As In — Are You REDDY!

 

Hello Universe! Happy 2026! It had been a wonderful 2025 with you. Would it be too late or too early for a throwback? Hmmmm.

But anyway, I felt so pretty for having this theme on my December 2025 — the luxurious RED. Not the Pandas, but the RED, as in color.

This assemblage of putting the red things in Instagram grid for the December 2025 was intentional. It really gave me a hard putting these things together. The ITCH of posting was so strong!!!! I even learned how to use AI in some photos to make it "color appropriate". 

I ain't no Chinese, but I found RED luxurious and fierce, like a mighty dragon. It was also a most common color that was easy to put together at this month.

Should we go down the color pictures that I put together? Let's go with the clothes first!    ( From bottom going up )

1.

( Top from VXN Clothing, Skirt from Overseez, Shoes from Shopee PH )

I'd been wanting an outdoor shoot — a thing, that might be working for me, for my comeback career in UGC creation. Rain was an added art here. I'd like to have a more professional shots, but because it was raining, and everything might get wet, I asked a third person to take photos of me. Candid wasn't really bad at all.

2.  

( Halter top from Mera Clothing )

This top was very comfortable. I could wear this all day. It was sleek, backless and very light to the body. My worry was actually, it might slipped, unnoticed, because of the overflowing dopamine of the holidays, but yeah — I survived. :)

3. 

( Terno from Girl Code PH, Shoes from Shopee PH )

I actually worn this in our company Christmas party.  If I will be getting a memo after this, I think it was all worth it. I bought this in 2023 I guess, but worn this twice for the whole three years, and yeah, this one was my top party night out getup. This was made from cotton which made the whole clothes light to the body. The top was pretty much secured, it was just, I was a clumsy kind of girl. I ended making sure that it wouldn't fall off despite of the happiness. Hahahahahahahaha.

4.

( Wrap-around Dress from Shein Philippines )

This was a hand-me-down from my cousin. I could tell that this was less worn because the fabric still felt new. This was a summer dress when wrapped around dress were a thing. I loved this so much because the lightness really matched the gloomy weather of the country. I believed this one was a polyster, so be sure to have a fan because you tend to sweat a lot with this kind of fabric.

5.

( Top from Ola Mija, Skirt from Overseez, Bag - Louis Vuitton )

The top was a little way back when I was in college. I bought this after I recovered from COVID. Sadly, the shop had rebranded and I couldn't find them across Instagram anymore. As I transitioned in elegant styling, I was very specific with my blouses. This one was a summer top, too, but I was able to match it up with a plaid skirt and a block heels, making it to look elegant yet casual. 

Okay, we were done with clothes. Next the fillers, which I really worked hard to make them aesthetic.

( Poonies Goodies garlic buttered buns )

This was a sensation. First time eating them, and I felt like, it was a love came true. The buns were soft, the butter overflowed. Whenever I was sad, it'd like my comfort food to be like this.

I worked so hard this year, and I felt like having these luxury was justifiable. I was now gettimg to use to have myself something when I worked so hard to achive some things, or when the outcome, literally exceeded my expectations. I hadn't taken them out from the bags actually. This is so rewarding, actually. I waited so long to purchase CLN!

My second Christmas party in the office. This year was quite different, as I was one of the backbone of the program and as well as the emcee, which I normally didn't do. Overall, I guessed everyone had fun, we all had fun and that was truly tiring but the purpose it served, would last for a lifetime.

PR I received in December 2025. The Ever Bilena PR were given to me in Tiktok PH event and I just had it shot and had it posted recently. Well, I received two big PRs from a luxury brand — Prada and Valentino. It was through a marketing agency. Valentino was a paid collaboration, and I'd work on it already. I definitely ended the year strong and looking forward for a stronger 2026.

I was really planning to hard launch myself this year, as I would have my comeback in the UGC industry. I couldn't do it full-time though, and if the brand really needed a content, it would be a conflict. I guessed, I could create a content, still? Right?

Well, I believed I could figure things out along the way.

So, I was so definitely ready for the 2026, were you?

Love,

Zoey ♡