IT'S HERE! aka DAN Adoption Documentary + Album #akaDAN

The time has finally come! 

^_^

They have released Dan's documentary! It has been split up into parts and part 1, 2 and 3 are currently available to view on YouTube.

I can not wait for everyone to see it in it's entirety. I think it is something that EVERYONE will enjoy. Such a fun and heartwarming watch. 

I did a lot of laughing, a bit of crying and overall found it to be a very soul soothing piece for me. 

Enjoy!

 Watch Part 1

Watch Part 2

Part 3

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Dan has also created an album inspired by his journey that you can preview and purchase below. 

Click Here to Buy + Listen to the Album! 

I have listened to the whole album and absolutely love it!

It explores a lot of thoughts and feelings that I myself, as a fellow Korean American Adoptee, have dealt with in my lifetime as well as some things I'm still going through now. It's nice to hear someone else say so much of what I have felt.

Out loud.

However - you don't need to be adopted, Korean, asian, etc. to enjoy the album. 

There are many different styles and sounds featured here as well as some cool collaborations with other wonderful artists that I think anyone can enjoy! 

My favorite tracks so far:

Afterwords 

Spaceship 

and of course the theme song and current single - Is there Anybody Out There (which you can listen in it's entirety (linked below))

Follow Dan Here : )

YouTube

Twitter

Instagram 

dan-aka-dan.com

Wanna grab your own DANakaDAN tee? Shop HERE 

Thank you all from the bottom of my heart for reading and supporting this project. 

Words can not express how proud I am of Dan. I have never been so happy for a friend and I fully support all the great things he is doing. 

Love,

Holly 

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#akaDan

[Lifestyle] A Peek into my Place. Bedroom Decor + Fresh Flowers.

Well I've finally started decorating my bedroom/apt which I know, I know, took me long enough! I always feel like I'm horrible at decorating - I just don't have the vision that comes so easily to others. However, I recently invested in some furniture and after that everything kind of came together : ) 

In fact all of the decorations are things I already had in my place! I also thought it would be a good time to list off where things were from for those interested. 

Individual Silk Flowers - Hydrangea + Peony [Target] 

 White Honeycomb Vase [Target] 

Empty Chanel Giftbox [Chanel] 

White Cake Stand [Pier 1 Imports]

Small Silver Glass Christmas Bulbs [Rite Aid] 

2 Silver Candles [Voluspa]

Silver Speckled Candle [Pier 1 Imports] 

Long Mirrored Jewelry Box [Z Gallerie]

Large Mirrored Jewelry Box [Ross (but I think this was a Z Gallerie piece)]

Archipelago Candle in Mango Tangerine (one of my FAVORITES) [Archipelago]

Fresh Purple Roses [Costco]

Glass Vase (came with an arrangement I got as a gift)

Silver Jewelry Stand Tree [Target]

Glass/Shattered Mirrored Tray [TJMAXX] 

Silver Candle with Embellishment [Target]

(after that I just have my Blu Ray Player and X-Box 360)

(TV is a 42" Vizio 3D and I took this photo while watching Grimm haha.)

Let me know if you would like more info on my actual furniture pieces and I will do a separate post on that however these will only available to California residents. 

[All photos taken with my iPhone 5S]

Needless to say my bedroom has now become my favorite room in the apartment! It feels so good finally having something set up. 

If you haven't taken the plunge to invest in furniture yet I highly suggest you consider it! It's for sure something that I did not want to spend the money on but I am glad I did! 

In total for two night stands, the long dresser and a tall chest I paid about $1,505.10 which includes tax and $99 delivery fee. 

Again, if you are interested in a more detailed post on just the furniture let me know! I just wasn't sure if I should since it's a California only store.

Thank you all for reading and checking in. 

Talk to you soon,

Holly 

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[Lifestyle/VIDEO] WE VLOG #01: Battle of the Year Screening & Justin Bieber Dancers

So if you haven't seen, Steve and I have posted our first vlog!!! 

It's always so highly requested I figured we might as well give it a go. Normally I shy away from vlogging not only because I am pretty private person but because I honestly feel like I am just not good at it. I feel like my life isn't all that interesting most days and when we do have things going on I'm definitely more of a "let's experience" vs. a "let's document" type of person. 

I tried none the less and this is the result. I actually am pretty happy with the way it turned out and I've been getting so much positive feedback I would for sure consider making these Vlogs a reoccurring thing on my channel. Steve and I talked about maybe once a week we would choose a day and vlog it. We are not interested in daily vlogging or anything like that, for a multitude of reasons, but once a week may be manageable. 

Watch the Video HERE:

 

Hope you all enjoy!!!

