Sunday, September 28, 2014

~Autumn Outfit Inspiration~

Hello everyone! Today, my best friend and I were dinking around putting together outfits for a little photo-shoot. Autumn is my favorite season, both for fashion and for the weather and cozy times. There's nothing I love better than layered clothing, hot tea, and a good book on a cool autumn day! Although today it was quite hot, feeling a bit like summer, autumn was in the air. I'm so excited to share these outfits I've put together for you! Thanks for your help Chummy :)

So for this first outfit, I went for some simple black denim jeans paired with a jean jacket from a thrift shop. Layered under it, I had a slip dress from Victoria's Secret (tucked in of course) with a bit of lace at the neckline. The colors looked so nice together and our shooting location was perfect! My shoes are by Enzo Angiolini, which I amazingly found at a thrift shop. They are my go-to fall boots and they look so nice on as well!
Here I am looking silly as usual! For this outfit, I paired a simple black and white stripe T-shirt dress from Target with a light wash denim shirt also from Target. As for shoes, I choose some all-black high top Converse. I love this look for a particularly warm day, such as today, as I hate the feeling of being over-heated!





For this outfit, I went for a girly look, not often what I'd normally go for, but I love this look. I have on a white puff-sleeved shirt from Forever 21, a black skirt from Target, and sandals from Target. My rose gold watch is from Target as well. I loved shooting for this look, as it was the first one we did, and we really got into it!


Now this outfit is one of my favorites! I just have a simple black sweater from Goodwill, trousers from American Eagle, and some interesting black booties from Choies. This look is super comfortable, quite colorful, and most importantly: cute!! I will definitely be wearing this in the near future!

And for the final look, I went for an interesting combination with monochromatic layering. I have on a thrifted halter top, black trousers, and those black booties again! This look again is so comfy, so cute, and, well, different. My style certainly is quite unique, but I urge you to try out these looks for yourself, or get some inspiration for your own autumn outfits! I had so much fun doing this shoot, there's sure to be more soon. Thank you so much for stopping by,
Much love, Audrey

Tuesday, September 23, 2014

~Pink Smoothie Recipe~

 
Hello everyone! Today I thought I would share a healthy pink smoothie recipe with you all! It's super simple and quick to whip up on your way to work, school, or an athletic practice (not to mention it's also super yummy).
 
Ingredients:
 
organic strawberries
pineapple
greek yogurt
coconut water
flaxseed
honey
 
So to start off, I sliced up my selection of fruit and popped them into the green blender container. The amount of fruit is up to you. I like quite a lot of fruit in my smoothies! Next, I added a few tablespoons of Greek yogurt. This makes your smoothie so much richer and full of healthy antioxidants and not to mention loads of protein!
Now let me rant a little about flaxseed. In just two tablespoons of this, it delivers as much fiber to your system as 1 1/2 cups of cooked oatmeal! You can literally put it in everything, and I often forget it's even in there! It's also jam packed of natural antioxidants called Lignans. They promote healthy cell growth and overall health. In order to get the about of lignans that are in flaxseed, you would need to eat about 30 cups of broccoli! So, buy flaxseed. Okay I'm done, back to the recipe.
So I popped a few tablespoons of flaxseed meal into the smoothie blender.
To finish it off, I poured a great glug of coconut water. This stuff tastes delicious, and it's great for your system.
For a little extra flavor and yummy "sugar", I drizzled a bit of honey on top, screwed the lid on, and got to blending!
 
After it was finished, it looked so good, I simply couldn't wait to dig in! It's a pretty pink color, of course, and it was just delicious!!
 
As I type now, I'm enjoying this healthy, yummy smoothie here. I can't wait for more smoothies to come and hopefully, more recipes should be up on this blog soon!
 
 
Much love, Audrey
 


Sunday, September 21, 2014

Capezio Contemporas Review

Hello! So a few of my friends from my dance studio were raving about these pointe shoes. Naturally, I wanted to give them a try. When I went to try them on, they felt really nice and they looked good without even having broken them in yet. They are a nice pink, which I like, but they didn't go as well with my tights (funny reason I know), so that was a minor issue for me. After dancing in them for a couple of weeks, I had blisters and bruised toenails like you wouldn't believe! I have never encountered this problem before in a pair of pointe shoes. My previous pair, Grishko 2007s, were wonderful looking on my feet, and they fit really well, but I was having troubles with the boxiness of the, well, box. These Capezio shoes looked more slim, but they were a bit restricting in that area. On a brighter note, they didn't hurt my toes (I'm such a wimp), and they looked beautiful for a long time. They lasted about three months, as I was only dancing about once a week for a while. The price was quite reasonable as well! I was surprised at the counter, they only cost about $80.

Much love,\
Audrey