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!



Nail Fail

Back in November I took some pictures in my backyard and found a natural gradient of flower petals. I decided to do a nature inspired manicure and do a video tutorial on gradients... but I do not like how this manicure came out. The color combination and overall look was not good. I decided to post some of the pictures though, since I wasted a day filming and taking pictures for the tutorial I had planned to do :/ 

Roses and Red Nails

I wanted to share the nails I did on one of my friends. She wanted red nails and told me I could do whatever designs I wanted to do. I chose 5 different designs, some of which I have done tutorials for (and I will link them!)

Holiday Moments

There is nothing more beautiful than nature. 

Took these shots at the beginning of break and wanted to share. 

Heart Nail Art

Happy Thanksgiving! Here is a quick tutorial for heart nail art. All you'll need is a DIY nail dotting tool from my previous post, and 2 different colored nail polishes! I chose oxblood nail polish (Revlon- 570 VIXEN) for my base color with white hearts on my accent fingers. 

BAS(E)ically the Best Manicure

You can't paint your nails without a good base! I love painting my nails, but I love pampering my nails even more. Here is the routine I do before painting my nails. I have all the products linked to where you can purchase them, or similar products to the ones I use.

Nail Art Tools

Before purchasing some dotting tools, I made my own for my manicures with dots. My dotting tools cost $10, while my homemade ones cost nothing because I had all the materials to make them already! Here is the link to the video!

$10 bought ones

Pink Nails for Breast Cancer Awareness Month

Not only is pink my favorite color, but it is also the color for Breast Cancer Awareness! This month (October) is all about bringing awareness to breast cancer, and I thought I would do a quick pink tape manicure tutorial to show my support. You can do this with any nail polish color, but I was thinking pink!! And here is the tutorial video for them!