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T-Shirt Lace Bra

December 18, 2016

Happy Sunday! Hope everyone is having a great weekend and surviving this polar vortex that we are having in the northeast. I know yesterday I stayed inside with my sweet puppy stella who experience snow for the first time and proceeded to try and eat it. Even though it is freezing outside there are still times that I wear some open back tops, but my problem that I have always had with this is that I didn’t want to have to wear a bandeau top. Since I do have a larger chest I don’t wear them as often as maybe other people do so I tried to find an alternative. I wanted a bra that was full coverage, but with a hint of sexyness as well. I also didn’t want to pay an arm and a leg for a bra just because it had lace in it. I used to wear the Calvin Klein T-shirt bra, but when they discontinued it I was stumped. This amazing t-shirt bra from the Gap is now my everyday bra. Even with the lace detailing I still wear it every single day. It is the most comfortable bra I have ever owned! Currently right now it is on sale for $22.90 and if you keep your eyes peeled to their site I recently purchased it on sale where the second bra was 50% and I got free shipping. I love the fact that there is also lace detailing in the front of the bra as well. It comes in a variety of colors, but if you have never tried on a Gap body bra I suggest you go to your local store and try on a few sizes. They may not have in stock what you want, but at least you will be able to try it on and see if this bra is the right fit for you. Check out their variety of Gap Body bras on their website now for other options. Stay warm everybody! <3

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Sunday Hair Care

December 11, 2016

Happy Sunday! Hope everyone had a relaxing weekend and is preparing for the week ahead of them. Now since living in New York City I have noticed a big change in my hair. I went from living in Miami to Arizona to then going back to Miami briefly before New York. I color my hair often, but I always make sure that I don’t do things that will truly damage it beyond repair. Up until a year ago I used to do the Keratin hair treatment in order to make it easier to blow dry my hair and also have less frizz. It was very helpful when I lived in Florida with all the humidity and in Arizona because my hair would dry within minutes, but when once I moved to NYC my new hair colorist told me to stop doing it. She told me that because of the type of ombre I was doing that the keratin was causing my ends to look more yellow than frosted blonde. Once she told me that I noticed it myself and I couldn’t believe that I didn’t notice it until now. She also told me that she tells all her clients who are blonde not to do the keratin treatment for the fact that it affects the coloring of their hair. It is different when you are doing it on someone who has an all over brown hair color because it isn’t noticeable. Another thing she taught me was especially during winter that a lot of hair gets very dry due to the cold and that once a week I should do a deep conditioning masques. Especially since as I said I do color my hair about every 8 – 9 weeks. The products she suggested have forever changed my hair. There are two different products that I use on rotation once a week. For the week after I get my hair colored I always use the BB mending masque which as it says on the bottle is for the (truly) damaged hair. It helps my hair after it is colored to not automatically feel like I just damaged it by all the hair dye. The other masque I use is BB quenching masque for the (terribly) thirsty. This I use on the weeks that I feel like my hair is feeling super dry and that happens often during the winter. After using this I lightly blow dry my hair and honestly my hair looks like I just stepped out of a salon it’s AMAZING!!! Currently at Bumble and Bumble if you buy two products you get the third one FREE! Head over now if you have the chance and pick up these masque for your hair this winter. Hope everyone has a great Sunday and especially a great hair day! <3

White Body-Suit: Wolford

November 20, 2016

Happy Sunday! Hope everyone had a great weekend and is gearing up for Thanksgiving this week! Crazy how the year has truly flown by. One of the biggest trends that I have seen come to fruition the past 3 years, are bodysuits. If you ask my mom she will say she has been wearing bodysuits for years and even got me one while I was in college and I rarely wore it, but now I wear it all the time! There are so many different tops especially during winter that I need to wear a solid tank underneath, but a tank top just doesn’t lay right under some of them and even when you do tuck it into your pants if you are wearing leggings, that isn’t an option, and if you are wearing jeans you still see the shirt and it gives an awkward feeling when you are wearing them. The solution is bodysuits, but for me I prefer the string bodysuits vs the ones that are full coverage. The reason again I say this is because no women wants to have panty lines, but also you don’t want to feel like you are wearing a leotard even more so than you are by wearing a bodysuit. I have also noticed that most of the full coverage bodysuits do not have a snap closure at the bottom so if you are out and need to use the restroom then that is going to be a bit of a project for you. Hope everyone has a great Sunday and stays warm on this chilly day in New York City <3

