Pop of Plaid

According to me,

this plaid scarf was the best purchase I've ever made. It's incredibly warm, and it lays so nicely. I paired it with a navy fedora and dark brown jacket for a winter to spring transition outfit.

Fedora: Forever 21

Scarf: Target

Jacket: Target

Jeans: American Eagle

Shoes: Madden Girl by Steve Madden

Bag: Fossil

Polish Review: Play Date By Essie

According to me,

Essie is a fantastic nail polish brand. But we all know that already. I was recently introduce to their top coat Good to Go and my world changed. I have never in my life had my nails dry so quickly! I used to never paint my nails because I can't stand sitting around waiting for them to dry, but now I just wait five minutes and poof! they're dry. If you haven't already, you need to get your hands on this top coat.
Life. Changing.

The other day I saw a woman with the most beautiful purple nails and I decided that I needed to have beautiful purple nails. I went to Ulta and bought this shade. Overall I'm very pleased with the outcome. The one thing that I didn't like was that it took three coats to obtain this opacity. The first coat was quite sheer. But once I loaded my nails up with three coats the color was great. I love it!

Summer Bronze

According to me,
nothing is better than being bronzed and beautiful in the summer. Sadly, I am not that. I spent the entire day at the beach yesterday (well, more like 5 hours), and I got some sun, but not as much as I would have liked due to sunscreen. Ah well. It's probably healthier to not get a load of sun.
This is my favorite makeup to wear during the summer. The sunburst duo from Clinique paired with black/brown eyeliner (also from Clinique) and Covergirl mascara. I don't like to fuss with foundation, blush, bronzer, or anything but eye makeup. Less is more in this heat!
Plus, here are my nails; I just painted them today. I am obsessed with this gold color. For fun, I added a pink stripe on my ring fingers.
What do you guys think? And what's your favorite summer makeup?

At the bottom is a picture of cheesecake I made the other day. I LOVE cheesecake, but it is so completely unhealthy. So I found a recipe for a low-carb cheesecake. Instead of using cream cheese, I used neufchatel cheese which has a lot less fat. I topped it with raspberries and sugar free caramel. Far from healthy? Yes. But a better alternative than regular cheesecake!

Purple Bows and White Hearts

According to me,
I adore these white shorts! I just bought them, and want to wear them all the time. I really love that white is hot right now, it's such a classic color. And it brings out tans! I paired it with a simple tee and this purple belt with some big white heart earrings. I painted my nails mint green! What do you think?

Oh, and I must add that I'm addicted to raspberries right now. Aren't you? They're amazing.

Shorts: Target

Top: Target

Belt: Khol's

Earrings: Forever 21

Stay fresh.

Smoky

According to me,
this is my version of a work appropriate smoky eye. I obviously don't want super dark with lots of liner for work; it's just too much. So I used the same shades a would for a heavier smoky look, but applied them lighter. What do you think? Enough smoke or too little?
And here is another photo of me being bored while studying in the library haha. Notice the gold nails! I love them!
Also, go check out the interview Bree had with me over on The Art of Being Cool!

Stay smoky.

Boys Boys Boys

According to me,
guys' can have some pretty cool fashion also. My best friend and boyfriend took me shopping today to pick out new clothes for them. They're both very low maintenance but still want to look good, so I picked out some easy and versatile pieces for them to wear. I know the first and second outfits are rather similar, but different patterned and colored button downs serve a guy well. My favorite item was the white shorts - they both bought a pair. After, they liked the clothes so much that they said they'd pose for a few photos for me. So here they are!
Plus, added photos of new buys and current favorites.

Stay loving.

First Real Photography Job

According to me,
all the "photography jobs" I've had in the past haven't been official. Tonight and tomorrow morning are the first jobs I have where I'm getting paid to do what I love. Needless to say, I'm very nervous. I've been stressing all day. Please wish me look and send me good-photo-mojo! I'm covering an awards ceremony and a graduation.
This is what I've chosen to wear; my version of business casual. I didn't get a full length picture (yet). But hopefully I can post a full length shot tomorrow. My makeup is pretty basic, but I think it's appropriate.
Wish me lots of luck! You can see my past work here.

And don't forget to enter the giveaway!!

Stay confident (at least that's what I keep telling myself).