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The Most Awesome Group Giveaway

Don’t forget, Katie from For Lauren and Lauren is giving away a gorgeous scarf on the blog. Check it out!

Happy Thursday! I am capping off this awesome month of February and month of love with an AMAZING, AMAZING group giveaway. This is my first time ever doing the whole group giveaway, thing… but I know y’all are going to LOVE these ladies and the amazing prizes that they’re giving away.

I’m even throwing in a month of ad space on my blog into the mix! YAY!

So, thank you guys… SO much for being such amazing, dedicated readers and this is just our way of thanking you and showing you some love.

Now, it’s time to show these amazing ladies some love:

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This is Jenny from Crazy Style Love: still being molly February Group Giveaway!

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Jenny is giving away a $40 gift card to J.Crew! YES!

Crazy Style Love is Jenny’s personal style diary of her daily fashion choices. She’s just a regular woman with a regular career, body and budget. She describes her style as classic feminine with preppy, trendy and glam elements. She likes to think that 9 to 5 dressing doesn’t have to be boring, and after-work cocktail attire or weekend wear can easily be chic and pulled together. She started Crazy Style Love out of her sheer passion and enjoyment for fashion, style and shopping, and out of a desire to connect with other bloggers and blog readers who love fashion just as much as she does.

I LOVEEEE Jenny’s blog – it is absolutely one of my daily reads. I seriously want to pin EVERY outfit she wears. For real. Visit her blog and try to NOT pin one of her outfits. She is SO classy and fabulous! Jenny’s bucket list item? I hear Bryan Adams sing “Summer of 69″ live in concert. How AWESOME is that?

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Meet Tara from Penniless Socialite:

still being molly February Group Giveaway!

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Tara is giving away one month of ad space on her blog AND a Julep nail polish gift set. HUZZAH!

Tara is a twenty-something, vegetarian, attorney living in central New Jersey with her two cats, dog, boyfriend (The Scot) and roommate. Like a proper New Jerseyan, she loves Bon Jovi and pizza and like a “proper crazy cat lady” she is a sucker for animals. Penniless Socialite was born after a day of shopping, eating and drinking with her best friend Elena. They often ignore their 9 to 5 lifestyle and spend the weekends eating and shopping like the socialites on Page Six, minus the money, husbands, eating disorders…and with more cats.

Tara CRACKS ME UP. Seriously. This girl is hilarious. I like to think we would be BFFs in real life, but for now, we’re just blog buddies. I read her posts and they are just always dripping with that awesome dash of sarcasm and wit. She is FUNNY, not to mention CRAZY stylish and adorable! Her bucket list item? Visiting the Galapagos Islands. AWESOME.

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Meet Kenye from Glow Kouture:

still being molly February Group Giveaway!

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Kenye is giving away a $15 credit to her ADORABLE shop! YAY!

Glow Kouture pronounced [gloh] [koo-too-r] first started out as an accessory line of original handmade handbags, clutch purses and other sewn unique goods for the fashion forward shopper who likes to be different. Kenye launched Glow Kouture in 2008 with a vision to create a brand of stylish purses that would inspire and empower every woman to shine in the modern world while endowing a sense of charm and class. Glow Kouture has evolved into a lifestyle brand where she also documents her personal style through the blog Glow Kouture.

I LOVE Kenye’s blog and I absolutely love her shop. She just has such classic style and her personality just shines! I also love that Kenye’s bucket list item is to go sky diving! I’ve always wanted to try that!

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Meet Stephanie from Ooh Baby! Designs:

still being molly February Group Giveaway!

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Stephanie is giving away a mini lunch tote AND matching koozie (in your choice of color!) How cute is that?

About 6 years ago Stephanie was working in a job she hated. She got laid off. Yikes! She began making things to stave off the “sheer panic” and use up her “ridiculous energy’ in an effort not to fret herself to death. Someone suggested she sell the stuff she was making. Six years later – here she is.

I absolutely ADORE Stephanie. Not only is she a FABULOUS seamstress, amazing at her craft, and totally sweet, but also she is such an encourager of mine and has become what I like to call a true friend. She is amazing. Her bucket list item? To own a swanky cabin and about 15 acres of land in southwest Virginia. My kind of girl!

Aren’t these ladies AMAZING? Be sure to check them out and all my amazing supporters in my sidebar to the right. Interested in sponsoring this blog of mine? You can get more info and my media kit by e-mailing me. Yay!

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Stripes!

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Don’t forget to enter the giveaway for a free, full skincare regimen from Rodan + Fields!
still being molly: striped skirt, cobalt tee, brown jacket, brown boots, three-bubble necklace {{Jacket: JCrew (old)
{{Tee: Banana Republic (old)
{{Skirt: Target
{{Boots: Old
{{Necklace: Caroline G.

I was so pumped when Marion at Marionberry Style announced this month’s “Trend of the Month” challenge as STRIPES!

Stripes: big, bold stripes are one of 2013′s biggest trends. Now, I’ll be honest, as someone who is very pear shaped and has very large hips – stripes have not always been my biggest, uhhhh, asset. Or I have not always been the biggest fan of stripes. Or something.

You know what I mean.

But anyway, as I’ve gone through trial and error, figuring out what works for my body type and what doesn’t, I’ve come to REALLY like stripes.

I know that, for example, with a skirt like this one, it’s better for me NOT to tuck my shirt in. The more attention I draw to my waist, the more self-conscious I am about my shape. You know? BUT, by wearing a plain tee, layered with a collared shirt OVER a skirt like this, it gives the illusion of elongating my torso – THUS, slimming my hips. PLUS, by adding a structured jacket, that still gives me the girly figure I want.

Did all of that make sense? It makes sense in my head. But I want to make sure it makes sense to you.

Anyway. If you’re like me and you’ve got those hips, try this trick! See what you think. Don’t be afraid of stripes.

Stripes are interesting and fun and can TOTALLY make an outfit go from blah to wow!

‘Naw mean?!

Linking up today with Marionberry Style, The Pleated Poppy, Wardrobe Wednesday, and Random Wednesday with Shanna

Red, Yellow, + Brown Classics

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{{Skirt: JCrew (old, similar)
{{Blouse: JCrew warehouse sale (similar)
{{Cardigan: JCrew warehouse sale (similar)
{{Boots: old
{{Necklaces: Stella & Dot
{{Bracelets: InPink, Stella & Dot, GroopDealz
{{Watch: Target

I hope everyone had a great Christmas! I am, indeed, back at work today, so if you’re still off and relaxing – have a sip of cocoa on a couch for me!

As much as I LOVE trends – you know, leather skirts and colorblocking and all that – I love a classic outfit the most. As in an outfit I can wear year after year.

I’ve had this wool J.Crew midi skirt since for almost eight years. I got this blouse and cardigan at a J.Crew warehouse sale a few years ago. And these boots? Got them my senior year of college. I mean, I’ve worn them like 100 times on this blog. And they never get old.

I love a good look with a bunch of classic pieces. You know? You feel me? Are you with me?

What’s your favorite kind of classic look? Did you do anything for Christmas? Are you back at work today, too?

Happy Wednesday!

Linking up today with The Pleated Poppy, Wardrobe Wednesday, and Random Wednesday with Shanna.

New haircuts, outfit sidekicks, and fun analogies!

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photos by the lovely Brooke Allen

Okay, so I was GOING to wait until all my long-hair outfit photos had been posted to post my fresh haircut outfit photos, but I got impatient. So I moved a few things around on the ol’ ‘editorial calendar’ if you will, and voila, I opted to share these early.

Yep! I cut my hair. I shared this news on Instagram and in a blog post last week, but now it’s like REALLY official. Or something.

I hadn’t cut my hair in like, honestly, five years. I mean. IT WAS LONG. Like, REALLY long. I cut 10 inches off on the sides and 12.5 inches off from the back. And yes, I donated it to Wigs for Kids!

For you Triangle people, I get my hurr did at Salon 135 in Chapel Hill. They are AMAZING. Jonathan cuts it and he is the bees knees.

It’s definitely going to take some getting used to, but so far I am loving it.

Things I love about my short hair so far:

Easier to “style”
WAYYYY quicker to blow dry
Less shampoo / conditioner used
My hair no longer gets caught in things like my jacket, zippers, my purse straps, car doors, or the dishwasher (yes, that happened)
My husband says my hair is no longer in his face when he’s trying to sleep
Other perks TBD

Things I miss about my long hair:

No more sock buns
No more messy buns (…yet)
No more putting my hair up at all, really
No more fake facial hair (yes, I used to pretend I had a beard or mustache with my long hair hahaha)
Other things I miss TBD

So far, so good.

Oh, and this outfit? Well, if my new haircut is Batman, my outfit is Robin. AH! I like that idea… analogies for my hair and outfit:

Haircut is Barack Obama, Outfit is Joe Biden
(in the interest of being politically fair) Haircut is Mitt Romney, Outfit is Paul Ryan (with better abs, athankyou)
Haircut is Peanut Butter, Outfit is Jelly
Haircut is Chips, Outfit is Salsa
Haircut is Laverne, Outfit is Shirley

You get the picture. Got other analogy ideas? That would be a fun game to play…

That was way too much rambling for one haircut / outfit photo post. But oh well. It’s what you come here for, right?

And yes, just to warn you, there will still be a few more outfits to post where I have long hair. It’ll be alright.