Butter polish.

    Sunday afternoons always seem like a good time to venture into Ulta to find new and exciting beauty products.
    Today I was on the hunt for the perfect nude/pale pink polish, and I struck gold once I found the nail color line called Butter. I had never tried this brand before, however I've seen it recently in some of my magazines.
    The salesgirl suggested I also purchase the nail foundation base coat, along with the hardwear top coat (which I needed anyways). The polish color I ended up with is called pink ribbon and it really is the perfect neutral color. They also offer a matte topcoat that you can layer over any polish, and it immediately transforms the color into being matte, which is a really big trend right now as well (cant wait to try that too).
I love how it looks on, and suggest you all check out this great line, it's carried at Ulta in Holland!

Laura

Final Product with all three polishes

Pink Ribbon

Nail Foundation and Hardwear topcoat

New Spring colors advertised in the recent Ulta flyer

The High-Low Trend.

    Recently in magazines, along with at Jb and me I've been seeing a lot of the high-low skirt and dress look (shorter in the front, longer in the back). This is a great option for someone who likes a little more length or just a wants a fun new style to try!

    My dress is an example of this style. I've paired it with a SB green suede belt (these can be found at Jb and me in a ton of colors), a vintage gold necklace, fishnet nude tights (express), and my sixty seven boots.

Laura

High-Low dress

Decided to add a green belt for a little extra

color.

Fishnet nude tights...I don't care for solid nude hose so instead

I choose to wear these.

Pairing Bold Colors.

    I was inspired this morning by my friend Abby's outfit that I had posted about on my blog yesterday. She had paired bold colors together in her outfit almost giving it the color block effect. My outfit today isn't bright, but I was able to take two bold colors (rust and green) and pair them together for somewhat of the same effect. The shrug I'm wearing has flecks of gold in it, so I chose to wear a gold necklace to tie it all together. I added some texture to the outfit by wearing a lace top under my shrug...it looked better than just wearing a basic cami.

Laura

Lace tank: Free people
Skirt: anthropologie
Shrug: Jb and me ( a couple years ago)
Boots: FOUND

I tucked the lace top in since the skirt is pretty high waisted.

Lace is so pretty and lady like:)

My favorite vintage boots

Shrugs are great items to bring into your wardrobe, because you can

wear them over dresses, with skirts, or to turn your summery tanks into

items that can be worn year round!

The Lady Has style.

    My friend Abby's outfit was so adorable I had to make my blog post of the day about it. She came into the store today for a quick visit, and I was instantly obsessed and jealous of her look...check it out for yourself...she's one stylish lady!

Laura

    Also...Congrats to Becca the winner of my whoopie cream giveaway! Don't worry to those of you who didn't win this time, I will be posting a great new giveaway soon!

I love all of these vibrant colors 

paired together!

Her cute Curly locks

This cape is so cute, and unusual.

 Loafers.  She could do a tap dance in these cute little shoes:)

Pastels. Vintage keys. And sunshine.

    What a beautiful day in Holland, MI! The sun was shining, and besides a little wind it was quite warm out! It almost makes it seem like we should be able to wear all of the fun spring clothing that is filling just about every retail shop! Soon enough:)
    Color is going to be everywhere this season! There will be tons of brights, but along with the brights comes soft pastels too, that will be equally as popular. Soft pinks, nudes, and cream sickle oranges will be found on everything from denim to tees to ballet flats.
    My outfit today consists of a pastel green 525 America boyfriend cardigan, layered with a nikibiki long sleeve top (only $25), a vintage key necklace, and my fidelity skinny jeans. Cardigans like this are great pieces to buy for the transition time from winter to spring where you want to start wearing a little color, but also still need a little warmth. They are also great to have to throw over a cute dress or with a t-shirt and skirt.

525 America cardigan: Jb and me
Abby vintage key necklace: Jb and me ( new just arrived too )!!!
Fidelity ace jean: Jb and me
Boots: FOUND

*winner will be chosen tomorrow for my whoopie cream giveaway! Don't forget to sign up! Just tell me your favorite bath and body product, and why you would like to win! It's as easy as pie!

Yes there is a charm with little vintage skis ( I don't ski, but thought they were adorable)

The lace is vintage too- so pretty. I love lace.

Cardigans are great transition pieces from winter to spring

Win this Whoopie Cream just click HERE

My Plaid Blazer.

    My Plaid blazer has been in my closet now for a good three years and counting.  It's one of those pieces that keeps being saved from the consignment store pile each season.  Lucky little blazer!  I've kept it around because A. Blazers are a timeless piece of clothing to have in any wardrobe, B. It's an item of clothing that can easily transform outfits into looking new and different, and C. It has a 3/4 ruched sleeve...something very hard to come by in the blazer department:)
    In my outfit today I simply paired my black and ivory plaid jacket with a black tank, some skinny jeans, a pair of knee high suede boots, and a multi-strand necklace. Casual yet pulled together.

    ALSO...Don't forget to check my last post and register to win my giveaway (Farmhouse Fresh Whoopie Cream-  One of my favorite bath products!).  All you have to do is tell me your favorite bath product, and why you would like to win!  Easy enough:)
http://lauraloves2shop.blogspot.com/2012/01/whoopie-cream-giveaway.html

My BB Dakota Blazer

Suede Knee Boots by Naughy Monkey

Multi Strand Necklace from a Boutique in New Hampshire

New Sally Hansen Nail Color Called Commander in Chic

Whoopie Cream Giveaway!

 
    As I've mentioned before Farmhouse Fresh Products are my all time favorite, so that's what I picked to use as my giveaway today: Whoopie Cream. All you have to do is tell me what your favorite bath product is, and why you would like to be the lucky winner.  Pretty easy huh?  Be sure to leave your e-mail address so I can contact you if you are the lucky winner!  Winner will be selected on Wednesday!

P.S. Be nice and share this with your friends they'll be happy if you do:)