makeup and clothing and money oh MOA!

- this post gave me a fabulous excuse (like i needed one) to google image loads of style icons.


the Mall of America is calling my name....

catherine! catherine! come and buy things! lots of things! spend all your money!

Oh MOA you little devil! but if you insist....

I have a problem with buying clothes. Not in a splurge way, but in the fact that whether i want to admit it or not, i'm pretty cheap. i want tons and tons of clothes and i covet everything at Jcrew and the like, but I rarely spend more than 25 bucks on a single item...and when i do, its a usually a big deal, and already on sale. Which probably explains why i have a surplus of tops and slim pickings for pants and skirts etc.

My mom recently bought a book called I ♥ Your Style: How to Define and Refine Your Personal Style By Amanda Brooks. I LOVE it. Its full of different types of styles; Classic, Bohemian, Eclectic, Minimal, High Fashion etc. Each chapter shows you tons of pictures and inspirational movies and books you can check out if you need to rev up your wardrobe. My favorite part though is that each chapter outlines the absolute basics you should have in your wardrobe depending on your favorite and personal style. At first I thought I was just meant to be classic- Jackie O, Audrey, Grace Kelly and even Blair Waldorf are all my favorites,

but nooooo I also love Boho and Minimal- Dammit all! More CONFUSION in my life!!!

But then I remembered....Unlike religion and school etc, the fashion world may have rules and guidelines but you don't need to follow them, and the fashion world does not discriminate! Just because I like classical doesn't mean I can't also like bohemian. Your wardrobe can and should be as versatile as your personality and moods. Dress how you feel! The trick then is to combine these styles into one look that is all your own, which im still working on.

Today I feel like a scrub. Sweatpants- HOLLER

Tomorrow I'm headed to Aveda with Michaella to get our hair done- I'm going back to brown folks, darker brown though- dare I say, chocolate? And then we're going shopping- at Mall of America. And I plan on using Ms. Brook's guidelines for "essentials" to aid in my purchases. Oh lord I can not WAIT