OOTW: These April showers are gonna bring some BIG ass May flowers

Well...we're halfway through May and you know what that means in NJ...warm weather & abundant sunshine...TONS of rain! Sometimes I think Mother Nature has something against NJ...hmm

Enjoy some OOTDs from the past week!

Top: Lauren Conrad for Kohls

Jeggings: Lauren Conrad for Kohls

Necklace: Target

Flats: Old Navy $12

Top: MICHAEL by Michael Kors via an MK Outlet $36

originally $80

Jeans: GUESS via TJ Maxx $40

Wedges: Aerosoles

Top: Charlotte Russe

Jeans: GUESS via TJ Maxx $40

Necklace: Charlotte Russe

Wedges: Aerosoles

Belt: Target

Top: MICHAEL by Michael Kors via TJ Maxx

Jeans: H&M

Cardigan: Old Navy

Necklace: Charlotte Russe

Heels: Nine West $20!

Top: The GAP

Jeans: H&M

Cardigan: Old Navy

Bracelet: Ralph Lauren $14 via an RL Outlet

Wedges: Aerosoles

Top: Target

Jeans: GUESS via TJ Maxx

Belt: TJ Maxx

Cardigan: Zara

Necklace: Charlotte Russe

Wedges: Aerosoles

Top: Pink Rose via TJ Maxx

(always the softest material!)

Leggings:Lauren Conrad for Kohls $10

Flats: Old Navy $12

OOTD: Skirts & Day Dresses

Just a few of my fav skirts/day dresses!

Top: LOFT

Black skirt: Old Navy

Necklace: Charlotte Russe

Sandals: New York & Co. $12

Dress: TJ Maxx

Belt:H&M

Wedges: Aerosoles

 

Top: New York & Co.

Skirt: The GAP

Sandals: TJ Maxx

 

Top: Charlotte Russe (i love the sleeves)

Grey skirt: H&M

Belt: no clue, had forever

Wedges: Aerosoles

 

Dress: TakeOut via TJ Maxx

Necklace: Target

Sandals: New York & Co. $12

Top: MICHAEL by Michael Kors via TJ Maxx

Olive skirt: H&M

Necklace: Charlotte Russe

Sandals: New York & Co. $12

GOT IT: French Connection via Hautelook

French Connection 

Contour Piped Jersey tank

originally $70

$15

If interested, you can buy here!

OOTD

 

Black skinnies: Lauren Conrad for Kohls

Flats: Old Navy $12

Cropped Cardigan: Old Navy

Gold necklace: Target

GOT IT: Ella Moss & Joie via Hautelook & Adrienne Vittadini via Ideeli

Lately, Hautelook & Ideeli have been hosting sales by some of my fav brands..and since I'm one to rarely pay full-price for an item these 2 sites are some of my fav samples sites out there.


I've been a member of Hautelook for almost a year now. My only con is shipping time. The earliest I've ever received an item from Hautelook has been 3 weeks after my purchase. The longest has been a month.

I'm also a member of Ideeli, and they seem to ship fairly quickly. My most recent purchase was last week and they shipped out the item on Saturday. So I'm hoping by the end of this week I will have my order. :)

And last but not least, I'm a member of Gilt Group. Great sales by big name brands/designers, but still too pricey for my taste.

Hautelook

UPDATE: Ella Moss ordered on 4/26. Rec'd 5/12. Eh..too slow.

Two of my favorite brands for super soft material are Ella Moss & Joie. Even when these are on a major blowout sale at Bloomingdales, I still can't afford them. So when I saw a sale on Joie & Ella Moss on Hautelook it was like Christmas morning!

Ella Moss  

Sundance Belted Tunic

originally $140

via Hautelook $70

OOTD

Leggings: Zara $40

Ring: Forever21

Wedges: Aerosoles

UPDATE: Joie ordered on 4/27. Rec'd the striped tank on 5/6. Not bad, but the Alicia tee was short ordered. :( In the process of Hautelook refunding me for item.

Joie

Alicia Tee

originally $154

via Hautelook $57

Joie

Saunders Striped Tank

originally $155

via Hautelook $63

Ideeli

UPDATE: Ideeli ordered 4/29. Rec'd 5/6. Much faster than Hautelook!

I love Adrienne Vittadini for the quality of their simple basic pieces. However, I've never bought items from this brand at full price because I tend to find Adrienne Vittadini among the racks at TJ Maxx here and there so  I was really excited to see Ideeli was hosting a sale as well.

 ADRIENNE VITTADINI 

Perry in Black Leather
originally $89

via Ideeli $59

 ADRIENNE VITTADINI 

Oversized Racer Back
originally $148

via Ideeli $19

OOTD's coming soon!  

:)

GOT IT: MICHAEL by Michael Kors via Hautelook

Well..it struck again...I saw Hautelook was hosting a sale on Michael Kors and I actually thought nothing would catch my eye again. Over the last 2 or 3 months, Hautelook would host an MK sale and I would never find anything that seemed worthwhile. So going into the MK sale today, I figured would probably be another disappointment.

About $112 later boy was I wrong. There are SUCH great versatile basic pieces that you weren't allowed to exceed 6 items in your cart. I ended up going with the following 3 items, I CANNOT WAIT for them to arrive! They're perfect for work and to dress up for night. Click on the items below to direct you to them on Hautelook.

UPDATE: Ordered on 5/3, received today, 5/16. Not bad compared to past Hautelook orders. See OOTDs below.

If you are interested in the wedge tops or the cardigan, you can purchase here and here.

MICHAEL by Michael Kors

Scoop-Neck Wedge Top

originally $80 each

got them both for $29 each!

OOTD

If you are interested in the wedge tops you can purchase here.

