Nails of the Week

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For these nails, I first painted on a pearl base then used a nail tattoo sheet on my nails. To use nail tattoos, you first need to cut a sheet into different sized rectangles/squares to fit your nails. If you have small nails like me, you should only need one sheet. Then fill a cup or bowl with a little bit of water (room temp is best). Take the clear front sheet off of a rectangle piece, dunk in water for a second or two (not long at all). Then carefully place & keep on nail for ten seconds. Beware, the second it’s stuck on your nail you won’t be able to move it! Once they’re all done I put top coat on so they wouldn’t wash off.
I like the extra shine the pearl gave to the nail tattoo, but for this sheet gold will always be my favorite underneath it.

Mini Shopping Haul

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I went shopping downtown with a friend & found these two pretty items. I hope to wear the headband to next year’s 1920s themed New Year’s Eve party. I guess I’ll be working on planning my outfit around this for the whole year (my kind of fun). The blue under it is a long sleeved lace dress that I’ll wear this spring. I can’t wait for the snow to melt!

Outfit of the Day

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The weather went above freezing yesterday afternoon so I took an ootd in my dressy winter coat! It’s a Betsey Johnson coat I bought at Marshalls a year & a half ago. I was going to do a post like this last year but wimped out from the cold & I’m glad I did because now I have this great blanket scarf to go with it!

Outfit of the Day

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Wore this simple outfit to work this week. Blouse is from Target, pants are from Nordstrom (I think), & my favorite ankle boots are from Charlotte Russe.

Outfit of the Day

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I wore this to a wedding rehearsal dinner Friday night. The dress is from a local boutique (sorry no link) with an old Bohme necklace & my favorite booties. For the actual wedding I re-wore this.

Nails of the Week

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I went to a cousin’s wedding this weekend so I did a quick & simple design by painting my nails black, then using top coat to attach jewels in a half circle at the base of my nail.

Happy New Year!

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Happy New Year everyone! Just incase you missed my instagraming from last night, here’s a re-cap. I went to the coolest New Year’s Eve party I’ve ever been to that had a 1920s theme & wore my Halloween costume from last October (with more comfortable shoes). You can see the Halloween post [HERE].
I brought my mini 8 & posted some instants on my Instagram, @atraceoflace. (Thanks to my friend Carmen for asking a guy she knows from work to let me take a pic of his group in their great costumes, & thanks to Carmen’s boyfriend Sam for taking pics of me & Carmen.)
I also took one sneaky shot of this girls costume from the back with my phone & the picture turned out pretty great.

Outfit of the Day

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I decided to mix textures with this look by wearing lace, knits, & a chambray shirt together. I love the results! I’m wearing my new tank top I bought on Black Friday under an old chambray shirt & sweater, with some Banana Republic over-the-knee socks (folded down twice), my Tin Missy boots found [HERE], & a vintage watch.

Nails of the Week

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For these nails, I used manicure stickers to block off the base of my nails. Then used my pearl colored polish. Then I used a little silver glitter polish to paint a thin line above the pearl.

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