Colorful stripes

Here, I wore a fun, ruffly, multi-color striped wrap dress I picked up recently for a super discounted price! (Say that three times fast!) I've wanted this for a long time and finally found my size. With this many colors, there are so many possibilities for coordination, but this time, I highlighted the marigold with sandals, a handbag and tassel earrings. I added navy rose earrings, a coral palm leaf ring, coral beaded bangles, a coral beaded necklace and a yellow, fuchsia and white beaded necklace. Next time, I'll probably try more coral accessories instead of marigold. For makeup: coral lip crayon and marigold and navy shadows with navy eyeliner. 

Dress and handbag: Charmed and Dangerous, garage sale, $5!!!

Sandals: Rainbow Shops, BOGO free

(Both) Earrings: 3 sets/asstd colors, eBay

Necklaces: coral: given to me from mother; white beaded: given to me from Godmother

Bangles: Charming Charlie's (???)

Makeup: Ulta

A Few Good Men...I Mean, Weekend Casual Outfits

True crime, Bowie and Goats. 🔪⚡🐐

Local errand outfits. 

Goat and True Crime shirts: Holiday and     Birthday gifts from Mom and Stepdad

Bowie shirt: Holiday gift years ago

Yellow and fuchsia cardigans: hand-me-down from Godmother 

High-waist ankle jeans: TJ Maxx, $12

Chucks: sale, last year, I needed new ones because my 20 year-old ones were cracking and falling apart, $20ish

Docs: eBay, used/worn once, $60

Vest and Beret: NY&Co, Black Friday, $15; sale a few years ago, $8? 

Pink handbag: Holiday gift years ago, magnetic, interchangeable shell 

Pink earrings and panda ring (Bowie     outfit): Jewelry warehouse sale, $2, $1

Yellow rose earrings (true crime outfit): eBay, asstd. colors, $8ish

Daisy earrings (goat outfit): pack of asstd. earrings years ago

Ombre

I wore this pastel ombre kimono with olive green high waist pants, a matching baby blue sleeveless lace bib-top and chunky heel sandals. For accessories, I opted for a light blue, round, woven handbag; pink marble acrylic hoops; baby blue rose studs; and a pink starfish ring. (Instead of blue tassel hoops, I went with the pink acrylic since they're gold and would match the ring.) For makeup: pink, light and dark blue shadows, blue liner, and light pink lipstick. 

Kimono and acrylic earrings: TJ Maxx, clearance, $12?; Clearance, $8

Sleeveless top and pants: H&M, $9; $15

Shoes: Lu Lu's, clearance, $12

Handbag: Macy's Backstage, clearance, $11

Ring: gift years ago

Rose earrings: asstd. colors, eBay, $8

Makeup: Avon, Ulta

The Upside Down

A couple months ago, I wore this floral, bell-sleeve off-the-shoulder top with jeans and brown raised sandals. I kept it simple with just brown wooden earrings and, for makeup: red lipstick, navy shadow and brown liner- all to match the floral print. 

Top: hand-me-down from Godmother

Jeans: TJ Maxx, $11ish

Sandals: TJ Maxx, clearance, $11

Earrings: have had for years

Makeup: Ulta 

Do the Hokey Pokey

We decided last minute that we were going to dinner to a nice place on the water one night. Wasn't really sure what to wear but this pink and purple long gingham, puff sleeve dress had been waiting for its unvealing. With it, I wore pink flat sandals and a fuchsia panda ring with a purple gem ring; and pink tassel earrings with purple rose studs. For makeup: fuchsia lip crayon and purple and pink shadows with purple liner. 

Dress: NY&Co., Sale, $22!!

Shoes: Famous Footwear(?), Clearance, $9

Pink earrings and panda ring: Jewelry

 warehouse sale, $2, $1

Purple earrings: eBay, asstd. colors 

Purple ring: given to me from fairy Godmother

Makeup: Ulta, Lancome

HOT pink

Two outfits- one color! At the very beginning of the summer, I wore a hot pink, geometric-print tube top (are these even still fashion-worthy?) with cargo jogger capris (not sure what else to call these) and florescent pink flat sandals. This was a chill outfit while I was running errands, so just threw in some peach stud earrings. 

