Oldies, but goodies

My mother sent my these two vests she saved from the seventies. I'm pretty excited to revive them! Hope they fit! 

T'is the season...

... to wear red and green. I wore this green sweater dress/tunic with dress pants and a scarf and matched these chandelier earrings with the dress- the green beads match the color of the dress and the metal matched the buttons on my sleeves. I wore olive green eye shadow and red lip stick to keep it spirited. 

Earrings: Christmas gift  about 5 years ago

Dress: purchased about 6 or more years ago

Eye shadow and lip stick: have had, Ulta, free with purchase

Yay or nay?

Not surprised my husband isn't a fan of this vest. Followers, what do YOU think?

Red stripe beer... Errr, I mean skirt

We had our office holiday lunch yesterday, so I dressed for the occasion. I wore this red shawl with a red striped pencil skirt along with some fancy earrings and red lipstick.  

Earrings: secret Santa gift last year

Shawl: given to me with a matching sweater dress. 

Skirt: given to me hand-me-down from friend

Lipstick: free from Ulta

In the spirit

We had an event at work yesterday and, to be in the spirit of the holiday season, I wore green. I matched green rose earrings with a lace top, also featuring roses, and then, a belt with a rose clip attached. I wore a green shirt underneath the lace, which match with the earrings perfectly. I completed the spirited look with red lipstick.... Otherwise, it'd look like I dressed for St. Patrick's Day...

Lace shirt: Bob's, free (!!) with a $10 coupon

Earrings: eBay, came with a few other colors, $4

Green shirt: Rue 21, $5

Belt: came with a skirt

3-in-one Black rose clip: eBay, $4

Tips of the day

Tip 1: putting on your first make up of the day in the car throws your whole day off.

Tip 2: don't let someone who is sitting take a photo of you while you're standing.

Secret Santa

My Secret Santa at work clearly knows me! I'm so excited about my gifts, I don't know whether to sharpen my eyeliners first or transfer all of my purse items into these cute bags!! Thanks, K-ris Kringle!

Crimson Tide

I haven't worn this necklace yet (given to me by my mother), so, I decided to plan an outfit around it. I matched this maroon (or crimson, if you will) skirt with the necklace, as well as other matching pewter-colored jewelry (earrings and bracelet). Since I wore black boots and tights, I wore a charcoal grey cowl-neck top instead of just black, to bring the entire outfit together. Normally, I would wear grey tights, but they didn't match completely and just looked like almost too much was happening with the outfit. Some might argue that I need a belt with this outfit- for the contrast between the shirt and skirt, but the necklace did the job since it was so long. Lastly, I wore charcoal eye-shadow and crimson lip gloss. 

Necklace: given to me (mother)- free

Bracelet: given to me (an Aunt)- free

Earrings: have had, Burlington Coat Factory, set of 3 pairs, $4

Shirt: have had, Frugal Fannies, $8

Faux Suede (microfiber) Skirt: Rue 21, $9 on sale

Boots: Kohl's online, $30

Make up: eye shadow: Ulta (free with minimum purchase); lip gloss: have had, Avon 

Just rosy

I purchased this flyaway cardigan a couple months ago and haven't gotten to wear it yet. And, since it's been mild for December, I can still get away with wearing tights and heels (rather than boots all the time.) I've been wanting to wear these lace pumps, so I decided to combine the cardigan with them. To pull the articles together with the lace, I wore my signature rose accessories: rose stud earrings and a belt with two matching roses clipped on. 

Flyaway Cardigan: Ltd. Commodities, clearance, $4

Lace pumps: Alloy. end of season clearance, $7

Belt: Rue 21, set of 2, clearance, $5

Rose pins: Black: 3-in-1 hair elastic, clip or brooch; Off white: hair clip

Earrings: E-bay, 4 pairs of different colors, approx. $4

Frugal Fashion Friday

Even though this skirt is more for summer, I've been really wanting to wear it lately- it's really fun to match with. I wore a mint green sweater to go with the skirt and a black long-sleeved tee underneath to pull the colors together and to keep the skirt more wintery looking. I wore black rose earrings and a black rose and white rose on my belt. I specifically wore this belt to go with my black buckle boots. For eye makeup, I wore iridescent green eye shadow and black shadow to match my sweater and skirt. I wore magenta lip gloss to match the shirt as well.

Skirt: Kmart, 50% off sale over summer, $8
Sweater: ?, about $7 on clearance a couple years ago
Boots: Just Fab, $30 last year
Earrings: about $3,  four different colors, ordered on eBay last year
Eye makeup: iridescent green: have had many years, by Sebastien; other green and black shadows: Ulta, one free, one part of a gift last year.
Lip gloss: Ulta, free with purchase