Read 2010/4: The One Hundred

If only all books are like this one with its easy-to-read text and pretty illustrations, you bet I could read more books than my usual which is two every month. A very measly number if you ask me and to think I have all the time in the world. I'm not very big of fiction though.

Practically a list of every woman's must-haves, the 100 essentials every girl should own. Well, maybe if you live where she lives, these are your essentials but when you live here in this frickin' hot, tropical country that is the Philippines, then I suppose not. A fur coat? In Manila? Really...

"There are no ugly women,

only lazy ones." Helena Rubenstein

This gives me hope. Haha. But kidding aside, I've been a lazy, lazy girl. I've let myself go and now that I'm finding it difficult to dress up, I wear those fugly stuff. Comfort over style, in other words, but then again I'd sulk over feeling so pangit afterwards. This quote is my wake-up call~ to always try to look my best not for anyone else but for myself. When you feel good about yourself, you feel like you could take on anything, ya?

As for the essentials, most are pretty expensive. She's saying go for quality shizz but of course all these quality stuff cost lots of moolah. Well she did say that you can scour vintage shops for cheaper items but then again their version of vintage shops is not the same as our version of vintage shops aka ukay. If I were to pick my own five essentials out of her 100, mine are:

1. the ever comfy ballet flats
2. Converse
3. handy dandy blue jeans
4. plain white tees
5. little white dress

Included in her list is an investment bag, meaning a bag that costs an arm and a leg. Usually, I am not a fan of these expensive bags that could feed families but I just want a Chanel 2.55. Yun lang. After that, I won't go on wanting more. If I have some extra money, I would definitely buy myself a Chanel 2.55, or if I win the lottery.

I enjoyed browsing this book. It gave me an idea of how every girl must look like~ always polished. Well, I knew that already and I wanted to be one but somehow I can't pull it off. My hair defy gravity. Bah.