Coveting...

I am totally loving these cute herringbone booties from gojane.com for work. But of course, my size is sold out. Le sigh.

Outfit of the day

Running a few errands on the weekend. Wrapped it up with a black and white plaid scarf and belted black coat. Bag is Avon. Jeans are Rock Revival.

Looks I LOVE

I have recently discovered Pinterest. I sort of feel like, umm I dunno...I'm not the regular "Pinterester". You know, the kind of person that, like, cooks stuff in an oven every night, and loves Do-It-Yourself projects and general Martha Stewart-ish stuff. Not me. But I have noticed there are a few of us on there that love clothes, shoes, bags and all that OTHER fun stuff. Here are some looks that I have found on the site that I am absolutely in LOOOOOVE with:

 Apparently I love black skinnies, Dolman tops and sky high heels. Yes, that sounds about right. I also threw together a few looks on Polyvore that incorporate jewel tones that I am loving so much this fall:

I love how the rich pop of colour provides a punch to an all-black outfit and have found that I've been incorporating it into my daily outfits quite a bit lately with a purse, scarf or other fun accessories.

Tattoo me

I love tattoos. I think that it is a unique form of self-expression. The reasons that people get them are numerous. For me, I have found that it is my way of expressing my love for my family and also to show how I have overcome difficult times. The first tattoo I got was definitely a little of both. It is a pair of angel wings with my son's name; it is my favourite tattoo and will always be. Here is a pic of me and my O bear with the tat on my left shoulder:

I currently have 4 and am in the process of having my 5th one designed by my favourite tattoo artist. I have a few ideas. I found this image on the web (so if it is yours please let me know so I can give you credit!).

I absolutely love the roses and the placement but cannot find anything like how I want mine to be coloured or shaded. I also want to incorporate mom and dad into the tattoo. I'm thinking red but am a little nervous about the colour coming out wrong or the flowers turning out too cartoonish or too realistic. So for now, I will keep looking because I know that it will come up. I read somewhere that tattoos are always there, just waiting for the right time to surface on your body and I have never heard truer words. I'll keep you posted.

Accessorize It!

I'm on the hunt for a great black and gold statement necklace like the ones above. I'm really into yellow gold lately - can't seem to get enough of it. So much so that when my boyfriend (who shall now be referred to as my Italian Stallion for what reason I will divulge at a later date...) asked what I wanted for my birthday, I decided that a yellow gold piece of jewellery would be fabulous. He complied because he is a wonderful hunk of a man and that is why I love him. Now getting back to my love of yellow gold...Bold, statement, black necklace. I've found many choices on the net and they range in price. Since I'm a bargain hunter I settled on one from ebay for the incredible price of less than $6! It is a knockoff of one done by House of Harlow (the top image, which retails at over $150), but I think it will do nicely. What jewelry makes your heart go pitter patter?

Black & White

I love love love black and white together in an outfit. There's something bold and classic about it that I never get tired of. Here's another work outfit - cropped pants from Ricki's and a cowl neck (look familiar?) from Suzy Shier. The shoes are from Razor Barbie. Fierce. Hopefully someday I can manage better pics but for now you have to suffice with self portraits!

Great find

So I was totally in love with a pair of black cropped boots at Aldo, but I wasn't sure about the price - $110. Needless to say I was completely stoked to find these bad boys at Winners discounted to $29 on the weekend! And they are almost identical. The best part is that I may like them even more than the pair at Aldo. Like THAT ever happens!

Outfit of the Day

So, I'm going to try doing an outfit of the day every once in a while. I'm going to try to get a better setup for taking pics of myself. Unfortunately for you right now all you get is a lovely view of my super messy room. Here's mine from today. Sweater from Suzy Shier, jeans from AE, boots from le chateau, bag from Aldo. You aren't going to find any designer items on this blog. I don't have the coin to buy that kinda stuff. So if you are a regular gal like me, then read on! I'm gonna do my best to represent the cheap chicks guide to style! Oh yeah!

On the hunt

I have been on the hunt for a velour, somewhat constructed fit jacket. Thinking possibly a blazer style or military style jacket. One of the things that has to be a must is a jewel-tone - preferably in a deep teal or eggplant. I have looked everywhere, even resorting to images.google.com and have yet to find exactly what I am looking for in an affordable (read: super inexpensive) price range. Sigh. This always seems to happen to me. I think of something absolutely fabulous and just can't seem to find it. I may have to resort to rummaging through second-hand stores. I'll keep you posted...Here are a few ideas of the style I am looking for: