Meliissale

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2019-10-07T10:10:00.000-04:00

My 1st Cruise Vacation

2019-10-05T11:43:00.000-04:00

My first cruise experience and our first together was amazing. We spent 7 days at sea on the Allure of the sea, one of Royal Caribbean's largest boats. I had a blast because of how beautiful the boat was and everything that they had to offer for entertainments. The game shows were so fun and funny and karaoke was a must every night!

The food was incredible! We were always eating! It was so much to choose from. Every night at dinner was so nice because of their nice dinner setting and the food chooses. I would order more than 1 plate to try everything that was on the menu each night! There was also a cafe on board that was open till 3AM serving pizza, so of course Chris and I would take advantage every time after the club to grab a few slice or even a whole pie, all you can eat and absolutely free!!

Each stop we would get off on was so beautiful and breath taking. My favorite excursion was the waterfall climb we did at Dunns River Falls. The people were so fun and we were also able to grab our favorite Jamaican beef patty (my first time have a real authentic one). I was sooo in love with the countries and its beauty.

The less favorite of mine is probably the casino. I didn't want to make my blog post and kept bragging all about the good stuff. Everything was great but the casino is indeed my less favorite. Even though it is a beautiful area too because of the lights and colors, I was not fond of the cigarettes smell. The boat crew will work hard to try and cover the smell but for someone with a very sensitive sense to smell I didn't like spending too much time there. It is a spot we would go to after all the bars were closed to get drinks because we do LOVE our Pina coladas and if you get the drink package (which is totally worth it) you'll get unlimited drinks. Over all I can say that I love cruising will definitely be on a cruise boat more now into the future. I love everything about it and everything they have to offer on the boat. It is hard when you're on a boat during a busy season but if you choose the right time then it would be an absolutely great experience. For me we had no complaints about anything during our 7 day cruise and I just love how much fun everything was, and we also got lucky and didn't experience any sea sickness!!

Thank you all for visiting my blog and see you in the next post!

xoMelissa

My 'On The Go' OOTD

2018-12-01T09:00:00.000-05:00

When I Have a day off I tend to just throw on anything and leave the house with a bare face and run my errands. I love being comfy but I also hate when I look a mess. (& believe me, I ALWAYS look a mess! lol) But since the weather is getting nicer and living in the sunny state, we sure don't get a lot of chances to throw on a nice jacket and run outside. I will take any chance to do that. So getting to wear my oversized ripped jean jacket... I LOVE IT! I do wear this jacket sometimes when the weather is in the 70s for a night out too (to avoid bug bites) & for the price I gotten it for.. its so worth it! I bought it for only $20 and I know I've gotten my moneys worth! & getting to throw on some nice comfy shoes instead of heels is always a plus. Hope you all enjoy my 'On the Go' look!

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Top: Target

Jacket: Burlington Coat Factory

Pants: Target

Shoes: Nike

New York 2017

2017-06-13T00:21:00.001-04:00

WHATS ON MY iPHONE 7 PLUS & HOW I EDIT MY INSTAGRAM PICTURES!

2016-11-27T23:46:00.000-05:00

Hey loves! Its been too long since I've last post. I wanted to start my blogging again. I've been trying to focus more on my Youtube Channel and been busy moving so much in my home and work that I can honestly say I AM EXHAUSTED! I been trying to change a few things in my life; like becoming more positive, changing my lifestyle, the way I eat and mentally and physically bettering myself. I recent gotten my new iPhone 7 and before I comment of how this new phone have changed my ways and have made me take more pictures and being more active with my social medias account; I want to mention how my previous phone broke down on me, from horrible camera quality to slow internet 100% of the time. I felt because I wasn't happy I definetly stopped my social media and even stopped snapchat. But now that I'm back I been more active on all of my accounts but this one! So now that I have found a balance between work, home, and fitness, I need to get back to blogging. So why not show off my new cool gadget and let the world know what I am working with? So I hope to be seeing more people come and visit my page and I hope to entertain more readers soon !

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Valentines Look Easy Day or Night Makeup Tutorial

2016-02-09T10:22:00.001-05:00

Get Ready With Me | 2016

2016-02-01T01:16:00.001-05:00

I Love Christmas Tag! ! !

2015-12-01T00:00:00.000-05:00

Hi Love! Its is Officially the start of our 25 days count down 'til CHRISTMAS!!! Lets start it off with a fun "I Love Christmas Tag!" & I Tag You all who are reading this! Thanks for reading & enjoy!

xoxo-Meliissale

1. What is your favourite Christmas Movie/s?

I love watching Christmas movies. My all time fav is The Grinch Who Stole Christmas & Home Alone. I watch those every year no matter how old it gets!

