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Trending: Off the Shoulder

2016-08-01T11:26:00.001-07:00

Off the shoulder tops and dresses are everywhere this summer. It's not the easiest style to wear however it can be with a few tips. First always start with a great strapless bra I personally prefer the bandeau as I feel they are easier to wear however an underwire strapless will also give more support if needed. This style is great for summer parties and barbecues as well as afternoon luncheon such as casually chic baby showers and bridal showers. I would also wear it to brunch or a birthday party. Paired with a pair of denium cut offs for a daytime casual look. Change up for some skinny jeans with heels for a fun night on the town. I would also add a fun bold necklace to enhance all the shoulder you will be giving. Have fun xoxo

Small Space...Big Design!

2016-01-11T14:46:00.001-08:00

In today's real estate market here in the states it seems as if the square footage of homes and apartments keeps getting smaller. When it comes to small home design I think the Europeans have it down best as they have been much more prone to small spaces for decades. I fond while living in NYC for several years the best inspiration for designing my small apartment came from overseas. As I find the designs to always be chic and cozy. Here are just a few designs that have more recently caught my retinas attention. Happy Monday! Xo

How to get over a Break-Up....

2016-01-08T01:11:00.001-08:00

Here's a few guidelines to help heal the heart after a relationship ends. As for me I've had my fair share to know that break-ups are all the same but different (oxymoron) at some point it hurts like hell but you'll get over it like you've gotten over all the other ones just give your precious heart time my dear darling.

1. Let yourself take it all in. First it's a shock no matter if you decided to end the relationship or the other party did. Let yourself be in the natural state at the moment you need to be in. (Just make sure you don't cause any physical harm to yourself, someone else or anything in general and don't do anything that will get you locked up for that matter. Call and talk to someone you trust or a help hotline if you think you may want to do any hurtful harm). Know that anger is a natural emotion the way you release it should be healthy and not harmful. If you need to scream then scream if you need to cry then cry just let your body take what emotion it is you're feeling and let it out. The best place is usually where no one is around (scream and cry in your car or into a pillow) just so you don't have to feel awkward or even catch a crazy label later on as sometimes we forget others may be around. Remember this is your emotion so sometimes dealing with it on your own is the best. I also suggest going for a run, doing exercise or my absolute favorite is taking a Yoga class as thismfor me has been the best release. Take a day or two if you can and be sad but make sure you only give yourself that time it really sulk maybe the same day or a week later but at some point you're going to need to let reality kick in and be sad. Cry it out and binge watch The Break Up with Jen Aniston and old episodes of Sex in the City in your PJs, eat pizza and Ice cream. Invite your super fun uplifting friends over to join (the ones that let you cry it out but don't let you stay in the same state of sadness for too long and remind you how awesome you are). Know you have to go through it to get over it.

2. Figure out what you want and take steps to get there. The focus shouldn't be on getting back at anyone, or getting someone else. Let the focus be on you and what you want. Remember those goals you had that sometimes get forgotten in a relationship. Yeah, the ones you forgot about when you felt you could conquer the world. Well guess whatttt....You're still the same person that can conquer the world and can still do all those things you just didn't have time for. Maybe you wanted to volunteer at a local animal shelter, or learn how to cook, maybe visit family members more often or even take a trip somewhere fun or exotic. It could be to go back to school, get better grades, start a business or even work towards a promotion at work. These are all things that sometimes we forget while focusing on a relationship. Now that you have more free time learn something new, read a new book, take up a new hobby. All these things will release an excitement inside of you and you won't be focused on the hurt or pain as much and see that there's more out there for you. Trust me you got this dear heart. As I feel the most rewarding feeling is when I'm able to help others in any way I can from giving back to even just a smile and a sincere hello it all goes a long way and fills the heart. Try it just go and see how many people you can make smile you come across. Your heart will get so full.

