What I Wore: Blushing

I. Can't. Stop. Buying. Maxi Dresses.

#truestory

This dress is my latest buy from Kiki La'Rue and to say that I am obsessed would be an understatement. I LOVE the color combo. Blush and Taupe are faves of mine and they just so happen to be great colors on me. I paired the dress with my denim vest to give the look a little something extra. To play up the blush color I wore my rose gold bangles, hoops and watch AND wore my most favorite sandal in Rose Gold Glitter. While the dress is super comfy I think the look made me look chic and pulled together.

What do you think of this look?

Blushing

What I Wore:

Dress: Kiki La' Rue 'Sorbet Chevron'

Vest: Old Navy 

Sandals: Sam Edelman 'Gigi' in Copper Rose glitter

Bracelets: Argento Vivo and Alexis Bittar

Watch: Michael Kors

Earrings: Argento Vivo 'Hammered Hoops' in Rose Gold

Linking up to The Pleated Poppy

What I Wore and a WINNER!!!

Hey friends!

I hate coming here and apologizing for being MIA and telling you how busy I am but that is all I have to say! I am trying to balance my work load, fitness and personal life and it is H-A-R-D. I promise I will make more of an effort to post more consistently! 

I also picked a winner for the Kiki La'Rue Giveaway.

Drum roll.....dun, dun, dun, dun

a HUGE Congrats to:

AMY BEACH

I will be emailing you over the weekend!

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This outfit was inspired by a picture of Sophia Bush that I pinned on Pinterest. I LOVE these Gap pants but have felt limited in what I could wear them with due to the blue of the pants, they are so dark and don't look like denim. I am weird about pairing colors with certain blues. After seeing Sophia pair her polka dot pants with a gray sweatshirt and heels I knew I could pull off that look. Since it is warm I found a lightweight sweatshirt with short sleeves and had my outfit. I paired it with my Zara heels and complementary jewelry pieces. Love how it came together. Don't mind my cray cray hair... this is how it ends up every day now that I am working in the store. Lol. I am taking messy bun to a new level ;)

Spots

What I Wore:

Top: Gap 'Pique Roll Sleeve' Sweatshirt

Pants: Gap, older (similar, love this splatter pair)

Heels: Zara, no longer available (similar)

Necklace: Kendra Scott, old (similar)

Bracelets: Alexis Bittar, Glitter and Gloss 'The Lindsay', Argento Vivo

Linking up with The Pleated Poppy 

What I Wore: Summer Uniform Revisited

I sat down to write this post and got sucked into Pinterest. Oopsie! 

I am always so inspired after perusing that site. Anyways...I digress. It is really starting to warm up and feel like Summer in this part of So Cal. I could NOT be happier. All I need is "the sun and the sand and a drink in my hand" and I am one happy camper. I have some exciting things planned, my backyard is complete so I cannot wait to entertain and I am in a good, happy place. I finally feel like this Summer may be one of my best ever :)

This outfit definitely seems boring after yesterday BUT you will see me in some version of this look 3-4x a week. No joke. You may remember that I wrote about my Summer Uniform HERE and am wearing this exact outfit in different colors HERE. It honestly is so comfy, looks somewhat put together, I can go from the office to dinner and it just works for me. I will definitely modify the look a tiny bit when the weather hits the hundreds by wearing sleeveless blouses. My favorite part of this outfit is that the blouse has a pale pink in it. The pink matched my rose gold glitter sandals and all of my rose gold jewelry. It definitely was the perfect touches to sass up the look a little bit.

Summer Uniform Revisited

 What I Wore:

Top: Old Navy Camp Shirt in Navy Plaid (it is more purple than navy FYI)

Shorts: Old Navy (check in store for the purple color pair I am wearing)

Sandals: Sam Edelman 'Gigi' in Copper Rose Glitter

Bracelets: Alexis Bittar and Argento Vivo

Earrings: Argento Vivo hoops

Glasses: Oliver Peoples

What I Wore: One Shirt...Two Ways

I have to admit, being fashionable or stylish ALL of the time is daunting. I am definitely someone who wears the same pieces over and over again. Instead of only taking pictures of the best outfit I decided to show you two ways I wore the same top. I love the ombre top and have had a lot of fun pairing it with color.

The first look is from last Friday. I wore this to my friend's 30th Birthday party at Lucky Strike Bowling Alley. It was cute but still appropriate to bowl in. I still love my red skinnies and think that red ALWAYS looks good with black and gray. The second look is what I wore to work yesterday. Basic dark denim shorts paired with fuschia heels was the perfect complement to the tee. The shoes pulled the whole look together and made a statment.

One Shirt... Two Ways

 What I Wore:

Top: Stylemint

Jeggings: Old Navy Rockstar (same pair in Pink)

Shorts: Old Navy basic 3" denim shorts

Black Wedges: Dolce Vita for Target, old

Fuschia Wedges: Steve Madden 'Gretta'

Key Necklace: Lagos

Black Stone Necklace: Kendra Scott

Sunnies: House of Harlow 1960 'Chelsea'

Watch: Michele Black Face Urban (newer, smaller version)

Bracelets: Argento Vivo (similar) and Alexis Bittar

 Linking up to Real Girl Glam and The Pleated Poppy

 

What I Wore: Pocahontas

I am so sad that another great weekend has come to an end!