2. Do you open your presents on Christmas Eve or Christmas morning?

On Christmas Eve we head to mass at midnight and when we get home if everyone isn't tired we open presents because it is technically Christmas day , but if not we will sleep and drag on to Christmas Mornings.

3. Do you have a favourite Christmas memory?

My favorite Christmas memory is when my whole family is together and happy. Not every year we can all spend time together. But also every year new things happens and sometimes it tops my favorite memories.

4. Favourite festive food?

Honestly I don't have favorite food. But like it's food so... it's all my favorite! :)

5. Favourite Christmas gift?

I really don't know what is my favorite because I am so picky I love all of my gifts. I get things from clothes, makeup, jewelry, bags, etc.

6. Favourite Christmas scent?

I love pumpkin apple smells. I honestly would buy as much just to stock up on my favorite smell that prob only come out this time of the year!

7. Do you have any Christmas Eve traditions?

As I mentioned before my family and I go to mass at midnight.

8. What tops your tree?

I love using colors that pops, so reds, gold, any kind of glitter, pink! I just love decorating the tree.

9. As a kid what was the one (crazy, wild, extravagant) gift you always asked for but never received?

As a kid I always knew money was tight because being a really big family. So when I never asked for anything but I always dreamt about having my own room. & now I have it!

10. What's the best part about Christmas for you?

I think that Christmas is mostly about family. getting and giving gifts are fun but I honestly say that if you can say there is nothing in this world that you truly want for Christmas, It just means that you are blessed and have everything and everyone you need in your life. That is was I love about this holiday.

2015-08-21T17:23:00.000-04:00

2015-08-09T12:12:00.000-04:00

Happy Sunday! I took a mini road trip out to St. Augustine this past week and went exploring in the old town. In ways the place feels like a fairy tale. Some parts of the city is was beautiful I could help but to shoot a blog post there. This Maxi Dress I bought was from a boutique during my recent trip to New York City. The place had a different name, which I totally forgot, but the bag they handed me had the name Mystique Boutique NYC on it. I try to search for the dress through their online site, but its best to just go into the store if you have one around you :). I got this dress because I was in Free People a while back I remember seeing a dress exactly the same to this dress and the fabric feeling the exact same, except that the one at free people was $180 and I got this dress for $44. I was like SCORE! It feels so exciting when you can get something so similar in quality and looks for over 50% half the price. & I really hate to wait for things to go onto sale because most times its never there or you can't find the right size. My necklace I thought would add a nice touch to my look and my bracelets are amazing! The one with the crystal rock is currently my fav piece. It sparkles rainbow-ly colors when you move it around, and the other piece were all from Charlotte Russe. They were on sale for $5 a piece and the smaller bangles were a set, so $10 total. :)

I just absolutely love going to different places to explore and especially when they have stores I've never been to I just love what I ended up coming out with. Cant wait to share more blog post with you all soon ! :)

xoxo.

First Trip To New York City

2015-08-08T11:18:00.003-04:00

Happy Saturday everyone! I been so lazy to post up my trip photos and now that I have so much free time on my hands I was able to go through hundreds of photos we took throughout our trip. This was my first time going to the Big Apple and I had so much fun! When we first started, we faced some difficult situations, we missed our fight because of time changing and never receiving an email. I will say that I will never take Delta again. We arrived 5 hours later than expected but I was still happy and excited. We actually arrived 4 hours after our original time but having to wait an hour for our luggages, we almost lost our patience. But thank God everything started to fall back into place, we finally arrived at out hotel. We stayed at The Warwick New York Hotel, and I absolutely love the place. It was so beautiful, classy, antique-ish, and fancy! But the only thing they lacked was a fridge and microwave. When we walk out of our hotel, to the right of us was the big Love sign, It was absolutely lovely :). I was happy to do most of the sight seeing and doing a lot of attractions like the Empire State Building, Top of the Rock, the wax museum, Central Park, Time Square, etc. I can say that New York is one of the most beautiful and fun place I've ever been to and just feeling the live energy from the place makes every min a great time. I do have to admit it was the most walking I have every done in my life, I walked over 12 miles per day. By the time I came home I felt my legs were toned up. haha. We went to ChinaTown a few times too many but the food was great. Waitresses were rude but the food was good. Though, my favorite place would have to be Soho's shopping area. They have stores that we didn't have but also local boutiques with beautiful clothing's. I think I bought so much but not enough and I still want to go back so bad to do more shopping. New York had so much cute styles that the stores here didn't carry. This is why I do most of my shopping online but also its hard when you can't try on the clothes also. The best part was the sales and also most places were tax free. It was one of the best experience in my life so far and I would do it again in a heart beat! & as a fashion blogger shopping is a must there! If you never been and do plan a trip to New York, my advice is to save save save! It depends on how many days you save but always save up for it because of the food and subway rides, things can add up. But I can say that I LOVE New York and I will be back soon :)

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2015-07-13T23:23:00.000-04:00

Romper Nordstrom. Shoes LuLu's. Bracelet Forever 21. Eyewear Ray-Bans. Lip Color Mac-All Fired Up.

