that girl...

ahh i am so excited! why you ask...well #TheMessyProject is TOMORROW & I am just super excited about how fabulous the girls did - they had a challenge this month & they all went above & beyond...but you'll have to wait until tomorrow to see..so until then I am linking up with my aaamazing pen pal Holly of Running in Stilettos for her one time linkup "I'm the Kinda Girl Who" - 

wishes I could adopt all the homeless animalswears sweats & no makeup to the store...alwaysbuys her BF beer for no reason

will always want moms advicestill has those high school insecuritieswatches episodes of How I Met Your Mother over & over & over & over againhas more black in her closet than color

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doesn't follow the crowdnever stops listening to musicwill always be a kidloves to sleep all day

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 link up with Holly today & join the fun...what kinda girl are you?

and speaking of girls -- i have a girl here today whom I adore. You may remember me mentioning her before over here on le blog because she is a blogger I have been following from the very beginning. But besides that she was the first blogger who I reached out to that actually wrote me back when I had a few quick questions...& she was as sweet as can be & since then I have followed her since I started blogging almost 1 year ago....SO i know you will just love her too. Besides being so down to earth, she has such a fun sense of style & writes from the heart....oh & did I mention its WEDDING week on her blog?!?

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....& even better she is sharing her TOP 3 BEST Blogging Advice....so without further ado meet the beautiful

Hey, hey, hey!  I'm Sarah and I write over at Coming Unstitched.  It's my little space where I share my personal style (when I'm not wearing pajamas that is), my love for design, and advice/inspiration for your wardrobe!  I have just wrapped up doing a 30x30x30 challenge (which by the way, is kind of terrible so I don't recommend it- you'll miss your other clothes way too much) and this week I'm sharing alllllllllll about my recent wedding.  Which means you get to see way too many pictures of my face- and my adorable husband's.  When I'm not being obsessive with my blog or working full time, you can also find me writing a fashion column for my local newspaper, or working with clients in my new Etsy shop.  Clearly I don't have enough to do in my life.

Now that I've been blogging about a year and a half, I'm obviously an expert on the whole thing (this is definitely a joke- is ANYONE an expert on blogging?!) my best advice for you is this:

 Be kind.  First and foremost you must realize that people are putting themselves out there on their blog so there is no point in leaving rude comments.  If you don't like something, just move on.  And if someone comes to you for help, HELP THEM as best you can.  We're all very busy but there is a reason that this person is reaching out to you and usually it takes a lot of guts to do so.


  Leave THOUGHTFUL comments.  I love, love, love finding great new blogs and let's face it, there are a ton of them out there.  If someone leaves me a nice comment, 99% of the time I'm going to go to their blog and check it out.  But if all you leave is a "Great post, would you like to follow each other?" or "I'm following you, come follow me back", chances are I'm not coming to visit.  I put a lot of time into my posts (as I'm sure you do) so acknowledging that you actually read it is more important to me.


 Keep evolving.  When I first started out, I never did outfit posts.  As someone who works from home I'm usually in pajamas and you can't really launch a style blog with pajamas (or maybe you can- and it might just be the best blog ever!).  But the few times I did post an outfit, people LOVED it.  So over the year I've evolved once I've seen what my readers respond to.  I will always post what I love, but my readers are the ones giving me the opportunity to do so and the ones that keep coming back.  I want to keep them interested.  So change it up, introduce a new series, do something out of your comfort zone.  Just keep your readers coming back for more.

I hope that you'll come visit me- there are plenty of ways to say hi:

MY BLOG || FACEBOOK || TWITTER || BLOGLOVIN || INSTAGRAM || PINTEREST || ETSY

Let's be friends!

& thank you Sarah for that wonderful blog advice....i don't think it matters how long you have been blogging - 5 years or 5 months everyone can learn new things in the blogging world.SO today Sarah is giving away a $25 Target Gift Card!!!!! don't I have the BEST sponsors?!  & be sure to say hello to Sarah - she is currently have WEDDING week on her blog & if you're as obsessed with weddings as I am you'll love what's going on!good luck lovers!!!


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pretty DRASTIC changes

so this weekend flew by....but I am pretty sure today is a holiday for a few of you...its presidents day so hopefully you are enjoying an extra day off! My day will be spent blog designing & getting ready for class tomorrow! 

so we had beautiful weather this weekend...it was 80 degrees on Saturday. 

i know i say it all the time, but i seriously feel so blessed to live where I do...i couldn't even imagine living anywhere else.....ever.

butttt that doesn't mean I don't like to travel. There are still SO many places I still want to go to...DisneyWorld, Italy, Greece, Amsterdam, Australia.....just to name a few....the BF has already traveled a lot of the world so I am excited for when we do start traveling I will already have a tour guide....but since traveling isn't anywhere in my near future, thankfully I can live vigorously though this fabulous blogger while she embarks on her travels. 

