What2Add: Bee Brooch-Day 1



dress: french connection// shoes: converse// bag: old navy, brooch on bag: stella & dot// sunnies: ray ban// jewelry: bottica.com, michael kors, sylvia benson, stella & dot

I just love vintage and vintage inspired brooches....I'm always on the hunt for them. When I saw this one in the Stella & Dot lookbook I knew I had to have it and when I opened the box and saw it in person for the first time it was love at first sight. The hand painted enamel is aboslutely stunning and the flash of turquoise really adds something special. I think brooches are the perfect way to bring a little life into your accessories collection without spending an arm and a leg. I'm going to show you 3 ways I like to wear brooches over the next 3 days...today as you can see its pinned to a bag. I just love that a funky brooch can ad that extra umph to an outfit, ya know what I mean?

You can purchase this brooch here on sale for only $29.25, that's insane people!
(there will be a link at the top of the page that says "find stylist" and you just have to type in Brooke Allen)



What2Apply: Benefit- Raining Men

top:h&m// tunic: cabi// shoes: shoemint// belt: vince camuto// bag & sunnies: target// jewelry: tiffany& co, boticca.com, diy, michael kors, kate spade, sylvia benson

I would like to start off today by saying thank you for all of the support on yesterday's post, you actually like me! And that makes me sooo happy. Next, let me preface this story by saying when I was pregnant last summer and my due date came and went and there was still no doodle man I went a little crazy, another week passed by and I was massive, full of hormones and sweating like a 300 pound man so I did what always makes me feel better...I went shopping! But I couldn't buy clothes or shoes soooo I bought $200 worth of new makeup (the hormones made me a little cray-cray)....and this eyeshadow was part of my loot. It's Benefit's Velvet Eyeshadow in Raining Men and I'm obsessed with it! I started taking a flat angle brush and wearing it as eyeliner recently which allows me to get more use out of it because I can't really wear teal eyeshadow on a daily basis. If you are looking for a new eye shadow I would highly recommend this shade! That is all :)

What2Wear: Welcome to Miami

dress: asos petite( last year)// blazer: diy the limited// shoes: shoemint// belt: vince camuto// sunnies: h&m// jewelry: the limited, bottica.com

I told you I've been busy diy-ing...one of my projects was painting this old blazer I had and it just turned out better than I could have imagined. For some reason it reminded me of Miami in the 50's so I just ran with it and threw on some cat eye sunnies, ankle strap pointy flats and a python belt....(side note- whenever I hear python I think of the Devil Wears Prada when what's his face chimes in "python's hot right now" haaaa I don't know why but I crack up every time!).  Anywho...stay tuned to see more of my projects :)