Talk to you soon :)

Love,

Holly

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[Lifestyle + Events] Afternoon Tea in Beverly Hills - Perfection. Anastasia Beverly Hills HYPER Tea Party

A couple of weeks ago I was fortunate enough to be invited to a "HYPER Tea Party" at the lovely Beverly Hills home of Anastasia Soare (Anastasia Beverly Hills) and as promised here are a few photos from the event.

An absolutely gorgeous day with a colorful array of fresh flowers, pretty pastries and pastel parasols. 

^_^

Adorable. 

(and yes, they actually did have tea : )

One of THE most exciting parts of my day - meeting these two amazing individuals ^

Still can't believe I was able to meet Anastasia (of Beverly Hills) herself! Probably the most well known name in brows. Not only has she tamed, shaped and filled some of the most famous brows, her products have become a household name and the standard for beautiful brows. She is so sweet, not to mention fashionable :) Love it! It was so special to be invited into her fabulous home.

I was also fortunate enough to be introduced to the ultra talented Troy Jensen, who has worked on a TON of celebrities (honestly go check him out his work is amazing and so beautiful) - not to mention he has created some of Kim Kardashian's most gorgeous and well known makeup looks/photos (many which are some my personal favorites! ^_^)

Other than that I got to spend time and share laughs with so many wonderful people. 

Some new, some old - all love. ^_^ 

Have you recognized any of the faces in this post? ; ) Let me know in the comments. 

Thank you so much to Anastasia Soare for inviting me into your amazing home and for being so welcoming. I was truly honored and had such a great time. 

It will certainly be something I remember forever. <3 

What I'm Wearing:

Dress: DailyLook (HERE) 

Shoes: Forever 21 (HERE)

Bag: Chanel 

****If you're wondering what type of bra I wore with this dress you can find it HERE -

It's the Lingerie Solutions Superlite Adhesive Bra

It's a soft cup, non-push up self adhesive bra with the sticky cups. 

Be careful about which you get - they also have one made of thick silicone for push up and added cup size - I would not recommend that one because I don't think it looks or feels natural - you'd hate to have someone give you a hug and it feels like the bottom/front of your boobs are hard as a rock. It's just odd. lol. (I feel the same about ulta padded push up bras like the VS Bombshell - it's just too much in my opinion) This one I linked from Target is just lined, no padding so it looks and feels a bit more normal. Plus the soft cup can still give you some cleavage if you want it depending on how you position the cups.

: )

(I have worn this dress in a video before wearing a Victoria's Secret Tee Shirt Bra BUT you can not wear that bra without the sides showing so I don't recommend that if you actually want to wear the dress out in public.)

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I hope you all have enjoyed this post! Sorry it was a little late going up. 

Thank you as always for reading and forever for your support. 

Love, 

Holly 

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[Lifestyle + Events] Coachella Moments - People + Fashion

Hey everyone! As most of you know I was lucky enough to attend Coachella for 1st Weekend thanks to Fruttare and I just wanted to do a couple of posts on my experience. (This was my first time going : )

First up I wanted to share some of my favorite photos from Coachella. Some of the fashion, people, sights and just overall great moments that I felt really captured the essence of what I experienced and saw. 

(The first two are my favorite! I'm about to turn those into MEMES lollll.)

I'll have another post sometime this week sharing my personal thoughts and photos from last weekend so look forward to that! (I'll have some info on what I wore, celebs I saw, what I thought of the trends/fashion and all of that good stuff.)

'Till then here is Coachella through my eyes. 

(btw they do not allow you to bring cameras with removable lenses in so I was only able to use my Canon S95 (I've had my camera for a while but if you were looking to get a new point and shoot I would suggest the updated version, Canon S110) but surprisingly I think the pictures came out pretty well! Hope you enjoy!

Talk to you soon!

Love, 

Holly

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P.S. If you are at Coachella this weekend (Weekend 2) don't forget to stop by the Fruttare Hangout - They have FREE Fruttare Fruit Bars for anyone and everyone that stop by (and they are delicious! I recommend the Mango and the Strawberry Milk flavors) also Free WiFi (which you will appreciate because reception at Coachella is horrible), Air Conditioning and a bunch of Celebrities dropping by! 

Have FUN and Be Safe! 

Thanks so much to Fruttare for sending me to Coachella for the weekend as an ambassador! I was not compensated to attend Coachella or to create this blog post. All thoughts and opinions expressed are my own and are not influenced by any outside source. I am not required to mention to stop by the Fruttare Hangout by the way - I just really do think it's worth it just for the free fruit bars and celeb sightings alone. Don't be afraid to ask for additional fruit bars while you are there! I think I had 4 the first day >_<