I love this dress I found at Savers- I think the fit is very flattering plus it’s black, so it will go with everything! I think this is a very ‘sweet’ outfit, so I wore it to go to lunch with my mom and my godmother.
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| cardigan, tights, necklace- forever 21, dress- thrifted (Savers), shoes- Target |
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| *All photos taken by my sister Nikki |
For some reason, I’m having trouble getting my Christmas gifts together this year. I can’t figure out what I want to get everyone and the funds are really limited this year. I’m definitely making some of my gifts, but I am planning to buy some and I want them to be special, of course. I’m going to go to the store in a bit and hopefully I’ll come across something that I just love! Also, I really wanted to give gifts to my friends back at school (something cute and creative), but I was just too busy with finals and didn’t get a chance. Hopefully next year, I’ll get my act together and start all that way in advance! Also, I’m thinking that by next year, I’ll probably have to have a ‘Christmas Card List’ because maybe I won’t be living close enough to just hand-deliver all of my cards. That feels like such an adult thing to have, a ‘Christmas Card List’! Do any of you guys have one? Also, one year I’d really like to try and make my cards by hand! Aaah, too much future talk- Christmas hasn’t even come yet this year and I’m getting ahead of myself!
Also, I just cannot get enough of this song- I’ve been listening to it on repeat for days! What do you think?
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![It's a very belated book haul! These are the four books I picked up on my trip to Australia back in May. Of course I had to check out some bookstores on my first trip to Sydney and I think I ended up visiting 9 in total (check out my stories to see the mini bookstore vlog I made)!
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It was so fun book shopping over there since majority of the covers are different from our US covers. I couldn't resist this pretty edition of PACHINKO, which I've already read. And when I picked up this copy of PEOPLE PERSON, I was so excited to see it because it wasn't out yet in the US at that time. I also bought two books that I hadn't heard of before I discovered them in the bookstore: IDOL and LOVE AND OTHER PUZZLES.
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Do you tend to prefer US or UK book covers?
[P.S. This is an old photo that includes a HarperCollins UK title, but please note that I support the HarperCollins Union.]
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[ID: A stack of the following books sits on top of white bedding in front of a white wall (from top to bottom): PACHINKO, IDOL, LOVE AND OTHER PUZZLES, PEOPLE PERSON.]
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Wauw, great pictures! <3
Love the necklace and the colour combination :) x
I loved this outfit. Your style is great! I also love your new hair, it is so pretty :D
xxx Tamy
You're right: I think it's a very sweet outfit too, and perfect for the occasion you described! The colored tights are so fun…and you're gorgeous! Just gotta get that out there! :)
I don't have a Christmas card list yet, but I'm kind of excited to have one some day. I love giving out Christmas cards. Good luck on your gift-buying quest!
That outfit is really sweet. It's super cute! I love your flats!
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i just bought a classic black dress today and already have plans to wear it to a christmas party tomorrow! i love the color of your tights too :)
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Love the sweater!
i really like the shape of that cardigan. :)
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Adele has a old soul. Love her voice.
great outfit! you look stunning:) the dress is so cute and i love that you wear it with those burgundy tights! Love your blog by the way! Im happy i ran into it! Its a great read, your posts and style is amazing:) So 'm gonna follow you from now!
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whoa, that's so true! i do hand deliver most of my cards, but i also hand-make them. i've never thought about mailing, but perhaps now is the time for us to grow up! p.s. my funds are limited too… my boyfriend knows that he's not getting the rest of his present until after christmas when i have christmas money haha. anyway, love your earrings!
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You can never go wrong with a black dress. That one has a very versatile silhouette, so I think it's a great purchase!
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I just love the unexpected mix of the blue and magenta. You must still be in California with this outfit! Hope you're enjoying it!
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perfect dress with the tights on…so gorgeous!!!
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Very cute outfit! Loving the cardigan! Love the song selection! Love Adele!
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Very sweet indeed :) love the color of those tights! So rich and wintery! And I've been kind of struggling to figure out what to get people, too. Nothing seems obvious the way it usually does somehow.
cute outfit!
love this look and great tights x
I love Adele. I saw her in Topshop in London a few years ago and was conflicted about whether on not to say hi. Decided not to in the end – who wants a stranger harassing them when their out shopping!
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I love Adele – saw her in Topshop in London once but was too shy to say hi. She didn't need a stranger harassing her when she was out shopping anyway!
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You look lovely :) ooh, and love Adele's new song,
Rosie x
Absolutely love your outfit!
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I love the red tights and I love Adele. I can't wait for 21 to come out in January.
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I love this outfit!! It looks casual in an elegant way!!!!
Ahhhhhhhhhhhh!!
And That is such a sweet a idea for the Christmas thing( baking cookies and giving them to the neighbors!! I am inspired to create a new Christmas tradition!!!)
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I think this is a really cute outfit (:
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