Enough Already

ENOUGH ALREADY!!!! That's what I had to scream at myself last night. Apparently I am what you would call a stress shopper. Finals and the workload from them have made me splurge a wee little too much. I have had enough and had to tell myself ENOUGH!!!

The last of my purchases....

One last one to say goodbye...

I went late night etsy shopping.

All from Nana Pat Project

The blouse and the dress were $15, and the cardigan was....$48. I know......but it is really killer and very much so my style. She threw in free shipping if I purchased all three. After some tossing and turning and not being able to get any of these items out of my mind I decided to go for it. The dress reminds me of a watercolor painting. The blouse has amazing detail. The cardigan screams me and reminds me of Christmas. I am really excited about these items.

I decided to do one last late night procrastination etsy glance over before I checked out and found this baby:

This baby is from She's Fancy Vintage

This was another purchase I mulled over. It was $18. I looked at all the pictures trying to see if I could figure out how to make a replica of it but alas no solution was found. After coming up with a list of at least a dozen outfist I could wear this with I decided to go for it. 

I think this would look amazing with jeans and any tee!

Lastly I came across this cute charm and new it would make a perfect necklace:

$4.50, from Charmsgalore.

That is it! No more shopping. There is no way it is even a remote possibility for you to take your whole closet with you to WI. I think I am treating my clothes like my armor for meeting all these new and exciting people from the bf fam!!

Come back later and I am going to post some more goodies that arrived in the mail and some creative storage ideas.

Zoya

Today's Package was Zoya's Matte nail polishes:

(Dovima, Veruscka, Savita, Harlow)

I tried on Veruscka:

I really like the matte look. Really like it. The nailpolish dried really quickly and has lasted all day. I will update with new pictures as I try diffrent colors. Also on it's way is KO matte nailpolish in light blue and grey. I think the matte look will be something I wear for awhile. I am anxious to try on the black matte :)

Disappointment and great deals

I was over joyed yesterday when I arrived home and saw i had a package from JCPenny waiting for me. I had ordered some stuff for my mom and myself. I was overjoyed because in that box was the much anticipated denim legging ( posted about here ). I ordered the leggings in black but alas it was not meant to be, almost none of the items were. I had ordered four tops, a white wrap cardigan, and a purple short sleeved cardigan. The leggings were far too big, as well as all the tops, and the purple cardigan. I took them back to the catalog section of JCP and they reordered what they had in stock. Three of the tops are now ordered and on their way to me :)

Here is what I kept out of the original order:

(this cardigan in ivorym and this lace tank)

Things the reordered in the correct size:

(this shirt in a brint bluw, colorblock tee, ruffled top in a royal puprle)

Items that I got with the giftcard for my other return:

I got my dad a navy sweatshirt (not pictured) and....

( Bomber jacket, denimn leggings, puprle v-neck sweater)

All the items pictures above are available at JCPenny.I saw the Bomber Jacket and feel in love. It has rave reviews about the fit. It was only left in small and large. I opted for the small. I hope it fits.

I first ordered the a.n.a. denim leggings in a black size medium. They were to large so i decided to re order the denim leggings in the dark blue handwash, size small. I saw this sweater and it was on sale. I am trying to add more vivid color to my wardrobe. I am also a suck for v-neck, over-sized sweater because you can always wear them off the shoulder too.

Next my mom and I sat down and looked at vest options from Bebe. I value my mom's opinion very much. She bring insight that I sometimes over look. Here is what we opted for.

(Feather Vest- $39.99, Fringe Vest-$29.99)

I had spotted the fringe vest earlier this week and it was still on my mind. I tried a similar vest on at the mall, but it lacked the sparkle of this one. In the end i decided this one was a better fit.

While looking at vest we came across this feathered vest. The price was a little more than we wanted to spend, but neither one of us could get it off our minds so we ended up going back and purchasing it. I am really excited too see what it can be paired with.

Lastly, I came to a very important decision. I decided to use my macy's giftcard ($100, courteously of credit card rewards), towards a pair of black Joe's skinny jeans. I tried them on earlier in the year when I bought the dark blue version, and they have been on my want wish forever. I used the giftcard and the promo code MACYSFF, which is free shipping on over $100 and 20% off. Which means these babies cost me at total of $43 dollars.

