Lindy Bop Takeover

DRESS: c/o Lindy Bop SHOES: ModCloth SCARF: ModCloth PURSE: Gift from Marlena

Today I had the pleasure of taking over Lindy Bop's instagram account! Lindy Bop is an adorable shop filled with vintaged inspired pieces. I took over their account wearing their Tiffany Wiggle Dress and snapped photos throughout my day!

Window shopping downtown...

I stopped by the most darling diner for a strawberry milkshake - the diner was filled with 40s-80s memorabilia and had Rolling Stones and Elvis records decorating the walls! Also, the milkshake was amazing - is there any good retro diners where you live?

Are you a red or pink lipstick kinda gal?

Stopping to smell the flowers...

I accessorized my wiggle dress with red peep toe heels and a strawberry bow!

Visited my grammy and grampy's beautiful garden and found a friend! Molly is my grandma's adorable poodle... who evidently doesn't like to be held haha!

Cherries Jubilee

TOP: c/o Nishe SKIRT: c/o Alexandra Grecco SHOES: Modcloth (similar)

You guys, I found it - the perfect ensemble for feeling like Audrey Hepburn in Sabrina. Tight bustier? Check. Big, fluffy skirt? Check. Feeling a bit like a princess? Check check check.

This top by Nishe is so beautiful - I'm really in love with this kind of fitted crop top, and it's unlike any I have in my wardrobe. Pair the gorgeous fit with my weakness - novelty fruit prints, and I'm on cloud nine! The embroidered cherries are gorgeoussss.

And then, the skirt. The SKIRT! I have always wanted to be a ballerina (and tbh? still kinda do.. *cough*) and this stunning, tulle cream skirt by Alexandra Grecco is nothing less then a dream come true.

If you need me, I'm going to be over here, trying to figure out an excuse for wearing this all the time.

Hope you're having a nice week so far! ⑅❛ั◡❛ั⑅

Sugarfina Giveaway

Who wants candy...?! I'm partnering up with Sugarfina to offer one lucky reader a "Design your Own" Bento Box - where the winner gets to choose 3 of their favorite candies from their website!

Sugarfina has a wide variety of delicious confections, ranging from peach bellini gummies to ice cream sundae malt balls.

Simply use the widget below to enter the giveaway - good luck!
Giveaway will run until June 15th, 2015, and is open to United States residents only.

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Froot

CROP TOP: c/o Batoko SKIRT: American Apparel JELLIE SHOES: c/o Sun Jellies

By now, I think my watermelon appreciation has been established. Novelty prints with ties to food is kinda my weakness - enter Batoko's adorable watermelon crop top! Paired with these metallic. pink (!!!) jelly shoes from the lovely ladies at Sun Jellies, I think my summer uniform is sorted... ♥♥♥

Hey Sailor!

SAILOR TOP: c/o Kling SHORTS: c/o My Gal Lola (Contact the shop owner via etsy if you want a pair!)
FLATS: Missguided CLUTCH: c/o ASOS BERET: c/o Larmoni

Ahoy! Today I decided to dress up like a sailor - Kling is one of my very favorite brands, and this sweater is utterly darling! I paired it with these ultra sweet, handmade shorts by My Gal Lola. Not only are these lovingly handmade by Kaitlin, the scalloped detail and lace fabric is amazing!

Glossier Mega Greens & Moisturizing Moon Masks Review

GLOSSIER MEGA GREENS GALAXY MASK *, GLOSSIER MOISTURIZING MOON MASK * VALFRE TANK *

Glossier’s highly anticipated first permanent addition to their phenomenal Phase 1 collection are a set of masks.

I am a huge fan of face masks (anybody remember this post?) and, once again, Glossier has hit it out of the park with these products! The Mega Greens mask left my skin feeling clean and fresh (without being dry!), whereas the Moon mask was so cooling, soothing and soft!

Not to mention the show stopping packaging - their lids have beautiful, fully illustrated logos that tell you which one your picking up without having to read a label.

Two big thumbs up from me! Have you ever tried Glossier's products?

Plastic Dinasaurs

CROP TOP: c/o The Whitepepper BACKPACK: c/o Jump From Paper
SKIRT: Gift from Vi, originally American Apparel SHOES: Missguided
SOCKS: c/o Bird on a Wire Vintage

The Whitepepper is a brand I have loved since even before I was blogging, so I was pretty over the moon when they asked me to style a piece of their Spring collection for issue 5 of their darling magazine! Shout-out to Sophie for sending a copy of the magazine my way ♥!

I styled their Dinosaur Crop Top with a tennis skirt and my favorite backpack EVER by Jump From Paper!

Just Do It!

PASTEL TASSEL GARLAND BY STUDIO MUCCI *, ASOS DRESS

Does anybody else find themselves saying "I can't do this right now, because I do not have the talent or skill to pull it off"? I find myself thinking this all. the. time. Because I don't have enough confidence in my own abilities and it has caused me to stand still. In my mind I decide that I'm going to do something in x amount of time, and when that self-imposed deadline finally comes, I still don't feel like I'm good enough to do it! "If I wait to do this, I can do it better," I keep telling myself.

But one day I came to a very scary realization - I could trick myself to do this literally forever. I can't let myself not do what I want to do because I'm not "good enough" yet - because you know what? I don't think I'm ever going to feel "good" enough! But instead of using that as a reason to freeze, you can use that feeling to motivate yourself to work harder and drive you forward.

It is okay to let your work represent where you are and your skill level at this exact moment. I have found when I push myself to try, even if I don't love the result, I get feedback from people I respect and I learn so much from the process. And another freeing thought: worst case, in the future, you can just redo it.

So I have decided my new mantra needs to be "Just Do It". Because you know what? We can do it - and we will!

I'd love to hear your thoughts on this! Please let me know if you have ever felt similarly. Of course there are exceptions to this "rule", but if you are anything like me, this feeling can snowball into not doing any of the things I want to do...! (Like drawing or even riding a horse...)

What's In My Bag

CLUTCH: c/o ASOS PHONE CASE: c/o Valfre LIP CREAM: NYX
COMPACT: Forever 21 WALLET: ASOS

I gotta admit, "what's in my bag" posts are one of my absolute favorites - I always like to see what people consider their daily essentials! It's been a while since my last what's in my bag post, so getting this ASOS ice cream clutch was the perfect excuse to share my own updated essentials!

ASOS is one of my favorite places to shop for just about everything (you will see me singing their praises in just about every blog post - I'm obsessed okay!!!), and their Bags & Purses section is one of my favorites for their wide variety of cute as can be accessories.

Novelty bags are a weakness of mine - and so this ice cream clutch just about screamed my name! It's a fairly roomy clutch for being almost flat - I fit my absolute favorite lip product (soft matte lip cream from NYX in Buenos Aires), a kitty compact, my phone, and a donut wallet!