The other outfit was for work and, boy did I get a lot of compliments on this top! I picked it up recently and was excited to wear it- a high-low, mock-neck, geomtric-print white and florescent pink top, with black ankle pants (a different pair) of hot pink flat sandals. (Insert eye-roll here. Yes, I have two pairs of flat hot pink sandals, but it's a long story.) With this outfit, I added a gold, double-tiered v-shape necklace and gold triangle studs and gold bar earrings to go with the shapes in the top. For makeup: black shadow and hot pink lip gloss. 

Tube top: Kohl's, a few years back, approx.   $7

Cargo capris: TJ Maxx, last year, $12.99

Sandals: Rainbow Shops, BOGO free

Earrings: set of 6, Rue 21, years ago

High-low top and necklace: 

 Charmed and Dangerous, $38; clearance:         $8ish

Pants: H&M, $15

Sandals: Kohl's, years ago, $12? 

Earrings: Triangle: set of 6, Rue 21(?); 

                 Bar: Charming Charlie's,      

                 clearance, years ago, $8

Makeup: Ulta

Coral Reef

Last month sometime, I wore this coral waist-tie blazer with thin, black dress pants and coral cutout, tie-up stiletto sandals. For the drive into the office, I wore flat coral and teal T-sandals, which are the inspiration for wearing teal accessories with this outfit- a teal beaded and silver statement necklace, teal bangles, a teal tank, and teal shadow and eyeliner. I also added a coral beaded necklace, coral bangles, a coral palm leave ring, and black, teal, orange and fuchsia doily earrings and coral lip crayon.  

Blazer: Charmed and Dangerous, garage   sale, $5-7

Tank: NY&Co., $5

Pants: Guess, years ago, clearance, $24

Heels: The Shoe Dept., clearance, $11ish

Sandals: years ago, clearance, $5ish

Earrings and teal necklace: given to me from Aunt

Coral necklace: given to me from mother

Ring: Charming Charlie's, clearance, $7

Makeup: Tarte, Ulta

Don't ask why

I wanted to squeeze in one more Patriotic outfit (not sure why I'm even wearing these colors this year) l. I hadn't gotten to wear this blue, color-block, high-low sun dress yet, that I scored at the end of the season last year. With it, I wore red chunky heel sandals and matching tassel earrings as well as blue rose studs. For work, I threw on a white moto jacket. Makeup: navy liner and shadow, and red lipstick. 

Dress: Charmed and Dangerous, garage sale, $5

Shoes: JC Penney, clearance, $11

Earrings: Tassel: 3 pairs, asstd. colors,         Amazon; Roses: 6 pairs, asstd. colors,   eBay

Blazer: K-Mart, about 7 years ago or more, approx. $12

Makeup: Ulta

Next Holiday, day two

I got this blue and white striped high-low skirt on clearance last year and finally pulled it out to wear to work today. With it, I wore a red sleeveless top and matching chunky heel sandals with a navy cardigan (for the office). I wore white rose studs and blue tassel earrings. For makeup: blue shadow and liner with red lipstick. 💋

Skirt: Venus, clearance, approx $15-20

Top: hand-me-down (in four colors), from Aunt

Shoes: JC Penney, clearance, $11

Earrings: white: eBay, asstd. colors; tassel: Macy's Backstage, $8

Makeup: Ulta

The Next Holiday

I actually wore this outfit back in May when I was having lunch with a friend, but it's the week of July 4, so I figured it was a good time to post it. 

Here, I wore these high waist tie, wide leg pants with a red sleeveless blouse, navy cardigan and red chunky heel sandals. Three pants are now in my giveaway bag because I just don't think they're flattering on me- the pleating in the front. 

I added a chandelier earring and necklace set so I wouldn't look as preppy. For makeup, navy shadow and eyeliner with red lipstick. 

Cardigan: hand-me-down from Godmother

Blouse: hand-me-down from friend

Pants: JC Penney, sale, $13ish

Shoes: JC Penney, clearance, $9-11

Jewelry set: given to me from Aunt

Makeup: Ulta

Happy Summer🌞

I worked from home on this day a couple weeks ago and, then, we went out for a casual dinner. In the summer, I tend to wear maxi dresses when I'm working from home. Here, I added a 3/4 sleeve coral sweater over a coral and natural-toned maxi. Instead of playing up the beige, I played up the grey that I think is in the print. I added a grey wrap belt, a long grey flower necklace and grey Chucks. Then, I added a long, coral beaded necklace, coral beaded bangles, a coral bead palm leave ring and matching coral bead stick earrings. I wore minimal makeup, but coral lip crayon. 

