Spring has sprung! Regardless if the weather is here or not it’s time to lighten and brighten things up for spring, which is why Jill from My Sweet Obsessions and I have teamed up again to bring you some styling tips for the new season. First up, dressing for Easter! I always feel this is…
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Green and Gold for St. Patrick’s Day
Luck O’ the Irish to ya this St. Patrick’s Day! Since St. Patrick’s Day is going up on a Tuesday it’s much more low key, but that doesn’t mean any less themed out! Wear your green so you don’t get pinched, eat some Irish food and/or hit up a pub! Word on what to wear:…
Cinderella Inspired Glass Slipper Mani
Since I’ve been on this Cinderella kick (here and here) when I was deciding on what to paint my nails I was inspired to do “glass slipper” nails! Don’t tell me you never made your fingers walk, because I know you did. Now make those fingers walk in glass slippers by painting your pointer and…
Chic Peek: LC Lauren Conrad Disney’s Cinderella Collection
One of my earliest life memories is this magical day when I was a little girl and my older brother and mother took me to see Cinderella. It obiv was a re-release but to the 5-yr old Alicia is was the newest most magical movie ever and spawned many Cinderella themed outfits for most of…
Mani Monday: Copy Cat Lauren Conrad Nails
Lauren Conrad posted this pretty up on her Instagram page and I was immediately smitten, the soft shades, the gorge trimmings and that nail! A small pop of sparkly goodness that I HAD to recreate! It looks like a white base shade with pink undertones and a glittered textured top coat like Essie LuxeEffects (which…
Soft Pants and Soft Shades with mark. Fine Print Pants
No secret that I’ve been digging the soft shades trend, but the soft pants trend is a little harder. On pinterest they look like the most effortless thing out there, in real life they boarder bad Hammer pants. When mark. released these Fine Print Pants ($36) I decided to give them a try! These soft…
Casual Soft Shades with mark. Sheer Brilliance Sweatshirt
Some days require things to be a little more casual. Effortless pieces, comfortable flats, air dried waves and a bit of luxe does the trick to be casual, comfortable and quick and easy. Especially on dreary February days a little comfort goes a long way, lucky for me I have the perfect piece the mark. Sheer…
Trending Tuesday: Soft Shades
If the world of alicia was the internet #softshades would be trending! I’m completely, utterly, most definitely obsessing over all things neutral and soft. And I don’t think I’m the only one because they are ALL OVER the place! I think, in this weird, not-quite-spring but not-quite-winter season (except back East muhahaha) we’ll lean toward a fresh…
Nailed It: Julep Smitten Kitten Box
Ok so this was totally my Valentine’s Day mani but hearts, glitter, red and white are still perfectly acceptable all month long! So better late then never, here’s round 2 of the Valentine’s Day nails courtesy of Julep’s Smitten Kitten Box (see round 1 here). For February I decided to go with the Smitten Kitten…
Mani Monday: Easy Valentine’s Day Nails with Essie
I’m totally excited to theme out the week in all things, red, white, pink, lacy and girly for Valentine’s Day this week! So let’s start at the tips with a super easy Valentine’s Day mani! I’ve been dying to bust out my pastels and took this week as my opportunity! I used one of my all…
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