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Match made in heaven!

Hey friends! How are you? How’s life? What did you eat for breakfast? Are you still in your pajamas? Well, join the club because I absolutely am. Now that we have cleared up that we are on each others level, let’s jump into today’s post. Now you will be surprised to read that we are chatting a bit about makeup. Of course I have mixed in a fashion element to it because honestly I am the LAST person that should be giving makeup advice…seriously.

I may have shared this story before, but the reason I should probably not give makeup advice is all from a hilarious moment I had with some friends. It was a couple of summers ago and I was in route to a wedding with my girlfriends from back home. I decided to go for a bold red lip for the first time in my life. Well, I was reapplying it before going into the ceremony and without thinking I rubbed my lips together like it was chapstick. Casually I turn around to chat with my gals and they all start hysterically laughing. So naturally I start laughing too like I knew what the heck was going on. Finally they told me that I had red lipstick completely all over my upper lip right under my nose. Oh it was pretty good guys…just enjoy that little image in your head. Well, after that lil situation I didn’t give up on a bold lip like I thought that I would!

This past Christmas my boyfriend and I decided to surprise one another with gifts. One part of my gift was Lipsense! I was really pumped because I love seeing how consultants are using this product. So this post is not a review about the product, but I will say I am really happy with it! Literally it does not smudge…literally.

After I looked through the photos on this post I really loved how matchy matchy my lip and clutch were. I was planning to talk about this wrap dress, which is equally amazing, but decided to switch gears. Now, I know in the past the golden fashion rule is that your lip should not be to matchy matchy to your dress, accessories, etc. Welp, throw that rule out the window! So I decided to check out the Lipsense page and do a little round up of the colors I am loving and also handbags from Rent the Runway to match on my Instagram stories (@dreamyrealist_)! Do you like to match your lip to your accessories? What do you beauty gurus think?

XO

Catherine

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The new neutral with Navabi

Hooray! The day is finally here! I have been really looking forward to sharing this look with you all after being snowed in for two days.  Also, I needed a bit of positivity in my life after I almost wiped out on the ice trying to get some fresh air. No muscles were pulled, just my pride, ok and maybe my lower back. Anywho, if you all remember a couple of weeks ago in my post (check it out here if you missed it) I chatted with you guys about this new brand, Navabi, that I started working with. I gave you all the scoop on how I am obsessing over this German based brand who also has a US website. When I say there is variety in the styles they offer I reallllllllly mean it.

So the the piece I snagged from their website was this leopard skirt. Of course I was almost putting more floral prints in my cart because that has literally been my weakness these past couple of years. In the spirit of trying something new my eyes led me to this beauty.

Lately though I have been hearing from all the style gurus out there that animal print is the new neutral. When I heard this piece of advice I was highly debating it. To be honest when I thought of leopard print my mind immediately took me to episodes of The Nanny. Talk about aspiring to style goaaaaaaals. I feel like I watched that show as a kid usually never really understanding what the heck was happening in the story line since I was more focused on Fran’s epic outfits. Especially the leopard print looks, which felt no where near subtle in the best way!

Well, when I received this piece and started to style it I will have to say that I can now completely agree that animal prints are the new neutral. You can wear these prints on a variety of styles like dresses, sweaters, blouses, shoes, clutches and can be paired with bold fun colors or with basics like black, white, grey and more.

What helped in inching me towards incorporating more animal prints into my wardrobe is tuning into how my favorite bloggers that I know personally work this into their closet. If you need a bit of convincing too, head over to my Instagram stories to see these fashionistas!

To make the search easier for you guys I also did a round up from the Navabi site on other animal print options that are irresistible! How do you wear or style animal print?! Do you guys think it is the new neutral?! Oh and don’t forget, for my followers if you use ‘catherine15’ at checkout you can get 15% off your purchase until February 28th!

XO

Catherine

Leopard Print Tunic
Leopard Print Cardigan
Leopard Print Joggers
Striped Leopard Print Dress
Wide fit studded leopard flats
Metallic Leopard Print Skirt
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Denim for Days!

