Friday, January 27, 2012

lacy

Top & Pants- Thrifted; Flats- DIY; Bracelets & Earrings- Joe Fresh
In my new job I'm working with clients 4/5 days so my attire must reflect that of a business environment.  I work from home on Fridays and because I'm not with clients or volunteers, I assume a more casual approach.  Today I decided to wear my thrifted bow top, which I bought over the holidays for only $2.99.  The top is a pale pink cotton with a denim like fabric on the bow and sleeves and the bow is outlined with a zipper track.  I kept the rest of the look simple with light brown trousers and my DIY sparkly flats and piled on Joe Fresh bracelets I bought at the grocery store last night while buying canned pumpkins for my cats (they're on a very expensive diet and the pumpkin is used as a filler...let's just say they hate it. On the plus side because they hate it, they're barely eating, which means they're bound to lose weight- right?)


{For those of you who were wondering if I was cold in my Heidi outfit, taking outfit pics was the only time I stepped outside all day- I'm what you call a winter hibernater.  I'm not outside for longer than 15 minutes during the months of December- March- I'm definitely not an outdoorsy type!}


I finally jumped on the nail polish strip bandwagon and tried out Sally Hansen's 'Laced Up' strips. Maybe it's just me and my impatience but they are not as simple as they promise to be.  They took 25 minutes to apply, they didn't properly fit my nails and the filing was proving useless so I ended up snipping the excess off with scissors.  I'm pretty low maintenance when it comes to my nails, if it takes longer than 10 minutes for an at-home mani than I've lost interest.  I do love the end result (even though cat hair has started to stick to the strips' edges!) but this is one nail polish trend I give a pass!



Now off to eat a waffle and then get my work day started!

44 comments:

  1. i am with you on the whole taking more than 10 minutes thing with nails. on the plus side, yours look great! i also love your bow shirt and perfect shoes!!
    in regards to the dress i'm wearing...we do ship to canada if you are really interested. and the tights are from f21 not too long ago, so they might still have them online!
    have a great weekend!

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  2. Hi Emily,
    I love this top and it fits you great + what a great deal $2.99 ;-)
    I'm also loving the nails I really need to take some time and experiment with mine..lol
    http://www.dayissenseofstyle.com/

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  3. I love EVERYTHING about this! Your entire outfit I am in love with! And the nails are adorable ... I agree about the strips being not as easy as it looks ... I've used them now and then because I love the prints of them but I rather just use paint! LOL :)

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  4. ADORABLE outfit...especially with the nails :) Will you dress me in style? ;)

    <3-Cami from First Day of My Life

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  5. Oh, I love this look so much! I wish I were you. Except for the cold, snowy part. :)

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  6. I usually do my nails when I watch youtube or a tv show. I know it takes me forever! I LOVE your shoes and the polish!

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  7. I love the top you are wearing!! It's so cute! And your shoes remind me of Dorothy's ruby slippers from Wizard of Oz, but blue instead!

    I'm glad you gave your thoughts on those nail strips, I've been thinking about trying them, but they sound like kind of a hassle! I'm not very patient, lol!

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  8. AH! I love this outfit! That top is TOO cute!

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  9. I had the exact same experience with the nail strips! The filing totally did not work and I used scissors as well. I was given them for Christmas so I plan on using the ones I have but I doubt I'll buy more...to much of a pain.

    Courtney ~ http://sartorialsidelines.com

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  10. I heart your nail polish! and hun you've got the cutest little frame!

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  11. I had to laugh at the cat hair sticking to the edges of your nail strips. Hilarious! I can't imagine spending that much time on my nails. I'll pass!

    http://www.glamkittenslitterbox.com/
    Twitter: @GlamKitten88

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  12. LOVE love love your bow shirt - too cute :)

    Annie
    The Other Side of Gray

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  13. Love the strip polish! I've heard that they're pretty easy but I've always wondered! Maybe I'll hold off a little while longer!

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  14. Your bow shirt is adorable. Your nails look great. I've thought about doing those type of "polish", but the mixed reviews made me change my mind. They sound hard to use.

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  15. I love the bow shirt - so cute. And the sparkly shoes.

    And I'm so glad you wrote about the strips - I've been wanting to try it, but I'm crazy impatient and don't think I'll give it a shot.

