The Blush Illusion

A beautiful dress is a beautiful dress, and the power of a beautiful dress is infinite. It can make you feel feminine, powerful and sexy -- basically like the HBIC. 

"HOW YOU FEEL ABOUT A DRESS, OR ANYTHING YOU'RE WEARING FOR THAT MATTER, IS MORE ABOUT YOU THAN THE DRESS ITSELF." 

That's this dress for me. Funny thing is, I almost didn't wear it. It was longer than I expected, looser in some areas, tighter in others. Most apparently, I noticed that it just didn't look like it did on the model. And then I thought, well, duh, "that's because you're not the model. You're you."

The dress fit me like it should fit me, hips, booty and all. Realizing that, I fell in love with it.  How you feel about a dress, or anything you're wearing for that matter, is more about you than the dress itself. And I felt damn good in this pretty blush dress.

Maggy London provided The Blush Illusion Dress for styling. As always, opinions are my own.

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Swing To It

There is nothing like walking into J.Crew on a whim and finding that there's a 40% off sale on sale items. Yes, sale on sale. Oh, and I flash my student ID for an extra 10% student discount so it's like sale on sale on sale.

"ALTHOUGH SUMMER BRIGHTS HAVE OFFICIALLY MADE THEIR ENTRANCE, I'M STILL ALL FOR BLUSH." 

This soft fluted skirt was too dreamy to pass on, and although summer brights have officially made their entrance, I'm still all for blush, or as listed on the J.Crew site, light mauve. It's all the same gorgeous pastel color to me.

photos by Kaye McCoy

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Being That Girl

I'm trying to be less "that girl," and by "that girl," I mean the girl who cries about how busy and overwhelmed she is, because, let's be real, everyone has things to do, right? But, for one moment, if you can stick with me, I'm going to be "that girl."

Today I'm starting my summer semester of classes, which is such perfect timing because I've also just taken on a major new project at work, and I'm sort of pulling my hair out. The overwhelmed feeling I've been having is making me doubt myself in all sorts of ways. 

"THESE SHOULD DO UNTIL I FIGURE OUT HOW TO BALANCE IT ALL, OR UNTIL I SAY SCREW IT AND RUN TO SOME FARAWAY ISLAND."

On the particularly rough days, I find comfort in things like an especially feminine dress (original sold out), sparkly bits & my favorite purse. These should do until I figure out how to balance it all, or until I say screw it and run to some faraway island. 

photos by Kaye McCoy

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Trouser Talk

Let's talk trousers, shall we? I don't mean your dad's flat fronts. I'm talking about the light, feminine styles that are popping up for spring in patterns and solids. Yes, those amazing ones!

I love the ease of a comfy pair like this rosy blush style I bought for my trip west. And hello, they have pockets. Pockets! Insert heart eye emoji here. You'd be surprised how many cute trousers just don't have pockets. It's a tragedy, really.

photos by Paula Young Photo

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give a twirl

Pink has not always been an easy color for me to wear. I think at some point during the early-to-mid 2000's Paris Hilton had a monopoly on the color which sent me running in the opposite direction.

Now that I'm confident that I can wear pink without it being related back to a spoiled heiress or other similar stereotype, I wear it a lot more. 

I'm especially attached to the softer shades of pink -- blush to be specific. The paler the pink, the easier it is to blend with the rest of my closet. I can think of 50 ways to wear this dress right now (chambray shirt, sweater over, sweater under, tied patterned button up, crop top, leather jacket, etc.)! 

And besides the versatility of it, there is the fact that it is pink. And how can you feel anything but fabulous when wearing pink? Fabulous enough to twirl, perhaps?

shirt - thrifted (similar) | dress - F21 | glitter flats - faded glory | purse - h&m | jewelry - fiore boutique (similar)