Yet Another Plaid Scarf

Gap Plaid Scarf (comes in 2 other amazing colors) // Banana Republic Coat (similar here and here) //  DL1961 Amanda Archer Jeans // Gap Sweater // J.Crew Tote // Tory Burch Boots // Etsy Arrow Ring // Gorjana Teagan Ring (other rings are Gorjana, but sold out)

Photos by Amanda Hamman

My girl Amanda and I decided to get together to play dress up again over the weekend and had a total blast, other than the fact that it was legit 22 degrees - do I look cold or what? She takes the best photos, so I always love getting together for shoots. Her camera is seriously to DIE for. So if you've been following my blog, you know that I've had quite the obsession with plaid this year. In fact, this is my second plaid post within a week - you can check out the other one here. The plaid scarves this year are selling like crazy. Zara has a great selection, but they go so quickly it's not even funny. J.Crew sells a great one, which you can find here - it's actually men's, but who would ever know!? Better snatch it up before it too sells out!

Don't forget that today is the last day to enter the Nu Skin Nutricentials skin care package giveaway. Visit HERE to enter!

Happy Shopping!

xx

Dana

Boy Oh Boy

all images above via Chanel

Ohhh the Chanel Boy Bag: my dream bag. I know you've all seen it a million times now, but I just can't get it out of my head. I love its structured silhouette and how much less girly it is than the classic Chanel Flap Bag. Just the plain, black one (pictured first below), is my absolute dream bag. Of course I love all the other colors, but black just so classic and works with everything and anything. Yes, the price point is absolutely insane - I won't disagree with you on that, but something about owning a Chanel is priceless. That, and the fact that there are many ways to get around paying full price - it is actually probably more common than one would think. More ideas on that below...

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There are many many go-to sites when looking for a used Chanel bag, starting with eBay of course. Although with eBay, I always get a little cautious with guaranteeing it's authenticity. Some of my favorite (and guaranteed authentic) sites to browse are below. 

1. Fashionphile: the biggest selection by far I think. They've actually got my bag here (SO tempted)! This clutch is pretty darn awesome too - and not selling for an insane amount! Oh, and let me point out that they put things on sale on occasion... So awesome!
2. Luxury Garage Sale: You can find a decently good selection of Chanel here.
3. Vaunte: You have to become a member to shop this one.
4. The RealReal: Another site where you need to become a member, but they carry a huge selection of used designer goods (including Chanel of course). 

Happy Shopping!

xx

Dana

GOLD TABLE DIY: MY IKEA HACK

This is for sure one of the easiest furniture DIYs I've ever attempted - and one of the prettiest. I don't know about you guys, but I'm a huge fan of Ikea hacks. Ikea furniture is usually so incredibly inexpensive and simple to put together. All you need to do is dress is up with a little paint, fabric, jewels... you name it, and the piece looks like 3 times as expensive than it really is. Below are the photos of my Ikea DIY process, which is pretty self explanatory, but I also included directions at the bottom. This whole project cost me less than $100, and I now have the exact coffee table I was lusting after for such a long time. 

Materials:

- Ikea Vittsjo Nesting Table ($65)

- Two cans of gold metallic spray paint

- Marble contact paper (I bought mine here)

- Drop cloth (unless you have somewhere to spray paint where you don't need this)

The whole DIY process is pretty simple. The very first thing you need to do is put the table together (make sure you follow the ikea instructions), but stop once you get to placing the glass or screwing in the bottom shelf. Then, you spray paint - the whole entire thing. I did a couple coats for each table. While you're waiting for the to dry (and I'd wait at least 6 hours between coats), attach the contact paper to the bottom wood shelf. The contact paper has directions on the back, but all you need to do really is make sure the wood shelf is clean, detach the back of the contact paper, and stick it to the shelf. Make sure theres room on each side so that you can wrap the contact paper under/around the shelf so that it covers three out of the 4 sides (mine didn't completely cover the bottom, but that doesn't matter because you'll never see the bottom!). And that's it - pretty simple, right? This DIY was such a blast, and turned out so well. I can't wait to show you guys how I styled my coffee table... but that post will come a little later.

xx

Dana