navy + orange.

blouse: Target (very old, similar, in petites too!) // skirt: thrifted (similar) // heels: Anne Klein via eBay (similar) // watch: Michael Kors // bracelet: Urban Peach Boutique // nails: Sinful Colors in Endless Blue

Happy Monday! I hope everyone had a fun filled weekend!

I think Monday mornings call for a bit of color. I decided to go with orange and navy this morning...the perfect way to liven up an office outfit! I think it's safe to say I'm not going blend in with the masses today!

How do you brighten up your office wear?

xoxo,

hello, june.

Whew, what a week...I'm sooo glad it's Friday! I've been crazy busy at work all week and I plan on closing my computer this afternoon and not even thinking about work until 8am Monday morning!

Now that we're officially in the month of June, I thought I'd add to my series of free downloads and give you all another iPhone wallpaper specific to the month of June! Please feel free to download and share! 

With that, I'll leave you with a few of my favorite finds I've come across over the past couple of weeks. I hope you enjoy and have a great sunshine-filled weekend!

• I've seen this mural in just about every NYC based fashion blog and now I finally know who the artist is! Read all about Maya Hayuk's "Chem Trails" mural and check out some of her other amazing pieces of work!
• I know I'm not the only one who has a love/hate relationship with their heels...and I'm pretty sure you'll appreciate The 6 Terrible Stages of Wearing High Heels as much as I did!
• Today is National Donut Day, so consider it a cheat day and check out some of Oh Happy Day's ways to celebrate this sugary holiday!
• Did anyone see Jessica wearing the most beautiful dress this week? I'm in love...now to find a wallet friendly version!
• Lastly, summer is the perfect time for weekend road trips, and if you live in the San Francisco Bay Area like I do, there are so many options to get away for the weekend. Summer is here so get out there and enjoy it!

xoxo,

tweed skirt // two ways

shirt: Target (similar) // skirt: Target via eBay (similar) // necklace: Urban Peach Boutique (similar)
heels: Jessica Simpson // watch: Michael Kors

I missed out on this skirt at Target a couple of seasons back, so I went my usual route and found it on eBay! While I love the colors in this skirt, the fit is a little off...the waist is huge and will definitely require some alterations.

The tweed fabric is great and seems much higher end than Target (very similar to a No. 2 J. Crew skirt from last year), and is easy to pair with several items in my closet. Here I've paired it with a mint striped boat neck tee above, and a coral cardigan below. I chose nude heels for both looks as the skirt is so busy itself, but I'm thinking a pink heel might work as well?

cardigan: H+M // camisole: F21 // necklace: F21 (old, similar) // skirt and heels detailed above

I'm curious ladies, what would you pair this skirt with?

xoxo,

thin mint cupcakes.

It's been quite awhile since I've done a recipe or DIY post so I figured it was long overdue. So, I may have ordered an entire case of Thin Mint Girl Scout cookies earlier this spring...and every time I open the pantry there they are. Staring at me. I figured I should try and use them and get them out of the house...so here you go, Thin Mint Cupcakes! I found tons of recipes on Pinterest, but this one from Your Cup of Cake is my favorite...I made just a few slight modifications...

Thin Mint Cupcakes

Chocolate Cake Ingredients:

• 1 box devil's food cake mix
• 3 eggs
• 1/2 cup vegetable oil
• 1 cup milk
• 1/2 cup sour cream
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract

Thin Mint Frosting Ingredients:

• 1 cup butter, room temperature (NOT melted)
• 1/3 cup cocoa powder
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 2 teaspoons peppermint extract
• 1/4 cup sour cream
• 10 Thin Mint cookies, crushed
• 4 cups powdered sugar
• Chocolate sprinkles
• Extra Thin Mints for decoration (cut in half)

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees and line pans with cupcake liners (I used green to scream 'MINT!')
2. Pour cake mix into a small bowl and set aside
3. In a large bowl, combine eggs, butter, milk, and vanilla extract until smooth
4. Stir in cake mix
5. Fill cupcake liners 2/3 full and bake for approximately 18 minutes, or until an toothpick or knife comes out clean
6. Let cool completely 
7. On to the frosting! 
8. Using an electric mixer, beat butter for 2 minutes
9. Add cocoa powder, vanilla extract, peppermint extract, and sour cream and beat again
10. Add crushed cookies, and add in powdered sugar (one cup at a time) until frosting is stiff enough to make peaks
11. Using a frosting bag or gun, pipe frosting onto cooled cupcakes 
12. Top with sprinkles and extra cookies!

And voila, my favorite cookies are now my new favorite cupcakes! Enjoy!

xoxo,

orange crush.

J. Crew dress (similar) // Urban Peach Boutique necklace // Franco Sarto heels (similar)
Michael Kors watch // Sinful Colors Endless Blue nails

Once again, I"m wearing a J. Crew Allie dress, this time in orange (or Modern Red as they call it). Last seen here, I have this dress in three colors and I. LOVE. IT.  Seriously, this dress looks good on any body type, and you can wear this dress all year long! See how I've styled it through the seasons here and here.

Bring back the Allie dress, J. Crew!!!

xoxo,