CSN Store $35 Giveaway!!

Hello to all my fabulous readers! It's....

CSN Stores is offering one of my lucky readers a $35 gift card to be used in any of their 200+ online stores. They carry great things like furniture, home decor, great shoes, cookware, travel accessories and even cute leather messenger bags . They literally have everything! 

Christmas is just around the corner so this would be a fabulous gift for others, if not it's something you could keep for yourself! You deserve to treat yourself to something nice after all that Holiday shopping.

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This giveaway is open to readers only in the US and Canada.

The giveaway ends December 17th, so enter now!

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Closet Diaries

Katy Perry you're hott. Harper's Bazaar you're amazing. Best cover I've seen in a while. It's very Simple but it still makes HUGE statement. This picture says it all, it needs no more than three words.

Yes, I'm at work and I apologize for my bad picture quality and the fact that I have a random fire extinguisher chillin next to me. It's red and goes with the red in Katy Perry's bejewled lips so I decided to keep it there. :)


Anyways, lets take our attention off the red fire extinguisher and move it over to my lovely Michael Kors Metallic Crocodile-Print Dress! I feel Chic, sexy, sophisticated and rocker, all at the same time, while wearing this dress. I feel like I can rule the world in this dress, which I can.  Seriously, with all the compliments that come my way, it's unbelievable, I feel like I can do anything! I'm selling this thing to clients left and right; it's a perfect Holiday/New Years dress and can even be taken into the summer when all the Harleys come out...if you can manage to sit on the bike comfortably without ripping the dress.


Seriously though, if you want to feel sexy and confident, get this dress. You won't regret it. Worth every penny!

Baby, it's cold outside...

I woke up this morning to this:

Beautiful. Breathtaking. Clean white, fresh snow! The first snowfall of the year for Chicago. Winter wonderland.

Although I would rather be making snowmen with the snow-it was excellent packing snow, if you must know-or throwing snowballs at the neighbors, unfortunately I still had to go to work. I don't mind especially when I get to walk by Anthropologie who just so happened to just change their window display. Infact, not only did they just change the windows, they had a whole new floorset. Winter/Christmas theme. Check it out. I absolutely fell in love with it. 

All the tree stumps are made of cardboard, as well as the chandelier hanging in the background. The detailings are exquisite!!

As you walk past the window, outside the entrance you are greeted by this wonderful display. It's inviting and warm. I definietly wanted to walk right into the store....so I did...

...and the Winter/Christmas theme is contiued throughout the store. The visuals have certainly done their job here. Visually appealing, catches your eye and makes you want to come into the store. Even if it's just to see the displays, it got me into the store didn't it. Now I'm more likely to buy something :). Well done Anthropologie, you have the best visuals I have ever seen. Very creative, unique and inspiring.

Closet Diaries + New Boots

Franco Sarto is a genius!

I'm wearing a tribal inspired necklace given to me by my wonderful mother, a gray t-shirt, a 5/48 wool cropped jacket from Saks, skinny black levis, and my new...

...Franco Sarto 'Ponzi' boots!!!

 The Western-inspired boot takes on a beautiful, feminine twist. Softly glazed crackled leather adds a luxe look to this standout boot and the flexible rubber sole and modest heel keep it comfortable. This is my second pair of Franco Sarto shoes (My first pair were the fabulous heels I wore on my birthday: Happy Fourth of July) and I have to say I am very much impressed with the quality of his shoes. The leather is fantasic!

Franco Sarto shoes are designed in Italy, but they are all manufactured in Brazil. Brazil has much more reasonable prices than Italy or Spain, yet is the second largest footwear producing country in the world. Brazil also has all the necessary materials needed for making quality shoes, including leather, wood, and rubber to produce shoe soles, heels, and uppers.They look great, they last long, and provide comfort for an active lifestyle. Franco Sarto understands that women are often on the go, so they need shoes that will work with this way of life

 A scalloped-edge top and laser-cut punches create an intricate design along the top of the leg for stunning detail.

To finish off the look, I added a pop of red (OPI Vodka & Caviar) to my nails. Obviously I am in the Christmas spirit and have been since November..shame on me for starting so early. Oh well, I love showing it off. Plus this red is really a remarkable color against pale skin, don't you think?

The Daily Love

This really spoke to me this morning and I wanted to share it with you, my dedicated readers. As much as I love clothes, shoes, purses, designer goods, fashion, all that "stuff," it still doesn't make up for the love that I get from my family, my friends and most importantly, the love I give myself.

