Jumpsuit Obsessed

Jumpsuit with Lace Back $84.66

Racer Detail Jumpsuit $84.66





Jumpsuit with Sheer Sleeves $84.66

Lavish Alice Vintage Floral Jumpsuit $79.02

Mesh Lace Jumpsuit $127.94



Recently, I was perusing through one of my favorite blogs, What Courtney Wore (I heart her!), and saw this amaze red jumpsuit that she wore to a show during fashion week. Sadly, it is no longer available, and I have to let the idea of owning that specific one go; however, I have fallen in love with jumpsuits since seeing her in hers, and can’t wait to purchase one!

All of the jumpsuits I am loving are from ASOS, but department stores are carrying them as well, so don’t hesitate to look around on your favorite department store sites (Macy’s, Dillard’s, Nordstrom’s) for jumpsuits equally as cute.

As far what occasions I would wear a jumpsuit to, I really think the shorter ones (rompers) are a must have for summer-night outings. I might even wear one to a rehearsal dinner that I have in May. I think paired with super cute heeled sandals, like these faves of mine from Sole Society, and some great accessories (a statement necklace paired with a fun cocktail ring/a longer chain necklace with a romper that has a plunging neckline), a jumpsuit could be a great option for a semi-dressy occasion.

I hope you all are loving this trend as much as I am. I just need a tan at this point for all those cute rompers I want to purchase for the summer… J

Happy styling!
XOXO
-Andrea

Sunday Prepping

There is definitely a method to my madness. Every Sunday I prepare for my work week in terms of lesson plans, lunches, workouts, and of course, fashion! I could never stand in front of my closet and decide on an outfit at the last minute because as is, I am typically late to everything, and because I have to be to work at 7:20am, I already get up at 5:15am every morning, so this girl is not getting up an earlier!

I always do laundry on Sunday. I clean my house every Saturday morning, so I hardly feel like doing laundry on top of cleaning, and besides, doing laundry on Sunday reminds me of the outfits I have already worn the week before. Listen, I have a handful of staple items that I wear weekly; however, I like to switch things up and come up with new looks each week. I definitely wear the same pieces from week-to-week, but I love coming up with fresh new ways to sport those staple items. You may be thinking, when does she get all of this done? I can assure you that it is never easy, as I have a 21 month old daughter, but I am definitely a mom who capitalizes on nap time! And if it all doesn’t get done then, I do some things after she goes to bed. (Disclaimer: I am very ‘type A,’ so I will find time wherever I can!)

Here are the details for each look!

 

Monday:

I like to think that this an easy look that could be duplicated with any color blouse and coordinating blazer. I try to consider patterns, and I added this particular blouse to the polka dot blazer so it wouldn’t be so black and white. I love neutrals, but the pop of color really makes this outfit.

Blouse & Pencil Skinny Pants: The Limited (blouse old-similar)

Blazer: Target (clearance-similar)

Booties: DSW

Gold Leaf Bracelet & Bib Necklace: Forever 21 (old)

 

Tuesday:

I wear this sweater a lot! I have worn several different blouses under it, including a red gingham flannel button-down on Valentine’s Day, and it always looks so cute! I don’t care about matching the somewhat coral colored text to things; I like pairing it with other colors that' go.' I am not a fan of things being matchy-matchy.

Love Sweater: Old Navy (old-similar)

Polka Dot Blouse: The Limited (old-similar)

Black Pencil Skirt: Target

Boots: Dillard’s (old)

Gold Chain Bib Necklace: Forever 21 (old-similar)

Earrings: The Limited (old-similar)

 

Wednesday:

I actually have an interview this Wednesday (it’s my second-fingers crossed!), but with that said, I try to step –up my dressiness, if you will, at least one day a week. I will probably throw on my black blazer from The Limited, as temps have been all over the place-hello, Midwest, and because my classroom tends to be cold. I am obsessed with this particular statement necklace and bracelet and wear them both all the time!

Dress: The Limited

Black Suede Pumps: DSW (old-similar)

Statement Necklace & matching Bracelet: Express (similar)

 

Thursday:

This is really my idea of an easy way to dress up for work but still feel casual. This dress is more comfortable than most pants I have, and the booties are a new fave of mine (I bought them a week ago on clearance at Target)! They are SO comfortable! You could also throw a jean jacket on over this and I think it would look just as cute. I like the extra bit of orange, however, to bring out those cute seahorses on the dress!

Dress: Target (old-similar)

Cardigan: The Limited (old-similar)

Bubble Necklace: (old-but you can find them anywhere!)

Earrings: Francesca’s (old)

Booties: Target (similar)

 

Friday:

Okay, just so you know I’m not crazy; I do not wear heels to work every day! Us teachers do way too much standing, so flats are always cute and really still dress up this outfit because the pants are an ankle pant. I love the length of the blouse and since it’s black, white, and grey, I added the magenta pant to create a pop of color and spice things up once again, and to avoid the matchy-matchy look a black pant would give this outfit. BUT, if you had a cute colored flat or heel, then black pants would be amaze!

