All things related to hair, beauty + fashion!
Supplies used…
Revlon Indigo Night
Sally Hansen Soy Latte
Revlon Dreamer
Seche Vite as a top coat
Nail stickers (blogged about here // bought from here)
Hope you’re having a lovely weekend!
xoxo
details
dress – Jersey Dress c/o Surfdome
shirt – thrifted
collar clips – ebay
belt – vintage
camera bag – c/o ONA
socks – Target
shoes – thrifted
plugs – Omerica Organic*
It’s finally cool enough to start wearing layers, at least on some days. This is so exciting! Fall is basically my wardrobe’s time to shine. I don’t get how to dress for hot weather but Fall is my jam! Plus gosh darn it, it is gorgeous outside. Look at all those leaves down already and my favorite tree in the cemetery is already changing. I can’t wait to start hiking more often and I’d be lying if I said I wasn’t excited to see Klaus play in the leaves.
Hope you have a lovely day!
xoxo
*PS. Don’t forget you can always use rep code “DAINTYSQ” for 20% your first order over at Omerica Organic!
details
hat – thrifted
sunglasses – Tumbleweeds Handcraft (more pictures here)
necklace – Glow Worm Shop
black ring – Burst of Sunshine Ring c/o August Wrinkle
tooth ring – Extollo Jewelry
chevron ring – c/o Eclectic Eccentricity
shirt – TJ Maxx
suspenders – eBay
skirt – Spring Picnic Skirt c/o Ever+Mi Crush
camera bag – c/o ONA
shoes – c/o ShoeMint
The other day while looking around for a place to take outfit pictures I stopped at a baseball field that I thought had a nice bridge to take pictures on. Normally there are lots of people there in the evenings so even though I’ve passed it many times I’ve never actually stopped. It turned out to be a pretty great place to take pictures. There was a bunch of old playground equipment strewn about, even a jungle gym in the woods. I waded through more major prickers (seriously, prickers like I’ve never even seen before. My poor legs… Also, I’m pretty sure “prickers” is a colloquialism, you might be more familiar with a briar patch.) to get to it. It was surprisingly sturdy. I’m not sure why it was moved away from it’s original location but it sure is charming in the woods. I definitely plan on going back again for more pictures. Something about urban decay is really neat to me.
Do you remember a little while back when I posted an outfit with a striped shirt that I got from TJ Maxx with elbow pads but the elbow pads were sewn on wrong, one was actually on the inside of my arm instead of on my elbow? Well the other day when I was browsing the racks at TJ Maxx I found another one except this one is even better! It’s black and white striped, far superior to the grey and off white stripes on the other shirt, and the elbow pads are exactly where they should be. I’m so excited about it. This is the perfect shirt. Seriously, all my favorite shirt qualities! It might sound silly to be so pumped about a shirt but finding ones I am 100% happy with is hard!
Happy Monday!
xoxo
details
sweatshirt – Hello Apparel via Fab
glasses – Barracuda in Teal c/o BonLook
shirt underneath – thrifted
skirt – See You Round Skirt c/o Modcloth
brooch – Wearable Planter via Fab
socks – Target
shoes – Amazon
rings – poison ring from ebay, stacking rings from Birka Scandinavian
Last week I might have gotten sucked into Fab and bought myself a few little things. I’ve been wanting one of these Hello Apparel sweatshirts for a while now finally grabbed one when I saw there were some available on Fab. I kind of want to grab one in every color now…but I’ll hold off at least until the weather starts to cool down again. The sweatshirt runs a little on the shorter side, at least for me. I have a long-ish torso and a preference for longer tops. So I decided to see what it would look like tucked into a skirt. I love it! I’m really happy to have stepped out of my comfort zone to find that wearing a sweatshirt doesn’t necessarily mean you have to look like you spent the day lounging on the couch. (Here are two more sweatshirt outfits from the recent past that I’m still loving!)
I also finally bought a wearable planter, I’ve been wanting one for so long. I love the idea of sticking little flowers I find throughout my day in it or matching the flowers to my outfit. I was originally a little hesitant to purchase when I read they had magnet backs instead of a pin since I have a history of losing brooches. When it arrived I was kind of shocked how strong of a magnet it has on the back, I don’t think it’ll be an issue at all. On Wearable Planter’s blog they have a little step by step guide of how they dye their planters. I love seeing how things are made, even just a little peek into the process like that is so neat. I can see myself getting a lot of wear out of this baby this summer! (This one is next on my want list, love that shape!)
Happy Tuesday!
xoxo
details
shirt – Forever 21
necklace – Le Petit Lapin Necklace c/o Ji Ji Kiki
brooch – Sugar Cookie
ring – c/o August Wrinkle
skirt – thrifted
tights – JC Penney
shoes – BAIT Footwear
I really try not to be swayed to not wear an outfit based on the fact it doesn’t match my hair. I guess that’s the one thing I’ll agree “comes with the territory”, sometimes my hair color just doesn’t look so hot with an outfit I want to wear. But when I pick out an outfit I really like with my hair color it’s one of the best things ever. This is one of those cases. I suppose all colors look okay with black but this color I’m rocking now looks so excellent with black, especially with this shirt! I wish I could find an outfit that felt this great with every hair color I try out.
