Hit the Road

A very happy #ManicureMonday to all you lovely people out there. I was lucky enough this week to have a guest model on the team. Say hello to the beautiful Briana LoRusso! She'll be a guest one more day this week and you'll see how different all the looks she'll be wearing are, but for today, her look is strictly 'live to ride grunge'.

 

This week's mani is for all the car enthusiasts out there in the outernet. Roads, traffic lights and street signs cover Briana's nails probably more nicely than they do the actual roads. Here are her rider threads:

The spotlight flatters her, doesn't it?

Think you're not hardcore enough to dress grungy? Think again. Just because you think you have a set 'style' that you can't stray from doesn't mean it's true. Getting dressed in the morning is deciding who you want to be that day. If you're feeling a little extra hard-nosed one morning you should dress to fit the part! No one will judge if you decide to wear all black with a leather jacket and some extra eyeliner. Just wear what you want to wear because YOU want to wear it.

sweatshirtL forever xxi

jacket: sans soucy @ marhsall's

pants: forever xxi

belt: forever xxi

shoes: target

necklace: forever xxi

headband: urban outfitters

 There's no cooler place to hangout on the weekends but the back of a pickup truck right? 

- nali xo

"Are wild strawberries really wild? I will not be blamed if your wild strawberries can not be tamed."

- Shel Silverstein


Attempts to find a Halloween costume still fruitless? Orange you cutting it kind of close? Lucky for you I've matched up the perfect pear to ensure your costume is peachy.

Have you had it with the bad puns yet? I for one am just getting started (;

If you're really struggling this year to come up with a simple and creative Halloween costume, have no fear, I've got one a-peel-ing fix to open the door to a million new ideas: the tutu.

Pick any color, your favorite color, a color that makes you happy, a color that makes you sad, any kind of connection will work grape. Now, google said color and see what kind of random objects come up. Kinds of signs, flowers, candy, or fruits and vegetables. You're half way to a sublime costume. Once you have your color and your tutu of that color, just accessorize accordingly. I chose to go with the classic strawberry. Here is the fruit of my labors:

tutu: claire's, party stores, amazon

shirt: h&m

tights: forever xxi

boots: target

bandana: a.c.moore/michael's

Some kind of red shirt and tights with a green bandana ensures you'll have the sweetest costume anywhere you go this year! (Ok I'll cut it out with the bad puns) And if you want to take this costume a step further, why not go for the wild strawberry look? Tease your hair, put on crazy makeup and rip your tights. It's inventive and cute, what else could you need? 

Orange you glad I gave you this idea???

- nali xo

"I know everything."

- A

Viewers everywhere have a different opinion of that first simple letter of the alphabet since Pretty Little Liars premiered on ABC Family in 2010. If you haven't seen an episode yet, you're very clearly missing out. Not only is the show suspenseful, addicting and full of eye candy actors, but it actually involves the viewers in a way that has cause many fans to create entire websites of 'Pretty Little Liars theories' to try to guess who the mastermind 'A' is. The show can sometimes be downright terrifying if you're into it so what better way to celebrate Halloween than by dressing up as A himself/herself? This costume is perfect for unmotivated Halloween goers because it requires clothing almost everyone has and needs no accessorizing. 

1 black hoodie + 1 pair of black pants leggings = one certified A outfit. If you feel like it's not enough, sew a big red A on your back to get the message across. 

For a slightly different approach in the same direction, try suiting up as the mysterious 'red coat'. This outfit will work particularly well if you're a blondie and if you have a long red trench coat. This costume is a little more open to accessorizing. 

Just a few subtle and simple costume ideas for all you slackers out there! 

- nali xo

#shoesdaytuesday

Happy #shoesdaytuesday !

So I went thrift shopping the other day and stumbled upon these gems.. it was love at first sight. Obviously I had to make them mine and $19.50 later the two of us have been spending a lot of time together.. I see this relationship going places. Here is my favorite way to wear them.

Shoes like these should be accentuated so if you're lucky enough to find a quirky pair of flats in your shopping excursions try lots of black and neutral patterns.

jacket: forever xxi

blouse: paper crane @ marshall's

leggings: target

leg warmers: wet seal

shoes: misbehave @ buffalo exchange

OR

Try your luck in a completely opposite direction and allow the shoes to be a mere fragment of an overall expressive outfit.

Sweater: DIVIDED @ h&m

tee: mr. chips @ buffalo exchange

jeans: jennyfer

necklace: ralph lauren @ buffalo exchange

sunglasses: topshop

shirt: rolla coster @ t.j.maxx

skirt: one clothing @ t.j.maxx

tights: memoi @ marshall's

hat: michael kors

necklace: you & i @ emporium's costume jewelry

headwrap: claire's

sweater: weathervane (vintage)

necklace: forever xxi

tights: marshall's

**Warning: These shoes will not actually make you fly. If you are looking for means of levitation please stop by your nearest convenience store and pick up a Red Bull or buy yourself a one way ticket to Hogwarts.

Thanks for reading!

- nali xo