Last Minute Valentine's Day Gift Idea With Pieces of Me

Ruffle Sweater: Target / Jeans: JCrew / OTK Boots: Sam Edelman
Bracelet: Pieces of Me (c/o) / Purse: Saint Laurent / Sunglasses: Sperry (Similar)

Valentine's Day is literally around the corner and for those of you still searching for a last minute gift, I'm super excited to share with you this amazing jewelry brand called "Pieces of Me." This jewelry brand started as a graphic design project in college and culminated in a jewelry company.  Pieces of Me makes different pieces such as cuff bracelets and necklaces that are stamped with your personality trait - there are more than 30 different personality traits that Pieces of Me has to choose from!

My personality trait is hardworking and the bracelet that I am wearing is the Hard-working Cuff Bracelet in Gold. The thing that I love about this jewelry line is that you can wear these pieces for any occasion. From a night out to wearing these pieces every day, each piece is beautiful and is made for you by hand. Each piece is super sentimental and that's what I love about this brand.

Click below to shop my outfit including this super cozy ruffle sweater!

The Best Colorful Striped Sweaters This Season

Sweater: H&M / Jeans: JCrew / Booties: Old (Similar)
Watch: Ted Baker / Sunglasses: H&M / Clutch: Valentino

Happy Thursday everyone! I am happy to report that we are almost to the end of the week and boy, it's going to be quite the busy weekend - between blogging Saturday morning, a friends birthday bash Saturday night, and then Superbowl Sunday (GO EAGLES!). Let's just say I'm quite excited!

Lately all I've been craving are warmer temperatures and spring colors. I was secretly hoping that these pretty spring colors would bring out the sun and warmer temps and since tomorrow is Groundhog Day maybe my wishes will come true.  I found this beautiful pastel knit sweater at H&M for under $20.00 and it's the one sweater I keep seeing popping up everywhere on my Instagram feed! This sweater is wide-cut and comes in the softest knit material. I can't wait to re-style this sweater when it's actually spring with white jeans or shorts!

I rounded up my favorite colorful striped sweaters for this season in the widget below, click below to shop.

The Perfect Pink Sweater for Valentine's Day

Pink Sweater: H&M / Jeans: JCrew / Heels: Levity (Similar)
Handbag: Saint Laurent / Watch: Movado Bold / Sunglasses: Sperry

Valentine's Day is literally around the corner (15 more days to be exact)! One of the reasons why I love this holiday is that it's one day in the year acceptable to wear pink or red in any way, style and form possible.

This year I didn't want to wear a red dress - I know it's the exact opposite of what alot of women do but think about it.. who really wants to be out and about in a dress freezing their butt off in the cold? Also (and the most important reason) it's an outfit that most people would instantly think of!  I decided to take the unconventional route this year and styled a Valentine's Day look with this cozy pink knit sweater which is perfect for a Valentine's Day date night, a causal night out, or even a night in!  You can dress this sweater up with heels or with a more casual look in a pair of flats. 

I also love that this sweater has a hole-knit pattern at the front and on the sleeves. The sleeves are also balloon shape (which is trending right now!) and really takes this knit sweater to the next level. This sweater also comes in a beautiful red color for those that want something brighter. I linked a few other cute pink sweaters below.

Are any of you planning on anything for Valentine's Day? What will you be wearing?

Here's How to Wear This Seasons High Waisted Pants

Sweater: Club Monaco (Similar) / High Waisted Pants: Express (30% Off!)
Jacket: French Connection / Heels: Sam Edelman
Clutch: Valentino / Sunglasses: H&M (Similar) / Earrings: Givenchy

Don't you love when you put on an outfit and instantly feel so chic and put together? This is one of those moments that I had. I can't even begin to tell you how much I love these high-waisted pants (or known to some as the "paper-bag pant"). Just something about them makes an outfit look amazing so follow my suggestions below on how to wear these high-waisted pants!

Wear High-Waisted Pants With a Tucked in Top

First and foremost, what’s the point of wearing high-waisted pants if you’re going to be covering them with an untucked top? It's so important that the pants are the focus of this outfit and that they don't get overshadowed with an oversized top or one that is untucked.

Porportions

Proportions are super important when wearing high-waisted pants. As mentioned above, high-waisted pants are in my opinion worn best with a shirt tucked in to balance out the look. This also helps to accentuates your waist and creates that beautiful hourglass figure. Also, avoid blouses and shirts that are too baggy as it will make you seem larger. Lastly, make sure to play with the length of the pants, you don't want them too short so I suggest ankle or longer length - which leads into my next topic below.

Length

I always love a good heel with a pair of high-waisted pants to create an illusion of long length and adds height. Also, since these pants in particular are ankle length, a heel works best. I also like to play with length of an outfit and putting it all together by adding a long jacket to finish off the look. 

Last but not least HAVE FUN with the outfit! My pants are 30% off today - click above or below to shop.

How to Style a Ruffle Embroidered Blouse

Embroidered Ruffle Blouse: Zara / Jeans: 7 For All Mankind
OTK Boots: Sam Edelman (Dupes for Stuart Wetizman Lowland)
Wallet: Valentino / Earrings: BaubleBar / Sunglasses: Nicole Miller

I hope everyone had a good long weekend! I wore this outfit out for dinner over the weekend on Friday. We went to our friends house for pre-dinner drinks and then headed to Sampan for dinner.  I highly recommend the edamame dumplings, soup dumblings, kimchee fried rice, and the brussell sprouts (they are seriously SO good!). The rest of the weekend was low key and extremely chilly! And how about that Eagles win on Saturday?!

One thing that I love is pairing fun blouses with wardrobe staples. It's such an effortless yet chic look - and it's so easy to pull together! I like how this ruffle embroidered blouse from Zara is semi-sheer with a round neck and mini ruffles. The blouse has long sleeves so it's perfect for wearing through multiple seasons (can't wait to wear this in the spring with white jeans or shorts). The blouse also has this beautiful contrasting floral embroidery. Oh and the best part? This blouse is on MAJOR sale right now for $15.99 at Zara (link above). I paired the embroidered blouse with jeans and my favorite OTK boots (which is the perfect dupe for the costly Lowland boots by Stuart Weitzman!). I also added a fun pair of white statement earrings to complete the look!

I linked a few of my favorite blouses below.