New York, New York

I flew out to NYC today. What an adventure we had today! loL I had a lot of fun though. I'm sitting in my hotel room now. Walk...walk...walk!!! My feet hurt so bad - and I thought I was gonna be cute walking around all stylish in my BCBG platforms! Yea right! I eventually put my flip flops on - New York weather is so nice compared to Florida. When we landed it was 71 degrees (F) I think. It was nice and breezy.

I went to the Newly opened Forever 21 in Times Square..the largest one in the U.S. 100,000 square feet. 4 floors! We weren't really allowed to take pics but I did manage to take these "fotos" Of course I bought a few things but don't be too fooled, its still Forever 21 and has all the same items every other Forever 21 has, just a lot more of it...

 

I'll be sure to post more throughout my stay here. I hope you all will have a fun and safe weekend

~Nina

How I've missed thee

How I've missed thee! I'm taking a calculus class and lets just say it's keeping me very busy :-/
Along that class I've also started mentoring a group of high school students who are so crazy and funny! They brighten my day loL (right before my dreadful calc class) anyway I'm excited about this summer...I'll be leaving for NYC on Friday! And I can't wait to share pics with you all..I now have 4 different lenses for my camera so I'll be practicing shooting all sorts of things - not just in New York, but in general...July 24th I will be graduating with my AA as a pre-engineering student and the very next day I'll be flying out to Ashville, NC for a little over a week...Then my best friend (from Jersey) is planning on coming down for about a week to hang out so we'll probably be riding down to Miami for a few days!

I haven't had a lot of time to take pictures of my OOTD (outfit of the day) but hopefully I can show you what I plan to wear in "the city"
Ahh man! I've been looking at different bloggers sites and I am in love with "Fashion Bananas" blog along with others that I'll post later.

I hope all of you are well. Keep in touch and I will talk to you guys later

~Nina

Shoe Haul

=) Hello divas, I hope you all are having a wonderful week so far. More importantly the weekend is coming up! This past weekend was my birthday and I happened to be going down to Miami! It was wonderful, the weather was beautiful and my hotel was amazing, I even met Andre 3000 from Outcast, he was staying at the same hotel.

Well while I was down there I did some shopping of course, unfortunately I didn't make it to any of the malls (Aventura or Sawgrass) which is why I have to go back loL - along with seeing my friends of course loL. Like I was saying I did some shopping and really I only bought shoes...so as requested I'm doing a shoe haul =) hope u enjoy...

 

I actually got these at Forever21 a few weeks ago. I wanted some black casual party booties and like I said in an earlier post, tie-ups are in this season. I think these are pretty cute huh?

    

With all the heels I own, I realized I had NO black pumps. Most, if not every, woman should own a pair of black pumps. They are your go-to for most occasions. {Work place - professional} I bought these in a shop down in Miami

 

 

Aren't these FIERCE?! 5" but I love the straps. I'm not used to walking in 5", 4" yes, 5" not quite loL.

 

I love these sandals, not only do they complement the foot a lot better than I thought they would but they are extremely comfortable I might say. I found these in Mia as well...I also read a blog recently that featured these sandals recommending - to complement the suede cream color of the shoe your toes should be painted a nice deep color (my fav is plum purple)

So what shoes are you craving this season?? I'd love to see the shoes you like! And what are your favorite colors?? My closet is filled with black and different shades of brown (as also seen here loL) I gotta get out of that habit loL

Taking It To The Streets - Bathing Suits

So I'm headed down to Miami this weekend =D (it's my birthday on Saturday) I can't wait, but just like me, I waited til the last minute to buy a bathing suit. It's been about 2 years since my last new suit (I love to swim and I live in FL for goodness sake wth is wrong with me?!?) I'm a bit conscious of wearing a bikini in public though, so I've never owned one. This year I feel a change coming on...this season has me in a bright, cheerful, and adventurous mood so ON with the bikinis loL..I'm kidding. I'll prob get one and buy a cover up or something loL.
What's your favorite style of bathing suit? Bikinis, Monokinis, Regular one piece, Tankini??? Let me know and we can hash it out lol =) 

ANYWAY, enough with the rambling and on to the goods. I like to look good for less, upon looking for this season's hottest styled bathing suits I came across these:

    

   

      

Retro, Black, White, and Tribal colors/prints are definitely in this season. I think I'll check out Forever21 loL

Taking It To The Streets - Sweat Pants

Whats this I hear, track pants are chic this season? Yepp, that's right designers like Alexander Wang, Rag & Bone and L.A.M.B sported this look on the runway this season. Pair your sweatpants with eccentric, sexy, and/or embellished pieces. Blazers, Big shoulders, button downs, embellished tops and ladies don't forget HIGH HEELS! *No flats with this look* Don't forget bright colors for the spring season as well. 

Tell me, what do you think, sweatpants chic? Love it or Hate it? I'd love to hear from you =)

           

Taking It To The Streets - Coachella

Summer Style Inspirations kick off at this years Coachella Concert

Yes, the anxiously awaited Coachella concert brings style and inspiration to all! Festival goers dress up (and down) due to the100 degree California heat...3 days of cutoffs, straw hats, prints, neon colors, tees, and of course SHADES!

 

                
            

Taking It To The Streets - BFTE Cosmetics!

This weeks Review: 

Beauty from the Earth Cosmetics (B.F.T.E.)

Product: Multi-Use Minerals     Price: $6.50     Website: http://bftecosmetics.com/eyes/multi-use-minerals

With over 250 multi-use minerals to choose from you can't help but want to buy at least 5 in every color! However, I only ordered 6 seeing as this was my first time using BFTE cosmetics, I saw a few reviews on youtube so I thought I would give them a try =)....I know they are "multi-use" but I am using them as eye shadows only...I tested:
"Wicked" - a very light purple with green duotone
"Isis" - a bloody red with slight shimmer and red-bronze undertones.

"Dangerous" - this blue is very dark! With Blue shimmer to it, this will definitely make a bold statement.

"Chocolate" - I love this color! Its a golden brown with a copper shimmer
"Tropical" - this green has more of a blue undertone than I thought, it has a little bit of shimmer. Over all this is my least favorite shadow, I thought I was getting a green, instead this turns out blue on my skin =(
"Shopaholic" - this yellow is the perfect shade in my opinion. It isn't too bright to make u feel like a clown and not too dark not to tell that it is yellow, I would def. suggest getting this color.

All shades are highly pigmented (PLUS!) and can be applied both wet and dry! For best results wet, use BFTE cosmetic's "mix and fix mixing medium" it is fantastic!