In this look I worn this romper for my Independence Day get together and paired it up with some converse (chucks). I love this piece because of how it wears on me and how I can switch so easily from chic to edgy. I love when I can keep the same clothes on and still switch it up for a day look to a night look. & with this romper you can def do that. These shoes I ordered from LuLu's a while back and now I'm starting to love them more because of how calm my feet feels in them and how long I can stand in them without complaining about my feet hurting. I love this look alone because it is just a simple black and white look and I wanted to add a pop of color, so I decided to wear red lipstick. I wanted to try Mac's Ruby Woo at first but the color really is a matte and super dried out color I thought All fired up was perfect. Even though it has a tint of pink in it, it really did added a stand out appearance for my look. I think that the cut out with the lace on my back looked so elegant and sexy in a way because of how much of the back is being shown.

2015-07-09T00:33:00.000-04:00

Happy Thursday! I been so into neutral tones lately and when I found this dress for less than $30, I fell in love! It feels so comfy on, kind of like I'm wearing silk and its just perfect to wear when it is hot out because with it being so light weight it flows easy and won't get me so heated up. I honestly have not been shoe or bag shopping lately. I only been searching for dresses, only to fill up the empty space in my closet. So I cleaned out my closet and more than half of my clothes will be going to sold and half of that will be donated. I just found some things so not worth keeping because its either too much going on with the one piece or I fell out of love with it. I grew pretty picky on what I use on my face now, especially colors for my lips. For the past few blog post I haven't had on any lip colors and went with my natural lips because I been feeling irritated with it making my lips peel when I would take it off. The color I have on is Marc Jacobs called "Je T'aime" and when you look at the color it looks like an orangie-brownish. Of course I didn't buy this color for myself, when I first looked at it I thought "EW." If you know me, you'd know that orangie-brownish is not my color and I wouldn't buy this for myself. My sister actually gave it to me and for some reason I wanted to get out of the box and try it on this time. I end up loving this lip color. It was more of a soft red worn on and it may be my newest fav color. I love wearing bold colors but this bold color is just a shade softer and its just right when wearing neutral colors along with it. I just love my ootd and I'm so excited to go shopping some more. Don't forget that Nordstrom is having a big sale for card holders starting Jul 9-16. Can't wait to put more outfits together !

xoxo.

Dress Nordstrom Rack. Shoes Charlotte Russe. Bag Tory Burch. ArmWear Forever 21. Neck Forever 21.

Happy Independence Day

2015-07-04T08:00:00.000-04:00

Dress Forever 21. Shoes: Bamboo. Bag Forever 21. ArmWear Forever 21, J. Crew. Necklace BellaBlvd.

Happy 4th of July everyone! Hope you all are enjoying the holiday either you're at the beach, pool, or having a cook out its the time to celebrate our freedom. We plan on spending our day off having some family time and maybe doing some kind of shopping because there will be great deals out there for this holiday sale :)

Hope you all enjoy your day and see you in my next blog post !

xoxo-Meliissale

2015-07-02T23:06:00.000-04:00

Happy Thursday Everyone! Hope you all are getting ready to celebrate this weekend as we are going closer into summer and its hot weather. This look I wore was on one of the hottest days this year so far and I was so hot from wearing long pants and being near the water was not helping us cool down because there was barely any breeze. My top I actually picked up from Forever 21 for lower than $15 and I just absolutely love it because of the fabric's texture and how it flows when I am wearing it. As it is getting hotter and hotter and living in Florida the weather gets very humid, so wearing tight clothes is a big no! My clutch I picked up from Nordstrom Rack a few months ago and it is so cute to wear if I'm in the mood to wear it with an edgy look or a classy look I love how transverse it is. When I do but any kind of bag I try to get something that I can switch up on the style with. My shoes are super comfy, I got these pair from Steve Madden when they went on sale and just love them. I believe I picked them up for less than $30 and they just are so easy to walk in for a long distance but bad thing is that at first it did give a some blisters on the back of my ankles :( but like any pairs, I just had to break them in.

Thanks for stopping my and I'll catch you in my next blog post!

xoxo-Meliissale

2015-06-28T13:00:00.000-04:00

Dress Forever 21. Shoes Forever 21. Bag Forever 21. Necklace Forever 21. ArmWear Forever 21, Michael Kors.

So this week we celebrated my nephew's 1st birthday and my boyfriend's 22nd birthday. I am so excited because we will be having a spa day and get to relax. It will be my first time getting a nice treat for myself.

