4th of July Outfit Inspiration

A little collage of some of my faves for summer 2016 and the upcoming July 4th weekend. Are you looking for some cute red white and blue or American pride tops or outfit ideas? I have some cute pieces I have gotten over the years as well as some new graphic tanks for this summer. 

This ensemble is by Tara Lynn's Boutique. This mid length full skirt is a red tapestry design and looks great paired with the flag tank. Be sure to use my code WANDERLUST for 15% off your order at www.Taralynnsboutique.com. Lots of cute styles and designs for every season... 

Bikini is reversible on the top, grabbed this when Target had their suits on sale buy one get one half off, I believe they have this promotion going on again. The kimono is a tie dye blue wrap or kimono I got off eBay for under $10. The headband is by ItsyBitsybands and the flip flops came from Payless by American Eagle. 

Tank by Old Navy, shorts Silver Jeans, kimono Cracker Barrel but have seen some this season at Target that are cute. Headband again Itsy Bitsy Bands. 

Shorts are Vigoss USA, tank by The Light Blonde and also have a tee shirt in same print just a little lighter shade of red. Necklace can be worn around neck or wrist and is from Old Navy. 

Being a lover of amazing graphic tops I of course have several style tops, but keep in mind it's a weekend long event this year. I know I will be rocking my red, white and blue, with Stars and Stripes from Friday to Monday. 

Tank from Tara Lynn's boutique use code Wanderlust for 15% off your order, shorts are Silver Jeans Co boyfriend dark wash, kimono is from Cracker Barrel country store. Bracelets are all Wanderer Bracelets. 

Wanderer Bracelets use code Melissa10 for 10% off and every order helps support local Bali artisans. 

Hope you enjoyed my favorites. Have some photos of outfits on and a few other favorites for decor, entertaining and fun toys for the beach and pool depending on if you have a backyard BBQ or hit the beach. 🇺🇸 Hope everyone is able to find something perfect to show their American pride and their own unique style as well. Happy Independence Day to all. 

Where to shop: 

www.thelightblonde.com

www.oldnavy.com

Palm trees, beach vibes and Friday I'm in love

End of the week outfits from IG

This amazing weather had me inspired to wear this cute muscle tank from Love Culture and a pair of JCrew boyfriend jeans rolled up for a cropped capri look. Threw a black sweater short sleeve open front cardigan style top over it and some sandals, good to go. 

This super cute, Friday I'm in love tee is by Everfitte. Found this shop on Etsy and just made another purchase today. Got the same style hanky tee but in gray that says no ones likes a shady beach.  Love the soft material and cut of this tee. Necklace is from Wet Seal and was on sale for $6 and my purse is the Louis Vuitton Demair azure speedy. Have had this bag for a couple years now and matching wallet just broke it out for spring. During the spring and summer like this bag and then like the ebony or classic logo monogram brown for fall and winter. I have a speedy in the brown and then my classic monogram is the neverfull. 

 

Paired it with a cute silky jogging pant that is cropped from Old Navy last spring

Will add some more photos of some stuff I purchased this week at the mall, Target and some online purchase that arrived in the mail. Excited to see all the cute outfits this weekend from the kickoff of Coachella. Love festival season and want to go to coachella one year. Instead we have Rockville, a two day music festival with a ton of amazing rock bands in Jacksonville. I can't wait to go this year and taking my 15 year old daughter. I'm very excited because a lot of the bands are some of my favorites but most of all I can't wait to see Slipknot it has been several years since they played down this way. Love their live show and can't wait for my hubby and daughter to see them in concert. Have a fabulous weekend and happy shopping ✌️❤️

End of the week styles.

