Holiday post number 9- Holiday party

I know Christmas has passed, but we still have a few outfits to go. Here, I wore a grass-green mock-neck dress with gold-button-adorned puff sleeves. I had been excited to pull this out for my office Holiday party. With the dress, I wore black tights and knee-high boots (kept it simple). For jewelry, I wore the reindeer necklace, chandelier earrings, and reindeer ring that I've been wearing all season--and the gold matched the buttons on the dress. I also wore green rose studs. For makeup, I wore gold and black shadows with green gel liner and red lipstick; for hair: a bow up-do. 

Dress: NY&Co., sale, $25-35

Necklace and ring: warehouse sale, $5; $2

Green rose earrings: eBay

Chandelier earrings: Alloy, clearance, years ago

Makeup: Ulta; NYC (gold)

Holiday post number 8- Wrapping paper

I love this asymmetrical Scottie plaid sleeveless top- it's adorned with black antique lace at the chest and ties at the waist. With it, I wore black ponte pants and black ankle boots and a black blazer. For earrings, I wore black crocheted dangle earrings to go with the lace, andd red rose studs. For makeup: red lipstick and gloss and black shadow.

Top: NY&Co., last year, sale, approx. $25
Pants: NY&Co., sale, $12
Blazer: ??
Ankle boots: The Shoe Store, two years ago, $19.99
Earrings: Crocheted: gift, years ago; Red: eBay
Makeup: Ulta

Holiday post number 7- Do I look like an elf?

It's tough to wear green AND red in one outfit sometimes, so one doesn't look like an elf. Here, I think I was able to pull it off with this burgundy ruffle cutout sweater, with a green 3/4 tee underneath. My floral scarf includes, both, green and burgundy, so it pulls the colors together. To match, I wore green and black rose stud earrings and a black rose bracelet, along with a cream bangle to match the lace on the scarf. I also wore a cream rose ring. For shoes, I wore burgundy knee-high boot and, for makeup, green and burgundy shadow and burgundy lipgloss.

Sweater: Express, sale, a couple years ago, $15
Scarf: Ltd. Commodities, clearance, $5
Boots: Shoe Dept., clearance, $11
Earrings: eBay
Bracelet: warehouse sale, $2
Bangle: Holiday gift years ago, set of bangles
Ring: Charlotte Russe, set of stackables, clearance, $5?
Makeup: Ulta

Holiday post number 6- Five golden rings

There have been three staples for me this Holiday season: a bow up-do, gold/shimmer, and reindeer jewelry.

I think this is the third Holiday outfit I posted with gold in it, the bow hair and the multi-metal, multi-strand reindeer necklace and chandelier earrings to match. This time, however, I didn't wear the reindeer ring, but I did add some stackable gold rings. For makeup, I did still wear a bright lipstick and gold and black shadows. As for clothing- I wore a cream and gold shimmer, bell sleeve mock neck with a black pencil skirt, tights and ankle boots.

Top: JC Penney last year, $5
Necklace: warehouse sale, last year, $5
Earrings: Alloy, years ago, clearance
Rings: warehouse sale, $2 (set of 10)
Makeup: Ulta, NYC, The Body Shop

Holiday post 5- cranberry and popcorn strings

When I was little, my mom always had my brother and I threading popcorn and cranberries for the Christmas tree. 

Below, you will see I wore a high-low sheer cranberry/burgundy/maroon blouse with matching ankle boots and grey, black and burgundy plaid pants. For accessories, I wore matching tassel earrings and a black scarf. For makeup: burgundy shadow and lipgloss. 

Top and pants: NY&Co., last year(?), sale, $35, $20

Shoes: Rue 21, a few years ago, $15

Earrings: Frugal Fannie's, $5? 

Makeup: Ulta

Holiday post number 4- Six Geese-a-laying GOLDEN eggs

 On this day of the Holiday season, I wore a gold cowl-neck, dolman-sleeve, belted tunic with tan ankle boots and black ponte pants. For jewelry (the fun part)- a reindeer ring and necklace with chandelier earrings. For makeup: black and gold shadows with red lipstick and lip gloss to keep with the Holiday spirit.

Top: Kohl's, Candie's, years ago, sale
Pants: NY&Co., sale, $16.99
Shoes: Amazon, Unionbay, $29
Jewelry: Ring and necklace: warehouse sale, $2/$5; Earrings: Alloy, years ago, clearance
Makeup: Ulta; NYC (from CVS)

Holiday post number 3- Blue is a Holiday color, too

This multi-color floral top has tones of burgundy in it, so I figured it could come out for the Holiday month. Here, I wore it with a navy skirt, navy tights and burgundy boots. For jewelry, I went with the pink tone and wore pin acrylic earrings and a pink flower ring (to go with the pattern). For makeup: navy and burgundy shadows, navy liner and a burgundy lip gloss. 

