Belle Musings

Thursday, June 27, 2013

Recent Haul

So in May I graduated and to celebrate I decided to treat myself to a little bit of shopping.. Over 2 weeks(I think) I picked a few different things. Most of them are fairly simple pieces but with a little bit of flair. My favorite places to shop on a budget are Forever21 and Target.. Both have suuuuupercute stuff and for super reasonable prices.. My shopping buddy is the spectacularly amazing Cassie, who loves to shop just as much as I do. We're always very honest (as good shopping are supposed to be, it's like the number one rule) but never mean about it.
For instance:
Me to Cassie: It's really, really cute. Buuuuut it's also really, really short. Like if you even thought about bending over your butt would pop out. But it would kind of be okay because you have a nice butt.

Cassie to me: It looks good, but maybe not so much on the boobs. It's just because they're so big. Like,dude, I wish I had your boobs.

Cassie and I on a recent trip to Victoria's Secret.

Anyway, Cassie and I have gone shopping a few times this summer and this is what I've come out with..

Forever 21-- Gray tshirt material with white chiffon sleeves

Target-- Mossimo printed jeans

Forever21-- Cream (as opposed to white) crochet shorts

Forever21-- Blue maxi skirt( the bottom half is sheer with a slit)

A close-up of the beading on the collar

Forever21-- White button up

I've also bought a few basics like tshirts and undies, both from F21 and superbly comfy, I highly recommend checking out the website for great deals on both: http://www.forever21.com/Product/Main.aspx?br=f21

As always, I hope to be shopping again very,very soon. Lucky for me, I'm leaving Sunday for North Carolina where I'll be for about a week, which means I likely will get in a good bit of shopping( for both clothes,underwear included, and some stuff for my dorm) so I'm psyched!

Tuesday, June 25, 2013

Semi-Annuals!

Yayyyyyyy!

Every girl likes a good sale. I happen to love a good sale. I love to shop period, but sales give me an excuse to get cray. But, with college coming up in the fall (GO PIRATES!!) I don't have quite as much leeway in the spending department. I did stop by the Victoria's Secret and Bath and Body Works semi-annuals yesterday though, I couldn't help it.. I lurrrv me some VS and lately I've had a bit of a B&B obsession too, I'm not sure what all that's about? Anyway, I got this cute water bottle a few weeks ago on the first day of the VS sale:

And yesterday I really didn't get that much, but I love what I got.. Whenever I go to semi's I try to stock up. In my room I have a whole bookshelf full of perfume,lotion, nail polish what-not( I'm pretty much the definition of a girly-girl) but you can't fit all that in a dorm, so I decided to only get a few things yesterday, and specifically for my dorm room. So that means I won't be using pretty much anything I buy until August,sigh. BUT I'll have a whole bunch of brand-new stuff to add to the excitement! Without further ado:

Bath and Body Works (Wild Honeysuckle, Enchanted Orchid, and Secret Wonderland-- usually $10, on sale for $3)

Victoria's Secret aka Love of My Life( Pretty in Pink, Just One Kiss, and Delicate Petals-- on sale for $3 each)

VS as well, PINK Sweet&Flirty-- actually wasn't on sale, but it smells amazing and mine was empty

So there it is, my haul from this round of the semi-annuals.. You can still shop the sales online at :

http://www.victoriassecret.com/ and http://www.bathandbodyworks.com/home/index.jsp

By the way y'all, this is the last time they'll have Secret Wonderland so if you love it like I do, RUN don't walk and get it before it's gone.. Happy Shopping!

Where do you think has the best sales and what do you get?

Sunday, October 21, 2012

Obsession Alert: Luxe Skirts!

Sooooo as much as I would like to just dive into this post with no acknowledgment of my entirely too long leave of absence, I feel the need to say a BIG sorry to anyone who actually reads my blog and has missed me:( If I could, I would give you a big hug and a pile of diamonds to make up for it!

But now that y'all are happy again, let's get this started,ok? Ok :)

I've been super into the baroque, kinda medieval glam trend lately. Read: I've always wanted to be a princess, so this felt like a modern way to accomplish that (now if only I could find a way to bring my tiara into this...). Also, it feels very Queen Cersei from Game of Thrones,aka the best show ever, and I lurrrrrv me some GOT.

Baroque on the runway

Queen Cersei

So I bought this skirt from Forever21 about a month ago, and ok, if I wore this out in my neck of the woods right now, it really wouldn't make sense seeing as how it's velvet, so I'm waiting until November when it gets a bit chillier.

Forever 21 $8

Honestly, there are a bunch of ways you could wear this skirt. You could wear a sequin collared top for a girlier take, or a knit pullover for a more downtown vibe.

Forever 21 $18(saleeeee!)

Forever 21 $23

And about a million other spins or tweaks you could put on it from jackets, sweaters, necklaces and shoes.

Super Edgy (Topshop $50)

Really girly (Topshop $110)

Or even a little bit boho with a scarf (Yoox $78)

And going with the fancy skirt trend are a few I spotted on the World Wide Interweb last night.

My absolute favorite blogger (check her out at: http://www.mediamarmalade.com/ )

Aisha Tyler

And Whitney Port

Lessons learned today:

1)Game of Thrones is the best show ever. Aside from New Girl, The Mindy Project, and Teen Wolf.(That was terrible, but forreal watch Season 3, March 31!)

2)Everything looks better with a fancy skirt, so check out some of these:

River Island ($50 from Asos)

Asos $62

Forever 21 $25

And because I've been so lax lately, here's a some new music, to say once again, how sorry I am!

3 ALBUMS YOU MUST DOWNLOAD RIGHT, RIGHT NOW. AS IN, NOW.

1)Ellie Goulding- Halcyon (Um, hello, it's Ellie. Nuff said.)

Top track: Changes constantly, she's just too good. But right now "Need Your Love" is playing, so let's go with that.

2)Ed Sheeran- + (I realize that as an Anglophile I should have been on this boat a long time ago, but better late than never)

Top track: Once again, it's so hard! But I'm going to go with "Little Bird", only because it's what came on 1st.

3)P!nk- Truth About Love(P!nk is every girl's champion. Trust me on this one.) "Slut Like You", no contest. I mean, the whole album is good but you can't beat her little rap towards the end.