A face mask trial and an oath sworn.

Wednesday, October 17, 2012 | Posted by Ashleigh | Edit Post

Today I am trying a new face mask. It contains oranges and bergamot and it smells AMAZING. It is supposed to make my face luminous and soothe my irritated skin. I will post a review after using it for a week and let you know how it goes. I want my skin soft and blemish-free for my upcoming nuptials to my beloved, R.

That was the face mask. Now for the oath. I am swearing an oath that I, Ashleigh Sanders future McElfresh, am no longer purchasing new items online or in-store for myself. I am only going to thrift shop from now till my birthday, February 20th. (I will continue if it proves to be a success.) I LOVE thrifting and I am also great at shopping a sale, but I spend WAY too much money on clothing and costume jewelry in particular. If I score an amazing deal, you will hear it. If I absolutely need something (brown flats) that I cannot find in any of the local thrift stores I will break down and buy it, but only if it is a necessity. There are several Goodwills, St. Vincent De Pauls, and other thrift stores in my area as well as MANY consignment shops. I am allowing myself to put consignment shops, flea markets, yard sales and trades/swaps in my "thrifting" category. The only thing I will not buy used are sneakers.

Now for a gratuitous shot of me and my famous leopard print pants. The people I work with say they abhor these pants, but I think they secretly wish they had the confidence to try trends as I do. Though I am hesitant to call them a trend as leopard is a timeless print, and I want to wear these pants long into my elderly years and hopefully be as fabulous as Iris Apfel. Don't know who Iris is? Google her. She's FABULOUS.

My Pants:

Yes, I know you can't see the full shot. I took this with the self-timed camera on my tablet. My good camera arrives this weekend. Thank Goodness.

Do you want to join my shopping challenge? Leave a comment. Let's be comrades.

Outfit breakdown:

Black Tee: Basic from Walmart

Vest: from Dots circa 2009

Leopard pants: Dots (on sale BOGO!)

Necklace: Dots!

Shoes: Converse All Stars via Piperlime

Labels: black is slimming, duck face, good hair, leopard pants, statement necklace, vest | 8 comments

A little Cobalt, if you please.

Sunday, October 14, 2012 | Posted by Ashleigh | Edit Post

I'm blond. Not by nature but totally by choice. I also am very pale. Do you know what this means? It means I look really good in Cobalt blue. Actually, any shade of blue. Don't believe me? Check me out:

This is me sexing up my workday style. I often wear heels at work since there's no reason not to, we basically sit around all day in the office. The closet my job gets to fancy is when we get items for lunch that require the use of flatware to eat with instead of our hands.  However, being the stylish one (or clothing obsessed crazy one) I decided to step up my game and wear not only a sheer shirt, but a short skirt, it's actually a "micro mini" skirt but as I am VERY short it is longer on me and therefor work appropriate. Esh. 

I also rocked sexy snakeskin heels. Can you say hot mama? Here are my fabulous shoes:

My Lovie bought them for me as a 24th birthday present in 2010. I love them. I love most animal prints and I think the only good use for snakes is making shoes and belts. Just kidding PETA they are faux. Do you ever just feel like dressing it up for work just to get some use out of all the sexy outfits in your closet?

Tank: Old Navy. Sheer blouse: Dots. Skirt: Body Central. Shoes: Chinese Laundry from DSW. Necklace is a BFF necklace. Earrings: Cato. Rings: Various jewelry stores. 

Labels: anke bracelet, cobalt, cone heels, duck face, sheer, short skirt, snakeskin heels | 4 comments