Kate Spade Saturday 2015 SS Collection Showroom

Before the blondy & BLONDY ReLISH showrooms on Thursday, my friend Amy and I stopped by the Kate Spade Saturday 2015 SS Collection showroom in Omotesando. As always with Saturday, their collections are bright and colorful, and just so fun to look at! I especially loved their huge collection of bags, and their collaboration sneakers with New Balance. Thank you Kate Spade Saturday for inviting us for the preview of your spring collection!


先週、友達の太田エイミーちゃんとKate Spade Saturday の展示会に行ってきました！Saturdayはいつでも明るくてポップな感じがテーマなので、こっちも気分が上がります！カラフルなバッグや、New Balanceとのコラボスニーカーがお気に入り。春が本当に楽しみです♪

You can check out Kate Spade Saturday here.

Amy also does a blog on Ameblo here, check it out!




Love,

Samantha




P.S. Also, a quick announcement: congratulations to the winner of The Golden Heart Store giveaway,
Mai Tran! Thanks for everyone who entered the giveaway <3

blondy & BLONDY ReLISH 2015 SS Collection Showroom

On Friday, I was invited to check out the 2015 SS showrooms for Japanese women's fashion brand blondy and it's sister brand, BLONDY ReLISH. What was so special about visiting blondy showroom was that I was the model for their 2015 SS lookbook. Imagine my surprise at seeing my face on the walls of their showroom! I was so happy I almost cried. I've always wanted to model for a lookbook, so this was an amazing opportunity for me. I'm glad it was for blondy - everyone on the team was so nice and friendly, and were also very supportive when I told them about the release of my new song (I mentioned it in this post). The last photo is with the photographer, designer/director and the lady in charge of press-related matters. I didn't get to spend a traditional American Thanksgiving this year, but I am so thankful for opportunities like these that come my way. Thank you blondy!!

金曜日に、blondyとBLONDY ReLISH の2015SS展示会に行ってきました。実は、先週blondy のLOOKBOOKモデルをさせて頂きました。展示会で飾られていた写真を見たとき、大変感動しました。こういう仕事をずっとしたかったので、夢が一つ叶いました。blondyの皆さん、本当にありがとうございました！とても華やかな、素敵な展示会でした。

What do you think of this collection? Let me know your thoughts :)

Love,

Samantha

SLY 2015SS Showroom

Yesterday, I had the pleasure of attending the SLY 2015SS Showroom in Shibuya Hikarie. My manager invited me, and it turns out he is friends with one of the designers, Ms. Udagawa. I got a picture with her and my manager :) 

I loved their western boho-inspired Spring/Summer collection because it was so reminiscent of California - chill, relaxed and carefree. And the bold lips design in the notebooks and pens are too cute. I purchased a few things for an amazing discount, so can't wait for those to arrive next year!

You can check out more about SLY at www.sly.jp. 

昨日は、事務所のマネージャーさんとSLYの２０１５SSの展示会に行ってきました！彼は、SLYデザイナーの宇田川さんとお知り合いということで、色々とお話ができました♪

SLYのSSコレクション、すごく気に入った！ウェスターンBohoがテーマで、カリフォルニアが懐かしくなってきた。少し早めのお買い物をしてきました♪

I actually attended two more showrooms today and a party, which I will be posting in more detail in the next few days <3 Thanks for all the thoughtful comments on my latest posts. I enjoy reading them so much :)

Love,

Samantha

OUTFIT | A Tokyo blogger meet-up with Kiko Cagayat

(Trench coat: Ines de la Fressange for Uniqlo; turtleneck: Uniqlo; skirt: Zara;

shoes: Sam Edelman via Shopbop; headband: Opening Ceremony; 

clutch: Wego (similar black clutches here); animal ring: Good After Nine)

photos by Kiko Cagayat and myself

This past weekend, I had the pleasure of meeting Japanese-Filipino blogger Kiko Cagayat. We met through Instagram and Lookbook.nu, and after a little mix-up of Starbucks locations in Shinjuku (trust me, there are too many near one station), we finally had a nice chat over coffee. Kiko is so friendly and polite, and has amazing style. He was a natural with the camera while I was fumbling with it not knowing what I was doing haha... Love his iPhone case :) Check out his blog, "Kiko learns to blog" for more style updates!

Since it wasn't too cold the day we met, I dressed lightly in a turtleneck sweater and trench coat, and wore my new Opening Ceremony headband. I love the combination of regimental stripes and fishnet detailing. Even though I don't own or wear that many hair accessories, I picked this beauty up during Fashion's Night Out a few months ago. I just love it.

