23 And Fabulous...

I had so much fun this weekend celebrating my former roommate, Shamaya's birthday. We surprised her at midnight with cup cakes and our horrible singing. Then we had a lovely dinner at Blue Mesa Grill on Saturday. I think she really loved my gift. 

In honor of Shamaya, the queen of black and basic colors, I decided to go a little out of my comfort zone. How did I do?

The birthday girl.

boots via ross
leggings via forever 21
blouse via express
earrings via forever 21
bag via cotton on
necklace via forever 21
scarf via ??
cardigan via forever 21
watch via christmas gift
gold bracelet via forever 21
other bracelets via diy

My New Obsessions...

I love men's fashion. I have an entire board on Pinterest dedicated to how my husband and son will dress, and everything I want to buy them. I see nothing wrong with dressing my husband, especially if he has to walk around with me. So as I've been pinning ans checking out blogs, I've noticed that I've recently become obsessed with a few things.

Velvet Blazers

I am in love with them. I would go with a classic black, but I love how the colored ones are done above. Not everyone can pull them off, which is probably why I like them. 

Cuff links

I love classic, vintage, and monogrammed cuff links. Anything that can throw a bit of your personality into your outfit, even if it's a standard black suit. 

 Loafers

The first thing I look at is a man's shoes. I'll take a nice pair of loafers over sneakers any day. The show maturity and individuality. Plus, they are so much sexier.

Baby Loafers

My son will be extremely fresh. I especially love the ones in the middle by TOM. They are so cute. Why wouldn't I want my son to be a mini me of my husband?

Socks

The colorful, the better. I love seeing colored socks peaking out between a man's trouser and shoe. They just show a burst of personality and quirkiness. It also shows how well he can coordinate. 

30 Day Challenge: Day 25...

I think everyone has dreamed about owning this Chanel bag. And you're lying if you say you haven't. I have wanted this bag since I was a little girl. This is the first item that I'm going to purchase for myself when I start making the big bucks. I don't want it as a gift. I want to be able to tell myself, "This is it. You've finally arrived." Haha InshaAllah (God willing), one day. And it has to be black and gold. For some reason, I've recently become obsessed with that combination.

30 Day Challenge: Day 21...

My favorite lipstick is Ruby Woo by Mac. This lipstick combined with my lips screams unmentionable things. I feel extremely attractive with this lipstick on. And I definitely turn heads. With red slowly become a predominate color in my closet, it was starting to get more and more use. I some how have misplaced it and am currently in mourning, but I'm hoping that I'll find it while I'm finishing unpacking my new apartment. If now, it's just another investment I'm going to have to make. If you're looking for a matte red that lasts for a long time, then go for this.

30 Day Challenge: Day 16...

My most worn accessories would have to be the two watches I received one year for Christmas from one of my great aunts. I hated gold with a passion until I received these two watches by Gossip. I didn't have anything to go with them, so I started buying more accessories that matched... and just never stopped. Now I barely have anything silver other than my high school class ring. I am obsessed with anything black, white, red, and gold. Those are my colors. It doesn't help that my school colors are red and black.

30 Day Challenge: Day 15...

My favorite ring would have to be my class ring. I'm not a huge ring person just because I feel like my hands are too tiny to wear numerous rings. I also feel restricted when I wear them, so I take them off and lose them fairly easy. But my high school class ring is very sentimental to me. I was the first graduating class of Houston Academy for International Studies (HAIS). And yes, that's the real name of my high school. I take pride in being the first class and being the first group of people to get their rings and lettermans from HAIS.

A lot of people would like to forget high school, but it was an amazing experience for me. I learned a lot in those trailer buildings. Once we actually got a building, I was just cruising on by, just waiting on graduation. I later realized that you can't rush through life, you have to take it one day at a time. Because one day you're going to look up and all of it will have passed you by. I cherish the memories that I have at that place.

30 Day Challenge: Day 9

My favorite pair of shoes are of course vintage Steve Madden, but have a huge sentimental value to me. They were a graduation present to me from my dad. And my dad has really nice taste, but he only uses on him and my mom. So when I recieve an article of clothing from my dad, it always seems special. But, I have grown since then and they no longer fit my foot, so I have passed them on to someone else, who I hope will get better use out of them. I guess I'm just trying to spread the love, rather than holding on to them. But aren't they just devine?

30 Day Challenge: Day 1...

EYE SHADOW

I use to be one of those crazies that would spend hours in different stores looking at make up, and buying different eye shadows, eye liners, mascaras, and blush. I am so glad those days are over. 

I finally found my one stop shop for eye shadow. I fell in love with this ELF eye shadow palette. I have not really needed to buy another eye shadow single I bought this about a year ago. I have yet to hit pan on any of the colors because there are so many to chose from. A lot of people say that they don't like it because the colors do not last long, but if you combine it with their eye shadow primer or any other primer, it last's me all day. Check it out here. 

I also really enjoy Mary Kay's cream eye shadows that they recently came out with. They last all day, and are very pigmented. They are easy to apply, and makes it seem as though you spent more time on your make up than you actually did. Check it out here. 

EYE LINER

I am very picky when it comes to eyeliner. Most people go for the cheapest thing that can find, but not me. Even if I don't want to wear any other make up, eyeliner is something I always reach for. My line has to be straight, and the tips have to be on point. So I have to have the perfect eyeliner to achieve this. 

I do not care for liquid eyeliner but I love the finished product, so I settled for a felt tip eye liner. Maybelline's  Eye Studio Master Precise eyeliner is my go to. I love it's precision and how easily it glides on. And it never runs. Check it out here. 

Sometimes I want a nice smoky eye and you can't achieve that with a liquid eyeliner or a felt tip pen. So I always turn to Revlon'd ColorStay Crayon pencil. It has a retractable head, glides on amazingly, and stays put all day. And it really adds definition to a smoky eye. Check it out here.