Pretty Little Liars, Hanna Marin Inspired Outfits

     Hey everyone, so today I'm finally back on track with my Pretty Little Liars Inspired Outfit series. If you are not familiar with this series it's basically where I try to recreate 2-3 outfits whore by the main characters on the show Pretty Little Liars the hit T.V. series on ABC Family, for a more affordable price, but with similar clothing pieces. I will Pretty Little Liars linked at the bottom. So about two posts back, I did the first of this series, where I recreated two of Aria Montgomery's outfits. Today I'm doing the second of the series, an outfit inspiration from Hanna Marin. Hanna Marin on the show, is played by Ashley Benson. On the show Hanna is the most girly out of all the other girls, she has a bold and classic style, all her outfits are always so put together and preppy. She loves to layer pieces of clothing, have bright pops of color in her outfits and have statement pieces. 

                                                                            Original Outfit #1

  The first outfit is probably the go-to Hanna outfit, it has all the elements of Hanna's style, shear tops, peplum skirts, statement accessories and bright pops of color. It is recreated from episode 19 season 3 "What Becomes of the Broken-Hearted", Instead of lace on top, I found a shear white long sleeve top that looks amazing with the outfit, and well suiting Hanna's style. For bottoms I found a black peplum skirt, exactly alike for half the Hanna's original skirt. For Hanna's neon yellow collar, it was originally from Zara for $15, but it was sold out so I found a really cute and close match, of a neon statement block necklace. For shoes I just with some black platform sandals. To tight the outfit together, I belted the skirt with a skinny neon belt. Also in the episode Hanna had a plaid blazer, but any blazer would be fine.

  Original Outfit #2

  The second outfit is one of more simply and casual outfits for Hanna's style. The outfit is fun and colorful. The top is a simple orange tank, that is nice and flowy. My favorite part of this outfit would have to be Hanna's pattern pants. The colors look so fun and screams spring to me. I actually found the original pair Hanna wore, it's by Nordstrom retailed for $76.
To tone down the colors go for a pair of neutral wedges. To finish the look I added a burnt orange Rebecca Minkoff cross body. This outfit can be easily recreated, you can mix and match the different colors.

  Thank you so much for reading, I hope you guys enjoyed this post. Keep your eyes out for more of the series! Follow!!!!!!!!! Comment!!!!!!!!!!
                                              ~Ruby
        

Spring Break Lookbook 2013

      Spring is well on its way here, and it's time to fill your closets with spring wardrobe. Put away those winter coats and chunky sweaters. Two of this spring's trends is black and white, and pastels. Also Spring break is here for most of you in school, today I put together four different outfits for you guys, that will fit almost any activity.

    Outfit #1: The first outfit is comfy and casual, its great for a day handing out if friends. I chose a graphic tank paired with a great pair of mint pastel jeans. If it gets chilly put over a gray cardigan to compliment the mint in the jeans. For shoes you want to stay casual so I chose a pair of coral Vans, also bringing out some of the coral in the graphic tank.

      Outfit #2:  The second outfit is my go to outfit for those hot days during vacation. The pastel pink top is flowy any light weight, also the polka-dots are super cute. Studded shorts are really in this season, I paired the top with some medium wash, high waist, studded shorts. Top it all of, the perfect pair of gladiator sandals.

       Outfit #3:  The next outfit is by far my favorite, it is so girly and feminine. It is a great outfit for going out, and can be worn right to dinner. The white lace top looks so cute with the black, tiger lily chiffon, skater skirt. Tiger lilies are a popular pattern this spring, and both the top and skirt are super girly. To tone it down a bit, and have comfy shoes to walk in, have a good pair of lace up boots. Here I chose a pair of super comfortable of black velvet material, combat boots by Dr. Marten. They are on the pricier side, but are easily dupable. 

        Outfit #4:  The last outfit is really easy and simply, but still cute. For the top I chose   a denim, sleeveless shirt. The white collar is really nice, because it gives a color block affect. Instead of paired blue denim, on blue denim, I chose a pair of pastel pink, color denims. To give the outfit more pattern and texture to the outfit, I picked my favorite pair of cream colored, lace TOMS.

        

      Thank you so much for reading, I hope you enjoyed this post, and gave you ideas on outfits for this spring.  Until next time...........

                                                      - Ruby:)

    

Chanel vs. Forever 21

   The Answer is Finally Here:
    This is one of the many debates in fashion, name brand or non-name brand, products. Today I'm going to be comparing Chanel and Forever 21 quilted bags, by their price quality and durability. Do you prefer expensive and quality or affordable and useful. What side are you on? 


