Sorry, that is a pretty terrible Black and Yellow reference.
I should stick to clothes. And that I will! Remember when I used to be scared to color block and incorporate too many colors at once? Long gone are those days. I now love grabbing multiple colors and trying to figure out how I can make them work together. Case in point: green and yellow. This combo literally made me want to grab my car keys and go to the beach. Doesn’t it look like I need a mojito in my hand?
We had big plans for Saturday. After too many back-to-back vacations and just general bad eating, the hubs and I are on a strict calorie-counting regime, and we really want to incorporate more exercise and physical activities into our daily routine (we were getting way too comfortable being couch potatoes). This is why we were really excited to pull our bikes out of the garage and start riding again. Unfortunately, Miami’s fickle weather did not work in our favor. Mid-way through our ride, it began to torrentially downpour. We had to pedal to the metal all the way back home, but at least we got a lot of shrieks and laughter in. That’s gotta count for something right?
Shirt; c/o Conversation Pieces
Shorts; DIY from a pair of old jeans
Flats; Urban Outfitters {similar}
Shades; Old Navy {similar}
Bike; Liberty of London for Target {no longer available}
Still attempting the “trying to love shorts” project. And I have to admit, I’m kind of losing this battle. I just do not find them very flattering, although I did think this outfit was very cute, festive and summer-y. I’m not going to toss all my shorts in a bonfire anytime soon, but I believe I’ll stick to skirts, dresses, pants and jeans for now. You know who is the real star of this post? MY HOUSE. Isn’t it just the cutest??? Sorry, I have homeowners tourettes. I also loved that I am now able to twirl my hair and apply some hairspray and voila! Instant beach hair! It’s very hard to even consider getting a haircut on days like this!
Additionally I want to thank a lot of you for giving me recommendations last week on places to find great shorts for my body type. As I’m sure you can all tell, I am very petite on top, while my hips don’t lie (thank you Cuban roots), so I appreciate a good curvy fit. I will definitely be checking out Ann Taylor Loft as suggested, and so should all you other ladies with a similar shape!
Top; c/o Conversation Pieces
Shorts; Gap {similar}
Flats; Target
Sunglasses; H&M {similar}
Spike cuff; c/o Anika Burke {similar}
Claw cuff; Ebay
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You know how I love a good happy outfit to turn my frowns upside down, and this one is just perfect. The second I put it on and tried to think of a good and fun shoot for it, I couldn’t help but grab the bubbles and tie my hair in pigtails. It was just screaming for it. Every now and then, I think it’s perfectly OK to act childish. Alright, so I pretty much think this is OK every day. Life is too short to take so seriously, would you not agree?
ps; I think I may be completely obsessed with Revlon’s lip butters. Have you tried them?
Dress; c/o Conversation Pieces
Heels; Go Jane
Headband; Wet Seal {similar}
Necklace; Macy’s {similar}
Watch; Kenneth Cole
Bracelet set; elladolce {similar}
Ring; Charming Charlie {similar}
Polish; Essie’s Mojito Madness
Lips; Revlon’s Lip Butter in Tutti Frutti
Although I live in one of the most humid and sticky places in the US, I have a hard time rocking shorts. I’m just not a huge fan, but find them a necessity to my wardrobe due to our weather. To make them a little more desirable, I decided to stock up on fun summer colors. I was lucky to find a killer sale at the Gap outlet a couple of weeks ago on just that, and these were one of my take aways! Aren’t they a fun and sunshine-y shade of yellow?
Blouse; c/o Conversation Pieces
Shorts; Gap {similar}
Wedges; Forever 21 {similar}
Watch; Kenneth Cole
Spike cuff; Sale Rack {similar}
Elephant necklace; ChloeVStank