outfit of the day

Wool felt floppy hat: ebay

Top: Forever 21

Tan under shirt: Forever 21

High waisted wide leg dark jeans: Old Navy 

Teal flower ring: etsy

Gold rimmed geode pendant: purchased at rock and gem faire

And you can see here kind of that I'm wearing sandals; the same ones I posted on our facebook page several months back.  

Sandals: walmart

If it's cold where you are, you can wear flats or boots with this look and a thermal under the shirt!  

outfit of the day!

Now that I have a baby, finding outfits to accomodate breastfeeding can sometimes be difficult.  But I've found, you really don't have to sacrifice style.  Though some of those cute dresses may have to go to the back of the closet for a while ;P

Hat: Forever 21 

Necklace: gift from a friend (I believe it's from Target)

Shirt: Forever 21

Skirt: Threadcase

Belt: Salvation Army

Sandals: Kelsi Dagger (purchased from Zulily)

So if you're a breastfeeding mom like me, know you're not alone, and you don't have to sacrifice fashion!  If you just wanted a bit of style inspiration, I hope I was able to help!

Face of the day/turquoise and gold.

This look=super easy.  The great part is that you can alter colors: instead of turquoise you can go with blue, or purple (or any color you want for that matter).

Products used:

Eyebrows:

Rimmel London professional eyebrow pencil in Hazel

Eyes:

Urban Decay Primer Potion in Original

MAC pigment in Gold Mode

Benefit Lust Duster shimmering loose powder in Big Daddy and Snow Bunny

MAC eye kohl in Float On By

Smashbox Lash DNA Mascara in Jet Black

Cheeks: 

MAC beauty powder blush in On A Mission

Lips:

MAC lipglaze in Beachbound

MAC lipglass in Flurry

This look is very spring time but I have been feeling like sun lately!  

First step:

Apply foundation/concealer as needed, fill in eyebrows, and prime the eyelids!

Step 2:

Apply your gold shadow all over the eyelid.  I used my MAC pigment in gold mode, but you use what you have!

Step 3:

Using a more rusty bronze color (I used Benefit Lust Duster in Big Daddy) with a fluffy brush apply to crease staying mostly on the outer corner.  You just want to add a little bit of depth here to the eye.  

Step 4, 5, & 6:

Apply the blue/turquoise/purple eye kohl to your water line, and lower lash line, making sure you stay close to the water line and gently smudge to blend.  Take a white/off white (I used Benefit Lust Duster in Snow Bunny) and apply to your tear duct area and blend into the gold.  You want to highlight the area-it will make you look more alert!  Curl your lashes and add mascara-several layers on top and one light coat on bottom is optional.

Steps 7 & 8:

Apply a wine colored blush to cheeks OR a nice bronzer-whichever you prefer and add some lip color in a bronze or nude shimmer along with a coat of lipgloss and you're done!  

So easy, and it will look like it took you much longer!  

Hope you enjoyed this face of the day!  If you have any questions or comments, be sure to let us know :)

LOTD

Using the same skirt from the previous post I just "remixed" it and wanted to show another way to pull off this skirt:

Take 1

Take 2

Denim Tunic: Alloy $5.99

Skirt: Express $59.50

White tee: Express $19.00

Shoes: Chinese Laundry $19.99

Belt: Eddie Bauer (thrifted) $1.20

LOTD

I actually wear this outfit several ways but this is just one of them.

Teal/black sunnies-$5.00 booth at a fair

Navy Blue/White striped top- $6.95 H&M

Yellow high-waist bandage skirt-$59.50 Express (yikes! I know it's horrendous but when you have Express bucks/coupons to use it's not so bad-it's worth to it have a few items that are a little higher quality and it is a 5 star skirt).  

Studded gladiators- $9.99 Alloy

Studded Bangles set of 3 (2 shown)- $9.99 Alloy

I'm still trying to find a comparable skirt to the bandage one above from Express that has the optional length (as this one does).  I, personally have to have it longer though it looks great short too.  If I find one I'll pass on the info.  

Stay beautiful ladies, and as always, click images to enlarge!  

xoxo

Finally a New LOTD

Summer is finally on it's way here in Washington!

It's been a while! So sorry about that but things have been hectic, and although I have lots of looks to show you, it's hard to do with just yourself, even with a tripod (I only have a small one), but my photographer (aka husband) will be coming home shortly (finally) so that will make things much easier.  They aren't the best pictures but I did the best I could.  Thanks for being patient (as always).  You guys and gals are fabulous!    This is the dress I wore to church today and I pretty much live in dresses in summertime so you'll be seeing more soon!  

Here is a better shot of the sandals I paired it with.  Cream colored like the dress with shell embellishments.  

Paired with a green sweater and crossbody bag....

And the perfect summertime accessory...sunnies!

Dress:  H&M $19.95

Sandals: Alloy $9.99 (Bamboo)

Sweater: Wal-Mart clearance $5.00 (George)

Shoulder bag: Thrifted $2.00

Oversized sunnies: Alloy $2.99

Sassy and sweet for under $40.00, and I will be living in this dress this summer.  It's SO lightweight and feminine!  It's perfect for picnics, walks, Sundays at church, and anything else you can dream up.  The umpire waist makes it flattering for all accentuating the smallest part of your torso.  

Question for the readers:  Do you like when we post the prices or do you want us to just post where we got it and what the brand is?  

**AS ALWAYS CLICK THE PICTURES TO ENLARGE**

The White Queen Inspired Look

I know I promised you all a Mad Hatter inspired look, but after watching the film I decided to take that look in a different way, and admittedly still a little conflicted. However, I had done a White Queen inspired look already and I still really like it and wanted to share it with you all.



To get this look all you need for your eyes is a good base, white eyeliner, and a shimmery white eyeliner if you have it. If not try a shimmery white eyeshadow and apply it wet. The only other items I used aside from my regular foundation and powder is a wine colored blush. I also used a white highlight for my cheek contouring as well. This is optional. To create this eyeliner look is very easy. It's pretty much the "Amy Winehouse" look. Take your white pencil eyeliner and make a thick cat eye. If you mess up that's okay because you can always go BIGGER! Line your water line and go along lightly over your eyelid along your lashline with the shimmer white eyeliner or shimmery white eyeshadow. Take it from the corner of your bottom lash line from one end to the other lightly. Curl your eyelashes and apply mascara. Apply your blush and make sure to highlight the top of your cheek bones with the white if you have it because it really adds more white to the look which is what you are going for. I took my foundation and applied to my lips and made sure to set with a powder. I then applied a very light pinky silver colored lip gloss and that's the look!

Actual products used:
Face: Nars Concealer Custard/Ginger
MAC Studio Sculpt Foundation in NC25
MAC Blotting Powder in Medium

Eyes:
Urban Decay Primer Potion
Sephora Crayon Eye Pencil in White
Victoria's Secret Sparkling Eyeliner in Sparkling White
Smashbox Lash DNA Mascara in Jetblack

Cheeks:
MAC Beauty Powder Blush in On A Mission
Smashbox Soft Lights in Illuminate (just the white)

Lips:
MAC Studio Sculpt Foundation in NC25
MAC Blotting Powder in Medium
Sonia Kashuk Ultra Shine Sheer Lip Gloss in Sugar

*Also don't forget to do your brows and highlight your brow bone!

I hope you all enjoyed this little how to! Let us know what you think about the look, and if you try it yourself, send us your pictures! We would love to see them!