Beach Hair

 I'm loving this wavy hair look. I love how relaxed and breezy it looks. I've been wanting to achieve this look for awhile and have finally found a product which gets this look in a cinch (yay!). I have naturally wavy hair but - not adorable beachy waves but half-attempted curls that are very curly at my hairline and then straight at the ends - doesn't make sense does it? exactly.

John Frieda Frizz Ease Dream Curls $6.50 CVS

 Enters John Frieda Dream Curls - and the crowd goes wild. So you just spritz this stuff on your hair after the shower and I've been letting it air dry and *poof* I've got me some adorable beachy hair!

If you are looking for more of a curly look you're not gonna find it with this stuff - and I'm warning you that if you have straight hair you might not get this look. It does make my hair a little crunchy but if I run my fingers through my hair I can get rid of the crunch - without losing the curl.

I love this hair for the summer because it gets the hair off my neck and feels a lot lighter than when I wear it straight - plus I don't have to worry if the humidity makes my hair curly because that's the look I'm going for! 

Turquoise Top Target - $10 

Chico's Linen Pants from Elite Repeats - $14 

J. Lo purse free with purchase 

Belt thrifted $.50

-Daughter

Hidden Treasures of the Summer!

In the summer we are very blessed. However one of the most un-appreciated things about the summertime are garage sales. Nobody says "Oh, I loved last summer we spent so much time going to garage sales and I just loved digging through that old ladies 5 cent bin"... Nope. You just don't hear it. Well, I'm here to change that! I have a never ending love affair with garage sales and I'm here to promote your undying affection for them too. Example 1 of 98,347 why garage sales rock: 

This lovely pretend Louis Vuitton: 

Whats so great about this bag you ask? Well I love the colors and its in great shape but thats NOT it... it's the price. This bag was 25 cents! That's right! Yup, I'll always love this bag because it was only a quarter... Even if it falls the pieces in a week (which it may.) 

So the next time you see a little sign by the side of the road STOP, turn around and get your butt to that garage sale! You never know what totally amazing treasure you might find and for how low you could get it for!

Chico's Blue Jacket - $14 from Elite Repeats

B&W striped vest MKM Designs - $10 

Black Gap Shorts - $20 

Dr.Scholl's Black & Silver Buckle Sandals - $20

-Daughter

Spontaneous Adventures

Yesterday it was a gorgeous day - a perfect day for a drive around. Windows down, hair blowin, sunshine and sunnies - it was bliss.

On my drive we ended up catching some amazing views of Downtown Cleveland around sunset - how lucky is that? It was really breathtaking - and completely spur of the moment. Its the little adventures like these that make such lasting memories. I know I will never forget how lucky we were and how proud these views of my city make me. I'm so proud to be from Cleveland - it's a gorgeous city!

Black Old Navy Sweater Tank - $12 

Snakeskin Scarf - $7 from Elite Repeats 

Old Navy Jean Capri's - $6 

-Daughter

Because it was cheap, it's cuter on me.

Its a beautiful day here in Willoughby! Bright sun and blue skies. In the summer I often have a fashion dilemma - with it being so hot you can't layer items so you're stuck with just one top and one bottom. I get easily bored with my closet because I'm just picking two items. But tops like these - with colorful patterns and designs are much more fascinating (that's right, I said fascinating.) And my orange polish pops with this top. :)

I went garage sale shopping this morning so I was looking for something casual that I could also wear straight to work. This top is perfect because you just put it on and "Voila!" you look snazzy. How can I look snazzy you ask? Here's how:

This top is from NoMoreRack.com for only $9! This top is made by Ricki's and comes in a variety of sizes and colors - I bought the tangerine one above also. The great thing about No More Rack is that they feature new deals everyday and they are all incredibly cheap! AND they ship super quick - I got my tops 2 days later and for only $2! I couldn't be happier! 
Because this top was such a great deal I feel so much prettier in it - my pride about my great purchase makes my smile bigger... its like an instant makeover. 

Purple & Orange Top from Ricki's via NoMoreRack.com - $9

Black Old Navy Tank - $6

White Capri's -$11 from Elite Repeats

Enjoy the sun out there ladies!
-Daughter

Bright & Bold for summer

I love the bold and bright colors that are coming back in style. It's very fun to wear fuchsia, royal blue, emerald green, yellow and orange. It reminds me of the 80s, or what I imagine the 80s fashion was like. So I adored this nail polish set the minute I saw it. And it was only $6 - for 7 colors!!  

L.A. Colors Color Craze Nail Set - $6 Rite Aid

Just look at these colors! Too fun and bright to not try it. Right?
So here I am in the orange... not sure about it yet. I feel a little Halloweeny and it might make me look more pale (didn't think that was possible.) It's so bright its almost distracting, which is funny. If nothing else its fun and different. What do you think?? Please comment and let me know!

The Nauti Look

I apologize for the pun... it's just one of those days. It was too easy. So this outfit is entirely from Elite Repeats - I love it! It's sooo breezy and comfortable without me ending up looking like a slob. Lots of navy and white - even in the scarf which you can't see completely in the picture (b/c of my dumb phone.) My mom would be proud - everything matches. This is definitely gonna be a 90 degree staple - minus the sweater. Linen pants are awesome - the breezes go right through em and I catch myself checking to see if they are still there (being pantless in public would not be wise.) 

Navy Sweater - AE from Elite Repeats $11

Talbots Blue Tank - from Elite Repeats $12

Chico's White Linen Pants - from Elite Repeats $12
Nautical Scarf - from Elite Repeats $6

-Daughter

Together at last

I'm obsessed.
Completely and utterly
obsessed.
its a problem.
rehab? you say?
maybe...
for my bank account.
Just look at this lovely: 

Kate Spade... damn you. She's done it again. Argh. And at only $225 I was thinking about getting 5 or 6 of these... ya know, because they are so affordable. I love this bag - if that's not obvious by now, well... go back to school. Now. I'm a huge photography buff and a purse-a-holic/purse whore - whichever one works for you. So here we are with my two huge passions - together at last. It's so beautiful it makes me cry... because she's too damn expensive. My plan is to fast for the next 365,382 days and maybe then I'll be able to afford her.

Till then... the obsession continues. 

-Daughter