Look Of The Day!

I went to an amazing bridal shower today! My friend from college, Cece, is getting married next month (woot!). Her shower was at California Dreaming and the food was really yummy. We played games, ate cupcakes, opened presents and laughed, laughed, laughed! After the shower, we went shopping and had a fun time hanging out like old times :)
I like these huge flared jeans because I feel like I'm back in the 70's with my mama hangin out at the disco, hehe!

Shirt- Trina Turk
Jeans- Joe's Jeans
Sweater- Flying Tomato

Look Of The Day

The weather is great here, mid 80's and breezy. Since it's technically not summer anymore, I try to wear outfits that are weather appropriate but transitional, like easing towards fall. Here's one of my summer dresses, paired with a denim shirt and belt for a little more coverage. You definitely don't want to look like you're holding onto summer...It'll be back, I promise!!

Dress- Soprano
Shirt- Zara
Belt- Madewell
Shoes- BCBG

Need A Little Soothing?

This post is for my girls, I know you guys can understand :)


Today is NOT the best day for me based on nature's guide to womanhood, grrrrr. Sometimes I just don't want to be overloaded with meds so my second best coping method is an old school heated water bottle. Mine is so cute and it's a Retro Ice Bag by Gal Pal. They are $16 but I got mine from TJ Maxx for about $5. The Container Store also has them for $12.99

You can put ice or hot water in it

Gal Pal has some other cute designs. Here are my three favs.

Of course, you could always call your grandma and ask to borrow hers, but it will look like this! Ha!

Chapstick Makes The World Go 'Round!

I love chapstick (lip balm) because, who wants dry lips? That's never acceptable...especially all of you guys out there! No woman wants a man with crusty lips! I can't even tell you how much chapstick I use in one day but it's A LOT!! Therefor, I'm always buying new ones. I keep them in my car, my pockets, my gym bag, nightstand, makeup case...everywhere. Here are some that I like to use.

These EOS, Evolution of Smooth ones are my favs right now. They come in yummy flavors and have all sorts of goodness like SPF 15 to protect your luscious lips from harmful uv rays, phenol to help with itching and burning from dryness, shea butter, jojoba oil &vitamin E to lock in moisturize. I got two at Ulta but all the rest from CVS and Rite Aid. EOS products are gluten, paraben and petrolatum free, 95% organic and all natural...Love EOS!

The C.O. Bigelow chapsticks are from Bath and Body Works. I like to try them in different colors, sheens and flavors. My favorite is the Poppy Pink Mint. It's a matte finish, it's very moisturizing and tastes like mint. My least favorite is ironically the My Favorite Sports Balm. It has no smell or taste and it's a bit thick. It works well while i'm working out because I clip it to my water bottle or keys and it stays on the whole time (because it's so thick). The Softlips Cherry has a good smell and is very thin. I keep it on my nightstand and use it at night, even thought it has SPF 10. The Own Day Lip Treatment has SPF 10 also, rolls on more like lipgloss but has a light sheen. I just bought it and so far my only complaint is that it smells like lotion instead of chapstick :(

Look Of The Day

I went to the movies to see The Help. I thought it was pretty good. I read the book last year and naturally, the book was better. Anyway, I always need something to keep warm in the theater so I chose to wear this warm cotton cardigan over this silk shirt. The shirt is short-sleeved and has an embellishment on the sleeve that make the cardigan puffy. I don't really mind it because in the theater, I'm going for functionality. If you mind it, choose a cardigan that is loose fitting.

Jeans- 7 For All Mankind
Shirt- Wilfred
Cardigan- Limited
Belt- Madewell
Shoes- Sigerson Morrison

My Theory Obsession!

I just realized that I have an obsession with the brand Theory. Sometimes a certain brand just works for your body type and fits with your style, that's Theory for me. One reason that I love Theory is the fabrics that they use. All of these pieces are made of some combination of cotton, spandex, silk, linen and viscose. The shirts and tops of dresses are super soft and the bottoms are breezy which makes every piece so easy to wear. Here are a few of my favorites and how I wear them.

