Daily MelWear: Summer Scarves

Happy late Memorial Day!  I did take pictures yesterday but they're not fantastic so I'm not sure I'll post them.  Maybe if a day comes up when I just need to post some pictures real quick.

I tried my hand at selling clothes to Plato's Closet on Sunday.  That didn't work out so well for me.  Apparently the clothes I was getting rid of were "too mature".

Wait, did they just call me old?!

Anyway, they took two items; a shirt and some of the ugliest shoes I've never worn.  I had my nude snakeskin pumps to sell because they're too big now, some Mossimo black/gray pumps that are adorable...and they took the ugly shoes! I have no idea what their criteria is at this point.

They gave me a whopping $4 and some change.  I used it to buy this scarf for $5.  And that was the only thing that I walked out of the store with.  Strange, because I usually spend three or four hours in that store and have to narrow my purchases down.  I think I might have just not been in the mood for shopping.  Or something.

Today's outfit was built around the scarf. I started out pairing these white pants with a white button-down shirt, but the back gaps a little and my white belt wasn't fitting well at that point on my waist.  I decided to wear this dusty blue shirt instead and then had to figure out how to wear the scarf.  I was going to just tie it near my collar bone, but then I belted it and really, really liked that effect.  So I kept it.  What do you think? My first time wearing a scarf! Yay!

Today's stuff:

White Pants: Charlotte Russe (pre-pregnancy)

Blue Shirt: Target? Wal-Mart? (pre-pregnancy)

White Belt: Wal-Mart

Purple Flower Scarf: Plato's Closet (tag said Bebe...but I cut it off)

Nude Kitten Heels: Target

Necklace and Earrings: Wal-Mart (gift from co-worker)

Friend Friday: Beauty Products

Katy from ModlyChic has invited me to be a part of Friend Friday.  To read more about what that is, click here. 

So here's my very first Friend Friday post! This week, we're talking about beauty products.  I'm not a huge beauty product person.  I use my main make-up items and that's about it. Without further ado, here are the items for discussion!

1. What are the three products you couldn't live without?

ProActiv, deodorant, eyeliner

2. Which products do you never leave home without?

Hm...this is a hard one because I typically do my make-up at home and then forget about it.  Let's go with lip balm.  I usually have either Burt's Bees or ChapStick in my purse.  I never (okay, rarely) use lipstick or gloss because I can't stand having to reapply all day long, plus I drink a lot of bottled water and the taste on the bottles is ick. So I use lip balm a lot to keep my lips moist.

3. When purchasing what is your one big beauty weakness?

Huh.  There's a good question.  I don't really have one.  I have my basics that I use every day (eyeliner, eyeshadow, mascara), I typically stick with the same brand and shades, so I don't have a big weakness for anything else.  Wow, I sound really boring...

4. Do you have a secret remedy, concoction, family tradition that you use?

Nope.  The only "secret" I have is white eyeliner.  Some Mary Kay chick told me before my wedding that I have "hooded eyes" and need to use a light eyeliner on top.  I decided to go REALLY light and use a white kohl eyeliner just towards the inside of my eyes.  I use my normal purple liquid liner on the outside and bottoms. 

5. When it comes to your face, what area do you usually try to accentuate?

Considering the only make-up I use is eye make-up, I'd say that I try to accentuate my eyes.  :) My skin isn't all that great so I steer clear of foundation, powder, blush (unless I'm going somewhere that I know a lot of pictures will be taken) and we've already discussed my lack of lipstick usage. I don't think my eyes are anything great, so I try to make 'em pretty and leave it at that!

So there you have it!  My very first Friend Friday post!  This was fun.  Because really, who doesn't like answering questions about themselves? I can't wait to see what next week's questions are!

Thanks for inviting me to be a part of Friend Friday, Katy!

Daily MelWear: WAY Casual Friday

For some reason, I had a really difficult time figuring out what to wear today.  And what I ended up with is no prize, but it'll do for today's activities. Which include my monthly weigh-in at Medi...and that's about it.  Oh, right, I'm coming back home afterward so the bug man can spray.  So, for a day spent mostly at home, I suppose this easy, breezy outfit works okay.  Especially because the high is supposed to be close to 90! 

