Lip liners - The 90s are back!

Maybe its because I was a kid in the 90s and by the time I started wearing makeup, the thought of lip liner just seemed aging. Boy, was I wrong!

I love that trends seem to circle every 20 years or so, I think I would fit right into the 70s, bell bottoms and all! I think the same things happen with makeup trends, the 90s grunge and lip liners seem to be the big return these days.

At first, I wasn't sure how to start using lip liners in a way that lasted and worked for me. I definitely had to practice finding the best way to use them for my lips. With the help of a lip liner, I can make them look slightly plumper when I want.

My three best friends and I had a conversation a few weeks back about what lip liners are best. I don't think anyone needs to spend a lot of money on lip liners, most of the time you end up covering them up with another lip color anyway. My suggestion to my friends was finding a lip liner close to your natural lip color and you can use it with any lip color you want.

Now me being the way that I am, my biggest makeup obsession is lip products! Every time something new comes out I want to be the first one to try it! So I have spent some time collecting a few different brands and shades of lip liners. My favorite brands for lip liners are all drugstore because I don't want to spend more than $5 on one.

Jordana Easyliner for Lips 

 

Top to Bottom: Rock N' Rose, Tawny, Pink Love, Cabernet

Jordana Easyliner for Lips Retractable Lip liners are the first ones I grab for at the drugstore, you can find them at Walgreen's and Kmart for less than $3. They last a long time on the lips, the consistency is creamy and doesn't tug when applying it.

• Rock N' Rose - A nice dusty rose color, its a very natural color. Definitely, a great color for the trendy nude lip.
• Tawny - Slightly more pink than Rock N' Rose, it is a great natural lip color match. I would suggest this as one the best to use with any lip color.
• Pink Love - True pink color, great for pink lip colors or corals.
• Cabernet - Perfect vampy color for wine and dark plum colors. Great to use in the fall and winter months. I grabbed this specifically for a dark lipstick color I have.

NYX Slim Lip Pencils

Top to Bottom: Natural, Nude Pink, Pinky

NYX Slim Lip Pencils are another one of my favorites, there are so many color choices, you can find anyone you might need. And at only $3.50, you can stock up without breaking the bank. These are creamy and smooth and layer wonderfully with lipstick and glosses.

• Natural SPL 810 - is a new purchase for me but it works great with more brown nudes. Another one that could be used with any color.
• Nude Pink SPL 858 - is just that, a perfect nude pink color. Its a great natural lip color and can be used with nudes, pinks, or vampy colors.
• Pinky SPL 835 - is the perfect hot pink lip liner to go with a bright hot pink lipstick, which are some of my favorites!

Milani Color Statement Lip Liner

Color Statement Lip Liner in Spice & Anti-feathering Lipliner in Transparent

Now, I only have one Milani Color Statement lip liner but these are my very favorite formula! It feels exactly like lipstick in the form of a pencil. One of the best lip liners to wear alone. They don't make your lips feel dry at all. I also have the Anti-feathering lip liner, it primes and fills lines on your lips. I use the lip primer when I'm wearing a deep color lipstick, sometimes I put it on to use just with gloss to keep it from sliding all over my face. These are a little higher in price, depending on where you find them they can be between $4-$5, but they are well worth it.

• Spice - Perfect brownish- red color, the name describes it perfectly. It can be used to mute some colors or add extra dimension to nude colors.
• Lip primer - Keeps lips from feathering and preps lips for any color!

I have a few randoms that I bought for specific colors in my collection.

Top: Covergirl Lip Perfection in Passions.
Bottom: Rimmel Exaggerate Lip Liner in Ravish

• Covergirl Lip Perfection - Passion - This is another one that is super creamy and smooth. Feels just like lipstick in a pencil. This color a reddish pink, great for bright pink and red lipsticks. This is my most expensive lip liner around $7, its nice but I probably won't go for this first.
• Rimmel Exaggerate Lip Liner - Ravish - This is a dryer formula but still doesn't tug at the lips when applying. Its a nice brick red color. 

This is my whole lip liner collection, I try to take it easy on the lip liners and remind myself what I tell my friends: "You really only need one great natural color you love to wear with everything." If I had to chose one to use forever it would probably be Jordana Rock N' Rose or NYX Nude Pink.

I know, I know, that's 2 but I just can't choose one! Hopefully this helps you choose just one or a few to try!

And the adventure continues.... 

