Last summer outfits.

Forever 21 top; American Eagle jeans; Target sandals; Fossil watch

My coworker said it best. It's time for us to pull together as many final summer outfits as we can before it's too late. I know I'm antsy for fall, but I can't help but take this summer style out for another spin.

I was out with Marianna again last night taking more photos of her fall products. As you know, since I haven't shut up about it for like a week, I'm beyond excited for her new store launch. Anyways, this is the outfit I wore for our little photo shoot. Which was great. Until some old guy on rollerblades stalked us for five minutes. Cool dude, cool. We really aren't that exciting.

In other news, I'm off to Sudbury this weekend to spend some quality time with some friends. It'll be quiet around here without my computer, but I will definitely be back next Tuesday. Don't miss me too much! Kidding... please miss me so I feel good about myself? ... Kidding! ... or am I?
Well, now this is awkward..

BYEEEE.

How to find the perfect jeans.

Gap pants and bag; Windsor top; TOMS shoes

The other day I set out in hopes to find the perfect jeans. Usually I find decent-fitting jeans and just settle. 100% of the time I need a belt because they fit in the legs, but not in the waist. Or they just fall down because my butt isn't big enough. True story.

But then, I found them. The perfect jeans. The wonderful ladies at the store were a HUGE help and this is what I learned:

1. Try on different styles. If you're looking for a skinny jean, try on a straight or boot-cut too. That's what happened to me; their skinny and jegging styles didn't fit properly, but their "real straight" cut was perfect.

2. Go up or down a size. Proportions change with sizing and you might find a better fit in a size up or down. Again, that's what happened to me. I went a size down but worried the legs would be too tight. They ended up being perfect.

3. Note the material. Will they stretch? Do you want them to stretch? Keep that in mind when choosing the right size.

I wore these jeans all day without a belt. I've NEVER been able to wear jeans without a belt. Ever. And I love them so much I'm definitely going back to buy them in a different wash.

There's really nothing better than a perfect pair of jeans.

Long weekend casual.

KS tee; American Eagle jeans; H&M clutch; Call it Spring sandals

Yesterday was a holiday for us Canadians. Well, most of us. I met up with a girlfriend and we toured the city looking for a great place to eat.

We came across Farmteam Cookhouse, and having debated going there many times, we decided to try it out. All I can say is holy YUM! I had the gourmet veggie sandwich and it was possibly the best sandwich I've ever eaten.  Then we went up Elgin and got some gelato. Heaven in a cup, I tell ya.

The weather was perfect, the sun was shining, and I spent the afternoon outside with a great girlfriend. This is what long weekends are made of.

Little white dress.

American Eagle dress; Call it spring sandals

Sometimes a little white dress is enough. 

A minimal, no accessories, easy outfit.

It's summertime and things must be breezy in this heat.

Breezy for the beach.

Forever 21 top; Winners shorts; Toms shoes

Quick and breezy beach outfit from the other day. 

Apparently I have a thing for crop tops right now.
And short shorts.

Wedges, humidity and dogs.

Dynamite top; American Eagle pants; Target wedges

I want to address a few things in this post:

1) These wedges from Target are incredible. Only $30 and I can wear them all day without any aches and pains. I can even sort of walk in them. They're a miracle for my feet.

2) For the past two weeks I've pretty much let my hair do it's own thing. I shower at night, sleep on it, wake up, go to work. No styling, no product (except some argan oil). It's been too humid to even try styling it.

3) These are the first outfit photos I've taken outside at my new place. And there's a dog taking a poop in the background. Cute.

And we all know what's happening with Google Reader soon. If you wanna follow along on Bloglovin' you can find me herrreeeeee!

White + pink + leopard

Happy "Hump Day" everyone! 

If you don't like the term "hump day", I probably don't like you.

:)

Yesterday's shenanigans.

Just a quick outfit post. Yesterday was my wonderful cousin's sweet 16th birthday. Naturally we had to have a family dinner!

Isn't she the cutest?!

Skreened top; GT skirt; Walmart shoes; GAP bag; Aldo sunnies

(this was a pretty discount outfit now that I think about it...)

Can I just point out that it's not fair she looks older than 16? All of my cousins seemed to get this gene except myself. I feel like I've always looked my age, and at times even younger. But her? I think she could get away with at least 18 years old...

Happy birthday Renee!

Clearance finds.

Old Navy maxi dress; Forever 21 belt; Payless flats; Fossil watch

No idea why that first photo, and the 70 other photos turned out blurry. Whatever, just go with it.

I bought this maxi the other day after a long hunt for a plain black one. Found it at Old Navy. Originally $32, on sale for $17 and then an additional 20% off. Sweet, I like deals. I felt a little like this:

via someecards

Yup, that about sums it up.

p.s. sorry I haven't been able to visit everyone's blogs over the past few days. Things have been hectic and it doesn't look like it's slowing down yet... I haven't decided that I hate you or something... :)

A little darker.

Dynamite top; Forever 21 skirt; ALDO shoes; Fossil watch

I wore this outfit out over the weekend but didn't have a chance to snap pictures because we were in a rush. Thanks to vacations I have the ability to catch up on some of my outfit photos that I wasn't able to snap over the last few weeks. The trouble is trying to remember what I wore...

