Designer Trends for less :)

Hey guys! I hope your week went well! I'm pretty sure this is the longest I've gone without posting so far and I'm not proud I'm just so bad at managing my time! Anyways fall and winter always have some of the best trends to offer but sometimes its hard to afford or even find the trends so I did a little research and found some affordable alternatives for you :)

Faux Fur Vest

Despite the weather cooperating around here, one of the hottest trends right now are fur vests. Now if you're thinking what I think you're thinking no worries faux is also fabulous. The one on the left is Michael Kors' Funnel Neck Gilet fur vest for $546 and the one on the right is Bisou Bisou faux fur vest from JcPenney's for only $50.

Classic Trench Coat

Trench coats are a cold weather trend that will never go out of style, no matter how unique they become they will always be a classic. On the left is Burberry's version for $1,995 and on the right is Gap's for $88 which might be a little pricey but its way better than spending a grand plus its a classic! :)

Plaid

I've never been a huge fan of plaid but that doesnt mean I'm going to leave it out. The one on the left is

A.L.C. Joni Checked Wool Sweater for $395 and the one on the right is the affordable version from Forever 21 for $19.80.

Leather Leggings

Ahh one of my favorite trends this season leather leggings!! I actually have a pair from forever 21 they were only $10 but I would honestly invest in a pair that doesnt stretch out after wearing them once. The pair on the left is from Victoria Beckham's line for pretty price of $1,500 however the pair on the right is from Top Shop for $76 I cant tell the difference between can you?

Harness

Ahh well this trend is definitely not a traditional or classic one but it was featured on this year's fall runways of several major fashion designers and although it may be a little harsh on the eyes it is absolutely intriguing to the imagination. The one on the left is by Herve Leger for $1,400 and the kinder version on the right is from Asos for $32.23

Jumpsuits

I love jumpsuits I've been wearing them for years because they're so comfy! They are a pain to go the to bathroom in but all in all they're fabulous and I'm glad its finally a trend. The suit on the left is by Michael Kors for $1,995 and the suit on the right is from Forever 21 for only $32.80

Masculine

Another trend that's arising is the masculine style which you can find in cardigans, blazers trousers and outerwear. I personally adore this look and I love this tuxedo style color block blazer. You can find the one on the left at Bloomingdale's for $103 or you can get the one on the left at Forever 21 for $37.80



let me know which trends are your fave for this season and if you find them for even better deals let me know that too I'd love to hear about your opinions! Thanks for reading guys and I hope you a great weekend :) xoxoEm

Neiman Marcus for Target! :)

 

Hey everyone! I hope your week is going well! I'm sure you've heard about Neiman Marcus and twenty four of its designers teaming up with Target to bring a little designer style to you this holiday season, but I thought I'd show you all the neat items you'll find. Some I really love and some I'm kind of disappointed by I felt like some of the designers could have been a little less creative and a little more traditional, also some of the prices aren't exactly amazing in fact to me they aren't even great but hey to each is own. Anyways lets just get started! :)

 yoga mat: $49.99, jewelry box: $49.99

 

 

 

beaded dress: $99.99, floral dress: $79.99 

 ornaments: $49.99, both dresses: $59.99

 pouches: $69.99 each, scarf: $69.99

dog bowl: $29.99, collar & leash: $39.99, tote: $59.99

accent box: $49.99, letter opener: $34.99

dress: $99.99, blouse: $69.99

bike: $499.99, luggage: $179.99

hats: $29.99 together, cookie cutters: $29.99 for five

glasses set of 4: $49.99, tray: $79.99, shaker: $49.99

blouse: $79.99, dessert plates: $39.99 set of 4

lunch box: $19.99, thermos: $24.99

blouse: $79.99, dress: $99.99

iPad sleeve: $39.99, sweatshirt: $29.99

hat: $39.99, vest: $79.99

men's blazer: $149.99, women's blazer: $129.99

travel bags set of 3: $39.99, stationary set: $19.99

trinket box: $69.99, picture frame: $49.99

cape: $79.99, clutch: $49.99

 

sunglasses: $39.99, gloves: $49.99

compact mirror's are $59.99 each.. yeah.