Bridesmaid Wedding Look

I spent a few weeks coming up with the perfect bridesmaid makeup for my Sister-in-law's wedding, because I have reached the point in my life that I cannot get ready quickly. I needed a look I could spend time perfecting so when it came to wedding day and I needed to get my makeup done in a pinch I was capable. It ended up working out very well, I was even able to do my little Sister-in-law and my Mother-in-law's makeup.

I also wanted a long lasting, fuss free look that I wasn't going to need to touch up through out the day. I did do a little blotting after outdoor pictures in the June humidity and heat but other than that it stayed very well. It even lasted through most of my dancing, I even have a picture to prove it. (Stay tuned to the end for the aftermath!)

If you want to see what I did, just keep reading.

This was a trial run in the natural day light. 

(#nofilter, just a window with closed curtains and the sun coming through)

At the Church, before the Ceremony with poor lighting.

Long distance shot from walking down the aisle.

Long lasting, no fuss makeup is all about the products you use. Its best to use things that work well for your personal skin type and claim they are long lasting. I have normal to dry skin, but with the heat and humidity even I can be a little bit oily. I will list the products below, in the steps that I applied them. I did my makeup at 1030 in the morning and it lasted all day, with one blot session before the reception, after that I was ready for a dance party and wasn't going to keep up my makeup. I did have to reapply lipstick but I was eating and drinking so that's pretty much a given.

After the Ceremony and outdoor pictures before the reception. A rare picture with my husband.

Before I even headed to the salon that morning, I made sure my face was freshly washed and moisturized. Plump, hydrated skin makes for the best makeup application.

1. Primer - Bare Minerals Prime Time Foundation Primer - This is the original formula in a sample size, its the primer that works best with my skin but can be used with all skin types.

I like to prime my face first and then move on the the eyes, that way I don't have to worry about eye shadow fall out.

2. Eyes - This is a process all on its own but it worked well for my eyes.

• Primer - Bare Minerals Prime Time Eyelid Primer - Original Formula - It is a light skin tone color, evens out and perfects eyelids for shadow.
• Lid Color Base - Maybelline Color Tattoo 24HR Leather in Creamy Beige. - I use this as a base color to make the champagne color really pop on the lid and last longer.
• Lid Color - Loreal Infallible Eye Shadow in Iced Latte - This color made for a fresh open eye.

• Transition Crease Color - Urban Decay Naked Palette in Naked. - This color works best on my skin tone as a transition color from the lid colors to the eyebrow highlight color. It also helps blend out the other shadows.

• Crease and Outer V color - Lorac Pro Palette in Sable - I used this color to define the outer V and crease to give my eyes a more defined shape.
• Brow Highlight Color - Lorac Pro Palette in Cream - On almost any given day I use Cream as my brow highlight. It accents the brow without being over the top or shimmery.

• Lower Lash line - I used sable on most of the lower lash line with Iced Latte in the inner corner to keep it bright and open.
• Waterline - Rimmel Scandal Eyes in Nude - I almost always use this nude eyeliner in my waterline it makes your eyes look bigger and more awake. It also lasts through watery eyes, it was tested with tears and allergies. I also have very sensitive eyes and Rimmel products do not bother them.

There is a swatch of the liner on my hand, but as you can tell its pretty natural.

3. Foundation - Maybelline Fit Me Dewy & Smooth in 125 Nude Beige - I used my tried and true Fit Me Foundation, it matches me perfectly and gives your face a nice smooth canvas for the rest.

This is the original bottle but the formula is the same as the Dewy & Smooth. Check my favorite foundation post!

4. Brows - Anastasia Brow Wiz in Caramel and Loreal Brow Stylist Plumper in Medium to Dark - I do my eyebrows after my foundation to allow my foundation time to set into my skin. I use the pencil first and then set the brows with the plumper. It has small fibers in it that add volume to your brows. If you don't wash it off, it will last overnight.

5. Concealer - Maybelline Dream Lumi Touch Highlighting Concealer in Radiant and Maybelline Fit Me Concealer in Fair - I use the Dream Lumi to help combat against dark circles first. It has a salmon tone and a thinner consistency. Then I layer the Fit Me concealer on top for coverage and highlighting purposes under the eyes, down the bridge of my nose, between my eyebrows, and on my Cupid's bow and chin.

6. Setting Powder - Rimmel Stay Matte in Translucent - I use this powder for setting my under eyes and anywhere I placed my concealer. I also used it to set my entire face for the wedding. It doesn't add color coverage but lasts for a long time. I also used this for blotting my t-zone before the reception and used it on the bride in her t-zone.

