Day Off

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Nothing is better than a day off and putting on your favorite jeans, a white tee, a flannel, and your favorite fall boots to run around in. I covered up my obvious bed head with my over-sized knit hat and I don't think anyone noticed. 

I finally had a day to catch up on.....laundry. Woke up early this morning to see my little sister off for school then ran quick errands that needed much to be done. Came home made lunch for my beautiful friend Natasha and I and just had girl time in the afternoon since we haven't been in each other's presence in so long. Now here I am sitting at my usual spot in Panera studying drinking hazelnut coffee instead of a latte because their expresso machine is down. Like seriously? I need my expresso.

Hat: Express

White Tee: Nordstrom BP

Flannel: Miley Cyrus x's BCBG Maxazira for Walmart 

Denim: Topshop

Boots: H&M

Bag: Rebecca Minkoff

Service for Your Lips

I don't know about you guys, but with the cold weather coming up, my hands, hair, face, and lips become extremely dry. I can not go a day without lipstick and during the winter time, to keep my lips in perfect condition for lipstick I use these two products. It takes less than 5 minutes!

Fresh Sugar Lip Polish : This product is pretty much the "good stuff." Take a little dollop on your finger and scrub it all over your lips. I like to do it twice a week. The formula is rich and you can instantly feel your lips being conditioned right away. Then rinse off with warm water and your lips will feel super soft and renewed.

Bobbi Brown Lip Balm :  Put this under your lipstick or wear it by itself and your bound to have moisturized lips all day. The reason why I love this lip balm is because it's not sticky and you don't have to reapply all the time. The formula isn't glossy nor is it matte, it leaves a natural sheen for healthy looking lips. Apply this after the "Fresh Sugar Lip Polish" for the perfect compliment.

The Sweater Weather Post

Three words: I. Love. Sweaters. Over-sized sweaters that is. I can't stress enough how hard it is for me this year to find the perfect sweater, but I finally found the winner for $20 at H&M which is such a steal. Rather than wearing it with leggings and classic tall boots, I decided to have fun with it by wearing a white skirt from a suit set of mine. This dresses down the skirt, but dresses up the sweater at the same time so you have the perfect combination of dressed up casual. Adding the knee high socks with my ankle boots and my favorite hat of course completes the whole look by giving it a sense of coziness. In the meantime, the hunt continues for more sweaters. 

Sweater: H&M

Skirt: H&M

Shoes: H&M

Knee high socks: Nordstrom

Bag: Rebecca Minkoff

Watch: Micheal Kors

Bracelets: Alex and Ani

Hat: Nordstrom BP

Autumn Essential

Autumn is finally here! I felt the chill in the air today and was so ready to pull out all of my fall clothes. The one essential I must have for Autumn is a great (faux) fur vest. I got this one from H&M last season and am obsessed with it because of how its so simple and fitted. It doesn't make me look like Chubaka.

To make my classic white button down more interesting I buttoned it and tied it at the bottom into a knot. Then I paired it with the vest and wore these amazing two toned pants; leather in the front, knit in the back. Finish it with a great pair of minimalist heels and a hat and you're set to go. 

Fur Vest: H&M

White Button Down: Nordstrom

Two-toned pants: Halogen from Nordstrom

Two strap heels: Zara

Bag: Rebecca Minkoff

Hat: Nordstrom BP

Hello Stranger.

Hello Hello. I know I've been gone for so long. My life has been crazy, BUT I AM BACK. This past Labor Day I ventured off to the state of 10,000 lakes (Minnesota) for my cousins wedding. We drove 16 long hours and made it there and back safely. It was really great seeing all of the family celebrating together since we are all spread out across the U.S. 

I snagged this turquoise/jade, ethereal , asymmetrical dress from BCBG Maxazria for the wedding. I fell in love with it instantly and paired it with black and gold accessories and my two strap nude heels from Zara.

Blur

Hello beautiful strangers. It has indeed been a long time since I've posted. My life has been a complete blur since my last post about my birthday because my internship has been taking over my life. I hardly know what day it is any more and I also completely forgot to post pics from graduation! With that aside, life has been treating me well though. The internship is great. I've been meeting so many new people and learning so much about business and Nordstrom. I just started online business classes so I can work full time. I also finished a super fun photo shoot to help out a friend with an online boutique (photo above)! So pretty much I'm a full time employee, student, daughter, and girlfriend.

Day to Night.

Day.

This weekend I ventured out to Atlantic City with my cousins to celebrate my birthday (May 17th) and my Graduation. Yes, Yes, I finally graduated with an Associates in Fashion Design (Pictures of graduation will be posted later.) When we arrived, check in time was at 4, but we were able to check in right at 10 which was a huge relief. We grabbed lunch, went to the Jacuzzi, then had dinner at Buddakan then ended the night at Harrah's pool after dark party. 

