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Lookbook: Cupcake

What I wore to pick up my birthday cupcakes! Mmm.. Cupcake Royale is my favorite cupcake place in Seattle. I always get the Dance Party – pink frosting with vanilla cake. I felt like a cupcake in this pretty ruffle tank!

What I’m Wearing

Blazer: Elizabeth and James

Tank: Forever 21

Jeans: Madewell

Shoes: Miu Miu
Bag: Louis Vuitton Neverfull

What a great background right? Love the colorful walls in the Capitol Hill neighborhood!

And of course, I couldn’t go without showing you the delish cupcakes that we devoured! These are the Blue Mountain Huckleberry babycakes. I love these little cupcakes, they make for the perfect amount of cupcake if you want to try different flavors.

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Elizabeth and James Structured Knit Extra Blazer
This one is very similar to mine and it’s on sale! (Sizing wise, mine is a size 2 which fits more like a 0)

I love love all of my Elizabeth and James stuff. It seems to fit perfectly to my shape and their blazers are perfection. I’m eyeing this Bow Tie Blazer and I die for this one with the fur collar.

Forever21 Garden Sublimation Ruffle Tank
Or another cute option is this ruffle top and I’m loving the colors in this abstract top.

Madewell Legging Jeans In Classic Black
Favorite jeans EVAR 🙂

Kelsi by Kelsi Dagger Laurie Pump

Don’t you adore these? I love the muted pink. And under $100!

If you want a bright pink like mine, these Kate Spade pumps are so pretty! (click on the pink suede color)

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Lookbook: Minty

I have never worn anything close to this minty green color but when I saw this dress I fell in love. It’s one of those romantic girly girl dresses that I just adore but I don’t wear often enough. Luckily it was still mild enough for me to go bare legs but I’m looking forward to pairing this dress with tights and a cardi!

What I’m Wearing

Dress: Madewell
Belt: Nordstrom

Shoes: Miu Miu

Bag: Louis Vuitton Neverfull

Earrings: From Macy’s

Rings: Swarovski and Wendy Brandes

Nail Polish: China Glaze “Grape Pop” and OPI “You Don’t Know Jacques“

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Madewell Montmarte Shirtdress

It’s not on the Madewell website but Shopbop has it on sale. Just to let you know though, when I was at Madewell this weekend and saw that my dress is on SUPER sale for only $49.99! I paid over 3 times that for the regular price! If you have a Madewell store by you, go snap it up now! They have it in black too.

I wouldn’t have even looked at this color before this dress but am not noticing a lot of cute mint-y dresses! This Phillip Lim dress is so fun and I think a great dress to wear to a wedding. And same for this little dress.

Miu Miu Suede Strappy Platform Sandals
So in love with the blush color of these sandals. But I wouldn’t mind adding these glittery heels to my collection! Not sure I’d wear them but they are so pretty to look at!

Louis Vuitton Neverfull MM

I adore this bag. It’s just a classic and functional bag (and it’s a pretty good price point for LV!). I have it in the monogram as well. You can fit so much in it and it doesn’t hurt my shoulders and most importantly it doesn’t fall off my shoulders! I don’t know if it’s just me but I seem to get a lot of handbags that continually fall off my shoulders and having to keep on adjusting it.

Totes are my favorite style of bags since I carry so much with me and especially when I go to meetings, I can actually cram my laptop into it if I don’t want to bring my work bag. I have my eye on this quilted tote, isn’t it cute? I love the color. I also use this Marc by Marc Jacobs Tote when I travel. It is huge though so I look kind of ridiculous holding it as it’s about as big as I am but I like that it fits everything and it’s easy to get things out of which is essential for airport traveling when you are always taking things in and out of your bag.

OPI You Dont Know Jacques | China Glaze Grape Pop

I could not find one good stock picture of You Don’t Know Jacques. It looks either brown or green in the pictures but it really is a beautiful dark gray color. I really love this color for the fall. I alternated each nail with the purple polish which made for a fun combo. Who says you have to paint all your nails the same color right? 🙂

Wendy Brandes Diana Ring

One of my favorite rings! I love that it’s a big ring but it’s not super flashy.

Merlin Indicolite Ring
But then I wore it with this big flashy ring but I liked the pairing as they kinda just went together for this outfit.

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Lookbook: Fall is here!

Helloooo!! Did you guys have a good weekend? I did! I went on a shopping spree at Madewell and hubs took me to see She & Him. I must say that Zoey Deschanel is even cuter than you can imagine. Amazing voice too, I think she sounded better live than on the CD!


Don’t you love this dress she’s wearing? photo from laceandflora

I may have posted this video before but I adore the song and her voice.

