Showing posts with label blue and white stripe. Show all posts
Showing posts with label blue and white stripe. Show all posts

Wednesday, March 21, 2018

Striped Cold Should Sweater

Happy Wednesday Foxy Friends! Today I'm finally sharing how I styled my cold shoulder sweater I got when I went up to Seattle. I love this sweater so much, the stripes, the white and blue...swoon. It's so comfy and I want to wear it all the time. Unfortunately it's been rainy here and I haven't been wearing it on the weekends and I don't think it's work appropriate...thoughts on that? We're pretty casual, but not sure how work would take a cold shoulder ya know?


Sweater (similar) / Jeans (similar here and here)  / Shoes (Similar)

This picture, I always try to take one like this because Alison always looks fantastic when she does it...I have not yet master the Alison. I need lessons.



I'm fairly certain the lipsense color I have on is called Aussie Rose. Speaking of Lipsense, do you know I own about 18 of these things? Yep that's right, 18, plus 3 different glosses. That being said, I put together a video of 15 of the colors, and I'm sharing it tomorrow, so come back! It's going to be insane!





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Wednesday, July 27, 2016

Pattern Mixing and Hair Challenge Week 30

Hello Foxy Fashion Friends! Another summer day, and it's starting to heat up where I live. Usually we get the heat later in the season and it goes on and on until Halloween, and even then sometimes we're in shorts and tank tops for Thanksgiving. Anyway...I actually followed The Blended Blog style prompt, pick, pair, share.



I bought these shorts at Old Navy about a month or so ago, they were $10, I figured for $10 I would give them a go. I think that Whitney actually bought these shorts and ended up returning them. Although browsing her site I can't find it...hmm...was it you? Anyway, I saw them and thought of her, so let's just go ahead and give her credit.

I've been seeing a lot of mixing patterns and I think it looks great on EVERYONE...but then never really did try it myself. Until this weekend that is! It was 100°+ and humid as all heck. So what better than shorts and the lightest, flowiest (yep just made that word up) shirt ever.





I figured for my hair I wanted it up, but didn't want to just throw it in a pony tail so I created some knots in my hair and pinned them down my head. I think it turned out pretty cute, considering I had two seconds to get ready.





In other hair news...I actually did my hair this week! What? I actually did it four times to be exact! 

The first time was to Baby Fox's graduation/performance. It was hotter than heck (same days as mixing patterns outfit), the performance was outside and I just wanted it up. But I had about 6 seconds to get ready, so I did a fun twisted side braid and called it a day. I got a ton of compliments on it, and it really did take me...okay maybe 30 seconds to do. Of course I forgot to take a picture when there was still light out, so this is how it looked after being in the hot heat for 3 hours.



Saturday we were on our way to dinner, and my hair was a mess and in a pony tail and I couldn't have that, so I grabbed a few bobby pins on my way out the door, and did this while I was sitting in between the kids car seats, with no mirror, so apparently the trick to doing a messy bun is not having a mirror. Could be higher on my head, but eh.



Monday I was SUPER late for work, like I woke up when I was supposed to be driving to the vanpool spot. Yikes! Luckily I made it, but that meant I didn't get a chance to throw it up, since I was on day 3 hair and it really need to not be down. I magically found 2 bobby pins in my purse and did a simple side swept braid.  




Now it's Tuesday and I have day 4 hair, but I knew I didn't want to wash it the night before because I was going to have a hard workout on Tuesday, so I did a crown braid. Good 'ol trusty crown braid.


My head looks so small...I wonder if it looks like this in real life...


What have you been wearing this week? 
 



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Wednesday, June 15, 2016

Create 28: A Swing Dress and Hair Challenge Week 24

We're back to week 2 of the Create 28! Head on over to The Blended Blog to see a recap on how each prompt was styled.


This week I didn't do much, I wish I had something with fringe, perhaps that is my new goal, find something cool with fringe, I'm thinking summer sandals or a purse. Or maybe some fun fringe sleeves...hmmm...anyway, I got a new dress from Old Navy.....actually just after I bought it Whitney styled the same exact dress...great minds think alike!

Apparently I don't like the iron, oops! Sorry about that. I am just loving the swing dress style this season. Mr....not so much, but what does he know? He think everything just looks big, lol...he has a point, but it's so comfy, you can't NOT wear it!


I went simple with the accessories, just added a simple necklace, I find when I wear earrings, Mini Fox finds them super fascinating and either asks to get her ears pierced (over Mr.'s cold dead body, he says at least 12, I'm pushing for 8...well see who wins that battle), or tries to steal them out of my ears.


I saw this hair style and immediately wanted to try it. I think I've decided that my favorite looks are the ones where my hair is half up, gets my hair out of my face and at the same time I get to feel girly with my hair down.



Now onto the hair challenge, this week I just did a couple, it's hard to do my hair during work...

Seriously I am messy bun challenged...no matter how hard I try...I JUST CAN'T DO IT!