I swear the funner my weekends are, the more depressed I get when I have to start the work week. Speaking of fun, my weekend was one of the best I have had in awhile. It was birthday extravaganza. On Saturday my bestie turned 3-0 and her husband, mother in law and sister in law through her an incredible surprise party. Good friends and family, amazing food and open bar...let's just say that I had my dad pick me up (30 going on 18? Or Super smart? SMART...DUI check points are everywhere on holiday weekends. My dad really is the best!). On Sunday I had a friend in town so we went to lunch and then shopping before heading out to Newport Beach for another friend's party. Dinner at one of my favorite restaurants, getting to see my sissy and staying at an incredible villa was awesome. Monday included brunch overlooking the ocean and a BBQ with great friends. Now you can see why I am sad for it all to end!

I want to wish my BFF, Sarah, a very HAPPY Birthday! She is one of my biggest supporters and has been with me every step of the way. She was the person who really pushed me to start a Style Blog! I am lucky to have her on my side! Wishing you the most amazing and blessed year! Love you!

I wore this exact outfit on Saturday night and the skirt again on Sunday night after I switching up my top and shoes. I was called Pocahontas more than a few times due to the awesome, sequin tribal print skirt. I am in love with it! I first saw it on The Fashionable ESQ and went out immediately to find it! I wanted to play down the sequins to make them more wearable. A basic tee, grandpa cardi and sandals gave me the casual look I needed. I really like how this look came together.

How was your Memorial Weekend?

Do anything fun??

Pocahontas

What I Wore:

Skirt: Express (no longer online, check in store) (I like this more casual print and I am loving the color of this banded skirt)

Top: Mossimo BF tee

Cardigan: Nordstrom Brand from years ago (similar)

Shoes: Dolce Vita 'Idalia' (extremely similar version from DV Dolce Vita)

Watch: Michele Large Urban

Bracelets: Alexis Bittar and Argento Vivo

Earrings: Kendra Scott (similar)

Shoes, Shoes, Shoes

 I am so excited to be linking up with my dear blogging buddy, Amber, of Real Girl Glam. When I read that the link up was to base an outfit around a pair of shoes I knew that I had to wear THESE. It was really fun to put together an everyday look for such pretty shoes. 

I have had this rosette sweater since the Summer and I have only worn it once. I love the color of it and was very inspired all of the blush dresses at The Golden Globes. I paired it with a tank, since the sweater is cropped, and my dark skinnies. Adding the Rose Gold bangles and the watch was the perfect touch. I wanted a pair of earrings that complimented the look but still made a statement since I was wearing my hair up. I like how the look came together with my Loubs.

See close up's of my shoes HERE 

 What I Wore:

Top: American Apparel

Tank: H&M

Jeans: Old Navy 'Rockstar Jeggings'

Shoes: Christian Louboutin

Earrings: Kendra Scott

Bracelets: Argento Vivo and Alexis Bittar

What I Wore: Fall on my Mind

What do you do when you have Fall on the brain but you are desperately holding onto Summer for as long as you can? You wear summer clothes in Fall colors :) I found a way to work the system. Hehe. I LOVE Fall, I really do. But I am not ready to bust out my pants and light layers until mid October. It is hard not to fall in love with the clothes as they are hitting the stores and are all over the internet. I am so excited for a season of new trends and to (continue to) wear leopard. :)

I have been dying to wear this hat. I picked it up for $5 at a local boutique. Definitely  a steal. I think that gray looks beautiful with reds and I was excited to pair the hat with my Stylemint tee. I had a pair of shorts that have not gotten much wear that ended up matching perfectly. Since my outfit was very matchy matchy I wanted to wear a stand out shoe. Leopard flats are the perfect pairing.

Fall on my Mind

What I Wore:

Top: Stylemint 'Michigan'

Shorts: Gap (no longer available)

Shoes: Steven by Steve Madden 'Madee'

Hat: no name from boutique

Necklace: Lagos 'Key Pendant'

Bracelets: Alexis Bittar and Argento Vivo

Everybody, Everywear: Mixed Prints

I have been SO excited for the Everybody, Everywear post. When I heard that 'mixing prints' was the winner I started jumping up and down. This was a HUGE Spring trend and I have been so inspired by the mixing of florals/leopards and polka dots/leopards done by Dolce and Gabanna. I have been wanting to mix prints since I posted my Spring Wish List. I finally bought a leopard print pencil skirt (although I am still on the look out for the perfect one. I also still need to find a flouncy leopard skirt.). I have to admit that I was slightly discouraged when I looked in my closet and saw how little prints I actually had. I went to a few stores to find a top then realized I needed to make my closet work. I went through a few options, even posting my top three on Twitter. And this was the best choice. I LOVE how it turned out. I even busted out the red lipstick, which I am hoping will grow on me. This challenge definitely stretched me and got me out of my comfort zone. THAT is the reason why I do them :)

Mixed Prints

What I Wore:

Blouse: LC Lauren Conrad (first season, 2008)

Skirt: Nic and Zoe (Nordstrom Anniversary Sale)

Belt: Anotherline (Old)

Shoes: Steve Madden 'Caryssa' (no longer available)

Bracelets: Argento Vivo, Alexis Bittar, Vintage

Earrings: Forever 21 black hoops