Channel: 
    The House of Chanel was founded in 1909 by Gabrielle Chanel. Starting at just a boutique in France on a ground level shop, selling luxury clothes, shoes, hats, and jewelry to the upper-class woman. Today, Chanel is one of the world's well known brands and classic, and high end brands,  you see them everywhere. From celebrities, business woman, house wives, etc. Just that one logo, two overlapping Cs changes the entire price. As to today Chanel stores are found in a lot of places, including Los Angeles's 3rd Street Promenade, Beverly Hills's Rodeo Dr and New York's 5th Avenue. The bags are all made with fine and real leather, most Chanel bags match with most of your outfits. They are in all year long and are never out of style. The bags have great quality, and are very durable. The downer is the cheapest of a handbag is about $3,500, that's a lot of money. http://www.chanel.com/en_US/

Forever 21:
     Forever 21 was founded in 1984 in Los Angeles California by a Korean couple, Do Wong Chang and his wife Jin Sook Chan. Their goal was to bring the trendy fashion designs seen in Korea, to the Korean community in Los Angeles. Forever 21 today is mostly intended for teenage girls and woman in their early twenties. Personally Forever 21 is one of my favorite stores, they have affordable and quality clothes, shoes, bags and accessories. Today Forever 21 in international, and could be found at almost any mall in the United States. Forever 21 is a lot of girls fashion destination, with on trend styles and many varieties. One bag I recently found at Forever 21 was a black quilted cross body bag, similar to Chanel's but at the price of $35. It was faux leather but still very nice quality, and light weight. Also the bag is perfect for every season.  http://www.forever21.com/Product/Main.aspx?br=f21

                 Chanel Bag                                                           Forever 21 Bag

     

Comparison: 
     Below I have a chart comparing the Chanel and Forever 21 bags with similarities and differences. 

Chanel Bag	Forever 21 Bag
$ 3,500	$ 35
real leather	faux leather
popular	affordable
fits wardrobe	fits wardrobe
quality	quality
classic design	comes in different colors

Personal Opinion:
    If you ask for my personal opinion, I would choose the forever 21 bag. According the points given Forever 21 is definitely a must, the price is affordable and has good quality. I'm always looking for a good deal. As to the Chanel bag it has great quality and will at me a life time, but I would how to be really careful with one of those, and I'm pretty clumsy at times. Right know I really don't need a bag this expensive, and by the time I do, I would you able to invest more on the new bag. Although I have my mind set on the Forever 21 bags, I would like to know your opinion. Chanel or Forever 21? Take the poll below. I would love to hear your opinion in the comments below, maybe you can convince me.
           
                                       Until next week, 
                                                -Ruby :) <3<3<3
   
     

Pretty Little Liars, Aria Montgomery Inspired Outfits

     Hey everyone today I'm going to be starting my Pretty Little Liars inspired outfits series. Each week I will be recreating two outfits worn by the four girls of PLL. Have you ever seen an outfit worn on someone that you really liked but didn't know where they got it or you can't afford. Well that's okay, because you can always try to recreate the outfit using pieces in your closet or much cheaper pieces of clothing that are similar. As you probably know from the title , today I'm doing a outfit inspiration on Aria Montgomery from ABC Family's hit T.V. series Pretty Little Liars. Aria Montgomery on the show , played by Lucy Hale has a bohemian and edgy style. She loves to layer pieces of clothing, have bright pops of color in her outfits and have main staple pieces. Personally I love Aria's style and I dress quite like her.