先週末は、ブロガーのキコ・カガヤ君に会ってきました！東京でブロガーさんとお目にかかることは本当に光栄です。彼はとても良い人で、とても楽しい時間を過ごすことができました。お互いのコーデ写真を撮り合ったりし（私はカメラのスキルゼロ）、お茶しながらお話ししたり。今度はもっと大勢のブロがーを集めたいね！ということに。楽しみだな〜。今回のコーデの決めてはオープニングセレモニーのカチューシャ！レジメンタルストライプとメッシュのディテールがお気に入り！

A few reminders before I end this post:

• PLEASE check out my NEW SONG "Turn It Up" on Youtube and Soundcloud !!
• Don't forget to enter my GIVEAWAY for a cute beanie from The Goldenheart Store here !
• Chek out the Shopbop holiday sale at www.shopbop.com !

That's all :) Have a great rest of the week!

Love,

Samantha

Get this look for $176+ on Lookastic: Charcoal Turtleneck, Tan Trenchcoat, Charcoal Pleated Midi Skirt, Black Horizontal Striped Headband, Black Leather Clutch, Black Socks, and Black Leather Double Monks

SALE | Shopbop Holiday Sale Event!

Hey guys! Shopbop let me know about the biggest sale event of the year, which is happening right now until December 1st. You don't want to miss this! All brands are part of this sale event.

This is definitely the time to take care of your holiday shopping, and to splurge on items you've had your eye on (which is always the case for me!) because you can receive:

• 15% on orders over $250
• 20% off on orders over $500
• 25% on orders over $1000

Also, if you do your shopping with a friend, there are more discount opportunities. 

Visit Shopbop.com for more details about this sale event. 

クリスマスシーズンが間近に迫っています。ということは、セールシーズン！私の大好きなShopbop.com でも、ホリデーセールが今夜、11/25 21：00～ 12/1 13:59 まで開催されます！全てのブランドがセール対象となるので、大変お得となってます。お買い上げ金額に対して、割引率も変わります：

＄２５０の買い上げ→１５％オフ
＄５００の買い上げ→２０％オフ
＄１０００の買い上げ→２５％オフ


お友達と一緒にまとめて買うのがおオススメです！私もそうする予定ですよ！

詳しくは、Shopbop.comをご覧になってください。

Happy shopping :)

Love,

Samantha

Medical Esthetic Salon Viage

This weekend, I was invited to try out a new esthetic salon in Kitaurawa called Viage, which is conveniently near my home. It was actually my first time to ever visit a beauty salon in Japan, so I was very excited for this opportunity. The owner, Ms. Sasaki, did an amazing 60-min facial for me, and I could tell my skin looked much brighter than it did when I first walked into the salon. I took these photos after my facial - can you tell my skin looks better than before? I decided not to wear any makeup the rest of the day :) 

今週末、北浦和にオープンしたViage というエステサロンへ行ってきました。エステをするのは生まれて初めてだったので、わくわくしながらフェイシャルをやってもらいました。オーナーの佐々木さんはとても素敵な方で、気持ちいいフェイシャルをしてくれました♪ ６０分があっという間に過ぎ、肌も生まれ変わったように引き締まっていて、明るくなっていました！！本当におすすめです。またお世話になると思います♪

ヴィアージのホームページはこちらです。

ご予約はメール、または電話にて可能です！

E-mail: viagekitauwara@gmail.com

phone: 048-762-9020

Love,

Samantha

BEAUTY | a NARS holiday

I mentioned in a previous post that I received some NARS cosmetics after modeling for their artist summit in Tokyo. What I didn't mention was they sent me more beautiful shades of lip colors, blush and eyeliner. I am truly in (NARS) makeup heaven right now. Even the packaging was perfect for the holiday season.

I've been using NARS blush for over a year now, and I really recommend those - the colors look beautiful on the skin and they are so easy to blend. I'm not huge fan of lipgloss, but adding a bit of gloss over a lipstick adds the right amount of shine (or that's what Mr. Nars himself told some of the artists at the summit). So that's what I've been trying :)

最近、NARSのコスメにすごくハマってます。東京のNARSアーティストサミットでモデルをやらせてもらった以来、メイクにも以前より興味を持ちました。そして嬉しいことに、NARSジャパンからリップやチークをもっと頂きました！本当にありがとうございます！使うのがとても楽しみです♪



I'm currently looking for a new makeup bag to fit my newest additions. I'm really liking this Ezra small striped cosmetic pouch by Kate Spade, the medium dome cosmetic pouch in gold by Lesportsac, and the Marc by Marc Jacobs preppy nylon small cosmetic pouch in black. I don't really like noisy prints when it comes to small accessories like a makeup bag. So hard to decide! Shopbop has a big selection of cosmetic pouches here.




Also, don't forget to enter my giveaway with The Golden Heart Store here, and PLEASE check out my new song on Youtube here!! I would really appreciate it <3


是非、新曲も聴いて下さいね！




Love,

Samantha