wearing: winter reds and blues

After talking to Danni from the Kane Show, I realized I'm going through what most people who just had a baby go through: A need for change. Or maybe it's the fact that I'm single now... or the fact that I feel like my fun purple hair doesn't match my wardrobe, but I'm in need of an all new closet. Something with edge. Something with sex. What?

All that being said, Black Friday is still a week away so I'm left with the basics. At least scarves make getting dressed easy. Take a scarf, match the outfit to the colors. That's what I did yesterday while reminding myself how pretty a bright red and light blue are together in the winter.

-scarf from Charlotte Russe [they're typically $5 on Black Friday so jump on that!]

-tank from my clothing swap

-Express jeans from TJ Maxx

-cardigan also from Charlotte Russe

-booties from Target

-earrings from BlueLans

 I have a love/hate relationship with fall/winter weather. I'm glad I can bundle up/cover up the football season gut I've gained, but it really is not flattering for any figure. Do you ever feel like it just makes you look even bigger? Sigh. Is it summer again yet?

love,
elizabethany

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wearing: winter in the spring

As much as I love getting some wear out of my winter-clearance items, I'm over it. I'm ready for bright colors, flats/sandals, and not worrying about carrying a coat around.

...but here we are... A week into Spring and I'm wearing a scarf and coat and still freezing. I decided to at least lighten it up a bit yesterday.

I'm so excited I finally found a chambray shirt that fits pretty good! It's darker than most, but I feel like it'll be a good contrast with hot pinks and yellows that I wear all the time in the Spring. 

-shirt from Old Navy

-jeans from F21

-flats from Charlotte Russe

-scarf from the streets of NYC

I've been going to work with wet hair lately [and just trying to hide my roots and nappy hair that I decided to show off here, I guess] so the easiest thing is an "LC-braid" that goes all the way down. Then I just double rolled the braided pony underneath and bobby pinned it up.

My fabulous blue liner is from Chella via Ipsy. I love the color, but it definitely doesn't go on easily/well.

How do we feel about the half-tucked shirts? Not going to lie... It took me several attempts to make the "untucked" look, look alright. People on Pinterest make it look so good and easy.

Now if you'll excuse me, I need to waste the only hour of "extra time" I have by playing 2048 or trying to decide what to buy from this website.

love,
elizabethany

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pinspired outfit: bright cardigan and scarf

Technically I never said how long this challenge would go on for, but I planned on 10 days/outfits. That's not going to happen. BUT I'M NOT A QUITTER! I just really want to start wearing my new clothes from Black Friday and I don't have time to get ready/dressed every day right now.

I still have one outfit to share, though! On Wednesday I copied this pretty simple outfit I pinned over a year ago.

[My head is huge.]

-Cardigan- Last Black Friday at F21 for $12 I think. [similar from Old Navy]

-Scarf- I really have no idea where I got it... but I never spend more than $8 on them. [Similar colors for $15 or $10]

-Jeans- F21 for $10

-Boots- From JustFab BOGO free, so technically each pair was $20.  [I don't recommend that site at all, by the way. Every pair of shoes I've gotten have had a defect or been terribly uncomfortable. I'm wondering if ShoeDazzle is better?!] [Here's a better site for similar/better ones]

TOTAL: $50 [No idea where the original came from]

It's actually a normal scarf, but i tie it at the ends and tuck that in the "drapery." I don't think the trick works for all scarves, but the thinner ones fo' sho.

If you wanna check out all of my Pinspired outfits, click here! I definitely plan on doing more, they'll just be more sporadic. Also, if you ever wanna be featured with your pinspiration, you know you should just holler at me!

love,

elizabethany

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