wasted

No, I am not drunk in these pictures as the title may suggest. About 2 hours after I took these pictures, I started to feel really really sick at work. I was having hot flashes and shaking and felt sick to my stomach, so I went home and laid in bed all day in hopes that puppy cuddles would cure me. I do feel a lot better now, but putting clothes on for 3 hours is such a waste of an outfit!

Blazer: LC Lauren Conrad  {save | splurge}
Tee: Banana Republic
Jeans: Joe's Jeans  {similar}
Scarf: Victoria's Secret
Pin: DIY by my mom
Shoes: Tory Burch  {similar}
Watch: Boccia
Nails: Essie Lapiz of Luxury & No Place Like Chrome

On Friday it was snowing pretty hard during the time I would normally take pictures, so an instagram selfie was used to document my oh so interesting and innovative outfit. I can't cheat on TOPIO! Here are all of the ladies partaking in Sarah's challenge.





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Twinkle Toes

After weeks of bright nails, I was ready for something soft. I went to Walgreens looking to buy Essie's Marshmallow but walked out with Ballet Slippers instead. I needed 4 layers to get it how I wanted but it's the perfect off white so it was worth it.

Base: Essie Ballet Slippers
Tips: Essie No Place Like Chrome
Ring: Karen Walker








12 days left to enter the Julep Maven Giveaway!

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Deutschland & Nailed It Winner

I love the Olympics...who doesn't, right? But any time it comes down to choosing countries, I'm always stuck between cheering for my birth country and my adopted country. Since I just did an American themed mani at the beginning of the month, Germany gets my nails for the Olympics. This is the first time I've used my dotting tool and I have to say - it's so much fun to use!

White: Sally Hansen White On
Yellow: Sally Hansen Mellow Yellow
Red: Sally Hansen Cherry Red
Black: OPI Razzle Dazzler
Silver: Essie No Place Like Chrome

And the winner for the Nailed It Decals Sample Pack is Nikki Patel for like Franishh on facebook! Look for an email from me :)

If you didn't win, you have a chance to win a year's worth of decals at Made by Munchie's Mama's Blog, or you can purchase them from her Etsy store.

Be on the lookout for some great giveaways coming up - I'm so excited to share them with you!


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Sir Mix-a-Little

I classify my style as pretty classic and although I mix it up sometimes, I try not to follow every trend. I don't like neon, peplum scares me, and you will never ever find me wearing ankle boots.

But pattern mixing...that I can do. I already have a long standing love affair with striped shirts, florals are slowly creeping in, and polka dots are pretty much here to stay. Plus pattern mixing involves no purchasing, just playing around with the clothes and accessories you already have - perfect for someone on a budget!

Blouse: H&M (similar)
Belt: Old Navy (similar)
Jeans: Urban Outfitters
Flats: Rocket Dog
Bracelets: Forever 21, Express
Nails: Essie No Place Like Chrome (up close)



And speaking of trends, I'm "substitute teaching" over at Along the Lines of Style about my love for chambray so make sure you check it out.

Which trends are you on board with, and which ones will you pass on?







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No Place Like Chrome

I had two nails break this weekend, so even though I just did my nails on Thursday, I had the perfect opportunity to try out some of my new polishes. I've been eying up metallic nail polishes {like this one} for a while so when I saw that Essie was coming out with a new metallics line, I was so excited! I picked up a bottle today at Target. Its not a perfect metal like the pictures, but it does the job. If you try this out, don't be discouraged by the first coat - the bumps and scraps are smoothed out by a second coat.

What do you think? Are you going to try out one of the new metallic polishes?

Silver: Essie No Place like Chrome
Black: Nicole OPI Razzle Dazzler
Blue: Loose Glitter covered with Orly Spazmatic

I also purchased Orly Spazmatic and the Seche Vite top coat that I've heard so much. I'll be sure to report back on if it lives up to its reputation!




Linking back up to The Nail Files and Mani Monday.