Reined-In Wildness

I have become more fond of animal print as of late, and find myself buying more and more cheetah-like pieces. I combined two of my favorites, this dress (from Walmart!) and peep toe flats. Since I wasn't wearing heels, I didn't feel overdressed for a friend's casual birthday dinner. I wish I would have gotten to wear this outfit longer, though! It's comfortable in addition to cute, I think :)

dress- Norma Kamali for Walmart, flats- thrifted, necklace- Black Market Minerals, bracelet- swap party find, earrings- vintage

sarah jane and john's wedding!

the adorable bride herself
the tools of my trade :)
at the reception (gorgeous by the way!)

boyf and I at Cloud 9 Lounge after the reception

dress- Forever 21, belt- thrifted, shoes and necklace- Charlotte Russe, bracelet- H&M

au natural

Since I am a makeup artist, I rarely am seen without makeup on. This was one of those rare occasions where I don't wash my hair after the pool day, or put makeup on. By the way, my tan is completely fake, courtesy of Tan Towels and SPF 100! After aesthetics school, I can't help but want to protect my skin forever. You won't catch me in a tanning bed!

Not sure why I look drugged in these pictures... ew. lol

shirt- American Eagle, jeggings- Target, boots- Blowfish, earrings- Forever 21

mother's day

I naturally spent mother's day with my mom, and we had the best time! We had delicious brunch at the Bald Headed Bistro, followed by browsing at the Chattanooga Market. We relaxed at her house for a while, and sipped coffee. I gave her a scarf, a copy of The Girl Who Chased the Moon, and 3 pairs of earrings. Then we finished up the day with dinner at Greenlife. I'm already looking forward to next mother's day!

dress- thrifted (this is the dress that won me the thrift store style contest!), shoes- Charlotte Russe, necklace- Rue 21

muted romance

I felt like dressing girly and romantic this day, but I also didn't want to be cold! So I compromised with this sheer, flowery top and my favorite dark skinny jeans.

trench coat- target, sheer top- charlotte russe, cardigan-charlotte russe, jeans- levi's designer, shoes-charlotte russe

urban stacked

There was a new restaurant opening this weekend, and my friends and I just had to try it. It's a "burger lounge" called the Urban Stack. It was packed, and we waited forever. But it turned out to be quite good, and I had fun with lots of my friends. Mainly Jaz, but that's to be expected. A girl told me I "looked so cute!" in the bathroom, and that always makes my day :)

dress-thrifted, shoes-charlotte russe, necklace-forever 21, earrings-natural body spa

captain malcolm reynolds

In this outfit, I really felt like Nathan Fillion's character in Firefly. I normally don't dress so causally, and I kind of felt like a man the entire night. I'll be back to dresses and tights as soon as this tiring week is over. I love Nathan Fillion though!

PS- every time I photograph myself in these jeans, I remember how unflattering they are. Yikes.

I don't think I was ready for the picture there haha

sweater-express, jeans-can't ever remember, boots-shoes.com (blowfish), scarf-calvin klein (tj maxx) belt and jacket-thrifted