                                                                                                         Original Outfit  # 1

    For the first is inspired by Aria's outfit in season 3, episode 1 (Remains of A.) In the scene she was wearing a yellow top and blue pants with tribal print wedges. For the tops I chose a simply flowy light yellow tank top, paired with blue skinny jeans. For shoes I found the same  pair of tribal print wedges from Steve Madden. The tribal wedges add a pop of color and pattern to the outfit. Aria's original scarf was from Anthropology but unfortunately it was sold out, so I found another floral scarf on anthropology.com that was much cheaper. Since in the scene Aria belted her top, I decided to belt the yellow top with a skinny blue belt. Lastly I picked out a purse that looked similar to Aria's in blue with a cool print on the front. This outfit would be perfect for the spring and summer time, with the bright colors in the outfit.
       Original Outfit # 2
 The second recreation is on Aria's outfit also in season 3. In the scene as Aria's walking through the cafeteria of Rosewood High, she's wearing a tan long sleeve blouse, black cut out leggings, and a maroon faux fur vest and brown buckled swayed boots. For the tan top I found a similar tan top with a high low hemline. For the cut out leggings I finally found similar black side cut out leggings from a site called boohoo.com costing only $20, where Aria original ones were over $90 the cut out leggings definitely add a edgier look to the outfit. For the most notice piece in Aria's outfit , her faux fur vest. I found a similar and cheaper maroon vest on buckle.com that looks just about same to Aria's. Aria's original were from Steve Madden but sadly are sold out in stores and online. But I found a pair of brown swayed Timberland boots with laces and gold accents on the buckles. For accessories I added a simply dark gray beanie. In the scene Aria was carrying a black cross-body fringe bag, and I actually found the exact bag at Rare London's online website rarelondon.com. This outfit is perfect for right now, when it's cold and chilly outside. The beanie and vest will keep you nice and warn.
  I hope everyone enjoyed this post, come back next week for a inspired outfits for Hanna Marin. Thanks for reading.
                                            -Bye!!!!!!!!!

                                                                                                                          
   

 

Stay At Home Valentine's Day Beauty Treatment

      Hey everyone, and welcome to another one of my Countdown to Valentine's Day blog posts, can you believe there is only 7 day left until Valentines Day. This Valentine's Day if you don't have a valentine to celebrate Valentine's Day with, that's totally fine. If you don't plan on going out, and staying home along, why not give yourself a nice and peaceful at home beauty treatment. Today I'm going to tell you all the steps of a relaxing beauty treatment and my beauty treatment essentials. So lets get started.
      For a relaxing night in, kick off those heels and get comfortable. First remove all your makeup.The first product I want to talk about is Bioderma, it's a makeup remover/cleanser. This product takes off all my makeup so easily. It refreshes your skin. After removing all your makeup, it's shower time. My favorite body wash at the moment would be the Kiehl's Grapefruit Deluxe body wash. It smell so amazing and fruity. For my hair I would use my Organix passion fruit guava shampoo and the Organix passion fruit guava conditioner. Both these products are 40% made from organic resources and they also makes your hair smell amazing and refreshed. After I get out of the shower,  I would moisturized my roots and rub my ends with the Macadamia Natural Oil, after about ten minutes I rinse the product out, when my hair is about damp dry I would rub the Organix argon oil in my hair. It make your hair look more young and shiny. 
     After a nice shower stay comfortable and lounge in your pajamas,slippers and robes. I got my pajamas from Forever21, my slippers are from Ugg Australian and my robe is also from Forever21. Now on to the night skin care steps, first I apply some of my Sisley-Paris Eye Contour mask under my eyes and let it sit for about ten minutes. Then rinse it of, it moisturizes your eyes and it helps with dark under eye bags. In the winter my face tends to get really dry and I would apply the Clinique Moisture Surge Intense Hydrator to my face, it's a rich, oil-free cream-gel that moisturizes and hydrates your skin throughout the night. For my hands I would use my Kiehl's Grapefruit hand and body lotion. For lips I use the Lush lip balm /lip scrub to get off any dead skin. Over that I apply some of the Christian Dior Crème De Rose Smoothing Lip Balm, this has to be my favorite lip balm it keeps your lips moisturized and plump.
Usually I would paint my nails to keep them nice and pretty looking. My favorite shade at the time would be Lady Like by Essie, it's a light pink with a grayish reflected color.
      Candles are a great way to calm a room room, making it peaceful and soothing. To relax burn a candle of your favorite scent mine is Japanese Cherry Blossom from Bath and Body Works. when you want to release stress, Spray some of Bath and Body Work's Pillow Mist Aromatherapy on your pillow, the scent relaxes your brain and helps with stress. Now just relax on your bed or coach. I like to make a nice glass of sleepy time herbal tea and a plate of chocolate Milano cookies, chocolates good for your soul. Have your favorite book or magazines, no technology tonight except your phone. Currently my favorite book is Two Truths and a Lie by Sara Shepard, it's and teen girls drama and mystery novel. This beauty treatment can be for any day you want doesn't have to be just Valentine's Day.
      I hope this post was helpful to you guys. Keep your eyes out for more Countdown to Valentine's Day posts. All links to items I mentioned are below.
     Thanks for reading!!!!!!!!!!

