fashion island x hello, emy

(blouse and skirt: Brandy Melville; wedges: Forever 21)

I was lucky enough to collaborate with Emy, an amazing photographer & fellow blogger, for a photo shoot at Fashion Island. We both have a love for Brandy Melville, so we decided to use some of their pieces for the wardrobe for this shoot. It's actually not easy to shoot at an outdoor shopping mall, with all the shoppers and dogs around. But somehow, we made it work. Thanks, Emy! :) Make sure to check out her blog here! 

I'd also like to give a big shout out to all of my followers - I've just recently reached my 100th follower since I started in October. Thank you so much for your support! It means so much. <3 

Love,

Samantha Mariko

suburban

(tank: Brandy & Melville; shorts: Zara; shades: H&M; shoes: Converse; 

necklace: Rimo; purse: Jason Wu for Target)

Finally starting to settle back down in OC again, so now I have some time to get back into the swing of things, including blogging :) My last few days in LA went by too quickly, with moving and whatnot. I do miss living there and everything else about it, but I think the hardest part was saying good-bye to my boyfriend and doing the long-distance thing again. Despite that, I'm really looking forward to my much-anticipated trip to Japan this month! I haven't been there in 7 years, which is way too long. I'm excited to reunite with family & friends there, and for the adventures that await me :)

Well. that's it for now!

Love,

Samantha Mariko