“One moment I gaz’d from the hill’s gentle slope, All hush’d was the billows’ commotion, And tho’t that the Light-house look’d lovely as Hope, That star of life’s tremulous ocean.” (Thomas Moore, The Light House) Visiting Cana Island is a magical experience akin to wandering through the forest and inadvertently stumbling into…
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Fourth of July in Door County
I hope everyone had a wonderful 4th of July holiday! I’ve been enjoying time with my family in Door County, Wisconsin. These festive outfit photos were actually taken yesterday. We enjoyed a boat ride through Green Bay, where we watched Egg Harbor’s fireworks display last night. I picked up this striped boatneck…
Sunset at Sister Bay
For our trip to Door County, I decided to break out of my photography comfort zone and leave the Canon 6D and 50L at home. Accompanying me on this vacation is my Fuji XT1 body along with the 16mm 1.4 and 35mm 1.4 lenses. The mirrorless kit served me well in Chicago,…
LipSense Blu Red Review: The Perfect Red Lipstick
“Pour yourself a drink, put on some lipstick, and pull yourself together.” (Elizabeth Taylor) I have spent the better part of my adult life in search of The Perfect Red Lipstick. My fascination began in high school, when red lipstick was a requirement for theater and show choir. Something about the combination…
A Trip to Farmers Branch Market
Holden and I knew very little about Farmers Branch when we bought our house here four years ago. I’ve loved exploring our small town and finding hidden gems like my favorite park. I found out through Facebook that there was a weekly Farmers Market less than two miles away from our house,…
Girls in White Dresses
Do white dresses seem intimidating to anyone else? Maybe it’s just my own clumsiness and the inevitable spill of pasta sauce or ketchup when I’m wearing one, or the inherent “bridal” connotation of the color. Either way, wearing a crisp white dress to take on the world sometimes feels almost like a…
Gingham is the New Black
Monday is the first day of Spring, which means that I can officially bid adieu to my winter capsule wardrobe. Lesson that I learned from the months of minimalism? As much as I love wearing black, monochromatic can become monotonous. This time around, I’ve decided to cut myself some slack and mix…
Steppin’ Out
Holden and I celebrated our 3 year wedding anniversary last week. I had elaborate plans to repost our wedding photos with something sappy on the blog, but time got away from me. It would be easy for me to gush about my talented illustrator/designer husband, whose hats have been worn by Lady…
Diversity Chic: Top 3 in 2016
Diversity Chic is a collaboration of Dallas bloggers showcasing current fashion trends on a variety of skin tones, hair colors, body types and heights. Each month we will feature a new trend tailored to our personalities and style.
I’ve been doing a lot of reflecting over the past few months… changing jobs, making goals, and figuring out the direction this blog will take in the next year. It seems only fitting to do the same with our Diversity Chic series. Valery, Sevi, Denise, and I decided to use this month’s…