Inspiration Monday: Hot Red

So this Monday I'm finally playing along over at Two Birds! Wahoo, a post two days in a row! Every week Megan and Nora choose a new photo as inspiration and each Monday they do a link-up party and see what everyone comes up with! I've just been lurking until now but I decided it's time a join in. This week's inspiration was the above photo of Ashlee Simpson.

I think her shorts are technically orange, but since I own no orange pants, nor leather pants for that matter.. I decided to go with my red hot paper bag style pants! It came together pretty effortless and chic, which is what I love about Ashlee's ensemble.

Outfit Details:

Silk Blouse - H&M

Red Pants and Bow bracelet/hairband - Forever21

Shoes - Target

Ring - City Farmer's Market/Craft Fair

Graffiti And A Mullet

A mullet skirt of course! So the mullet/high-low trend is super big right now, as I'm sure you've noticed. Most of the skirts and dresses displaying this trend have been a little short for me but I met my match with this one! I've had it for a few months now and just realized it hasn't been on the blog..

I wanted something light and easy that I could compliment with a few accessories.. Summer makes my outfits slightly less ornate. You might recognize this graffiti-ed train from our Valentine's shoot back in February. It's such a fun location, I had to use it again. Plus, I think the graffiti has actually changed a bit since then so it's not really the same!

( Can't forget the classic cheesy smile :D )

So, this week has been super crazy (as I'm sure you've noticed by the lack of posts..) A lot of people are taking vacations right now so I've had to work extra hours at the bank. I'm not complaining, I could use the money! It's just not so good for my blog. Haha. This week should be back to normal though, so I'll be catching up on everyone's blogs, including my own! Yay!

DIY Shoe Details

So remember my post last week about painting the soles of my heels with nail polish? Well I loved how that turned out SO MUCH that I went a little DIY crazy and transformed a couple other pairs!

Here's the first pair again if you didn't catch it:

(check out the full post for instructions)

I decided I had a pair of sling backs that could use a little color, so using this as a little inspiration I got out my nail polish and brush again and tah-dah! :

After finishing that pair I decided I couldn't be done now, and not that I was bored with the nail polish at all, but I wanted to do something different. I had seen some Mui Mui inspired heels on Pinterest and decided I wanted to give another plain pair of pumps some extra oomph using rhinestones!

It was pretty fun and easy. Here's all the supplies I used:

-A pair of plain pumps

-80 different sized/shaped rhinestones

-super glue

-tweezers

The photo above is the closest I got to a before picture (sorry!) I got a little carried away in my excitement..

So all you do is pick up a rhinestone using the tweezers, drip a little super glue on and stick it to the heel of your shoe. Do whatever random order you want. I didn't really have an exact plan.

And there you go! I love how they turned out! I'm a sucker for anything that sparkles (such a girl). I'm having so much fun revamping the more plain shoes in my closet. No more boring here!

Black Ankle Straps - Ross

Tan Slingbacks - Jessica Simpson

Suede Pumps - Target

*all DIY-ed!

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Chambray Ombre

"Chambray Ombre" say that five times fast. I finally got the perfect chambray shirt, courtesy of my Mom who found it while browsing through H&M in Alabama this past week. I tried the H&M around here to no avail, so I was ecstatic when she sent me a photo of this one.

I've pretty much been wearing it ever since. It's so comfy and versatile. I'm excited to mix it with my wardrobe more.

There's a great story to these pants too. They're seven for all mankind's, and I found them on the clearance rack at Downeast! Such a steal! I love the material and how they blend from a periwinkle blue to lavendar.

I felt like the outfit needed a pop of color so I added these fun pink shoes, and I feel like it continues the ombre flow.

The weekend is just around the corner! Finally! I felt like everyday this week was Thursday. The weekend couldn't come fast enough for me! Anyone have fun plans? The Hubs and I are going to see The Dark Knight Rises Saturday. We splurged and got "Dbox" seats, which are basically motion seats. I'm pretty excited.

Outfit Details:

Chambray Shirt - H&M

Pants - Seven For All Mankind (via Downeast)

Shoes - Head Over Heels

Earrings and Necklace - Forever21

Bracelet - Gift

Nail Polish - Essie Turquoise & Caicos, Essie Splash of Grenadine

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Yost Saturdays

Yost Theatre and LED present Yost Saturdays with Tatiana Fontes, D'Morse, and Suge Wyte, this Saturday, July 21st.  The doors open at 9:30pm.  Get on D'Morse's list for complimentary entry before 11pm.


The Yost Theatre is located at 307 N. Spurgeon Street, in Downtown Santa Ana CA.

Painted Soles

While browsing Pinterest a while back (one of my favorite things to do), I came upon this and fell in love with the idea immediately! Using nail polish to paint the soles of some heels needing a little sprucing up? Incredibly smart. If you're interested here's the original tutorial.

All you need is:

-A pair of heels

-Rubbing alcohol

-White polish (to use as primer)

-Your desired color of polish

-Clear coat

It's pretty straightforward. The rubbing alcohol is to prep and clean the soles. Just rub them down good with a cotton ball. Then paint the soles white. You may want to use a bigger brush than what comes with the nail polish or it could take quite a while. Let the white dry, then paint two coats of your color. Last, paint over the whole thing with a clear polish. Let them dry a while (at least half an hour) and you're good to go!

 It was so simple and fun! I got so many compliments when I wore them to work. I'm thinking about doing another pair... I love how it transforms a plain pair of pumps into a statement piece.

In other news, I scored this lovely skirt at Ruche's semi-annual sale a couple weeks ago. Did anyone else shop it? I was so excited! By the time I headed over to the site things were a little picked over so I had to order a size down in this skirt but it ended up fitting perfectly! Yay!

Outfit Details:

Skirt - Ruche

Tee - Downeast

Blazer - PacSun

Heels - Ross w/ DIY soles

Belt - Jason Wu via Target

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Top Five Codes of Conduct For Opening DJs at EDM Shows

Shannon Nehls / OC Weekly

Well written article by Alejandra Loera on the role of opening djs in EDM events. Checkout the reply by Gwen Isbackcuziknos, I think it’s right on the money.

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