"This or That" Challenge Days 1-6

Alright so here's the deal! I now have a reason to blog every. single. day.

After reading through almost all of Amber's blog of Amberlee Tea (which is fantastic, by the way. Definitely give it a look!), I found a list of all these challenges she has listed for bloggers. And while I know it's already the 13th of the month, I've decided to go for the "This or That" challenge. Basically I chose which of the two options I prefer, and there is one for each day of the month. From there it is up to me what to do with it and I've decided I'll find items to match, put together an outfit to go with the day, or something else along those lines. I'll include the entire list at the end of this post, but I'll go ahead and start!

Day 1: Solid brights or bold prints?

Bold prints

Sweater: newlook.com | Leggings: Yesstyle.com | Backpack: Asos| Hat: Topshop | Socks: newlook.com

A print that I'm loving currently is the aztec and nordic print, especially in the winter varieties. I can't wait to get my hands on a pair of these leggings. or a sweater. or that backpack...

Day 2: Heels or flats?

Flats

YSL | Tory Burch | Aldo | Topshop | New Balance

While I adore heels, and own more than my fair share, I am quite tall and do not enjoy being 6' 2" when I slip on a pair of heels for every day wear. Therefor I did chose flats, only because I wear them most often. These are a few I'm lusting after currently.

I've also decided to be quite daring and include a pair of New Balance sneakers on this list. It's a very strange trend I'm seeing. Full blog post on that later...

Day 3: Tribal or floral?

Floral

Haute Hippie | Rare | Diba Lake | Jeffrey Campbell | debamhams.com

I guess I kind of chose tribal prints in my "bold print" section...oops! But between these two options, I definitely have to go for floral. So girly and feminine. It never fails to make me feel dolled up when I wear a floral print.

Day 4: Colored or printed bottoms?

Printed

Topshop | Mango | Oasis | Lipsy | Romwe

As a general rule I shy away from anything other than solids and neutrals on the bottom. I'm forever trying to keep my hips from looking too rounded. Having said that I do own a couple of printed skirts and one pair of American flag printed shorts so I guess I'll have to go with printed.

Day 5: Pastel or neon?

Pastel

Aldo | Topshop | Charlotte Russe | Oasis | Acne

This goes along with my love for florals. Pastels just always give an air of class and feminism to an outfit, and I see neon go so wrong so often that I'm just not sold on it. Occasionally it's cute (I have a neon yellow track jacket) but beyond touches, I just am not a huge fan.

Day 6: Striped or Leopard?
Striped

JCrew | Topshop | Romwe | Eugina | Forte Forte

All summer I was obsessed with finding the perfect striped top, so this is a no brainer, haha. Last fall I almost bought a pair of leopard print wedges, and I own a leopard sweater, but I just find it hard to style without looking elderly or trashy.

So to try and keep things a little more organized I've split this into two posts, and I'm going to post the rest of the previous days tonight or tomorrow. 

Entire list:

1-Solid brights or bold prints?

2-Heels or flats?

3-Tribal or floral?

4-Colored or printed bottoms?

5-Pastel or neon?

6-Striped or Leopard?

7-Midi or Maxi?

8-Dots or Stripes?

9-Black or Color?

10-Hippie or Punk?

11-Hair up or hair down?

12-Day or night?

13- H&M or F21?

14-Minimalist or Over the Top?

15-Big purse or small purse?

16-Tights or legs?

17-Glasses or contacts?

18-Boots or booties?

19-Leather or denim?

20-Dress up or dress down?

21-Neat or messy?

22-Retro or futuristic?

23-Cool or warm?

24-Colorblocked or monochrome?

25-Arms or legs?

26-Curly or straight?

27-Girly or sporty?

28-Hat or scarf?

29-Homemade or store bought?

30-Cardigan or sweater?

31-Classic or trendy?

Smudges, Spots, and Tracks

Hello there blogging world! I need to start off with a big fat apology for not posting an Under $10 Tuesday post. I completely spaced on what day of the week it was, and I only just realized today when I looked at my calendar and realized it was already Thursday. Whoopsies! But no sense dwelling in the past so lets just move on, and hopefully you all can forgive me!

This isn't a very proper outfit post, I need to start out by saying, because though my friend Rachel took some great shots for me, the condensation from our Starbucks cups somehow must have ended up on  my lens because most of the photos have spotty smudges all over them. I was so upset to find this out, especially since we boiled under the sun taking photos this afternoon and it's the last time I will see her before she leaves for school this Saturday. This is probably the third time something like that has happened to me so you think I might have learned my lesson by now...

Button up, Forever21

Shorts, Ralph Lauren, Goodwill

Boots, hand-me-down

Most of these are just candid photos, shotty quality...I apologize. Really. But I felt like this could be just a post to update you on whats been happening recently. All that there is really to update on is the fact that I've been really into menswear recently (hence the oversized button-up).

And just in case you were wondering, here is a gorgeous photo of us..yes. We really do look this attractive all the time. Please, boys, control yourselves.

On a serious note, however, please go click on my eBay banner in the sidebar to the right. I've got some of my old clothes and some times on there because I'm trying to raise some money to trade in the camera I currently have (Nikon Coolpix D510) for a better one (Nikon D3100). Go take a look, and within the next few days, I'll be listing some of the items I've made! Look back, but I'll definitely make a nice quality post about them when they're all ready :)

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