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Date Night in the New Year with UpBra

December 27, 2017

This post was created in partnership with UpBra. Items in this post were provided to me for reviewing purposes. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

The start of a New Year always lends itself to an onslaught of resolutions and promises we make to ourselves, and I am no stranger to this tradition. I’ll be sharing some of my own over the next few posts, and I’m starting off with something a bit personal. Mark and I have been together coming up on 5 years, and I’m not going to lie when I say that we’ve often fallen into a rut with our date nights. It often ends with us ordering something for pick-up, coming back and watching countless episodes of Broadchurch or The Punisher. It’s just so easy!
So for this upcoming year, I’ve decided to implement a new “policy” for Mark & I and it includes one spectacular date night each month. I have so many fun things planned, some seasonal or event-specific which I don’t want to share here in case he reads my blog haha! But that gets me to thinking also of how I want to feel on our dates. Flirty is always a good start, but sometimes I also want to feel sexy!
I was sent a couple of bras from UpBra recently, and I’ve been finding myself reaching for them more than my go-to seamless bras that I’ve had for years. When I first put on the “perfect T-shirt bra“, I instantly noticed perkiness, fullness, and a lovely shape to my bust-line. It also dips down pretty low in the front, so it’s ideal for wearing with low-cut V-neck tops and dresses. I paired it with this lace bodysuit to highlight my décolletage and I was thrilled with how I felt. Sexy, but to too showy, and totally ready for a fun, adventurous date night out on the town with my love.

Bodysuit / JustFab // Moto jacket / INC // Jeans / Mavi USA // Bra / UpBra // Flats / Vince Camuto // Bag / Forever 21 // Necklace c/o The Giving Keys

Cali Cool Date Night

September 9, 2015

It’s difficult sometimes to make jeans and heels seem fresh for a date, but I say it’s all in the details. These D’orsay pumps have this sexy little curvature to them that I love. Cuffing the jeans (a style tip I picked up from Shannon at Layered by Cake Boutique) allows more skin to peek out to highlight the footwear (also helpful in this sweltering heat, they act as vents when you’re wearing skinny jeans haha!) Another fun detail from this look is the one-shouldered top from the quarterly blouse subscription service, Elizabeth & Clarke. It’s a flirty element that doesn’t leave you feeling too bare. I topped it all off with a very summery and fun scenic clutch that holds just the essentials.. cell phone, compact mirror, lipstick, gum, eyeliner, perfume vial, and credit cards/ID.

One-shoulder blouse / Elizabeth & Clarke // Skinny jeans / Target // D’Orsay heels / Sam Edelman // Scenic clutch / Forever 21 // Necklace / Lulu Frost (Rent the Runway) // Rings / LA finds

LA Day Trip with OOTD

July 22, 2015

It’s so awesome that from where I live, I can be in Big Bear, Palm Springs, Temecula, Santa Monica, or Los Angeles in about an hour. It allows for so many opportunities for day trips, exploring new parts of each city and tasting what they all have to offer.
For our last trip, Mark and I drove to LA to visit my friend Bonnie in North Hollywood, a little window-shopping in Beverly Hills, and then dinner and drinks at The Sayers Club.
My first outfit:
Palm tank – H&M
Rust skirt – H&M
Crisscross sandals – Forever 21
Crossbody leather bag – Botkier (rented)
Multicolor chain necklace – LA find
Long gold necklace – J.Crew – similar
Phone case – Kate Spade

Our first stop was to visit my great friend, Bonnie, at Republic of Pie. She introduced to us to the amazingly decadent Triple Threat Pie Cake. This season, they’re baking up pumpkin, blackberry and apple. I. Die.

Thankfully, this was our first food of the day, so we actually were hungry by the time we reached our next destination, Esterel, in the Sofitel Hotel.

From the top.. Our table setting with assorted breads and parmesan crisps
Grass-fed skirt steak with veggies and corn puree
Yogurt-basil mousse with assorted strawberry preparations
Chocolate tart with raspberries

Food = mostly delicious. I did get some attitude from the staff after sending back my steak for tasting like charcoal and burny bits off the grill, but my new steak tasted much better, and then ending on that fantastically sweet note of the two desserts, I was pretty happy with our meal.

A quick outfit change into this Erin Fetherston (rented) dress and azure kitten heels from Torrid, and I was ready for some purely speculative shopping at the Beverly Center.

One more outfit change (too many this trip haha!), in to black skinny jeans, black wedge booties and this sequined BB Dakota tank, and we were on our way to The Sayers Club. I didn’t really know what to expect after checking out their website… Club? Restaurant? Bar? Lounge? And even after going, I’m a bit unclear, but it would be easiest to say that it’s a perfect mix of all of the above. You dine in the bar area, which also houses the kitchen, complete with a wood-fired oven. We chose the mushroom flatbread and ahi stack, along with a couple of mixed drinks, all of which were super tasty. Beyond this section, past the velvet rope, is a loungey club area with reeeeeally loud thumping music and singles looking to mingle – not exactly our scene ? After checking that out, we headed back home.

Another great weekend trip with my love.
Where do you like to go for a day trip?
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