Flowers Are Pretty

My awesome oxfords have gold glitter on them. YUM. 

I got them at Marshalls! 16$?

The dress is from H&M, another 10 dollar find.  It was kind of cold outside, or maybe just for me because I am getting sick so I felt like I had to wear the tights (not that I am too fond of them and I probably won't be wearing them like this again.)

The dress is really simple and so I wore my jean jacket, I really like the way it just completes the outfit. Rollin' up the sleeves=automatic badass? Yes.

Little Black Dress

I have this dress I bought a while back. It's from H&M and it was only 10 bucks! 

I liked everything about it, the top part is some form of velvety goodness and the skirt is obviously tulle. 

The thing with "The Little Black Dress" is that you can dress it up or dress it down. Since I had previously worn this to my family's Christmas dinner, I wanted to wear it casually. I took this old button shirt from F21 to cover up the thin straps because it's still chilly. I wanted you to still be able to see the velvety part so I tied it relatively low.  It's an easy way to make a Little Black Dress casual. 

Throw in some tights and you got it.

Check out my HOT PINK nails. I really love this nail polish. Got it at Sally Beauty Supply. It literally dries within seconds, which is great for me because I cannot sit still for too long and I always mess up my nails.

Dear Bangs, 

Grow faster please. Pretty, pretty, pretty please. 

Love, 

Ale <3

I wore these socks because I wanted to give the outfit more ummff and color.

Plus, they are super warm and comfy. Gotta love Target.

This here is a really bad picture of how I wore it this Christmas. Well, that is that.

Technicolor

More work. More joggers and T's. 

Today though, I even straightened mah herr. Later on through the day I realized it was completely pointless because it was so damn windy. I do live in Chicago so why am I complaining you ask? I don't know.

Let's move on though, I really like this shirt. It is probably one of my favorite shirts in the whole wide world! Okay, maybe not but I really like it. I think all the colors and the sleeves are pretty and it's super comfy. It's just over all greatness. It's from Sears :D 

So like I clearly stated before it was freaking windy and I simply did not manage to get a picture where my face wasn't being attacked by my hair. 

 I got this belt at the thrift store for a dollar am I cool yet?

I borrowed this, it's Susy's (seester) purse from Spring.

The shorts are from the thrift store and I only paid *drum roll please..druuuummm druuummm (is that what a drum roll sounds like?) ONE DOLLAR! (I'm definitely cool now.)

Funny thing about these, they were actually  really long shorts. They went down to my knees and let's face it that just wouldn't be a flattering look, at least for me, so I decided to alter them. 

I'm not a big fancy sewer nor do I own a sewing machine so this was obviously a super easy project. 

I literally just cut off the legs, I left them a little longer than I actually wanted. I left enough room to roll up the ends, and after that I just did some quick stitching and VOILA! 

(Just make sure both ends are even or you'll just look a fool, unless that's the look you're going for then by all means proceed and good luck.)

I honestly hate paying large amounts for "vintage" clothes when you can find great stuff at great prices and any thrift store. I know high waisted shorts are currently in style and many places sell them for more than the low waisted shorts and it irks me when they're just simple jean shorts.  

Lumberjack Approved

Today I went a little more casual because it was pouring this morning and let's face it, mad rain= cuddle weather. YOU CAN'T CUDDLE IN UNCOMFORTABLE CLOTHES!

Well, you can but that would be uncomfortable no?

I do like this tree.

Sequence on shoulders? Always a good idea.

I'd like to point out that these are small wedges but nonetheless they are wedges! I hate flats, or as my peers and I call them "grandma shoes."

The shirt is from F21. I'm not big on plaid but this one is comfy and warm. I wore this navy cardigan over it because I liked the way the sequence gave my "lumberjack" look a touch of glamour (if that is even possible.)

I wanted to give the outfit some color and I thought the yellow really popped, this purse I got at Target about..a million years ago :D

 These are great shoes ya wanna know why? GREAT! I will tell you! They are Steve Madden suede wedges that I got from some lady down the block for only 6 dollars! She was having a yard sale and she just happened to be the same shoe size as me and had a ton of shoes for sale.

