Outfit deets:
* Alexandre Bartlett top from Winners (old)
* Mexx bubble skirt (old) that's been worn with a navy and baby blue colour blocked top
* Ardene flats, DIY'ed with a neon pink cap-toe
* Accessories: J.Crew necklace & Joe Fresh bangle
Colour explosion!
When I wore this outfit I felt like I was wearing a lot of colour. Looking at the photos now? Not so much.
I think in person though. rocking three brights at once is not something that comes easy for most. It certainly doesn't for me. Wearing one bright is enough, two is slightly intimidating and three is something I never thought I'd go for... until now.
I've been pushing my 'fashion box' limits lately, and wearing lots of colour is part of that. I used to be a big neutral person, but I'm trying to take advantage of the big colour-blocking (and neon) trend that is happening for this spring and summer. It's actually gotten to the point where I'm now no longer even wanting to wear neutrals! I am constantly going for the colours in my closet, versus the black and greys. Success!
How do you feel about wearing a lot of colour ?
Later that day, some girlfriends and I went out for a movie and drinks, so I slipped on my neon pink shorts and kept the rest of the outfit the same. Now how's that for adding even more colour!
Other ways I've multiple colours:
* Bright accessories: shades, pashmina & necklace
* While working out / gettin' my fitness on
* Purple dress, orange necklace (a suggestion from a friend)
* My first colour blocking outfit
* Watermelon colours (I love this)
* The 'Easter threw up on me' outfit
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Friday night dinner with my girl friend
Saturday pool day with the BFF
Carbing up before a Saturday night out
Saturday night
Outfit deets: Joe Fresh dress (worn backwards), Pure Simple bandeau,
Sam Edelman wedges, Auslini bangle & vintage (thrifted) clutch
"Safety first"
Piper & I at Fathers' Day Brunch
Outfit deets: Pink Rose maxi dress, old Suzy Shier top cut up & made into a bandeau & Dollarama hoops
Breakfast pizza (like last year)
Annnnd, a funny video we made on Saturday night...
My girl friend and I like to get together for attempted bi-weekly meals. We live close to each other so it's great for impromptu dinners or a planned one like last night.
We decided to have fajitas and split up the ingredients to pre-shop. I was in charge of some toppings (I made guacamole for the first time and it turned out amazing!) and the drinks. We sat on the patio, drank, ate and talked. She read my tarot cards and I made some distressed denim shorts for her out of her old jeans. Then we decided to take her adorable pup for a walk and ended up getting into some crazy shee-nans at the park (check out that video below). Aren't summer evenings the best?
Happy weekend!
Outfit deets: A.Co Designs top, Vanilla Star shorts & Promise gladiator sandals
After lusting after the Ann Taylor Elizabeth flats, I swore up and down that if I was able to find a pair of nude flats, I would recreate them myself (at a fraction of the cost).
Enter Ardene flats.
I was so ecstatic when I saw these puppies and when they had one pair in my size left, I almost squealed. Now it was just a matter of choosing between neon pink or yellow for the cap toes (both of which I had already).
Let's get started!
Supplies:
* Ardene flats $15
* China Glaze nail polish $5 (sale)
* Masking tape $1
* Paint brush $1
Tape off a cap-toe section. I eye-balled it but used the bottom of the stitch line around the toes to line up my masking tape so it would match both shoes.
Paint. Paint, paint, paint. Seriously. Neon nail polish isn't very opaque so it took me about 10 coats over the course of three evenings (that up there is about four coats). The good news is it dries very quickly so you can bang out several coats quickly. Another idea might be to use white nail polish first, as a base coat, and then the neon polish.
I ended up just pouring the nail polish onto the shoe, then spread it around with the brush.
I started using the nail polish brush, but it wasn't big enough. Unfortunately the big paint brush was leaving brush strokes, but that's okay for the first eight coats or so. When it started to be more opaque and was looking like I was getting close, I used the nail polish brush for the last two coats so there wouldn't be big brush strokes or patches.
Once finished, seal with a clear nail polish top coat. Before I did this, I put my shoes on, walked around and the cap-toe started to crack. In a panic I painted the clear nail polish on to seal it and it seems to have worked.
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