 

 skateboard: $99.99, slippers: $49.99

shot glasses: $19.99, flask: $29.99, men's sweater: $69.99, boy's sweater: $49.99

wrapping paper: $7.99, ornament: $19.99

Well that wraps it up for all the goodies (get it? wraps? hah). Like I said, some of the prices are a bit ridiculous. I mean I love all things designer but I'm certainly not going to pay $70 for a little pouch just because its Marc Jacobs. I do however love the Tory Burch lunch box and that wrapping paper by Rodarte is just awesome and a great price! So I'm glad some of the designers decided to be a little more generous with their prices (thank you for thinking of us aspiring fashionistas who dream of designer!) Anyways you will be able to find all these beautiful items starting December 1st although I'm not sure if they will be in stores or online only but I have a feeling they'll be available in both lol Hopefully this was helpful and insightful to you guys I wasnt sure if I should post it but I kind of enjoyed writing this one :) Thank you so much for reading I promise you guys I will know my appreciation soon! Wishing you guys a wonderful weekend blog you later ;) xoxoEm

Christmas Gifts Under $40 from Your Favorite Stores :)

Hey guys! I hope your Thanksgiving was wonderful and delicious! I know mine was and I'm still enjoying it (stocked up on leftovers). lol So I know I'm a little late on posting my Christmas gift guide considering Black Friday was four days ago but I've been so busy and sick that I haven't had a chance to finish it. Oh well I'm sure you didn't get everything on your list (come on you know you were too busy buying stuff for yourself, its okay we all do it!) Anyways while you were in the midst of black Friday chaos, I was doing my research to find great affordable gifts from your favorite stores for everyone on your list get excited! :)

For The Ladies in Your Life:

Victoria's Secret

Must Have Beauty Essentials Bag  $28

This is a great gift for the beauty junkie in your life! Includes; VS Pro Airbrush FX Perfecting Primer SPF 20, VS Makeup Voluptuous Volume Mascara, Love Spell Hydrating Body Lotion, Skyn Iceland® Icelandic Relief™ Eye Cream, Booty Parlor™ Flirty Little Secret Firming Bronzer, Booty Parlor™ Flirty Little Secret Firming Cream, Booty Parlor™ Flirty Little Secret Luminizing Body Butter and three of their most popular fragrances—Victoria’s Secret Bombshell, Dream Angels Heavenly and Victoria’s Secret Angel. I want this so bad!  

 Limited Edition Gloss & Go Key chain $30

 This is a really cute gift idea for a fifteen or sixteen year old that just got her license or is about to or even one in their twenties, I'm 21 and I would love this! It comes five different colors to represent five of their most popular fragrances gold/dream angels heavenly (pictured), silver/VS bombshell, violet/Sexy Little Things Tease, pink/VS angels and red/Very Sexy

 

PINK Body Mist Gift Set $25

Another great gift for the younger ladies is this PINK body spray gift set. Includes the Wild & Breezy, Fresh & Fierce, Sweet & Flirty and Fresh & Clean scents. You can give it all together or split them up for stocking stuffers or gift baskets. 

Pure Seduction Gift Bag $30

This is a great one for the women who love the VS signature collections, the Pure Seduction gift bag it comes with the complete pure seduction set; body mist, shower gel, the body lotion and this cute bag which they could use for travel or a purse (some people do that okay?)

PINK Bling Tee and Leggings Gift Set $39.50

 Okay I know I'm kind of pushing it with the price but these are great! Who doesn't love leggings?! correction who doesnt love PINK leggings?!! This is a good gift for teens and also girls my age I live in these.

Bath and Body Works

 

Signature Collection Splish Splash Gift Set $32.50

This is an awesome gift for any age! Their scent Paris Amour is perfect for when you're not sure what kind of scents they like (some people are very sensitive to strong fragrances) because it smells good but is not overpowering or annoying. this cute little tub includes the regular size body mist, triple moisture body cream, shower gel, body lotion and an exfoliating sponge.

 3 Wick Candles $20

Who doesn't love candles? I cant think of anyone who wouldn't love getting a candle or two for Christmas or even a candle and a bottle of lotion, that's all my aunts want lol. one of my favorite's Vanilla Bean Noel.

Forever 21

Just Keep Calm Sweater $22.80

Such a cute sweater! This would make a great gift for that complicated teen who tends to look at your gift like it has a disease.. yeah well I'm pretty sure she will have a hard time making that face when she opens this. Comes in black too.

Walmart

 Wax Warmers $15, Wax $2

I love these things! I have one for each of my rooms. These are great gifts for the older ladies in your life they're like a candle but last much longer because you can reuse a single cube until its all gone. I've been using the same cube for weeks and it still smells amazing.

Dillards

Marc Jacobs Daisy Rollerball Set $38

Such a cute gift, I love rollerballs because they last a pretty long time and you can take them anywhere!  I still have one from juicy that I bought 2 years ago. Includes his three popular daisy fragrances; Daisy, Daisy Eau So Fresh, Oh, Lola! 