Blouse: Target (oldish-similar)

Magenta Pencil Pants: The Limited (old-similar)

Black Kenneth Cole Flats: DSW (old-similar)

Cuff Bracelet (it says Lola-my daughter’s name-& is my FAVE accessory!): Rustic Cuff

 Hopefully, I have given you some outfit inspiration for this upcoming work week! Comment with questions! Happy styling!

 

XOXO,

Andrea

 

 

 

Birchbox Loves (December-March)

Every month I do a little happy dance when my Birchbox arrives in the mail. Seriously, if you are as addicted to products as I am, then subscribing to Birchbox should be a no-brainer. It’s amazing, and I have yet to be disappointed. I put together a few of my favorite products from the last four months. Initially, when I started receiving my Birchbox, I thought I would blog about each month’s box. I actually rather prefer picking my favorites and posting about a few products, rather than speaking about each box individually (for the record, I typically do not use everything in each month’s box). With that said, here are my favorite products from boxes December-March.

*Note: I am not a spokesperson for Birchbox.*

December Faves:

1.) Harvey Prince Hello Perfume-$55.00

This perfume smells awesome! If you are a lover of one of my faves, Viva la Juicy, then you will really appreciate Hello. It smells similar to Viva la Juicy, as it is fresh and fruity, without being overpowering or too florally. I really am not a lover of floral or musky perfumes, so Hello is really something I think I will purchase down the road.  

2.) Twistbands-$12.00

Okay, so these are really just glorified hair ties, but I LOVE them! Not only are they super cute in terms of the colors and patterns that they come in, but I love the knot detail, and they don’t rip out your hair, and still stay in place and keep your hair back. I think they would work well on most hair thicknesses too (I have fine, medium thickness hair). Gotta try!

January Faves:

3.) Nail Rock-$7.00

I was a bit skeptical of the Nail Rock idea, but it was super easy to apply and lasted much longer than I expected (over a week-huge bonus!). I received a silver nail polish in my box with rocks that really changed color in different light. I opted to use a nail polish color of my own when I applied the rock art, and it turned out so cute! I got so many compliments from my students (stylish teacher points-LOL). I will definitely apply it again. Loving this trend!

February Faves:

4.) Bain de Terre Passion Flower Color Preserving Shampoo-$12.00 & Conditioner-$13.50

This shampoo and conditioner smells amazing! If you are a sucker for great-smelling hair, then you will love this color protecting shampoo/conditioner combination. I tend to have dry hair at times from blow-drying and flat ironing. After using this shampoo/conditioner, my hair was soft and silky, as if I had just used a moisturizing shampoo/conditioner (which is what I always use). I was really surprised that my hair didn’t feel dry or stiff. I am sold on this combo!

March Faves:

5.) Agave Healing Oil Treatment-$40.00

I use a crème on my damp, curly locks before I blow-dry straight, and I typically avoid oils because they tend to make my fine hair heavy and greasy, but this oil treatment not only smells amazing (it smells like summer coconut goodness!), it didn’t make my hair heavy or greasy. I used sparingly and I would recommend that if your hair is fine, you do the same, but I really liked the overall look and feel of my hair after using this. And the smell was with me all day long (I love a product that smells good-can you tell?)!

                                                                     

6.) Gilchrist & Soames London Collection Body Lotion-$16.00

I don’t have much to say about this lotion other than I felt it moisturizes good, and again, smells amazing! Birchbox is really killing it in the fragrance department. I apply body lotion every day, so I am always open to new products. I really love this one and would definitely purchase it in its full-size.

Loft Love

Floral Lace Dress

Flutter Sleeve Dress

Scalloped Yoke Dress

Square Cotton Eyelet Dress

 

 

Okay, so I have to admit, I have been away for quite some time! Ugh, excuses aside, I am currently in the midst of a possible career change (from teacher to guidance counselor-still in the throes of the interview process) and recently, my time has been divided as so: child-teaching-test taking-interviewing…blah, blah, blah. BUT, I am back! I certainly haven’t gotten away from my love of fashion (the Oscars were amaze!) and I have had to dress for an interview and a wedding, so clearly, fashion has been a huge part of my life these past few months.

Speaking of weddings, if you look at my blog, you know that I love the Limited, and recently wore a super cute dress (currently, 40% off) from Limited to a wedding I attended a few weeks ago. However, I have to say, in searching for a dress to wear to an upcoming wedding in May, I have found that Loft is really bringing it! I am loving a good pastel these days, and I just thought to kick-start my return to blogging, I would share with you some of my favorite picks from Loft’s dress line. Seriously, I am obsessed with all of these (and just an added bonus-all of these dresses are currently $25 off)! As always, happing styling (and hopefully shopping)!