I'm still trying to figure out what to wear to see Sex and the City tonight.  I have a few outfits in mind but haven't made a decision yet.  I might post my final choice if I think to take pics before I leave the house.  

And now, for today's outfit's stuff:

Pink Tank: Plato's Closet

Denim Tiered Skirt: Gap (pre-pregnancy)

Floral Flats: Target

Green Necklace and Earrings: Beya

Silver Bangles: Wal-Mart

 

Daily MelWear: Yellow Pumps Wanted

Every time I wear this dress, or the green/blue combo at all, I want to wear yellow with it.  The last time I wore the dress, I wore it to my friend April's birthday dinner without the white shirt and with some yellow peep-toe wedges.  As I've lamented before, I can't wear open-toe shoes to work so I can't add yellow that way.  (I'm still on the hunt for the perfect closed-toe yellow pumps.  Perfect = cute + affordable. Affordable = CHEAP.) I decided the only way to throw in the yellow was with my necklace.  I think the fact that they're plastic beads makes the necklace normally a little too casual for the office, but the dress, heels and white button-down shirt up the professional ante, if you will.

I've wanted to wear this dress to work but didn't know how to make it office appropriate, considering how low cut it is.  I usually pin it closed higher up anyway but I felt like I needed to do a bit more for work.  The idea came to me a few weeks ago to layer the white shirt underneath, but I haven't tried it until today.  It actually turned out better than I had it pictured in my mind.  I love it when that happens!  So today I feel office-appropriate, stylish, Mommy-like, pretty and comfortable.  Score!

Speaking of Score!, my mom sent me a text that my daughter actually requested to wear big girl panties this morning!  She'll be three next weekend and has been saying she'll use the potty once she turns three because she'll be a big girl then (she makes sure to mention that she'll only do it AFTER she's had her birthday cake). We started trying to potty train her around two, but there have been other issues so we've let it go and not mentioned it at all.  We figured when she's ready, she'll be ready and we'll work on it then.  It seems like she's starting to be ready, so I'm getting excited!  Yay for not having to buy diapers! 

Ooooh, tangent.  Sorry for rambling. I'm just excited! 

Okay, today's outfit (Eh, looking at this picture I feel like I look a little bit pregnant.  This is not good.):

Dress: From my mom

White shirt: Target? Wal-Mart? (pre-pregnancy)

Black Mary Janes: Wal-Mart

Yellow Necklace: Wal-Mart

Daily MelWear: LBD

 My original plan for today's outfit was thwarted...in a good way.  I was going to wear this with a brown belt and brown shoes (I have been against black and brown for too long, I really want to try them together now), but my brown belt is too big now!  It's a little sad because it's not that old, but I'd rather it be too big than too small!  And this gives me an excuse to go shopping for a new brown belt...or two. Looking back at this pics, I'm feeling like this white belt is a little too big as well (it's from an outfit that I bought WAY before I lost the baby weight but I figured since it was stretchy, it might work...now I'm on the fence about it).  Hm...perhaps I need to go shopping for brown AND white belts...and other colors too!

So today I'm wearing my Little Black Dress with my new black and white striped tee from Macy's.  I love the ruching on the sleeves of the tee. This shirt is so versatile and I can already see tons of outfits using it. When the brown part of my combo didn't work, I decided to grab my white belt instead and add in some pops of blue.  I'm pretty happy with how the outfit turned out in the end.

This Friday I have plans to go see Sex and the City 2 with some co-workers and my mom, so I stayed up late last night watching the first movie.  Still, I got up at my usual 4:30AM to do my Insanity workout.  I'm exhausted, but I love that movie and I'm proud of myself for still getting up to exercise.  Now I have to come up with my outfit for Friday night.  Any suggestions?

Here's today's stuff:

Black Dress: Plato's Closet (thrifted? consigned?)

Black/White Tee: Macy's

White Belt: Kohl's (belongs to a dress I bought a few years ago that doesn't fit anymore - belt too big now?)

Black Bow Pumps: Wal-Mart (clearance!)

Blue Necklace and Earrings: Beya (clearance!)