Expect to see these appear a lot as soon as Outfit Post start :)

For those of you that have not tried out Joe's jeans I suggest you do. I have a pair of dark blue skinny jeans and dark blue bootcut. They are very form fitting and are the perfect length for the taller girl. I will admit I like the more then my sevens.

I am done shopping. I will spend no more until thrift shopping in Wisconsin and New York!!! I am very excited with all my early Christmas presents! Thank you Mom and Dad.

I am dreaming up outfits and possibilities in my head to do with all of this. How would guys pair the feather vest? I am interested to hear :)

Black Friday Scores

So on Saturday my wonderful bf took me to do a little shopping and to see a movie. He is so good to me. We went and saw The Blind Side. It was an amazing movie. Definitely tops my favorite movies list. Sandra Bullock did an amazing mom and she looked uncannily like the real mom. We both really liked it. I will definitely buy it as soon as it comes out. It was one of those movies that made you smile inside and out. Before we went and saw the movie we did a little shopping. We did more window shopping then anything, but we did manage to find a few items on sale. The boy got some great jeans, a purple polo, a button down shirt, and a awesome tee that says "check out my stimulus package". It is very his style. He likes shirts with funny sayings. They fit him well. All of his finds cost him next to nothing from American Eagle.

I picked up....

( A sparkle dress from Image for $20, leggings with a sequin strip down the sides $8 (50% off) and a one shoulder top with embellishment ($12) from forever 21)
















Here is a close up of the detail on the shoulder...

I really like it. It is dressy and sexy in a casual way. I cannot wait to start sharing outfit post. I have so many ideas. I also hope to make a couple of necklaces before the trip, which I will share. I want to try and make a chain necklace and a studded bid necklace. Also, maybe a large crystal pendant necklace. But that may be too ambitious :)


Over the next couple days I am going to share the way I organize my accessories (jewelry, scarves, etc...) I do not have a lot of room in my house, so I had to get creative to make it work. I will be interested to hear what you think :) I wish you all a wonderful night!

Make-up Madness

I hope everyone had a fantastic holiday. Mine was full of lots of families, food, and pie. Who could ask for anything more?

So like I mentioned before I am going out of town for Christmas and will be away from my parents for the first time ever on a holiday. This event is causing my mother to rain Christmas present down on me and early, because she wants to me to have everything I need for my trip. A girl cannot complain about this. Not only is my mother an exquisite, awesome mom, but she has fairly amazing taste. So I thought I would share the goodies as they came. This weekends goodies were all in the form of make-up. I am now set for life in the eye shadow department....or at least the next year LOL :)

Goodie box one contained.........
12 MAC pigment eye shadows

(from left to right...cream cocoa,sand, pink pearl, swirl, passionate, rate r, aquadisiac, electric eel, nocturnelle, parfait armour, grey, monte black)

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 

         

And a bonus lip gloss :)

 

 
 
 
( It is the most gorgeous understated shade of pink, with a divine sweet tart taste and smell)
 
 
 
 
 
Package number two contained.......
 
A ton of MAC hello kitty products.

  ( two 12 palettes, a 9 palette, a 8 palette, a 5 palette, a single (not shown because I left it at the bf house, its a shimmery swirl pink), and two lip glasses. )
 
 
                      I am in love with the pink lipglass, its very me. The eyeshadow not pictured is a perfect shimmery pink. It was exactly what I was looking for, my mom can read minds :)

I will probably share one of the eye palettes and the dark lipglass with my mom, since she was so giving to me it would be nice to give a little back. I am not sure how big she is on glitter though.

 

Package number three contained.....

Smashbox and hardcandy products

 
 
( blush is bella by smashbox, eye shadow quad in allure also by smashbox, and a hard candy fortune telling lipgloss in blackberry)
 
 
 
 

 

 
 

The lip gloss is wonderfully transparent while adding color and plumping your lips a little. I have not tried the blush yet but wanted to try a new one (again my mom is a mind reader). Right now I use smashbox o-glow and it is astounding. It is very easy to apply and turns the most natural shade of pink.

