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April 30, 2014

APRIL

Hello CHICsters,

Can you believe April has come and gone so quickly? I was so busy this month it just seemed to fly by. This post features all of my APRIL looks & fashion inspiration. Which one was your fave?

These looks went from casual, to boho chic, to ladylike, to retro and everywhere in between LOL. There is absolutely no rhyme or reason behind my style other than I wear what works depending on how I feel, & clearly from the looks of it my inspiration is all over the place :-)

Stay tuned for more fashion inspiration in May, including details on my 1 Year Blogiversary Giveaway!!! You all will not want to miss this one.

xoxo,

Osa

December 7, 2013

IN THE NUDE

Hey there CHICsters,

Hope everyone is enjoying this weekend. The weather here has been so bipolar in Atlanta that one day you can go out with a tee and jeans, the next you need a turtleneck and a fur coat. I don't understand it at all!!! Nonetheless, yesterday was in the 70's here so I took full advantage of it :-)

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May 13, 2013

MAY FLOWERS

There's just something about the spring that makes me feel so girly and carefree. Atlanta doesn't get what I would call a "real winter" compared to all the freezing winters I've faced in NYC ( I get chills just thinking about it) brrrr. But nonetheless, the colors of the fall/winter seasons are much more subdued with alot of browns, grays, and earth tones Don't get me wrong, I LOVE a full on earth-tone look, but after a few months of walking by window mannequins dressed as such it tends to get boring *insert long yawn here* LOL. The spring is the perfect time to break out your brights, pastels, prints, and florals . like this wrap maxi dress I'm wearing which I found at a thrift store for 1/2 price. The tag said $1.80 (ok catch your breath)!! Yep, a whopping 90 cents was the cost of this vintage 1970's wrap masterpiece. And just to think, I almost left the store that day with nothing after searching through the racks, but on my way out the door I noticed a floral sleeve. At first I thought it was just a blouse until I pulled out the hanger from among a bunch of tightly packed randoms...

and found a little piece of heaven :-)

A wrap dress is one of the most flattering silhouettes on a woman no matter your size or height..it just works!

A picture cannot do this dress any justice! I was drawn to the colors of red, turquoise, orange, and neon pink flowers with tan and bright green stems.

I don't normally wear any makeup as in foundation, concealer etc.. but I do love lip glosses and lipsticks such as the new MAC collaboration with songstress Rihanna called RiRi Woo (sold out in 3hrs) that I'm wearing here. Love the matte red color.

This dress didn't need much accessories, but I did add my "go-to" earring, thin gold hoops for a lil' extra umph! ( LOVE gold hoops, it's the Brooklyn in me lol)

Green is one of my fave colors...(after lavender of course), and I love the way that the green of these strappy heels brings out the greens in the dress as well as the flowers.

Just to think these lovely shoes have been sitting in my closet unworn for TWO years smh..

Hope you all have a CHICtastic start to your week xoxo

CHIC Finds

Vintage Seventies Wrap Dress (thrifted)

Green Strappy Heels from Zara (old) similar HERE or the wedge pair HERE

May 9, 2013

Mother's Day: 5 CHIC Gifts Under $50

Mother's Day is an occasion where we show our Moms how much we truly appreciate them. Although I've always been close to my mother, I don't think I truly understood how much work goes into being a parent until I had kids of my own. After having three kids ages 15, 5, and 4 yrs old (Yep that's a huge gap in ages but after my first labor experience I swore I would NEVER go through that again LOL). Trust me...motherhood is WORK. Getting "paid" in daily hugs and kisses is priceless... giving a CHIC gift to show your appreciation is just the icing on the cake.