One day...one day...


Off to dinner and Mini Fox asks me...where Mama Make-Up? I said I'm not wearing any...she said...make-up Mama...uh oh, I'm creating some sort of monster that won't go out of the house without it...so I complied and quickly did my hair and make-up in 10ish minutes...okay more like 15, caught.

Mr. and I have waited patiently for Game of Thrones to start up, and then we let 7 episodes stack up before we watched, so we had been binge watching them all week...so I took this style from the Mother of Dragons...she has way more hair...but ya know I had 10 minutes.


Sunday we went to a birthday party, this might look familiar from above...yep, I took that outfit picture after naptime. This was before we went to the party.



Did you read my post from yesterday? It was all about how to go 3-5 days between washing your hair...for the record this is day 3 hair.


Link up your outfits posts, I want to see what you styled this week!



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Wednesday, May 25, 2016

Style Perspectives: Nautical Look and Hair Challenge Week 21

Today we're styling Nicole's prompt: Navy/Nautical Stripes. But first if you missed everyone's graudation look, here it is. Didn't everyone do a fantastic job? Head on over to The Blended Blog to see who got the most clicks!


I wasn't sure how to really interpret this prompt, so I thought, well I have a navy striped dress and add some converse that's what you would where going on a boat right? Although I don't think a swing dress on a boat is that great of an idea, but it sure does look cute.

Blue and White Stripe Swing dress with Converse

Swing Dress


Sort of annoyed that I didn't realize that my necklace was not straight...ah well, let's just pretend.


Of course if you're going on a boat you want your hair all up. Cause that's what I imagine you'd want if you went on a boat. Right? I did a pull through braid and for the life of my can't find where I got it from...

Pull Through Braid

Onto my hairstyles for the week. Only did three this week. I did a braid crown, which I absolutely love.


Then I tried this tutorial...I don't know how she got it to look so good. It was sort of falling out when I took this picture. Will have to try again some other time.


I had curled my hair on Saturday morning and come Monday I threw my hair up in some bobby pins and then thought I'll brush my hair when I get to work...and then forgot, oops. So I took a picture of my unbrushed hair...lucky for me the curls had some massive staying power and masked the messiness.



We only have one more week of Style Perspectives and of course The Blended Blog ladies have come up with something fun for June. We're taking Carrie and Whitney's Create 28 and making it our own.


Here's how it going to work, there are 28 prompts broken down by weeks. Each day one of the 16 bloggers will post their look on their own blog, and each Wednesday we'll have a recap of all of the looks on The Blended Blog. So join along, pick and chose what looks you want to do and post them on Wednesday for The Blended Blog weekly fashion link up. Don't have a blog? Don't worry use #theblendedblogstyle on social media, who knows you might be featured on The Blended Blog Social channels. Here are the daily prompts.





Who's excited for June and create 28? I know we all excited to share our looks with you!

Now go check out how all of the other ladies and how styled their Navy/Nautical Stripes.


ONCE UPON A TIME & HAPPILY EVER AFTER : Library-Lovin’-Lady
DAILY STYLE FINDS: The Personal Stylist
FOXY’S DOMESTIC SIDE: The Crafty Engineer
SIMPLY SHAUNACEY: Reformed Frumpy Mommy
TWO TEENS AND THEIR MAMA: Stylish Midlife Mama
RSQUARED: The Not So Nerdy Accountant
SHOES TO SHIRAZ: The Shoe Hoarding French Teacher
PUPPIES AND PRETTIES: Cube Dwelling Fashionista
MISHAPS AND MAYHEM OF SOLITARY LIFE: Single Girl, Simple Style
A LOVELY LITTLE WARDROBE: A Casual Petite
MAKING THE MOST OF EVERYDAY Classic Yet Current Over Forty
NICKANDNIK: Mama with Curves
LIVING ON CLOUD NINE: Blissful Fashionista
WHITNEY À LA MODE: A book-loving French Teacher

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Wednesday, September 2, 2015

Perfect Outfits and an Epic Fight

Hello Wednesday, only two more days till the weekend! I can do this, Thursday and Friday always seem to pass faster once Wednesday rolls around. Every since I got this dress and that vest I've wanted to pair it together. I've seen others pair their vest and striped dressed and I thought, I can do that too. I really like the pop of color in my necklace. Such a comfortable summer outfit.



When Mr. and Baby Fox went to get my birthday decorations they also picked up some water balloons. He's been itching to use them ever since. The kids had a blast!

 
Waiting for Daddy to fill up the balloons.
 

Running from Daddy



Trying to get Daddy


Getting a picture of them both standing still at the same time, near impossible.



She was soaked and loved every single minute of it. I love random fun evenings after work. They make my heart happy. Then we ate a nice dinner and watched part of the old school Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory. I had forgotten how much I love that movie.

 
Any random happenings on this fine Wednesday in your neck of the woods?