Well, I’m back to work. Today is painting day round two in my office. Yesterday was quite the adventure but I’ll share more about that when I finally finish up this little project and blog about it. Cross your fingers everything goes a bit more smoothly for me today.
xoxo
details
sunglasses – Tumbleweeds Handcraft
sweater – seagull sweater c/o Oasap
jeans – Target
socks – Happy Socks
shoes – Amazon
camera bag – Jo Totes
I am back in full swing beach obsession mode, it happens ever year. We had the nicest weather here in Ohio last week. Full sunshine and low seventies! This, of course, meant I wanted to spend the evening at the beach. It feels so great to be back there sitting in the sand, wind in my hair, and the sun on my back. I collected my biggest haul of beach glass that I’ve ever found in one evening. I quickly filled up three film canisters with glass and had to put the rest in my camera bag. It was perfect. Evenings like this should happen more often.
details
hat – Gabriel Brothers
coat – Target (a few years back)
scarf – Modcloth
gloves – Kohls
jeans – Karaoke Songstress Jeans c/o Modcloth
camera bag – c/o August Wrinkle
boots – Women’s Wellies c/o Joules
I know it might not look like it but oh my gosh, it was so cold! Even colder than last week when I visited despite the fact there was less snow and ice this time. It was just super windy. But I had a blast shooting some outfit pictures that were a bit different than the ones I normally share, both outfit and photo style wise. If you were to find me at the beach on a day like this that’s definitely what I’d be wearing, not a cute dress!
I have a really hard time feeling cute in things like this though. Normally when I’m all bundled up and in jeans I don’t feel like I put any effort into my look. But I’m finding if I focus on my accessories, both the ones you can see (cute boots! fun hat!) and the ones you can’t (necklace, cute socks, etc) I feel so much more put together than if I were just to put on any old warm things. I don’t know, it sounds kind of silly to write about. But it’s been something I’ve always struggled with and I’m working really hard to get over it and weeeeerk some winter clothes. Haha!
Hope you’re having a great Monday!
xoxo
PS. Once again I’m the one that drove to the beach and back! It’s still scary as heck but I’m definitely improving. Drivers license – you will be mine soon!!
details
coat – Vintage
brooch – thrifted
dress – Got the Memo Dress c/o August Wrinkle
sweater – Charter School Cardigan c/o Modcloth
ring – Burst of Sunshine Ring c/o August Wrinkle
necklace – c/o Oasap
belt – came with the dress
tights – Target
shoes – c/o Wanted Shoes
camera bag – c/o August Wrinkle
I inadvertently added another camera bag to my collection with this bag from August Wrinkle! I just thought it would make a cute purse but come to find out my camera bag insert fits inside perfectly. It’s actually way better than previous bag I was using the insert in, so much roomier. It also has a ton of pockets which is always a plus. I’ve been pocket obsessed for as long as I can remember. The more pockets a backpack had the more likely it would be the one I chose for my school year. Even to this day my decision to buy a coat, purse or anything really can be based on how many pockets it has. What can I say, I’ve always liked to carry way more stuff than I really need. I mean, c’mon, who doesn’t need a whole pocket devoted to lip balm or gum. Haha!
Hope you’re having a lovely Thursday!
xoxo
PS. For better photos of my nails – see here.
PPS. This is the last post (at least for a little while) with blue hair! Last weekend I ventured into new hair color territory. Can’t wait to share photos!
details
hat – thrifted
coat – vintage
dress – Dear Creatures (via Modcloth)
shirt – thrifted
cardigan – Modcloth
sweater clips – handmade
ring – c/o Sea of Bees
brooch – vintage
belt – Moss Mills via Fab
tights – Target
shoes – Reading Room Romance Flat via Modcloth
camera bag – Jo Totes
How lovely is this vintage coat? I got it back in August on my annual birthday antiquing roadtrip. Last stop of the day about ten minutes before we were about to walk out of the antique mall I spotted it. Love at first sight!! It’s the softest velvety material.
Despite how soft it is and how perfect the color is my favorite part might just be what I found in the pocket. There was a ticket to the 1973 Pasadena Rose Bowl. It’s not the fact that it’s the Rose Bowl that is significant to me (I literally couldn’t care less about college football) but I’m just so in love with the fact that 40 years ago someone was wearing this coat. I know, obviously, that nearly all the vintage I own has had a previous owner but to put a real date and event on it makes it feel so special. I wonder who wore it, and what she wore with it. I wonder if she’s still alive and I wonder what she’d think of someone discovering the coat 40 years from the time she wore it and absolutely loving it.
I don’t know about you but thinking about who owned something before I did is one of my very favorite things about buying vintage. Needless to say, I’m keeping the ticket in the pocket and maybe I’ll leave a movie stub from one I see while wearing the coat in it for the next person who owns it to find and hopefully enjoy.
Hope you’re having an excellent Monday!
xoxo