Too bad these were the only ones I liked. 

SparkleNails

I worked longer shifts than usual these last two days so I didn't wear anything exclusive, just joggers and an over sized uniform. What I did do though, is my sister's (Susy) nails with craft glitter. I saw it on YouTube and I gave it a try.

Here's what you need: Craft glitter ( I got a five pack at Walgreens), clear nail-polish, some form of small brush ( I literally got mine from some drawer in my bathroom), a sheet of paper, Q-Tips, a filer (optional)

File your nails if you need to, or want to. Ya know? Whatever makes your heart warm inside.

Apply a thick coat of the clear nail-polish, do not let it dry. This is what's gonna make the glitter stick to yo nails!

Then sprinkle the sprinkles! a good amount over your nail. 

Make sure to place the sheet of paper underneath to avoid making a glitter mess because that stuff's like sand my friend. IT TRAVELS.

Take the brush and gently press the glitter to your nail to make sure it REALLY sticks to the nail-polish. 

Kind of brush off the edges to clean it up.

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Now, put a thick coat of the clear nail-polish over the glitter. Once that has dried just give it two more coats or whatever you feel is necessary. Just don't do more than 10 because..well, that's just weird. 

Finally use the Q-Tips to  wipe or scrub off the excess glitter on the edges. 

AND THEN YOU HAVE GLITTERIFIC NAILS!

More Bloo

Omar gave me these cute oxfords from Aldo for my birthday! (they are actually huge on me.)

My bff Lilly gave me this bracelet for my birthday too, I really love the chain in it.

Also, I have now made it seem like everything I own was given to me on my birthday.

I swear this just coincidental. 

Why yes, yes I am standing on a scale. I'm not sure why though.

Today is an "ugh" day. I am not sure why. I've been so tired lately womp womp womp. Omar and I went to the movies today, we watched 21 Jump Street. I liked it, a lot. GO WATCH IT! 

Anyway, I have this obsession with the whole "denim on denim" look. I just think it's great, I love blue and stuff so yes I love denim! The button up I am wearing is from the French Connection Collection from Sears (again, I know) and I got it for only 7 bucks! SEARS FTW! 

It's actually pretty big on me seeing it's an XS but I tied it at the bottom and voila! 

The jeans are striped Levi's jeggings, I swear I bought them a few weeks ago, and already they don't fit me anymore. 

In the morning it was a little chilly so I decided to keep the light wash denim theme and I threw on this white jean jacket. It's thrifted Old Navy, for only 3 dollars!! 

Comfy Blues

It's cold again.

Okay, so I do understand I look like a fool here, but I like this picture because you can see my dog getting ready to poop.:D

Check out this cool pin! My boyfriend go it for me at Navy Pier. I love it!

Today I did not do my hair and it's weird looking but HEY!

It's spring, I KNOW but I live in Chicago so the weather can never make up its mind. Today I was so tired, I hadn't had good sleep in forever (Until today. I took like a 5 hour nap. YES.) so I wanted to wear something comfortable. The sweater I have here is awesome, my boyfriend (Omar) gave it to me. His aunt had brought it to him as a gift from her trip to Barcelona and well, let's be honest it's a tad bit girly so I kept it. It's like this pretty blue (periwinkle?) color with this cool feather turning into birds design on it. Now remember I am 5'2? Well, Omar is 6'1 and rather large compared to me, so this sweater is pretty big and so I normally wear leggings with it but being 48 degrees I wore jeggings! These jeggings are actually thrifted Levi's . I got them for only 3 dollars at Unique thrift store and they fit great! 

Since the weather and the colors blue and black can be a little dull I decided to wear some bright fuchia lipstick to give it that spring touch. It's actually some one dollar Wet n' Wild lipstick. Not the best quality but it did the trick this morning. To add a bit more color I decided to wear these Navajo like printed socks that showed through my Docs (which Omar also gave to me!)