New Jewelry, Shoes & OOTD

I love my Lisa Taubes gold-fill necklace so much that I had to order another.  This time I chose the 5ft Sterling Silver.  I absolutely love it.  A few weeks prior I ordered the David Smallcombe bracelets; 1 large gold-fill, 1 small silver.  

Mixed Metals

All jewelry sold on Lorraine's blog.

David Smallcombe Cuffs

These cuffs are so incredibly comfortable you can sleep with them on.  They are also bendable so you can slightly adjust them to fit your wrist.  I will be ordering the other two (large silver & small gold) soon.

Half of an OOTD

Tank & Sweater- J. Crew

Fedora- Aldo

Sunnies- YSL

Sterling Silver & Gold-Fill Lisa Taubes chains

Since this is a non-makeup related post I thought I'd share some new shoes. I picked up both of these pairs from DSW on sale for about $35 each!!!!  I'm not really familiar with the brands but they are just my style & a great deal.

Just a reminder that my giveaway ends in 2 days if you haven't already entered!

Thanks for reading,

♥ Nikki

OOTD+ New Necklace & Shoes!

So I received my Lisa Taubes necklace 

& was so excited I decided to do a post about it!

If you haven't seen these necklaces they are available to purchase on Lorraine Stanick's blog. 

I was going back & forth for weeks on which length to get.  In the end I chose the 42" gold fill.  

The necklace itself is very thin & delicate.  
I love the way it catches the light. 
With this length you can wear it as is (for me it comes to my belly button), or you can double it which I also love. I will be buying the 5' sterling silver next as well as some cuff bracelets.  
Her jewelry is addicting!
I've had a few people request OOTD posts so I am going to start doing more. I actually wore the same outfit to work but substituted the jeans for black dress pants.

 Outfit of The Day

Cardigan & Distressed Skinny Jeans from American Eagle

Basic Black Top from H&M

Cognac Wedges 

Cynthia Vincent for Target

These wedges were a great value at only $29! I'm short so I'm always on the hunt for a shoe with a higher heel. These shoes are not only fashionable but very comfortable.  I would definitely recommend trying a pair on if you can find them!

Thanks for reading & hello to my new followers!!!

♥ Nikki

Random Face & Outfit of the Day

As you might have seen, a few weeks ago I did a swap for a few items available to the United Kingdom.

I have used the Sleek Storm Palette & Gosh's Darling lipstick in this look.  The Sleek palette has really exceeded my expectations.  The pigmentation is great (even the matte black is amazing!)

I urge you all to try this palette if you can.

Face:

NARS Sheer Glow in Barcelona

Benefit Hoola Bronzer

Illamasqua Rude cream blush

MAC Refined MSF highlight

Eyes:

A bunch of the neutral, brown & burgundy

eyeshadows from the Sleek Storm Palette

MAC Star Violet e/s

MAC Feline kohl power

YSL Singulier mascara

Lips:

Gosh Darling

Nails:

OPI Jade Is The New Black

Very Casual OOTD (awkward shot lol)

Zara Cardigan & Handbag

Wildfox Couture top

AE Skinny Jeans in Indigo

Black Suede Michael Kors tall boots

Pandora & Tiffany's bracelets

Thanks for reading! 

♥ Nikki

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Belated Birthday Look

I just wanted to apologize to everyone who reads my blog because I haven't updated in about a week! I promise I'm going to try to post more frequently. It's been a busy week full of work & school and my 24th birthday was on Monday! 

blurry blackberry photo :(

I absolutely love this picture of Hilary Duff and wanted to do my makeup similar to hers. 

Face:

Nars Sheer Glow in Barcelona

Benefit Hoola bronzer

Illamasqua Rude cream blush

Eyes:

MAC Electra inner corner

MAC Woodwinked on lid

NARS Fez & Cordura in crease & outer V

I repeated the same eyeshadows on the lower lash line but very softly. As you can see Hilary's shadows are much darker underneath. I tried doing that but I end up looking like a raccoon. Oddly I love how Electra (silver) & Woodwinked (golden bronze) look together.

Lips:

MAC Viva Glam Gaga

I wore this floral pleated top with black skinny jeans & tan leather Michael Kors heels. It's still freezing here so a faux fur coat was in order.

First my family & I had a lovely dinner at an Italian restaurant. Followed by a private table, lots of drinks & dancing at a lounge =) Thank you to my friends & family for the great evening <3

The packaging is so pretty but I can't wait to open this Wild Child up! 

Hope everyone is having a great week.

♥ Nikki

Current Favorite Lip Combo

Hi everyone!

I discovered a pretty new lip combo...

Illamasqua Fable lipstick + Mac Underage lipglass

I love Illamasqua lipsticks even though they are matte & pretty dry.

I find that they last much longer this way.

Fable is described as a "bubblegum pink" but it is definitely a warm pink.  I would say it is similar to MAC's Colour Crafted liptsick, only matte & more pigmented.

Adding a gloss to these lipsticks makes them more wearable.  I opted for Mac's Underage, a long-time favorite baby pink color.

Wearing the lovely lip combo

Headband & Shirt- Urban Outfitters

Merry Christmas & Happy Holidays everyone!!!

♥ Nikki

Floral & Pastel

Actually this is Sunday's OOTD...

:Tunic: Forever21

:Leggings: Forever21

:Sandals: Sam Edelman

There were tiny specks of mint green in the dress so I went with Mac's Peppermint Patti for my nails. Very pretty color, but I'm not the biggest fan of their polishes as they tend to chip on me. Does anyone match their nails to outfits?

Thanks for reading! xox