Mac All For Glamour (holiday face kits) $39.50

I love these satin tufted compacts!! I want one so bad I cant stand it! Get ready to win the award for best gift giver this year I mean come on who wouldn't be happy to get one of these?! Includes Blot Powder/Pressed in either Medium (fair), medium dark(olive) and dark(tan) to reduce shine and Sheen Supreme Lipstick which delivers intense color with the gleam of a Lip gloss.

 

 

For the Men in Your Life

 I dont know about you but the men in my family are ridiculously hard to shop for because they are constantly buying things for themselves. But for the men in your life who dont go shopping  for themselves 365 days a year, here are a few gifts they'll enjoy receiving.

 

JcPenny

Wahl® Lithium Ion Trimmer 

A complete grooming set, the lithium ion trimmer set is the world's first grooming tool with lithium ion technology. It's a powerful, fast-charging tool for trimming, shaving, detailing, outlining, grooming, and touching up.Charges quickly and includes; 4 detachable heads: trimmer, t-blade clipper, dual foil shaver and precision detailer, 3 standard trimmer guides, comb, cleaning brush, blade oil, and charging stand.

Personalized Watch Box $34.99

 You cant go wrong with a personalized gift. I love this leather monogrammed watch box from personalcreations.com but you can also get him a monogrammed pocket watch, an engraved zippo lighter or even personalize a bottle of his favorite whiskey. Its a sure fire way to get him something special as well as something he would not have. (I mean come on what guy is going to go out of his way to buy a monogramming of something?)

Home Depot

 Caliente Cooler Tote with Charcoal Grill Inside $32.98

This is an awesome gift for a new boyfriend or even a dad that likes to go camping or to the beach.
The Caliente is a portable charcoal BBQ grill in a carrying tote that doubles as a cooler. The BBQ grill has a 10" grate providing a grilling surface of 78.5 sq. in. The cooler is water-resistant and holds up to six 12-oz. cans.




So those are just the majority of gifts that I thought would be great ideas for under $40. I didn't want to go into children's gifts because they're pretty easy to shop for I mean you can give them anything and nine times out of ten they're more interested in the cardboard box it came in lol But anyways I hope you found this post enjoyable or helpful I feel like I've been working on it for years so I apologize if it seems rushed, I was so excited about doing it but I didn't realize how busy I was going to be. I'm definitely going to get a head start on my next post so I don't become this stressed next time. Well as always thank you so much for reading I very much appreciated and thank you for the supportive comments please keep them coming! xoxo Em

A birthday party and an outfit post :)

Hey guys I hope you're having a good week so far! Mine could definitely be better I had a few things happen that I'm so so happy about but I'm trying to stay positive and praying continuously for things to get better. Anyways I recently went to a good friend of mine's birthday party which was so much fun I got to see a lot of my friends I havent seen in a long time and there was also a bonfire and a dance party I had a blast!  Getting back to the subject, I wanted to share with you a few pictures from that and details about what I wore to the party so lets get started :)

pretty awesome bonfire if you ask me :)

My amazing friends and I

Me with the Birthday girl! love you sweetie!

sitting around the bonfire, love this<3

Now onto the outfit :)

excuse my messy bench lol, My blazer is from Juicy Couture, my neck tie blouse is from a little resale shop in my home town called Yvonne's, my jeggings are Jessica Simpson, jewelry is all Charlotte Russe

 I decided to go with flats because I was going to be outside alot and grass/dirt does not do well with heels lol these are from Forever

For my make up I went with this pearlized taupe color by Victoria's Secret and a red lip (loreal) to complement my blouse.

And here's the whole look :)

oh and I went to the cosmetics company store at the Tanger Outlets today and they have Mac, Bobbi Brown, Estee Lauder and other make up brands for less than the department stores so I got some Mac Studio Sculpt Foundation (my first MAC product everr!!) its a regular $30 and I got it for $21 so I was pretty about that, great place to pick up some blog giveaways as well ;) 

And I know I told you you'd find out what giveaways I'd be doing in the next blog post I did but I'm still trying to figure out how the whole process works lol so I promise you when I figured out what to do I will let you know all about what giveaways I'll be doing! :) 

Well that's all for my post tonight, thank you so much for taking time out of your night to read my posts and thank you to those who leave such sweet supportive comments I really appreciate it more than you know I would really like to give those of you who commented a little goodie just to say thank you so I'm working on doing something like that I'll let you know soon! Wishing you guys a good night and a wonderful Thanksgiving may it be filled with love and family and good food!