Electric Blues

  Coat: Reformation "Landon Coat" (here)

Sweater & Blouse: Olive & Oak (Nordstrom)

Denim: Dittos Brand

Blue Booties: UGG Australia "Cortona" Convertible Boot in Indigo (here)

Necklace: Vanessa Mooney

Below are some tips that I find helpful when layering for the cold and rainy weather we've been having lately in LA. I personally like the option of shedding layers rather than not having enough layers & freezing my buns off, so I typically stick to the 3 layer rule.  

1. Start off with a good base. Then layer up your outfit piece by piece by piece.
2. Layer thin ➡️ thick ➡️ thickest.  Start with thinner layers and work up to your thickest layer. I started with a thin silk blouse, layered a cropped knitted sweater for some warmth, and topped off the look with a heavy duty coat from Reformation.
3. Mix it up with different textures and material. I kept my look fun and interesting by mixing silk and wool. 
4. Show off all your layers. I chose a cropped sweater to show off the bright blue blouse underneath and then draped my coat over my shoulders to pull the whole look together. 

Printed Perfect

Blouse: Reformation (other styles here)

Printed Shorts: Angel Biba (LF stores)

Lucite Heeled Shoes: Jeffrey Campbell

Necklace & Leather Bracelet: Jenny Bird

Black Studded Clutch: Monserat De Lucca (other styles here)

Rings: Torchlight Jewelry (other styles here) & Vintage

Make some noise with powerful prints like these black & white, lace trimmed printed shorts from LF stores! There's nothing like spicing up a simple outfit with the perfect printed focal piece! When I style a statement piece like this, I try to stick with basics for the rest of my look. I paired my shorts with a simple mustard yellow silk blouse from Reformation, and finished off the look with some strappy heeled sandals and an oversized clutch.

The key to this outfit is making sure the proportions were right in order to really pull the whole look together. I generally like to pair long sleeves with short shorts and short sleeves with pants because I'm naturally a creature of balance, which I blame on the fact that I'm a Libra haha. Too much of anything isn't good and showing off too much skin is usually no exception...the exception being it's acceptable in my book when the temps have been reaching upwards of 110 degrees everyday! (Currently breaking my own rule of thumb as I'm writing this! lol)

Hues of Blues

Short Overalls: Joe's Jeans (here)

Laser Cut Booties: Jeffrey Campbell 'Produce' (here)

Bracelet: Vanessa Mooney "Roxanne Cuff Bracelet" and "Moon Shield" (here) and (here)

Striped Blouse: Vintage

There's a bright side to losing an hour of sleep with the time change...literally! I'm just loving how sunny it is when I get off work! It leaves me with endless options of how I want to spend the rest of my day. I typically like to pack a nice salad, some snacks, and my handy dandy mat for a picnic or just bring my dogs to a nearby park and run around with them for some exercise. On this particular day, I was feeling extremely lazy and decided to do absolutely nothing but soak up the sun and still take advantage of the beautiful day. How are you spending the extra hour of sunlight? 

Movin' On Up

I am beyond exhausted. I've been packing up and moving things day by day for the past 3 days to the new 4 bedroom house that I had recently purchased. I am soooo excited because I decided to turn the smallest bedroom into my very own walk-in closet!!! So far I'm loving how it looks and I'll definitely be sharing my setup later on the blog when it's complete and looking tidier.

Before I started workin' my bum off during the move, I took an amazingly relaxing vacation to Sequoia National Park. I spent my days hiking and exploring with my man, which I'll be sure to post more about in the upcoming blog posts. 

By the way I'm sorry for neglecting the blog...I had absolutely no service out in Sequoia and I jumped right into moving when I came back to civilization lol. Once things start to settle down for me, I'll be back to posting more regularly. Also, I'm posting this through my Blogger app on my iPhone because my Internet still isn't set up yet (so things may look a little funky haha).