When I first started reading her blog she was living in my neck of the woods about an hour away is sunny San Diego....it was always a fun & silly read, I really enjoy her outlook on life....but then  things suddenly changed.....its really amazing what drastic changes she went through....its defiantly something I don't think I could ever do which is why I think she's so cool....so without further ado meet the funny & adventurous

Well hello there Dirty Girls! ...Wait, that sounds bad.

Let me say that again. Hi there Messy Girls!

Better? Sort of. Okay, moving on.

My name is Michelle (or Mish). And that right there is my main man V Dizzle.

Together we have quit our day jobs, sold everything we own, and I mean everything, and now we're off galavanting around the world.

We just got done living for a month in Thailand, so it's safe to say if you were to head over to my blog right now, you'd probably see a lot of talk about lady boys, which, in my opinion, can never be talked about enough.

As of now, we're continuing our travels around Southeast Asia for the next two months, just taking it day by day.

It's crazy, it's exciting, and dare I say it's...Messy? {see what I did there?}

Happy to meet you and I look forward to getting to know you more!

xoxo

This or That 
asked by MessyDirtyHair
answered by Mish Lovin' Life

Summer or Winter: Summer by a long shot!

Super Rich but Dumb or Super Smart & Poor: Can you imagine if I actually said "Super Rich, but Dumb"? I'll go with the latter, please.

Vodka or Tequila: I almost vomited just thinking about the two...BUT, I suppose I'll have to say Vodka.

Long Hair or Short Hair: Looonnnggg

TV or Movies: Ooh, that's a tough one. I guess I'll have to go with movies.

Ryan Gosling or Ryan Reynolds: Gosling. But definitely 'yum' to both.

Thong or Booty Shorts: Boo-tay

Golden Globes or The Oscars: Oscars

Ellen or Oprah: I've always said that if I was a lesbian, I'd want to marry Ellen. But, I also have said that when I get a dog, I want to name her Oprah. And I mean that in the most respectful way, of course. So can I pick both?

Dogs or Cats: Dogs rule, cats drool.

Taylor Swift or Carrie Underwood: Oh boy...would you hate me if I said neither?

isn't she so fun?!.....do you think you have the guts to just sell everything & travel the world? i think it is such an inspiring thing to do...life is so short & we get so caught up in our everyday lives that life just passes us by...it sucks we can't all just take a break from reality & enjoy the life we were given....sooo because Michelle is super awesome she is giving you dirty, i mean messy girls a chance to win a $15 Amazon Giftcard & Ad Space!!!!


good luck lovers!!



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how high?

i hope everyone had a lovely Valentines Day spent with your loved ones. I really enjoyed seeing everyones Valentines goodies...its always so cute!! I had a wonderful day & the BF totally surprised me.

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1.) All those hearts you see on the bag, he put them there...on both sides. I was impressed
2.) Seriously the softest little teddy
3.) Gorgeous bouquet of mixed flowers
4.) Alllll my guilty pleasures - he knows me so well
5.) Beautiful roses & card with a new coffee cup


ok so moving on to FEARLESS FASHION FRIDAY...& boy do we have a surprise for you....so in the words of my fabulous co-host Lindsey ---


The lovely Janna from Perception Is Everything gave us a wonderful idea for Fearless Fashion Fridays! Watch the video below to see her inspiration!
Beware, this video contains language that may be unsuitable for small children and old women.
I mean that in the most loving way

Okay, so what does this have to do with fashion?

Well we can all hit up the mall, scour the "it" boutiques, and shop online to find the newest fashion, but then you are a.) wearing the same thing that SusieQ wore last week (having the same one as six other people in this club is a hella don't) b.) spending enormous amounts of money (Yo- That's $50 dolla's for a tshirt...)  and c.) there isn't that much creativity involved if you are just buying the "in" cookie cutter clothes. How 'bout we all think outside the box, get old skool wit'it and THRIFT an outfit for Fearless Fashion Friday!

Yep, that's right!

Janna  will be co-hosting with Kelly and I to bring you The Thrift Shop Edition of FFF. We don't care whether you use new thrifted finds, old thrifts, or raid the closet of your grammy, your aunty, your momma, your mammy...All that matters is that you come up with an outfit that is rockin' and NOT something you would find in Forever 21. {No disrespect. We love F21}

Who: ALL OF YOU linking up with US!
What: Create an outfit from vintage/thrifted duds
Where:
Perception Is Everything
Messy Dirty Hair
Peace Love Sequins

When: March 1st

Why: To prove that style is more than fashion.

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And now link up with this weeks edition of Fearless Fashion Fridays!

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Hosts:

Kelly from Messy Dirty Hair | Lindsey from Peace Love Sequins

Directions:

Follow your hosts

Put the button code and links on your post

Link up your post

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While not mandatory, it would great it you checked out a few of the other link ups and spread the love!

