Outfits I'm Loving: The Swimsuit Edition

English Garden Floral Print Bandeau Set Etsy
Tropical Swimsuit H&M
The Adventure Panel One Piece Beach Flamingo
Sugar Rush Balconet Swimsuit Beach Bunny Swimwear
The Thief Gathered Swimsuit We Are Handsome

It rained last night and is dark and gloomy today, which can only mean one thing, time to shop for swimsuits! To be perfectly honest, I'm not a huge swimmer (I can't really swim at all) but I love to go to the beach and play in the sand and whatnot so I think that still puts me in the market for a swimsuit.

The English Garden Bandeau was on my radar in last year's post and is still on my radar this year. It's a quite a bit more than I would normally spend on a bikini as I can't quite wrap my head around paying so much money for so little fabric, but I think this might be one of those pieces that if I don't buy it I will forever hate myself.

The H&M swimsuit and the Beach Bunny swimsuit are right on the verge of what I might consider a bit too girly for myself. But I loved the color palettes of each so much I couldn't help adding them to this post!

The Beach Plane and Fox swimsuits are the one's I am really lusting after. They are both from a brand called We Are Handsome and I absolutely adore all of their pieces. The fox one is so me I feel like... From the design to the tassels. *sigh* Well, now it's on with my sweater and out into the cold damp world that is my home. Happy Wednesday!

June Popsugar Must Have Box



The POPSUGAR Must Have Box is the only subscription box that I've stayed subscribed to for over four months AND use almost every single thing I receive each month! Some of the things I use every day are from the Must Have Box including a towel wrap, a Revlon lip stain, a beautiful necklace, a sunhat, etc. This box never fails to impress me with the array of items that I receive. I got some health related items, beauty, household, etc. I absolutely love it and look forward to receiving my box every month. So this month I thought I would share with you the items in my June box!

The first item that I know I'm going to use all Summer long is the Gorjana & Griffin Zuma Scarf that is so long it could be used as a cover up over your swimsuit. This alone would have been worth the $35 I spend for this subscription every month. And on top of the we also received a $25 gift voucher for the Gorjana & Griffin website that I will be putting towards one of their darling purses.

On the health related side of things we received Madonna's Hard Candy Fitness DVD which is an intense, dance based workout revolving around using a chair. I watched a video that was an overview of this DVD and while I'm a little concerned for the fragile items in my living room, I'm curious to try this out. We also received a healthy popcorn snack from Popcorn Indiana which is an all natural gluten-free snack with zero trans fat and only about 40 calories per cup. I usually have organic popcorn as a go to snack (just had some actually) so this is something I will actually try.

On the beauty side of things we received two items from Juice Beauty, a brand I am already familiar with and love. We received what I believe is actually a full sized Stem Cell Repair Moisturizer that is meant to decrease wrinkles, improve elasticity and improve skin tone. I'm just about out of my Origins A Perfect World moisturizer and can't wait to try this one out! We also received two deluxe sized samples of the Juice Beauty Stem Cell Repair CC Cream in two shades (one for me and one for a friend!) and is basically a color correcting moisturizer with a lot of benefits - click the link to read them all. As I still haven't hopped on the CC cream band wagon I'm glad I'm able to try one out without investing a ton of money in it. I hate spending money to try out a new product and then find out it falls way way way too short of my expectations.

The last two items we received this month was a little package of mints from Project7 which is an amazing company that donates to different charities in America and abroad. These mints benefit a project to bring clean drinking water to communities around the world but they have so many awesome charities they donate to that involve providing housing and food to communities as well. The last item we received is a copy of Revenge Wears Prada which is the supposed sequel to The Devil Wears Prada. I've heard a lot of good and bad things about this book and as soon as I finish my current read, I will be giving this one a go. Can't wait!

If you haven't tried out the Must Have Box I highly recommend you at least give it a try. Having tried Glossybox, Birchbox and a few other smaller subscription boxes this one is hands down the best I've ever tried. Are there any subscription boxes you love?

I Fell In Love At The Seaside



Today my youngest sister and I are setting out on a mini road trip down the 101 to do some exploring, thrifting and adventure hunting! Follow me on instagram to see what we're up to! We plan on checking out some glass blowing, beaver ponds, Cannon beach with the giant rock pillars, a music festival and a sandcastle building competition. By the time you're reading this we are well on our way and I have to say - the short week feels absolutely well deserved.