 

I have no idea what I will do with all the shades of eye shadow, any suggestions?

I give a big THANK YOU to my mom. She again went above and beyond. I got her a ton of clothes from JCPenny. So hopefully she will feel equally as blessed :)

Current Obsession: Fringe Vest

Current Obsession: Fringe Vest


I really like the look of fringe vest. I picture them with a dark pair of skinny jeans and a t-shirt with ankle boots. I cannot decide if I like the longer look or the shorter look.

 
 
Leyendecker


Atomic Fringe Vest - $288.00
 
(shopplanetblue)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 

 

 
 
A shorter version.
Picture from the examiner.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 

 

 

 

Black vest by Style Scrapbook

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 



I really like the flowy edgyness of the fringe vest. I could see a shorter style not only paired with skinny jeans but also a dress. It would add edge to floral or dainty number. I have an off the shoulder dress that I think a black dress would look killer with. I like the suede and jersey versions becuase they do not remind me quite as much as a biker vest.
Here are some versions I am looking at...

 
twostringjane @ etsy ($43.00)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
 
Bebe Fringe Vest ($29.99)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
YESSTYLE Lunaris Feux Suede Fringe Vest ($28.99)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 

 
ASOS Femme Fringe Knit Waistcoat ($32.29)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 



I am really leaning towars either the etsy vest or the bebe vest. I think the YESSTYLE vest own its own certin charm. What do you think?
I really need to get out of the christmas buying spirit before I go broke ☺

Early Christmas

Early Christmas


I am not going to be here for Christmas, first time ever I will not be with my family. I am going to Wisconsin to meet all the bf family. So my mom is going a little overboard on the early Christmas gifts. I am definitely a mama and daddy’s girl, if that is possible. I call my mom a bizzilion times a day. Wisconsin will definitely be a learning experience since I have never been away from my animals or my parents for this long. Enough about my anxiety though, I would like to share some of the great scores my mom got me. She has great taste, I got very lucky to have a mom like her.

Side note: I get to do a bunch of vintage and thrift shopping on the way to WI and on the way back. The bf’s mom is a genius thrift shopper, so I am definitely excited to see her approach. I will share my finds along the way ☺

Since some of the items have not come yet so I will post pictures when they do. My mom is a genius when it comes to fashion and spoiling her daughter. I am so glad I am an only child!

On Monday my mom asked me to meet her at DSW where she got me ( the straightner was a trip next door to ulta)

1) a pair of thight high boots
2) a pair of snow boots so my feet wont get cold in WI. ( I will take a better picture of these)
 
 
 
 
 
 
She had also previously ordered me a pair of black boots from VS. They just barley come over my knee. Here is a picture of both the knee high and the thigh high.
 

 
 
( I have not decided if I am going to keep the VS boots yet or not...I already have a pair of mid calf black boots, these do look really cute scrunched though)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Here is a picture of the knee highs turned down with the bottom half of my dress for an upcoming wedding
 

 
 
( I promise to update this post with better pictures soon, these were taken from my blackberry)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
I was excited about all the new shoes, which would be enough for any girl for chistmas. However my mom countinues with the madness.
 
She ordered me a pair of bootcute Joe's Jeans. (For thoose of you who have not tried Joe's Jeans, I suggest you do. They are incredibly comfortable and do not loose their shape in between washes.) The whole line of discontinued Hello Kitty collection from MAC. 12 pigmated eyeshadows from MAC. Some demin leggings and tops from JCPenny. Two Lauren Moshi tees ( again for anyone who has not tried Lauren Moshi on I suggest you do, she makes the worlds most comfortable t-shirt. You can find them pretty cheap on ebay.). An ivory wrap sweater. And my favorite....MATTE nailpolish. I can not wait for everything to arrive for me to show you.
 
I am not so sure how I feel about this whole denim legging thing...
Jen loves Kev posted about them here.
Fabsugar posted about them here .
And The Budget Babe posted about them here.

My mom got me this pair from JCPenny in the dark wash.

 

I am hoping that they are like really comfortable skinny jeans. I for some reason could not get these pictures side by side. They should be here soon and I will share my thoughts then ☺

Happy thanksgiving!!