Just let it happen...

So as you may have noticed, festival season is upon us and I am completely jealous of those who get to go to Coachella this year.

I say it every year that I want to go so bad but things just don't work out sometimes. My sister and I are making it our goal this year to go to Outside Lands. Don't get me wrong, I love Coachella, but I feel like it gets way too hyped up. Maybe that's just me being super annoyed that I don't get to go. Anyway.

I made a Coachella/any music festival essentials list for any of you going this weekend or next weekend. I did it to make me feel better, but I think it just made me more jealous. It's all goody though because my time will come. Smiles.

So yeah, here are my what-to-wear tips and what not for festival season.

1. Accessories galore.

2. Pretty skirts.

3. Fun shorts.

4. Great shoes.

Those are my must-haves. Of course you also need some fun tops and flowy bohemian dresses since it's Coachella duh. But you get it. I hope you all found this helpful if you're currently struggling with what to wear this weekend. And if you're not going to the desert like me, that shouldn't stop you from dressing like you are going. Smiles. xo

Listening to: Breakers - Local Natives

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All this longing...

Lovely weather we're having no?

I've been living in Santa Cruz for two years and the weather still confuses me every time. This week started out really rainy and I thought it was going to last all week. I was wrong.

Today was a very nice sunny and breezy day. I brought a cardigan to class with me, which I didn't even need at all. Thanks to the weather, I'm happy to say I finally have an outfit post to share with you.

The color is kinda off in that last picture but these are the shorts I made this summer. I've only worn them a couple times, but I love them. For my sister's birthday, I made her some distressed studded denim shorts and I had some studs left over. So I googled some styles of studded shorts and found the Sabo Skirt version and had myself a little DIY project. I went to a thrift store and found some Levis and cut the legs off, distressed them, and then added the studs. I really like the way they turned out.

Some updates:

I've been really into lipstick, which is really different for me. Roomie and bestie Veronica convinced me to buy three lipsticks from NYX last night. We made a fall lipstick video for her Youtube page here. Oh and last weekend I also bought a lipstick from Maybelline and I'm loving it. Who woulda thunk?

Oh and I'm going to clear up some confusion if anyone has any: A while ago, I mentioned in a post that I would be posting some old drafts of blog posts because there are big gaps in between posts. So if you are wondering why I'm posting with last year's date, those are drafts I'm publishing.

Love you all. xo

VINTAGE BLOUSE AND SUNNIES/ LEVIS SHORTS - DIY/ THRIFTED BOOTS/ TIGHTS - GIVENCHY/ REVLON LIPSTICK IN BLACKBERRY

PHOTOS COURTESY OF VERONICA SHEPP

Listening to: What the Water Gave Me - Florence + the Machine