A Wedge on the Edge

Hi beauties:

It's hump day!  Mid-way through the week (already) and I'm loving it. Yay! I've been in a funk lately and desperately needed a pick-me-upper today so what did I do? I resorted to retail therapy (yup, I'm in need of rehab).

 

I've always been skeptical of these type of wedges because there is no real heel support but after I fitted them and took a few steps, I knew this pair deserved a new home ;). Tell me what you think. Yay or nay?

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Sunshine and Stripes

Hi beauties:

I don't know about yours but my weekend flew by but I guess that's because it was somewhat eventful.

To shake off the Monday morning blues, I chose to wear a sunny yellow wrap blouse(substitute), black and white stripe pencil skirt (option 1, option 2, option 3) with a kick of pink (option 1, option 2, option 3)

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Royal Purple Chiffon & Red Orange Crop Pants

Hi Beauties:

It's Friday!! Woo hoo! What are your plans for the weekend?? Whatever you get up to, have fun and be safe.

Today's look is bold, bright and fun. Even though Fall is here, Summer never leaves the Cayman Islands :). Bold, bright colours can be worn any time of the year.

*click photos to enlarge*

GET THE LOOK

Blouse- Several colour choices Try here

Crop Pants- Option 1, Option 2, Option 3, Option 4, Option 5

White tank- Option 1, Option 2

Bracelets- Option 1, Option 2

Shoes- ALDO

Handbag- Zara

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Bumble Bee Look

Hi beauties:

For those of you who know me personally, you know that I love the Transformers of course with Bumble Bee and Optimus being my two favorites.

My look is inspired by Mr. Bumble Bee himself and it is what I wore to work today.

Hope you enjoy.

How would you have worn your black and white?

Top- Try here

Skirt- Try here

Handbag- Local island store

Ring- Local island store

Shoes- Similar pair here
Necklace- Similar here

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Blue Decals

Hi beauties:

I'm starting a new tab on my blog called "Shades of Style" and on that tab, I will be featuring fashion looks I put together from time to time. I will aspire to post one look per week. Depending on the success of this initiative, I may actually create a separate blog dedicated to my passion for fashion.

So to start off, I'm sharing this look which I've called Blue Decals.

Dress- Try here
Blazer- Option 1, Option 2, Option 3
Shoes- Try here

Bag- Try here

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JAMAICA 50! HAPPY ANNIVERSARY!!!

Hi beauties:

I'm a few days late in posting this but I was busy celebrating a part of my heritage. Although I was not born in Jamaica, I have Jamaican blood running through my veins and I graciously embrace that part of my heritage.

On August 6, 1962 Jamaica became an independent nation from Great Britain. Fifty years later (2012), they're celebrating their hardships, battles and accomplishments.

Jamaica is a BEAUTIFUL Caribbean island just 45 mins (flight) from the Cayman Islands where I was born. It is known for it's rich culture/history, the uniqueness of its people and called the land of wood and water. If you have never been to Jamaica, you are missing out!!

Before the actual day (Aug 6), I knew that I wanted to dedicate a makeup look or do something special to mark this memorable day so here's what I did.

Hope you like it!

I posted this look on Facebook and within 15 mins of posting, this picture was 'Liked' over 300 times :) and shared about 50+ times even by persons unknown to me.

  Surprisingly, creating this look did not take very long and I kinda just went with the flow. And yes, it is all eyeshadow....not face paint.

I wore this look to a special celebration at church in the evening. It wasn't a regular church service (which I would never wear such a bold makeup look) to commemorate this special day.

This is just a collage I put together.

Since I've posted this makeup look on FB, I've had so many requests to create looks for other countries' independence day but we'll see how that goes.

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D-I-Y Hi-Lo Maxi Dress

Hi beauties:

Today's post is completely different than any other post I've ever done. I wanted to share a bit of my creative energy with you. I am a finance professional which explains all the reasons I need to find ways to keep my creative energy alive!

This season is all about the 'hi-lo' look. Everywhere you look there's a hi-low dress, shirt/blouse, skirt and so I was inspired to create my own hi-low maxi dress.

Remember when floor-sweeping maxi dresses were the hottest thing around and so you went out and bought loads? Well do you still wear them? If not, don't throw them out. Get creative and re-vamp them.

C'mon, I'll show you how.

Tools of the trade ;)

A pair of scissors and a white pencil

You'll definitely need a maxi dress

This is a simple smock top maxi

Maxi before

STEP 1: Fold the dress in half in the opposite direction

STEP 2: Mark the dress where you want to cut the hi-low style

STEP 3: Cut along the dotted line

Ta da! Maxi after

Pretty simple huh?

There we go!

Simple and cute!

So go on! Get creative and let me see your style!

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