Straight to the mess

Happy Monday!!! Hope everyone had a wonderful weekend! Mine was fabulous! Mini dinner reunion my bests from college & the 5k Color Run with the boyfriend & our running crew. The color run was such a fun event! I love colors in general so to be sprayed with them was even better! Tomorrow I will post all the photos from the run!

Friends since sophomore year of college....going on 8 years now <3

As usual tho I like to post my end of the week mess. I meant to post Saturday night but got busy.

So this is what my straight hair looks like after 6 days of no washing. I think I brushed it once. But even when my hair is straight I still embrace the messiness. Oh & the lipstick is Mac by Lady Gaga.

Day 6 no washing 

And just a quick outfit post from this past week at work. This is my favorite dress that I own. I remember when I first saw it at Nordstrom. I just had to have it, but it was SO expensive. So I decided to wait & hope that it would go on sale. I waited forever, I never thought it would go down to a reasonable price, & then one day it did! I was ecstatic! 

I only need 16 more GFC followers to host my 3rd giveaway!!! So spread the word!

Color Run photos tomorrow! 

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dress for your body

happy Saturday lovers! my fabulous friend Amanda who works for a premium denim company is here today to spread some knowledge on color pants. i know i have touched on the subject before, however Amanda is going to teach us how to wear colored pants according to your body type.

AMB <3

Unless you've been living under a rock, we all know color denim is so in right now. It's all about rocking brights, neon’s and pastels. Even though we want to dive in head first into this trend, we have to do it right. Not everyone can rock color accordingly; I mean, know your body type and know its limits. Here are some of my tips.

I love a great pair of color and printed pants. Such a great way to spice up a wardrobe!

Short Girl: In terms of a bright pant; wear something that’s not going to make you short & stubby. Meaning stay away from anything with a larger print or a straight leg/ bootleg. The large print will weigh you down and widen you versus a small print that will just work with a petite body. Stick with anything slim fitted as well. I love a petite girl who wears a skinny jean (not cuffed) that is completely tapered to the ankle. A completely tapered leg will elongate a petite girl giving a taller illusion.

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Curvy Girl: This is my fav! I mean, just because you're curvy doesn't mean you can't rock the trend. Here's the deal, don't wear anything too bright! By this I mean, if you have booty and you're afraid of it popping, stay away from neon’s and brighter hot tones (reds, pinks, orange, yellow). For this I recommend a blue, purple and green. These are all the pop of color you'll need without causing a scene. Also, stick with a mid rise skinny or capri. Mid rise is a god send especially for the girl with curves. There will be no awkward gap in the back and you'll have minimal to NO muffin top! Here are my fav picks:

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This isn't rocket science so don't stress out about looking great, chances are you're looking pretty great. If you want to spice things up remember to keep the tops simple. I'm not a fan of color blocking bright tops with bright pants. I mean please don't wear a neon pink top with neon blue pants, you're bound to give someone a seizure. Keep it simple, you're pants will be the show stoppers, nothing else. Edge it up with a black leather and white tank or keep it simple with a stripe tee or light wash denim jacket. My absolute fav for a casual day are my bright red pants, a simple sandal and my grey American apparel v neck, it's comfy and chic! If you're rocking some brights out do a nude pump or a cute bootie! The key here is to have fun and you'll look great.

thanks amanda!

soooo my sister has never been one to go outside of the box & try the funky new trends...so imagine my surprise when she came over one day in COLORED pants! i couldn't believe it! she actually said my first post on colored pants actually inspired her to buy a pair...i was honored. So of course i made her do a mini photo shoot....she hated it the entire time.

my mess coming later tonight!

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i confess...

happy Friday everyone! i hope you all enjoyed my hair dye extravaganza! i won't be getting my hair dyed again for another 6 months now....i like to wait as long as possible. plus rocking roots is my thing.

so as usual i am linking up with the beautiful Leslie at A Blonde Ambition for confessional Friday

i really love this linkup because i am a firm believer in telling the truth...i don't understand why people lie & make up fake stories....it just really freaks me out....honesty is the best policy ever. Lying to make yourself look cool or feel better doesn't do anything for you in the long run. so always tell the truth no matter what.

so i love adding my own twist to these linkups so today welcome to

I confess.....SISTER Edition!

so just quick background on my sister Ashley...shes 23 years old & goes to Cal Poly Pomona studying to become a Lawyer or Psychologist (shes still deciding)....its no secret in my family & with my boyfriend that I have always been obsessed with my sister...since the day she was born....i love my sister & we always have fun together no matter what were doing. shes not just my sister, but my best friend....but like all sisters we have our fair share of fights...some crazier than others but no matter what we stick together....so i thought it'd be fun to do a little confessing to her....sorry ash in advance

The first time we met

i confess.....that i don't really think you're too thin, i only tell mom that because I'm jelly of how skinny you are!

Ash & her BF

i confess....every single time i cannot find something i always assume you took it...

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i confess......its still weird to me that you're in your twenties & you live on your own...wheres my baby sister?!

i confess.....i still hate to this day how secretive you are about your life

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i confess....I'm still not fully over my 25th birthday fiasco 2 years ago...

i confess....as much as you don't like it, i LOVE when people think we're twins

i confess....if I'm having a good hair day & feeling cute, the moment i see you i always want to change....haha

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& lastly

i confess....you still & always will be the prettiest person I know

miss you sissy! and just a few pictures of us through the years....have a wonderful weekend everyone!

check out the pinterest board i made about ashley HERE

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hair dye extravaganza!!!

helllllo lovers! the time has finally come....I'm not gonna do much writing because i think the pictures say enough...so lets get started & welcome to my hair dye extravaganza!

 

BEFORE

and here's my beautiful stylist Kelly K...she expecting a little angel in September, isn't she just glowing?!

I can not say enough about Kelly & how wonderful she is not only as a stylist but as a person. She has such amazing energy around her & is always giving off positive good vibes. i just love being around her. not to mention she is SO incredibly talented. Not only in hair but makeup as well.  Kelly had recently gotten promoted to a salon in LA, so it really meant a lot to me that she came back up to the OC to do my hair. I highly suggest you check out her website & all her work HERE & if you want to keep up with Kelly's life visit her fabulous blog HERE.

 

This is one of Kelly's assistant Adrii...how fun is her hair? One thing that i have always been jealous of is people who work in salons, because they get to try all these fun, funky,different hair styles & colors & still be able to work with them. I don't think something this funky would fly in my office...haha.

5 cups of dye...they needed more halfway through

the color wall...ahhhh

 fully foiled...now time to let it set

time to take out alllllll the foils

yep! that's all of them

 Time to dry & straighten....yes i need 2 people to dry my hair because it will literally take forever if i don't have 2 dryers going at once....i told you my hair was a beast!

almost done!!

BLONDE!

Then i decided to put on one of my new FAVORITE maxi dresses i just bought for my trip to Hawaii next week & have a mini photo shoot with my new blonde, straightened hair

Dress: Quicksilver Women's....if you haven't tried or even heard of Quicksilver's Women line you need to look at they're stuff right now...its a Roxy version for women & its FABULOUS!!!

you know i wish i was a hippie right?  so there you have....my hair dye extravaganza...it turned out perfect & exactly how I like it! sooo the big question for you is what do you like better CURLY or STRAIGHT?...I'd love to hear your opinions

Curly or Straight?

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