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  16. adorable shirt!
    thank you for being honest about the nail strips
    i just couldn't imagine they were as easy as everyone was making them out to be
    that is why i still haven't tried them, cuz i thought i might just frustrated!!
    brett

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  17. emily i adore this outfit completely. the audrey hair, the detail thrifted top, your DIY shoes, those grocery store stacked bangles, & your nails too. my friend said the same thing about the sally hansen strips. she told me there was no way she was giving up her nail polish! :)

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  18. That top is so freaking cute- what a great steal!
    www.saysskippy.blogspot.com

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  19. I had the exact same problems with those nail strips. The filing didn't work and they didn't fit my nails either. Very disappointing for expensive, one-use nail strips.

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  20. i've heard both good and bad reviews of nail strips! i need to give them a try myself! they look cute!

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  21. Your top is so darling! I love that the sleeves match the bow, too cute. My coworker just tried the nail strips and had the same experience so I think I will be skipping them, the end result is pretty cute though. Have a great weekend!

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  22. Love your shoes. Pretty color.

    I am a nail strip fan. Everyone can send me their unused strips! :)

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    1. I love this! I am a bow freak and you look so sweet. I enjoy how you matched fun blue flats wih the top. Nice bun too!

      Rhe
      rhestyle.com

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  23. I don't do my own manicure but I definitely like the outcome on your nails - it's different and cool. oh, and the top with that cute bow is just adorable! :)

    Maiken/
    Maikeni blogi - part of me

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  24. Okay, that shirt, the sparkly flats and the cute nails are all just adorable!!

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  25. I love that top! Anything with bows is all right by me.

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  26. Totally love your sparkly shoes and beautiful top! And a waffle is the greatest way to start off any day!

    Hope you have a lovely weekend! :)

    -j
    sorelle in style

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  27. love that bow top! it's so cute. and i'm still jealous of your DIY glitter heels. how cool are those nails?! i did the plaid one last week but have to admit it took me longer than 10 minutes. i think i was doing it wrong!

    http://spinning-threads.blogspot.com

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  28. Cool pics!!! xoxo

    CHANEL GIVEAWAY on WWW.ROCKANDFROCK.COM

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  29. LOVE that top. It's really different - Great thrift find! Yikes -those strips sound terrible to work with. I am the girl that has to buy the fast dry polishes because I can't sit still for that long.

    http://theclosetintervention.blogspot.com/

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  30. oh my gawrsh! I LOVE that top! It's such a great buy!!! And how cute are your DIY glitter flats! I didn't even know Mod Podge had a spray sealer.

    ♥ laura
    the blog of worldly delights

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  31. Adorable top and I love your hair.

    Julie

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  32. Wow, your nails look amazing! Even if they took a little longer to do it definitely was worth it

    xo Gillie

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  33. You look really pretty, love the blue details!

    http://styleservings.blogspot.com/

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  34. Wow, 25 minutes to do your nails! I can barely stand 2 minutes, which is why I rarely paint my nails. Your nails do look pretty, though. I work from home every day, and I notice too that my style has changed when I'm not interacting with people.

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  35. I'm pretty impatient when it comes to my nails as well but I think yours looks fabulous! Cute bow on your top too.
    XOXO

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  36. You look so gorgeous! This hairstyle is great, and I want a top like yours! I love bows! Also, the nails are very beautiful, I will try one day! Perfect manicure!

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  37. That's a cute top. I love the colors. GREAT sparkly shoes!!! I love blue. HAHA Oh wow those sally hansen nails look good on you! Hope you had an awesome weekend. :D
    http://www.averysweetblog.com/

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  38. what a cute thrifty top, great buy. The bow is really adorable! I like your SH strips too. They are quite pricey here.

    mongs
    mythriftycloset.blogspot.com

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  39. That's such a cute top, and love the DIY flats! Too fun! :)

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  40. Love that top on you; it's a beautiful fit in the shoulders. And your DIY job is super impressive. Hopefully it didn't take place over a couch ;)

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  41. Sweet top! I love the awesome things you can find in thrift stores. Which is your favourite in the city? Mine is the VV on Cyrville, although the one on Innes in Orleans is my all-time favourite, it's just a tad far off. I live near the Arch in Chinatown actually, right off Somerset :)

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  42. You wrote nearly the SAME thing I did for the nail strips! Except that it took me 40 minutes to get them on. They were hellacious to get off too :(

    I do like the white lacy better than the red ones I got.

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One of my daily joys is reading the lovely comments you leave. It may take a day or two (or three, depending on how hectic life gets!) but I will stop by your slice of the blogosphere soon! xo Emily