Hey guys!
I realize that I do have a short about me tab right on the top of my page, but here I have decided to get a little more in depth about who I am and what I love, that being fashion.
I was born in Miami, Florida and lived there until I was in 6th grade. From there, my family and I moved to Fort Lauderdale so that we could be closer to my sister's university. Much of my ideas about fashion and style come from my mom and sister. When I was younger, my mom did not allow me to just sit in my pajamas all day, she would make sure that no more than an hour after I got up that I was fresh, clean, and dressed for company, as we usually had family or friends come to visit randomly and she wanted us to have our best foot forward. Now, it doesn't take me hours to get ready, I am pretty low maintenance as it only takes me (after showering and teeth brushing) about 5-20 minutes to put on make-up (if you read one of my prior blogs, you know that I don't even know how to use a lot of make up), but even if it's just something as little as going to the store to pick up some milk, I take a few minutes to put together a sundress and cardigan or cute shorts and an awesome pair of sandals because you never know who you are going to see.
My style sense came from my sister. I own a few pieces that are really bright and loud, but for the most part, my clothes are earthy, darker colors, with calm patterns. That way it is easier to create a variety of different looks with limited amounts of clothes. If you can't afford to have the world's biggest closet, you biggest friend is to stick to earthy color, solids, and calm patterns because when you re-wear them and style them in different way, it is easier to make it look like an entirely different piece of clothes. Like on one blog I wrote, I could easily re-wear all of those pieces of clothes in different ways because they easily go with a ton of other things. Nothing there is too busy and too crazy to wear multiple times a month. Having a closet like this, is also a huuuge budget saver!
As you know, I am all about the deals. I love finding cute clothes for low prices and some of my favorite places to shop are Sandy's, Plato's, and thrift stores in general. Not much feels better than to put together an amazing outfit from head to toe, and it costs you no more than $15.
On top of clothes, I love accessories and playing around with nail polish. Little do some people know, that sometimes it is the smallest things like a cute belt, earrings, or purse that can put an outfit together. I hope one day to be a on-air correspondent on E! where I get to talk about fashion, style and people's fashion all day. It literally would be a dream come true, so if you know Giuliana Rancic, let her know I say "Hey!"
Showing posts with label jewelry. Show all posts
Showing posts with label jewelry. Show all posts
Wednesday, March 19, 2014
Wednesday, February 19, 2014
Thrift haul: Finding great deals while staying stylish
Hello my fellow thrifters!
When it comes to fashion, style, and shopping, we all want to look our best, express ourselves, and wear clothes that we love without breaking the bank. This my friends, is what thrifting is all about. Thrifting allows you the thrill of getting a bunch of clothes and adding to your clothes, without the mall or department store prices.
To get ready for a great cruise to the Bahamas and to just get a some new clothes for our fashion forward lives, my best friend and I went to two of our favorite thrift/consignment stores yesterday: Plato's Closet and my ultimate guilty shopping pleasure, Sandy's, as seen in a previous blog posting.
Clothes-wise, here I have:
An orange chiffon dress with gold beading along the neckline that I will be wearing to one of the dinners on the cruise
A nude high low skirt that goes really well with...
A Forever21 daisy crop top
A mustard yellow high-waisted pair of shorts with a tribal printing and bow-tie belt
A black and white stripped body con dress
A sheer floral print top that will be great to wear on a beach day in the Bahamas
And my favorite piece, a Forever21 chiffon maxi dress that has a slit that comes up to my mid thigh
As for the accessories I have:
Dangling gold earrings with pink beads
A pair of nude suede wedges from Charlotte Russe
And my news favorite shoes, strappy black heels with gold beading from Carlos Santana
Looking up the shoes alone, Carlos Santana heels run from about $60 to $110 a pair. However, this entire shopping spree was under $90. Had I bought all of these pieces for their original prices, I would have spent well over $200. Can you say, deals?
When it comes to fashion, style, and shopping, we all want to look our best, express ourselves, and wear clothes that we love without breaking the bank. This my friends, is what thrifting is all about. Thrifting allows you the thrill of getting a bunch of clothes and adding to your clothes, without the mall or department store prices.