What an awesome idea for decorating an apartment or rental property.

If you have small children in your life, then this video is hilarious.

If I lived in or around the NY area I would be all over this.

The promise of lost and hidden cities always excited me and make me want to become an explorer or archeologist or something.

I could see myself live here.

You've probably seen this emotional dog all over the internet, but I can't get over it!

This video during the Oklahoma tragedy still brings me to tears.

What a unique idea to substitute paying for coffee...

And lastly, True Blood comes back soon and I stumbled upon this adorable celebrity couple that makes me so jealous but also happy and feeling like could there really ever be a cuter couple probably not but damn I love him but also fuck she's so awesome so shit balls there goes that fantasy.

Do any of you have awesome plans for the weekend? Also, don't forget to enter the multi-winner giveaway I posted about earlier this week. Happy Friday!

Outfits I'm Loving: My Festival Wishlist

Multi Horse Print Tank - $15 / Cuffed Floral Shorts - $30.69 / Fringe Sandals - $30.53
Turquoise and Gold Bracelet - $20 / Gradient Lens Pink Wayfarers - $5.80
Finesse Ahead of Schedule Tote - $64.99 / Nasty Gal Daisy Crown - $68

I know, I know. We are well into festival season but I won't be attending my first festival of the year until July and then a few more in August so this wishlist is right on schedule for me. I know that a lot of these pieces don't match but I feel like that's the beauty of music and arts festivals, the less you match the more you look like you belong there. I absolute love the Multi-Colored Horse Print Tank that is only $15. I will definitely be picking this one up, how can I not, it's so cheap! I might also have to stop into Forever21 and see if I can find a pair of those Pink Wayfarers...

I'm going to the coast this weekend and since I've really been having to hold myself back from buying new Summer clothes (because I'm getting laid off - boo!) I don't have a whole lot to wear in the hot weather. I might have to go on a bit of a spree this weekend but we'll see. I'm really in the market for a fantastic flower crown but I'm not especially keen on spending more then $50 on one, if any of you know of a place let me know!

Also, don't forget to enter the massive beauty giveaway that I and some of my fellow Bloom Beauty Ambassadors decided to put on. There will be four winners so your odds are awesome! See details here. Happy Tuesday!

A Huge Beauty Giveaway!



As some of you may know I have been a Bloom Beauty Ambassador for over a year now and I absolutely love all of the lovely ladies at Bloom and all of the fantastic and brilliant ambassadors who have also joined the program. Now, just have a look at all of those prizes! This giveaway will have FOUR winners, that's right, FOUR! This giveaway is not hosted or sponsored in any way by Bloom, all of the ambassadors were trying to figure out a fun way to give back to our readers and this was what we came up with! I will leave a list of all the ambassadors who participated in the giveaway below with their photo and blog link.

Prizes:

Box 1: NAILS INC in Cambridge Terrace, Physicians Formula Eyeshadow, Tarte Eyeliner, Givenchy Nail Lacquer in Fuchsia Irrésistible, Reach Vivid Dimensions Mascara, MCA Reality Cosmetics Eyeliner, Urban Decay Blush and Revlon Just Bitten Kissable lip stain (This one is from me!).

Box 2: Kate Spade mini polish set, Jouer Cosmetics blush, Jouer Cosmetics crème eyeshadow stick, Urban Decay Palette Mariposa, six China Glaze nail polishes, Shu Uemura eyeshadow, Too Faced Shadow Insurance (sample size) and Maybelline Illegal Lengths mascara (also from me, my favorite mascara at the moment!).

Box 3: Real Techniqes Expert Face brush (last item from me!), Urban Decay Naked Polish set, EOS lip balm, Tarte Lipgloss, NYX glitter eyeliner and a STILA Spring Collection eyeshadow.

Box 4: Japonesque precision lash curler, Dior Nirvana polish, Bumble & Bumble Shine On spray, Sephora Pantone Universe Gleaming Lipgloss Collection, E.L.F 14 piece nail polish cube and a fragrance flower ring.

Rules:

This giveaway is only open to the US - I'm so sorry International readers but don't fret, I have an awesome international giveaway in the works as well. Below is the rafflecopter, make sure to scroll down even further to see all of the lovely ladies who participated in this giveaway and GOOD LUCK!

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