Savannah Style

I was fortunate enough to take one last summer trip to Savannah as a graduation trip from my mom. It was also a birthday trip for her! We each brought a friend, and enjoyed four days in one of my favorite cities in the world. 

Mom and I unintentionally matching on our first day in Savannah

Posing by the phone booth at Sixpence Pub
dress- Forever 21, sandals- Rue 21, necklace- Target designer collections,  bangle- Charming Charlie, earrings- Charlotte Russe

Ellee had us do this strange pose, not sure why haha. Also, I'm sporting a fake mole!

Posing in a graveyard 

Ellee and I on Broughton Street

Paula Deen! I love her! This was at her restaurant, Lady and Sons
dress- Ross, shoes- my mom's, necklace- LuLu's in Cape Cod

Under the Cupcake Emporium sign

In front of the Gingerbread House
shorts and tank- Forever 21, and both from a swap party. gladiator sandals- Target, necklace- Charlotte Russe

Our last night in town, going out to dinner
dress- Magic Wrap skirt/dress from Savannah Clothing company (I am obsessed with this thing, you can wear it like, 50 different ways), necklace- traded at swap party

The lovely and colorful bathroom at Toucan Cafe

I wish I was still there! Maybe I'll move someday :) You know, either before or after the move to L.A.!
Kisses and Cupcakes,
Jess

Orange & Blue (plus, I graduated!)

I can't believe I'm just now getting around to posting this, but I finally had my graduation ceremony from Aesthetics school a few weeks ago! I completed my program in May, but they combined the summer semester with our class, so we all graduated together. This particular weekend was a great one for me, as I was hired on at Starbucks and landed a second interview at MAC (where I also got the job, yay!). I can only hope that bigger and better things are to come, as I have my foot in the door of my dream profession, a makeup artist. Thank God! 

Jason and I after graduation (I love my Honor Society sash!)

 The next night, I had a super fun evening chatting with some new and old friends at a local venue. Usually there are loud bands and annoying smoke at this place, but it was much more chill and pleasant that night.

lips- MAC Morange, necklace- vintage

dress- Forever 21

Kisses and Cupcakes,
Jess

Cape Cod Style

I am just now getting around to posting my vacation pictures! We were in Massachusetts for 9 days, with 8 of them being in Cape Cod. One glorious day was spent in Cambridge/Boston, and we also stopped over in Connecticut for one day on the way home. This was all very exciting to me, as I had never been to that part of the country. It is quite different from the South, in weather and in culture. The town we stayed in, Chatham, is very clean, safe, and rich. I didn't see one homeless person the entire time, which was odd. The houses are all quite similar, being the Cape Cod style. There was a cool breeze even on the warmest of days. It was very nice. I enjoyed it quite a bit, with Cambridge being the highlight of my trip. I can't wait to go back!

Photo by my boyfriend, Jason Dunn. This was taken at Rock Harbor, on low tide.

Dinner at Jason's aunt and uncle's house, where we stayed for our vacation.

dress- Rue 21, sweater- Express, earrings- gift (from Lake Tahoe)

Our first full day in town was filled with sightseeing and visiting cool museums. This was taken at the Three Sisters Lighthouses.

I got this lovely bracelet at the Salt Pond Visitor's Center. It's a true love knot, since it has no end :)

capris and tank- Forever 21, sweater- Rodarte for Target

My boyfriend and I explored Orleans and Chatham on our third day, and put our toes in the cold water at Nickerson State Park.

dress- thrifted, shell necklace- Hilton Head, SC (small gift shop), bracelet- H&M, earrings- Limited

This photo was taken in Provincetown, where Jason's aunt and uncle lived. They threw a memorial party in his uncle Scott's honor. It was sad, because I never got to meet him, but it was nice to meet everyone else.

Scott's daughter, Ashley and her friend Alabama with me.

dress- Guess, flats- Blowfish, necklace- Wet Seal, earrings- vintage

Photo by Jason, at the dunes in Provincetown. We scattered Scott's ashes this day; it was very sad.

We also walked around downtown Wellfleet, and I nearly passed out from not eating!

dress- Forever 21, necklace- Charming Charlie, earrings- Express

This was on our day in Cambridge. I am holding a mochi ice cream here, and therefore am very happy! I thoroughly fell in love with this town.
Me with the statue of John Harvard, aka the statue of three lies. This isn't actually him, Harvard wasn't founded in the year that is listed, and it was not founded by John Harvard!

bodysuit and shorts- Forever 21, flats- Target, necklace and bracelet- H&M

On our last day in Massachusetts, we drove to Falmouth so I could get a cupcake! On the way, we stopped in Yarmouth Port at the delightful Optimist Cafe. My favorite restaurant of the whole trip!

