Gold Medal

Top, vintage/ Guess Shorts/ Qupid Heels/ Foley + Corinna Bag/ House of Harlow Sunglasses/ Chanel Earrings/ Michael Kors Watch

With the Olympics on my mind I wanted to create a Gold Medal look so I basically threw on as much gold as possible. I definitely felt glamorous! Unfortunately I am really sensitive when it comes to jewelry and these heavy earrings and necklace ended up giving me a headache[ughh!] and after having lunch outside I realized it was just too hot for heels. So I decided to lighten up my look a bit; I took off my chunky jewelry and heels and slipped into flip flops and blue shorts. I really loved my first look, but that was probably the best decision I made all day! Usually I would say that pain is beauty, but headaches are not winning!

What do you think, comfort or Chanel?

Top, vintage/ Forever 21 Shorts/ Target Bag/ Old Navy Flip Flops/ Michael Kors Watch/ InPink Cuff/ Forever 21 Bracelets

Frenchie

DVF Top, via TheRealReal/ Forever 21 Pants/ Madden Girl Heels(shop similar)/ Rebecca Minkoff Bag/ Tommy Hilfiger Sunglasses/ Bauble Bar Necklace(shop)

Say hello to my friend the French Braid.

My hair is at that point where my bangs are so long that my left eye has seemingly disappeared and I obviously need a haircut, but for some reason I'm just too lazy to pick up the phone to try and schedule a hair appointment. This is the point in time where bobby pins become my best friend, I constantly try to recreate the Carrie bun, and I throw some gel in my hair and let my natural curl do its thing. But today I really wanted my strands out of my face so in comes the French braid. That being said, you only get one full picture of me with my Frenchie, because I was reminded that I hate how I photograph with a French braid in! Le sigh.

So what's your go-to hairstyle on lazy days? Or if you're like me and put off haircuts for wayyy too long?

P.S. I bet I could have made 5 hair appointments in the time it took me to write this blog post. Oh well, maybe I'll call tomorrow. 

 

I think these are the tallest pair of shoes in my closet, life is different when you're standing 5'8" instead of 5'2"

I am obsessed with this bronze-y Milani Nail polish!

50 Shades of Red



BB Dakota Dress/ Melie Bianco Bag/ Qupid Wedges/ Forever 21 Jewelry/ Bauble Bar Cuff/ Michael Kors Watch/ House of Harlow Sunglasses

Amidst all of the '50 Shades of Grey' hype, I was somehow inspired to try and wear 50 shades of red (because grey just didn't sound as appealing). It turns out that I don't actually have all that much red in my wardrobe. So I think I only got to 7, but hey it was a fun challenge for myself :-) 

Next challenge: Read 50 Shades of Grey. I've stayed off the bandwagon up until now since it's not the kind of book I'd usually read, but my it arrived on my iPad for free and I'm planning to take the jump tonight. Christan Grey, here I come. 

Hello Birdie



H&M Top/ Xhilaration Dress(shop it) & Heels(shop it)/ Mossimo Jacket/ Rebecca Minkoff Bag(shop it)/ Michael Kors Watch/ NY&Co. Watch/ Forever 21 Necklace/ House of Harlow Sunglasses

 On Friday I felt like a colorful bird with a serious tail in this number from Target! I love that with a 'mullet' hemline you get the benefit of showing off some leg on a warm day without having to worry about revealing too much when you have to pick something up or sit down. I'm just crossing my fingers that the weather only gets better from here on out so I can wear it again soon [and all of the other summer dresses I've been adding to my wardrobe...] 

Happy Monday Friends!

Cupcakes and Champagne

First off, I want to send a huuuuge thank you to my sister Lauren, my mom Margi, and my fiance Giancarlo for putting in so much hard work to get everything ready for our engagement party. I love you guys so much! 

Secondly, here is a small glimpse of our party, my top five favorites (aside from my amazing fiance, family, and friends of course)!

Our AMAZING invitations c/o Mixbook! They are completely customizable and Mixbook just so happened to have the perfect Chandelier template that I had envisioned! I love it so much that I had to frame it for display in my room :-)

Personalized Edible Cupcake Toppers from Cake Sugar. I bought an online deal for Cake Sugar some time ago and figured this would be the perfect opportunity to use it. The cupcake toppers were incredibly easy to apply and so so pretty! We displayed them on these fancy looking/budget friendly cupcake stands from Amazon.

Peony roses from FiftyFlowers.com. Potential wedding flowers :-)

Our DIY photobooth was a ton of fun! We made a modified version of this tutorial. My mom sewed black curtains and we bought this curtain as the main backdrop. We already had tons of silly hats and props at home but also picked up this inexpensive set from Party City.

My dress! I spotted this dress months ago (maybe even before we were engaged) at my favorite consignment shop and immediately fell in love. I couldn't wait to wear it! To my surprise I was perusing Lulus.com just a couple of days before the party and spotted my dress. 

Country Girl

J.Crew Top, via Poshmark (shop similar)/ Forever 21 Maxi Dress/ Alexis Hudson Clutch(shop similar)/ Chinese Laundry Wedges/ Michael Kors Watch/ Nordstrom Necklace/ Kate Spade Sunglasses

My sister got us tickets for a mixer that kicked off Livermore's Rodeo weekend. I've attended the Rodeo in the past and always try to make it to the Rodeo Parade but I am certainly not a Cowgirl by any means. Needless to say I had no clue what to wear to a Rodeo Mixer and really just didn't know what to expect; my costume Cowgirl hats would be an embarrassment to all of the legit hats that the real Rodeo participants would be wearing and I don't even own a pair of Cowgirl boots! So I threw on a chambray button up over a maxi dress for what I thought was a successful mix of Country + Kristen style [heavy on the Kristen]. It was a fun, very laid back night with great BBQ and an awesome live Country band, I would definitely attend again...but I'm thinking I might just leave my sequined clutch at home next time and try to learn some more Country music dance moves in the meantime :-)

What's a Maxi?

Gracia Maxi Dress(shop similar)/ Chanel Bag/ Kate Spade Sunglasses/ BaubleBar Necklace/ Michael Kors Watch/ NY&Co Watch/ Forever 21 & Nordstrom Bracelets

For a long time now I've been walking around in Maxi Dresses wondering why the heck we call them Maxi Dresses. Yes, I do in fact have [some] common sense and realize that it's maximum length but the term Maxi isn't used for much else besides Maxi Pads right? Well I finally I decided to Yahoo it [because I hate Google] and found out that I was not alone in my 'Why Maxi?' quest:

4 Years ago Liana K. was wondering the same thing and got some Yahoo! Answers

I'm thinking that the most reasonable explanation is that a Maxi Dress is opposite of a Mini Dress, but I think I like Ken E.'s response better:

'The Aztec women averaged 8 feet tall, when they put on the regular dresses, they were way to short. Metacolumba (the chief) said to the dressmakers "make them much longer." The dressmakers responded with "how long?". Metacolumba said "MAXI".'

Any other good explanations out there?