Quick post before bed to end the week with my outfits for Wednesday through today, Friday the 13th. Got my hair colored today and willl post a quick preview of how it came out at the end. I will have much better photos this weekend. These photos were taken at night with poor lighting. It always looks better in sunlight. I love it, the colors are so bright and vibrant. I stayed with the purple and blue tones but added more of the neon and pastel blue so that it doesn't look so dark. I also colored higher up on my top layer so now the underneath is three shades of blue and then the purple pravana from the vivids line. The blues I have are pastel, neon and vivid shades. The top layer had some purple and orchid that had faded to a light almost pastel pink. Now I have the neon and pastel blue also for a more ombré look, which looks teal and royal blue. Really happy with how it looks. My hair feels soft and looks shiny which is honestly amazing with all the coloring I have done the passed six years or longer. If you like cool and fun hair colors check out some of my older posts with hair photos. I am always changing my color, I have been in love with hair dye since I was 15. Being blonde makes it easy to be any color you want, also been using the new Olaplex system in my hair my passed few visits and won't color or bleach my hair without it. What an amazing product. Moving along,,,

Here are my outfits from Instagram posts for the rest of the week. Monday and Tuesday are in the previous post. 

Wednesday 

All ❤️ NOH8 from the NOH8 campaign. Love this tee. Paired it with a cute pair of LA Idol black capri length jeans. 

The Wander Full Great Smoky Mountains were calling me on Thursday and we are going to be heading there next week. Super excited. This cute tank is from Old Navy along with the gold long pineapple necklace.

Button down long sleeve tee with pineapples is from Target I got it on clearance last year, and the shorts are yellow JCrew chino shorts. Super soft and my favorite chino style shorts. I also have this same pattern tank top from Target and a cute cream with gold foil pineapples from Old Navy to match the necklace perfect. 

Today before my hair appointment I threw my hair in braids since it was raining and I was about to get it colored, I didn't sleep good last night due to my hubby working the midnight shift and being sick with a really bad head cold I suddenly came down with on Monday. No matter what I was not missing my appointment today. Always so excited to get my color done. Really didn't want to wear anything that could end up ruined from bleach or hair dye so figured I would wear some older clothes. 

I picked an old tee from Marshall's by Lucky Brand, this cute worn looking black tee says "Don't feed the hipsters" with a bear. Since the salon is always cold and it was raining decided to wear my leopard print cardigan from Kohl's by A Byer. Jeans are by American Eagle and are the super skinny stretch in dark wash. I rolled them up for a cropped look so the bottoms didn't get wet in the rain and threw on some cute leopard print reef sandals from Macy's. 

Hope you enjoyed my end of the week outfits, most of the items are older pieces I have had except for the NOH8 vneck tee which I purchased back in January online. Hope everyone had a great week and has a fabulous weekend. Xoxo ✌️❤️

I didn't forget here are a couple peeks at my hair, and promise to post better photos over the weekend when I have time to curl it and take some good shots. 

A little collage of some quick shots I snapped. Hard to see all the pretty colors and contrast. 

Here it is all pulled forward so you have some pieces peeking through that are from the back. Underneath is purple, dark blue and neon blue, then the top layer in the back is neon blue and pastel blue which gives a teal color when blended. Then you will also see some purple and pink left over from my ombré over the summer with the shades of purple and pink. 

My hair stylist uses Pravana color for my hair. Today I had some color applied to my roots to lighten and then she added these three colors. The middle bowl is a blend of pastel blue a neon blue, then you have the vivids purple and neon blue.

Can't wait to post more photos with better lighting so you can really see how pretty the colors are and the contrast. 

Enjoy and thank you for passing by. Remember life is too short for boring hair if you have been considering adding some fun color to your hair go for it. We only live once and it's just hair, it will grow out or you can always dye it back. Start small with some highlights or the underneath, maybe a thin layer and if you like it you can gradually do more. I highly recommend going to a salon because I have colored my hair at home, the color they sell at Sally's and other stores doesn't last long. Usually washes out or fades right away. Also I do not recommend bleaching your hair at home unless you have experience and help. I have colored hair for many years and still wouldn't do my own hair alone without someone to help with hard to reach areas. It's worth the extra money to get good quality hair dye that will last and someone with experience so you don't fry or ruin your hair. You can also by hot heads brand extensions in fun colors that are easily applied with a thin medical grade tap, no glue and they don't ruin your hair. They are also washable, reusable and you can style with flat iron or curling iron. They have small ones my salon sells for $5-7 each and I have a few wider ones I got for $10 each. You can google hot head extensions to read more about them. I have blonde ones in my closet I wore when my hair was short for a wedding, saving in case I ever want to add some length. Luckily my hair is really long, I cut off two to three inches today which was hard because I loved the length but needed it. Again can't rave enough about the Olaplex, balyage system. They have three steps one for adding to the bleach or color to lift your hair without burning or damaging which means you can now achieve the lightest shades possible. Second step is added to your hair after coloring to condition and seal the hair leaving it healthy and shiney. Then they have a third step to use at home. It works wonders and has improved my hair so much. I noticed a difference the first use, and keeps getting better. Trust me I strip and bleach often to achieve these bright vibrant colors because you have to have a white base. Google it for sure and ask your stylist it can be pricey but depends on the salon. I am lucky to have several friends with their beauty license and get it at retail. Paid $85 from the salon for a small amount and $30 for the third step but now pay way less at the beautician's cost. Having pretty cool hair isn't cheap or easy but thanks to pravana and my Olaplex I can have it. Okay I am off to bed, good night all... Sorry if any typos late and didn't sleep good last night. Bless you all ✌️❤️