Anyway, it’s been non-stop rain for the past few days and I finally have a true fall outfit to blog about. (Although I took this picture in September – not this past weekend.) I was going crazy trying to find boots prior to fall and I ended up buying a pair of Miu Miu over the knee boots (these ones) that I thought I loved but in the end, decided that they weren’t right for me so returned them. I consider boots to be an investment since you can barely get a pair of designer boots for less than $1K and you should get use out of them for several years. I actually own a very similar pair to these Jimmy Choo boots that I bought about 4 years ago that still look fantastic. You just can’t say the same about cheaper quality boots where I get use out of them for only one or two seasons. So anyway, I just didn’t want to spend that kind of money on something that I just wasn’t sure about. However, I did need boots for a business trip (I was going to a much colder climate) and was running out of time so I just decided to buy a pair to tide me over until I found THE ones. These boots aren’t going to last until next year but they are cute and comfy so I think I’ll be getting a lot of wears from them this winter.

What I’m Wearing
Top: Patterson J. Kincaid
Jeans: Rag & Bone
Boots: Madden Girl
Rings: YSL Arty ring and Ariella Collection

Flowy top, skinnies and boots make for the easiest fall outfits!

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Patterson J. Kincaid ‘Egyptian’ Blouse
I am loving these lightweight flowy tunics. Patterson J. Kincaid always makes great oversize tunics. This tunic is similar or I love this one too.

Rag & Bone ‘RBW8’ Straight Leg Stretch Jeans – on sale for 60% off!
When Rag & Bone jeans go on sale, you have to get them! I love their jeans.

When pairing jeans with boots I always go for the skinniest of the skinny jeans. If you don’t want to splurge, you can always get these jeans for $9.50!

Madden Girl Zeda Over The Knee Boot
I’m loving the color and style of these lace back boots, they’d be perfect with jeans and a cute plaid shirt!

Ariella Collection Pave Ring
I love this ring! I’m really into rose gold lately so I’ve bought several rose gold pieces. I also got this pretty ring from Nordstrom. And a reminder to use your ebates to get 3% cashback when you order online from Nordstrom!

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Lookbook: Heels and Paws

Hi Hi! We just got back from a week in Aruba and I’m a bit more relaxed and a lot more tan! I forgot to turn on my vacation auto responder, apologies to those of you that sent me an email, I’ll get back to you this week! Anyway, since I was gone I thought I’d take advantage of some lookbooks that I never got a chance to post so the ones that I just posted were from end of summer/beginning of September. I got lots of questions/comments about the weather in Seattle seeing as how I was dressed in my recent lookbooks, so yes I was decieving you all (on accident!) Seattle is not that warm right now! 🙂

Here’s a look that’s a bit closer to the weather we are having now…

What I’m Wearing

Blazer: Eryn Brinie

Top: from Aritzia

Jeans: Uniqlo

Shoes: Christian Louboutin “Alti” pumps

my two favorite things… Louboutins and my dachshund babies!

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Rails Ella Striped Shirt in Navy/White

Loving striped shirts lately, like this tunic from Shopbop or this top. And don’t forget to use ebates to save 6% on your shopbop order! Adore this ruffle-y sleeve Juicy Couture top too! So cute and on sale for $29. Might have to order it!

Gap Petite Cropped Skinny Button Jeans

Mine are regular length that I rolled up but these crop jeans are adorable and on sale for 50% off! (and 8% cashback at ebates!)

Eryn Brinie Mandarin Blazer

I’m sure I’ve mentioned this before but I love this blazer. Eryn Brinie makes really great pieces. I can’t believe the price of this one! It’s 80% off – only $35!

And another one for 70% off!

I’m really loving this tweed blazer too.

Christian Louboutin Rolando Hidden-Platform Pump
My pumps are discontinued but these are pretty similar.

Or these are a great look for less. If you are looking for a designer shoe that isn’t as expensive as Louboutins these Stuart Weitzman pumps are fabulous (and 3% cashback!)

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Lookbook: Maxi-mum

An easy outfit for the end of summer. It is virtually impossible to find a maxi that I do not have to get shortened and who would’ve thought that Target would’ve had it! When I passed by this pretty ombre dress, I had to see if it would fit and I was more than surprised to find that the length was just right! I ended up buying it in pink too because finding a maxi that fits just right is like finding jeans that fits just right. It just doesn’t happen often!

What I’m Wearing
Dress: from Target
Bandeau: Forever 21
Sandals: Franco Sarto

The problem with strapless dresses is that I always end up pulling them up all day long. I added the bandeau to add additional coverage as well as helping with the slippage problem. Problem solved and the added pop of color was a bonus!

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Xhilaration Juniors Smocked Back Maxi Dress
I got mine last summer but check out this one for only $8!

This one looks really short on the model so may be ankle length for shorties like me!

Loving the print of this one!

I have a whole collection of bandeau bras to wear under strapless dresses. As long as you’re not planning on running they provide great support too!

Annette Swappers Reversible Bandeau Bra
I like to get different colors to add an accent to what I’m wearing. This one is even reversible so you get two colors in one.

Hanky Panky Lace Bandeau
I have a few lace ones that I like to wear underneath tops that are too low cut. It’s so much better than worrying about flashing someone!

Newport News
or you could go for one that’s more like a real bra and probably provides a bit better support than those fashion-y ones above.

