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Fall is here, which means bring on the spices and the bourbon! I didn’t go full send on the fall cocktail just yet though.😏 Since the weather is still quite nice outside, I was feeling a more refreshing fall inspired drink, and the fresh lemon gives it just that! 🍋🥃😋

Ingredients (for 1):

1.5oz bourbon (I used Russell’s Reserve) 🥃
1oz fresh lemon juice 🍋
.75oz dark amber maple syrup* 🍁
4 large sprigs of rosemary 🌿

Process:

Crush 2 large sprigs of rosemary in your hand and add it to the shaker with ice.
Add the bourbon, lemon juice, maple syrup (*depending on your lemons & tastebuds you may need to add a little more or less syrup) and shake vigorously for 15 seconds.
Strain into a rocks glass with large cubes of ice and garnish with a rosemary sprig.

Very similar to a Bourbon Sour but the rosemary and maple give it a necessary fall update. 🍁😛 I think fall is my favorite season for cocktails. Things get a little stiffer, a bit more sophisticated and interesting. 😉

With everything unimaginably terrible going on in the world, sometimes it’s nice to take a moment for yourself. Learn a new recipe/skill, a little zen moment, if you will. That’s what making cocktails is for me….and then I just get drunk to forget all about the worst of it. 😝😝 But honestly, anyone else know how to better deal with all this catastrophe in the world?! 😫🙏🥃

🥃 + 🍋 + 🍁 + 🌿 = 😄 #SippinSunday

Pantones of the Post

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Stuff // Russell’s Reserve 10 Year Bourbon / Shaker: W&P Design / Cups: Crate & Barrel / Jigger: Cocktail Kingdom //

Colors (left to right) // Pantone 427C / Pantone 7547C / Pantone 409C / Pantone 619C / Pantone 7631C //

Day Shop Style

The Must-Have Graphic Tee

Posted on October 10, 2017

I’ve seen it, I’ve done it and now I’m blogging it. ✔️

White tees with red writing scrawled, embroidered or printed across the front have made their mark! They’re everywhere and ohhhh so hot right now. Paired with white denim, a la Haim, while it’s still hot (yes, whatever it’s 75 degrees in October, so shoot me 🌞 ) or paired with black denim and a blazer to be right on-trend for fall, I’ve never seen a graphic tee actually elevate a look before…. until these babies came to market. 😏💯⚡️

They most definitely get the 🆒 stamp of approval. Plus, who doesn’t love a cool new tee?

Shop my favorite red slogan graphic tees:

In fact, I’m going to go put one on right now and head to work! XOXO ❤️🖤❤️

Day Style

My Favorite Fall Collection

Posted on October 4, 2017

A couple months ago I was approached by AG Jeans for a collab (😁😁), I’ve loved the brand since high school but didn’t know much about their most recent designs. *Blog post not required,* but after 2 months of wearing their clothes 5/7 days a week, I NEED to spread the word about my new found obsession with the brand. 🙌💯

It’s less about chasing perfection and more about embracing authenticity.

I’ve never resonated with a collection more than the AG Jeans A/W ’17 Collection….never, ever. It was inspired by Young Hollywood in the 90s, one of my favorite fashion decades for the low-maintenance dressing and too-cool-to-GAF attitude. 😎🆒

I love that AG’s take on 90s revival has a modern twist. With silky slip dresses, small scale florals, and reworked denim they didn’t go “full grunge” on us. There’s grit and glamour, masculine and feminine, chic but thrown together – the balance AG has on the 90s fashion tightrope is impeccable. 👌⚡️

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My heart skipped a beat when I heard it described as “…sometimes tomboy, sometimes hyper-feminine, but always slightly undone.” I mean, I’ve never heard of anything more me. AG Jeans’ A/W Collection has me hooked on the cheek like fish for sureeeee. 🎣😬

Pantones of the Post

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Wearing // Shoes: Zara (similar: here, here) / Pants: AG Jeans / Cami: AG Jeans / Jacket: AG Jeans / Backpack: Coach (vintage) similar: here, here / Sunglasses: ASOS //

Colors (left to right) // Pantone Black 6C / Pantone 448C / Pantone 420C / Pantone 1535C / Pantone 4975C //

Photography // Riva Ramos / @rivaramos //

Travel

Amalfi Coast Travel Guide

Posted on September 27, 2017

My family and I just returned from a week on the Amalfi Coast of Southern Italy…. Probably the prettiest cities I’ve ever been to. The buildings, nestled in the mountain with intense cliff drops, provide for STUNNING views of the ocean, which seemed more endless than ever before. ☀️🌊⛱

We did 2 days in Sorrento and 2 days in Positano, with a long day trip out to the island of Capri. I would definitely do more days in Positano and less in Sorrento (My dad did not take my recommendation 🙄, but there’s still hope for you)!

Read on for my Amalfi Coast travel guide!

Booze Cocktails

El Presidente Cocktail

Posted on September 17, 2017

Part tropical treat, part sophisticated lounge drink, El Presidente is often forgot about as a “classic cocktail,” but I’m here to give it some loveeeeeee today!