Forever 21
forever21.com

Forever 21 cotton sleepwear
forever21.com

UGG Australia platform shoes
zappos.com

Tech accessory
etsy.com

Sisley pari
bergdorfgoodman.com

Clinique face moisturizer
neimanmarcus.com

Christian Dior lip care
nordstrom.com

Lip care
lushusa.com

Kiehl s kiehl s
$30 - johnlewis.com

Kiehl s kiehl s
$24 - johnlewis.com

Macadamia Natural Oil beauty product
kohls.com

Haircare
folica.com

14.5 oz. 3-Wick Candle
bathandbodyworks.com

Pillow Mist Aromatherapy
bathandbodyworks.com

BARNES & NOBLE | Two Truths and a Lie (The Lying Game Series #3) by...
barnesandnoble.com

DIY Valentine's Day Pillow Case

       Hey beauties, today I'm doing my second post in my Countdown to Valentine''s Day series. Today I bring to you another DIY, show you how you can make your own one of a kind Valentine's Day inspired pillow case. These pillow case don't have to be just for Valentine's Day, they can decorate your couch and room. Also they are very inexpensive to make. Turn on your creativity and lets get started.                                                                                                                      

Materials:
  Flower Heart                                
-1 yard of color felt
-fabric glue/glue gun
  Pillowcase
-2-3 yards of 

fabric

      

    Down below I have and amazing video show you have to make this gorgeous and fast pillow case. This video was posted on YouTube by Anne also known as anneorshine. She has amazing DIYS on her channel so definitely check her out. When I first tried out this DIY I was so

 satisfied with the outcome. It totally spiced up my room for Valentine's Day. The total cost of this whole project for me was about $15 with is a pretty reasonable price for a decorative pillow. 

Usually if you want a good quality pillow it's at least more than $20.

                                                                      

     Thanks for reading, keep your eyes out for more of my Countdown to Valentine's Day Series. Byeeeeeeee!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Valentines Day Outfits.

    Hey everybody I'm really excited today because I am going to be kicking of  my Valentine's Day series. From now until Valentine's Day I am going to be doing Valentine's Day related posts. From DIYS, to outfit ideas and special treats. Today I put together four different Valentine's Day outfits. Many people often stress over 
thinking about what to wear, that's okay because I'm here to help. All of these outfits are more settle with colors, mostly pestle pinks than bright red and hot pink.   

   Outfit #1: The first is outfit is the most casual, but still cute. On Valentine's Day if you are just hanging out with some friends going shopping this is perfect, because this outfit is very comfy and casual. The white graphic tee with the black heart works really well with the pastel pink color denims. Also color denim are very trendy now. I pair this outfit with some brown combats, because the outfit would look more laded back the casual. Also the combat boots are super comfy. Since this outfit is more casual, I decided to finish it off with a cream colored Longchamp tote bag.       
   Outfit #2:  The second outfit would be a great day outfit. You have a sheer pastel pink collared button-up blouse with really pretty gold studs on the collar. For pants I chose these metallic gold colored jeans, they bring out the color of the studs on the blouse. Also the jeans add a sharp color to the outfit. For shoe I chose these very comfortable peach pink Tory Burch flats, that also has gold detailing that goes perfect with the jeans. To finish everything off I added a metallic gold colored Rebecca Minkoff mini mac clutch with a gold chain for you to put the bag across your should.
   Outfit #3:  The next outfit is perfect when you are going the a party or are going out to a special fancy dinner. The most exciting part of the outfit, THE DRESS! I chose this coral color silk embellished evening gown, that is cinched at the waistline with gold detailing. With the perfect dress you need a pair of gorgeous shoes. I picked these amazing gold strap heels with a very high platform, to keep you feet comfortable. Adding more intelligence I chose a cream and gold colored clutch that is the perfect size for you night essentials.
   Outfit #4: The final outfit is great for a lunch or diner date, it is more dressy but not as fancy as the last outfit. I chose a shier short sleeve, pastel pink blouse with a sparkle black sequinned collar. I would tuck the blouse into a lace black skater skirt. For this outfit I added some studded loafers or you can easily transform this outfit with a pair of black wedges. I like wedges a lot better than heels, because they are more comfortable and support your feet better as you walk. For a simple bag I added this Chanel inspires messenger bag with the black leather quilting and the gold and black cross body chain. 
      
    All these outfits can easily be recreated, if you click on the picture it will link you to a page with all the websites that you can find these items.
    I hop everyone enjoyed this Valentine's Day outfits post, keep your eyes out for more of my Valentine's Day series, and I will talk to you next time. Byeeeeeeeee!!!!!!!!!!
    Leave a comment below telling my with was you favorite outfit!