I found myself looking at jobs below the Mason Dixon Line lately because my body is just over the cold weather. I ran out for a few errands a few weeks ago and it took a lot of effort not to throw on leggings, Uggs and a sweatshirt. To compromise, I threw on a sweater, leggings and boots (ha!). I had an early hair appointment and the only reason I get out of bed early on a Saturday morning is for someone else to wash my hair and the fact that there is a Starbucks next door!
Continue reading “because it is still winter”
Category: Style
Colorful Corduroy
Fun Flares
In college I played it safe and looked like everyone else. I dressed like everyone else, had long hair like all of the other girls and tried to blend in. I hated high school because of the feeling of never fitting in and in college I did everything to look like everyone else. Since graduating, I have found that my style has evolved and I like to take risks when it comes to fashion and style. In October 2015, I chopped off 13+ inches of hair to donate to Locks of Love. Then in November I went in for a trim and went for a shorter style. The last year I have been playing with a short stacked bob and now a lob. I feel the excitement of having short hair quickly fading. My hair is so long now compared to how it usually is. A coworker pointed out that my hair was not this long the previous week! It grows so fast, which is awesome when I want to play with it doing different lengths. Continue reading “Fun Flares”
pom poms for winter
There are things I want and things I need in life. One of the struggles of being an adult, is having to choose paying my car payment over something I want to add to my closet. This winter, pom pom hats were everywhere. Everyday at work I wanted to buy one, but I just could not justify spending money on a winter hat I would wear only a few times a year. However, after Christmas, we got a lot of returns and all of the winter collection was going to major clearance. While at work one night, I found the black pom pom hat I realllyyy wanted on sale for $9 in the clearance bin. Guys, I was really excited about this hat and the price was too good to be true!
J. Crew Factory has the pom pom hat in a variety of colors, but if you wear makeup daily or want a hat that goes with everything, I suggest getting the black one.
Right now the hats are on major clearance at J. Crew Factory. I cannot guarantee that they are still in stores, but I checked and they are still available online!
Some of the other colors include…
splurge or save
For this weeks Wear It Wednesday, I wanted to do something a little different. Today I am sharing some of my secrets to get name brand cosmetics for cheap! I am known for giving presents and finding a good bargain. Today for my blog followers I am sharing my secrets, but feel free to tell all of your friends because it is too good not to share!
I love Sephora like any other girl, but it pains me to spend $30 on mascara. However, when I spend $30 and buy the expensive mascara, it is impossible to go back to drug store brand. One of my favorite places to shop is TJ Maxx. If it is your birthday or it is gift giving holiday, there is a 98% chance I purchased your present at TJ Maxx. The other day I was bored and wanted to get out of the house, so of course I drove to TJ Maxx just to browse. Yeah, browsing did not last long especially when I went over to the cosmetics section. Today I am going to share a post about splurging and saving.
Here are the products I picked up on my last TJ Maxx trip. I know, right!?!?
This Too Faced Sugar Pop eyeshadow pallet is usually $36, but I found it for $10 at TJ Maxx. The packaging was too cute even though I knew I didn’t need another eyeshadow pallet. I love Too Faced eyeshadows because of the high pigment colors and they last all day, I cannot wait to try it out!
I know that the Too Faced Melted Metal lipsticks were very popular during Christmas. I was thrilled to find them at TJ Maxx for only $7 because they sell for $21 at Sephora. Score! Lately, Too Faced is started to promote a matte version of the Melted Metal lipsticks, so expect to see a lot of the original on clearance to make room for the new products.
This was something I did not need…but had to have because it was only $6 at TJ Maxx. Right now I think these are no longer on the market because I could not find them anywhere to find out how much they sell for. But good for us because we can buy up the old product stock for super cheap! I know Kat Von D products are very popular at Sephora and when I used the blush I really did notice a big difference from my usual blush.
My biggest secret is where I get my Essie nail polish. I actually own a lot of Essie nail polish…but I have never paid full price for it. In my opinion, Essie is the best nail polish out there. I used OPI for years, but found it would chip after day two. For me, Essie nail polish will stay on for an entire week, so I need Essie in my life. I purchase my Essie at TJ Maxx for usually $3 or $4. That is like more than 50% off! Only downfall is that you can’t control the colors they are selling. There are times I come home and I have already purchased the color because they get very few colors.
I hope you enjoyed this weeks post and take advantage of my shopping secrets!
I will definitely let you guys know if I find any more good products at TJ Maxx and let you know on the blog.
Hello, January
Every month on the blog I would start with a post called “Hello”. It was a great way to share some of my favorite things like clothes, deals, home decor and recent Netflix recommendations. The last few months, my personal life has gotten in the way of my Hello Series. I thought I would start it back up in January since it is the start of the new year and all. Today I am sharing my favorite closet additions of 2016. I made a goal in early 2016 to better invest in my closet. I had a lot of clothes, but they were low quality and would not last more than a season. I started the year by purging my closet of all of my clothes from high school (we all have that shirt we can’t part with!) For years I picked out clothes because they were cheap, but then I found that they would look worn or fall apart after a year. So in 2016, I started to invest in nicer pieces to add to my closet. I might have gotten a little carried away!
