Outfit + bonus pic!

Jacket: Context; t-shirt: ON;
Jeans: ON; Shoes: Aldo

Brrrr! It's cold here people! A velvet jacket is just the thing to combat that :) I feel a little bit like I'm getting overly repetitive with what I wear, but at least I'm repeating something good! These are old jeans- I'm unsure how I feel about them, but I think I like them.

Pros: They are comfy and I feel like they show off my legs, which I love.
Cons: They have some weird lightening along the thighs- who needs that??? Also, they are, uh, tight. While that means they show off the pleasing shape of my legs, it doesn't necessarily create the most balanced silhouette.
They are under review.

While I was in DC, I of course went shopping. It's not that stores don't exist in Cincinnati/KY, it's just that my shopping buddy Rachel lives there! These lovely shoes were picked up at Also. They also came in some bright berry pink color (kind of like a brighter version of the color of my jacket) and both my friend and the sales associate tried to talk me into getting the pink version, but I really liked this neutral color- it's a unique color and will actually stand out in my shoe collection!


Are they not adorable???
I also bought some make-up while I was gone. I'm wearing eyeshadow, but it's pretty subtle. I also purchased a foundation primer which I think works really well, even if only in my yes. I like how it all turned out today!

And here is a bonus pic! My mom recently sent me a bunch of old pictures she had hanging around (she's a photographer, so she has *lots* of pictures hanging around. This picture was taken round about senior year of high school, so I'm 16 or 17 here. I love this picture for several reasons:

1. Hello, look at my hair! Those are some serious braids.
2. You probably can't tell, but I'm wearing an X-Files t-shirt- it remains to this day my most favorite television series ever. The bestest. I still want to marry Fox Mulder.
3. I coveted those sneakers for quite awhile, I thought they were soooo cool. The sneaks and pants are representative of me starting to achieve my fashion ideals finally. For a long time I wore clothes but really didn't come into my own fashion wise until I got older. So even though I would not make the same choices today, it gives me a good feeling to look back at that and see the positive side of it. Pants are green corduroy- also wicked cool in that not actually cool, but dude I listen to Nirvana so I'm cool for being different kind of way. Totally.
   

My most perilous shoes

Cardigan: H&M; Shirt: NY&Co;
Shorts: Gap; Shoes: Chinese Laundry;
Necklace: Laila Rowe

These are without a doubt my most perilous shoes. They are fabulous and a bit absurd, but good gravy do I love them! I have only seriously fallen in them once, but I tend to break them out only for occasions where I don't need to be too mobile. Humorously enough, when I grabbed them this morning I thought 'Pssh- that heel isn't as high as I remember!', which is true, because in my mind they are roughly 6 inch stilettos- only 2 1/4" off! It's not the height so much as the absolute lack of support they offer. Sadly, these are not the most perilous shoes I've ever purchased, but the others have since been handed off to Goodwill.

Back to my current shoes. Aren't they cute?!?!?!
Yeah yeah, you shouldn't buy shoes you can't walk in. Whatever- I have a desk job!
And I am clearly sinking into my carpet. That makes them pretty comfy actually. :P

New topic. I like the way my hair looks a smidge stripey with my chunky highlights!
I think my makeup came out much better today- even if no one can tell a difference I am much happier with the results!

Weekend shirt on a Tuesday!

Cardigan: H&M; Silky tank: Nine West;
Pants: NY&Co; Wedges: Chinese Laundry;
Earrings: ?; Necklace: Gift, beaded by mom

I picked this silky tank up a long time ago at Lord and Taylor. Oh L&T, how I miss you! Anyway, I love it but it certainly isn't a work shirt! It is a tank with wide straps, but the cut is kind of funky and wide up top, so I never wear it without a cardigan. But the low-cut front is what takes it out of the work rotation- it's showy for sure! Since I'm just headed to WW and the gym after work, I decided to give it a go mid-week because it makes me feel pretty. Though honestly, I should have saved it for Thursday since that's when both DH and I are free after work!

I wore some makeup today! Never mind that my hair is a fright- I put in extra effort! I used to have a makeup routine down pat- I was always pleased with how it came out. But the sheer foundation I used to use has since been discontinued and I've had to get a lot of new products. I'm not sure I've found the right combination yet, but I think a recent mineral veil product purchase has promise. I also tried using an angled brush and navy eye shadow as liner today, but I ended up looking like I had light blue eyeshadow on instead- not so much the look I was going for! You can see the necklace better here. My mom made it for me at a bead shop while we were on vacation.

Another pair of older earrings- love these little bears! I don't recall liking these as much in the past, so I'm glad I hung on to them. I'm not 100% sure they go with the necklace, but since you can't see them anyway I don't care- they make me happy!

I have always liked the detail on the front of this shirt.

Brown wedges. I realized when putting them on they are very similar in color and sheen to the shirt, but I really wanted to wear them so I decided matching was good today. :)