Valentine's Day Outfit Ideas!

There are only two weeks left until Valentine's Day.  For those of my readers who aren't in the US or maybe don't celebrate when we do here, it is on the 14th of February.  Valentine's day has a whole lot of different meanings to different people. For some, like myself, it means spending some extra quality time with your significant other and doing something special for him or her.  I, for one, have cooked my boyfriend a special dinner every Valentine's Day that we have been together.  For others, it can be hanging with loved ones (friends, family etc) and just having a good time celebrating love itself.  Either way, this day can be really fun...if you are open to branching out and thinking outside the box :)

Some cool things to do for V-day that are inexpensive and fun are:

1. Stay in and make a homemade dinner (this is my fav!)
2. Have a picnic in the park with all kinds of special treats (wish I lived in warmer weather!)
3. Re-create the night of your first date...how friggin cute. 
4. Grab a romantic movie, light a candle and enjoy!
5. Have some girlfriends over for drinks. 

Those are just some of the things I could think of off of the top of my head...there are SO many different ways to partake in the Valentine's Day celebrations though---it doesn't have to be something grand, just something memorable :)

Here are some outfits that I threw together that I thought would assist any of my readers that were struggling with ideas as to what to wear on this day to be festive but remain put together looking. Here is what I came up with:

I always like to wear something either red or pink on this day--even if it is just a red lip or a red heart clutch----I died when I saw this! How awesome! hahaha

Anything you decide to wear I am sure you will look fabulous. Remember looking your best starts with how you feel on the inside--THAT is what exudes confidence ;)

I LOVE you all,

xox

The 2013 Color of the Year is........EMERALD! Now, how to wear it!

Every year Pantone releases their official "color of the year". This year it's emerald.  I must say, when I first learned of this I was thinking "emerald?!"--I don't typically wear lots of green other than on my eyes (because it makes brown eyes look fabulous!) but maybe this year is the year to start experimenting.  Look forward to seeing lots of green everywhere in clothing, nail colors,  makeup, accessories etc.  You may even be tempted to dabble into the emerald trend so I decided to throw together some fashion sets to show you how I would personally wear this 2013 trend.  I put together 4 full outfit sets and one accessory set. Let me know how you would wear green this year throughout the seasons! Enjoy!

Wearing green may not be something you feel comfortable with doing on a large part of your ensemble.  Accessorizing with emerald is a fantastic way to still incorporate a little bit of the trend safely and without overdoing it.  Sometimes remaining subtle with pops of color is the key to tying everything together.  Emerald is a jewel tone so it can really be paired with many colors.  The ones I like best are purple and blue--I feel like they really work well with emerald in an outfit.

If you need more help pairing green in your wardrobe, refer back to my color wheel post where I explain the guidelines you can follow when getting beautified :) You can find that post here: http://www.alyseap.blogspot.com/2011/04/spring-2011-fashion-trends-fashion.html

To read more about the Pantone color of the year, click here

If any of you have made "color of the year" sets, link them below, I would love to check them out!

Fashionably Yours,

xox