What a fun month April turned out to be! Had so many great snapshots from the month I thought I would round up my best performing Instagram posts to share with you guys. You can always shop my Instagrams HERE!
Saturday, April 30, 2016
Friday, April 29, 2016
Friday Five April 29
Thursday, April 28, 2016
Video: Exuma Travel Diary
Get your wallets ready... because you're about to FALL in love with this dress!!!
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Lilly Pulitzer: Alice Sleeveless Trapeze Dress / Jack Rogers: Whipstitched Flip Flop / Hermes: Oasis Sandals (similar here and here) / Kate Spade: Deandra Cat Eye Sunglasses (also here) / Gentle Monster: Honey Punch Sunglasses (similar here) / BaubleBar: Ribbon Letter Monogram / David Yurman: Pearl Earrings
This has officially become my dress of the summer. I ended up buying it because I had to return something in the store and was looking for something simple and easy for my Exuma trip. I must have passed over this dress two or three times when I was shopping and then finally came back to it. So glad I did!!
I tried it on in my usual M size but I looked like I was nine months along!! But the dress was soooo cute so I grabbed the S and it fit great. It's obviously meant to be flowy but I think the smaller size provided the perfect amount. I tried on the XS to be sure and it was cutting into my armpits so I was pretty sure.
I wore this as a coverup on our excursion, to dinner one night at the hotel, golfing (I was just driving) and then again for our flight home. Since then, I also wore it to Andrew's house for a birthday party. I mean... I kind of really love this dress!!!
What I think is so interesting about it is that it has two little clasps at the top right (my left with it on) instead of in the back. So that's how you get it on and off and honestly, I think, how it fits so well around your neckline.
The fabric is a light cotton material and really just perfect for those hot summer days. The dress itself makes me feel very vintage chic. That's why for the second time I wore it (the pictures out front) I paired it with my new Kate Spade cat eye sunglasses. I totally loved the look.
I can't wait to wear it again soon!! Which look was your favorite? With the white Jack Rogers or the Cat Eye Sunglasses??
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Wednesday, April 27, 2016
Lilly Pulitzer Alice Trapeze Dress
The year of the life goals list is here and we're off to quite an amazing start! I got to swim with the pigs (a rising popular thing to do thanks to the Bachelor) and it was SO MUCH FUN!!
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WildFox: Mermaid Top / WildFox: Mermaid Reversible Bottom / Illesteva: Milan III Sunglasses (also here & cheaper!!)
Oh man was this fun fun fun! So I'll start from the beginning... at the Harpers Bazaar Icon Party I met this wonderful girl Alex and we bonded over traveling. She was helping me brainstorm ideas for where to go for my New Year's trip (we ended up going to Jamaica) and told me to check out Exuma.
"Ah-what-a?" was my first response to which she followed up, "where the swimming pigs are." So it was pretty much then and there I decided I wanted to go. It shot straight on up to the top of my travel list and I had my mind set. Andrew and I were going to go and swim with the pigs.
Exuma, for those who don't know, is a small island in the Bahamas and has really come to been known for the swimming pigs. For the record, I had this thing booked way before The Bachelor went there! I was kind of sad they were blowing up my spot but what can you do!
Just about every tour company on the island will have a swimming pigs excursion and from what I heard, there are two different islands that are homes to these beautiful pigs. One is the original and the other is one where pigs don't end up there naturally. I'm sure both are great but we ended up at the OG island with some really BIG pigs.
In pictures you see when you google "swimming pigs exuma" you see these cute little baby pigs swimming in the water but in reality they are about twice the size of you running full speed to grab whatever is in your hand (or near by). They were aggressive but in a cute piggy kind of way.
The moment you bring your boat to the island, the pigs jump into the water and swim over -- mouths WIDE open. It was so funny. They knew what was coming and they were ready for some good food. Our tour company provided us with some bread to feed them and it was so much fun. I had them chasing me around till I was all out.
The only thing is I wish I had brought more food with me! They ate the bread so quickly and were just begging for more haha. Next time!! Our captain also told me they love fresh water (since they don't get enough) and let me feed them some bottles. That was the best because they LOVED it and it kept them around more for some cute photos :)
Andrew and I had such a fun time and we have some great video to show you guys later! If you're ever in Exuma or Nassau, make sure to go and do this!!! It's SO so so worth it.
As for my swimsuit... I got a lot of questions on snapchat about it! I love it but I made a few minor adjustments. So I ordered a large in both the bottom and top and I just loved it on me-- SUCH a cute idea for a swimsuit. But the straps (for my larger chest) needed to be on so I didn't fall out -- the problem? They were in such a weird place almost under my armpit that it created fat lines and just looked odd.
But I was determined to get it the way I wanted so I found my little sewing kit and sewed the straps on to the tops of the shells and made it more of a normal 'triangle' top. It worked and it's now my favorite swim suit!!
You can see how it normally is here (it's detachable to make it a bandeau) compared to how I wore it.
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Tuesday, April 26, 2016
Swimming with Pigs in Exuma
Happy Monday! I'm back in the states and ready to share ALL of my adventures in Exuma. Today was our stop to a sand bar in the Exumas and the place ... well, it was simply breathtaking. I hope these photos do it justice!!
Marysia Swim: Mott Top / Marysia Swim: Antibes Bottom (linked more color options below because they sell out so quickly!!)
The photos do a great job of capturing the sandbar but just not enough to really show you how amazing this place was. I don't know how to convey/show it through words but it was one of the coolest places I have ever been.
We were pretty much in the middle of the ocean and there was just this huge sand bar that was like a small island. The sand was SO soft and the water was crystal clear. The water was shallow and it kind of felt like you were walking on water. There was nothing in the water either -- no rocks, coral, seaweed, or fish. It was like a pool in the middle of the ocean.
If you ever take a trip to Exuma, be sure to take a boat to find a local sandbar. I don't know where this one was or the name -- sorry -- but it was the same place featured in Pitbull's "Timber" video (random, I know)!
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Monday, April 25, 2016
Exuma Sandbar
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