For the Face & Body

I decided since I did a What's In My Make Up Bag post, I thought it would be neat to share the different skin care products I'm currently using. Let's start with the body.

Body:

 Taking care of my skin is super important. After battling eczema for most of my life (it finally came to a halt this past March!), I finally found two products that my skin likes. I use the WalMart brand for Vaseline's cocoa butter - exact same ingredients on the back, but a different label. I also use the regular Aveeno lotion.

Now, for the face!

I use Celestial face moisturizer by LUSH. I was using this for about three years & then switched to regular Aveeno (above) on my face. Then, I switched to Clinique's dramatically different face moisturizer. One thing I don't like about the Clinique lotion: it is so thin! It feels like water on my face, and it doesn't last me a long time. I purchased that bottle in September and although it's been over a month, it claimed to last a lot longer (or so said the associate). Anyway, I JUST recently switched back to LUSH and my face is very happy with no dry spots!

As for my eyes, I am trying Eye Hope by Philosophy. At the time of purchase (at Sephora) it was $40, but now it has jumped to $63. I'm not sure if I will be buying it again, so if you have eye cream suggestions, please let me know!
Note: I just finished my little pump of Eye Hope by Philosophy, so I am in dire need of a new eye moisturizer to keep the puffiness/bags/etc under control ;)

Stripe City

Hiya, folks! How's your Tuesday been? It's almost Hump Day (you know, because Wednesday is the hump in the week we have to overcome, DUH). This morning I picked out a great outfit - I had a cute floral shirt, a cream coloured cardigan I borrowed (or rather took without asking...) from my sister, some cuffed skinny jeans & embellished flats. HOWEVER (this is the big part) - as soon as I put on the outfit, I couldn't find a flattering angle without having to hold pieces of my clothing. You know your outfit isn't right when you have to do that, or when you look at yourself IN the clothes and think, wow, I look like a whale. It just was NOT my day!

So, that's where this outfit was born. Not the outfit I had dreamed up before, but I felt cute in it & it works.
Outfit: Pure by Alfred Sung shirt, H&M scarf, Pashu skinny jeans & I wore embellished flats by Spring Shoes (not pictured).

And the pictures above: I picked up some essentials last night (as well as some kale, but that went unnoticed and into ma bellay), as well as some not-so essentials (eg, the nail polish, but it's on my toes now so it must've been a good investment)! I found some nail polish remover in my room the other day, and I'm almost positive it's a cheap dollar store brand. It barely dissolves the polish and makes it all gooey and gummy and any kind of cotton ball/pad, even tissue paper, crumbles apart - ergo why I bought some good ol' Wallyworld polish remover. Oh, and the toothbrush and pit stick is so I don't stink/stay so fresh, so clean ;) I mean, you can't be fashionable and smell like a dumpster.

Have a fabulous evening everyone! B & I are off to dinner tonight. Where? We're not too sure. Stay tuned!

PS. The dinner up there is a whole wheat flax seed bun with homemade Manhattan clam chowder & sauteed kale. Omg, so good. I made extra kale & threw it in my lunch time salad today!

Just Belt It!

 

Alright guys, here's yesterday's outfit! You might be bombarded by posts today if I decide to put up today's outfit as well (not that you want to see my current pink sweatpants & racerback tank top). Anyway! I wanted something comfortable, yet cute at the same time to wear to work yesterday. So, this is what I came up with!

I'm wearing a purple dress by Vera Moda, plain black leggings from Wal-Mart (not warm enough for bare legs - dang it!), wedge boots from Spring Shoes, vintage belt & bow necklace from CostaBlanca.

I hope you all are enjoying your Thursday! I started off my morning with a run (what a surprise) before the sun came up. Now, I'm blogging & taking it easy before I have to change for work! What to wear, what to wear...

Knotted Up

Here are a few photos of my outfit from yesterday. I spent the majority of my day off shopping, and I found some super great deals out there! When I post what I purchased, you'll notice that I checked one of the items off my "Currently Craving" list - for a fabulous price!