 

XOXO,

Andrea

All I Want for Christmas...

Michael Kors Watch

Swell Caroline Nautical Gold Monogrammed Cuff Bracelet

Swell Caroline Monogrammed Knot Bracelet

I love to buy gifts for other people, but does anyone else out there feel like when the holiday season rolls around, you suddenly find a million amazing things for yourself? Guilty. I really do enjoy buying for my daughter and husband, and pretty much everyone else in my family, but it never fails that when I am searching for that perfect gift for them, I'm constantly finding a few perfect little gifts for me too. Here is what I am asking my husband for this year. I have dropped several hints at this point:)

 

I certainly don't need a watch. A few years ago my husband bought me a watch (a very expensive one, he always adds) from Jared. I love it but it's white gold, and I really am loving all these awesome layering ideas that showcase yellow gold. If you're not on the yellow gold train, get on it! It's back and it's fabulous! How amazing is that watch layered with the chain bracelet? I mean...

 

Speaking of layering... When cruising Pinterest, I found some awesome pictures of layered jewelry and noticed that is was all coming from this cute little site called Swell Caroline. I, of course, tapped on my pin so that it would take me to the site, and from then on I have been hooked! They have so many amazing pieces, some even from other vendors. I told my husband I wanted a piece of jewelry that had my daughter, Lola's, name or initials on it, and when I saw the cuff bracelet, I knew that was my piece. I am not a necklace kind of girl (when it comes to your typical mother's necklace) so I knew I needed something other than what I was seeing on Etsy and a few other sites. Everything was just way too traditional to me. I think the cuff bracelet, paired with the watch (lets pray I get both!) will be the perfect layered gold jewelry statement. I hope your holiday season shopping is going well. Just a side note, I am done shopping for others, so at this point it's not totally selfish to be thinking of what I want :)

 

Happy styling/shopping!

XOXO-Andrea

Savings Love

Shawl Collar Faux Leather Moto Jacket
Cowl Neck Sweater
Exact Stretch Zip Pocket Pencil Skirt
678 Cuffed Slim Boyfriend Jeans

Recently I decided that it was time to cash in those oh-so-amazing virtual dollars from, where else, The Limited. I used to let them expire, thinking I had already saved, be it a sale going on or by using other coupons that were out, but in using them, I found out what a huge difference they make!

I decided to get some sweaters and new pencil skirt, a pair of boyfriend jeans (which the verdict is still out on) and my biggest splurge, the faux leather jacket pictured above. I love the jacket, like the two sweaters and skirt, and again, am not sure how I feel about the jeans. With that said, I saved $220 bucks and got 5 items for $145! That’s an amazing savings in my book, as the jacket was originally $128 on its own (if that helps you to put things into perspective). I might wander in the store and exchange the jeans for the distressed boyfriend jeans that I think I might like more, but otherwise, I’m happy with all my items. I think what I don’t like about the boyfriend jeans I currently have is that I need a cute heeled bootie to wear with them. Once the shoe is right, I think my like will turn to love. If you have virtual dollars-spend them! They are good until October 29^th.

 

Happy shopping/saving!

XOXO

Andrea



 

Little Black Dress Love

 

 

This past weekend the hubby and I had a wedding to go to, and since I rarely seem to get many opportunities to dress up these days, I decided to buy a new little black dress and accessories to go with it.

The dress I wore is from The Limited and I love it! I received many compliments on it, and I think what I love about it the most are the pockets-LOL! I love when dresses have pockets, so in seeing this one in the store (next to a blue one that was very similar to it) I went for the black because of the pockets. I got it on sale, as The Limited was running a 40% off dresses sale, but this dress is not on their website for some reason. Hopefully it will be soon!

The jewelry I wore was very in-expensive. I bought my necklace at Target and the bracelet at Forever 21. I do not shop in Forever 21 for clothes, as I often see my young students in there and I am past the age of 21-LOL- but in my mall we have a Forever 21 accessory store, so I pop in there from time-to-time. The bracelet retails for $3.80 (I bought it in silver, too) and the necklace was $16.99. The earrings are a favorite of mine and I bought them at Express several years ago. Because the neckline of my dress was a deep ‘V,’ I opted for a longer necklace. I thought it looked pretty good with my dress.

My shoes were a steal! I bought them at DSW and they are from Jessica Simpson’s collection. They were on sale for $59.99, but if you are an avid DSW shopper, then you know that they often give you more off of their clearance based on the sticker color. I got an additional 50% off of the shoes, making them $29.99-a steal! I love them and have to say they were pretty comfortable until I tore up the dance floor in them J! (More shoe love coming soon to the blog!)

I had a fabulous time at the wedding celebrating with great friends and family! I could not be happier for the lovely couple!

Happy styling!

XOXO-Andrea