7. Contouring, Blush and Highlight

• Contour and Bronzer - Benefit Hoola Bronzing Powder - I use this to lightly contour my face. I am not one for the famous Kardashian contour but since I have a round shaped face I like to give myself some cheekbones. I use it for the hallows of my cheeks, a little around my temples and under my jawline. If you place it in a triangle shape under your chin, it will help shadow a double chin too (one of my favorite tricks!). I also dust whatever is left on the brush on the sides of my nose and right under my bottom lip for some extra pout!

• Blush - Benefit Rockateur Blush - I have the Cheeky Sweet Spot Christmas blush set from Benefit but you can buy all the blushes individually. I love of all of them and think you could use any blush with this eye look. I used Rockateur for the wedding, it is a muted pink blush with a slight shimmer. It makes for a fresh, youthful face.

• Highlight - NYX Illuminator in Ritualistic - I absolutely love this stuff! I use it anywhere I placed my concealer earlier for highlighting, typically the tops of my cheekbones, down the bridge of my nose, just above my eyebrows, my chin and right on my Cupid's bow to make my top lip a little fuller.

8. Setting Spray - Urban Decay All Nighter Makeup Setting Spray - I think setting spray is the shellac of makeup. It is the final step that locks everything in. On an everyday basis, I use the Urban Decay Chill Setting Spray it is cooling and hydrating. Since it was wedding day and I didn't want my makeup going in anywhere, I bought the small size of the All Nighter and it did not disappoint. I had heard great things about it but had never tried it. I might buy the full size one when I run out of this. My makeup really did last all night!

9. Mascara - Maybelline  The Colossal Volum' Express Cat Eyes and CK One Mascara in Black  - I think mascara is another personal choice but I also think that layering mascaras is the way to go. I was blessed with naturally full lashes so I can pretty much make any mascara work. However, on wedding day, I didn't want my mascara going anywhere, so I layered waterproof mascara for length and volume. I also always do my mascara after setting my makeup, so if I get some on my eyelid or cheek it removes easily without removing my makeup.

10. Lips - Liner, Lipstick and Gloss

• Lip liner - Jordana Easy Liner for Lips in Rock N' Rose - Jordana Cosmetics can be found at Walgreens and Kmart. Some of the best lipliners for $2.99.
• Lipstick - Too Faced Melted Liquified Long Wear Lipstick in Melted Chihuahua - Wet N' Wild Fergie in Fergie Daily in center of the Lip
• Gloss - NYX Plump it up Lip Plumper in Pamela - This does tingle slightly when you wear it, I don't see a whole of change, I just like the tingle and its minty.

The Too Faced Lipstick does dry matte and can be slightly drying to the lips.

I know this is a lot of steps and I do not do them every single day but it was a special occasion so I wanted to look my best. I also didn't want to be messing with it all day and it worked well for me.

And if you have read through this entire post just to see the end of the night picture....here it is....

I'm a little shiny and the picture is a little blurry but it was a beautiful wedding and a great reception. If there's music I am dancing, OK let's be real, I even dance if there isn't music!

I like to use high end products that I have but trust me there are plenty of drugstore gems out there too! Almost all of the products can be found at Ulta, except for the lipliner and Wet N' Wild lipstick I used which can be found at Walgreens.

The adventure continues....

Sometimes, you lose motivation and inspiration...

Sometimes, you lose motivation and inspiration even when its your current dream.

After my first few posts on the blog, I started getting nervous about where this was going and what I was doing. Ideas seemed to be dwindling quickly and I didn't know what to do next. I think I had spent so much time daydreaming about a lifestyle blog, that I forgot its just my life and what I want it to be.

My husband and I move a lot for his job and this last move has taken a toll on me. I knew it was going to be rough moving from a metropolitan city to the quiet south, but we had lived in the south before and I fell in love with it; I wanted to have the same experience in this new little town. To say the least, that didn't happen, it didn't feel immediately like home, like Georgia did. The move took a toll on me creatively and just in general; if you can't find away to get inspired, you certainly can't find the motivation to push through. So I decided on my own, it was time to take some time off and I shouldn't force myself into posting, I should only post what I'm truly happy with.

So fast forward a few months, we went home this past weekend for my Sister-in-law's wedding. My best friend has been pestering me for the last two months with blog post ideas and asking me where it had gone. I didn't really have an answer, besides I lost inspiration. Then this weekend it was like everything clicked again. No one would let me give up on myself. My other Sister-in-law asked me to do her makeup for the wedding, it was the first time I had ever done anyone's makeup. I usually just spend a lot of time playing with it on myself. People were impressed by her makeup and my own, I was surprised by the compliments. Everyone loves to be complimented! And it made me feel really great about myself, which sounds a little conceited, but everyone needs a little boost sometimes. I had people asking about where my blog posts were and why I had stopped posting. I couldn't believe how many people had actually been reading it and were really enjoying it.

