books of style

I'am a big, wait let me fix that I'm a BIG fan of books. particularly style books i just can't help it i see one and i have to get it. its like they have all the secrets in the world and with the purchase of it you will have all the secrets too. so far i have Isaac mizrahi how to have style, which i read cover to cover and over and over again when i first got it.



which bring me to my new style book obsession style by lauren conrad. i got it the other day and i love it! i was skeptical at first when i heard that she wrote a style book, then i found her style blog the beauty department that she does with some of her friends and i became obsessed with it. so much so that i check it every morning and though out the day just in case they post something new. so when i saw her face looking out at me from the barns and nobel book shelf i just had to pick it up. i flipped though it and bought it and i am now obsessed (yes i know i thew that word out there a lot during this post but that's how it goes. at least with me.) i am half way done and i know i will reread it because when your reading this book is like having your best girl friend telling you how to have style, and I just found out she has one for beauty and now i have to go get it. so with that i leave you. xo
update: went to go get her beauty book and it doesn't come out until october. :( so i will have to wait until then. sigh
jes


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stuck in a style rut? part 2 finding your style

There are so many ways to find out what your style is.  Most websites have style quizzes that put you in a category and they are almost always generic like your sporty or girly however most of us have more than one side were not just one thing and style is a way to express yourself but to find out what you like i would check out this step.

2. create a style journal, or a folder.
 take a small journal that can fit in your purse (so you have it everywhere you go) and start filling it with pictures from magazines that catch your eye. ( or you can do it on your computer by adding a folder to your desktop)

( this is mine on my desktop, the first one has the hair cut i got a while ago and the bottom one has a make up trend i love.)

This takes time but its worth it because its everything that you love. it helps you when you go shopping because its were you put pictures of clothes that you love, trends, hair colors, cuts, makeup trends that you want to try. so when your feeling bored with you style you can go and try a makeup trend or a new hair style. This also helps your style evolve and help you put together a style profile to help you fill out that wardrobe.

love and cupcakes!
jes

Stuck in a style rut? part 1 take inventory

i know i am and its mostly because i have style ADD. one day i want to be girly and wear dresses the next dressed all in black and the next bohemian chic and those are on the good days. on the bad days i wear jeans and t-shirts that are less than fashionable and leave you feeling less than pretty, and you know your in a style rut when your co workers say "we used to look forward to what you used to wear. we were always trying to guess what is she going to wear next, but now its normal and conservative ." and that's the last thing you want to be.  well this series will help you get back to being that fashionable girl you want to be.

1. clean your closet
  I know everybody says this but its true. during the year you could have gained weight (that's me) or have lost weight. things don't fit any more and there is no use leaving them in your closet so put them in a bag and give them to charity. you have helped your community and have more room in your closet so you can see the things that actually fit you.

now every fashion magazine says to throw away the things you haven't used in a year but i don't necessarily  agree with this because were not all made out of money who can throw everything out and start over, but i think if it's not your style anymore  then you can decide weather of not you want to keep it. (because if its no longer your style but still fashionable and in good shape you can always try selling it in a consignment store. which means more money for you and less clutter in you closet.)

however if its some thing you forgot about but still love it heres a tip that i use when I'm cleaning out my closet. try to make as many outfits you can with that piece of clothing.( and for those of you saying how can i do this i don't even know what my style is? that's coming up in the next post) but for this just trust your gut. this will help you start defining your style, because only you can decide what you like and what you don't, and its also a great way to maximize your wardrobe.

now take stock and see what you have do you have mostly black shirts, and no color? or do you just have jeans and tons of t-shirts? i would write down a list of what you have and what you don't this will show you what gaps you need or can fill in your wardrobe and this will next take us to part 2 of finding your style.

love and cupcakes
jes