Wedge Up Wednesday

The right shoes for this girl is a pair of wedge heels. Don't get me wrong I love my sandals and even my boots, but the always faithful wedge is a true winner in my book. My favorite pair of wedges are from Buckle by Report. 

I like to wear a pair of wedge heels with some denim Capri's if I'm going out for  lunch with some friends, or if you have an extremely comfortable pair then I like to wear them to go out shopping. 

My personal go to look for wedges is to wear them with a pair of linen pants. Linen pants are great for the summer because you can wear them as casual or dressy as you want to. Also they can be worn in the beginning of the fall (depending on how cold nature you are) if you wear a matching pair of leggings under them. 

Do you prefer wedge over stilettos?

Texas Tuesday

Vacation seems to be a rarity in my life, but on the off chance that I do get to go on a vacation it's more than likely going to be in Texas. I was able to go to Dallas a while back to visit some family and it was one of the best trips I have ever had. Since I have been to Texas before my intent was not to go sight seeing I was in it for all of the shopping of course! I had my trip all planned out and I knew that I wanted to go at the beginning of the month because that is when the First Monday Trade Days begins in Canton, TX.. If you are ever in Texas at the beginning of any month you should make it a priority to go there. You know it was successful when you cant fit all of your bags in the picture.

These are my Texas sized earrings that I absolutely love! I literally wear them all the time. 



 The next must shop at place is Sam Moon in Dallas. These few pictures that I was able to take do not do this store justice. It is huge and full of jewelry, purses/wallets that you can buy at cost. I bought a few of the bubble necklaces that are very popular this year for just 5 dollars a piece.

This is the view of the whole store and like I said before this does not do it justice.

This outfit is part canton, with the pants that I am just obsessed with because they are super comfy and I love the Aztec print, and then part Sam Moon with the red bubble necklace that pulls out the red in the pants.



 

Even though my trip was very short I had so much fun and can not wait to go back! If you ever find yourself in Texas make sure to go buy Canton.

Dallas sunset

 

Have you ever been to Texas?

Where is your favorite vacation spot?





My Summer Essentials

For every season there are always must haves in the fashion world. Mine may not be the same as Vogue but then again I will be walking down the sidewalk, not the catwalk. So I have picked out 5 key things that I think are summer must haves!

1. Of course for number one I had to choose my absolute favorite thing to shop for, a purse. For the summer it is key to have a purse that brings a pop of color, it will brighten your look and even your day! Women who are a little bit older who don't feel as comfortable with the bright colors can choose more of a pastel or if your just against color in general you can go with a tan or white. Personally I can't do white because I can't keep them clean.

 

2. Every girl needs a colorful pair of shorts to wear either shopping with friends, or to a summer cookout. This pair in particular came from Old Navy, and they are my favorite I like to wear them with a classic white t-shirt just because it makes the look clean and simple. Whenever you want to dress it up you can add a long necklace or a cute pair of earrings.

Excuse the sideways picture, I was having some technical difficulties.

 

3. Every girl needs a maxi skirt or dress, whichever you prefer but you at least need one of them. They are by far the most comfortable thing you can wear, and very forgiving on a day when you're not feeling your thinnest (trust me). This maxi skirt is one that I actually just bought today at TJ Maxx for only 20 dollars, I can't wait to wear it!! Don't worry there will be pictures to come on how I style it so stay tuned.

 

4. A girl has to have shoes! These sandals are also a TJ Maxx find and I absolutely love them! They go with anything and everything and I could wear them every single day. If you can wear sandals to work these have a slight heel on them to give them a dressy feel but yet they are still casual for everyday wear.

 

5. Last but certainly not least a good manicure can always put an extra spring in your step. This color is pink flamingo by opi gel polish, the reason I like to stick with the gel polish is because it last so 2-3 weeks without chipping. So I can go to work and have my hands in hair all day long and not have to worry about my polish chipping. Nobody wants to pull a piece of pink polish out of their hair. I also love a good manicure because lets be honest, it makes your hands look so much prettier!!

 

What are your go to summer outfits?

Have you tried gel polish?

maxi skirt or dress?

Weekend Adventures

For most people the weekend is full of relaxing by the pool or out on the lake with friends, some do yard work and just spend time at home. For my family the weekend is when we hit the road!

 

 

Unlike most weekends this weekend in particular was extra special, for one it was my boyfriends 24th birthday, and two it's Fathers Day weekend. For a second I will have to break some bad news and say even though most people claim they have the best dad, I really do! He is the hardest working person I have ever met, today is his day to do ANYTHING he wants and he is off looking at a job for this week. Crazy? maybe, successful? without a doubt!

