5/05/2013

Goodness Knows I Needed Spring










Top - Papaya Clothing
Skirt - Prabal Gurung for Target
Shoes - Steve Madden
Bag - Kenneth Cole Reaction
Watch - Fossil

Thank God for Spring inspired floral patterns and bright colors; I am so in love with them both.

As you can tell from the pictures, though, I am still super-duper ridiculously vampire-esque. I need to hit up the beach ASAP, but until I can I'll just continue wearing bright colors and daydreaming about clear skies and sand beneath my feet.

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5/03/2013

Warby Parker Update!

It's finally here. Check out my Warby Parker update video! 




I love my new glasses and I highly, highly, highly recommend checking out Warby Parker if you're in the market for pretty amazing glasses that aren't crazy expensive.

P.S. Here's the link to the glasses I chose: Bensen in Whiskey Tortoise

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5/02/2013

New Blog? And Small Update


 I know, I know, it has been forever since I last posted here.
School was kicking my butt and I had to focus on that and some other stuff that has been going on in my life lately. 

But, I am finally done with finals for this semester which means that I will have so much more time on my hands to write and make videos! 

And, I also just made a new blog called Simply This Life. It's a blog about my life and all the cool things that are in it, so please go check it out!


Hope y'all are having a fantastic week! I'll see you in my next post ❤

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3/22/2013

Spring Inspired: Bunny Nails

Spring is officially here! And what better way to celebrate than to paint bunnies on your nails? (okay, I'm sure there are better ways, but c'mon. . . bunnies so just so cute)

Here's what you'll need:
. A Base coat and topcoat
. Multiple polishes - white, yellow, purple, blue, or pink, 
and a dark color for dotting the eyes
. A nail dotting tool
. A somewhat steady hand
. Patience
 


 Step 1. Paint your nails with a base coat to make sure the polish last longer

 Step 2. Paint your nails a "base" color - I chose 'Do you Lilac it' by O.P.I, but you can use any color you want - I painted mine with two coats and let them dry completely.

 Step 3. Paint half of your nail with white polish and use the side of the brush to paint the bunny ears. 

Wait for the polish to dry completely

 Step 4. Using a dotting tool (or toothpicks), take a dark color to dot eyes, then take a yellow color to dot the nose.


Step 5. Use a topcoat and make sure your nails dry completely. 

And voila!

Here are the colors I used:
White Tips - Orly
Mellow Yellow - Sally Hansen (nose)
Do you Lilac it - O.P.I (base color)
First Class Ticket - China Glaze (eyes)

Hope y'all liked this tutorial! Comment below telling me what your favorite designs are for Spring! <3

P.S. You can paint bunnies on all your nails but I ran out of patience pretty quickly, so I just chose an accent nail.

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3/17/2013

Happy St. Patty's






Can't be pinched since I'm "wearing" green!
Lace top - H&M
Jacket - B.Wear (Buy it here)
Skirt - theory (Buy it here)
Heels - Steve Madden
Bag - Longchamp Le Pliage (Buy it here)

Happy St. Patty's day! Hope y'all are having a fabulous day!

I decided to go against the flow today and not wear green 'cause I just didn't feel like it. I did, however, wear green eyeshadow, so technically you can't pinch me ;) What about you? Are you going against the flow or are you going all out for St. Patty's? Comment below!

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P.S. I'm now off to find some Lucky Charms. Wanna join me?

3/09/2013

Spring Forward ~ Wishlist for Spring

It's that time of the year again when clothes start getting more colorful and it gets brighter outside, and everyone (I mostly mean myself) become much happier because Winter is almost behind us. So I thought I would create a list of some clothes/shoes/accessories I am wishing for in honor of Spring and all its goodness.

Clothes

ModCloth.com: $49.99

Modcloth.com: $87.99


ModCloth.com: $74.99

 
ModCloth.com: $42.99
Shabbyapple.com: $58.00 (Top)

Shoes 

Toms.com: $69

ToryBurch.com: $235
Nordstrom.com (Sam Edelman): $64.95
Vans.com: $55

Accessories

Nordstrom.com (Michael Kors): $198.00

Amazon.com: $13.99
Nordstrom.com (L. Erickson) : $24.00

What are some of the things on your Spring 2013 wishlist? Let me know in the comments below!

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P.S.! Don't forget to change your clocks an hour ahead tonight (I'm so going to be drinking tons of espresso tomorrow)!

2/24/2013

Shades of Red and Black







Skirt - Mossimo
Blouse - Old Navy
Blazer - Mossimo
Shoes - Anne Klein
Bag - Longchamp Le Pliage
Watch - Fossil

I am so done with this Winter thing . . . I'm thinking I need to move somewhere where it is warm year-round, and preferably where there is a beach in close proximity to my house. But no, I still have about a month left of this crazy cold then warm weather because the weather where I live has irrational mood swings. I am so happy about this day, though, because it has been raining like crazy for the past few days and today it is gorgeous.

Anyway, I'm loving this outfit because it's perfect for ridiculous weather like this, and I love wearing red and black together because red is such a great pop of color against dark colors. I tend to wear a ton of black during Winter, so switching it up whenever I can is needed.

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