black + white

Hey guys!

On this post, I am wearing two things that are my go-to, fundamental fall/winter items this year: my Uniqlo heattech turtle-neck shirt (which I own in a few colors and want more of), and my jingly boots that allow everyone around me to know when I'm coming... If you ask anyone that knows me, they would say I never take these off.

I received this beautiful black and white set from Smooch The Label. I chose it because I thought it would be the perfect outfit to wear to my boyfriend's family Christmas party. It's classy, feminine and just the right amount of conservative. I also have a couple more dresses from Smooch that I have considered wearing for Christmas, but this is definitely one of the runner-ups.

pepper tweed set: Smooch The Label (find here), cloud clutch: Front Row Shop (find here), turtle-neck shirt: Uniqlo, boots: Aldo (old)

Yes, what you saw on those pictures was a little bit of snow, and yes, I was cold! Don't worry though, I was wearing a coat and took it off for photography purposes. If you looked out of my window right now, you would see everything covered with snow (I like to compare it to cake frosting), everything looks so eatable! Good thing I took these pictures before the snow storm.

Hope you guys like this!

xx

black + brown

Hey guys!

I know I haven't posted in a while. I was REALLY busy with school. Today, while being at home, staying cozy and avoiding the freezing, face slapping weather outside, I finally felt inspired to do this post.

My first thought when I saw this leopard dress was: "I need to wear this with my Dr. Martens!" I took these pictures yesterday, and unfortunately I wasn't in a Dr. Martens mood (so I still owe myself that look). I was more in a Christmassy state of mind. I wanted to come up with a look that I would like to wear for Christmas, that would be warm and comfy, but still chic and a little bit edgy.

I love how boxy this dress is. That is exactly what caught my attention when I saw it in Front Row Shop. I have to say, I am very impressed by the quality of the products I received. The fabric is very thick and warm, perfect for this season if you want to ditch your pants for a while!

dress: Front Row Shop (find here), cloud clutch: Front Row Shop (find here), shoes: JC

Oh, how I love brown and black together... and my little cloud clutch!

Let me know what you guys think!

xx

I have been meaning to post about the shirt you are about to see, for about two months now... But with everything that had been going on in my life, it seemed impossible. 

At the beginning of this season, I was looking for tops that weren't too dark and still resembled the colors of Fall. Once summer is over, it seems like stores only sell black, gray, and dark colors. Don't get me wrong, I LOVE dark clothes, I just don't want to ban all sources of color from my fall wardrobe.

I found this top at Persunmall, an online store you have probably heard about. It's been all over the Internet for the past year, but this was my first time trying something from them. If you haven't checked them out yet, you might want to give them a try!

shirt: Persunmall (here), pants: Tobi (here), galaxy nail decal on my thumbs: IHeartNailArt (here), purse: vintage from SoWa, sandals: Schutz

I am also utterly obsessed with my new pants from Tobi. They are everything to me and have worn them non-stop for the past two weeks. Thank you Boston for allowing me to wear these kinds of clothes during this time of the year!

xx

PS: If you want to win a $40 e-gift card to buy clothes at Urban Philisophy, click here to check out this giveaway that I'm running!

instant milk 1 year anniversary + GIVEAWAY

You read it on the title! This week is Instant Milk's one year anniversary! 

My baby finally turned one year old, but this time, the birthday will be all about YOU! You can blow our cake's candle by participating in this giveaway I have prepared for you, in collaboration with Urban Philosophy!

YOU could win a $40 e-gift card to Urban Philosophy, which you can use to buy anything of your choice on their store! Who doesn't love free stuff?

To enter, you only have to:

- Leave a comment saying which is your favorite item, and your e-mail address! (click here to see the store)

For extra entries:

- 'Like' Urban Philosophy on Facebook (here)
- Follow Urban Philosophy of Twitter (here)
- Follow Urban Philosophy on Instagram (here)
- Click here to retweet about this giveaway
- Follow me on Twitter (here)

- Follow me on GFC

-Follow me on Bloglovin (here)

- 'Like' me on Facebook (here)

Leave separate comments for EACH entry, so we can count them when we choose the winner.

Winning is SO easy! You can have up to 9 entries.

This giveaway is international and will end on Wednesday, November 20th, at 12am.

Good luck!

my halloween nails

Before you go ahead and read this post, I just want to ask you to PLEASE excuse my cuticles! They need to be seriously taken care of...

Last week, I wanted to make sure my nails would go with my Halloween costume. I decided to do a nail design that would have purple colors (since those were the colors on the flower crown I wore), and of course, black.

Some weeks ago I received this nail art set of brushes and wanted to get creative with them. I have had other brushes in the past but they were so stiff that I could barely use them to do all the drawings that I wanted.

I only had about 30 minutes to do my nails, since I had to go take pictures for my last post, and then get ready for a Halloween party. This explains why I only did one hand. 

I have to say the brushes were really easy to use and helped me do the skull on my index finger fairly quick!

nail art brush set: KKCenterHK (code: JR1131, find here), nail studs: KKCenterHK (code: NNAIL-DRN661, find here)

Hope you guys like this nail design, and definitely give these brushes a try. I have already done a few designs with them and am pretty happy with the results.

xx

foliage

Something I love about living in New England, is being able to experience the fall foliage. I wanted to share some pictures of how the leafs look at this time of the year, before everything gets gray.

Luckily, the weather here in Boston has allowed us to keep wearing dresses. We've only had a few really cold days this season. But, for the most part, the weather has been great! We're also going to be having some warm days this week. Can't wait!

lime & lavender tunic: Urban Philosophy (here), denim jacket: Choies (here), shoes: JC

The dress I am wearing is from Urban Philosophy. A store I discovered over the summer and fell in love with. They have some really trendy stuff and all at affordable prices. Not to mention that you can take an additional 30% off on all sale items. Who wouldn't want these pants for $15, and this shirt for $12?

xx

my halloween costume

Guess what I was for Halloween...

Before scrolling down and looking at my pictures I'll give you some clues:

- I had a unibrow and was not Helga

- I had flowers on my head and was not a Dia de los Muertos skeleton 

- I had a Mexican related costume, and again, it was not a Dia de los Muertos skeleton

Did you guess? That must have been pretty easy!

I was Frida Kahlo.

But not just any Frida Kahlo. I was Frivolous Frida Kahlo... Very scary!

flower crown: Crowned by Flowers

Hope you liked it!



PS: YES! My friend (the one I talked about on my last post) took these pictures!