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Lovely Lavender Bags!

10 Apr

Earlier this year I announced my “colors of the year”- Emerald and Lavender were the frontrunners and I still feel the same way.  I have been pretty obsessed with purple anything lately but am partial to the light & feminine lavender hue in particular…the pretty pastel screams Spring and is so adorable!  There is no better way to incorporate new colors into your wardrobe  than with a gorgeous new bag!   Lavender pairs especially well with camel, navy, white and other pastels and is quite versatile for a candy color. Love color? wear your lavender bag with a floral dress or pant for the ultimate Spring look.

Shop my FAVORITE lavender bags below right now!

J.Crew ‘Edie’ bag in vintage violet $238 at J.Crew.

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Cambridge satchel in Lavender 11″ $190 or 13″ $198 at Cambridge Satchel Co.

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Faux snakeskin bag $54.99 at Modcloth.

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Rebecca Minkoff ‘Minimac’ in lilac $195 at Shopbop.

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Fabulous Friday Finds! ( all under $20)

22 Mar


Happy Friday everyone, I hope you’re all enjoying your afternoon.  This week my finds are ALL from H&M.  Unfortunately, if you live in the states there isn’t  the option to online shop on H&M.com yet! So unless you live across the pond or outside of the U.S. you must truck on down to your local H&M store to find these items.  With that being said, these items are definitely WORTH taking a little trip for. Happy shopping and have a perfect weekend!

Rhinestone cuff $7.95

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Coral shoulder bag $14.95 ( great pop of color)

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White Blazer $19.95 ( a must have for all seasons)

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Loose fitting shirtdress $12.95

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Plus sized? Here’s the perfect scoop neck top to wear all Spring/Summer long and can be dressed up or down $12.95 in sizes L-3XL

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Tropical print shift dress $19.95

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Skinny white jeans $9.95

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Tropical print maxi dress $19.95

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Straw Clutch $12.95

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Yellow ballet flats $12.95

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Instagram Roundup!

14 Mar

Hello everyone, I’m here with another Instagram roundup from the last week(ish). Thanks for stopping by! To see more, follow me on Instagram @yourstylejourney.

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You Can Get Your hands On The Cutest USB Drive ever!!!!!

12 Mar

A couple of years back Fendi  jumped on the cute USB drive bandwagon.  Not only did they make a super cute USB drive, they made the cutest one EVER!!!!!! A mini Fendi Baguette bag!  fendi 2

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Needless to say they were literally GONE within weeks of release…. until now- well sort of.  There is an ACTIVE listing on Ebay for one of these cuties right now, so if you were desperate for one of these a looooong time ago now is your chance to get your hands on one- that is of course if you outbid the rest of the world.  Don’t shoot the messenger here I’m just trying to help my fellow Fendi lovers out!  I know there’s only one available, but hey the odds are way better than winning the Lotto!  Bid HERE and hurry because the listing ends in 3 days.

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Perfect Saddlebag For Spring!

11 Mar

I was shopping at Aldo when I came across this super cute saddle bag!  It’s a great way to incorporate some color into your wardrobe for Spring/Summer and is wallet friendly as well! Available in mint and pink at Aldo $45.

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IIIBeca by Joy Gryson Handbag Collection!

5 Mar

As you all know, I love a great handbag! Handbags complete your look and carry your “life” around for you!  What more can a woman want?  Once in a while a handbag comes around that has quality construction and is accessible to most budgets! Handbag designer Joy Gryson’s line IIIBeca is exactly that!  Not a single bag in the collection is over $200- talk about accessible!  I might be going out on a limb here when I say this, but these bags can hang with Hermès and Valextra creations in my opinion! ( Go ahead….google Valextra bags right now) The craftsmanship is impeccable and the clean, classic silhouettes are timeless!  You will own these bags for a loooooong time!  Ok~ now onto my other delightful piece of information about this collection…….. 3% of the proceeds go to three different NYC charities chosen by Gryson herself for a total of 9% being donated from the sale of each bag!  How cool is that?

Below are my favorite styles in the collection.

Beach Street cosmetics case $78

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Church Street envelope $98

Church Street Envelope

Duane street messenger $158

Duane Street Messenger

Greenwich Street tote $178

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North Moore Satchel $188

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Hudson Street crossbody $148

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Bags available at  Joy Gryson, Nordstrom and Bloomingdales.

What’s In My Bag? 10 things You’d Be Surprised To Know About Me!

21 Feb

Oh Em Geeee….I was suppose to do this post a week ago and just remembered!  These “what’s in my purse” posts are all over the blogosphere right now and I recently got my inspiration from Amy’s vintage Closet when  she did a post on it.  I also saw a fun “10 things you’d be surprised to know about me” post last week and thought I’d partake in that as well and put them both into one post for you guys!   So here we go!  Please excuse the poor lighting and camera flashes, I literally just took these pictures and it’s dark here in California!  Ok time for show & tell!

What’s Inside my purse?  It changes everyday depending on the purse of course, the bigger the bag…. the more stuff I seem to “need”. I pretty much always have these 10 things floating around from purse to purse with me, and as you can see, I have a case for everything!  Keeps everything organized and easy to find.

Here’s what’s in todays purse!

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1. Coin Purse- I love having a specific place for coins.

2. Keys- can’t live without those.

3. Sunglasses- definitely need those in California.

4.Makeup bag- holds mostly lip stuff and anything else that’s small.( mirror, hair ties, nail file, tweezers, pink swiss army knife etc.)

5.Business card holder- so cute and pink.

