Haul: Loft, H&M, Forever 21

It had been a while since I last went shopping for myself. I honestly cannot remember the last time I shopped for so many fashion items. Anywho, last weekend I went on a mini getaway to Napa, CA and had the best time relaxing and enjoying the scenery. On my way back home, I stopped by the premium outlets that they had there in Napa and then proceeded to go to the mall afterwards. Below are details and photos of everything I picked up!

LOFT:

These two shirts below were "BOGO" so I picked up the coral color and the plum color. I thought it was perfect for the fall.

I also picked up this white sheer tank top because it is perfect for the Summer and would look really cute with a sweater or cardigan over it in the Fall.

H&M:

As you all previously saw on my blog, it was my little cousin's birthday (Lego Party), so I picked up this cute little outfit from H&M for him.

While waiting in the checkout line, I fell into the store's marketing scheme!! I picked up this pack of socks because...well you can never have too many!

I LOVEEE loafers and since my current black ones are getting worn out, I picked these cute ones up. Black goes with everything, so I'm glad I was able to find them in my size!

Forever 21:

One of my favorite shirts that I picked up was this "boxed" style top. The pattern/style is sooo cute and it is perfect to dress up or dress down. 

The last stripped shirt that I bought (I promise! lol). I was eye-ing this top while I was shopping and decided I should just get it. I am trying to break out of my "comfort zone" in clothing styles and although this is a simple black & white stripped long sleeve, it will guide me towards purchasing colored pants to pair it with! 

I own 1 pair of purple jeans since I was in high school and have never ONCE worn them!!! I want to but never had a top for them lol now I do!

How would I ever be able to leave this shirt behind? I am currently in the hunt for a burgundy cardigan to pair it with this top for the Fall/Winter. 

Thumbs up for Frenchiesss!

 

Lastly, I picked up a few pair of jeans. I love the feel of these jeans, even though they only last me about 6-12 mo.! (Top Secret: They're only $7!)

XO Cindy

Welcome APRIL!

Hello My Lovely Viewers!
I wanted to welcome April yesterday, but due to school, I got nothing fun done! Here in California, the weather has stayed true to the famous quote "April showers, May flowers". Yesterday was a horrible rainy day for us, and it looks as if today, the rain has cleared up. Anywho, exciting news for this month is that I will have many arts and crafts and DIY posts for you all! I am currently planning my graduation party and would like to provide you all with some tips and tricks to make your events easy, low cost, and fun with DIY tutorials. I am also thinking of including a outfit of the day (OOTD) or mini hauls that include beauty and fashion! Super excited for this month and I hope to continue sharing more fun stuff with you all!!!!

Stay tuned...

XO Cindy

Hello March!

Wow is this year flying by, or what? We have officially started our third month of the year, and it seems as if I just celebrated the new year yesterday. I have so many things going on this month and I cant wait to share them with you all.

First thing first, Happy Birthday to all you beautiful March babies! Also, SPRING is almost here, which only means that Summer is around the corner (my FAV season)!!!

This month is one of the busiest one for me (until May 2014 arrives). I have a family game night/dinner, my brother-in-law and his wife's baby shower, and the famous Breakfast at Tiffany's bridal shower that I have been prepping for in honor of my soon-to-be sister-in-law!

I cannot wait to continue showing you all of the stuff that we put together for the bridal shower AND my graduation party!!!

I will post a mini haul of recent purchases that I have made for these events. Please stay tuned my lovely viewers!

XO Cindy

Cat Eye

Hello my loves!