Let’s get one thing settled right off the bat: this is my cocktail, but he’s #notmypresident 🙅😝 Phew! Anyway, I feel like rum doesn’t get a lot of love when it comes to cocktail making/ordering because everyone associates it with overly sweet tropical drinks… well, incase you couldn’t tell🔝 this drink is NOT that…Stiff as my grandpa’s hunch back. 😂😂

I’m all about the 3 ingredient, high ABV, low sugar cocktails so when I had El Diplomático rum sitting around I went on a hunt for exactlyyyy that. Here is what I came up with…

Ingredients:

1 dash Grenadine
3/2 oz Dry vermouth
1/2 oz Pierre Ferrand Dry Curaçao (Orange Curaçao)
1 1/2 oz Diplomático Rum (light rum)

Process:

Add all the ingredients into a cocktail shaker with ice. Then shake for 10 seconds and double-strain into a chilled coupe!🍹🍊
*PRO TIP: Do not overdue the grenadine, I originally added 1/2 teaspoon and it was too much, you don’t want it to overpower the drink.

Technicallyyyyy this drink is made with light rum, but I had dark on hand and wanted to try out the cocktail anyway since I had just had it out to dinner at Lolinda the night before. So YOLO. 😛 Also I couldn’t find an orange curaçao so I used the recommended substitute, Gran Gala (an orange liquer). But, that’s what home bartending is all about! Adapting and using what you got, and dare I say it was even better? Maybe that’s just the homemade effort talking. 😉👍

Whether you’re hanging onto summer and need a tropical moment or you’re ready to move into fall and want a swanky stiff lounge drink, either way, El Presidente has got you COVERED!👌🍸 So cheers to you, and this Cuban drink, this #SippinSunday!

Pantones of the Post

Stuff // Diplomático Rum / Amaro Nonino / Dolin De Chambery Dry Vermouth / Gran Gala Liqueur / Nick & Nora Glasses: Cocktail Kingdom / Shaker: Cocktail Kingdom (similar: here, here) //

Colors (left to right) // Pantone 404C / Pantone 412C / Pantone 406C / Pantone 159C / Pantone 7609C //

Day Style

The Best Outfit for an On-The-Go Lifestyle

Posted on September 12, 2017

You know…just when I thought the end of summer was going to be chill, less vacations more downtime, it wasn’t! AT ALL! 😳 LOL. An event after work, a rooftop hang with friends, cleaning the damn BBQ grill (last Sunday’s task 🙄), it’s amazing how fast those colored dots appear back on a momentarily empty iCal. But I guess that’s the life I signed up for right? 😬🙃

Contrary to popular belief, I have been “trying” to exercise the ability to say “no” recently but until I get there, I’ll exercise the ability to make a killer transitional, all around applicable, good for anything outfit. 👍🏼👍🏼💯

So here’s my recipe:

The base? 👉🏼Graphic tee and pleated midi skirt. Then dress it up or down with the outerwear and footwear. I chose metallic brogues for a cool girl, unexpected twist. 🆒✨👞

10 graphic tees and 10 pleated midis, perfect for nailing the casual chic look:

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The pleated midi skirt is a great piece for right now. It’s warm-weather casual when paired with a tee & sneakers; but come fall, the midi paired with a turtleneck and high boots will defff kick it up a notch. 💃🏼

Casual on the top, business on the bottom, this go-to outfit is looking pretty damn good right now as I’m heading out of work and off to tour the Color Factory!! 😄🌈

Try the combo out for yourself and LMK what you think! Was it as flexible for you? I wanna know!!

👇👇 Shop my look at the end of this post 👇👇

Pantones of the Post

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Wearing // Shoes: Prada (similar: here, here) / Skirt: Zara (similar: here, here) / Shirt: Free People (similar) / Jacket: Urban Outfitters (similar) / Sunglasses: Spitfire Sunglasses (similar: here)

Colors (left to right) // Pantone 536C / Pantone 649C (50%) / Pantone Neutral Black 5C / Pantone 7555C / Pantone 7564C //

Photography // Kara Nixon / @kbdawg//

Day Style

Motel Vibes & Fall Jumpsuits

Posted on September 7, 2017

Sitting here at 10:32pm on Wednesday night, watching Broad City (season 4 starts in a couple weeks!😻) and on my second, questionably third, glass of wine.🍷🍷🍷 Trying to figure out why I’m so obsessssssed with this freakin’ jumpsuit! Is it the cropped flare? The rich color? The deep V? The corduroy fabric? Answer: EVERYTHING. 🙌🖤❤️ 💛

PAUSE: I need to right a wrong. I alwaysssss hear “that’s sooooo cute but only you can pull it off cause you’re so tall!” EH! WRONG. Why do people think you have to be tall to wear them? They actually elongate your legs (really, entire body) making them a very flattering piece. So, go for it shorties! Seriously. go. for. it. 👏👏💥

RESUME…

My wardrobe requires many things (😏) but a very, very important thing is a jumpsuit for every season. 💯 Gotta have the denim jumpsuit for spring, the silk printed for summer, the black chic for winter and dun, dun, dun, the corduroy for fall!

Heeeeyyyyllooooo, this jumpsuit is suited for fall (pun intended😆)! I chose to wear a ringer tee under it, not only because layers rule and tend to make the look more interesting but also, more work appropriate. On the weekend though? shirts off, tits out! Jk….👀😝😛

If you can’t tell, jumpsuits are legit one of my favorite items in fashion. #slay 😎⚡️

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