In's & Out's No. 8

Last "In's & Out's" was in September - man, crazy how 4-5 months can fly by! These are a little more personal in the sense that they are tailored to me, not any trend or "hype" that is happening, for the most part! Awesomely enough, there are way more "In's" - enjoy!

xx

O&C

In's:

- Putting a collared shirt under jumpers/sweaters - especially if the sweater has a graphic on it (I've been too addicted to this)

- Naps (I just found out how to re-incorporate them into my life)

- My new glasses! Well...okay, they're the same except my frames were ruined so I got the same exact pair again and the same style in black too!

- Vanilla ice-cream with bananas in it during the wintertime 

- Reading during my commute to/from work

- Black leather/pleather overalls (pants)

- Drinking lots and lots of water with some frozen fruit in it

- Hats - always

- Leopard (for me)- I can't wait to rock some leopard and mint colored things together! 

- Speaking of leopard: my new UNIF X Nastygal 'Hellbound' shoes  - I'm now 6 inches taller! You can see my new babies in the picture below:

I paired them with my AA frill socks

Out's:

-  Ombré hair - for me at least, I'm so happy mine is almost gone (who knows if I'll revisit it, we had a good time :P)

- Cold weather + rain

- Spending so much money on lunch everyday

- Creative mind blocks

- Huge backpacks that whack you in the face while you're on the bus/train :(

- Crocs -always - especially when worn with 5 layers of socks in the middle of winter...just, no, please.

- People who are assholes, obviously

In's & Out's No. 7

It's been a while since my last "In's & Out's", huh? Damn, I've been slacking but I've got some random ones in here that have been floating in my mind. Well, without much further ado:

The XX - Chained by SONAR BEAT

In's:

- Mixing metals. I used to be so wary about this but now I think it's fun and eclectic. It's nice to wear some gold and silver without them feeling like enemies
- Pineapple

- Messy top buns, but not too messy to the point that it is drooping on one side of your head. So easy, effortless and perfect for the summer, fall, winter and spring - or when you just don't feel like dealing with it at all

- NYFW
- The new XX album
- Laying in bed and reading September issues, sans any technology
- My baby nephew, Chase
- Mastering my everyday makeup routine in 7 minutes or less
- Hoodies and boots weather upon us!!!
- Travelling (always)

Out's:
- Making life a routine since I've started my career and feeling as if I can't make time
- Mushrooms (always an 'out')
- Buying on a whim - it's become a bad trend recently, and that's not the best of problems to have when you already have a shopping problem
- Insomnia
- Monogrammed LV purses
- Limiting your abilities because of what you think you have to do, instead of discovering new wonders; let fear go, and just do.
- Silly arguments
- Running out the house with your shirt inside out

xx

O&C

Flashes of My Mind

I'll be leaving to Atlanta tomorrow for the long Labor Day Weekend, so what a better way to leave than to post some of the things that go through my mind/inspire me...brought to you by Tumblr :P

Enjoy!

xx

O&C

       Take a Walk by passionpit

Pink Pants | OOTD | VIDEO!

Okay, so now it's really starting to feel as if my posts are out of order because I have videos from OOTD's that I posted sometime last week. Editing videos is not my top priority when I come from work - all I want to do is take a shower and go to sleep. But, life is too short to not take advantage of time doing things you love, so I'm trying to make it a habit to be more consistent. Bear with me. Enjoy!

xx

O&C

Howlin' For You - OOTD

Here's my outfit of the day. Nothing more. Nothing else. Loving life and loving good music. 

PS: Extremely addicted to the new song by my favorite KPop group, 2NE1. These ladies never fail me, from their music to their style. Enjoy!

xx

O&C

2NE1 - I LOVE YOU by moderngirl

                        

Pink Pants & Light Leaks

When I received these pants in the mail, I was beyond excited! The scarf print on them is such a fresh twist to the standard on-trend colored denim for the season. They're a bit long (because I'm short) so I cuffed them up and still like the white detail of the fold. I couldn't contain myself to make a super decent OOTD because I wanted to blog about these bad boys, asap! So I just paired it with my favorite (and now, unshapely and faded) oversized black shirt. I tucked it in because it's so long, so it has this funky bubble effect, but who cares! This outfit was so comfy, and of course I had to throw on my Litas and some gold accessories to complement these pink obsessions. & yeah, my bun has made an obnoxious comeback.

PS: I've been into faking some light leaks...I know, I know, sad but it reminds me of the real light leaks that would happen when I was shooting film.

xx

O&C

02 Heaven's On Fire by jjgoods
 

         

  

Prada Sunnies

I present to you...my Prada cat-eye sunnies! I bought them a little over a week ago and with the lovely help from Lexi I finally decided to go with this beautiful pair of sunnies amongst other contenders. I've been on the hunt for a slight-cat eye frame and these were just so perfect. When I saw them in the display case, I had to try them on and they seriously won my heart over (especially with the gradient lens) so I thought I'd treat myself, especially since I've been working for almost two months now *time flies!*

Thanks for the help Lexi and thanks Prada gods!

PS: As always, I leave you with a little tune that's been on repeat. Enjoy!

xx

O&C

Jump In the Pool by namiks

No Doubt Nails

I'm the type of person that gets tired of my nails after about a week, so when I find some inspiration for some new nail candy, I take it and run with it. After watching No Doubt's performance on the TCA's - yes, I watched the TCA's for this performance- a lightbulb went off when I saw the pants Gwen Stefani was wearing - they were kind of reminiscent of the artist, Keith Haring, and his black and white work.  But that wasn't it...I remember a photo I spotted on Tumblr a while ago with simple patterns and there it was. I scavenged for the photo, found it and mustered up the courage to actually attempt these seemingly simple brush strokes on my nails and voila, here is my attempt at the wonder that I found online brought to light by the sickest person ever, Ms. Stefani.

Long story short: have fun with your nails - I did it free-handed, so if I can do it...anyone can!

PS: Is anyone else as excited as I am that No Doubt is making new music again?! So I'll leave you with their newest song 'Settle Down'.

xx

O&C

Before cleaning up some edges



After - not perfect, but it still looks fun :)

 
       
             

OOTD | Sheer & Denim

When I found this 'dress' I was BEYOND excited. The possibilities of wearing this bad boy are endless and I'm definitely going to be repeat offending! At first I contemplated dressing it up with some heels and a slick bun but it's summer and I wanted to go for a casual and easy look. What screams summer than some white chucks, and of course, messy hair? I also have a video version of this outfit at the end of the photo roll in this blog post. Enjoy!

xx

O&C