Golden Hour

{blazer: zara | shirt: nordstrom rack (similar) | jeans: AG | bag: F21 (similar) | shoes: banana}

What happens when you take outfit photos with an outfit you love, but lighting that you don't love?
Many photos without faces. That's what happens.

I was trying to catch that "golden hour" when the lighting is just perfect for photos, but I think I jumped the gun. Instead of that evening glow, I got a serious sun glow right on my face, resulting in a washed out skin tone. Solution? Crop of my face in a few photos and thrown the rest in the recycle bin. These are the woes of being your own photographer.

But regardless, I really like this shirt. and these jeans. oh, and this blazer. and you already know I love these shoes. So this outfit post IS happening. And don't worry, you can see more of my face on Monday! 

The New Neutral

(shirt: loft | cardigan: old navy | pants: loft | shoes: banana | scarf: h&m}

A few days ago I told you about my love for pastels, and especially, these shoes. They are the perfect mint. And believe it or not, mint seems to go with just about everything. I think I'll start calling it "the new neutral".  

Ok, so this theory might not be so obvious from my outfit above, since it's only black,white, and mint. Sometimes my outfit and my thinking don't quite connect. But use your imagination, will ya? 

mint and pink? yep. 

mint and yellow? yep. 

mint and hunter green? yep. 

mint and light, medium, or dark blue? yep. 

You see my point? And, in case you were wondering, both my shoes and my shirt are in mint condition. (za-zing!)

Also, that last photo is my squinty face. I save it for special, sunny occasions. In case you were wondering... 

Merry Happy.

{sweater: F21 | skirt: h&m | scarf: F21 | shoes: payless}

You know how they say you learn something new every day? Well, the older I get, the more I know this to be true. I just learned that the 12 days of christmas start at christmas, and continue for 4 days AFTER. So therefore, I don't have to feel bad about being late in wishing you a merry christmas and happy holidays.

MERRY happy. I'm mixing my adjectives just like I'm mixing my patterns.