Top: Holiday gift a few years ago

Skirt: Nordstrom Rack, $19

Boots: The Shoe Store, clearance, $11(!!!)

Earrings: TJ Maxx, clearance, $8

Ring: Charlotte Russe, set of 6 stackable rings, clearance

Makeup: Ulta, Avon

Holiday post number 2- it's REIN-deer-ing sparklies

For me, Holiday colors also include sparkly- gold, silver, etc. Here, I wore a cream argyle cardigan, with different color grey patches, gold lines, and sparkly buttons. This top was so much fun to match with! I wore a multi-metal, multi-strand necklace adorned with charms including a reindeer. For earrings, I wore sparkly studs to match the buttons and multi-strand, multi-metal chandelier earrings. I also wore a (badass) reindeer ring. (You will see all of these accessories again throughout the Holiday posts.) For hair, I wore my hair in a bow and added gold and silver headbands and a sparkly, multi-metal headwrap. 

With the cardigan, I wore a charcoal pencil skirt, grey tights and a grey boots. 

For makeup: gold and charcoal shadows with a red lipstick. 

Cardigan: hand-me-down, from Aunt

Skirt: H&M, years ago, $14

Boots: Kohl's, Black Friday sale, $16.99

Earrings: Sparkly: set of 6, Rue 21??; Chandelier: Alloy, clearance, years ago

Necklace and ring: warehouse sale, last year, $5/$2

Headbands: metal: CVS, 3/pk; metal/shiny: have had for years

Makeup: Shadow: NYC (CVS); Ulta; The Body Shop

Finally! We made it to Holiday colors!

Last Monday, I was (very) eager to wear this outfit- I had been saving it for the first workday in December. Here, I wore red, black and purple plaid skinny pants with a purple mock-neck. To avoid buying purple shoes I won't wear that much, I wore black ankle boots and added a black belt. For jewelry, I wore red rose and purple chandelier earrings and a gold and purple cocktail ring. For makeup: red lipstick and purple shadow. There is one thing with this outfit that bothers me, though and that is the silver buckle on my belt since I was wearing gold jewelry. 

Top and pants: NY&Co., sale, $17/$27-30

Ankle Boots: NY&Co, a couple years ago, $29.99

Earrings: Purple: given to me from Godmother; Red roses: eBay

Ring: Avon, years ago

Belt: K-Mart, going out of business clearance

Makeup: Purple: Secret Snowflake; Ulta

Riding a horse on Thanksgiving?

Below is what I wore for Thanksgiving: black ponte pants, a brown long-sleeved tee, a cream duster, and brown hounstooth boots. Instead of Thanksgiving dinner, I look like I went horse-back riding.  Anyway, for accessories, I wore a cream scarf twisted in with a brown scarf, an orange antique owl necklace, and silver dangly earrings. The owl necklace matches the orange in my houndstooth boots and I only wore silver earrings to go with the necklace. For makeup: brown shadow and spice lipstick.

Duster: hand-me-down from Godmother

Tee: Target

Pants; Wright's Chicken Farm gift shop, $19

Boots: Easy Spirit, years ago, $11

Earrings: given to me from Aunt

Necklace: was my Grandmother's- it was nice to have a little piece of her with me for the Holiday

Scarves: Dots circa 2005/6

Makeup: Ulta

Thanksgiving Spirit

Clearly, I love ruffles and can't say no to a good price. Here, I was in the Thanksgiving spirit at work and wore a burnt orange ruffle-sleeve sweater, matching beaded hoop earrings, an oversized cocktail ring, along with a bird brooch. For shoes, I wore fur-lined brown, black, cream, and burnt orange houndstooth boots. Most might say to never wear brown and black together, but I think if you have the right accessories (hence, the shoes), it's fine. So, eventhough most of the boots are brown, there really is black in them. For makeup: a burnt orange shadow with brown eyeliner and an autumn-colored lipstick. 

I had a lot of fun with this outfit and almos can't wait until after the Holidays to wear this sweater again! It may be my new marigold! 

Sweater: Rainbow Shops, $15

Earrings and ring: warehouse sale, $5/$2

Brooch: Secret Snowflake gift last year

Boots: purchased at a shoe store about 7 years ago, Easy Spirit (!!!), $11

Makeup: shadow: Tarte, gift, all other: Ulta