Things that are Pretty....

I will admit it. I am a very girly girl. I dont like sports (I do enjoy both baseball and soccer players), I love Masterpiece Theater, I love makeup, I love pinks and purples and I will be found listening to classical music.

Without further ado, shameless picspam.

Things that are Pretty...



Blush (Coralista by Benefit)


Eyeshadow (The Shady Lady Palette)


Baubles & Red Polish


Taking one's clothes off and dropping them on the floor


A drawer full of blushes


Arriving home to find TONS of swap packages!!


A girl's purse, especially a blush-colored one


Overall girly things and cream shoes


Rings, earrings and pearls!

This was a post-work photo session.

today's outfit: happy cowgirl

So part of this weekend was spent watching Pasion de Gavilanes and I really shouldn't have because it's one of those corny Spanish soaps that becomes addictive and you find yourself wanting to know what happens yet it's so bad you're ashamed of yourself? C'mon, we've all been there. So the three female leads wear a lot of jeans and a lot of skirts with knee-high boots.

By the time I made myself part with the DVD I was somehow wishing I lived in a ranch, rode horses and held on tightly to family values (and of course had a HOT Reyes brother after me, that would be great too!) I shouldn't have shared this info with my boyfriend because he laughed at me and said I would never survive in a ranch. He's right, of course, the mere thought of manual labor and shoveling horse excrement sends me into anaphylactic shock but it doesn't hurt to dress like it and walk around pretending I'm a cowgirl, right? Right! So that is what happened this morning. I slipped out of the house before he woke up because I KNOW he would've made fun of me.

Dress, Suzi Chin $72, Lace Camisole, Vanity Fair $14, Suede Boots, Rebels $80, Purse, Sabina $225, Stone Chains, Arden B $18, Ring, Coach $58, Polish, Essie 'Sole Mate' $8, Eyeshadow, Quad by Clinique 'Blacks to Violets' $25

Yeah? Nay? Oh whatever, give me a pony and a straight man in tight jeans and I'm game.

The Convertible Outfit

I have been obsessing this entire past week over this gray tweed skirt I bought online and it took FOREVER. FOREVER to arrive. Upon arrival yesterday I am pretty sure I squealed loud enough to be the one responsible for the neighbor's chihuahuas bark attack. For that I am sorry. But I am most certainly NOT sorry for the first outfit this skirt will provide. It's such a classic A-line thing and it fits SO well that I am quite enamored with it (my ass looks like JLo's, tyvm, Puerto Rican Genes). It took so long to arrive that I had the look I wanted for it ready before the damn thing had reached Florida's borders.

We had these big wigs coming to work today, including out company's CEO and of course everyone is running around like mad with a stuffy suit on. I, for one, do not like suits. They make me look boxy and they are uncomfortable and restrain me from being my usual talkative social butterfly self. So I always turn to A-line skirts for these types of days at work. Mind you, I pulled the majority of this from my closet and was awaiting the skirt's arrival.

So here it goes:

Skirt, Spiegel $39, Blouse, Forever 21 $23, Shoes, RSVP $85, Necklace, White House Black Market $58, Handbag, Banana Republic $250, Navy Tights, Urban Outfitters $18, Watch, Fossil $95, Polish, OPI 'Conquistadorable' $8.50

And voila! I had bought the patterned navy tights some weeks ago, had the navy ruffled blouse, the large gray purse, navy pumps and I paired it with my chunky silver necklace and my watch and yes; I looked fantastic if I dare say so myself. I also added a black lace camisole to not show off the ladies. I smiled and shook the hand of the investors, had lunch with them and didn't even drop food on my blouse. I know it's a pretty bland outfit but this is what we do in corporate America. With stick to the basics. Yet compared to all the other female managers that sported the basic black suit (pant suit, mind you), black pumps (with chunky heels, ugh) and black sad bag I looked like the Anna Wintour of them.