3. Be honest...Never be bitter. If there's anything that's going to help you heal and grow its being honest with the situation at hand. Sometimes we forget that there's a reason there's a break up that happened. Rather it be for reasons you do or don't understand do your best to be honest with yourself and the other parting party. This isn't to hurt anyone as the last thing you want to do or have done is add insult to injury. Most times there's always a casualty at hand it maybe one or both people involved. Do what you can to alleviate as much unnecessary hurt as possible. This means not pointing the finger or blame at anyone but looking to see the problem. Maybe one person just wasn't ready to be in a relationship as that doesn't make the person bad or wrong it just means they weren't ready for whatever reason. This can come from not being treated right, from someone not being loyal, to being selfish, abusive in anyway, not willing to compromise or not even willing to commit fully. At any point all of these really fall under someone just not being ready. As when someone is ready these are not major problems in a relationship a person with a whole healthy heart respects all other hearts. The last thing you want to do is try to make or force someone into something they are not ready for. This leaves more room for more brokenness and greater heartache. The best thing to do is always "Bow out gracefully" as the real issue isn't between the three of you it's an individual thing. If you or the other person just isn't ready to be in a fully committed relationship that takes work and acknowledgement that there are good and bad days at hand, it's ok there's someone for you that is ready. For whatever reason the person that's not ready just needs time to be ready or may not ever be ready. This isn't your problem as you want someone whole and ready as you also are whole and ready for what it takes to be in a relationship you and you're heart are worth more and deserve more. Let yourself just be, as what will be will be. Maybe you agree or disagree with the outcome of the relationship and the actions but let it go as the other person is no longer in the relationship focus on you not them. Don't sit and wait for them or try to convince them. Be true to yourself and work on being a better you. Enjoy your life and breathe in every blessed moment dear heart. Love yourself again and better then you had. Heal yourself and don't be bitter for whatever reason it was that the relationship ended. It's a lesson learned, a life that taught you about true matters of the heart, how to have more compassion and how to feel greater and deeper. Be grateful for the person for all the good times and the fact the bad times are over. Take whatever heart you still have left slap a band-aid on it and let the wound heal. As it will heal you just have to let it because if you found love once you can find it again even greater the next go round you just have to let the wounds heal without picking the scab or even closing yourself off to the possibilities of greater love.

4. Give yourself space to breathe alone. In the early weeks the days may be rougher and off and on with good days and bad. As the time goes by each span of good days gets longer and bad days get shorter. Some days you have to keep silent as the subject is just to raw for the heart other days you just have to get it out and talk about what's going on. For me there were times I would say to people "I'm still hurt I don't want to talk about it right now" or "I'm just hurting at the moment so please give me time." I think most time we don't notice what was really going on until we get out of a relationship. We tend to think things were better/or worse then what they really were until we have space to reflect. Most times this reflection comes after the first few weeks as we really have the time to evaluate everything. I know for me a few times it was worse then I thought it was and didn't realize until I had time to look at everything and say "Wow this really isn't the type of relationship I want." It may not be from the other person but from yourself. I have thought "I don't want to be this person" or "this isn't behavior I am proud of" or even "I don't like how I'm being treated." Whatever it is the process of self reflection and growth sometimes is worth the break-up alone. However I can be a bit a self-help book junkie and I love me some self reflection and spiritual growth or as my dearest Oprah calls it "Ahhh Haaa Moments" This is the time that in this space, the time you have alone you begin to breathe again. Meditate dear heart. MEDITATE (sit with the silence and listen to the soul awaken)

5. Move On! Now hear comes the fun part. Look at your progress. Out of this entire journey you found the greatest gift, you found yourself again. Full of life breathing out daily graces of GODs loving mercy. Rise with a grateful heart each morning as each joyful day brings forth life's little gifts. We receive them throughout the day all day (did you see that smile a stranger graced upon you, those flowers you walked by with such lovely fragrance or those warm fuzzy socks you put on when you get home to get cozy) these are all daily treasures that embark upon us and lift our spirits. Be grateful to the GOD of the heavens as without these things life would be less sweet. You're spirit is full as you enjoy life's treasures and have found peace outside of a broken heart. Look back at where you were months ago and now you have new hobbies, a new out look, a different life full of wonder surrounded by immaculate love to be shared with someone when the timing is right. Don't look for it as it will find you. Love has a funny way of always showing up.

Boots with the fur....or lace perhaps???