Sam Edelman ‘Gigi’ Sandal
I think maxi dresses look best when worn with flats. Wedges can work as well but I’m not a big fan of wedges so I go for the flat sandals. I really like these ones that are very simple but comfortable. I shoot a lot of destination weddings wearing sandals similar to these!

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Lookbook: Horse Stables

It felt like a bow kind of day so I went for it with my accessories! I heart this bow belt. I’ve worn it much more than I actually thought I would. I’ve never used a belt as an accessory as much as this one. I only wish that I had bought it in the other colors! The building that I’m standing in front of is really really old. It used to be stable housing for the delivery horses for a department store way back in the day! I love these kinds of buildings with so much history around it. It’s now a new building but they kept the old bricks and built around it which is pretty neat!

What I’m Wearing
Top: Elizabeth and James
Skirt: J Crew

Shoes: Dior – Miss Dior pump

Headband: Forever 21
Belt: Nordstrom Accessories
Bracelet: DIY
Nails: OPI Suede Russian Navy

I dressed Savvy up to join me in a lookbook picture but she wasn’t having it. You’d think being dogs of photographers they’d be used to pictures by now but they like to rebel and turn the noses away from the camera. We were lucky to get this shot! 🙂

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Elizabeth And James Pleated Pocket Cohen Shirt

I absolutely adore this plaid shirt with ruffles! For a better price point, you could go for this one for only $29!

J.Crew Factory indigo skirt
They brought my skirt back but it’s only on the J. Crew Factory site which I think you can only get to during the weekends. Click on the link above, but if you can’t get to it, maybe check the factory stores! I love the little bit of poof on this skirt!

J.Crew Cotton pimm skirt
Or you could go for this adorable skirt that’s on sale on the regular site for $19.99!

Fossil Leather Bow Belt

A couple more options here and here and this lace one!

Charles by Charles David Pompadour

Blue pumps are everywhere this season! I’ve mentioned these look for less of my Miu Miu’s before and these are a great look for less of my Louboutin Feticha pumps.

OPI Suede Russian Navy
Have you tried the OPI Suede line? It’s their matte polish and I really like it. This is a nice shade of blue for the fall and it’s got a hint of sparkle!

psst… thank you, thank you for those of you that joined ebates! I hope that you all are using it on all your online purchases. Isn’t it amazing how it’s such a small amount until you group all your rebates together and realize how much you’ve saved? I love it. If you haven’t joined yet, please use my referral link and you’ll get a $5 bonus once you make your first purchase and help me get my bonus! 🙂

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All About Brows!

First, the winner of the Alainn Bella Giveaway is Pamplemousse1983! Congrats! Please email me with your mailing address.

I’m one of those people that are obsessed with brows. I always notice people with nice brows and I’ve been known to go up to women and ask where they get their brows done at. I really think brows make the hugest difference and if done right they totally open the eyes up more and you just look more put together. The same goes for the other way around and bad brow shapes can ruin everything! For me, I go in between stages of getting them professionally done or thinking that I can just do them myself but in the end, a little professional help is always needed. I recently had them done so they are a nice shape now but that doesn’t mean that I don’t need brow products. I have tried so many eyebrow pencils, powders, gels trying to find the perfect product.

I also know I’m not the only one that’s concerned about brows as I get lots of questions about my brow maintenance, so when Anastasia, the well known eyebrow cosmetics company, reached out to me and offered to send me a few products to try out. I was excited and glad that I might have some new products to recommend. They asked me to pick out a few products from their website that I was interested in, so I picked out a brow powder and a pencil just to test out the different textures. When the package arrived I about died from the amount of goodies they sent me. An eyebrow/cosmetics junkie’s dream!! (thank you Tiffany from Anastasia! You are the best!)

from top left:

Illumin8 With Youthful Synergy Complex Eye Shadow Palette
Blush Quad
Beauty Express (new product but Brow Express is similar)

Brow Wiz

Center:

The Kit for Perfect Brows and Eyes

Not pictured:
Brow Duality
(oops! I left it out on accident)

Everything you could ever want in one handy little case! Tweezers, stencils, brow powder, brush, even highlighter and mascara!

I’ve been using this kit these past few days and I LOVE it.

These eyeshadow palettes aren’t just eyeshadows, they are also like skincare! They help the eye area appear firmer, smoother, lighter and less puffy! I haven’t put it to the test yet but definitely will be doing so soon. If it does what it claims, I’m super impressed! I only knew Anastasia as an eyebrow company so was pleased to try their color range. I’m loving the blush quad. Great size to keep in my purse and the pinks are just right for my skintone.

I didn’t take another picture of the Brow Wiz but I’m really liking this pencil as most pencils that I’ve used can go on real heavy and I can end up with super dark brows. This pencil is thin and gives better control over how dark you want your brows to go.

I would like to note that Anastasia sent me these products for free but did not require a post in return. I was really impressed by these products and wanted to share! Please see my disclosure about gifts from companies.

And to prove to you how well they work, here is my no brows to brows look! Using the Beauty Express Kit as shown above but I didn’t use a stencil since my brows are already shaped.