Monday, August 25, 2014

Edgy Day Look

Every girl needs three things in her closet:  a camo jacket
little black booties
and a Betty White shirt. 

This ootd was such a fun look to create because it added a little edge to a casual and comfortable look. 

Black shorts paired with the worlds greatest Betty White shirt, which by the way can be swapped for any cool tee with a fun or interesting pattern! I added my fav camo jacket to add edge to a simple shirt and shorts! 

The little black booties are a trendy little secret for elongating legs and taking any outfit up a notch! 

You can never go wrong with a little funky arm candy and fun rings to give texture to any outfit! 

PUSH LIMITS! Don't be afraid to match patterns together, such as camo and black and white, or flannel and a graphic tee. Confidence is the key accessory to pulling off a look outside of your comfort zone! 

Details: 
Shorts: Forever 21 
Shirt: Target
Jacket: Forever 21 
Shoes: Kohls
Rings: Brandy Mellville 
Jewelry: Kohls

Casual Go To Look

This look is a casual and easily repeated go to look for any occasion

Rock any kind of plain shirt you want, with a pair of your favorite jeans, and then change the entire outfit by adding a flannel! 
-- Get creative with a cool pattern, or bright color flannel and add something casual to a regular outfit! 
This look can be worn with any shoes, but I adore adding a little heel for a more sophisticated casual look! 


Details: 
Shirt and Flannel: little gems found from thrifting
Jeans: Light Wash American Eagle fitted jeans with the bottom rolled into a cuff for a boyfriend fit - #lifehack - 
Shoes: Steven Madden 

My 2 New Obsessions!

If you are on the lookout for two new things to obsess over, look no further! First is my new Mario Badescu Facial Spray! 

I used to have combination skin, with a little more tendency to get oily throughout the day, but moving out in CA I've found my skin is full on oily! I was on a complete code red mission to get in under control, and after making sure I use toner every night and added a makeup setting spray, I finally was able to control the oil... Slightly. With the oil gone, I felt my skin crying out for a little something extra, and boy have I found it. This rosewater organic facial spray with aloe herbs is the perfect addition to any skincare routine! 

This spray adds just a little refreshing mist during the day, to set your makeup, or my favorite, after the shower to tone and refresh your skin! If you feel you need something to refresh your makeup throughout the day, or a healthy spray to help clear out and tone your skin, give this little miracle a chance! 

My second obsession is this light grey nail color, Chinchillay from Essie! A perfect color to whip out as the fall approaches! A def must have if you need a go to neutral color! 

The Ultimate Teeth Whitening Trick

For years I have been in search of the perfect teeth whitening trick because I go insane if my teeth aren't white. I think bright, shiny, beautifully white teeth can make a smile even better, and finally I found my go-to treatment for UNDER 10 dollars.. yes its true. No more $500 treatments, or $60 Crest Whitening Strips, this product is under $10 and is the real deal!

I've tried Crest Whitening strips before multiple times. The strips do whiten but I found after a couple uses, I felt severe pain in my gums. After some research, I learned the whitening strips use a gel containing hydrogen peroxide which breaks down the enamel, and whitens the teeth. After time, or if you have sensitive teeth to begin with, the strips can break down the enamel so much it causes extreme sensitivity. This process can lead to tissue damage underneath your gums, which in simple terms is REALLY REALLY BAD. Now, to be fair, these strips may work for some, and are technically approved by the ADA. But beware, if cold ice cream touching your teeth gives you chills, I would suggest alternate methods, which leads to me this post.





Take a good look at this beauty, because it will change your life












After only 4 uses of this product, I was totally hooked for good and now I hope to convince everyone I know to try this out! Plus White Kit contains the whitening gel, an after whitening mouth rinse, and a mouth guard. As for the mouth guard, this size fits me perfectly, but if it fails to cover all your teeth, or is too big, find one that fits perfectly because this will ensure the gel coats each tooth (if all mouth guards are too big, boil hot water and melt the guard down until it fits).

The steps to this are easy to follow and simple

1. Brush your teeth! The gel needs clean teeth in order to whiten properly
2. Use either your clean finger, a Q-tip, or the tube directly, and rub the gel over all the teeth you wish to whiten.
          - Coat evenly and fully each tooth, only a small amount will do the trick
3. Place the clean mouthguard in your mouth and then...
4.. Just wait... you can read my other blog posts (shameless promotion), watch a funny youtube video; preferably one about people running into glass doors because those are my favorite, or post on instagram. The box suggests you wait 5 minutes if you plan to whiten regularly, but if you are in crunch time for white teeth, 10-15 minutes for 2 days will do the trick in turbo speed!
4. Next, take out the mouth guard, spit out all the salvia and gross things, then pour your mouth rinse into a cup, using 2 parts water 1 part rinse, then use like a mouth wash!
5. Smile at every person you encounter because you now have white teeth :)


This product is sold for $7.95 at almost any drugstore, but Walmart has never let me down with these on stock, so that would be my first place to look! The link is below to order online.

http://www.walmart.com/ip/23788100?wmlspartner=wlpa&adid=22222222227017239364&wl0=&wl1=g&wl2=c&wl3=40843376672&wl4=&wl5=pla&wl6=78656825072&veh=sem




Wednesday, August 6, 2014

Where my story begins...

My stories begins on January 8th, 1996 in my hometown of Wilmington, Delaware. There, I joined my family of my mom, dad, and older sister Alexis. The story starts like most, I was the golden, perfect, favorite child who never did anything wrong and blessed the hearts of everyone I met.... at leasts thats how I see things. Growing up, I enjoyed the activities of a little boy, not little girl who would grow up to attend the Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandizing, but I'm skipping chapters, so, back to growing up. I loved to play ninja turtles, watch wrestling, and attempt unsuccessfully to play every sport my boy friends could. Skip through a couple chapters, and you'll find yourself looking at me in high school, a not so distant past. My likes thankfully changed, I began reading which is my favorite thing to do, I learned I love to create, and watch scary movies. Fortunately I can say my high school experience was perfect. I met amazing friends, was able to be editor of my yearbook, Student Body president, meet my boyfriend of too long to count, and overall grew a lot as a person and as life long story teller, which brings me to this blog.
Before I begin the chapter about how this blog came about, I feel it important to you to read about who I am now. In June of 2014, my sister and I packed up our entire lives in search of that Golden Coast, and found ourselves in Los Angeles, California, exactly very far miles away from home. Your author (me) is a Merchandise Marketing student at FIDM, or the Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandizing. Also, I am now your newest sales assistant and Michael Kors, where I have the honor of working in an environment that I could literally only dream about. 
With all that said, I am at the chapter that explains this blog and what its all about. The idea behind "embrace your story" started somewhere around my sophomore year of high school I became obsessed with the idea that your entire life is one story. For someone like me, who reads every second of the day, its quite an intriguing idea to think my life is one story. I'm sure it would be important to add that you should "write your own story" (which is just far to cliche for me) but I value another lesson... embrace your story. Your story is magical because its only yours, so embrace it, love it, make sure its worth reading (another cliche.. sorry). So this blog is the journey of one story teller to another on how to embrace your story.
Thank you for reading, I hope you stay to read a little more...
- Casey