1. I got this scarf from my friend Jenna as part of a birthday gift a couple years ago. It's unbelievably silky and soft, and the fact that there's leopard print has me all over it. I love me some leopard!

2. Walmart leopard print flats - can you say bargain hunter?!

3. Smart Set long sleeve, gifted Forever21 (I think?) scarf & a very goofy me!

I will post today's outfit & my awesome finds after work today! Hope you all enjoy your day!

Overload

1. I was trying to take a cool shot with some sun spots & whatnot, but I ended up with this. Yes, a ghost is carrying the camera. Spooky!

2. Sneaking shots of Brandon while we were out on a drive. I'm not so sneaky considering he is rather posed in this. Thanks for cooperating, B!

3. I decided to put on my best face for you guys. Cute, hey? Frightening, really...

And obviously the rest are pictures of me. I thought it would be kind of funny to put them on here. Although I do make funny faces, I figured an overload of weird expressions would be the cherry on top of this goofy cake.

I am off to find some more fashionable pictures. You guys deserve more than my blue steel look.

Wearing thrifted sweater, Walmart sunglasses (definition of class here), Old Navy shirt, and black leggings (not pictured).

Chains, Zippers & Olives

I introduce to you all... The olive printed shirt! My sister originally found this at the local thrift store in town. You'd be amazed at what you can find! It is by Mexx, and would retail for more than $2.00, which is probably what my sister paid for this! I love how the fabric is sheer, whimsical, and has just the right amount of movement. It makes you feel like you are wearing a floaty pajama top... With olives on it.


My mom suggested that I needed to wear colourful shoes with my outfit. I was eyeing up a pair of old, red ballet flats, but then I remembered I had these shoes! I had bought them at Spring Shoes for something like $30.00, so they were a great steal - half price! The zipper detailing is super cute, and the best part is that the zippers actually work! They don't do anything and are simply there for style, but I thought that was an interesting (and pointless) feature. Last night was only the second time I've worn these shoes, and the soles are a tad bit slippery because of that fact. Nevertheless, they worked!


I wore my hair in a simply high, messy bun with my bangs sweeped back. For my make up, I recreated a brown and gray smokey eye in my kind of way - easy and fuss free, since I am not the best at my make up! You can't exactly see my make up in this picture, and no matter how hard I tried to snap a blog-appropriate picture of the brown and gray hues, it just wasn't working for me. Oh well. That's how the cookie crumbles.


The olive bunches up close. Now, I'm not exactly sure if they meant for the print to look like olives, but really. What did you guys think when you first saw the print? Exactly. Olives forever!




Last three pictures:

1. This is half of the outfit I wore for work today. I am by myself, so I wanted something fuss free! You can't see it in the picture that well (if at all), but my cardigan has thick purple and black stripes on it. I haven't worn it in a while, and I am just discovering all over again how cozy it is!

2. Me so sleepy! Under my cardigan is a simple oversized white T-shirt with a little pocket on the left side. I sometimes wear it to bed, because it's one of those items that you could literally live in without feeling restricted. You can also dress up a white T if you chose to, or you could make it more casual. It's a versatile piece & a great staple in EVERYONE'S wardrobe (yes, even you men!)

3. These are actually two different necklaces with lots of chain strands on them. I think it adds a little more interest to an otherwise plain white T-shirt! Besides, I think layering necklaces makes it edgy in a girly way, if you know what I mean!

Outfit one: Thrifted Mexx shirt, Pashu jeans (not pictured), black tank top from Walmart (yeah, Wally-world!), purple zipper pumps by Spring Shoes.

Outfit two: Oversized white T from Walmart, purple and black striped cardigan by Urban Behavior, Pashu skinny jeans (not pictured), both chain necklaces by Smart Set.

Now, I didn't take too many pictures from last night, because we were all playing games and whatnot (well, I mostly watched since it was Harry Potter Scene-It and Friends Scene-It, both of which I'm not too well educated on!) but I will post of the ones I did take later! I don't want this post to get too long and have you guys get exhausted and overwhelmed with all the reading!

Happy Tuesday!

Holly xoxo