Buddakan was such an amazing experience and I recommend the food to everyone. Favorite dish of the night was the shrimp. PERFECTION all around. Harrah's was so much fun; great music, good company, and good drinks. I met Ian Ziering from the original cast of 90210 AND I was the FIRST girl he picked to dance on stage!!!! I CAN. NOT. dance to save my life so my moves consisted of bending my knees while moving my hips and occasionally flailing my arms around. No seduction, just pure awkwardness. It was still an amazing time. 

Outfit wise I chose really simple pieces while at the same time still making a statement. Day outfit (above) high-waisted dark skinnies with a simple scoop neck crop top and a chambray to complete the outfit. Currently obsessed with my new Jeffrey Campbell cut out ankle boots that my beautiful and annoying boyfriend bought me. Thanks boyfriend! For dinner at Buddakan I wore an ethereal type of dress from Urban Outfitters. This dress was a steal; originally $119 and I got it for $20. My kinda deal. I like to call the dress my "fairy" dress because I feel like I need fairy dust to follow me around when I wear it. hehe. Again wore the Jeffrey Campbells to give it a nice edgy contrast. My night outfit was a knit neon green bodycon dress from TopShop. I fell in love with the color and the little cut out in the front. I wore my Nine West black patent ankle boots to complete the look. I wonder what I'll do next year for my birthday now....

Dinner.

Night.

Met Gala

The infamous Met Gala was held two nights ago and you can bet I had my eye on who was wearing what. I picked out my favorites and I don't need to explain much because they all speak for themselves pretty much. My top two were Rooney Mara and Anne Hathaway. They were FLAWLESS. Your favorites?

Rooney Mara in Givenchy 

Emma Watson in Prabal Gurung

Minka Kelly in Carolina Herrera

Miranda Kerr in Micheal Kors

 Blake Lively in Gucci

Anne Hathaway in vintage Valentino

Nicole Riche in a custom Topshop design

Taylor Swift in J. Mendel

Rosie Huntington-Whiteley in Saint Laurent

All In Good Company

Hello Loves! My last class was on Monday so before that my friend Geovanny and I went out to get Rita's Italian Ice to celebrate an extremely successful semester. Now I just have to wait another week to officially graduate! So excited an proud of myself! Today was a relaxing day off. I went Mother's Day shopping and had a late lunch, early dinner with my beautiful friend Natasha. I threw my favorite chambray over my outfit which completed the look. Outfit post is below. We feasted over spicy chicken parmesan wings and Bruschetta (spelling?) topped with mint Mojitos. NOM. Right now I'm on this HUGE health and work out kick so you can guarantee I went home and burned off all the calories I pretty much inhaled.

Park Vibes

This past weekend was somewhat relaxing. I woke up at an ungodly hour on Saturday to get ready for work and somehow managed to run on caffeine only. I got off at three so that was the upside of getting off that early. After that I headed over to the park for a cousins birthday and decided to do a mini shoot with my cousin and the two photo's above are the results. Since it was so early in the morning I slipped on an easy midi tee dress, tied a chambray shirt around my waist to break up the stripes and tied my crazy hair into a knot bun sort of thing which amazingly turned out okay. I usually am in some sort of heel, but there was no way I was going to wear heels that early in the morning.

Currently, it's a super dreary rainy day and I am sitting in Barnes and Noble at the Starbucks and am thinking of different types of posts to add to this blog. Possibly a "Must Have" list for spring is in mind and will be posted in the near future. School is ending soon so I better get back to this final project. Must write a business pitch to win this competition in class! Need. That. A.

Trend Alert: Palm Print/ The Islander

Entire outfit from Nordstrom's Junior Department
Shoes: Dolce Vita for Target
Belt: Old Navy

Summer's just around the corner and I've been noticing a new type of print peeking through. Palm Print! I absolutely adore this new print because it puts me in the mood for summer and makes me feel like I'm vacationing on a tropical island.. For you guys out there who are a little timid of this print, try starting out with a basic, like a top as I did above and accessorize with a studded handbag to add contrast and a fun hat. For those of you feeling more bold, try a matching blazer and pant combo. Bottom pics are great examples! Definitely need more palm in the closet.

Cherry Blossom Festival (super late post)

I experienced the famous Cherry Blossom Festival in Washington D.C. for the first time the other week and it was so beautiful. Walked around the entire Tidal Basin taking in the Thomas Jefferson Memorial, Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial, Washington Monument, and the hundreds and hundreds of blooming cherry blossom trees. The weather was beyond perfect, whereas, my hair on the other hand....not so perfect.