Crazy about Colors

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Working retail has really opened my eyes up to brand new trends once found only on the runways of New York and Paris. In the past few months I've learned to be more daring with my outfit choices while still keeping with my preppy flare. One of the coolest trends that I didn't take much advantage of this summer has completely transitioned into the fall: BRIGHTS!! For the past few weeks the store I work in has been getting in the craziest, most fun brightly colored jeans that I've been dying over.

Colored denim is one of the coolest fall trends currently and it's everywhere. (Here, here, here, and here, just in case you didn't believe me.) Fall brings colored denim to skinny jeans and jean leggings perfect for tucking into your favorite boots. Also it's a great opportunity to heat up your wardrobe this winter with bright gorgeous colors.

How to Wear: If you look at the pictures above, it's obvious that this pop of color on bottom should be balanced with neutrals: black, beige, ivory on top. Neutral colored patterns can also be worn without looking too much. I'm excited to wear my colored jeans with a black or gray blazer and pumps to dress them up or even a plain white t-shirt to dress them down. (Check out my Fashion/Beauty Pinterest board for new ideas, I'm constantly pinning new ways to wear colored jeans!)

Where to Purchase:

1. DKNY Jegging in Crimson

2. Jolt Colored Stretch Denim in Raisin (Also in Apricot & Wine)

3. Old Navy The Rockstar Jegging in Blue Corsica

4. EXPRESS Zelda Jean Legging in Spiced Guava (Also in Ruby Red, Royal Blue, Dusty Rose, Sunset Coral, & Bright Pink)

xo.

Spring Fashion Essentials

2011 Spring Essentials by sprinklesdan featuring twill shorts

Typically, my favorite season to dress for is Winter. But let me just tell you, I'm over winter, completely over it. Arizona typically has a wonderful winter, chilly enough for a pea coat and scarf, but when I'm scraping ice off my window every morning, it's no longer cool with me. (See what I did there? ha) I find myself lusting for sunshine and shorts everyday and I think it's coming soon enough. It was just about 80 yesterday which was just fine with me!

I'm really excited about all the trends and colors for this spring!! If you look at my set above, you'll see the colors I'm seriously loving: corals and turquoises. They're everywhere. I think my favorite place to add them are in fun accessories like that big cocktail ring or that statement bubble necklace. I've definitely got my eye on that dress though for Easter or a surprise party I have coming up later this month.

Stripes and nautical seem to be everywhere too, but I feel like I've been there, done that, the entire Fall season. I'm going to be focusing on my neutrals in wedges, RL tees, and presh Sperry's to add that pop of coral or turquoise to. Of course, you'll see me rocking Essie Turquoise & Caicos on my nails over Spring Break and the weekends!!! If you'd like to know where I found any of those items, click through to my set and all the info is there! Oh how I love Polyvore!

Let me know what your Spring essentials are and give me thoughts on the more simplistic new layout. (Header & Buttons coming soon!!) Have a good Friday, dolls!

Raves for the week.

I've been having a blast planning my costume for Halloween. I'm going to a pirate party the weekend of, so I decided hey, what the heck let's go as pirates considering Trey already has my banana costume for Halloween day. I've found how easy it is to piece items together especially with the current trends. Stripes are SO in, so everything I'm looking at can and definitely will be used after my pirate costume. Below I've made a quick Polyvore set, but unfortunately none of those items will be appearing. Oh money, why do I not have thee? Oh well, I will find many cute pieces to mix and match to make a perfectly homemade costume!

Pirate by Danielle Fazio featuring a wrap around skirt

I've also been loving watching Top Chef: Just Desserts on Bravo, reading fashion magazines again, and loving new music. So I figured hey, I'll share with my favesies on blogger. :)

Top Chef was never something I was quite interested in, but when I saw it was focused on desserts and pastry chefs, I knew giving it a watch would be worth my time. It makes me SO excited. I love watching their technique, presentation, and hearing their thought process. It's so fabulous. It's something I've fallen in love with and seemingly the whole process of Le Cordon Bleu has been quite simple as I've already been accepted into their February program. So fantastic. I've also started to really see how far I've come in baking.

Today I ate my first full cupcake in three months and no, it was not my own creation. I decided to check out this new little bakery/cupcake shop in a mall close to my house because my aunt is friends with the owner (she's doing my cousin's wedding cake in December) and I could possibly be looking for a small bakery job to start learning the in's and out's in a real bakery setting. Well, the cupcakes were the large size and looked positively scrumptious from top to bottom, all $3.75 of each one. (Yes, $3.75!) Mom got a celebration (something like a funfetti), red velvet, and a chocolate with vanilla icing. All fell short of everything I expected. But it was cool to see that when asked what kind of frosting was used, the workers couldn't even answer and I knew just by the texture of the piping that it was surely buttercream. Yeah, I'm now a cupcake freak. I get it :).

This magazine was begging to be purchased with Lea Michele on the cover and quickly became my September fave! I found the cutest and QUICKEST hair tutorial inside about Bedhead updos. Using your natural hair, a comb, hairspray, and bobby pins, the cutest little hairdo is possible. My hair is thick and sometimes unruly, but fared so well with this look. It took literally five minutes and it stayed all day with minimal spraying. I've probably done it about three times this week when I've had no time to straighten it and it's great!

I also splurged on two awesome cd's that I love in the car. Selena Gomez: A Year Without Rain and Katy Perry: Teenage Dream. Of course, I don't love all the tracks, but a good majority are great to blast with the windows down and the fall breeze blowing through your messy morning hair. 

This post was all over the place, but hey it's all me right? It's everything I have to rave about this week and that's really cool even at 1 am when I can barely function. Good night kids. Happy 10/10/10!!