Cousins

 Wearing:

Vest and Hat - Target, Jumper - Delia's, Jeans - White House Black Market, Boots - Target, Necklace - Forever 21

Wearing:

Jumper - Target, Skirt - Delia's, Shoes - Asos, Bag - Target

Eyeliner - Tokidoki Perfetto Eyeliner

For Christmas my mom and I visited my aunt and my cousin.  Like I said in an earlier post, we had a great Christmas that was very relaxing.  Today, I managed to convince my cousin to come and take some blog photos with me in our new Christmas sweaters (I got her the one she's wearing, and she and my aunt got mine for me).

So this is my thirteen year old cousin, Sydney.  I told her she looks like Russian street style star in this (it doesn't help that she's like 5'8'' and wearing two inch heels; she towers over all of us).  She got the jumper, the vest, and the hat for Christmas.  She's currently obsessed with the vest and hat, and she very well should be because they look great on her.

Now regarding my look, basically everything I'm wearing I got for Christmas.  My mom got me the skirt, and my aunt got me the jumper, the shoes, and the purse.  The jumper is just so, so cozy, and I love the way it contrasts with the skirt and the shoes.  Aren't these shoes just amazing?  Even though I probably won't be able to wear them for a while where I live (my aunt and cousin don't live in a state where it's very snowy, so I can where them there), but I'm so excited to actually wear them when it gets warmer.  I also love the purse; it fits my phone perfectly (I forgot to mention, I got an iPhone for Christmas: yay!) 

Also, I forgot to mention this earlier, but this is my 100th post!  I can't believe I actually made it to 100!  This blog has become such a passion of mine, and everyone's support has really meant a lot.  Thank you so much!!

Where's the Snow?

 Wearing:

Jacket - Mudd (Kohls), Blouse - H&M, Jeans - Gap, Shoes - Kohls, Necklace - Target, Belt - JC Penneys

Happy day after Christmas everyone!  My Christmas was very relaxing and enjoyable with some close family.  These photos were taken maybe a week or two ago when something weird happened: the snow melted.  We had an unusually warm December week (people were joking that it was May warm), and all of the snow melted.  Everyone wore shorts and t-shirts to school without any coats; it was pretty ridiculous.  

The blouse I'm wearing I bought while I was in H&M.  I hadn't worn it yet, so that's where I started my look.  I'm always cold when I wear my leather jacket, so I only wear it on warm days.  I then threw on my boyfriend jeans and added gold accessories.  I was going to try to take advantage of the fact that there was very little snow and wear some ankle boots, but I couldn't find any that worked with the jeans and had gold hardware.  Because of that, I decided on my new oxfords.

Regarding makeup, I found a tinted Covergirl lipbalm that I forgot that I had, and I thought the color looked really good with the look.

Eve

Wearing:

Coat - Forever 21, Top - Forever 21, Jeans - Topshop, Shoes - Converse

Lipstick - M.A.C. Red lipstick with Cherry liner

Merry Christmas Eve everyone!  I'll keep this post short and sweet, as I'm sure you want to be spending time with your friends and family.  I bought this great jacket from Forever 21 when I was in California for Thanksgiving.  It came with a detachable faux-fur collar, which is incredibly soft, but I like the look of the jacket slightly more without the collar because it gives more of the tailored, menswear look.  I've been after a grey coat for a long while now, but all of the ones that I've liked were way out of my price range.  Luckily this jacket was only $60 to begin with, but it was half off so I got it for $30!  I paired this jacket with black jeans, black Converse, and a black and white striped tee (which I also purchased on the Thanksgiving trip).  Then, to pop against the look and the snow, I added my classic red lipstick.

Merry Christmas everyone!  I probably won't post tomorrow, as it's Christmas day, but I think I'm going to try to post the day after.  Happy Holidays!!

My Taylor Swift Project

 Wearing:

Coat - H&M, Dress - Target, Purse - vintage, Shoes - Target

 Wearing:

Shirt - H&M, Skirt - Kohls, Purse - Kenneth Cole Reaction

 Wearing:

Shirt - H&M, Skirt - home made, Purse - Coach

Wearing:

Dress - Bar III

First I would like to say, "Happy Birthday," to my friend Christina who's birthday was over the weekend!  Anyway, if you couldn't guess, her biggest idol is Taylor Swift.  As a sort of birthday gift to her, I had an idea to dress Christina up as her.

I shot these looks a while ago, which is why there is no snow on the ground (and why she can actually go outside in a skirt.)I started with this fringed dress that once belonged to my mother.  It fit Christina like a glove, and paired with cowboy boots, it gave the perfect essence of Taylor Swift from a couple of years ago.

I then moved onto to Taylor's, now famous street style.  I originally came up with this concept because I noticed that I own many similar clothing items as Taylor Swift, and yet I don't associate our clothing styles to be similar at all.  When I decided to actually do the shoot with Christina, she had some shoes and accessories which I didn't have and completed the look.  

Even though these pictures weren't shot in the streets of New York City, I think the outfits speak for themselves and outweigh the fact that we are in the middle of nowhere.  I want to say my favorite is the checkered crop top with the pencil skirt, but honestly I can't choose a favorite look because I think they all turned out so well.  (Christina also has a new kitten, a similar age to Taylor Swift's Olivia Benson, but Christina's kitten did not want to be photographed that day.)  Which look is your favorite? 

Lemons Make Lemonade

Wearing:

Jumper - Etam, Skirt - Target, Boots - Simply Vera (Kohls)

My final post from my California trip.  My grandparents have this great lemon tree in there back yard, and I just knew I wanted to take some photos there.  The lemons were perfectly ripe, making it a great, bright backdrop for the photos.

While I was in California, my grandma took me Christmas shopping.  We went to Kohls, and I found these perfect over the knee boots.  In an earlier post I talked about how I was craving them, and at the time they were out of my price range.  So I was incredibly happy when I found these when Christmas shopping.  I think they fit my style perfectly, as they have a great chunky heal and some cool details without being too overbearing.  I love the look of over the knee boots with skirts and dresses, so for this look I wanted to do just that (and as I've mentioned in all of my other California posts, it was warm so I actually could wear a skirt!).  I paired the boots with one of my favorite skirts right now because the length is perfect for the height of the boots.  Remembering that I would be shooting against a lemon tree, I decided to go for a completely black and white look so I could pop against the yellows and greens of the tree.  I considered doing a purple lip with this, but I thought it might look too... costumey.  I decided to keep my face bare so the outfit didn't read that.

I love looking back at all of my California photos.  As I look out my window now, I see almost a foot of snow outside.  I'm sure I'll be able to see the grass again soon though, you know, maybe April.