     "It has been said a million times, "seek and you shall find; ask and you shall receive".

     I've found that this is true and it can also be misleading. If you ask for what you "think" you want, you may or may not get it. Contrary to what you may have heard out there, the Uni-verse is not your made-to-order wish- fulfillment Genie.

       The system is designed to give you what you NEED so you can LEARN and grow Spiritually; it is not designed to give you your every last consumer desire.

       Sometimes not getting what we want is the greatest gift. Sometimes, instead of getting more money and more things, what we really need is to go without them - not as a punishment, but as a way to speed up our awakening.

        "Stuff" can be a temporary filler for a hole within. When the "stuff" is gone, the hole is exposed and it is then up to you to go about filling that hole with wisdom, self-love, self-approval and forgiveness. 

      I realized recently that the Uni-verse doesn't always give me what I want. But it ALWAYS gives me what I need. This is not to say that I will only have "just enough" to get by. What I really need is to be HAPPY. So I see the experiences, people and things the Uni-verse brings my way as all being a part of contributing to my happiness.

       If I need to learn forgiveness, it brings me someone to forgive. If I need to learn how to let go and trust, it pulls the rug out from under me and gives me the opportunity to trust with no back up plan. If I need to learn how to love, it will pull people away from me so I can learn how to love myself.  

        Once all these lessons have been learned (many times through pain), happiness begins to show up.

        Ask for what you need, not for what you want. Ask for love, for happiness, for faith, patience, trust and sustenance. The Universe is much smarter and wiser than you are, so let it fill in the details.

        See everything that happens after you ask as a blessing and a lesson on the way to getting the things that you want. Let go of outcome and see yourself as always being in a process. Know that what you NEED isn't just getting your basic needs met; what you NEED is to THRIVE and BE HAPPY! Ask for this, and then get out of your own way!"

                                                 -Mastin Kipp
                                                                       founder of the Daily Love

Closet Diaries + New shoes!

                 
 My Michael Kors twin! Jaimie and I in MK Sequin shorts paired with a white double layered tank, and a sexy blazer. The look is complete with a pair of black opaque tights and our sexy patent leather Lesly pumps. Work is always so glamorous at Michael Kors.


Just got these: Michael Kors Tatum bootie...so high, so sexy, and ohh so chic.



My new ZIGIgirl flats with metal toes. I love these-Obessessed! Real leather and so comfy (after I broke them in, of course). I die for these.

Closet Diaries

MICHAEL Michael Kors Black studded dress

Michael Kors dress, Michael Kors Rosegold-limited edition- watch, and Martin + Osa Mary-Jane pumps.

Good Evening. Today I was feeling festive enough to wear something that reminded me of the Holidays. The perfect Holiday dress and of course, it's MICHAEL by Michael Kors. Fabulous isn't it!? I thought I would wear it outside of work for a change. I put it on in the morning while jamming out to Christmas music on 93.3; great way to quench my Christmas thirst and an even better way to spend my morning.

Closet Diaries

Lauren Conrad dress. Simply Vera by Vera Wang belt. Micheal Kors patent leather peep-toe pumps.

I love this outfit because I feel free and feminine and sexy when I wear it. This Lauren Conrad dress is beautiful and if it wasn't for the bad picture quality you would see how wonderful the draping is and how the subtle ruffles add character to the dress. The look isn't complete without the perfect pair of shoes-as every woman out there should agree with me on-and I think these fabulous Michael Kors peep-toe pumps make the cut. They are high and sexy and just what was needed to complete the outfit.

Laugher is the best medicine

Greatest birthday card I've ever seen

The Ritz and Fabulous

Laura Fantacci

The stylish and talented Laura Fantacci, contributing fashion editor at Red Magazine, the author of the style diary/blog Wearing It Today, and the woman whose career I'm pursuing and following.


She has impeccable style and I must say I enjoy reading and keeping up with her blog (Wearing It Today) where she shares her inspirations and shows pieces from her killer wardrobe thrown together to create looks that complete her captivating style. She is fabulous, talented, successful, glamorous and has a witty little charm to her that I absolutely adore. Each morning I wake up and find myself wondering what she is wearing for the day..it's a bit of a problem I must admit.

Today's outfit?   Love. Love. Love.

Vintage black fur coat with distressed denim and sexy black pumps.

Very Carrie Bradshaw, post wedding breakup after dyeing her hair dark brown.

Favorite Coats: Day 3 The Statement Wower