My New Faves

The skinny jeans are suddenly a new favorite of mine, as evidenced by the fact that I'm wearing them again today. Another new favorite? The Ashley Twist Top from Kiyonna*. Here they are, heading off to work with me:



I chose this pretty purple top because of the plunging neckline; I wanted to add a few date-night options to my closet. But obviously plunging cleavage is not going to fly at the office. So I put a lace-trimmed tank underneath. I think that touch, as well as the jeans and gladiator sandals, make it perfectly casual.





I dove into my custom Stila palette of eyeshadows, opting for a creamy base (Chinois) with a bronze shade in the crease (Golightly) and a touch of seafoam blue at the corner of my eye (Mystic). I smudged Stila Clear Color SPF 8 in Plum on my lips - it's the perfect touch of low maintenance color.

The clothes:
Purple twist top* - gift from Kiyonna
Lace trim cami- Gap Outlet
Skinny jeans - Z. Cavaricci via Torrid
Gladiator sandals - Payless
Pearl earrings - York Jewelry
Rose pendant - was Mom's
Two-tone bangle bracelet - Lia Sophia

Back in the Office

I spent 1.5 days working from home, which meant I wore sweatpants and no makeup. I realized that by the end of yesterday, I'd grown cranky and irritable...and I attribute this to the fact that I like to get up and get dressed every morning. So it was a relief to do so today:





The clothes:
Black cardigan - Gap
Turquoise ruffle tank - compliments of Sealed with a Kiss Designs
Reversible animal-print skirt - Lane Bryant
Metallic print heels- Jennifer B
Chocolate pearl necklace - Arthur's Jeweler's
Gold hoop earrings - York Jewelry

Friday Fun Day

There's cause for celebration in the Bartlett household today - Dan finished a summer class that's been especially time consuming. Hurray! So I decided to wear one of my most colorful tops. And then promptly covered up all the color with a black cardigan. I started to add a black belt, then realized my purple one compliments the the plaid pattern.







Along the lines of cause for celebration, Kimberly of Fab Finds Under $50 will be in the Twin Cities to visit this September. We're planning a very informal Twin Cities Blogger Meet-Up on Saturday the 11th, 10AM at Mall of America. If you'd like us to keep you in the loop on that event, scroll through this flyer:



The clothes:
Black open cardigan - Lane Bryant
Plaid tunic - Lane Bryant
Jeans- Lee
Shoes- Payless
Diamond Earrings - not sure
Necklace - York Jewelry