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hey all!
happy sunday! i hope you all had a beautiful and restful weekend so far and that you have a beautiful rest of your weekend. this was a very challenging week for me so i was so excited to just be able to phone it in on saturday and have a chill day of working today! and its all good and i can just get some rest in for the next busy and challenging week ahead! so i decided i’d do a little outfit post again for y’all!
as always, a note to all my readers – this post does not mean i own any of the above, or that i will buy any of the above. it just means that i like it visually and (unless noted) i do not own it; all that i will write about is stuff i hear from friends and other users of the product as well as the visual aspects of the product which i will mention in the comment below!

here’s the look:

/ dress: free people dynomite in denim minidress / bag: kate spade maple street kenzie leather convertible backpack / earrings: cult gaia kennedy tortoise acrylic hoops / shoes: madewell boardwalk post slide sandal /

xoxo

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hey all!
i’ve been seeing SO MANY amazing looks for fall on my instagram. and although i know its NOT OFFCIALLY FALL YET – my weather is intensely rainly, thank you hurricane florence! but i’ve definietly been wanting to get into my fall looks because i just wanna be all warm and comfy while still being cute! so i picked some of my favorite looks i have seen on instagram this fall! obviously none of these photos belong to me and i encourage you all to check out these bloggers instagram accounts!

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Yesterday en route to @tibi in the rain. 📷 by @jaylim1 ☔️ #tibi #nyfwss19 #wardrobenyc #tibiss19

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you know i’m obsessed with aimee’s style (she’s the amazing gal behind song of style!) and i’ve been following her for longer than i feel like i can admit. right now she’s doing the whole NYFW thing and i was super inspired by this look featuring a beautiful brown tibi blazer!

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Talking fall trends #ontheblog today and sharing my top picks! Which trend for fall is your favorite – headbands, plaid blazers, western wear, or prairie dresses? • • • • • Shop my favorite fall blazer and heels here 👉🏻 http://liketk.it/2xhNo or with the @liketoknow.it app! • • • • • #liketkit #ootdmagazine #fblogger #bloggerstyle #abmstyle #preppystyle #falltrends #fallstyle #plaidblazer #fallfashion

A post shared by History in High Heels (@historyinhighheels) on Sep 10, 2018 at 6:31am PDT

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i love the history in high heels instagram! i absolutely love how ashley styled this look – i specifically am loving the blazer she’s wearing in this pic! i also love the skirt combo to this look!

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Fully embracing the animal print trend. Rare shot of me and my @endoxist 🖤 _____ #MonDoxistFW 📷 @heedlee

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in this photo i love monica’s snake print jumpsuit. obviously animal prints are HUGE in this fall season! but the way she styles this is super cool!

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Had such a blast taking over #NYFW 🖤 with the @sheinofficial_ crew yesterday. It was so much fun sitting front row at the @oxfordfashionstudio show decked out head-to-toe in my @shein_us look. #sponsored .. Head to the their SOHO pop up today (open till 7) or visit the #Shein site to shop my look! ✨ Don’t forget to use my code LAVENDA20 for 20% off!!! #SHEINtakesNYFW #lavendagoestonyfw .. Outfit deets: Dress// dress180613723 Top// teemmc 180706707 Shoes// shoes180420818 Bag// bag180723622 #nyfwss19 #nyfw #nyfwstreetstyle #lavendascloset #nycstyle

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you already know that i am loving animal prints! i love lavenda’s dress in this pic! i love that she wore shein – showing that NYFW is not all designer goods 24/7!

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Off to my first show bringing my new @chloe Tess bag 😍 #chloegirls

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i am in LOVE with brittany’s pants in this photo! they are paired so classically with this white button up top and THOSE BOOTS! just swoon honestly!

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Tuscan hills 💫 A photo cannot capture what this view looked like in person. #acxitaly

A post shared by Sasha📍 Florence (@alexandra_chloe) on Sep 8, 2018 at 8:09am PDT

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right now, this blogger, alexandra chloe is studying abroad in italy! #jealous! i love this top she paired with a simple pair of jeans. its casual yet dressy at the same time!

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📷 not going to rain on my parade!!! 🏃🏽‍♀️💦 this photo was edited using my Pecan Pi preset! 🎞 #asliceopiPRESETS #comingsoon #nyfw2018 #nyfw

A post shared by ANDREA PION (@asliceopi) on Sep 10, 2018 at 11:24am PDT

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i LOVE LOVE LOVE andrea’s rain photos –  the composition is beautiful as well as the look! i love the trench coat and shoe combo – you can’t go wrong with some beautiful slingbacks!

enjoy all!

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hey all!
it was just labor day weekend and it was nice and restful, but we’re already back to school today! its gonna be a weird week because we just passed syllabus week and we’re finally into ~more~ real classes this week. i also have a really weird schedule and whole sitch but i’ll get into that whole thing later when my actual post is regarding school and my first month in.
i’ve been getting lots of fashion inspo lately from who what wear and the zoe report, as well as from instagram and i thought just went for some cool outfit posts, just because i can’t do irl outfit posts since i am still in transition here and i don’t really have anyone who will do my photos like my sister did, so i’m still figuring out all the stuff out here!
as always, a note to all my readers – this post does not mean i own any of the above, or that i will buy any of the above. it just means that i like it visually and (unless noted) i do not own it; all that i will write about is stuff i hear from friends and other users of the product as well as the visual aspects of the product which i will mention in the comment below!
here’s the look:

/ top: topshop check print crop top / skirt: topshop horn button down denim miniskirt / sunglasses: ray ban 53mm round sunglasses / shoes: converse high tops in black / bag: danse lente bobbi leather tote /

so i found this top and was instantly inspired. although the gingham vibe is a little bit more of summer mood, i think the dark overall style and the long sleeves give it a more fall feel. i paired with a black denim miniskirt with the buttons down the front, i also paired with the iconic plain converse high tops and this super unique danse lente bag. i’ve been loving bucket bags, like the staud bisset bag, but when i was looking at nordstrom online i came across this baby and i REALLY loved it. i think its so so so cool!

enjoy!

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hello all!
welcome (or welcome back) to macarons and must haves! in short, its september which is totally back to school season and we’re definietly more into the fall season. even though its still pretty hot for me, i feel once school starts: fall starts, so fall has started. feel the fall! PSLs are in, and although i don’t drink them (too much sugar, i prefer my sour patch kids thank you VERY much) but this is an official fall moment now.
here’s a few things to look forward to this september!

#1: an update for my first month in college

#2: a partnership with a beauty brand!!!

#3: some new fall LEWKS

#4: talking all the truth about ~college food~

#5: the labor day break from school

#6: some bullet journal updates

#7: general life updates!!

#8: some DC fall outfit pics

#9: some of my favorite college going out picks

enjoy!

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hey all!
august has been a way too busy crazy month for me. i left home, i moved to a new city, i moved into a dorm,  i have 3 other roommates, i started COLLEGE and its all been very  emotional i’m not gonna lie.
so i might as well just go for the month!

i went to the yayoi kusama exhibit in LA with my sister before she moved into her sorority at USC. i wore this super cute outfit AND posted it here! so you can see my outfit in more pictures at the yayoi kusama.

i really enjoyed working at glendale’s americana at brand this summer, i got to experience many more things and i learned alot about working in retail. something i miss most about the americana (was NOT the drive) but the pressed juicery we had with pressed freezes – they were SO good!

in my last few days i was going food crazy because i was leaving a beautiful kitchen and some fantastic food at my house. i miss being able to make these smoothies/bowls for breakfast and i miss cooking overall.

and before i left, my ‘last supper’ was my dad’s famous amaticriana pasta sauce. it was so insanely good and i really wish i had that comfort food now.

my friends and i went to eataly (of course we HAD to) because they have eataly in chicago (where one is going) and in new york (where the other is going). it was so good to sit down and eat with them, it wasn’t the final time i saw them but it was definitely a great ‘fancy’ last supper for us.

my dad and i went to blue bottle before we left ( i know i have one here but i will miss the cascara fizz in the real summer time).

before i sent my sister off to live at her sorority house she and i had her ‘last supper’ at jon & vinny’s which is an AMAZING italian place on wilshire. we had the ‘LA woman’ pizza which is like margherita with fresh burrata cheese and the spicy rigatoni! it was even better than it looks.

obviously i left for dc, y’all knew that though. on the first day i was here it rained on and off like CRAZY and my dad walked around all day and we were going to visit l’enfant square and i just wanted to show y’all how cool the sky looked.

once i had some free time all on my own i walked to the martin luther king jr memorial. my dad and i visited in april but i went again just to sit and look. it made me feel so calm  and ~alittle but just alittle~ less stressed than i had been before.

while my dad was still in DC we went to the national building museum. they have a really cool exhibit called ‘fun house’ i have to admit, its really for children but my dad and i had a great time! we sat in the pool ball pit for awhile and took photos with all of the art!

and OBVIOUSLY i started school! today i am ALMOST done with my first week. it has been hard, just starting school so far from home but i am trying and that’s what matters.

enjoy all!

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hey all
i wanted to share sooner rather than later – so i didn’t get too busy my dorm room. as you guys know,  i started school at the george washington university. you do not get to pick your housing, instead it works via a lottery system. you ‘rank’ your housing options 1-10 and you must pick at least one foggy bottom housing option and at least one mount vernon campus option. i’m not gonna explicitly say where i am living, but if you know anything about GW housing you may know but i’d prefer for those who know not to say anything about where i live.
so i moved in a little under a week ago for early move in and i’m pretty sure i am mostly moved in, of course there is always stuff that i need, its hard to stop figuring out stuff you need and obviously needs have changed and everything changes but i’m very happy with my room!

here’s my room:

here’s my desk! the school provided us with these great desks with plugs in them and these chairs. under my desk i have a pillow for my feet because i accidentally bought and opened a pillow i didn’t need. but for storage in my drawers i have seperaters and boxes, here is some of the stuff i have been using. i also have a few books with me to read and i will share some too!

looker storage box sizes med & small

poppin blush accessory trays

poppin blush larger acessory trays

the devil wears prada book

you are a bada** book 

here’s the stuff i have on top of my desk, now its a little messy but hey this is how i usually have it so i decided i’d be real with it. i keep most classwork stuff on top of my desk, i keep some files for classes, a book, my headphones, pens and a few knick-knacks.

poppin blush file sorter 

muji acrylic storage 

muji pens

highlighters

headphones 

read this if you want to be instagram famous book 

letterboard

ampersand paperweight

task lamp

y’all know that i made a few mood boards for my dorm, i even wrote a post about how i made them for my room! to check out how you too can make a mood board check out my post here!

here’s my bed! if you couldn’t tell so far i’ve got a dreamy pink aesthetic! i just love the blush color so i went all in!

pink kay comforter set (this came with 2 pillows and 2 pillow cases)

baby pink sheets

mypillow 

pillow inserts 

monogram throw pillow 

next is my closet. i have TONs of closet space. its actually insane storage wise, and i can fit all of my clothes in with actually alot of space left, here’s some of what i use in my closet.

space saving hangers 

target frosted storage boxes

target wire boxes 

 muji frosted storage box

caboodle makeup storage 

nordstrom pink carry on luggage

shower caddy

and finally, my photo wall. i used my pinterest board aesthetic

and printed photos from there. i took everything that fit my ‘pink aesthetic’ and got so many good pics!

enjoy my dorm room all!

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hey all!
sorry i’ve been MIA here since monday i did the whole ‘moving into college’ thing and it was a lot of work. i am getting used to living with new people and i pretty much either was at orientation all day, exloring all day or sleeping. so bare with me in this tuesday/thursday/(saturday?)/sunday schedule because i am transitioning in, and so far it has been FAR from easy, so i’m here to share all that with you all and tons of other stuff along the way as well! a cool partnership is coming, dorm posts are coming and more outfit and lookbook posts are coming, so definitely stay tuned and bare with me!
today for y’all i have a ‘fall look’ post so here’s a few disclaimers:

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as always, a note to all my readers – this post does not mean i own any of the above, or that i will buy any of the above. it just means that i like it visually and (unless noted) i do not own it; all that i will write about is stuff i hear from friends and other users of the product as well as the visual aspects of the product which i will mention in the comment below!

here’s the look:

/ top : moon river surplice crop top / pants : topshop topper utility trousers / sunglasses : ray ban 53mm polarized round sunglasses / bag : trademark harriet leather shoulder bag / shoes : topshop gainor slingback pump /

so i’m absolutely in love with the whole safari traveler chic trend going on right now, so this look was inspired by that! i have these super cool topshop pants that are perfect for the end of summer and into fall. the material is thick but not too thick and they are pretty versatile going with many patterns and colors. with the pants i have paired this super cute wrap top. i love the material and color, i am absolutely obsessed with it as a set and think its TOTALLY safari chic. then i paired the look with some plain slingback pumps, this REALLY cool green purse and a pair of my favorite black ray ban sunglasses.

enjoy all!

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hey all!
*this was supposed to be posted last night but i got so emo and had to take a little longer to finish it but here it is!*
its official. tonight i am flying to DC to move into my dorm room at the george washington university in the heart of the city. as i reflect on all of my emotions, i was remembering back to a post i wrote when my sister left for college (granted it was only 15 miles away and she came back for thanksgiving, something i will NOT be doing),i had so many feels i felt as though i should blog about it, because what is this blog if i don’t inject my feelings into it!

‘teach me how to say goodbye’

anyway, i think at this point in my blogging journey i am WAY different when i was then, but my feelings then, were all still valid but i feel that now i can express them differently than before, but one sentiment that came to my mind that i reflected on in my post about my sister was the immortal lines from the song ‘one last time’ from the musical ‘hamilton’ and they state:

“Teach me how to say goodbye.” – sang by George Washington, written by Lin Manuel Miranda

basically in the song, george washington is telling alexander hamilton that he is stepping down and not running for president for the third term. by doing this, he sets a precedent for two term presidents (and thats it!) so in the song, it uses the real lines of george washington’s farewell address and singing behind it. if you haven’t heard the song you really should give it a listen (and you can google it and find a live version too!).
but even more than before, i feel as though this is a perfect song for my emotions. i will be moving to WASHINGTON DC, and attending GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY, and of course george washington sings these lines. so of course i am deeply affected by this song because of all of these little coincidences, but basically :

i want to say goodbye, but its going to be very hard for me, so i need to teach myself how to say goodbye, and learn that some goodbyes (even if only for alittle while) are necessary.

a new experience

i am moving out of the only home i’ve ever lived in, in the only city i’ve ever lived in, with the only people i’ve ever lived with. so if it already isn’t a totally big change going to college, it will be a super big change moving out of my house and moving to a whole new coast.
this is easily the biggest life change i’ve ever had. when i went from elementary school to high school i was going with 14 girls from my school (some of which i’d known for 9 years) and i was still in my own city. it wasn’t a big move at all. i was totally ready for it and high school definitely prepared me to be the person i am today, i wouldn’t change it for the world AND i loved attending a small all girl school.
i will be attending a school in washington dc with approx 12,000 students where i will be living in a dorm with 3 (!!!) other people. it will be something i have clearly never before experienced in my life. i am ready for the new experience but i am not quite ready to say goodbye to being a child. man, i KNOW its been a LOONG time coming, i have been driving for TWO YEARS (thats responsibility!), i have turned 18 (so i’m a LEGAL adult), i have had 3 jobs and i can freaking go to my DOCTOR by myself. so its not like i am unfamiliar but i am just so nostalgic now and feel sad about growing up.

saying goodbye

ugh. this is the part that makes me sad. this is probably the hardest part about leaving. the goodbyes. to my home, my friends, my parents, MY DOG, my sister, my city and countless other things. no, i know that its time but and i AM ready to leave but i am sad i won’t be able to see these places, people or things until december.

somethings have been much harder than others to say goodbye to. and obviously, thats going to be the case always but its actually sorta refreshing realizing that i’ve outgrown certain things in my life.
but honestly most things i haven’t outgrown. my family that is for sure. i mean i’ve only like not seen my parents for a few weeks at a time and i’ve only ever lived with them. and i’ve lived with a dog for longer than i haven’t in my life and i am seriously going to miss his pig self.
so these saying goodbyes have been hard, but of course they are necessary and they are only really goodbye for now.

so how will blogging fit in?

this is a big question i get more often than you might imagine. will i keep blogging in college?

my answer: yes.

my blog has always been in my long term plan. and honestly if i didn’t ABSOLUTELY love what i was doing i wouldn’t even bother with it. blogging will NOT be something i will say goodbye to. i may farely be saying ‘see you once a week’ (instead of the current 3 times) but i had always planned to be a college blogger and right now i have some INSANELY cool things in the works for y’all and its probably the thing that makes me the happiest in my life, so my blog will (hopefully) forever be my insane passion project.

in conclusion

so 1) saying goodbye is hard 2) saying goodbye is necessary 3) continuing on in life is necessary 4) make time for what you love

thank y’all for reading my insane brain and as always:

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hey all!
3 days left. and fall is coming upon us sooner rather than later. i might be one of the few, but as soon as it hits september 1st, it is fall! but this year it’s felt like fall sooner than any year so far. because i’ve found just SO MANY cute fall clothes lately from tons of different places so i thought, why not just start with all the fall looks TODAY! so of course i put together an outfit for y’all!
as always, a note to all my readers – this post does not mean i own any of the above, or that i will buy any of the above. it just means that i like it visually and (unless noted) i do not own it; all that i will write about is stuff i hear from friends and other users of the product as well as the visual aspects of the product which i will mention in the comment below!

here’s the look

/ shirt: topshop scallop edge tee shirt / pants: topshop benny camo crop pants  / bag: marc jacobs hip shot belt bag / shoes: nike air force 1 ’07 sneakers /

i’ve been LOVING camo lately. these topshop pants are so cool! i love the high rise style and how crazy deep the pockets are. i just paired it with a plain tee – something i’d surely wear! and of course my favorite nike air force 1s and a black belt bag.

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