The Hisser

Hello Koffee Addicts! This past weekend I did a mini collab with my fellow blogger and beautiful friend, Allison Lambert, in the city of Brotherly Love. Please check her out! Her blog is adorable!

Click here for Allison's blog.

Dress: Urban Outfitters from a couple seasons ago.

Shoes: Zara

Photo Credit: Allison Lambert (Thank you!)

July 4th

Happy be-lated July 4th everyone! I hope you all were safe and ate lots of food. Here's what I wore for the holiday! 

Click on links for items.

Lace Top: Nordstrom BP (long time ago)

Shorts: Levi's 501 from Urban Outfitters

Shoes: Dolce Vita from Nordstrom .

Headband: I forget where I got it from. Ha. 

Lips: Nars in "Vesuvio."

Summer Essentials

Here's a super mini list of my summer essentials. Click on blue links for items.

 Above is my one of my favorite summer lipsticks by Bobbi Brown in the shade "Calypso" with a creamy matte finish. The photo does not do the color justice. On me it looks more of a coral-ey orange and less pink. This is one of those colors that would look different on all skin types so I would recommend trying it on before purchasing. Overall, a great product to have to throw on when you don't have time to do makeup. Just a swipe of mascara, quick brows, and this lip would be perfect. 

One of my favorite illuminators! I have the "Copacabana" shade and am in love with it. I love to mix it with my foundation or tinted moisturizer to give my face that dewy glow. 

I am crazy about skincare. This Kiehl's concentrate does the trick when it comes to tired, dull skin because it restores the skin making it fresh and glowing by morning. Just 3 to 4 drops is more than enough and use your fingers to PAT, NOT RUB, onto your skin at night. You can also mix this with your foundation as well! 

Anything with an open back or lace (or both in one ) is my summer go to! It's the perfect thing to wear on those warm summer nights at the beach or for going out on the town. This top photographed above I purchased from Urban Outfitters. 

 

Silky silk shorts from Joie. I could live in them all day everyday. Dress them up with a cute top to go out in or dress them down in a simple white tee; they are the most versatile piece you could own. I like to pair them with a flow-ey silk top as well and it is the most comfortable thing I have ever worn.

How cute are these DV by Dolce Vita sandals? These are so comfortable and go with everything and you can't resist the fact that the print is made with a "hairy" material. ADORE. 

If you would like me to post more summer essentials please let me know! 

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.

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.

Latest Obsession: Cutout Ankle Boots

Balenciaga Buckle Ankle Boot

I can not get enough of these cutout ankle boots! 

They are the definition of perfect and go with everything.

 I must get myself a pair ASAP and wear it with an ethereal like dress 

and everything else in my closet. The Balenciaga pair might be a little out of budget, but I found a great substitute on Nasty Gal! Links below to a few of my faves!

Coltrane Cutout Boot

Jeffery Campbell Boyfriend Ankle Boot

Ecote Ankle Boot

Escape Pt. 2

Believe it or not almost everything you see here is from the one and only "Ross." If you don't know what a Ross is, it's equivalent to a Marshalls and TJ Max. I swear these types of retailers have the best selection of home decor. The items from Ross are the two stands with leaves and birds, the patterned mini stool that I am in LOVE with (I sit on it when I do my makeup), and this amazing one of a kind beaded, gypsy inspired storage box. The photo doesn't do the storage box justice at all. All of these items came to an amazing 70 ish dollars and the blue lamp I got for 20 at Target. LOVE. My curtains from Urban Outfitters add funky-ness to my room which I think is great. I still need more wall decor to add more of a cozy vibe. I have one in mind from Ross again, I just need to go pick it up. Hopefully I'll run into more great pieces for my room as the days go by.

Escape Pt. 1

Say Bonjour to my humble abode. We recently renovated my house and after 22 years I finally received my own room. My interior decorating side immediately took over me and I knew that I wanted a cozy room, a place where I could escape, my home in my home. I painted my walls a light warm yellow. I'm so glad that I chose this color because even on the rainiest day, it makes my room even more welcoming. I also purchased this beautiful quilt from Urban Outfitters which adds a great contrast to the yellow and a super funky curtain panel also courtesy of Urban. I did buy rugs before I bought my bedding and the color scheme of the rug is pretty much the same of my quilt so I have to find new rugs because I feel as if it's just an explosion of color. Any suggestions on what type of rug? If there's one thing that I love about my new room it would have to be my own closet space and also the lights I have hanging. I used to have lights hanging in my old room but I felt as if they were just there; now these lights finally fit in somewhere. There's also furniture in the other corner of my room that is not pictured. That's for Part 2, so stay tuned!

This is Me.

Good morning planet Earth. I have a long day ahead of me; class at 11 then off to work from 3 till 10. I know I haven't posted up many pictures of myself so I'd thought I'd post one today so you guys could see the face behind the words. It's just a normal webcam shot of me, nothing fancy. I'm still in the process of looking for a really good camera to take outfit posts with, while at the same time, trying to make my pictures look high quality with the point and shoot that I own. Today I'm just making it simple by wearing my go to olive green knit bum hat and a muscle tee I bought off the clearance rack from Urban Outfitters. Have a splendid day my dears. Time to immerse myself into the world of Biology and Genetics.