entire outfit- Forever 21

We were mostly in the car for our last two days, minus the stop in Connecticut. I wore the above shirt with some dark skinny jeans, and on the way home I just wore a black tunic and leggings. Not picture worthy!

shirt- TJMaxx, chain necklace- Charming Charlie

I am off to Savannah this weekend before I start my new (maybe 2!) jobs. I'm so excited for this new chapter of my life to start. Also, I chopped my hair off! Pics to come :)

Kisses and Cupcakes,

Jess

Pre-Vacation Outfits

Since I only have a few photos of each of these outfits, and none of them are spectacular, I decided to just combine them. I got a bit behind, since I was gone for nearly two weeks. Also, good news! As of today, I am an official Starbucks employee :) That unfortunately means less outfits, but also more money! I am happy to be employed, especially at a place that I already frequently visit.

I wore this out to dinner with my mom the night before I left for Cape Cod. We ate at Table 2, a nice restaurant downtown, and it was absolutely delicious.
earrings- Charming Charlie, maxi dress- Target
This outfit was so casual that I really couldn't even be bothered to photograph it, so I just snapped a few pics in Photo Booth.
necklace- Charming Charlie, bracelet- H&M, tunic- Rue 21, and leggings (not pictured)- Miley Cyrus for Walmart
Another mom date! I love those days. We matched, so I had to have a picture.

dress- Norma Komali for Walmart, belt- vintage, wedges- TJMaxx, bracelet- Forever 21
I think I was in a hurry to get dressed here, but I ended up liking the outfit and wishing I had taken more photos. Oh, well.

tube dress- Forever 21, wedges- Target, bracelet- H&M, necklace- Charming Charlie, long vest- TJMaxx

Kisses and Cupcakes,

Jess

Fashion Shoot Makeup

My friend Lesha asked me to do makeup for a fashion shoot she was doing last week, and of course I agreed! I got to do two different looks on the gorgeous Susannah, and it was easy because she's so lovely. It was really just variations of the same look, but I had a lot of fun staying for the whole shoot and touching her up when she needed it.

She was wearing a pretty flowered strapless dress in this part of the shoot, and Lesha took photos of her outside in a flower garden. So lovely and romantic! I had originally done her dramatic eyes to go with an edgier outfit, but she loved them so I just changed her lip from bright red to hot pink.

Hot Pink lipstick- Sephora Collection Lipstick #01 and Lip Fusion lip plumper
For the last part of the shoot, she changed into a simple black dress and some fire engine red heels, so I flipped her lip color back to the bright red.

Eyes- MAC Silver Ring, Carbon, Jeanius in Stovepipe Black, and Nylon.

Lips- MAC Ruby Woo with Lipglass in Sun Ray on top.

Cheeks- MAC Style Demon

For my makeup, I went matching with my outfit, and did bright green and hot pink.

Eyes- MAC Lucky Green

Lips- Estee Lauder Lipstick in Starlit Pink

Tunic- TJMaxx, Leggings- Forever 21, Sandals- Target, Belt- Forever 21

sin city fashion!

Goodness, are the people of Las Vegas flashy, colorful and amazing! Being there made me want to wear crazier makeup, color my hair, and get more tattoos. So look forward to some of that soon! I changed twice a day while we were there, except for the day we MET PARIS HILTON and she said she loved our outfits!!! There was no way I was changing after that! :D

dress- go international for target (and paris hilton liked it!!!!!)
romper-forever 21, heels-wet seal, necklace-express, bangle bracelet-body shop, tights-forever 21, bag-target
necklace- japan in epcot, dress-forever 21
dress-body shop, belt-forever 21, flats-thrifted, necklace-vintage
bodysuit-charlotte russe, skirt-h&m, boots-vintage, heart earrings-wet seal

a dream is a wish your heart makes

I love Disney World and Disney related anything SO much, and I really miss being there. I needed a dose of feel-good sparkle, so I wore one of my many Disney themed items of clothing. I also have on Sleeping Beauty earrings, but they are quite small. I spent this whole day and night with my friend Ellee, and we acted silly and had a photo shoot at midnight. So of course I included a photo from that, too :)

shirt-disney world, cardigan-forever 21, jeans-some department store, long ago. shoes-tj maxx...maybe? necklace-charming charlie

so silly :) my coat-vintage, my shoes-wet seal, coat on ellee-vintage, shoes-steve madden

Books a Million Adventure

All of these cheesy poses are courtesy of my friend Ellee, who took the pictures yesterday instead of my tripod. We went to a nice healthy dinner at Greenlife, and then sat at Books a Million for 2 hours. So productive!

I swear my butt is not this big in real life.

scarf-target, pants-charlotte russe, shirt-american eagle, vest-tj maxx, shoes-target, necklace-express