Ladies Blogger Brunch

Late on posting this but a few weeks ago I had the honor to be invited to meet up a group of fabulous fashion blogger friends here in Phoenix. Some of us had not seen each other seen the Lulu's Style Studio Event back in October.

The location was Pane Bianco which was excellent as we had our own table underneath a vintage chandelier.  As we all arrived at different times it felt as if we had seen each other recently and reconnected instantly as we went on in our conversation.

It was such a fun brunch full of laughs, several conversations going on at once and time flew by as we exchanged fashion stories and tips as well as shopping experiences. This is a wonderful group of ladies who are educated, talented, and hard working I admire them and feel blessed to be a part of this group and invite me. As we finished brunch we continued onto Lux Coffee for more coffee, and used the patio to do a mini photo session which was such a great time as we laughed about using "props" and the perils that come with outfit of the day pictures.

Delicious french press coffee, The shoe arsenal on this brunch, what bloggers do take outfit of the day pictures any chance we get using props, and the gorgeous treats at Lux Coffee.

Nadia of Nadia Thinks

Angela of Forward Fashion Diary

Joanne of Fabulously Average

Kristianne of Fashion Route

Group shot and a fun time.

OOTN: Printed blazer

Here is a more in depth look at my outfit of the night for FNO. The theme of the night was Little Blaxk Dress and wanted to add something to the LBD so I reached for this gray prinmted blazer that I have only worn one other time. I just love when I find new old treasures in my closet it gives me a novelty and saves me money.

Blazer: H&M Dress: The Limited

Pumps: Fancy Steps

  

Two toned metal necklace: Jewelmint

OOTD: Labor Day Lazy shorts

Hola chicas I have been meaning to post some pictures from the long weekend we just had but noticed they were all super casual. I have no reason for it  I think I was just feeling chill and wanted to go with the flow no fussy outfit.

These printed shorts are so comfortable they are super thin and cool fabric. I added pink with the shoes just to put a twist on it. Hope you enjoy my lazy shorts post.

Necklace: Charlotte Russe

Top: Tahari Shorts: Marshall's

Bangles: Forever21

Colorblocked Sandals: Fancy Steps

My messy hair

VLOG: Summer Haul

Hi chicas I wanted to take a picture of the things I got but figured this would be much easier and you can see the details of the things I got. Enjoy xoxo

OOTD: Bright Stars

Hola chicas I told you all I have not forgotten about you. Without further ado I wanted to show you this look I put together. I seriously could not wait to wear this top. This top is so loose but has shape to it and it has an interesting cut as well. To top it off the stars really caught my attention and I have never owned anything with stars.

I paired it with some salmon/coral skinny jeans to contrast the neutral black and beige of the star printed top and wore some taupe heels that are classic to tone it down a bit. I hope you enjoy it as much as I did wearing it as it was very fun and I felt free in it.

Jeans: City Streets by JcPenney

Shoes: Steve Madden

Bracelet: Nordstrom's

Look at these big bat wing sleeves. Love them.

Top: TJ Maxx

OOTD: Business Casual

There are days where I love my sleep. I play a game of tag with that snooze button and while I get a few more minutes of blissfull sleep there are consequences to this.

I have to negotiate with time and what I will actually put thought into looking like for the rest of the day. I was hesitant to put this up but hey we are all REAL here and no one is PERFECT. I grabbed a gray Old Navy scoop tee and my distressed jeans. Now that was PLAIN! So I threw on a pop of color with a two toned infinity scarf and some electric blue mara janes and a neutral blazer. Now we're talking!  

Rundown of the quick out the door outfit that there was no thought into. My bracelet is a grift from a friend from Kenya porcupine can you believe it!

Of course the compromise and negotiation came down to my hair and makeup. Messy bun with a side part and a little bit of hair serum to the ends and the makeup was very natural for my day.

In a neutral world. These babies brightened up my day.

My "Dynasty" style clutch I found at a vintage consignment shop I am in love with metallic things lately.

Sparkle wedge from Fancy Steps

Happy 2012!

Well hello there chicas! A new year and a new chapter of our lives now begins. What a wonderful way to end 2011 it was for me and my hubby as we got a warm visit from my friend Candy from Curves Ahead blog and her hubby.

I was ecstatic as this was a last minute trip. I was so happy to have my friend and partner in  my town oh yeah. We ate, shopped, and  talked makeup, fashion, and of course shoes. Celebrated the new year with a great ending and beggining.

Having some NYE drinks

Quality time with our loved ones.

Being a good host treating her to my indoor smores.

They truly are addicting. Earrings: Jewelmint

Wearing : Fancy Steps sequined dress  Candy: Dream Come True pump

My beautiful friend and I.

Hunnybun and I.

Happy New Year!

Last dessert for 2011 after a fabulous dinner.

New journey

Hola chicas I hope you are all doing wonderful and had a great weekend as much as I did. I wanted to take this opportunity and 100th post to share with you my friends a new journey that I will be going on. This journey is my newest project with Candy from Curves Ahead Makeup that I am so excited about.

Myself and Candy playing in the water.

Candy and I both share a passion for blogging, fashion, and what woman does not SHOES!! Yes that is right shoes. We bring to you our latest project Fancy Steps shoe boutique. It is the fruit of our long conversations and emails, planning, and by trial and error we have slowly built this web site to share with all of you fellow bloggers and fashionistas. I hope you take the time and support as it would mean a whole lot to us being that we launched the store web site on today Monday October 17, 2011. Stop by support and see what you think or contact us for feedback or things you would like to see there next time. We are a small company but want to focus on providing personalized service to people who want certain styles and communicate as much as we can with you to make it  a great experience.

Here is a sneak peek at some of the styles we will have at Fancy Steps.

Also please don't forget to follow us on Twitter Fancy Steps and Fancy Steps Facebook page.

Thank you gorgeous dolls xoxox.

Target, Charlotte Russe, Shoe Haul

Hola pretty chicas! I have a haul for you. These past few days I have not been looking for anything in particular so this is just a collective haul of the stores I hit up and got a few items from.

Forgive the messy ahir but this was after a loong day of work and I am not perfect lol. Please subscribe to my you tube channel more videos to come. xoxo (By the way I dislike all the thumbnails on these vids I always have my mouth open)

July Favorites

Hola chicas! Over the past month of July I did notice and kept track of the things I was reaching for the most. They were very simple things that I either used on a daily basis or things kept in very frequent rotation.

Here is a quick video of some of the things and please subscribe to my videos on Youtube as there will be more to come. The light was coming in too bright and not sure if you ar able to see some of the items so I also took some pics posted below.

40 Carrots Serum. This stuff makes my skin feel silky smooth the next morning as I apply it at night.

SkinCeuticals: Facial SPF 50. Great stuff not greasy or smelly.

LORAC Bronzer: Baked Bronze Hard Candy Highlighter: Pin Up

NYX: San Paolo, Antwerp

Nude Heels in different shades.

Piece for decor to add finishing touch. Love this!

Source: Google (Couldnt get a good picure of Candid Coral blush)

What have been your favorite things for the month of July?