Week of fashion, ootd's

As promised grabbed some images off my Instagram of outfits from last week. Some pieces may have been posted during the week in previous posts. Wanted to compile some shots from the week since there was mention of seeing more of the clothes on me and not just photos of them.  

 This week I have my Botox injections I receive for treatment of migraines. Usually I am laid up for a few days after my treatment because 34 injections to the face, head, neck and shoulders is a little rough but worth the two and half months I go without migraines. I wish it lasted the entire 90 days they make me go between injections but usually anywhere from 2-4 weeks before my next treatment they return. It has been very beneficial. Honestly a life changer because I use to get 2-4 migraines a week and would be miserable on those days. Since I started the treatment over a year ago I have been amazed at the benefits. 

I am also pumped to be going on vacation in two weeks and five days! That means packing and getting to wear a lot of my winter fashions one last time before I pack it all for storage. I like to pack up my large sweaters and jackets to make room in my closet for spring and summer fun. 

Here are some of my weekly posts from Instagram and a few may not have made it to IG for one reason or another. 

Black and white striped, backless maxi dress from Love Culture.

Orange and navy striped long sleeve top with Tory Burch navy sweater, silver jeans, navy matte hunter rain boots and Juicy Couture lock with key pendant necklace in gold. 

Navy, white and burgundy plaid button down from Old Navy, with my Bigboldfierce unicorn skull tee in burgundy, American Eagle ripped jeans and mossimo tall brown riding boots. You can find BBF at www.bigboldfierce.com, Instagram @bigboldfierce and  on fb under Bigboldfierce.  Use code delite25 or BBF25 for a discount. 

Navy blue, rolled up sleeve, cotton and silk tee, with floral denim jeans, both Tory Burch, Marc Jacobs black bag, which I meant to swap out for a navy bag but forgot. Then navy Tory Burch sandals and a Juicy Couture heart pendant necklace in gold. 

Posted this cute bohemian dress from online with some mossimo brown tall riding boots from target. 

Hellakind tee from Stop waiting for Friday

Music on, world off tee also from Stop waiting for Friday, and you can find a post from last week with details on both these tee shirts and this amazing brand. Join the movement and purchase your hellakind tee now. Amazing brand and ten dollars from every tee is donated to a anti bullying charity. 

J Crew goodies that came in the mall, along with my new Instax mini 8 from Fuji that I won. Finally got film for her and love it. 

Bohemian dress in black with cream that I tried on and ended up wearing for the day. Super cute, can be worn with leggings, tall boots and super cute with tall gladiator style sandals. Purchased on eBay. 

I dedicated a post to this cute number the other day, my denim ombré shirt dress with braided tassel finish belt. This cute piece is from Fashion Junkee and link is in my favorite shops on side bar. 

Wore it with a cute bohemain Turkish coin necklace and tall boots one evening. Then had it on repeat the next day paired with a brown cami and cropped leggings, gladiator sandals, and my Tory Burch brown tote. 

JCrew distressed boyfriend jeans, and tee shirt. Paired it with my new black and floral kimono from Fashion Junkee. 

Hope everyone enjoyed my week of Instagram ootd and wiw snap shots. Next week will have more hopefully along with some new pieces. Thank you and be sure to check out my contest for March. I am giving away a $25 Target gift card to one lucky winner. 

Xoxo