Weekend Recap + Stripes, Bordeaux, & Vest

Happy Monday! How was everyone's weekends? Lovely I hope! Mine was swell =) I worked late Friday night due to some car trouble in the morning and didn't arrive home until 8 pm. This meant a quite night in with some mags and a mani, which was fine by me. Saturday morning was an early one, since I had class on campus at 8 am. Let's just say I will be very glad after our last Saturday meeting a month from now! After class, Kev and I headed home and while we had the best intentions of being productive...we instead had a Sons of Anarchy marathon, thank-you Netflix for enabling our obsession with watching a ton of TV show episodes in a row. Anyone else binge on TV shows? 

Kev started watching SOA like two weeks ago and got through season one in like two days. Well, in that time I caught like an episode or two plus the finale, and that was all I needed. I was hooked. So, as he started season two a week ago, I insisted on watching it with him. Of course he was mad. We have this thing were we get mandatory alone time away from each other to keep ourselves sane and that means we each have our own TV shows (we have a TON we already watch together as they air weekly), and then in our alone time we have shows that we watch because the other has no interest in seeing. I thought SOA would be a show I wouldn't want to watch, but I was very mistaken. Oops. Sorry Kev. So, now we watch it together and he has been watching the B, C, and D-list action movies on Netflix during his alone time. Anyways, we finished off season 3 on Saturday night and it.was.awesome. 

Due to our being incredibly terrible students Saturday, we spent all day Sunday cleaning and doing homework. Very exciting, no? 

Shirt - Old Navy / Vest - Old Navy / Leggings - Target / Shoes - Target

Purse - Target (similar) / Necklace - Groopdealz (similar) / Nails -Essie SoleMate

Okay, so today I am posting an outfit from a few weeks ago. I wear this olive vest from Old Navy pretty much whenever I am not wearing my herringbone one from JCrew Factory, I am quite addicted to vests right now. Well, until it starts to snow, which is projected to this week, then I will be trading them in for winter puffers and peacoats. 

In addition to this vest, I also found this striped long sleeve tee at Old Navy. I love that its light weight and not too tight. I am really weird about my clothing being breathe-able, especially during the winter when I wear a million layers, I don't like to feel think my skin is being smothered by fabric. That being said, I love this tee. Plus its striped, and I am a bit of a striped clothing addict, its the perfect print to pattern mix with and is pretty much acceptable to wear all year round! 

This Groopdealz steal and JCrew dupe is making another appearance today. It was seen last week here, and I am positive it is the "color mix" necklace of the fall. Its the perfect combination of colors that make it very wearable and add a pop of color to an outfit. Lastly, I accessorized with Bordeaux lips, tips, and flats (told you, I'm in love!) which I think complement the grey and olive green nicely. 

I'm keeping it short and sweet today since I have a busy week ahead. Hope you all have a great Monday!

Do you have a collection of vests?

What's your go-to accessory this fall?

Thanks for stopping by and have a fabulous day!

Wednesday Wants & Wishes: Color Crush on Bordeaux

Happy Hump Day! Today I am swooning over just about everything and anything in the shade of bordeaux. Call it burgundy, wine, brick, oxblood, etc. I don't really care, all I know is that I am currently smitten over this deep shade of red. For the past few years I have been a fan of red lips, the bold, brighter, saturated, stop sign red. I wear it year round whenever I needed a lipstick rather than my typical (daily) lip gloss. This fall however, I have started collecting lip shades in a plethora of red shades, reddish purples, dark scarlets, even venturing into the rosy-taupe spectrum. During my wanderings into new lipstick territories, I tripped and fell hard for creamy, rich shades of bordeaux (seen here). From lips to finger tips, I cannot get enough of the color, so much so that I have been seriously stalking some clothing items to bring the color out of its current role as a supporting actress, to a leading lady in my outfits. Here are a few of the things that are just itching to find a new home in my closet!

Dot Sweater / Earrings / Purse / Dress / Essie / Lippy / Pants / Aztec Sweater / Satchel / Necklace / Shoes / Scarf

I am always on the look out for cozy sweaters as winter approaches and both of these sweaters would fit perfectly into my wardrobe. Can we talk about how these shoes are the perfect chic update to the classic Mary Jane, right? With the holidays approaching, adding subtle pops of this color to your outfits is a perfect way to introduce it to your wardrobe, ie through dark lips and nails, or in your accessories, like with the scarf, bag (love the color block one and the other is a perfect look for less of the RM Mini MAC), and jewelry (statement earrings and necklaces in this color right now are out of control gorgeous). Its a bold color, so it you are not comfortable donning these cute coated skinnies or this adorable dress (perfect with black tights and booties now, and gold bows and glitter pumps for the holidays), accessories is an easy and affordable way to ease into the color. What ever you choose to do, I hope you find the perfect piece in this gorgeous color for fall and the holiday season! 

Oh, I almost forgot, a look from last week is being featured over at Wednesday Style Connection, so be sure to check it out and link-up your favorite look to join in the fun! Also as a reminder, there are just two days left to enter the Zara blanket scarf giveaway, don't miss out, enter here today!

What are you crushing on this week?
Will you be adding bordeaux pieces to your wardrobe?

Thanks for stopping by and have a fabulous day!