2016-01-07T21:28:00.001-08:00

Sassy or Classy??? My first thought for lace up over the knee heels/boots...Pretty woman walking down the street and in that I'm thinking Pretty Woman the movie and woman of the night! However like all trends there's a reason the designer creates and a reason a trend becomes a trend. These heels first graced our presents on the runway of Tom Ford then Kim Kardashian and Kylie Jenner and next the rest of street fashion. Personally these are not a trend I would follow suit for as I typically go for classic styles that hold fashion longevity. However if I was inclined to go for this trend theses are a few well styled outfits I possibly would use as inspiration. It's not a trend I see going the distance as its so close to the trashy boarder line that one fashion faux pas and your looking like your walking the streets at night soliciting for monetary entertainment if ya know what I mean. Take note and if you decide to jump on this trend use these photos as guidelines! Oh and if someone does say "how much" just say expensive, so expensive its priceless!!! XO

Secret Savings....Designer Handbgs

2015-07-22T13:35:00.001-07:00

Anyone that knows me can attest that I love my high end designer handbags. Even when I was younger living at home my Dad joked with me about selling all my bags. The thing is I buy my designer bags at one of a kind deals. Most high end designers never advertise sales nor do the high end retailers that carry them. To save money I buy online for some of the best deals from reputable retailers. Nowadays you can even buy lightly worn bags as the saying goes "someone else's trash is someone else's treasure" However I have yet to go that route as I do enjoy the newness of my bags...Although I'm all about a great vintage find. Here are some of my secret retailers I stalk online for great high-end designer handbags and wallets for steal of a deals!!! Enjoy and comment below on you favorite sites to find great deals.

Century21stores.com

They have the best deals when it comes to last season bags and even hard to buy classics that

have been slightly worn. This Moschino bag is selling for $599.99 which is fifty percent off retail compared to other high-end popular e-commerce sites.

TJMaxx.com

TJ Maxx stores are new to the e-commerce world as they just started selling online over the past few years. This Saint Laurent bag sells for $1,999 on their site which is a $650 saving from the designers website.

DSW.Com

Who would think a popular show store would sell high-end designer handbags online? I know I sure didn't. It was from a late night of online shopping that I came across their designer handbag section. To my surprise they offer some great deals on bags I wouldn't have thought I would come across having a discount. This Gucci tote which is great for looking chic at business meetings as well as traveling sells for 50% off of retail. Be sure to check out their site for the price.

Sparkle.Sparkle.Sparkle

2015-04-11T17:07:00.001-07:00

Spring is here and summer is near by...so here's some inspiration to sparkle like sunshine!!!

Hats, Hats, Hats, Hats

2014-11-20T17:04:00.001-08:00

Hands down one of my all time favorite accessories ever. Have a bad hair day throw on a hat, want to look pulled together there's a hat for that as well. Rain or shine, warm or cold hats are always in season. Here are a few looks with this seasons favorite hat. Enjoy xo

Mommy Monday with Sarah Jessica Parker

2014-11-17T14:05:00.001-08:00

Not only can Mondays be hard at times so can being a Mother. Therefore today, this Monday is dedicated to all you fabulous Moms out there that make the job look so effortless. What better way to celebrate today than with the ultimate fashionista herself Sarah Jessica Parker. As SJP's Mommy style is so stylish she puts the S in Style...SJP you still got it girl. Cheers to all of you and Happy Monday. Xo Besos

Fashion Friday...Jenny Packham.

2014-11-17T13:40:00.001-08:00

Ohhh hail the Queen....well more like the future Queen of England. Jenny Packham is one amazing designer that comes from over the pond in the UK. There is something to be said about a designer that not only sparks the attention from the corner of ones eye with great detail but also embodies the talent to creatively enhance a woman's physique with sparkling embellishments. Now all I want to do is drink a cup of tea and lounge around in Jenny Packham while discussing current affairs with the Dutchess of Cambridge. Xo

Sunday Fun day...Black + Gold

2014-11-16T20:02:00.001-08:00

Today I wanted to show you how one little detail can inspire everything from what we wear, how we decorate down to what color scheme we want for an event. I am inspired by so many different things around me and here are a few of my favorite inspirations from Black and Gold. By the way that color combination always reminds me of Tom Ford (love him) xo

Style File...Chanel 2014 Couture

2014-11-15T12:08:00.001-08:00

The 2014 Chanel Couture runway show this past July was full of sparkling beauty. The details in all the designs are so beautifully done and left me with an impression of inspiration. Now I'm working on a fun project using the lovely details from this Chanel runway show as a theme. Stay tuned for this fun project. Xo

Chic Coats x Winter Warmth

2014-11-12T23:18:00.001-08:00

I'm a little obsessed with this winter trend...From fall into winter these coats will have you the stylish woman on the streets. Don't forget to be chic and just wear it over your shoulders. Xo

Fashion Friday...Mary-Kate and Ashley

2014-11-05T21:29:00.001-08:00

These two cutie patooties have been on the fashion scene for some time now. Their style transcends all over the map however always remains chic. The designers not only have their Elizabeth and James collection they also have The Row as well as their new affordable accessories line AMK x SM launching soon on stylemint.com. Stay on the link out as I'm sure they will continue to wow us with their innovative creativity.