And here's the new hair colour! It's darker than I went last time, but it fades slightly with every wash so it will get lighter as time goes on. I like it though.

Beach day today! Off I go to not get a tan and to read a good book in the beautiful sunshine!

Unexpected gifts.

Topshop top (via The Bay); H&M capris; Forever 21 wedges

My friend that I was visiting in Montreal gifted me this top. She had bought it online in two sizes, and meant to return the one that didn't fit but forgot. Months later, she couldn't return it and asked if I wanted it. Um, YES! The cut-out details sold me on the top, but it's also a light-weight chambray which is perfect for the summer temps.

Today I'm off to get my hair coloured. I'm going blonde. JUST KIDDING. I don't think I could ever pull THAT off. I'm doing a demi-permanent to go a couple of shades darker. I usually do this in the fall/winter but I'm eager for a change now. Since this is my "week of Kelly" I have decided to go for it.

A weekend of awesome.

Forever 21 button-up and sunnies; American Eagle denim; H&M flats

This weekend was crazy-busy. On Friday, my friend and I took the 2 hour trip down to Montreal to see Coldplay. Amazing show! They were filming the entire show for something so that was pretty wicked.

Saturday we woke up and shopped for a few hours, and then hung out before we went back to Ottawa. The next plans were dinner and going out on the town for my friend's birthday. It was so much fun! We had dinner at a wonderful italian restaurant and then hung out for a while before we went to a bar to end the night on a fun and party-like note.

Sunday we surprised the birthday girl and took a trip up to Calypso, the biggest theme water park in Canada. The weather was perfect, the place was busy but not unbearable, and there was a good group of us there. By the time I got home last night and crawled into my own bed, I passed right out. Good thing I'm off work this week :)

How was your weekend? 

Aviators.

Costa Blanca top; Dynamite jeggings; Payless shoes; Forever 21 sunglasses

Best summer accessory? Sunglasses. Hands down. I spotted these aviators at my local Forever 21 and could not get over their cool factor - the black tint was totally rockin'.

Tonight I'm heading to Montreal to see Coldplay in concert. I'm so excited that it took me an hour to fall asleep last night. Yes, I am that cool. I'm taking one of my bff's for her birthday so it should be a good time. Then we're staying at another bff's place in Montreal. Wonderful weekend on the horizon? I think yes. Plus my vacation officially started today so I feel fabulous.

Any great plans for the weekend? 

This one time I won a giveaway.

eShakti dress (giveaway win); Forever 21 wedges

So this post is LONG overdue. I won this dress from a giveaway over at Verbal Melange a couple of months back. When I could choose whatever I wanted on the eShakti website, I gravitated towards this dress for two reasons. 1) I actually like the floral print. It's got brighter colours and they pop against the muted background. 2) It is 100% cotton. This is totally necessary in the crazy heat we've been having... Also it has pockets. I guess that's three reasons.


When you buy from eShakti, you have the ability to customize certain parts of the dress. I didn't touch this one because I wasn't sure how it'd look. After I got it, I would have liked if it was a couple inches shorter, but that's a cheap alteration I can do myself. 

I have a special treat for you today. eShakti is having a 40% off sale, and they are offering you guys an extra 10% off with the code KE25NEW! Hurry because it expires next Tuesday, July 31st! Find yourself a wonderful dress or peruse their other things like skirts and tops. Some of them are super duper cute.

Storms and Power and Stuff.

Ricki's top; American Eagle skinnies; H&M flats

Sorry for the brief hiatus. I know, it was only a day but it sort of felt like a lifetime. I so badly wanted to post yesterday morning but alas, the world was against me.

Monday afternoon we had some crazy storms go through our area. There were even tornado warnings. Sometimes we get warnings, but we never actually get tornadoes. Once when I was 5 I remember hiding in my basement, but that was the last time anything ever happened. Anyways. I got home from work to branches and leaves all over the streets, and a tree was down one road away from my house. The power went out and it wanted to stay out.  A friend of mine had some school work she had to submit so we went to a Starbucks and stole their internet. Assuming the power would come on that evening or overnight, I didn't write a post.

Well, the power came on at 4am, but the internet did not. So I left you guys with no post yesterday. This is my story to explain why. Don't worry, it wasn't a tornado that went through our area, just some crazy winds and hail and rain. I consider myself pretty lucky to never have extreme weather like that, I don't know what I'd do if I saw an actual tornado...

Happy Wednesday lovely readers!

Closest I'll come to peplum.

Forever 21 top and skirt; Spring shoes; Fossil watch

The other day I tried on THE PERFECT strapless peplum top. Lace, exposed zipper at the back, super pretty cut. The only problem? My chest wasn't big enough. That's right - not big enough to hold that thing up or even look good. I almost gave up on my peplum search right then and there.

BUT (there is always a "but"...), I found this super pretty flowy top at Forever 21. It's not the same as most structured peplum out there today, but it has a definite femininity and peplum-like style to it. I couldn't walk away from it, even if they were out of my size and I had to buy the next size up. And guess what - the girls could still pull this one off. I think I found myself a winner, and this is probably the closest to peplum I'll ever come.

Probably.