Between, my best friend and my sister-in-law constantly asking about posts and giving me ideas to do, and the wonderful compliments I heard all weekend, I think its time to bust back into this.

Shanna's Modern Life started as a daydream almost 2 years ago and I actually made it a reality this spring. I need to remind myself when I feel like I cannot come up with something to post, its exactly what I always said it would be, a lifestyle blog, its my life!

So after all of that, I'M BACK!!!!!

Just a preview of the practice wedding makeup look! Come back for my next post with the details!

Let me know if there's anything that you guys want me to try, review, explore or answer! I am always ready for suggestions!

Sometimes, I forget that the ADVENTURE ALWAYS CONTINUES....

Fashion Friday - Everyone needs a pair of white pants!

I have been slightly under the weather lately, allergies in the south are on another level. I, also, hit some writer's block. There wasn't anything I was dying to share or anything I could think of to get my inspiration moving. Today, while I was online window shopping, you know, when you add all the things you want to your cart but don't actually order any of it. It might be something only I do, but it keeps me from spending unnecessary money.

I realized my cart was full of gray and white, which started me thinking about what I have worn the last few days. Its all gray and white. So, I figured why not share my favorite gray and white outfit ideas. At least one day every week you can find me wearing a variation of this outfit, mostly because I currently only have one gray v-neck t-shirt. I might have to go grab some more.

I try not to abide by fashion "rules", frankly I feel like if you like it wear it, who cares what other people have to say about it. I don't think anyone should save white pants for between Memorial and Labor Day. I also think everyone should have a pair of white bottoms that they feel great in, whether it be pants, crops, shorts or a skirt. I do think fabric choices come in to play for the season, but other than that go for it.

I realized today, I have white denim in shorts, crops, and flares. Basically, I have a white option for any situation and I am totally OK with that. White pants will make any tan look better and always make your bum look rounder. And lets be real, who doesn't love those things.

I put together a few outfits that include a plain gray v-neck t-shirt, mine happens to be from Target because they are my favorite, and each of my white bottoms.

Top: Mossimo V-Neck

Jacket: Old Navy Similar

Shorts: Mossimo Mid-rise Denim Shorts

Shoes: Sperry Angelfish

Jewelry: Monogram and Wedding Date Necklace, Alex and Ani Bracelets

This is the outfit you can find me in all of the time, or at least some variation of it. Its comfortable but still seems put together. It is already hot and humid in the south, so shorts are one of the things I grab for first. I can always count on being cold indoors, pretty much anywhere we go. I try to either have a cardigan with me or this jean jacket. I am, almost, positive this jean jacket is from the 6th grade but it has stuck around. Thanks for buying it, Mom!  A jean jacket is one of those items that is always good to have around. This is my first pair of Sperry's  and I have no idea how I lasted this long without them. These shoes are so comfortable and great for walking around. The jewelry is my everyday jewelry, if I cant decide what to wear I just wear this and it seems to work. It is my monogram necklace, a Stella & Dot bar necklace with my wedding date on it ( a Christmas gift from my best friend, and my Gemini bangle and my Crown bangle. These Alex and Ani bangles are always on my wrist, I think they go with everything and I got them as gifts from special people in my life so I like to wear them.

Top: See above for Link.

Jeans: Express Mid-rise Crop

Shoes: Target Mossimo Similar- Exact Match, Similar

Accesories : Target

This outfit is a little more dressed up, but these jeans from Express are ones I keep grabbing. I just recently started wearing Express jeans and I might only buy jeans from them from now on. I have reached a point in my life, where I have too much booty to be wearing low-rise jeans, I like to keep it covered. I am always trying to find the perfect style and fit in jeans. Express' mid-rise might be it, I now have 2 pairs of mid-rise in 2 different styles and I want to wear them all of the time. I think cognac accessories bring just the right amount of warmth to the cool tones of the white and gray.