Today I decided to do a cat eye look for my casual Saturday! Here are the products that I used:

I started off moisturizing my face with Cetaphil 

I followed that with my favorite lip balm EOS

After the moisturizer dried up, I applied my foundation - Revlon's Photo Ready in Rich Ginger

Next, I apply my concealer - Maybelin's Instant Age Rewond in Medium

I lined my eye with an eye shadow primer to ensure that my heavy eyeliner will stay in place - ELF Eye Primer

To complete the face makeup, I applied a powder foundation - Loreal's True March in Sun Beige

I later decided that I would add some eye shadow before applying my dramatic eyeliner, so I went ahead and applied a brown eye shadow onto my crease - MAC Folie

On my lid and brow bone, I added a softer toned eye shadow - NYX Highlight

I, then, went ahead and applied my eyeliner, extending the wing - NYC Liquid Eyeliner

I used a pencil eyeliner to fill in my water line - Starlet Pencil Eyeliner

Now that the eyeliner is drawn on, I applied mascara on both the top and bottom lashes - Benefits They're Real

Moving up to the eyebrows, I lightly filled them in using brow powder - Jordana Brow Powder Dup

Since the eyes are the focal point for this look, I decided to skip the blush, but still decided to contour and highlight - NYC Sun n' Bronze

Giving time for the mascara to dry, I go back with.an eyelash curler for my eyelashes to hold the curl - Loreal's Eyelash Curler

Last, but not least, I decided to go with a bubble gum pink color lip because I couldn't find my purple lipstick!

The look is def universal and you can wear any blush and/or lipstick with it!

Hope you all enjoyed! I will be putting together some party stuff for a baby shower tomorrow, so I will be posting pictures of that soon!

XO Cindy

Happy 2014!

Happy New Years my fellow readers! I know I have been slacking off on my posts lately, but I have been really busy and got SICK not too long ago. Anywho, I wanted to share with you all the fashion trends that we will all be seeing in 2014!

TREND #1: Tea Length Skirt

Move aside mini-skirts, the ladies are going longer with their choice of skirt! I love the playfulness in them because they do not necessarily have to be loose and floppy. 

TREND #2: Sweater Dressing

 

I knew this trend would return! I am a freak about sweaters and cardigans because they are easy to wear and dress up or down. 

TREND #3: Tuxedo Meets Athletic Stripe

 

Now, this isn't the first time that I have seen this trend (I saw it in 2013), but it didn't quite launch off. I love the look because it is clean and edgy enough to make it your own!

TREND #4: The Shift Blouse

 

By far my favorite 2014 trend!!! I am obsessed with the structure of these tops. Although, I realize that they do not help us "un-curvy" women, pairing this top with tighter, skinny bottoms will give us a more flattering look. 

There are more 2014 Runway Fashion Trends on Glamour Fashion's website so please go check them out!

Until next time!

XO Cindy

Holiday Outfit - Inspiration

Hello Everyone!

This will probably be my last holiday post for this year. I wanted to share with you all a quick outfit that I put together using Forever21's website. I will put my own outfit together for Christmas based on these tones and some (or one) of these items and take pictures for you all to see how close I came to this.

I love the look of always utilizing a chunky necklace to complete an outfit. The magenta color on this specific necklace is a perfect twist to the traditional red, green, and gold Christmas colors.

Modernest Geo Bib - Forever21 ($10.80)

 

To accompany this cold weather, I thought a simple sweater that could easily be dressed up or down would be perfect! The one thing that I love about Forever21 is that they have various options when it comes to stylish sweaters and tops!

Sweet Parisian Sweater - Forever21 ($24.80)

This is my favorite part of the outfit, the faux leather skater skirt! I love the classic/flowy style of these skits and how they make any top appear extremely girly. I have been dying to get my hands on a burgundy faux leather skater skirt because the color is just gorgeous.

 Street-Chick Laser Cut Mini Skirt - Forever21 ($24.80)

Lastly, a girls best friend, the shoes! I chose these in particular because the pop of color matched the necklace that I had chosen. The pointy heel is def making a comeback into the fashion work and these are perfect to complete our girly, yet casual, holiday outfit look.

 

Classic Stiletto Pumps - Forever21  ($29.80)

Outfit's Total: $90.20

My family's tradition is to celebrate Christmas on Christmas Eve, therefore, I will have a post ready for you all on my outfit on Christmas Day! Feel free to leave any suggestions on interests that you all have for me to arrange more of those types of postings (decor, makeup, outfits, DIY, etc.).

Lastly, I went out and bought all of the material that I needed to do my DIY project, so that will be coming soon as well.

XO Cindy