Right after SM Aura’s grand opening celebration, boyfie and I rushed to Eastwood for the Carlo Rossi event.

Held at Richmond Hotel’s “The Gallery”, the little chill party served as an intimate bonding moment for us invited bloggers.

We sat, mingled, laughed and watched our fellows compete with each other at the singing contest, all while enjoying our scrumptious meal!

The buffet spread at the event

The judges panel of the singing contest

Congratulations, Kuya Sef for winning the competition!

… And when it comes to “we-times” like this, nothing beats Carlo Rossi Sweet Red wine as your overall companion!

With a deliciously different taste crafted from California grapes, vanilla, bright cherries and wild raspberries, Rossi Sweet is guaranteed to make bonding moments much sweeter.

All in all, our blogger’s “we-time” was truly made memorable with the good wine. Kudos to the Carlo Rossi team for setting up such an unforgettable event!

P.S. Thanks for this, Rossi…

Black Top - Thrifted
School Skirt - gift from a friend in Japan
Spike Earrings - Boutique De Reines
Pendant Necklace - DIY
Rings - Butingting
Creeper Shoes - Thrifted

I wore a school skirt to Tumblr Fair 2! To create a contrast with it, I made sure to wear a top opposite its color.

I wanted my outfit to be a bit punk-rockish so I put on a set of spike earrings and stacked some rings on my fingers.

See my DIY necklace? Its pendant used to be an embellishment of an old t-shirt!

And these creepers! I immediately bought them the moment I saw them on display at a thrift shop!

Overall, I love how my outfit enabled me to move freely throughout the tiring bazaar day, and gave me that rocker feel within!♥

Boutique De Reines and I shared a booth at the Tumblr Fair 2 blogger’s bazaar last week. Together we sold some of our brand new and pre-loved items, from clothes to accessories to beauty products!

Held at Pergola Mall in BF Homes, Parañaque City, Tumblr Fair 2 was well attended by bloggers, blog readers, fashion enthusiasts and thrift lovers.

My partner for the day: Bea Astillero, the owner of Boutique De Reines

Here are some of the brand new items sold by BDR:

And here are some of the used items we were selling:

The prices of our items ranged from Php10 to Php700!

I also grabbed the opportunity to have my pictures taken with two of Philippines’ most influential male fashion bloggers…

With David Guison and Miko Carreon (Why am I wearing a vest and a different set of earrings here? Haha)

And I’m so glad to have finally met Dianne Dequina and Erika Rodica after quite some time of online interaction…

With Dianne Dequina

With Erika Rodica

There was also a styling challenge at the fair, where participating bloggers had to dress up their partners Coachella-style within a limited budget.

Lent my creeper shoes to Team Dianne-Erika!

I feel so privileged to be part of Tumblr Fair 2! It’s another “dream come true” for me!

Thanks to Boutique De Reines for giving me this rare opportunity to convert some of my pre-loved items into cold cash! Haha!

And by the way, congratulations to the winner of our “Boutique De Reines Tumblr Fair gimmick” Franz Dayrit. Tweet me (@iamkimnieves) on how to claim your Hot Mama Blush On.