6. Clicky pen- free from my bank.

7. iPhone-  my first one ever…in love!

8.Wallet- going on 7 years old…you’d never know it.

9. Gum- gotta stay fresh and minty.

10. Cute pouch- holds my camera.

That’s a wrap for my purse—–nothing too spectacular.  Now onto the good stuff!

10 things You’d Be Surprised To Know About Me! 

I find that I get the biggest reactions when people find these things out about me……

1. I’m not that into chocolate- I don’t know why but I prefer caramel or peanut butter over chocolate any day… and when I do eat it, it’s gotta be packed with nuts, caramel anything!

2. Are you sitting down? ok here it goes!  I actually like and wear UGG BOOTS!  YES it’s true! Are they cute? Not really, but they’re warm and cozy for cold days, camping and running errands.

3. I love the  great outdoors and that includes hiking and camping (In tents, without showers).

4. I have a very large tattoo on my ribs/torso area.  It’s cherry blossoms with branches and Japanese lanterns.

5. I love cars!  I love pretty cars and I love tough cars! I just love a beautiful, well-engineered vehicle. If I had all the money in the world my car collection would trump Jay Leno’s.

6. I have horrible penmanship- you cannot differentiate between my hand writing chicken scratch and most 6 year olds, it’s quite horrible. ( I should have been a Dr.)

7. I love watching football- and I actually know the rules!  I prefer College, but will watch most any level! Best sport ever!

8. I’m happily married to a woman- not really a big deal to me, my friends and my family but it’s “shocking” for some.  I am sometimes saddened at the reactions of a few but at the same time I have witnessed so many people “see the light” so to speak , when they realize that our marriage is just as normal as the next couple.  If you’ve read my wedding ring posts, this is old news. However if this can change even one persons perspective on this subject, then it was worth sharing in my opinion.

9. I have been fascinated with the stock market since I was 18 and  able to invest (play)–S&P500, Dow Jones, NASDAQ, Mutual funds, Bonds—you name it!  Wall Street is a very entertaining and sometimes nail-biting, yet very profitable game that every adult should partake in!  Time literally is money and more people need to stop wasting time!  Take this as a “sign” and start asking questions, use half of your tax return to open up a Fidelity account, E-Trade etc. While you’re at it, Max out on your 40lk!  Now’s the time don’t wait- life only gets more expensive as you get older! So if you think you can’t afford to set aside some money now, you really won’t be able to later.  Build your nest egg NOW!  Ok I’m done blabbing about that!

10.  I have a dog rescue kit in my trunk and dog & cat food as well ready to feed any hungry animal wherever I may be.  Sounds silly I know but I’ve used that kit successfully about a dozen times and the food hundreds of times!!!!!

Well that about sums it up for the spilling of the beans…..I feel like I wrote a tell all book. Hope you all enjoyed it!  Have a great night!

Cambridge Handbag Collaboration Out This Month!!!

2 Feb

The Cambridge Satchel Company has been in the works with American designer Chris Benz on the fun and colorful Spring 2013 (Virginia) collection.  The bags are the classic Cambridge designs that we’ve come to expect and love but have a few new fun twists.  The bags are available in 9 colors and all have a signature white front pocket and  the bag is a smaller more compact shape with a single top handle and comes with a longer removable strap as well.  While the buckles look exactly the same, they  have magnetic closures which is awesome, making it way easier to get in and out of your bag. This collection will be available later this month at Bloomingdales $295.

Chris Benz - Runway - Spring 2013 Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week

Chris Benz - Runway - Spring 2013 Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week

 

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Chris Benz - Runway - Spring 2013 Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week

Last Minute Gifts For Yourself!

20 Dec

It is not too late to treat yourself to a little holiday cheer!  Here are some of favorites right now!

 

Kate Spade clutch $78 at Zappos.

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Tiny wishbone necklace $46 at Beauty.com.

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Blanket cardigan with fringe detail $79.16 at Asos.

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Green clutch with gold piping $9 at Dorothy Perkins.

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Gold Robot USB $24.99 at Thinkgeek.

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Mint satchel $18.74 at Target.

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Tape measure bracelet $62 at Shopbop.

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Wallet in teal & brown $78 at Madewell.

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“Smokey eye” shadow & lip color palette $34 at Sephora. (includes 16 smokey eye trios and 15 lip colors)

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Pink brush set $60 at Sephora.

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Sparkly heels $89.90 at Zara

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Outfit Of The Day!

14 Dec

Hi everyone! Since I’ve started this blog 9 months ago I have gotten hundreds of emails, comments etc. regarding outfit of the day posts and pictures.  A lot of you like how I do not feature outfit of the day posts and that the focus of this blog is NOT ME and tons of pictures of me me me! However many of you have asked to see more pictures of me and would like me to share outfit of the day posts.  Let me just say that I have always intended this blog to be more about YOU than ME but have come to a compromise that I hope most of you will think is fair.  I will start doing OOTD posts but they will be more like outfit of the week posts……I’ll try to do one OOTD post per week so you can get a peek into my closet without it going overboard.

So…..Here it goes…..my second outfit of the day (actually night) post!  (first one was on instagram) I love my cold Cold rainy day gear!

Outfit Details Umbrella: Target    Grey knit capelet: Forever21   A-line black knit tunic sweater: H&M    Black jeans: J brand      Rain boots: Hunter   Knit wellie socks: Hunter   Bag: Marc Jacobs(Bob’s Memphis trip)  Jewelry: black hair tie on my wrist!!! Haha

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