Dress: hand-me-down, Godmother

Grey necklace and sweater: hand-me-down, Aunt

Coral necklace: hand-me-down, Mother

Belt: Charmed and Dangerous, garage sale, $2ish

Ring and earrings: Charming Charlie's, clearance, $4ish each

 Bangles: Kohl's, clearance, $3-4

Chucks: Converse online, sale, $23

Makeup: Ulta

🇺🇸Flag Day 2022🇺🇸

June 14 is a Flag Day, so I usually try to wear something Patriotic. This year, I wore a blue and white printed pencil skirt with a red sleeveless blouse and a blue cardigan. For accessories, I wore a gold belt, handbag and flat sandals; and red tassel earrings, blue rose studs and a red, white and blue gold-toned bib necklace. For makeup: gold and blue shadows, blue liner and red lipstick. 

Skirt and cardigan: hand-me-downs from fairy Godmother

Blouse: hand-me-down from a friend

Belt: K-Mart, clearance, $1/2

Handbag: birthday gift circa 2008ish

Sandals: Target, years ago, approx. $20

Earrings: red: set of 3 different colors, Amazon, $8; blue: set of 6 colors, eBay

Necklace: jewelry warehouse sale, $5

 Makeup: Ulta, NYC

Juneteenth 2022

It's Juneteenth so I'm wearing my first ever, official CrossXColours sweatshirt- African colors yellow, black and green. 💚🖤💛 We couldn't afford CXC when I was a kid, so I got a cheap, fake version. But, this one here- yes, they still make clothes- was recently on sale, so I happily bought it with some CXC socks and a (Boyz in da Hood) hat, too. With the sweatshirt today, I wore just matching light green sneaks and jeans with a vintage marigold rope belt, and a too-tight-for-my-42-y-o-body grass green 3/4 sleeve tee. I added green rose earrings, a marigold headband and a marigold handbag which I threw an African scarf on. Lastly, marigold and black eye shadows. 

Sweatshirt: Nordstrom Rack, CXC, sale, $20(!!!!)

Sneaks: Adidas, $20ish

Earrings: eBay, set of 6 colors

Headband: TJ Maxx

Belt: hand-me-down from Aunt, vintage 70s/80s

Handbag: Charmed and Dangerous, garage sale, $5 (originally $100+!!!)

Scarf: gift from mother, from an African store

Makeup: Ulta

🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈PRIDE Day 2022🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️

I haven't gone to Pride festivities in a few years now, but it doesn't stop me from showing support and spirit. Today, I wore this rainbow peace hand tee with slip-on pride sneaks with ankle jeans and a vintage rainbow belt. For jewelry: a green wooden bangle  and rainbow beaded earrings. For makeup: purple and blue shadows with teal eyeliner. 

Tee: Old Navy, clearance, $5

Sneakers: TJ Maxx, $20

Belt: hand-me-down from Aunt, circa 80s

Earrings: Michael's, $8

Makeup: Ulta, Lancome, NYC

🏳️‍🌈PRIDE Month 2022🏳️‍🌈

Last week, I opened up the month of a June with pride colors. If you follow, you know I tend to favor bright, colorful items. A few years ago, I bought this rainbow sleeveless top and it can be worn with a lot of different things. Here, I wore it with a blush pencil skirt and cobalt blazer and cobalt flats. (Blush heels for the office.) I added rainbow beaded earrings, a blush metal bangle and a grass green wooden bangle along with a blush handbag. For makeup: fuchsia lipstick, blush and blue shadows and blue liner. 

Top: Charmed and Dangerous, $23

Skirt: Nordstrom Rack, $20

Blazer: Kohl's, clearance, $12

Shoes: Rainbow Shops, 2/$20

Handbag: TJ Maxx, Nine West, clearance, $18

Earrings: Michael's (craft store!), $8ish

Bracelets: Green: $2, jewelry warehouse sale; Blush: set, clearance, Rue 21

Makeup: Ulta and Milk Makeup

Spring grass

I was feeling colorful one day back in April (or May) with a grass green dolman sweater and aqua blue long-sleeved tee underneath. I wore a green and teal rose statement necklace, which was the muse for this color pairing and added matching green rose earrings, gold stick earrings and an oversized teal rose ring. For makeup? You guessed it! Teal and emerald shadows with teal liner. 