Wide Legged Love

2014-11-05T21:10:00.001-08:00

Wide leg pants are in this season and they come in so many different shapes and sizes. Here's a look at a few different styles to see what works best for you! Xo

Blazer and Tees

2014-11-05T20:35:00.001-08:00

Warm your t-shirts up in this chilly weather with some cool blazers. Here's a few looks that will keep you warm and in style while we blaze through this season. XO

Cropped & Cuffed

2014-11-05T20:34:00.003-08:00

This style trend has been around for decades but here are a few modern updates as how to rock it! Xo

Street Style Saturday...Coats + Kicks

2014-11-05T20:34:00.001-08:00

Remember the days where city gals would tote their comfy sneakers in their handbags so they can do a quick switch from the daily grind of high heels to a bit of relaxation on the way home. Ughhhh yeah gone are those days. Kicks are chic and here's why...please refer to photos!!! Xo

Werk it Wednesdays...Werk That Skirt

2014-11-05T19:59:00.001-08:00

Ashley Olsen loves her fitted skirts and so do we. See how she her off the style in a few fashionable different ways...Ohhhh girl you better WERK!!!

Globe Trotting Tuesdays...Winter White

2014-11-04T18:02:00.001-08:00

All White Everything!!!

Monday Madness...Oxford Loving

2014-10-13T14:26:00.001-07:00

Falls must have go to staple shoe...oxfords. They're not jus for boys and men anymore. See how to style this shoe in today's trendiest looks. Enjoy

Monday Madness...Louboutin

2014-09-22T14:20:00.001-07:00

I mean really do I need to day more? Here are a few of my favorites from the genius designer!

Street Style Saturday...Ethnic Prints

2014-09-20T08:14:00.001-07:00

There's nothing better then a good ethnic print to get you in a bohemian mood!!! Happy Saturday my lovelies. xo

Fashion Friday....Slack Attack

2014-09-19T21:20:00.001-07:00

As we all know fall is the season we really start to take out our pants and long sleeves. It's also the time to jazz up our wardrobe from casual summer days to spicy brisk evenings and nights. Here are a few of my favorite slack trends that can go from the office to cocktails and even table dancing...ok maybe not but don't knock it till you try it. Enjoy xo

Thursday...Trend Day

2014-09-18T15:41:00.001-07:00

Ever since Prince William gave Duchess Kate Middleton his mothers sapphire ring, the cost and trend on sapphires have gone up. Not as traditional in modern day engagement rings that include diamonds. If you do your research diamonds aren't even rare matter of fact before the 40s they weren't even that valuable. It's all due to great marketing, just like bottled water. Want to know what's rare in gems and have a far greater value? Then check out a few of these rare precious beauties that Mother Nature has to offer.

Tanzanite around $600-1,000 per carat

Taaffeite around $1,500 to 2,500 pet carat

Jeremivite around $2,000 per carat

Black Opal around 2,335 per carat

Red Beryl around $10,000 per carat

Alexandrite around $12,000 per carat

Musgravite around $35,000 per carat

Grandidierite around $50,000 per carat

Painite around $50,000 to $60,000 per carat

Pink Star Diamond around $1.4 million per carat

Blue Garnet around 1.5 million per carat

Serendibite around $1.5 to 2 million per carat

Red Diamond around $2 million per carat

Jadeite around $3 million per carat

Top Designer...Valentin Yudashkin

2014-09-16T15:00:00.001-07:00

Right now I'm a little obsessed by Russian designer Valentin Yudashkin. There is something to be said about a designer that comes from a country known for have luxury taste. His designs don't disappoint and make me want to slip into one of his beautifully detailed gowns and indulge in caviar and vodka all while attending a scrumptious soirée.