2015-06-26T13:00:00.000-04:00

Top Forever 21. Bottom Burlington. Shoes Old. Glasses Old. Bag Forever 21. ArmWear Forever 21. Necklace Forever 21.

Lately I been having the hardest time putting clothes together that won't make me sweat to death! The past week I haven't been posting because literally the whole week has been over 100 degrees, & when it was pretty good to go out, it'll either rain and thunder, or too gloomy to shoot. So the past week I've been recollecting myself and just been shopping and enjoying a break. I'm so glad that I did because I am able to put together more outfits ideas and just to be more motivated to post up my blogs. I'm so happy to be back and will be sharing more summer post with you guys :)

2015-06-24T20:09:00.002-04:00

Dress H&M. Shoes Steve Madden. Bag Tory Burch. Necklace H&M. ArmWear Betsey Johnson, J Crew.

2015-06-16T07:00:00.000-04:00

Dress H&M. Shoes Steve Madden. Glasses Zerouv. Bag Nordstrom Rack.

GRWM: Blog Makeup Look

2015-06-09T21:48:00.001-04:00

2015-06-09T08:02:00.000-04:00

Top Aeropostale. Bottom H&M. Bag Tory Burch. Necklace Forever 21. ArmWear Kate Spade, J Crew. Glasses Sunglass Spot.

Its been a love-hate relationship for me with this weather in Florida. I love that I can wear cute summer clothes and feel the breeze, but I hate the after effect when im out too long and I'm sweating buckets because its over 100 degrees! I remember this top I picked up from Aero maybe a year ago and never had the cur rage to wear it. I remember when I first tried it on it made me look pregnant. But lately since I dropped 10 lbs & still trying to lose more I was feeling better about this shirt. Its wear how I changed the view of myself within a year. Honestly when I go shopping I will literally but 20 items and maybe wear like 5 out of them and the rest will be hanging in my closet till I try it on again later. I never try on clothes when I go shopping, I'm so bad at that. Sometimes when I first wear it at home, if I don't like it I'll wait time maybe next week. I know its so weird!

xoxo-Meliissale

2015-06-07T08:00:00.000-04:00

Dress Forever 21. Clutch Nordstrom. Glasses Sunglass Spot. Necklace Forever 21.Watch Kate Spade. Shoes Charlotte Russe.

We went to this cute ice cream spot down around my area and it was so good! I got this cute gold fish shaped waffle with a strawberry cheesecake filling. omg! but It was nice to dress in my comfy maxi dress and just relax with some comfort food. I really enjoy when me and my family are able to go out together and enjoy a few hour. & the spot had some cute K-Pop music videos playing on their tv. We love K-Pop, just as much as we love KDrama. lol. But Thank Goodness they didn't mind stopping to take some photos for my blog. Too bad the lighting wasn't super great I managed these photos. All the others was just bad lighting :( . But oh well. Catch you all in my next post :)

xoxo Meliissale

decor

2015-06-05T08:00:00.000-04:00

Hey Guys ! I been wanting to redecorate my home lately and I'm going through some home decor and is falling in love with so many things like rugs and wall art. This summer I will be shopping at places like Hobby Lobby, Home Goods, Pier1, etc. Love reading the home magazines for some extra inspirations & I can't wait to get it started. We just ordered a set of sofas and now we will be rug shopping soon. I get so excited when I can buy things for my home :) Can't Wait!

2015-06-03T00:21:00.003-04:00

Top H&M. Bottoms Burlington. Shoes Steve Madden. Clutch Local Boutique. Glasses SunGlass Spot. Watch Michael Kors. Bracelet Tobi's, J Crew, Betsey Johnson.

Happy Wednesday! Yesterday was my Birthday, & I was able to spend it with my wonderful BoyFriend. He took me to lunch and then we stopped by Ulta to pick up some goodies :) . He made reservations at J. Alexanders because they tend to stay busy everyday and we got to enjoy a 3 course meal, which was so much for me especially for lunch. Good thing was it kept me full till dinner time which I had like 5 hours later. (yas!) I normally do birthday dinners out but this time I wanted to go out during the day time because I hated that I been going out so much at night time and stayed home all day long, so I wanted a change. We stopped by Ulta and I got to pick up some It Cosmetics brushes and see how nice it works because, you can never have too much makeup. I gotten a new color in the Anastasia Beverly Hills dip brow and got the color in caramel because since I am in the process of going blonde I wanted to have light brows without having to dye them. I been enjoying my hair lately because I feel that since I've gotten it done I look a bit different and that makes me feel so happy and more confident about myself. Like when my hair was darker because of bad box dye and it turned my hair green, I literally wore my hair in a bun everyday and hated my hair. I even thought about cutting it all off. I am so happy lately and I honestly cannot wait for future events and trips I am making. So glad to share with you all & I can't wait to share with you more on my next post <3

xoxo MeliissaLe