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Rock the Look: Will You Be My Valentine?

We're nearly a full month into the new year meaning Valentine's day is just around the corner! While some folks love to hate Valentine's day, I enjoy every moment of it. What's not to love about chocolates, flowers and sappy love cards? More importantly, what's not to love about a guaranteed date night and an excuse to buy something completely fabulous?

I'm dying to know what my hunny's Valentine's day plans are for us, but he's keeping it top secret this year. I'm assuming that's a good thing. (fingers crossed) I've been on the hunt for something really fab and sexy to wear for our date night, but what's a girl to do when she doesn't know the attire? I prefer to be overdressed to underdressed, so I will more than likely be wearing a dress or skirt with some killer heels. We'll see how I feel in a couple weeks.

I put together a few inspirational options for Valentine's day looks to get into the spirit. I like to incorporate a little pink or red into my look just because. Nothing like getting a little festive! If you're vday style is more trendy and sexy, then a great mini dress with some killer heels and a bold, red lip definitely fit the vibe. I love funky details like gold chains and asymetrical sleeves to update a classic look. For the casual girl, skinny black jeans and a print top will feel chic and laid back. It's Valentine's day so rock some red pumps! A creamy pink lip is understated to go with this look. Valentine's day isn't all about glamming up for a date. Maybe you're just going to hang out with some girlfriends and grab a drink after work. A pencil skirt paired with a peplum top and heels will take you from the office to a Valentine's day bashing happy hour with the girls effortlessly. Whether you're going to grab a drink with friends, dance the night away with your guy, or just spend the night on the town looking for Mr. Right Now, make sure you do it in style. You don't have to have a Valentine to spend the day looking amazing and feeling festive!

Stay fab! xx

Trend I'm Loving: Studs and Spikes

The studs and spikes trend is HUGE in London. I can barely walk out of my flat without seeing spikes on leather jackets, hats, jewelry, etc. I fell in love with the edgy trend the moment I saw it. I don't know that I'll be customizing all my wardrobe staples with studs at this point, but a couple pairs of pumps would be nice. I adore the Christian Louboutin Pigalle studded pumps, but for now I'll be hunting for the look for less. I've already found a few pairs that I'm loving. Fingers crossed I'll be posting about those finds soon!

Stay fab! xx

Style Resolutions: What are yours?

It's mid January, and I'm just finishing up my new year's resolutions. I'm late, but I spent all last week trying to overcome jet lag and the end of last year planning a wedding. I'll cut myself a break even if no one else does.

I set some pretty basic fashion and beauty resolutions this year. I do a pretty decent job of sticking to my goals once I've written them down, so let's see how this goes...

1. Take more fashion risks: experiment with color and prints and play with some different silhouettes.

2. Wash my makeup off every night...even when I'm drunk and exhausted (I realize that at 26 I should already do this, but I'm not perfect!)

3. Organize (and keep it organized!) beauty products so I can use everything instead of what's on top.

4. Quality over quantity - shop less and splurge on more wish list items. Miu Miu glitter flats? Yes please!

5. Experiment with lip colors. I love red, but this year I'm going to play some more with pinks and nudes. I'm already loving MAC snob.

6. Use eBay for some funky fashion finds! I'm always talking to friends who swear by eBay, but I don't have the patience to use it. We're going to find some fun things this year! I can feel it!

7. Learn to apply individual lashes. This should be interesting...

These are just a few of the resolutions I have in mind, but who knows how these will evolve as the year goes on.

Have some style resolutions you want to share? Leave a comment!

Stay fab! xx

French Connection Studded Bomber Jacket Styled 3 Ways

It seems like everywhere I look I'm seeing more and more Bomber style jackets. While the look may make most nostalgic, I never thought it was quite feminine enough for me. However, I recently saw this French Connection studded bomber jacket, and fell in love with it. This jacket is perfect for me since it's right on trend, but packs enough femininity for me to pull it off without looking like a tranny.

I look for versatility in my more expensive pieces to justify the cost. This jacket could easily transition from day to night. Here's how I would style the jacket should I decide to go ahead and make the purchase. Hm decisions...

It just wouldn't be me if there wasn't some leopard print incorporated somewhere in this post. High waisted leopard print leggings, a double finger ring and sky high platform pumps would really make this outfit pop. Obviously a bold red lip would complete this.

Neon!! I'm so glad neon isn't going anywhere just yet. This skirt is uber feminine, and the the silhouette is the perfect lady like contrast to a bomber jacket. A plain white tee and statement necklace is really all that's needed to complete the look. I recently purchased the Nars Velvet Matte pencil in Train Bleu, and the vampy shade would complement this beautifully.

French Connection Leather Studded Jacket Look 3

As much as I played with color this summer, I will always love an all black look. A midi bodycon dress would be a really great look for dinner or an evening out with the girls. A few strategic pops of color make this look tres chic.

Looks like I may be purchasing a bomber in the near future. What do you think?

Date Night Makeup

Nars Eye Shadow Pencil in Dark Rite
Nars Eye Shadow Duo in Rated R
Mac Eye Shadow in Black Tied
Nars Blushers Dolce Vita and Exhibit A
Nars Multiple in South Beach
Nars Larger than life lippies in Tiber and Gold Digger

Friday night was date night for me and my hunny. I decided to play around with the look that I had done at the Nars counter earlier in the week. I created a smoky eye using a navy blue eye shadow pencil, bright blue and black eye shadows. I started with the blue eye shadow pencil as a base. I covered my entire lid with the pencil. I then layered on the bright blue hue from my shadow duo on top of the navy pencil. I used the black shadow in the outer corner and crease of my lid. I used the Nars multiple on my brow bone for a highlight then finished the look with black gel liner and mascara. For my cheeks, I used the dolce vita blusher first then a touch of exhibit A. Finally, I layered "Gold Digger "gloss on top of the "Tiber" gloss.

Here's how the look turned out:

Arm Candy Cravings

Arm Candy

I instagram a good amount of pics of my arm parties. I feel completely naked without my arm candy. I've been on the lookout for some new chunky bracelets for fall, and I've fallen in love with wayyy too many. I love gold jewelry because I think it looks really great against my dark skin. I still wear silver from time to time, but my go to is a chunky gold piece. I'm convinced I would have been ALL OVER the dookie chain trend in the 80s had I been old enough.

My cousin wrote a really great article on gold jewelry making a come back recently. Make sure to check it out.