Your next look under $20!

This whole outfit for less than $20!

As I've mentioned before, I love a good bargain, but that doesn't mean that I sacrifice looking by best.  This outfit is really comfortable but punk. Here's the break down:

Pashmina scarf - Boscov's for $4.99
Coincidence and Chance sweater with elbow patches - Goodwill store for $4.95  (Similar sweater at retail prices)
Army green straight cut pants - hand-me-down. (S/O to Lindsay)
Army issue dress lace up boots- yard sale for $5.
4 wooden bangles - Macy's on sale for $2.50

Grand total! $17.44! 

I love this look, but I would love to hear how you would change it up! Let me know in the comments. Check out my Lookbook, too!
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Get her look, for way less: Cara Delevingne

Look, let me set this straight... I love fashion. I love the evolution of fashion.  I love the innovation in fashion. I hate the overpriced branding of fashion.  I love taking trends and making them accessible for everyone.  So, I love the segments in fashion mags that show what a celebrity is wear and how you can get that look. Unfortunately, depending on the magazine, even the "regularly priced" items are too expensive for me... (#collegekidprobs) So, I have created my own segment. Enjoy!

Ahhh Miss Cara Delevingne. If not currently, she will be the world's top model in a matter of a very short time. This is a stunning look that she wore to an event in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Of course, this jumpsuit probably cost her hundreds, but you can get the same look for much less. 

This, is a plunging neck-line, sleeveless jumpsuit similar to Cara's but for the grand total of $27.00 with shipping. I found this on eBay.  Just search in Google "black jumpsuit" and you will find thousands of options that are all very flattering. This is the closest model I could find that was under $50. (http://bit.ly/1f1Tb5r) Now for the accessories...

Maurice's link belt: $15.00 (http://bit.ly/1iCuIat)

Modcloth $24.99 (http://bit.ly/1f1V3Lo)

Finally, for the shoes, almost any black pump will do the trick, but feel free to mix it up with bright colors or even crazy patterns.  I found really reasonable black pumps:

These beauties can be bought for $46.99 at Milanoo.com (http://bit.ly/1f1VXYn)

So if you don't have black pumps at home, and want to buy the whole look, your total will be: $115.98.  The best part about this outfit is that it actually can be used in different ways.  Want to cover up? Add a fluffy and colorful scarf. Want to go more gutsy? Try wearing a button up shirt underneath. Get creative but don't ever think that you can't afford fashion. 

LORAC "Take a Brow"

I've never been one to mess with my eyebrows when it comes to makeup; mostly because I have terribly shaped eyebrows no matter where I go or who does them for me, so I try to not accentuate that fact. I got  brave yesterday and I went and bought LORAC's "Take a Brow" eyebrow kit from Sephora.

 When I was in the store, there were three shades to choose from: Blonde, Brunette, and Dark Brown.  As you can see in the pictures, I do possess dark brown hair, but when I opened the corresponding brow kit, it had a coffee color and an almost black color along with the brow wax.  I was being brave, but not that brave.  When I have ventured into trying brow pencils before, I always felt like my eyebrows were the only thing you could see on my face, so I am still a little cautious.  I opted for the brunette kit which had a light brown and coffee colored option along with the brow wax.

I used the light brown in the following picture.  You can see the before and after.  I used tips from Makeup.com (Link: http://www.makeup.com/fill-brows-how-to/) to help me get it right (I'll still need practice and time to experiment). The kit included a mini angled brush, but I used my own larger one.  The pigment was just that, packed dry pigment.  I don't know why but I was expecting something creamier.  This just means that this brow kit will probably last me forever because I used so very little. (Bonus!) After putting on the light brown in the areas that are lacking, I applied the wax and viola! When I looked in the mirror, I still felt like all I could notice were my eyebrows, but when I look at the before and after pics, I definitely see the need for filling in my eyebrows.  I actually have a semi-shape to my eyebrows after using this. Thanks LORAC! 

4-IN-1 HANDMADE BIKINI

When my boyfriend and I went to Cancún I obviously needed a new swim suit. (What girl doesn't want a new bikini every year??) I couldn't find a Brazilian bikini anywhere in the U.S. and the prices online were outrageous! ($65+) So I decided to make my own for a grand total of $10 plus a few hours at the sewing machine.  I am the queen of multi-use clothing, so of course my swim suit is 100% reversible.

I wasn't just going to make a regular reversible bikini.  I made one that can become a bandeau as well. (As pictured.) When I was playing beach volleyball, I tied the straps around my neck and I had no slipage the entire 3 games. I was very impressed.

I loved the patterned lycra that I found to make this bikini! It was just gorgeous.  

If anyone is interested in having me make them a bikini, I would be happy to do it! I really enjoyed making this one and I plan on buying plenty of fabric to make more and more styles. I plan on making everything reversible if possible so that I (or you...) can mix and match the pieces.  

Cuando mi novio y yo fuimos a Cancún, obviamente yo necesitaba un nuevo bikini. (Cuál chica no siempre necesita uno nuevo?) Encontrar un binkini Brasileño en EEUU fue imposible y del internet salían carísimos! ($65+) Entonces, decidí hacer uno yo mismo al sumo de $10 y unas horas frente de la maquina de coser. Soy la reina de prendas multi-usas así que este bikini es 100% reversible.

No iba a hacer cualquier bikini reversible, no no no... Tenía que poder transformar a un bandeau tambien (como está en las fotos).  Para jugar volei de arena, atajé los cordones atrás del cuello y se quedó quieto por tres partido sin problemitas. Yo estaba bastante impresionada con eso.

Me encanta la entampa que tiene esta tela! Es muy bonito.

Si alguién está intesada en que le haga yo un bikini, yo sería maz que feliz por hacerlo. Realmente disfruté coser este bikini y planeo en comprar mucha tela para hacer más así y también de más estilos. Ojalá que todo sea reversible si posible para que yo pueda (o vos puedas) mexclar la piezas. Besitos!