Holiday Look

As any good friend of mine would know, I am a HUGE procrastinator. I wait until the (literally) last second to finish things (literally because I one time turned in an essay online 1 minute before the deadline!!). So, in true Megi D. fashion, this holiday post is coming out…after the holidays.

ALL PHOTOS TAKEN BY THE TALENTED LUCY BELL (@lbellx on Instagram).

I had originally planned to post this before the holidays to give you a little outfit inspiration. I love the holidays because it gives you a chance to dress up and wear some fun items. I also wanted to share the great deal I got on one of the pieces in this post. I love my photographer Lucy, she captures the magic in everyday life. This photo is one of my favorites from the shoot, she got the perfect little shot with the vibrant colors and details all showing. I didn't even have to edit any of the pictures!

This statement necklace was (not sure if it still is) on sale at Nordstrom for $9.97! I love the bright pink stone in the center and the brown, navy, and white accent jewels.

Blanketed in... A Scarf

While some bloggers are posting their gorgeous pictures in the snow... there is no snow (or even a chance of snow!) in my little town in California. So instead of the ground being blanketed in snow, I am blanketed in a scarf, and the ground in my pictures are covered in greenery and cement.

I recently got this blanket scarf from one of my besties (who blogs at Outside of the Birdcage) for my birthday.  I love how it is reversible (or as I wear it-- with both sides showing) and soooo comfy. She got it at one of our Downtown boutiques Prim. In this post I will be showing you 3 different ways to wear a blanket scarf. I wore it to school, and out later tonight in the way pictured below, which many people thought was a sweater!

Burgundy and Bardot

 

Brigitte Bardot is one of my hair Goddesses that I look up to. In this outfit post is also a little hair how-to on my take of her iconic voluminous hairstyle. For today's outfit I went with a burgundy H&M sweater, black Target painted jeans, Report boots from Marshall's, and a black bag. For accessories I added my Kate Spade gold bangle, Alex&Ani bangle, and gold Jaeger-LeCoultre watch.

Winter Brights

I love winter time: 1. because I'm on vacation, and 2. because I love bundling up. It has been quite chilly for California weather recently, and I've been pulling out my winter coats. This cream coat is my sister's from Nordstrom. I am in love with the bright orange liner (I totally blend in with the foliage!).

Birthday Blue

At the core of my blog is the sole purpose: one of those purposes is celebrating. With every post I write, I want to celebrate creativity, style, goals achieved, and fun! Birthdays are one of the biggest celebrations in our lives because as humans, we see the day we were born as a big deal of course!

Fall Fashion Formula

With the temperatures dropping, the amount of layers and length I add to my outfits increase as rapidly as the leaves are falling! I wanted to share my most used, and very simple to understand (and implement!) formula for fall:
             Booties + Skinny jeans + Sweater/top +Jacket  + Scarf = My Fall Uniform
I am super behind on outfit posts (but have almost every day's outfit pictures stored on my tablet) but I wanted to share 2 "applications" of my Fall Formula from just a couple of days ago. Also, if you check around my blog, I have added a couple outfit posts from back in August! Another post I am working on at the moment is a post sharing all the clutches my Grandma gave me (she was cleaning up her room). The two in this post are from her. I love the velvet burgundy one with the gold and tortoise shell accents (it also has a gold chain to use as a shoulder strap). The black envelope style clutch is great to add with any outfit.

Another post I am working on is on the watches my Grandma gave me that belonged to my Grandpa. Pictured (this is one of my favorite shots I took with my tripod, most of the other ones are taken by my Dad) is one of the gold watches.

For both looks I wore my new booties from H&M (Divided) and the same Vigoss Studio skinny jeans from Nordstrom (in one I rolled the bottoms, the other I tucked them into my jeans).

First Day of School

There is one part of going back to school that I love, and that is putting together those first days of school's outfits! For my first day of school, I wore my new H&M DIVIDED geometric romper with my (also new and from H&M) bright pink blazer. Here is my customary shot showing my outfit, accessories, and nails of the day! Accessories: Alex & Ani bangle, Juicy Couture  chain bracelet, random ring, bangle from Macys, and sandals from Nordstorm Rack.





The nail color I am wearing is "Sugared Mint" by Nordstrom B.P. I put a tiny star jewel on my ring finger from a  Forever 21 nail jewel kit my friend got me for my birthday last year.

Yes... I am really that tan from the summer (that's what swim will do to ya!).

I absolutely love the back of this romper. Yes to anyone wondering, I am wearing a bra.... with the Victoria's Secret low-back bra attachment (it makes any low back top wearable so you don't have that awful bra adjustment showing!). I got mine with a multi-wear bra I got there, but  here is one linked from Target that I found for only $5.99!

With every outfit post, I want to share thoughts about how I choose what to wear and put the pieces together. With this combo, because the pattern on the romper was pretty busy, I chose to wear my solid pink blazer over it. On my blazer are silver zippers, so I pulled all silver accessories for this look, including the black patent leather sandals I wore (which had silver jewel embellishments). If I had not worn it with the blazer, I would have worn one of my solid bright colored statement necklaces. With patterns, I like to offset it with a bold color of statement piece to balance the outfit. Hopefully you will find my tips helpful!

 Although I dread going back to the monotony and stress of school, it really is fun to put together outfits for the days to come. To all those who are also going back to school, or work, or just saying a mournful goodbye to summer (as we all are!), I say to you, good luck in the year to come!



Shopping (with Super Savings)

Wanted to share my latest steals! They were all really great deals and I am super excited to put some outfits together with my new pieces.

I was so excited when I got an email saying Nordstrom Rack was having a limited-time sale event for Alex and Ani bangles powered by Haute Look. I got both of these for $14.97 a piece. (They are both normally $28.00!) You can find these and other styles on the Alex and Ani website, linked here. They are also sold online at Nordstrom Rack (where there are still some on sale!!) and at Nordstrom (both online and in store).

Absolutely in love with these cheetah print sandals I found at Target, on clearance for $9.98. Linked here is the white version online right now for $16.98. My favorite part of these sandals is the back, it is knotted in the back with gold metal on the straps!

Four Looks for the Fourth

HAPPY FOURTH OF JULY! (A.K.A. America's Birthday)

This is my very first fashion post on my blog, and hopefully the first of many to come. I decided to do this post about one of my Go-To looks: a tank top+ ANYTHING and EVERYTHING (shorts, skirts, blazers, jeans, leggings, accessories,  etc.). Using 2 tank tops, a skirt, patterned pants, and accessories; I put together four different (but similar) Fourth of July looks that I shared all the details for. I love tank tops because of their versatility and ability to look good on anyone, and with anything! There are so many different ways you can wear a tank top. So get out your tank tops, pair it up with something, and do this look yourself!