$50 Fridays: Pencil Thin

I purchased a denim pencil skirt this summer and I have lived in it! Of course mine has some stretchy panel attached to it, but boy am I going to miss it post baby. I love the idea of tall boots with it for fall or with ballet flats. This one even claims to be slimming and you won’t hear any of us turning that down!

  1. Walmart, Ruffle Front Cap Sleeved Top
  2. Forever21, Ethnic Earrings
  3. Walmart, Metallic Ballet Flats
  4. Walmart, Slimming Denim Skirt

Rad Plaid

With school starting soon, I get to thinking of plaid. I guess it’s the school uniform skirts, maybe. I never had to wear one for dress code purposes, but let me tell you I was once all over the Clueless trend back in the day.  Plaid looks to be making a come back, but in a much better way than a much too short pleated skirt.

  1. Payless, Plaid Cadet Hat with Bow
  2. Target, Overdye Shirt
  3. Old Navy, Gauzy Smocked Tops
  4. Target, Plaid Rain Boots
  5. Dillards, Roxy Eclair Flats
  6. Charlotte Russe, Ruffle Front Plaid Shirt Dress
  7. Walmart, Plaid Button Down Tunic
  8. Delias, Valerie Plaid Dress

$50 Friday: Denim Domination

I have really be gravitating towards denim pieces that aren’t jeans lately and this fits the mold perfectly. And it fits the budget too.

  1. Aldo, McGinity
  2. Walmart, Denim Belted Dress
  3. Walmart, LEI Embellished Sandals

Pretty Things At Every Price: Maxi Dresses

Last week we did strapless dresses and this week we are doing maxi dresses! And Sarah just talked about these recently as well. I think all of us Tipsy gals wear them except for Court because she’s a SHORTY.  I’m a semi shorty, so some maxi dresses I encounter drag the ground, but others work out just fine!

  1. Der-Maxi Halter Dress-This one is super cheap and is quite festive in color… which makes me love it more. Plus, I really like the semi-sweetheartish neckline.
  2. Court-A Walk in the Clouds Maxi-Love the pattern and from a store I absolutely love.  I think the concept of this dress is GREAT, but would be very interested to where this would fall on me.  It might drag the ground, even being as short as it is!  These dresses generally do that to me.
  3. AK-Ruffle Neck Maxi Dress-I love the ruffles (obvs) but I also love the criss-cross back.  I think there’s really nothing sexier than a criss-cross back on a gal.
  4. Sarah-Gianni Bini Logan Knit Dress-I LOVE the colors in this dress! (It makes me wish that I was on a tropical island somewhere…)

Precious Cargos

Is it me or are you seeing a return of the cargo pant in every store? Or maybe it never left. It honestly never left my favs… but I’m not always a stickler for the rules.

  1. Forever21, Woven Cargo Pants
  2. Old Navy, Ankle Zip Cargo Capris
  3. JCrew, Cropped Ripstop Cargo Pant
  4. Old Navy, Wide Leg Cargos
  5. Walmart, Cargo Bermuda Shorts
  6. Charlotte Russe, Cargo Cropped Pants

$50 Friday: Modern Pin Up

I have always been drawn to that 50’s style of dresses and skirts and something about the neckline of this dress brings that out for me. These shoes are just plain adorable and I’ve seen them in person, EVEN MORE cute.

  1. Urban Original, Ruffle Slingback Sandal
  2. Forever21, Lacquered Petal Earrings
  3. Walmart, Sweetheart Halter Print Jersey Dress

Maxi’s on the Cheap

I love me a summertime maxi dress, but I don’t love the prices of my usual, “go to”, store. (aka JCrew) So, I’ve been on the hunt for some new maxi dresses on the cheap and here are some gems that I found:

  1. Alloy, Halter Maxi Dress
  2. Target, Kimono Sleeve Maxi Dress
  3. Alloy, Jaime Maxi Dress
  4. Walmart, Jersey Racerback Maxi Dress

On a side note, I literally get TONS of comments when I wear my maxi dresses, so pick you up one of these, go out in public, and let your ego get stroked a little…it never hurts! 🙂

10 Summer Tops for $10 Tops

It’s been a while since we went on a good ole’ fashioned bargain hunt… how about these ADORABLE finds for under $10!!

  1. Kohls, Striped Tube Halter Top
  2. Walmart, Organic Cotton Striped Tank
  3. Walmart, Womens Smocked Woven Top
  4. Old Navy, Ruffle Strap Tie Belt Tank
  5. Forever21, Banded Knit Dress– This says “dress”, but let’s get real.
  6. Walmart, Organic Cotton Striped Ruffle Tank
  7. Walmart, Flower Applique Jersey Tunic
  8. Walmart, Maternity Ruffle V Neck Tank
  9. Walmart, Womens Crochet Tank
  10. Old Navy, Womens Petal Trim Tank

$50 Fridays: Girl Overload

Flowers and ruffles= extra girly, but that’s how I roll sometimes.

  1. Walmart, Susie Rose Flower Scoop Neck Top
  2. Forever 21, Patent Quilted Shoulder Bag
  3. Urban Original, Bamboo Dexter Ruffle Flat Sandal
  4. Walmart, Ripstop Shorts

Living on Popsicles

It’s hotter than a mofo up in here and I can’t bust open a cold beer or throw back a nice frozen rita due to a small individual that I’m currently housing. So, I’ve made some sacrifices and pulled some strings… and filled my freezer with some delicious treats of the frozen variety.

FYI, I have no idea how I’m going to make it the rest of the summer- not sure if there are enough popsicles in this world.

  1. Philly Swirls Swirl Stix – These are like little “stix” of heaven and totally guilt free for when I eat an entire box while having a heat stroke.
  2. Orange Sherbet Tubes– These bring me back to the good ole’ days when Popsicle mouth was in. Man are these gooowwooood!
  3. Jelly Belly Freezer Pops – Jelly Bellies in ice form. It doesn’t get better than the green sour apple flavor.
  4. Dreyer’s Strawberry Fruit Bars – This is my current version of the strawberry daiquiri that I wish I was drinking.
  5. Rocket Popsicle Mold– And things are about to get crazy over here: MAKE.MY.OWN.POPSICLES.