Jeggings: Lauren Conrad via Kohls

Flats: Old Navy $12

Pendant necklace: Charlotte Russe

 

 

MICHAEL by Michael Kors 

Button-Front Knit Cardigan

originally $100 

got it for $45!

OOTD


If you are interested in the cardigan, you can purchase here.

Flare jeans: GUESS via TJ Maxx $40
Black tee: Old Navy
Wedges: Aerosoles

Overall, a total savings of $155!

Outfit Inspiration: Kim K. in a Dark Chambray shirt

I've never been big on the denim jacket or chambray shirt trend, now or even back in the 90's when it was in style.

...maybe it was the ugly almost white looking washes or the thickness of the jackets or just trying to figure out the combo of denim on denim.

However, I saw this pic of Kim's outfit awhile ago & for some reason the combo of black leggings/heels & the dark wash denim shirt w the rolled up sleeves look polished in a non-90's kinda way.

 

Ever since then I've been on my mission to find an affordable dark chambray 'tunic-like 'shirt. 

So far I've come across some options from TopShop, but they're too pricey for a trend that I'm not crazy about:

 TopShop
Long Line Tunic Denim Shirt

 $70

I like the tunic-y length, but I'd like a darker wash.

TopShop
Denim Military Shirt
$66

I'd like a darker wash & a more tunic-y length.

GAP

Denim Shirt

$50

This is the closest option I've found.

The wash is perfect, but it's still too pricey.

 Any suggestions?

UPDATE: Here's my OOTD Outfit Inspiration.

 

Chambray shirt: The GAP

With an online discount that came out to $35

White tee: Elie Tahari via TJ Maxx $30

Leggings: Zara $40

Black wedges: Aerosoles

SALE: Visit my items on eBay

Since I posted about my MAC eyeshadow Sale (click here if you're interested), I wanted to share a few items I am currently selling through eBay.

Feel free to check out the items below and click on the items to be redirected to eBay for more details on each item. ENJOY!

Please note: These items may not be active depending on when you are clicking on the links below. If you are interested in an item, feel free to post a comment below and I will be in contact. Thanks!

bareMinerals Foundation SPF 15 Sunscreen in LIGHT

 $12

French Connection

Contour Jersey Tank

Size S

$25 

Vintage 

Leather Dooney & Bourke AWL Essex Bag

$25

 BRAND NEW w/ tags

LNA Scoopneck tee in Poppy

Size L

$14 

Aqua dress

purchased from Bloomingdales

$20

GUESS blazer

$18

POLO 

Callie fashion sneakers

$12

Elie Tahari

$20

Colin Stuart Suede boots

purchased through Victoria Secret

$20

If you are interested in purchasing an item & do not have an eBay account, feel free to post a comment with your email address and I will contact you within 48 hours of receiving the post. (For now, I can only accept US buyers, sorry!)

UPDATE! Outfit Inspiration: Lauren Conrad in TopShop

LOVE this simple yet chic look that Lauren Conrad is known for always pulling off. She is wearing a TopShop blouse w/ a wide-flared lightwash jean & of course wedges.

Outfit Inspiration:

TopShop
Peach Grandad Collar Shirt
$75

They keep restocking, but it keeps selling out! Get it while you can.

UPDATE 5/9/11: Since the Topshop version keeps selling out, I came across an Ann Taylor tunic for $98 that is similar. See it here.

My Take on the look:

As much as I was in love with Lauren's TopShop shirt, I just couldn't justify spending $70 when I already had a similar tunic. 

It's an H&M tunic that I tucked into my jeans. 

And as for 'flared' jeans, this is as 'wide' as I like 'em.

Tunic: H&M $20 on sale!

Jeans: Guess Jeans via TJ Maxx $40

Wedges: Aerosoles (it's still too cold to wear sandal wedges)

UPDATE! Dupe it: White Chanel watch

I've been searching high and low for a dupe of the infamous white Chanel watch. ToyWatch, Guess and Michael Kors also make a similar version, but they are still very pricey. I've always been a watch person..for the fashion of it & b/c I'm the type of person whose always liked to have the time right there for my convenience.

The most I have ever shoveled out for a watch is about $50 for my black Guess watch from back in the day or my $80 Fossil watch, but that was a gift for my bday from my parents. There is no way I'm willing to shovel out hundreds of dollars for either of those white watches..as lovely as they really are.

So my search has been on for a decent replica...and low and behold I finally found it @ none other than Target. It's Merona for Target and was $15. The hardest part about trying to find a dupe was replicating the watch band. Here it is:





UPDATE 5/9/11: Some updates on more white watch dupes that I've come across via Macy's.

 AK Ann Klein

$55

 Fossil

$95

 Sprout

$65

OOTW: Long, lost & forgotten

Ahh these are some OOTD pics all the way back from..gasp..beginning of January! 
Enjoy!

Cream cowl top: New York & Co. $12

Grey cardigan: TJ Maxx

Black leggings: Zara $40

Brown boots: Walmart

Bangles: TJ Maxx $16

Silk tunic: H&M $20 on sale

Black lace tank: Old Navy

 Jeggings:Lauren Conrad @ Kohls

Black boots: Unlisted via TJ Maxx

H&M tunic remixed below

Silk tunic: H&M $20 on sale 

Black lace tank: Old Navy

Leggings: Zara $40

Black wedge boots: Rocket Dog

Cream sweater: Express $25 on sale

Dark pink top: LOFT

Chunky necklace: LOFT

Jeans: House of Deron @ TJ Maxx $40

Brown boots: Walmart

Cream sweater: Express $25 on sale

Dark grey top: Jaloux via TJ Maxx $35

Leggings: Zara $40

Brown boots: Walmart