#cindytakesover: July 2015

BUNS FOR DAYS

5:38 PM

HELLO/GOOD MORNING/GOOD EVENING! Today was a very interesting day… I had an 8 AM shift but my alarm thought it was Monday so it was set for 9:30 AM and I pretty much woke up by instinct at around 7:45. That pretty much gave me 15 minutes to get ready and drive to work!! Luckily I live 10 minutes from Anthropologie and I actually organized my closet two days ago so I literally threw this on and sped towards the store – with 1 minute to spare!! Although that gave me -4.128 minutes to do my hair lol. For some reason, I was looking at miley cyrus’s feed on Instagram before I left the house (yes, even though I had 20 seconds to clock in I was still on Instagram) I saw her mini buns and decided to give it a shot!

After a crazy 8 hour shift (if you work retail, you understand how much my face hurt from smiling) I came home to a letter from my college which made me smile even more because… (drumroll please…) I GOT ON THE DEAN’S LIST AGAIN!!! This makes it my third time! It’s one of those things I never imagined happening in my life so it’s a pretty huge deal for me J It’s also a huge improvement from a year and a half ago when I was actually on academic probation but that’s another story for another time.

But back on the miley cyrus buns – yay or nay? I still can’t decide!

OUTFIT DETAILS

Sunglasses || Cheap Monday

Top/Pants || Old Navy

Sandals || Target

Lipstick || MAC

Thanks for reading – Take care and have a wonderful day/night!

[ Love, Cindy ]

SUMMER STYLE

12:17 PM

HELLO/GOOD MORNING/GOOD EVENING! I tried to not look sweaty in my pics but it was a bit tough since I was practically MELTING. Also, I didn’t have anything to match the crop top that I bought from F21 (a rare item – usually don’t see anything like this in stores… and on sale too! All for about $11.50, it was crazy) so I threw it over a super cute white dress that I’ve worn before in my OOTD’s and it surprisingly worked out! I actually don’t have too many skirts – actually none at all except for one I made in a sewing class – so this was pretty much my only option. Any recommendations on how to pair up this crop top without my belly peeking? J

I don’t know if I told you guys but I will be going to NYC for a couple of days next week for a conference and I’m super excited but really worried because it’s going to be 10x hotter than it is here and I have no idea what to wear!! Half of the time I have to wear business casual and the other half I want to look super chic while walking the streets of the city! Again, if anyone has any tips feel free to leave a comment! Some of my necessities will be sun hats and long-sleeve blouses but other than that, I haven’t been to many humid places so it’ll be a somewhat new experience for me.

OUTFIT DETAILS

Top || Forever 21

Dress || Old Navy

Shoes || ROSS

Lipstick || YSL

Thanks for reading – Take care and have a wonderful day/night!

[ Love, Cindy ]

KIMONO FLARE

7:58 PM

HELLO/GOOD MORNING/GOOD EVENING! I apologize for not posting the past 10 days – I’m about to tell you why! But before I do, MY NEW OBSESSION WITH THIS KIMONO CARDIGAN IS HUUUUUGE!! I saw it during my shift last week and it was super expensive so I sighed and admired it from afar until I realized that I’d actually wear it a lot (I actually ended up wearing it to the 1D concert – which was so amazing I don’t think I can put it into words tbh) so I ended up using one of my few special employee discounts on it and voila! It’s now my favorite to-go item in my entire closet!

ANYWAY, now onto the reason why I’ve been away from posting OOTDs this past week and a half (if you’re interested) – I’ve been semi promoted to handle PR stuff for my internship and I’ve completely underestimated how much work goes into social media and promoting overall. I’ve been taking pictures here and there, studying how to get viewer’s attention, how to do fashion-blogger-style-ootd-layouts on Instagram and looking at potential partners for our company. It’s a lot of work, props to all the PR’s out there… On the good side, it’s super fun and I get to work with a marketing major so I’m learning a lot! Hopefully I can get back into the groove of posting an ootd every other day though, because I always regret it when my outfit is on point and I didn’t upload it!

OUTFIT DETAILS

Kimono Cardigan || Anthropologie

Tank/Jeans/Sandals || Old Navy

Bag || ALDO

Lipstick || MAC (Toledo Edition)

Thanks for reading – Take care and have a wonderful day/night!

[ Love, Cindy ]

PRETTY IN (PASTEL) PINK

12:57 AM

HELLO/GOOD MORNING/GOOD EVENING! Lately I’ve been inspired by the simple and chic style that many fashion bloggers express with their ootd’s – I usually have the need to wear a cardigan over a shirt like this but it was warm enough to convince myself that I didn’t need one! And it’s hard to find a cardigan I like that isn’t heavy knit/woven these days…

My style changes so often and I wish I had just one so that when people see me they would be like “omg I want Cindy’s style” you know? At the same time I get bored when I wear the same thing over and over so the more I donate, the more I try to replace the same amount (I swear I don’t have a problem)!! Maybe one day I’ll try and stick to one style/theme but right now I just want to keep trying out new things! J

OUTFIT DETAILS

Hat || H&M

Lipstick || Dior

Top || Anthropologie

Jeans/Watch || Forever 21

Shoes ||

Bag || Steve Madden (ROSS)

Thanks for reading – Take care and have a wonderful day/night!

[ Love, Cindy ]

FLOWEY FLOWERS

8:59 PM

HELLO/GOOD MORNING/GOOD EVENING! I think I can officially say today has reached the 100 mark – it. was. hot. And I’m not gonna lie, the hotter it is the more lazy I get with my outfits… and when I say lazy I literally mean I put on the flowliest thing I have (in today’s case, the skirt!) Usually I don’t wear skirts or dresses because I’m pretty insecure about my legs but when summer comes I rather show off some skin compared to sweat in pants LOL.

I need to start collecting kimono cardigans again, those were my go-to last summer but I’m tired of the ones I have! Do any of you guys have any recommendations of where I can find affordable yet cute kimonos? I emphasize affordable only because 1) I’m a cheapo and 2) a lot of the kimonos I find are soooooooo cute but always sooooooooo over-priced! May or may not begin sewing again just so I can make my own!