this month’s Common Creativ post gives a twist to a Dark & Stormy and instructions on how to give new life to your old denim! it was quite easy, read about it on CommonCreativ in further detail! sidenote: on CC i used orange dye around the top of the ones shown above, later i rebleached…dyed them a denim color and then redyed. i just wasn’t TOTALLY in love with the yellowish look and therefore kept changing it up until i got it exactly how i wanted and now i have a “new” pair of shorts i love! don’t be afraid to experiment, you never know.. one step could take you to another step which could lead to a delightfully wild outcome! top: UO, kicks: Sam Edelman, shades: AA w w w . if you are an Atlanta blogger, i’m looking forward to seeing you tonight at the Atlanta Style Bloggers one-year Anniversary Party at Whiskey Blue! time for another recap via Instagram pics, here’s my Atlanta (and a lil Florida) life as of lately: repping America on the Florida beaches (and my new yellow and tan Charming Charlie’s hat!) /// repping America, kitty cats and pretty Native American ladies in my room
as a hard working woman i definitely appreciate other hard working women and i especially admire those who are also stylish and creative. Refinery 29 also takes notice in such females and is running a short feature-a-day for the month of August. so far my favorite ladies include jewelry designers, a stylist and a media strategist. take a peak at their hip style and rad workspaces-bed frame: Ikea | throw pillows: Marshall's/Home Goods | gold sunburst: Hobby Lobby | "home is where your cat is" print: Cautiously Obsessed | ampersand: Hobby Lobby | gold-foil Chicago print: Minted | white frames: Hobby Lobby | cat faces print: Foursided | "You better check yo'self" print: Orange Beautiful | lips canvas: Marshall's | bedside table: Ikea | Cynthia Rowley via Marshall'sAnthropologieMarshall's ring dish: Anthropologie (similar) | knobs: Anthropologie - top, middle, bottom full disclosure: i've already rearranged my room because i have this sickness where that's what i do.
The moment I walk in, I'm greeted by name (how did they know?!), a trend that continues for the next three days. We meet in the lobby. Our group is comprised of beauty editors from Refinery29, Brydie, Popsugar, Glam, and Beauty High. Three black Escalades pull up and whisk us off to The Standard. We're treated to a gifting suite where I fawn over jewelry from Linanoel and Bare Collection. After two hours of trying on everything in sight, I decide on a hand chiseled bracelet from Bare. It's perfect for the red carpet. We're up bright and early. The same Escalades and their accompanying men in black pick us up and take us to The Main Barre for a morning workout hosted by Degree Women. I was expecting a fun hour of light stretching and posing without breaking much of a sweat. Anna Kaiser, a petite ball of energy worked us to our core incorporating a mix of dance and strengthening exercises that made me want to cower into fetal position halfway through the class. But I fought it and managed to finish the class without vomiting.
Still recuperating from the workout, I get back to the hotel and replenish with products from the thoughtful gift basket sent by Tresemme, Degree, and Caress. I proceed to eat my gummi bears and wash it down with red wine while taking a shower. I'm an excellent multitasker. I brought a bevy of outfits for the weekend and wore them during group activities. This Cynthia Rowley skirt was a fav and I paired it with my Jewel Toned mini dress and my Nicole by Nicole Miller necklace from JCPenney. I head down to the TRESemme glam lounge at the Ritz salon. My makeup artist Anna Branson is quirky, funny, and talented. In between brush strokes, we giggle. I'm in the hair styling chair and asks for the Jessica Rabbit. I'm back in my room getting ready and can't help but admire and take in the beauty of my city and this weekend. I don't own a lot of dressy clutches but managed to find a few at the eleventh hour at T.J. Maxx. , my fabulous photographer arrives. We take outfit photos on the rooftop.
I love this shot of my and jewelry against the downtown backdrop. Group photo before we head off to the VMAs! It's a glam version of prom! The one hour limo ride to The Forum was entertaining. We debated the merits of "Rude" by Magic!, voted on our post-VMA meal (In-n-Out by a landslide), and fashion policed the VMA attendees that walked by. One minute before the doors close but I gotta get my Instagram #ootn photo of my dress!Queen Bey and fam WAS the VMAs. After the show, we wolf down our burgers at In-n-Out Inglewood and head back to the hotel. A special delivery of milk and cookies from our thoughtful hosts sits bedside beckoning to be devoured. As I generously dunk the cookies into a trough of milk, I convince myself that tonight I am not lactose intolerant. To wake myself up, I take a shot of milk and cookie. Then I head to the breakfast presentation where we celebrate the launch of their which promises more lather and smoother and softer skin after just one wash.
I make a mental note to take the #oneshowerchallenge to test out their newest formulation. I sneak a couple of flying doves back to the room. Instead of freeing them, I eat them. I have a few moments of downtime so I join on a leisure downtown stroll. My and my new join us for the walk. A sweat mustache breaks out if I don't know where everything is so I decide to set out the day's essentials. I pick out my Emmy baubles from , , and . The bling is blinding! I put on my Jewel Toned mini dress which is actually shapewear that I'll be wearing underneath my Emmys dress. It's super comfortable, holds everything in place, and perfect to wear during another round of hair and makeup. I used an on-demand beauty service that sends vetted hair and makeup artists to your door for my Emmys hair and makeup. Cristina arrived within twenty minutes of my request and does a fabulous job within an hour! Prom pic take two! My dress is from Rent The Runway. I manage to sneak up to the front of the theatre to take in the front row action.