Crop Top Sweater

November 13, 2016

Happy Sunday! It’s the last week before Thanksgiving, crazy I know, and I hope everyone is getting themselves ready to spend quality time with family. Cropped sweaters have always been a big hit in the fashion world, but there is always the dilemma of how to wear them during the winter months. I purchased this black cropped knitted sweater a few years ago at the LF sale at the end of the season. That is personally when I get a lot of my items from there because they are so heavily marked down and then I can store them away for the next season. To me, if you buy a sweater in a neutral color you can wear them from season to season. Cropped sweaters are super cute and make your outfit that much more unique, but during winter that is difficult. You want to be able to still look cute while you are going out and be able to not freeze while you are outside. During fall / winter, when it starts to get cold out I have found a solution to be able to wear cropped sweaters. What I do is I wear a bodysuit. I have worn this cropped sweater with a black bodysuit underneath by Wolford so many times and it is the perfect solution. Sometimes just wearing a sweater isn’t enough to keep you warm, but also with a cropped sweater if you raise your arms then your belly shows then you are going to be cold. I can guarantee it. The last thing you want is to be frozen outside waiting to get inside with your friends. In this outfit I am wearing the bodysuit under the sweater with a high waisted black leather skirt from Alice and Olivia and it is perfect. I have even worn it with black tights as well and you can’t even tell that I am wearing a bodysuit under the sweater. Some people even thought that the bodysuit was part of the sweater, but little did they know it wasn’t. It’s a simple way to keep wearing those cropped sweaters like this black one I am wearing during winter and still keeping yourself warm. Hope everyone had a great weekend and remember to layer up and stay warm. <3

How To Keep Your Nails Healthy

November 6, 2016

Happy Marathon Day for anyone living in New York City! On Sunday’s I like to relax and take care of whatever I need to for the following week. One of the things that I am very diligent about is getting my nails done. My parents always told me that the next thing that anyone sees after your face is your hands. The last thing you want is someone who you are trying to get a job from looking down at your hands to see them not groomed! Some people would disagree with me, but even one of my teachers in college and graduate school told me that they 100% agree with this. My graduate school teacher told me he didn’t hire someone partially because their nails looked like they had been through a war zone and didn’t feel like the employee would be a good representation for their brand. Personally, I am a huge gel manicure fan. The day that it came out when I was college I was hooked. I was always that girl that would somehow ruin my manicure even before I left the nail salon so this was the best solution to that. However, over the years the gel polish has gotten better for your nails, but still it does wreak havoc on them over time. I personally wait 3 weeks in between my gel manicures, but a week before I get my gel manicure I take off my gel polish at home. This gives my nails a break from the gel polish but also time to get stronger. To take them off I buff them with a nail file and then I take aluminum foil which I have already cut into small squares and place one around the bottom of my finger. After that i use half a cotton ball soaked in acetone and put on the top of my nail. Cover up the nail and let it soak for about 10 minutes. If the gel polish is done right it will come off 1 – 2 – 3. After that I take it off with one of those sticks that they use when you get your manicure to clean off the edges. After this I wash my hands with soap and water and dry them and then I proceed to do the other hand. I only do one hand at a time so if I need to do something the other hand is free. After both hands are done I then buff and file my nails. After that I apply a base coat on that is meant to strengthen your nails. I personally love either the OPI or Essie base just depends on your preference. If you hate having no color on your nails find a pale pink that with one coat it will look like you have polish, but won’t be able to tell if it is not perfect. Then apply a top coat and let it dry for a while. Having a simple coat of polish until your gel will allow your nails to truly heal and I have also learned that it helps the next time you put your gel polish on. I also like removing my gel polish at home because nail salons, especially in New York City, charge an arm and a leg to do it. Hope you all have a great Sunday and for all of those who are running the marathon good luck and hope you all aren’t too sore tomorrow :-).

Sunday Best – Cocktail Wedding

October 9, 2016

Happy Sunday Everyone! We are now gearing towards fall weddings, but one of the hardest things that I have found for me to shop for is that cocktail wedding. The reason I feel it is difficult for me is because it isn’t always the case now that everyone is required to wear short dresses to a cocktail wedding. I have also always been under the impression that if there is any hint of white in your dress that you can not wear it to a wedding, but that isn’t necessarily true. This beautiful white with black lace detailing Alice and Olivia dress if perfect for any cocktail wedding and is also appropriate to wear even though it technically is a white dress. I wore this dress to a wedding a year ago in California and it was absolutely perfect! I also plan on wearing it to an upcoming wedding this February in Arizona :-). Some people may think that this dress is only good for a summer wedding, but I disagree. I think that there is a common misconception for what to wear to summer and winter weddings. Yes, the light hues / colors are more for summer / spring weddings and the darker colors are for winter / fall, but a dress like this that is white and black together I think works for all year round. When purchasing a dress that has mostly white in it like this one, make sure that there is a pattern that is incorporated into it that isn’t white or nude. The last thing you want is to purchase a white dress with nude / beige pattern in it and then when you take pictures it looks like you are wearing a white dress. That happened to a friend of mine’s sister. She was a bridesmaid and the bride picked out dresses that are beautiful in person and are a nude color with beading, but when everyone was looking at pictures online the next day that they all took because of the lighting and flashes they all looked like they were wearing white dresses. The bride thankfully didn’t care or mind, but if you are one of those people that would have cared, make sure to take some pictures with a flash to make sure that this doesn’t happen to you. For some amazing cocktail dresses for this wedding season check out the beautiful Alice and Olivia dresses online.