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so I really enjoyed reading everyones comments last week on my crop top post....i still really want to try it & so does Janna so I think we are going to work on a little something special...so this week I have another funky trend that I really want to try....

Knee High Socks

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I have always loved the school girl look ever since I went to Catholic school when I was younger. I especially loved wearing knee highs with a plaid pleated skirt....so I like how Fashion is incorporating knee highs with more everyday wear. Plus as you can see in the pictures above knee highs can be dressed up as well as dressed down. I really like the knee highs with a dress, its just such a fun alterative to wearing stockings. However, you do need to watch what you put with the knee highs so it doesn't turn into the 'slutty' school girl we all see around Halloween time. Personally if I were to add some knee highs to my wardrobe I would get the basica colors black & grey. I think anything else would just be too much. What do you think of the knee high sock trend? Is it something you would try?   - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 


NEXT WEEK: Tuesday February 19th - Holly of Running in Stilettos is hosting a ONE time linkup called "I'm the kinda girl who"...so get your posts ready & link up with her! 

Example: prefers flats to heelsnever wears lipstick or lipglossdances around the house in my undies every chance I getbelieves in true love      




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FREE Hunter Boots.....

i have always wanted a pair of Hunter Boots...i love all the fun colors...but because I don't live where it snows and barley rains it really isn't a practical purchase for me. My J Crew rain boots get used maybe once every 2 years.....


Soooooooo


TODAY, a group of spectacularly fine ladies, including meeeee have teamed up with Erin to give a pair of these classic boots away to one of you lucky readers. That's right, you could win a pair of Hunters in your color choice for free!

 All you have to do is complete as many entries as possible to give yourself the highest chance of winning a pair of these beauties. And while you're at it, get to know the awesome group of bloggers that love Hunters just as much as they love being kind enough to give a pair away.

Tess :: Anne :: Jenna  :: Marianna :: Monica

     Sarah  :: Brie  :: Shannon  :: Kelly :: Janna     

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straight from our mouth...

so i don't know about you but I thought The Grammys last night were fabulous...one of the best ones I've seen in awhile!! 

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but instead of doing the usual Grammy recap about the fashion & the awards because I am sure you will find 75% of posts today about that...I always wondered what its like in your homes while watching The Grammys or any type of world wide show....are you silent the entire show? Do you chat during the commercials? Or talk the entire time of the show? 
i have seen Raven do this type of post before when all the elections were going on & I really enjoyed reading her recap straight from her mouth as she was watching it....so last night while the BF & I were watching The Grammys I decided to write down some snippets of what was said between us during the show....
show starts 
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taylor is trying to be like Britney with the Circus Theme - ME

No its Alice in Wonderland babe - BF 

stop talking LL Cool J - ME & BF
 J Low...ew - ME
{ FUN comes out to perform } oh god not them - BF

Aww Justin & Jessica together - ME

oh no, not country - ME

YESSS don't fast forward this - BF


{ john mayer walking out to present an award } ahh cut to  katy perry - ME
hello Katy's boobs - ME

Carrie Underwood looks goooood - ME

oh my god Rihanna is with Chris - ME 


{ Johnny Depp come outs } did he just get off the set of pirates? - BF


ellen messing with beyonce...bahaha love her - ME

 

Rihannas new song is amazing, except for the fact its about Chris - ME

{ Bruno Mars gets announced } oh yeah yeah, oh yeah yeah - ME

awwww Neil Patrick Harris & his hubby singing & dancing to bruno mars - ME

ahhhhhh shut up! Bob Marley tribute - ME & BF

{ announcing album of the year } please let Mumford & Sons win, please let Mumford & Sons win - ME & BF

{ LL Cool J announces he will be singing } oh my god I am embarrassed for him - BF

i feel like this performance is to prove even though he doesn't sing much now he still has it...- ME

you don't have it LL, please stop - ME

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our favorite part of the show was hands down Sting & Bruno Mars...& then them leading into the Bob Marley tribute....pure amazingness

what did you think of The Grammys? 

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does this make me look like a slut?

seriously where did this week go? i don't know about you but this week flew by....but that's ok because im going to Disneyland on Sunday!!! And for all my disney loves, Peter Pan is officially out of the Disney Vault...so get it while you can!! 

so welcome back to another edition of Fearless Fashion Friday! 

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Hosts:

Kelly from Messy Dirty Hair | Lindsey from Peace Love Sequins

Directions:

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While not mandatory, it would great it you checked out a few of the other link ups and spread the love!

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so today I have another trend that I love but this one I am way too nervous to try....this trend is 

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so i love this look!  As you can see I marked my favorite one because thats the look I have been wanting to try for awhile - a long skirt & a crop top, almost looks like a bra. However, I am so nervous to try this trend. 

