), lists the eight main biomes in the following order: Tundra, Taiga, Temperate forest, Tropical forest, Temperate grassland, Savanna, Chaparral, and Desert; thus, I will present them like so. Please note that the apparel shown is merely for fun, and I do not really think one should dress like this is these conditions. They are merely inspired by the biomes. Let us begin.

1. THE TUNDRA
  • Location: World's northernmost biome, covering 1/5 of the world's land surface. 
  • Average yearly temperature range: -26°C to 12°C
  • Average yearly precipitation: less than 25 cm (VERY LITTLE!)
  • Vegetation: mosses, lichens, grasses, and dwarf woody plants
  • Animals: caribou, musk oxen, snowy owls, arctic foxes, snowshoe hairs
  • Distinct Characteristics: Contains permafrost, a permanently frozen (thus the name permafrost) layer of soil under the surface.

A look inspired by the tundra:

Greek Dress by Vivienne Westwood Anglomania. ~$685.
2. The Taiga (aka. boreal forest)
  • Location: South of tundra and north of the temperate regions. Stretches across large areas of northern Europe, Asia, and N. America between 50°N and 60°N.
  • Average yearly temperature range: -10°C to 14°C 
  • Average yearly precipitation: 35-75 cm
  • Vegetation: coniferous evergreen trees (as shown in the picture above). The shape of the needle is a leaf adaptation that reduces water loss.
  • Animals: moose, bears, wolves, lynxes, hares. Many species hibernate 6-8 months of the year.
  • Distinct Characteristics: During the long winter, snow covers and insulates the ground, protecting tree roots against freezing.

A look inspired by the taiga:

Yes, this was featured in a previous blog post, but this is what I immediately thought of upon learning the features of the taiga. Her paleness and bleached hair remind me of the frozen caps of the mountains, and the green dress represents the coniferous trees.
3. The Temperate Forest
  • Location: eastern N. America, western and central Europe, N.E. Asia
  • Average yearly temperature range: 6°C to 28°C
  • Average yearly precipitation: 75-125 cm
  • Vegetation: broad-leaved deciduous trees and shrubs or evergreen coniferous trees. (There is also a specific kind of temperate forest called deciduous forests, which contain trees that lose all of their leaves in the fall and regrow them each spring. Those forests contain trees such as birch, beech, maple, oak, hickory, sycamore, elm, ash, willow, and cottonwood)
  • Animals: Bears, wolves, white-tailed deer, foxes, raccoons, and squirrels
    Distinct Characteristics: distinct seasons and moderate climate. This is the place that you think of when someone says "the woods". Unless you also think of Snow White, like I do...

A look inspired by the temperate forest:



4. Tropical Forest

  • Location: near equator, in the region known as tropics.
  • Average yearly temperature range: 20°C to 34°C
  • Average yearly precipitation: 200-400 cm
  • Vegetation: broad-leaved evergreen trees and shrubs. Epiphytes (mosses, orchids, bromeliads0, small plants that live on the branches of tall trees, exist here because of intense competition for sunlight.
  • Animals:monkeys, snakes, lizards, birds, insects. The rain forests contain about one-half of the world's species.
  • Distinct Characteristics: only two seasons: one wet and one dry. Tropical RAIN forests contain long wet seasons and tall trees and plants that grow year-round. Tropical DRY forests have long dry seasons during which trees lose their leaves. Treetops form a continuous layer called the canopy, which shades the forest floor.
Tropical forest- inspired look:
(Try to distinguish between the person and the snakes!)


5. Temperate grassland

  • Location: interior of continents, at same latitude as temperate deciduous forests.
  • Average yearly temperature range: 0°C to 25°C
  • Average yearly precipitation: 25-75 cm (not enough to support trees)
  • Vegetation: dense, tall grasses in moist areas; short grasses in drier areas. Grass here can survive repeated grazing and occasional fires because the actively growing part of the plant is at/below ground rather than at tip of stem.
  • Animals: grazing animals such as bison.
  • Distinct Characteristics: Because they have rich soil, much of world's temperate grassland has been transformed into farmland for growing wheat and corn.
Temperate grassland- inspired look:
I always love Taylor Swift's style. Reiss White Lace Dress ~$368.

6. Savanna
  • Location: Africa, S. America, Australia
  • Average yearly temperature range: 16°C to 34°C
  • Average yearly precipitation: 75-150 cm (more than deserts but less than forests)
  • Vegetation: tall grasses and scattered deciduous trees and shrubs. Some trees shed leaves during dry season to conserve water. Above-ground parts of grasses often die during the dry season and regenerate after a period of rain.
  • Animals: herbivores, such as zebras, giraffes, gazelles and carnivores, such as lions, leopards, cheetas
  • Distinct Characteristics: Alternating wet and dry seasons
Savanna-Inspired dress:
Or maybe something of this color, but more flowy.
7. Chaparral
  • Location: in coastal regions, around Mediterranean Sea and southern California (baby!)
  • Average yearly temperature range: 10°C to 18°C
  • Average yearly precipitation: less than 25 cm
  • Vegetation: evergreen shrubs and small trees
  • Animals: N/A (my book doesn't say....)
  • Distinct Characteristics: mild, rainy winters, and hot, dry summers with periodic fires.

Chaparral-inspired look: (since this is basically, just So-Cal, it's just the usual summer-y dress, y'know?)


8. Desert

Location:N. Africa, central Australia, SW N. America, E. Asia
Average yearly temperature range: 7°C to 38°C
Average yearly precipitation: less than 25 cm
Vegetation: succulent plants and scattered grasses. Plants have to adapt to dry climate.
Animals: kit foxes, lizards, snakes

Desert- inspired look: