Birthday Haul

     For my 18th birthday, I enjoyed spending time with my friends and family, going out to eat, and shopping, of course. And because I haven't done one of these in a while, I've decide to do a haul of all the things i was either gifted or bought myself with gifted money. Firstly, I received some things from Forever 21 from my Aunt Stephne. In fact, as a side note, I will actually be the newest employee at the Forever 21 in my local mall, which is very exciting. I received:

Forever 21 Marled Knit Cape

$47.80

 Forever 21 Layered Shoulder Chain

$10.90

 Forever 21 Mineral Wash Skinny Jeans

$24.90

Forever 21 Faux Leather Moto Jacket

$39.90

Forever 21 Safety Pin Studs

$2.90

Forever 21 Faux Leather Buckled Bracelet

$7.90

     With my money given to me, I bought some things online from ASOS.com as well as from H&M. Here is a list of these things and stay tuned to see these pieces in my "What I Wore" posts!

ASOS Plug Earring Pack

$10.75

ASOS Wrap Around Watch 

$39.41

H&M Hole Pattern T-Shirt

$24.99

 H&M Fine-Knit Sweater

$34.99

H&M Premium Cotton Shirt

$29.99

Virgin Blak Haul

     I am delighted to announce that a package for me from one of my favorite fashion websites, VirginBlak.com, has been received! I reviewed their brand here, and in fact, the company loved it so much, they gave me a $100 gift certificate for promoting their brand! So, I chose just a few things from my wish list and clicked SUBMIT. I must say it was pretty sensational. Now, the actual package I have received:

For starters, I picked out three things:

The Faux Leather Sleeve Zip Cowl Tee (Black)

The Skull Cable Knit Sweater (White)

And Studded Black Leather Gloves

The leather gloves came in first, as a separate package. Nothing was damaged and it was easy to open. The gloves were nice and excited me for the rest of my order. A few days later, the shirt and sweater came. To be honest, I was a little nervous about the quality of the clothes, but once I opened up the package, all of that was erased. The cable knit sweater was of high quality, fit perfectly, and kept me warm. The zip cowl tee was amazingly edgy looking, with an asymmetrical hemline, zipped opening, faux patient leather sleeves, and thumbholes at the end. This shirt was also in excellent quality, and fit perfectly. Will definitely be buying from VirginBlak.com again and look for these things in my "What I Wore" posts.

Birthday HAUL

     November 2nd, 2014 was probably my best birthday yet. A trip to downtown Chicago in a souped-up BMW for a massive shopping spree and lunch at the Grand Lux Café with my dad and his roommate made the day incomparable. We shopped at two H&Ms: the first on 840 N Michigan Ave and the second on 150 W. Roosevelt St., and Zara on 700 North Michigan Ave. It was a fantastic time, shopping and finding things in the city. I want to post all, or at least most, of the things I received or bought myself this year for my birthday.
    I'll start with my purchases from the day in Chicago:

Zara Long Sleeve T-Shirt

I like this shirt because I have never seen anything exactly like it. Its a standard black knitted t-shirt, except the collar folds over into this massive fringed scarf that you can drape over yourself in many different ways. This shirt is from Zara's Dark Collection.

Zara Washed Skinny Jeans with Rips

After I picked up the black scarfed shirt, I saw these jeans. I have quite a lot a pairs already, but they were all the same style. I decided to try these: shredded, and washed. I think they will look good tucked into a pair of Dr. Martens.

Also, while in Chicago, I found a few things at two different H&Ms. And they are:

H&M Collarless Shirt
Chic, simple, yet edgy because of it's collarless and button hiding construction and black fabric. When I saw this on the rack, I knew it would be a piece that should've already been in my collection.

H&M Melange Cardigan

A zippered, asymmetrical  cardigan in black. The one shown is slightly different from the one I bought because its made of a  melange yarn fabric rather than a simple soft black cotton fabric like mine is. Also, mine has a hood, rather than a finished collar.

H&M Washed Sweatshirt

I found this interesting sweatshirt/long sleeved t-shirt. I like the faded black and grey motif. The ends of the sleeves match the bottom. Sadly, I don't have a link for this one because it is no longer available online.

H&M Paint-Splatter T-Shirt

This shirt has a cool graphic of black paint splatters all over the white t-shirt. Also includes a contrasting black pocket. I couldn't find a professional picture of this shirt online and you can't buy it from H&M's website either. 

  I also received a fantastic package of clothes from Forever 21 from my aunt on November 7th. 

Forever 21 MEN Plaid Two-Button Blazer (Green/Black)

Forever 21 MEN Plaid Dress Pants

Forever 21 MEN Cut-Off Pullover (Both Black and White)

And I payed for a new H&M coat with the cash family members gave to me.

H&M Wool-Blend Coat

In addition to clothes, I additionally received two new pairs of shoes. My first pair were (finally!) Dr Martens 1914 from my mom. My second pair were Steve Madden Cap-Toe boots from my dad.

Dr Martens 1914

Steve Madden Tryon Cap-Toe Boots

The Always Cunning Foxtail

     One of Fall 2013's fashion trends was fur. Not only fur, but fur in unexpected places and in unexpected ways. For example, Fendi's fur mohawks that models sported at the brand's Fall collection, or in a more wearable way, with Fendi's "Little Monsters" keychain and bag clips. These little decorated puff balls popped up all over Fendi advertisements on website like Style.com and Vogue.com. Always seeing these while trolling through inspirational and cutting-edge fashion shoes got me thinking about taking the "unexpected fur" trend into my own personal looks. I remembered back around three years ago, when I saw my favorite tv show character donning a foxtail clasped to one of his back belt loops. I thought it was very different; very edgy, fresh, and sly. Sly like a fox.

     From then on, these fuzzy accessories kept popping up on fashionistas and fashionistos of lookbook.nu. This truly inspired me and made me believe that this was a trend to behold. 

     So, until fairly recently, I ended up biting the bullet and buying one from, of all places, eBay. Hey, it was cheap, easy and just what I was looking for. Turns out it took more than two weeks and was a little smaller than expected but I still love it.  Might I add that the foxtail I ordered was faux fur, and no foxes were harmed.  I'm giddy with excitement to try and incorporate this fun foxtail into my closet to create more fun and edgy looks!

Photo Credits: Gleestyle.livejournal.com and lookbook.nu

Birthday HAUL

     So, my birthday was November 2nd, and I extremely proud of the things I bought and the things that were gifted to me. I had a massive order that my aunt bought me from Forever 21. That order came in last Wednesday. On the actual Saturday of birthday, my parents gave me a hundred dollar bill and a word of advice. "Don't spend it all at a time." they said. They must not know me very well, because I did just that at this amazing store called Express. I bought two shirts, one green: the new limited editions with the contrast trim. Also, another one with an interesting plaid print that I've been having my eye on since last month.

Here's The Link

Here's The Link

     Now, for the massive Forever 21 order. The order included three pairs of new pants, a wool tie, a new pin, a hooded scarf, and a moto jacket that I posted here. All of the clothes and accessories were amazing! And I love them to death and can't wait until I wear them and come up with more interesting outfits! Here are the five out of seven things that I bought!