One because I get weird showing any type of skin, especially my stomach

Two because I am only 5'3 I don't know if my short little self could actually pull this off....

Three because I'm not sure if it would give me a slutty type of look...you know what I mean? 

The key though to trying this trend is to make sure to pair the crop top with a high waisted skirt, short or pant. 

Would you try the crop top trend? Do you think it gives the girls a "slutty" type of look? I'd love to hear your thoughts on the crop top....link up below & show us your fearless fashion!

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moving on from one fashion to another.....i have one of my favorite fashion bloggers here today & couldn't be more excited about it. I started out just reading her blog & loving all her looks & style. Then we started talking on a more friend level & we realized how much we have in common & have become more than just bloggers, but friends.....& let me tell you this...she is my type of girl - honest, real, & a cat lover like myself....not to mention she has fabulous fashion sense. She recently just got a new blog makeover & its beautiful just her...so without further ado meet

Hi Everyone!  I'm Niki, the lip gloss loving blonde behind the blog, Glossy Blonde.  My blog is based around beauty, style and sweets, which are three of my ultimate favorite things.

I love to share outfit styling ideas around a fun piece or color combination.  One of my recent favorites is the outfit I styled around bright colors that make me yearn for warm spring weather!  Since I love fashion so much, I thought it would be fun to also share my personal style from time to time.  I feel that this gives my readers a little taste of the girl behind the blog, and what I actually wear and look like on a day-to-day basis.

Beauty products are also a major obsession of mine, so I like to share my newest favorites and reviews with my readers!  I subscribe to Birchbox, Glossybox and most recently Ipsy Glam Bag, and I go shopping frequently, so I am never short on new products to try!  Yes, this might be a little excessive, but I blame it on my Dad.  :)

And oh, how I love desserts!  Although I truly believe that living and eating healthfully is SO important, I also believe in "everything in moderation" and I treat myself often!  One of my all-time favorite recipes were my Pumpkin Whoopie Pies with Maple Buttercream.  I like to try my hand at fun, unique recipes with a little bit of a twist.

hi, i'm delicious!

And of course, you'll also find a ridiculous amount of pet photos and a little about my life on Glossy Blonde.  Every Friday, in my "Five." post, I share a little about my life at the moment, as well as five of my favorite blog reads of the week.

Like what you see?  Stop on by and say hello!  I'd love to meet you :)

And thank you SO MUCH to the ever-so-fabulous Kelly for having me today!  Kelly has grown to be a great friend and I'm so happy that we got to know each other!!!

I know, she's amazing...& def check out the posts she linked to in this intro...she really puts in so much time & effort into her posts, you can really see how much she truly cares about her blog & her readers....that's why her blog is so amazing.

soooo today THE Glossy Blonde is giving away the chance for you messy readers to win a $15 Gift Card to SEPHORA!!!

Good Luck!  

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cover your eyes!

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i don't know why but this dress makes me feel extra girly...maybe it's the way it twirls or because of the blush pink color...it just feels like the ultimate girly girl dress & the touch of mint green just adds to the perfection. The entire outfit can be found at Lincoln Street Boutique.so is it summer time yet?...really though, I am SO ready...do you update your wardrobe with new spring & summer items every year? Well of course I do...I still 'back to school' shop every single September & I haven't been in school for over 5 years...so of course I like to update my wardrobe with just a few new items come spring & summer.One thing I am always get come summer is a new bathing suit & new sunnies! I don't know if you know this yet but I have an unhealthy obsession with sunglasses. I use to be that girl who had one pair of nice sunglasses & thats all I wore...until my mom started working in the sunglasses section of Nordstrom & my eyes we're opened to a whole world of different types of sunnies..... so I started using sunnies as another type of accessory for my outfits, depending on what I was wearing I have sunnies for all kinds of looks ---

1. Patriotic - BP Nordstrom // 2. Surfer - Carreras // 3. Hollywood - Prada // 4. Classic - Chanel // 5. The Cat Eye - Alexander McQueen // 6. Classy - Tom Ford // 7. Wayfarers - Rayban // 8. Aviators - Rayban // 9. Summer Only - Rayban // 10. Bug Eyes - Fendiand you better believe I wear them all.....so because Lincoln Street Boutique is aaaamazing & because I love sunglasses today the LSB is offering the chance for a lucky messy girl to win these fabulous trendy sunnies!!

I am IN LOVE with them! They are the perfect circle glass...not too big, but not too small....& I love the gold detail in between the lenses. Not to mention they're very comfortable to wear. 

AND to sweeten the pot The LSB has also thrown in this fabulous gold spiked bracelet because duhh spikes are all the rage right now

SOOOO you know what to do...& if you're new around here I HIGHLY suggest logging into your email, twitter, facebook, instagram, tumblr accounts. It will make your life SO much easier!! Good luck loves!!!

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