Top: See above for Link

Jeans: Anne Klien Flare Similar

Shoes: Shi By Journeys (Old) Similar 

Scarf: Call It Spring (Old) Similar

This last outfit brings in my current obsession with flare jeans. I know its the 70s circling back around and I couldn't be more in love with it! Flare jeans look great on anyone with a booty, it balances the backside. I think it makes me look taller, but that could be the 4 inch heels I wear with them. I just love a flare jean with a great shoe peaking out when you are walking. I added my favorite bracelets and hoop earrings, with a cotton infinity scarf. This can easily become a wrap in case I get chilly. Nothing is better than something that can be an accessory but also has a purpose.

I think each outfit has a good basic foundation but any of the accessories can be moved around to make all kinds of options. I think its best to work with a good base that makes you feel comfortable and build on it from there. I can go from the grocery store to a night on the town with a simple accessory change and I love things like that.

Hope this gave you some spring, summer or any time of the year outfit inspiration. I like to have outfits like this for the times I don't feel like thinking about putting something together, it makes for an easy grab and go! 

What are your grab and go outfits, that make you feel like a million bucks?

The adventure continues...

“Wow, you move a lot, you must really know how to get rid of things.”

The typical conversation that happens when people find out how much we actually move:

“Wow, you guys move a lot, you must be great at packing?”

“Yea, I can pack up our entire house in about 2 days.”

“You guys must be really good at getting rid of things and only moving what you need?”

“Not even close, we move plenty of things that we don’t need but we definitely want.”

This same conversation happens almost every single time my husband or I meet someone new and explain how are lives work.

My husband works as an industrial construction project manager, so we move to the project. It makes it easier on his job and on our marriage to be together. Let me tell you, it isn’t always a cake walk for me. The longest we have lived somewhere was 18 months and that was on his first project. The shortest was about 3 months, that we actually spent apart. He was at project, we knew would be short term and it was close enough to our hometown that I lived at home with my parents.

I was thinking about this conversation the last few days, because this most recent move seems to be weighing on me. So, I started thinking back to what makes these new places feel more like home to me.

Whether, we are living in an apartment or house there are a few things I like to do right away to feel more at home. When we bring all of our stuff in, I try to unpack things in a certain order. The bed gets made first, so when we are totally exhausted, we at least have that to fall into, then its the kitchen. The last thing you want to do is try to make a sandwich or find a glass for water among all of your knick-knacks. Plus, it makes it much easier to grocery shop when you know what made the move and what did not. 

Usually, while I unpack the kitchen because I am very specific about where I want things (some may say slightly obsessive); my husband sets up the electronics, TVs, blu-ray players, speakers and whatever else he comes up with to do. Essentially, just trying to stay out of my way.

After the basic things are done, I move on to hanging pictures, setting up the guest bedroom and setting up my space.

Since, we do not have any children besides our fur baby, we have been lucky enough to find houses on the last few moves that allow both of us to have our own little space. My space is, of course, covered in anything and everything pink because it is where I get to keep it. I try not to torture my husband with my love of pink, so this space is where I get to go nuts with it. 

I have my vanity set up in here, my shoes are displayed, well some of them; and it just gives me a place that I can escape for a moment.

This move has been more difficult for me than the last couple have been and I did not think it would be, since we were moving closer to home. Then I realized today, I haven't taken the time to finish setting up all those sentimental things that we move every single time. Part of the reason it is difficult for us to slim down the things we move is because these are the things that make each new house feel like home. 

We haven’t been able to really put roots down anywhere yet, but having pictures of family and friends around make it seem like we are closer to them.

There are certain things that always go in the same rooms, when we move.

This frame collage always goes above the couch, because that's typically where we spend most of our free time.

What you will see on any typical afternoon at our house.

This map usually goes somewhere that we will see it everyday. It was a wedding present from one of our close friends and groomsmen. It is a map of Muncie, IN where my husband and I started dating.

Good Ol' Ball State University. Chirp, Chirp.

There are some pictures I seem to always group together. My sister-in-law made us a picture collage of some photos from our wedding and instead of a guestbook we had a frame that everyone signed. The guestbook frame has a copy of the program from our wedding. One of my close friends created a wedding logo for us, she has a style blog! You should check her out Style Sidekick!!

The frame to the right also gets added to this group. 

It s a Scrabble piece puzzle, a friend gave us at our engagement party.

One of the things, I always put close to the door is this small frame with a Peanuts cartoon in it. My mother-in-law gave us this for our first wedding anniversary. I like to remind myself of this quote when things get hard during this traveling and moving.

“In life, it’s not where you go - it’s who you travel with.”

Although its hard to live far away from family and friends, not many people can say that have lived so many places over just a few years. 

In this house we remind ourselves its an adventure!

And, the adventure continues….