 

Before I dove head first into my weekend I had to work, like the rest of America. But luckily I LoVe my job! I had a special appointment this weekend for a very nice lady who was going to a party in the city. She wanted to wear her hair up because she never really gets the chance to dress up, so this was a special occasion for her. Once she got to the salon we discussed what all she would want to do with her hair. Lots of hairspray and 20 bobby pins later we had a beautiful finished product.

Even though for her this was just for a party, this is a wonderful style for any of you summer brides. If your having an evening wedding you can add the bobby pins with diamonds or pearls on the ends, or if your wedding is during the day you can leave it a little more simple like this. This is also perfect to beat the heat because it is up off of your neck so you can dance and not get to hot or worry about your curls falling out by the end of the night.

 

 

To start my weekend I took my boyfriend out to dinner for his birthday. Since it was his choice of course he chose Mexican food. I had no complaints on that because every other time we go eat I choose, so I guess this one time he can get his way. Then on Saturday we met up with the rest of my family at the rodeo, which as always was so much fun! It's always a good time to see your friends that you don't get to see during the week and catch up on what's going on in their lives.

 

As you can see the food is just as good as the rodeo itself. This is my youngest brother demolishing the ribs which are delicious! This is his signature style with his pants tucked down in his boots. I'm not really sure where he came up with this because nobody else in my family does it, but hey it looks good and now I don't think he would look right any other way. I'm probably a little biased but I have to say he is by far the cutest kid at the rodeos!

 

To wrap up my weekend I had a delicious Sunday lunch with my nana and papaw. It doesn't matter how old I am they still spoil me, after lunch we walked to our cars and my papaw immediately noticed my car was very dirty (you can't keep a black car clean) and offered to take it to the car wash. Now I'm ready to drive into this week with a shiny car! 

 

What did you do this weekend?

Did you do anything special for your dad?

Have you ever been to a rodeo?





Moroccan Madness

If you haven't jumped on the Moroccan Oil bandwagon yet, you need to get on now! This is hair care product that not only works amazing but smells amazing as well. I personally use this product on every single client as well as myself. 

If you have curly hair the curl defining cream is for you! And anyone with dry or damaged hair needs to invest in the hydrating shampoo & conditioner as well as the Moroccan oil. Also with curls it's better to use a non aerosol hairspray so you don't dry your hair out. 

The key to healthy hair for me is using good products and getting a trim every 8 weeks. Don't be afraid to take off 2-3 inches sometimes you need it! Healthy over stringy ALWAYS!

All of these product are only sold in salons, but don't let that stop you from having great products, any hair stylist can order these products. 

This is not a paid advertisement just pure love of a great hair product, that I hope you all will have great success with!

Everyone needs great hair!
 What are your go to products?
Have you tried Moroccan oil? 

Steals & Deals

I have found some great deals this week!!! Which everybody loves a great deal even if it's just on lotion. Yesterday I had some errands to run so of course while I was out I couldn't just not go in the mall that would be rude. So I had told my grandma I would find her lotion that she uses because she wa running out, keep in mind she's been using this same bottle for about 5 years!! So I went to bath and body works and they are having a huge sale where the majority of their lotions are just 3 dollars! If you can smell that good for 3 dollars then therein just no excuse not to smell delicious all the time!


Since they were having such a great sale I bought her 3 different lotions, one sweet pea, cucumber melon, and then my new found favorite cotton blossom. For those who like a nice clean smell this is for you! When I showed my grandma her new collection of lotion (which she loved) she said it took me 5 years to use one bottle so now I'm set for 15 years!! You have to love your grandmas sense of humor. 


The next great find was at Old Navy, they have all of their active (workout/running) shorts on sale for just 8 dollars. They had some cute colors too which is always a plus, you never know who you may run into. You don't have to wear makeup to the gym but a cute outfit never killed anyone. 

Have you found any good deals this week?
Where at?

Please excuse any misspelled words, this post came from my phone so it was a little tricky this time. 

Know what you have

Most women have a drawer in their bedroom or bathroom that they keep all of their jewelry in. When you keep all of your jewelry piled in a drawer you never end up wearing all of it. A few examples of what can happen

A: All of your necklaces form a huge ball of tangled chains that a magician couldn't even fix.

B: You keep one pair of earrings out on your bathroom sink along with that one ring and one necklace that are your everyday things you put on and then you never wear the rest.

C: You don't want to take the extra time to look in the back of the drawer or underneath all of those necklaces to find something that you haven't worn in a while.

Solutions, get a bulletin board and either hang it on your closet wall if your closet has enough room for it, or prop it up against the wall in your bedroom like I did. Take a some colorful tacks that you can find at any dollar store or Walmart and start hanging up all of those beautiful pieces of jewelry that you've been hiding from yourself.

 

Pinterest ideas for organizing your jewelry 

 

If you click on the link above it will take you to more ideas on pinterest that show you how to organize your jewelry.

 

How do you organize your jewelry?

 

Do you have a drawer full of necklaces?