A couple of weeks ago I was contacted by Raise.com to do a beach theme post for their campaign, Summer Beach Wear, and I had already planned to do a special beach post for today since we are happily leaving for vacation tomorrow! Perfect timing, right?  Whenever I'm on a beach vacation I love to pack outfits that I can wear multiple times for different occasions. The beach cover-up/date night item is always a nice option to pack in your bag. So, here is my day to night look with one of my favorite shirts!

shirt: Forever 21, suit: JC Penney (similar), shorts: Old Navy (similar), shoes: Old Navy

I love an outfit like this to wear on my drive or walk to the beach. It's also great to throw back on when you want to walk down the beach for lunch, an ice cream cone or do some shopping!!

shirt: Forever 21, jeans: Target, shoes: Payless (similar),
necklace: Forever21, bag: Forever 21 (in black), bracelet: Banana Republic

For a summer night at the beach I love to wear something comfortable and this outfit is great for comfort! The shirt is breezy with a tank top underneath and I love the relaxed, black washed jeans with my favorite wedges.


& don't forget to check out Raise.com so you can BUY or SELL gift cards! This cool new site lets users purchase gift cards for less than their value, helping to save you some extra cash! I love to go on shopping sprees for end of summer sales, so when there's a big purchase I want to make, I will start checking this site first to see if I can score any deals on gift cards. I've seen up to 15% savings and that is something that you don't want to pass up! Seriously, go check it out!!
Just a few of my favorite gift cards are, Forever 21 (of course!), JC Penney, & Target!

{Image from Raise.com}

Wedge of Fun.

I've always been a fan of wedges but these take the cake. It also didn't hurt that they were on clearance! I’m a big fan of the black and white trend that is buzzing lately, so when I saw these I knew I had to have them. These shoes have been my go to for everything lately… work, date nights, vacations, pretty much anything except walking in the back yard. Seriously, how terrible would grass stains be on these gems? They are so versatile and I wear them with almost anything. And what's the best part about wedges....? So comfortable!!!

wedges: Payless, shirt: Forever 21, jeans: Old Navy,

earrings: gift from Mom, necklace: Forever 21, bracelet: Charlotte Russe,
nais: Revlon Brilliant Strength Nail Enamel in Dazzle , lips: NYX Soft Matte Lip Cream in Ibiza

liking up with Living in Color Style & Stylin in St. Louis

for the weekly trend, Favorite Wedges!

Thanks ladies!! 

First Timer.

I have to say, this makes me a little nervous! I never thought I would be posting about clothing or fashion but I am. Back in March I did a little post about what I think about Fashion & it was a lot of fun. I realized that I really do love fashion and I love putting together an outfit. The hair, makeup, jewelry, shoes... all of it! So, I'm stepping outside of my box today and I hope to contiue doing these posts once a week!

Today I am linking up with Living in Color Style & Stylin in St. Louis for the first time. Every week they have a trend to base your outfit around and I'm so happy to join them!!

this week's trend // Favorite Sunglasses

I’m the worst about losing sunglasses. It’s inevitable. For the majority of our honeymoon I was a squinting mess because I left my sunglasses at home. Who flies to California without sunglasses, this girl, that’s who. So I waited until I found the right ones to purchase on the trip. I don’t like to spend a lot of money on them since I typically lose them, so it took a while to find a pair that didn't cost an arm and a leg that I actually liked. Finally, while we were in Monterey we walked by a cute little shop on the boardwalk and I found the perfect ones. They were only $10 and I was excited to have a little souvenir from our honeymoon that I could use every day. Or until I lost them, which I did. So no, the glasses above have absolutely nothing to do with this story. It's just a story about my favorite sunglasses that I no longer have BUT I did go shopping for some new sunglasses and decided to spend a little more cash in hopes that would persuade me to take better care of them. We'll see how that goes.

sunglasses // Lucky 

shirt // Forever21

jeans // Old Navy

shoes // Payless

bracelets // Forever21

earrings // Forever21,

nail polish // essie, Lady Like

lipstick // Revlon Colorburst Lip Butter, Tutti Frutti

& just for fun, here’s a photo of those perfect shades. Come back to me, please!