A Hairy Situation! - Shampoo & Conditioner You have to try!!!

Hair can be one of those things that seems better on someone else's head. I got my mother’s stick straight hair, I have a lot of it but it just lays there. My sister and brother got my dad’s curly hair, I dreamed of this hair when I was younger, but have learned to enjoy my straight hair. Especially, in the humidity in the south, no frizz here!

However, while we were living in the dry desert in the southwest last year, my dry skin was going crazy. I felt like nothing was working to help it and this included a new issue of dry, itchy scalp. I was born a blond and a stayed a blond until after I got married 3 years ago. After the wedding, I died my hair black, which only lasted a few months, which made some people happy. Then I settled on this Cherry- cola, burgundy color which I absolutely love, but it doesn't disguise a dry scalp.

Since I have color treated hair, I only wash it a few times a week, your hair doesn’t need to be washed everyday, in fact it can make it worse if you do. Plus the idea of washing my hair, blowing drying and styling it everyday just seems exhausting to me. I noticed last fall, between washes that I was getting some flakiness in my hair. Which, lets be real, that's not cute, so I went on a quest to find a solution. I tried some high end brand shampoos and conditioners and nothing seemed to be working. Finally, I bit the bullet one day at Target and bought Head & Shoulders Dry Scalp Care Shampoo and Conditioner with Almond Oil. I can tell you I couldn’t be happier with the results.

The shampoo and conditioner claim to improve scalp health after 2 weeks of regular use. I can tell that I noticed a difference after the first use. My hair felt so silky and smooth. My dry, itchy, sometimes flaky scalp was gone. Having color treated hair, makes me careful with what products I use. Red hair color tends to rinse out of my hair quickly but I have actually noticed it last longer with using this shampoo and conditioner. My hair even accepted the color better this time than it has in the past. 

I am still only washing my hair 2 or 3 times a week which means some serious dry shampoo and other product build up and it gets everything out. I’m even noticing less dry shampoo use, because my hair feels so soft and smooth. I continue to grab for the Head & Shoulders over my higher end products every time I wash my hair.

My husband, the avid Paul Mitchell Tea Tree Shampoo user, even tried this shampoo and commented on how soft it made his hair! 

I just couldn’t keep this little secret to myself. And its not like you're breaking the bank by giving Head & Shoulders a try. I would definitely suggest if you are having similar problems to give it a try!

The adventure continues....

#Celfie - Fashion Friday!!!

I’m a big fan of playing in my own closet when I get bored but don't want to go shopping or spend money. I spend some of my free time browsing Pinterest for outfit ideas or other fashion blogs and Instagram. But I always try to remember its inspiration, it doesn't have to be a match, unless I have to have something!

Most of the time when I put an outfit together its because there is something I feel like wearing. So I start with that as the base piece and work around it to come up with as many options as I can with stuff I already have.

I mean I had to, look at this shirt!

Now I am all for the fun, spontaneous outfit. I don't mind looking a little bit funky. I got this #Celfie T-shirt last week at Target. I just couldn’t past it up. Plus I have had my eye on these shoes since before we moved. What can I say, its rare for me to find a pair of shoes I don’t like. 

While I love a great outfit with a great pair of heels, I more collect the heels than wear them everyday. So I put together another outfit option that is more wearable for me. I like having a few go-to put together looks that when I feel like I can’t find anything I actually want to wear in my closet, I just grab and go. These boyfriend jeans are the only ones I have found that fit my booty and don't make look ridiculous. I practically live in them, I am always grabbing them for a comfortable outfit.

Plus anytime, I can wear anything that supports my rescue dog I am all for it! 

I also, believe that leopard print is a neutral and can be added to any outfit. A little leopard never hurt anyone.

I don’t know that I could give myself a specific style, I just wear what I like when I like it. I don’t think fashion is about rules, I think its about having fun and making yourself feel great! 

Outfit #1

Top - Target - Link

Jeans - Old Navy Boyfriend Jeans - Link

Belt - The Limited - Link

Shoes - Target - Mossimo - Link

Jewelry - Target - Similar, Similar

What happens when your husband is the photographer and you tell him he can be artsy.

Outfit #2 (Clothing pieces are the same, just changed up the accessories.)

Shoes - Vans - ASPCA 2014 -New Slip Ons

Scarf - Leopard Infinity - Call it Spring - Similar, Similar

She is too cute not to get a picture.

We are learning how to take model pictures over here, so hopefully with time we will get better with outfit posts. :)

What are some of your favorite pieces to wear right now?

The adventure continues....