The reason the purse was so big is because once they leave in... about fifteen minutes ;) I will be changing in my office for dinner with my cousin who lands from Puerto Rico. I have to entertain him for about 2 hours until his boyfriend arrives from Gainesville. So I will drop the skirt <3, the watch and the tights and grab my skinny gray jeans and silver cuff and I'm ready for Casual!Isabelle and I'm sure it'll be gay-approved.

Jeans, ArdenB $78, Bracelet, TopShop $30

today's outfit: the navy blazer

I'm so excited about my outfit today I have to post about it before I leave for work. I found this awesome navy blazer in a thrift shop this weekend (a GREAT place for blazers if you want to update your fall wardrobe) for about $3.50. You can't beat that so after a trip to the cleaners I can finally wear it with my skinny jeans, a plain white tee I got from Target for about $8 a pack and snazzed it up with great pumps, a purse and some jewelry. I think this is my favorite outfit this week <3 I also did my hair in a high ponytail to give it a playful twist. (the sorority girl in me was screaming to tie a little red bow on my hair but I held myself back you all would be proud)

Blazer, Topshop $120, Jeans, Hudson $119, T-Shit, Fruit of the Loom $8.50 (for a 5 pack!), Handbag, Banana Republic $230, Shoes, Jessica Simpson $69, Necklace, Nordstrom $27, Ring, Max & Chloe $38, Nail Polish, Zoya 'America' $7

Since I'm meeting the girls after work for Sushi, Sake & a movie this just makes the 8 hours at work breeze by before playtime really begins! Happy Friday, everyone!!

today's outfit: the girly prep

Going back to my ever so favorite preppy looks I continued with my dress/skirt tirade. I can't help it. There's something fun and lovely about wearing a skirt with sky-high heels and a lovely purse. I grabbed a purple dress that had been chilling in my closet for a while without any interaction and I paired it up with my new cream fishnet stockings that arrived in the mail. (<3 the mail)

It come out something like this:

Dress, Calypso $175, Cashmere Cardigan, Jcrew $99, Cable Stockings, DYNY $18, Shoes, TypeZ $79, Handbag, LV $690, Belt, Michael Kors $22, Necklace, Charlotte Russe $15.50, Polish, Essie 'Mink Muffs' $8.50

Very simple and you can recreate it at home. Grab your favorite girly dress, throw on a cardigan, belt-it, add some fishnet or cable stockings, some heels, your favorite cream shoes, some faux pearls and a neutral bag. VOILA! Instant hottie!

I bought my LV Speedy back when I was in my early 20's, to be honest it comes out to play like never. I think it's a bit pretentious but for the money I paid for it I just use it every once in a while then I quickly switch to my Michael Kors which is my current favorite <3 Because that LV is the most uncomfortable little thing in the face of this planet. I can barely squish my purple netbook in it before I have to take it out and it creates another dilema. /end of purse rant

today's outfit: the fall maxidress

Today I was feeling rather bohemian. Well... as bohemian as a preppy girl who loves Mary-Janes can be. The trick to being a preppy-bohemian is all in the print of the dress and how you accessorize because this can turn into an ugly mess very quickly. And yes, I wore this to the office (I have a relaxed office, I wouldn't wear this if I still worked in the law firm). This is a way to still enjoy your Summer Maxi dress but warm it up a bit so it's appropriate for the cooler weather you're feeling.

Dress by Rachel Pally $154, Cardigan by Express $49.50, Sandals by Dolce Vita $107, Bag by Aldo $39.98, Necklace by Faith $29.50, Polish by OPI in Sizzling Saphire $8

I always wear a tubetop under this dress because I dont want to go around looking like Serena Van der Woodsen, so for the office I put under the dress something like this shapping cami. The thing is? This outfit can be made already with the stuff in your closet. Pair your maxi dress with a fitted cardigan, your gladiator sandals and accessorize with the rest. And if you're meeting the girls or the boyfriend after work for drinks, loose the cardigan and you're set! Have fun :)