Ok, let the jean reference in songs begin…”Billie JEAN is not my lover…”Blue JEAN baby, L.A. lady, seamstress for the band…”Im a JEANie in a bottle (ok I don’t think that one counts)…”and que the moment when I get out of my trance of googling songs with the word jean in it and lets get to this post talking about…KHAKIS! Just kidding…it is about…CORDUROY! Ok, now it is just getting sad…obviously we are chatting all about jeans. Well, not necessarily the ones we only sport on our legs, but also the other ways we can sport jean aka denim.

Now in terms of how I styled this look it is a triple threat of what could be an upcoming Self-Conscious Chronicle. First of all, I have not always been a fan of wearing jean on jean. Again, with the whole twisted perception of myself in the past I felt like with all this similar material made me appear…oh that dreaded word…bigger. Not to mention that yes ladies and gents that is a body suit that I have paired with these jeans once again! Oh and grand finale if you didn’t scroll to see on the back of this gem of a jean jacket in bold letters it says BABE! If you see my feed you do not usually see me sporting graphic tees or really anything that has any potential for grammar situations. When I saw this jacket at Rent the Runway I was immediately drawn to the furry yellow collar and upon checkout was when I noticed the back.

Well, at one point I had thought this isn’t my style and there is no way I can pull this off! For the sake of my mission on my blog to take myself and hopefully help take you outside your fashion comfort zone I went ahead and posted this. Honestly, looking at photos now I am actually really into it! The babe on the back, yes it is bold, but I think it is the perfect amount of boldness. I guess with posting this it felt like I was following through on a promise to you all when I say yes you can wear that fitted dress, those leather pants, or those statement earrings, or in my case all jean everything. I need to meet you guys halfway too!

So my friend Kelly-Lynne of the Low Low Style Blog also jumped on this jacket too, stay tuned for her post most likely summarizing how we were twinning so intensely in public with these jackets so we could bring you guys some fun content. Now that is dedication!

Decided to also do a roundup of not only just jeans jean pieces…does that make sense? I feel like I said jean a lot. Ok more importantly, what song lyrics am I missing that mention jean in them? Oh and for some reason the linking function to these looks isnt working, but they are all from Rent the Runway, comment if you want the exact links and I can send them to you!

XO

Catherine

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Self Conscious Chronicles- Tulle Skirts

So on this episode of Self Conscious Chronicles we are chatting all about tulle skirts. When tulle skirts were coming back around the bend and into trend I was not necessarily a part of this fan club for me personally. Don’t get me wrong…I was like, like, likinggggggg tulle skirts on my favorite fashionistas all over Instagram. I just felt like I looked like a really rough version of Shirley Temple…that is not a very cute image. Or a Pinterest Cupcake fail…yes that is a rough visual as well.

I came back round to hop on this trend because of a piece of advice I gave to my boyfriend recently when I had an ah-ha moment. We were chatting one night about how he would never eat a certain food again because it made him sick one time. My advice back to him was you shouldn’t totally avoid that certain food again because it was probably made wrong or you didn’t get it from a place where they make it well. So, that is when the light bulb went off for me to take my own advice and revisit pieces that I have put in the back of my closet because they didn’t work the first time. So that is where we are now…the tulle skirt.

I guess my approach of getting back into this trend isn’t just for a tulle skirt. It could go for any piece of clothing you may have these same feelings about. So when I busted this little baby out of the closet I thought of these three things:

  1. Are you wearing the right shoes to make the look?- When I first wore this skirt I had ankle boots on, which did nothing to accentuate my legs. So a simple ankle strap heel made such a difference.
  2. What kind of top or jacket are you pairing it with?- I started off wearing a top that was not as fitted, which gave me no shape. That is where those feeling like a cupcake vibes started to come out. So I went for a bit of a more fitted top that I could easily tuck into the skirt.
  3. Get out of your own head!- Now this is more of an action item, but pushing aside how I thought I looked in this skirt and just appreciate the piece for its bold color and how I can spin and feel so glamorous in it is what it is all about!

Now what piece of clothing are you going to rediscover and restyle in your closet?!

XO

Catherine

Outfit Details:

Skirt- Eloquii | Similar Top – Forever 21 Plus | Shoes- DSW | Sunglasses- Target