To get ready for a great cruise to the Bahamas and to just get a some new clothes for our fashion forward lives, my best friend and I went to two of our favorite thrift/consignment stores yesterday: Plato's Closet and my ultimate guilty shopping pleasure, Sandy's, as seen in a previous blog posting.
Clothes-wise, here I have:
An orange chiffon dress with gold beading along the neckline that I will be wearing to one of the dinners on the cruise
A nude high low skirt that goes really well with...
A Forever21 daisy crop top
A mustard yellow high-waisted pair of shorts with a tribal printing and bow-tie belt
A black and white stripped body con dress
A sheer floral print top that will be great to wear on a beach day in the Bahamas
And my favorite piece, a Forever21 chiffon maxi dress that has a slit that comes up to my mid thigh
As for the accessories I have:
Dangling gold earrings with pink beads
A pair of nude suede wedges from Charlotte Russe
And my news favorite shoes, strappy black heels with gold beading from Carlos Santana
Looking up the shoes alone, Carlos Santana heels run from about $60 to $110 a pair. However, this entire shopping spree was under $90. Had I bought all of these pieces for their original prices, I would have spent well over $200. Can you say, deals?
Tuesday, February 4, 2014
My everyday jewelry
Hey!
When it comes to accessorizing, most people automatically think of jewelry. It honestly can just be adding a cute ring, necklace, or bracelet that adds that extra pizzazz to your outfit.
I have a ton of bracelets and necklaces, all of varying styles and materials, that I will add to make more of a statement to one of my outfits, but here are four pieces that I almost always have on.
The ring that I wear is a gold ring that used to belong to my sister, who is my biggest inspiration. I know, I know, it is on my ring finger and it spells out "love" so a lot of people ask me if I am engaged/married or if it is a promise ring. No, besides my pinky fingers, my ring finger is my thinnest finger.
The gold bangle under that ring, was given to me by my oldest friend whom I have known since I was about 3 or 4. It is thin and simple, with a very subtle design. I personally love very simple jewelry so I looove that bangle.
To the right, the bracelet with the beads and star was most recently added to my collection and is a Juicy Couture bracelet one of my first friends in college gave to me this past Christmas.
Finally, under that is a very simple bracelet that has a treble clef pendant. I used to play piano and I think treble clefs are beautiful so a firned gave this to me for my 19th birthday almost two years ago.
All of these pieces hold a lot of meaning to me, so I very very rarely take them off. What jewelry do you love?
When it comes to accessorizing, most people automatically think of jewelry. It honestly can just be adding a cute ring, necklace, or bracelet that adds that extra pizzazz to your outfit.
I have a ton of bracelets and necklaces, all of varying styles and materials, that I will add to make more of a statement to one of my outfits, but here are four pieces that I almost always have on.
The ring that I wear is a gold ring that used to belong to my sister, who is my biggest inspiration. I know, I know, it is on my ring finger and it spells out "love" so a lot of people ask me if I am engaged/married or if it is a promise ring. No, besides my pinky fingers, my ring finger is my thinnest finger.
The gold bangle under that ring, was given to me by my oldest friend whom I have known since I was about 3 or 4. It is thin and simple, with a very subtle design. I personally love very simple jewelry so I looove that bangle.
To the right, the bracelet with the beads and star was most recently added to my collection and is a Juicy Couture bracelet one of my first friends in college gave to me this past Christmas.
Finally, under that is a very simple bracelet that has a treble clef pendant. I used to play piano and I think treble clefs are beautiful so a firned gave this to me for my 19th birthday almost two years ago.
All of these pieces hold a lot of meaning to me, so I very very rarely take them off. What jewelry do you love?
Wednesday, January 29, 2014
Cute gift alert
Hello out there!
I have a friend who always gets the cutest gifts for special occasions like birthdays or Christmas and she recently gave me another adorable gift that I just had to share.
I have a friend who always gets the cutest gifts for special occasions like birthdays or Christmas and she recently gave me another adorable gift that I just had to share.
How cute it this?
A small silver necklace with a pearl-like bead and pendant with the ASL, or American Sign Language sign for I love you. I took sign language for 2 years so I often sign to songs around my friends and sign I love to them as well, so this gift was totally fitting to my personality and a really great find!
I do not know where she found this exact piece, but another gret place to find jewelry is Etsy. Here is the link:
Have a great day!
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