OOTD: Graduation Party

It has been almost two months since I sat down at my computer and edited photos and wrote a blog! Needless to say, life gets busy sometimes, but I will always post in any downtime I get :)

This particular post is just to show you what I wore to a friends Graduation party.  I wanted something airy and flowy but still sophisticated (even if it was a backyard party!) My rule is to ALWAYS look your best at functions like these because there is never a second time for a first impression ;)

Here's the breakdown of what I wore:

Dress: 

Teal Hi-Low Hemline Dress from Forever 21's Love 21 Line $27.80 (I think!)

Sorry for the Wrinkles, I took these photos after I had worn it ;) The bottom was so flowy and girly, I loved it!

Shoes: 

Lucky Brand Shoes (I forget the style name and it doesn't say it on the shoe!) I did, however, get these from Macy*s a year ago if that helps. These are the perfect shoes in every way! They are soft, have unbelievable padding on the sole so you are almost walking on air, and they are adjustable with a cute buckle :) The semi wedge heel also adds added comfort :)

Accessories: 

You probably already know that I LOVE bow rings! I purchased this one at a vendor at IMATS NYC this year. It reminded me of Hello Kitty ;) I wore this because I loved the contrast of the hot pink on the teal dress!

Assorted Gold Bangles purchased from Forever 21 for only $4.80!

Nails: Splash of Grenadine by Essie
Lipgloss: NYX Xtreme Lip Cream in Candy Land (Love these!)
Eyes: Simple bronze look using my Naked Palette
Earrings (not visible here) Diamond cluster studs--a staple for me, I wear these ALL the time!

There you have it, my OOTD for a Grad Party :) Hope you enjoyed it! If you have any questions, as always, leave them below or send me a message!

My next post will hopefully be edited soon, it is a collective Makeup Haul :)

Congrats to all the Grads out there,

xox

Mini Shop and Tell : October Breast Cancer Awareness Purchases!

So the time has FINALLY come, everything has come together as far as my BCA purchases this month. Now when you see that its really only about 5 things, you are probably going to wonder why it was so "stressful" getting those things but let me just say, it was a good and a bad thing.  It was good that things were sold out almost everywhere (and I started shopping for this stuff rather early too!) because that meant that Breast Cancer was getting a lot of money, but a bad thing as well because it was taking me forever to get my hands on any of this stuff! Anywho, enough rambling, let me just show you the items!

 Shown above are the following:

1.Limited Edition Power of Pink Conair Infiniti Curling Wand---$39.99

• Can be purchased by clicking here: Ulta

2. Ulta BCA Thermos ---FREE with any $5.00 Donation

• Unfortunately I don't even see this on their site anymore, they were apparently their biggest seller! They still do, however, offer a pink ribbon cosmetic bag with any $10.00 donation.  View this offer here: ULTA

3. The North Face Breast Cancer Limited Edition Denali Fleece---$165.00 (a gift from my boyfriend!)

• This was purchased as a gift from Sports Authority. The link is here: Sports Authority

4. Seche Vite/China Glaze Nail Polish and Top Coat Duo---$8.99

• This was purchased from Sally Beauty Supply.  (I only paid about $7.00 with my Beauty Pro Card!) It can be viewed online here: Sally Beauty Supply 

5. Brush Strokes Teasing Brush--$1.99

• This was purchased from Sally Beauty Supply as well.  It can be viewed online here: Sally Beauty 

6. Its a 10 Leave in Miracle Product---$17.00 or so

• I got this product from SuperCuts as my Aunt is a stylist there :) Some of the proceeds from this one went to the Christina Applegate Breast Cancer Foundation!

Well that sums up my Breast Cancer Awareness purchases.  A portion of the money earned from the purchase of each and every one of these products was donated to raising awareness and money for research for Breast Cancer.  Most of these were all on my wish list anyway and I figured why not have them go to a good cause as well! After all, they came in pretty pink colors anyway ;)