Dress- Theory
Belt- Zara
Shoes- Cooperative

Dress- Theory
Blazer- Theory
Shoes- Michael Kors

Dress- Theory
Shoes- Jessica Simpson

Dress- Theory
Shoes- Stuart Weitzman

Dress- Theory
Shoes- Vince Camuto

Dress- Theory
Shoes- Tony Lama

Dress- Theory
Shoes- Matisse

Shorts- Theory
Top- Old Navy
Cardigan- Martin + Osa
Shoes- Matisse

Dress- Theory
Shoes- Alexander McQueen

Dress- Theory
Shoes- Beverly Feldman
Hat- I got this on vacation in Columbia

Dress- Theory
Necklace- Madewell

Skirt- Theory
Top- Calipso St. Barth for Target
Belt- J. Crew
Shoes- Charles Jourdan

Look Of The Day

I went tribal today on a trip to get my brows landscaped and a treasure hunt for fun DIY stuff. Brows can make or break your face, especially on a day that you're not wearing makeup. Luckily, my friends at Benefit Brow Bar are amazing and I never leave dissapointed. As far as my DIY seek and find...failed attempt. I'm hoping for better luck next weekend at the flea market :) Anyway, here's my tribal print dress with a tie back.

Dress- Tramp
Belt- Theory
Shoes- Matisse
Sunglasses- Chloe
Earrings- Express 

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I wore this crochet dress to Sunday brunch and open house at ZFL. I love crochet because it's so feminine and the cream color will transition easily into fall. The best part about this look is that I bought this dress from TJ Maxx for $3...yes, really $3! Woot. 

Dress- Ultra Pink (TJ Maxx)
Cardigan- Knitted & Knotted (Anthropology)
Belt- Zara
Shoes- BCBG
Sunglasses- Carrera 

Let's Talk Storage

One of my biggest pet peeves is when I don't have anywhere to put all of my beauty products, jewelry, perfume, hair products and any other things that I have hoard that don't have a place to go. I am constantly on a mission to find storage for all of my stuff since there's no point in having it if you can't access it easily. Here are some of the things that I use to help me stay organized!

       

I got this rolling storage shelf with drawers at Marshalls for $25. It was easy to put together and since it's on wheels, I can roll it to wherever I'm doing my hair and have all of my products, clips, combs, and flat irons etc. The things that are on top are things that I use every day so they're  right at my fingertips instead of inside of the drawers. 

I got this A Tartan Tale collection last Christmas. The lip glosses came in tin cans that I now use to hold change and other little things like buttons.

My Cube is my one true love, I don't know how I ever lived without it :) It was on my holiday gift list last year and it really is amazing. I organized mine loosely based on eyes, lips, face and nails categories. It's really easy to find what you need when they're stored neatly.

Storing my jewelry was previously a problem because I only had these two boxes but they didn't hold enough. I use these now for things that I don't wear every day and for oddly shaped things like a million bangles and bib necklaces. 

 

This hanging bag with pockets was about $10 at Marshalls and it's double sided. I keep necklaces separated in this bag so that I don't have to worry about untangling when I'm ready to wear one.

These two racks are also from Marshalls and they were $15 and $10. The one on the left rotates and has a different type of rack on each of the four sides. The one on the right is double sided.

  

I hope this helps all of you who were struggling like me to keep everything in order! If you have any questions about anything you see here or inside the storage containers, feel free to ask! 

Look Of The Day

I went to Vieques Island, Puerto Rico for Valentine's Day. I love PR and the W Resort was amaaaaazing! I lounged around in comfy dresses over my bikinis the whole time and this was my favorite. This jersey dress was easy to pull on and off, dried fast, didn't wrinkle too much and wasn't hot. I wore this dress with slim Havianas. I don't think regular Havianas are flattering on my feet, lol. Anyway, I fell in love with these two Essie colors and have been wearing them obsessively since then :)

My sister and I have loved Swatch watches since we were kids. This one wraps around twice, it's rubber and it's waterproof! I got my sis one in light blue when I bought this one.

Dress- H&M
Watch- Swatch

Blue- Lapis of Luxury
Green- Mint Candy Apple

Swatch Watch