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Ombre Blouse & Wedges

February 20, 2017

Hello loves! And hello, weekend vibes, haha!
I’m milking this long weekend for all it’s worth. On Friday, we made dinner at home and food prepped a bit. Yesterday, I left Mark to his own devices and headed to LA with my mom for the CA Gift Show and LA Mart. It’s basically where we go twice a year to see all of the latest trends in jewelry and find a few fun things for ourselves. Ok, sometimes more than a few!
I do have to work tomorrow but Mark doesn’t, so we’re hanging out tonight making dinner and cleaning without a care in the world! I was definitely feeling those casual weekend vibes when we shot this look. I found this top when I was randomly shopping for bralettes one day on Aerie.com, and came across this fun, relaxed style, from Aerie’s sister brand, American Eagle. I loved that it has a super flattering drape to it, and also a bit of sexiness with the straps across the chest. I loved it so much, I also bought it in black and mauve! The material is just the softest, and bonus, it was only $12 on clearance! They currently only have grey and burgundy stripe available, and for $30 (still not a bad deal) but AE is frequently offering 40% off codes, and don’t forget to use eBates for an additional 4% off!

I’d love to know, if you don’t have to go to work tomorrow, what are you doing with the extra day off? Relaxing or getting up to anything fun?

Top / American Eagle // Jeans / MaviUSA from Stitch Fix // Bag / Old Navy (linked the current cuter version with tassels! // Wedges / Toms // Necklace / Kyle Chan Design (similar stone) // Rings / Forever 21

Shot by Holli Zenko Photography.

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January Stitch Fix

February 15, 2017

My goodness, loves, it’s already the middle of February! One day, I will catch up on these, I swear. We just shot the fix for this month, so I should be able to have that up in a week or so. With everything getting away from me during the end of last year, beginning of this year, I didn’t have a moment to reach out to my stylist to request certain things, so it was all kind of up in the air for December and January! Which isn’t always a bad thing, as, spoiler alert, I ended up keeping everything from January’s fix, except for a defective item, more on that later. Read on to check out the rest of my January Stitch Fix!

Sweater, scarf & pants / Stitch Fix // Booties / Target
Loved this scarf as soon as I took it out of the box! The colors (baby blue, navy, and merlot), were so unique to me and it is SO soft. I paired it with this elbow-patch sweater and burgundy sateen pants from the fix. The pants were too large, so I ended up exchanging them for a smaller size. The sweater, I thought, was honestly hideous. It clung in all of the wrong places, was baggy in others, and the patches came down almost to my wrists when my arms were at my sides. I wrote Stitch Fix before cashing out to let them know the conundrum and they extended to me a one time courtesy of the 25% discount for keeping only 4 of the items, since I believed one of them to be defective.
Scarf, $28, kept; pants, $68, kept; sweater, $58, returned (defective).

Cardigan / Stitch Fix // Tank / Everlane // Leggings / Target // Slip-Ons / ASOS (similar)
I’ve been trying to find a way to rock the athleisure trend without feeling like a slob, and this outfit pretty much got me there. The lace-up ballet-inspired leggings paired with the open cardigan could easily take me from a tea date with a girlfriend to yoga to the grocery store. I’ve also worn it over a tank top to work, so this cardi definitely has versatility.
Cardigan, $48 kept.

Wrap blouse (worn as a blazer) / Stitch Fix // Top / Nordstrom Rack (similar) // Jeans / Just Black from a previous fix (similar) // Flats / Vince Camuto (similar) // Necklace / My French Farm
I think this “blazer” was my favorite piece from the fix. It can be paired with an LBD, blouse and pants or a tank and jeans. When I tried to button it, it had this weird bunching around the chest but it wasn’t too snug, so I just decided to wear it open.

So all in all, a great fix. I actually wore the floral blazer to work earlier this week and the pants in another look recently, so I’m definitely getting the most out of these items. I hope you enjoyed my January Stitch Fix, until next time! 😀

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Happy Valentine’s Day & Romantic Vibes

February 14, 2017

Hello, loves! Happy Valentine’s Day!
I’m not going to lie and say that Valentine’s Day is my favorite holiday, (which, oddly enough, happens to be the 4th of July), but it’s definitely in the top 5! Everything covered in red and pink, heart and lip shapes, and that special feeling you get surrounded by people you love. Even if you don’t have that “special someone” in your life, you do have many special someone’s, like your mom, your girlfriends, your coworkers.. Every one is fair game for sharing the love!

My look for Valentine’s this year is a little less on-the-nose. I wanted it to give off a romantic vibe, from the ivory lace poet sleeves to the lace-up nude heels, without being a lovely, yet uber safe, little red dress. I loved this top so much that I actually bought it in navy as well, which you’ll be seeing soon on Instagram!

From me and mine to you and yours, Happy Valentine’s Day!

Lace blouse / Pleione from Nordstrom Rack (similar) // Pants / Stitch Fix // Heels / Nine West (similar) // Necklace / Leroys (similar) // Bag / Nordstrom (similar) // Rings / Forever 21

Shot by Holli Zenko Photography.

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Off Shoulder and Striped Midi

February 8, 2017

Hi, loves!
Full disclosure, Holli (my lovely and talented photographer) and I shot this off shoulder and striped midi look early last year, but I realized a few days ago that I never posted it! I still own all of these things and it’s totally an outfit I’d wear tomorrow, so here it is!
I’ve posted before on how to get your legs looking their best, but in all honesty, I don’t care for a hemline much above the knees. I legit do not own a pair of shorts. I’ve always felt more comfortable with not showing too much of my bottom half, and perhaps that goes back to my childhood. I was definitely a bigger girl growing up, and was teased quite relentlessly about my weight. I’ve since come to appreciate my body for what it looks like and the things it can do, but those little lumps and bumps on my thighs are still not getting any love from me, haha! I totally give props to the ladies out there who can rock mini skirts and shorts and look so effortlessly cute in summer, but for me, I’m so much more comfortable in a knee-length skater dress or some denim capris. Whatever makes us all feel beautiful, am I right?!

Off shoulder top / H&M (similar) // Striped skirt / Forever 21 (similar) // Flats / JustFab (similar) // Clutch / Topshop // Necklace / J. Crew // Sunnies / Amazon // Rings / LA finds

Shot by Holli Zenko Photography.

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