I thought I would share some of my favorite closet additions of 2016 and why I chose to invest in them. If you have any questions about any of them, just ask in the comments
1. In December, my family and I purged our coat closet because it was literally over flowing with coats. We went through the coats and I personally donated 5 to Goodwill. I highly encourage everyone to do this. Now that I have all of this free space in the coat closet, I decided it was time to splurge on a coat. I recently bought a new winter coat the last two winters, but realized that most of my coats were from high school or early college. I decided it was time to purge and it was definitely time to buy a new coat! While it may not be as warm as my big puffy coat I bought last winter, it is definitely a lot prettier. I came home with the red coat from J. Crew Factory and luckily my parents bought it from me so it could count as a birthday present.
2. One thing I have a lot of (besides shoes) are vests. I own a lot of vests in different colors and I like to find ways to wear them while grocery shopping or at work. I hate when I go shopping and I start to sweat as soon as I walk into the store because of my bulky coat. With the right layers I can be comfortably warm while running errands. Or at work I like to wear a button down or a nice sweater with a matching vest. I bought two new vests this fall while working at J. Crew. I bought a hot pink vest that was on clearance so of course I needed it. I also purchased the classic Herringbone J. Crew vest that I wear twice a week to work. I love the J. Crew vests because they are lightweight, but still keep me warm.
3. The last few years I have been trying to buy a new pair of black boots, but found the task impossible. My only pair of black boots are from Sophomore Year of college and are in horrible condition. I can’t wear them when it rains because there are holes in the soles! It took me six hours of shopping at different stores to find the perfect boots the first time, so I knew finding a replacement would be tricky. During Cyber Monday, I found Tory Burch boots for less than $200. Score! I don’t mind spending money on things I know that will last and are made well. I was skeptical about buying boots online, but this was an amazing purchase! You can tell they are good boots because when I take them off they don’t get flimsy or fall over, but keep their shape.
4. At work I prefer to wear dresses or skirts instead of pants because pants never fit me correctly. I had a pencil skirt, but I just did not like the corporate look to it. My other black skirt was like a Taylor Swift style short skirt and tricky to pull off at work. Luckily I found a black sidewalk skirt on the clearance rack at J Crew Factory and now I wear it every week with a different button down or sweater look. With some tights and boots I can dress it up and make it work appropriate. This is a great investment and the best part is that the skirt comes in different colors and patterns.
5. Booties were very in this past year and while I wanted to buy a dozen pairs, my budget only allowed me to buy one pair. After some research and browsing online, I found the best deal for my budget was purchasing the Trolley booties from BP at Nordstrom. They are a well made shoe, so I can stand on my feet for hours without my feet hurting at the end of the day. Right now they are on sale because it is the end of the season, so be sure to buy them for the rest of the season.
6. Fun fact, I had difficult time learning how to tell time and I still struggle with it. It’s actually really embarrassing! After graduating from college, I really wanted to purchase a nice watch to wear. After working in the adult world, I found that I couldn’t just take out my phone and check the time. I think us Millennials are so used to having our phones to tell us the time and tell us the weather. When I started to work in an office, I had a hard time dealing with this separation of my phone. It sounds silly, but try not using your phone for a day. It feels weird! I like to constantly know the time, so having a watch was a nice fashion accessory, but also a necessity. Last winter, my parents gave me the gold Kate Spade watch and this Christmas I gave myself a silver Kate Spade watch. I personally am not a fan of the Michael Kors watches because I feel like everyone has one. Kate Spade watches are unique and fit my preppy personality.
7. My style has started to become more and more preppy, especially after working at J. Crew. I needed new earrings for work and fell in love with a bigger pearl earring look while shopping at Nordstrom one day. It is a subtle change from my usual small pearl earring look, but I like doing something different once in a while.
8. For months I have had my eyes on the Kate Spade initial necklace. On Cyber Monday, it was on major sale and after eating some pumpkin pie I bought it online from Nordstrom. I wear it every day and I love that it is tiny, but adds a little sparkle to my look. I have a lot of large necklaces, but only a few small, dainty necklaces. I own a small diamond necklace from Tiffany, so now I like that I have another option that is just as cute.
9. On television, you see girls wearing heels to work everyday. However, I will never be the girl who can rock a stiletto in the workplace. I started to buy a lot of flats last year to wear to work, but I loved the classic Tory Burch Minnie Travel Ballet Flat. I got a part time job and saved up my pennies to purchase the flats during the summer. Totally worth it! It is a shoe I will wear for years and I chose the black on black look since it will go with everything.
10. I felt like every blogger I saw had the nude Tory Burch Miller sandal and I neeeeded them. I grew up living at the beach, so I live in flip flops in the summer. But as I am getting older I realized I needed a nicer sandal. Again, I saved up my pennies and bought myself a present! I like that the Tory Burch Miller Sandal can be worn for every occasion making my purchase worth the splurge.
11. I purchased the Brewster T-Shirt Lilly Pulitzer Dress during the summer and fell in love with the fit. I purchased a few more T Shirt dresses from Lilly because I love how comfortable they are, but they look super cute. If you are going to buy a Lilly dress anytime soon, I suggest purchasing a T Shirt dress because they are easy to throw on and can be worn to multiple occasions.
12. I am one of those girls who do not lose sunglasses. With that talent I like to splurge on a nice pair of sunglasses. Luckily Costco had some pretty Kate Spade sunglasses so I scored on a good find! If you are going to buy new glasses or sunglasses, I suggest you go to Costco to get brand name frames for cheap!
Okay, someone take my American Express away from me in 2017. I am not allowed to do anymore shopping for a long time!
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