On the bottom half, I wore black ponte pants and ankle boots. The ankle boots have gold hardware to go with my necklace and earrings. 

Sweater: hand-me-down from fairy Godmother

Long-sleeved tee: Holiday gift years ago

Necklace: Amazon, birthday gift years ago

Rose arrings: set of 6 colors, eBay 

 (rose stud earrings in ask colors are a     fashion staple of mine)

Gold stick earrings: Charming Charlie's,   clearance, $4.99ish

Ring: Jewelry warehouse sale, $1

Makeup: Tarte (gift), Ulta

🐘Save Your Community and the Elephants, yo! 🐘

This was my birthday, earlier this month. We went to breakfast and to the zoo, so I dressed comfy with skinny regular-hem-but-fit-me-like-ankle jeans with a pink, Boston cityscape Ivory Ella tee and pink Tom's slip-ons. Since the cityscape print has yellow in it, I added a vintage, mustard braided belt and a mustard knot headband. For makeup: pink and mustard shadows with a mauve highlight, and blush lipstick. 

Tee: Ivory Ella, $25ish

Jeans: Old Navy, $12

Hoodie: Holiday gift

Shoes: Frugal Fannie's, Tom's, clearance, $24ish

Belt: vintage hand-me-down from Aunt (circa 1980s/90s)

Headband: given to me from Aunt, asstd.   colors

Makeup: Ulta

Trivia: the name of this post is the name of the son in the National Lampoon Vacation movies

I wore this outfit back in February or March, I think. A rust poncho sweater with matching ankle boots, navy blue ponte pants and a navy long-sleeved tee. For accessories: a navy headband, rust beaded hoops, an oversized rust ring, a muted gold tone and blue statement necklace and a navy patterned handbag. (Note all all jewelry was the same tone of gold.) For makeup: a rust lipstick, navy and rust shadows and navy liner. 

Poncho: NY&Co., $15

Pants: Kohl's, Nine West, $20

Long-sleeved tee: Kohl's, $6

Shoes: Amazon, $20ish

Earrings and ring: Rue 21 or Rainbow

Necklace and headband: given to me from   Aunt (necklace: 2011ish)

Handbag: Newbury Comics, Dickie's,   clearance, years ago

Makeup: Ulta, Estee Lauder (given to me from Godmother), Tarte (birthday gift a   few years ago) 

You name this post!

My favorite colors- student color blues and purples together and mint green. Here, I wore a mint faux satin blouse with a multi-color faux satin scarf belt, a cobalt blazer and blue ankle boots to match. For other accessories, it's hard no to go overkill, but I wore a mint adorned ring with matching stick earrings and necklace; a mint floral necklace; mint headband. For makeup: mint and navy shadows, navy liner and fuchsia lipstick.

Blouse: Charming Charlie's, years ago     clearance,  $15?

Blazer: Kohl's, clearance, $12??

Jeans: Old Navy, $12

Shoes: Kohl's, sale and coupon, $30

Mint adorned jewelry: Charming Charlie's, clearance, $4, $5, $7

Floral necklace: Claire's, gift, years ago, 

Belt: came with a pair of jeans gifted to       me about 20 years ago

Headband: given to me from Aunt, asstd.     colors

Makeup: Ulta, NYC, Milk Beauty

True Blue

Last month, I went for a shopping date with my aunts. It was a sunny, but windy day and maybe in the 50s. I'd been really wanting to wear this sweatshirt dress with just navy ankle boots, but it was too chilly, so I added navy leggings. For accessories, I wore a multi-beaded bauble necklace with shades of periwinkle, teal, and blue, blue tassel earrings, a navy rim hat, a navy print handbag and a blue and periwinkle beaded ring. For makeup: blue and periwinkle shadows and fuchsia lipstick. 

Dress: Old Navy, $20ish

Leggings & booties: Kohl's, $7; $30

Hat: Charmed and Dangerous, garage sale, $5

Handbag: Newbury Comics, Dickie's,           reversible, clearance

Earrings: ?

Necklace: Van Heusen Factory Outlet,   years ago

Ring: town fair, years ago

Makeup: Ulta and NYC