Rose of Kindness Award

Thank you so much to Serachshiro for nominating me for the Rose of Kindness Award!  What a bright, happy point of my day and what a kind, wonderful person she is!  If you haven’t read her blog, she always has the most amazing pictures!  Check out her blog here.

I hope everyone reading this knows how fabulous they are and that you are valuable!  I want to thank everyone for every like and comment you post!

Trend Alert-Arm Party

It’s time for an arm party!  If you’re not familiar with this, here’s an example:

Stacking bracelets is considered an arm party. Photo courtesy of fabsugar.com.

You can stack as many bracelets as you feel comfortable with but the minimum you stack should be three bracelets.  The bracelets should share a similar style, so the look flows.  Make your biggest bracelet the first one you put on and stack from there.  Of course, sometimes my arm party gets out of hand and the bracelets change places at will.  If this happens, I just let them do whatever they want.

I read a great article about arm parties where the writer wondered why you would spend money on a gym membership when you can buy tons of bracelets for your arms, instead?  Priorities!

Here are some arm parties ready to go at excellent prices.  Have fun stacking!

I went with a toned down, classic arm party for work.  All bracelets are from Premier Designs.

A little bit of leather adds attitude to the gold, no-nonsense bangles-$7

Love the sparkle and pop of pink in this set-$35

I like the sparkle with the rough turqouise-$14

I adore this watch combo with the spiky, pearl and leather combo-what a steal!-$20

Love the colors and the wood combo-$7

Hollywood glam arm party-$16

All attitude arm party-$45

Pretty in Pink party-$16

Fabulous Without A Fortune

If you’re looking to be fabulous without spending a fortune, here are a few of my favorite finds on Poshmark right now.  Remember-most prices are negotiable.   These are all great deals!  Enjoy!

Love this fun turquoise statement necklace earrings-$35!

Love this cute silver Coach wristlet-$25!

Fabulous Michael Kors boots for a fabulous price-$65

Love the vintage lace on this top-$10

Fun striped top-$8

This polka dot dress is amazing-$30

SO cute colorblock Coach wristlet-$45

These adorable nude peep toe heels have barely been worn!-$10

 

 

 

Poshmark-The Must Have Fashion App

I was recently introduced to Poshmark and have fallen head over heels for this app!  Poshmark is basically an online clothing market.  You can download it as an app on your Iphone, Ipad or Ipod Touch or you can just use it online.

Basically, you can buy AND sell fashion items through this site in “closets.”  I recommend it over Ebay because there is NO cost to list your items you want to sell!  The downside is that Poshmark takes 20% of your profit as payment.  That’s a high percentage but it saves you money in the long run by not paying for items that don’t sell.  If you pay Ebay 50 cents each to list 10 items, you would pay $5.00-even if none of them sell.  With Poshmark, you can list as many items as you want and only pay when your item sells.  Also, there’s no time limit, so you can leave your items up for sale as long as you want.

It’s incredibly easy to buy and sell items.  To sell an item, the app walks you through everything step by step.  You can have an item listed with pictures in a matter of minutes.  To buy an item, you just click on the “buy” button, enter your credit card and shipping information and you’re done.  You get an email confirming your order, an email when your order ships out and an email when the order arrives!  The person selling the item doesn’t receive the money until you receive your item.  When you get your item, you should unpack it and check it ASAP because you have to go into the app and click on a button saying you received your item.  When you click on this button, the seller receives their money.  All sales are final sale but some sellers will let you return items if they don’t fit.  I bought a pair of shoes and the process was incredibly smooth.  I received the shoes very quickly.  There are lots of great fashion finds for amazing prices!

When you sell an item through Poshmark, they email you a pre-paid, pre-addressed shipping label for US Postal Service.  You box up your item, put the shippping label on it, drop it off at the post office and you’re done!

You can take a peak at my closet here.  If you’d like to create your own closet, use code HDINW to receive a $5 credit!  This offer is limited to the first 10 people to sign up, though!

Hope you enjoy this app!  Let me know if you create your own closet-I’d love to look at it!

Fab Without A Fortune

I’m trying something new, so I hope you like this.  Today, I’m featuring an outfit that looks fabulous but didn’t cost a fortune.  The jewelry was the most expensive part of my outfit!  I love the lace and vintage look of the dress but I feel the shorter length gives it that modern touch.  I paired this dress with nude, peep-toe wedges and added a fun black clutch.  I wore gold jewelry with a darker, brassy tone.  See the pictures for more details.  Let me know what you think about this new feature!

This dress looks expensive but I purchased it for $30 at a giant sample sale open to the public. Search the internet for these types of sales in your area. For similar dresses you can buy now, click here or here.

The wedges are Vince Camuto. I bought them on sale for $22 (normally $100) at the Vince Camuto outlet. You can buy a similar style here or here or here.

The jewelry came from Premier Designs and was the most expensive part of the outfit. The clutch I bought for $7 from H&M. You can get a similar clutch here or here.

What’s Your Color?

Here are some examples of colors and who they look best on.  I hope this helps you to add more color into your wardrobe this summer.  Don’t be afraid to give bold colors a try.  You’ll never know what you may fall in love with until you actually try it on!  You are too fabulous not to give fun things a try!  Let me know if there are any other colors you’d like me to feature!

“When a woman says, ‘I have nothing to wear,’ what she really means is, ‘There’s nothing here for who I am supposed to be today.'” -Caitlin Moran

Dark greens-such as emerald and forest-do wonders to accent red hair.

Coral looks great with dark hair.

Women with fair skin and winter tones look great in red-just be sure to avoid red with orange tones.

Women with brown hair and dark skin tones look great in deep, rich tones like this.

Women with golden hair and skin tones look great in warm, orange hues.

Yellow looks best on women with darker golden skin tones and light hair.

Women with fair hair and skin look great in periwinkle.

This aqua really brings out light eyes.

Violet is fabulous for pale brunettes.

Fireworks Spectacular

Fireworks Spectacular by thebargainista featuring a charm bracelet

French connection
usa.frenchconnection.com

Old Navy flat shoes
oldnavy.gap.com

Nine west handbag
ninewest.com

Charm bracelet
metroparkusa.com

Just Female Acces gold jewelry
$16 – welikefashion.com

Star jewelry
$26 – hannahzakari.co.uk

Patriotic Picks

For those of us in the USA, we’ll be celebrating Independence Day on July 4th.  This is a big holiday for us, which means I actually get a day off from work!  My family has a tradition where every July 4th, we go to see a classical concert in the local park.  We spread out a giant picnic on the lawn and listen to patriotic songs.  When it gets dark, they set off fireworks to the music.  It’s always a fun time with lots of yummy food!

If you’re in a patriotic mood or if you just like the colors red, white and blue, here are some of my favorite picks for you to enjoy!  Click on the picture for more details.  Let me know your favorite thing about where you live!

With some dark wash jeans and killer red heels, the fireworks will have to compete with you-$26

Very chic way to show your pride-$26

Love this chic bag-$27

Love the pop of turquoise-$30

Love the subtle stars on these wedges-$32

Love this striped dress with red jewelry or shoes-$33

Add some navy blue jewelry and cowboy boots for a subtle patriotic look-$34

These wedges are a fashionable way to show your patriotic spirit-$36

Love the fun stars in this bracelet-$45

Perfect tote for a July 4th picnic-$49