Daily Outfit: From Gathers to Darts

I had one of those monday mornings yesterday where I felt tired, cranky, and un-eager to deal with the rest of the world.  It took me about an hour to get dressed, as I kept feeling unsatisfied with everything.  I finally selected one of my new tops from my work/interview shopping to wear, only to [...]

Daily Outfit: Finding My Color

Lots of people spend a good amount of time (and sometimes, money) trying to figure out what colors are the most flattering on them.  But sometimes, we just stumble upon it.  I’ve mentioned before that I like how I look in blue, so I’ve acquired a lot of shades of this color over time.  Just [...]

Shoe Lust: Frye Engineer Boots

Frye Engineer Boots  $188
It’s 95 degrees outside, and here I am blogging about boots.  But these have caught my attention and won’t let go.  I was shopping at Urban Outfitters with my boyfriend the other day, and when he saw them he freaked out and almost made me buy them, stating that I would look [...]

Chickdowntown Tolani Scarf Giveaway!

Super Silk Cobalt Blue Tolani Scarf

Note: This contest ended July 4th.  Congratulations to the winner Denise, and thank you to everyone who entered!
Guess what everyone, this is my first ever giveaway post!  The wonderful people of Chickdowntown.com contacted me recently about hosting a giveaway, and I was more than happy to oblige.  I perused their [...]

Daily Outfit: All About the Shoes

Today’s Inspiration Calendar challenge was an easy one for me: make it all about the shoes!  Anyone who owns a pair of Fluevogs has this in the bag.  I decided to wear my beautiful Fiorenzas.  I kept the rest of the outfit simple, going with my favorite black dress, an orange cami to match the [...]

Daily Outfit: Keep it Simple

Going once again with the Inspiration Calendar, Tuesday called for a simple patterned dress, which work well considering that it was the hottest day so far this summer, with a heat index of 110!  A nice, light dress was exactly what I needed on a day like this.  The heat was unbearable, so I spent [...]

What I’m Lovin’: Clinique Skin Products

 

Clinique Acne Solutions Cleansing Foam   $17.50
Clinique Acne Solutions Clarifying Lotion  $13.50
Clinique Super Defense SPF 25 Moisturizer  $42.50
Clinique Super Rescue Antioxidant Night Moisturizer  $42.50
I happen to be one of those lucky people who continues to have acne prone and oily skin even in their twenties.  I tried so many different kinds of face wash and lotions, [...]

Daily Outfit: Monochromatic Blue

Going with Kim’s wonderful inspiration calendar again, I went with monochromatic blue for Monday.  This challenge surprised me – I figured it would be easy, since I have lots of blue in my wardrobe, but when trying to put something together, I realized that many of the shades don’t work well together.  I finally went [...]

Etsy Love: Handmade Luxury

Today’s Etsy Love is going in a slightly different direction than usual.  For this post, I’m featuring items in my favorite list that are over $100.  This may seem to go against my frugal ways, but hear me out.  One, if you spend $100 on something from Etsy, that $100 is going directly to support [...]

Daily Outfit: Saturday Shopping

On Saturday, I was on a mission.  Find something to wear to an interview, and dress comfortably and stylishly enough to feel good even though I was a bit stressed out.  I had ordered a suit from JCrew, which was amazing quality, but I didn’t like the fit, and with as much as it cost [...]