Blouse: Anna Catherine

        Pants: Maggie Ward Florianopolis Cropped Pants (full length pants here)

Shoes: Jeffrey Campbell Solitaire Pumps (here)

Bracelets: Vanessa Mooney (here) and Luv AJ (here)

Necklace: Vanessa Mooney

Nailed it!

Blouse: For Love & Lemons
Color-block Denim Shorts: Joe's Jeans (also on the blog here)
Leather Purse: Miu Miu 'Cloquet Nappa Leather Top-handle Bag' in Ink Blue (similar here)
Shoes: UGG 'Luella' Heeled Sandals (here)
Rings: Tom Tom 'Pyramid Spike' and "Chevron Mini' (here and here)
Nails: by me

I'm a huge fan of painting my own nails because why should I pay someone else to do my nails when I can probably do as good a job as them or even better? Plus...I got the Asian gene and I'm just naturally that good lol. In all seriousness, I think I did an awesome job on my nails this time around and I'm proud enough to really show them off! As much as I love them, I don't think they really compliment my outfit very well but it is what it is.

I consider this look a bit of a classier causal look because the blouse is just  really cute and dainty with the tiny bow details on the pocket and the girly ruffles on the sleeves. And my nails probably look better with an edgier look, which I typically reserve for the nighttime when I let my inner badass really come out hahaha. 

Since I headed to lunch with a friend, I opted for more of a daytime outfit. I paired this girly For Love & Lemons top with some denim  shorts, my UGG heeled sandals, and my brand new but old Miu Miu purse (I've had this purse for awhile but it's been tucked away in it's box because I tend to abuse my handbags and this was one of the first designer purses I actually bought all on my own with my hard earned grownup money).

Side note - I'm not really a fan of UGGs but let me just tell you...these are some of the comfiest heeled sandals ever. I feel like I could walk a million miles in them. Plus I think these heels were pretty cute, which is a nice change for the brand. They were actually cute, comfy AND they didn't have fur in them! I remember when even their sandals had fur...who wears sandals with fur?!?! Ayayay! Unless it's used solely in your private home, I don't think it's acceptable to own them!!! Just kidding...kind of. Anyway, I hope you all had a great start to your weekend! Have fun and stay safe!

Cold Shoulders

My boyfriend decided to surprise me with a really nice 'dinner and a movie' type of date. Without telling me what we were doing or where we were going, I put together this outfit. I figured since the weather in LA has been in the 100s lately, I'd throw on something that I wouldn't overheat in.

I'm really not a fan of surprises but this was such a fun date! It's rare that I get to go on nice dates with my boyfriend because of our conflicting work schedules but this worked out perfectly for us. He took me to this luxurious movie theater about 45 minutes from where we live. You may wonder what's so luxurious about it that we'd drive so far.  So let me just start with RECLINING LEATHER SEATS! Yeah...you read that right! He planned ahead and reserved our seats online earlier. Once we got there and were seated, a waitress came and took our order for dinner. Honestly, this was the fanciest movie theater I have ever been to with gourmet food AND cocktails! All I had to do if I wanted to order more food or get a refill was push a button on my seat and our waitress came to us in a matter of seconds! To top off the amazingness of this place, I was able to put the armrest between us up and snuggle comfortably with my man.

Because I wasn't expecting to go to the movies, I wasn't prepared for the cold air conditioning. But that was fine because my boyfriend just simply pressed the button and ordered a blanket for me to keep my 'cold shoulders' and legs warm.

Overall, I give my boyfriend an A+ for this date. Perfect movie (Monsters University...since I'm a total sucker for any and all animated/family movies), perfect atmosphere, perfect dinner, and perfect boyfriend. Can't really complain about any of that. 

'Cold Shoulders' Blouse: Finders Keepers

Silk Patterned Shorts: Greylin (Nordstrom)

Shoes: Dolce Vita 'Elka' Sandals (here in black/silver)

Purse: Miu Miu (here)

Necklace: Chan Luu (similar here in grey Swarovski crystals and black leather)

Rings: TomTom Jewelry (here and here)
Cross Bracelets: Vanessa Mooney