Last Minute Holiday Gift Guide

If you are anything like me, then you are always leaving things to last minute and that includes Christmas shopping! It is officially one week before Christmas eve and I am barely posting a gift guide (whoops!) but it's never too late to start shopping! So, I decided to round up some of my favorite things as part of this year's holiday gift guide! These items are perfect if you are shopping for your mom, your sisters, your best friends, literally any one! Hope you like them! 

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1 | I am so bad at doing my own nails and I know I am not the only one who faces that struggle! This add on called "The Poppy" from Olive & June to any nail polish really helps your hand steady while painting your nails and they come out perfect! 

2 | When I first bought "The Poppy" I thought it would only fit nail polishes from the same brand so I went ahead and I bought this really pretty lilac nail polish. I was really surprised at the quality and how smooth it applied to the nail! They come out with color palettes and the one shown is the winter color palette and all of the colors are perfect!

3 | I am no beauty, skin care expert but I came across this product from tik tok (ha ha guilty!) and after seeing a lot of great reviews I decided to splurge on it! This face cream really helps you even out the redness from your skin and you will be surprised at how far very little cream does to your face! 

4 | Going off with beauty, I am so excited to try this liquid blush from the brand "Rare" by Selena Gomez. I've never tried a liquid blush before but I find the concept of it really really cool. Plus! That presentation is just too pretty to not want it! 

5 | You can't really go wrong with a candle! That's all I have to say about that!

6 | I love gold simple jewelry and when I saw this necklace I completely fell in love! It's such a sweet and nice gesture for your loved one. 

7 & 8 | Both of these gifts are cute and practical! You know that a water bottle and a trinket dish will always be useful so might as well go with that! 

Hope you all found this helpful! 

Love, Natalia

I love dresses.....

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Dress | Shoes | Headband

 I love dresses that you can really change them up (and the whole look of them) by just switching your shoes! One of the reasons why I love summer so much is because of this. So when I found this dress (under $15!) I knew it was going to do the job but for winter! First, I decided to wear it with a pair of silver flats and a blush chunky headband. I thought it was the perfect combination for when you need to feel dressed up but still be comfortable. 

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Dress | Boots | Bow

For this next look, I paired the dress with my knee high boots and a cute bow on the hair. When I bought the boots, I was between flat boots or heeled boots and I’m so glad I decided to go with the flat boots. You can really pair them with everything and anything! 

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Dress | Shoes 

This final look is a lot more casual! I pulled out these Steve Madden sneakers (literally from the very back of my closet) and I thought the little heart design on the sneaker was a fun touch on the dress! You can really wear it with any type of sneakers and it will look as cute. 

Happy Monday and I hope you have a great week! 

Love, Natalia 

Arizona Trip ReCap

 Happy Monday!! It's been a while since I last wrote a blog post so I wanted to take a little recap! Two weeks ago, I took a trip to Tucson to visit my sister (hence, all of my dessert pictures!) and it was so much fun. For starters, I hadn't seen my sister and my nephew since Christmas so obviously, I was really happy to go and just be there. My parents and I have been going to Tucson once year and usually we take a trip somewhere else with my sister and her husband (for example, we've gone to the Grand Canyon and San Diego). But now due to COVID, we decided it would be safer to stay there in Tucson, and do some social-distance activities. So without further ado, here is what we did! 

Monday 

Saguaro National Park 

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Top | Skirt | Boots

Wednesday

Mission San Xavier del Bac 

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Dress | Boots

Thursday

Mt. Lemmon 

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Jacket | Sweater | Boots

Friday

Twin Peaks  

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Cardigan | Top | Shorts | Sneakers

I hope you all have a wonderful week! 

Love, Natalia

  

Loft Try on Session

 One of my favorite stores is Loft and this is the second time I have done a try-on session with them! Right now, Loft is having an extra 50% off all of their sale times plus free shipping (which they never do!) with the code: SUPER. Here are some of my favorite items that I grabbed! Most of these are perfect for the spring and summer and I know we are in fall but it's never too early to buy them right? (at least that was my excuse when buying them!) 

Tie Back Peplum Shell Top

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Pocket Tunic Shirt

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Clip Dot Puff Sleeve Top/ Pleated Shorts

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Top | Shorts

Clip Dot Puff Sleeve Top/ Floral Button Front Skirt

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Eyelet Smocked Puff Sleeve Top

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Headbands

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Make sure to check out the website for some more cute items! 

Love, Natalia

Polka Dot and Leather Skirts

Happy Monday! I haven't been on here for a while now because school and work is just crazy to say the least but I am so happy to be back here again! Now with fall season here, I find it a little bit hard to know what to wear especially with the South Texas weather (it definitely feels like summer still). One of my favorite fall pieces is a (faux) leather skirt! If it's still warm, you can pair it with a simple t-shirt and some sneakers or flats and when it gets cold, you can wear it with a sweater and booties! It is also perfect to dress up or down. The possibilities are endless! And that is why I have rounded up my favorite leather skirts below. I hope you like them! 

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Hope you all have a wonderful week! 

Love, Natalia

Walking into Fall

 

Has it ever happened to you that you see an item of clothing and you immediately see a vision of how you’re going to wear it? That’s exactly what happened to me when I saw this dress. I knew that it would be the perfect summer to fall transition and for some reason, I just had to wear it with my “riding” boots. There’s two funny things about this. The first one is that I haven’t worn these boots in a little over two years! Which is a total waste because I had forgotten how cute they were! Now the second funny thing about this whole combination is the green with the brown. I remember when I was little, I had a brown jacket that had little flowers in the color of..yeah, you guessed it, lime green! And I absolutely hate it! Ironically, 16 years later, I am drawn by that color combination! So, one thing I would suggest for all of you to do, is first get an item from your closet that you haven't worn in a really really really long time and pair it was "silly" color combination because you might be surprised with the result! 

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Dress | Boots 

Love, Natalia

Overall...

 

Overall...I really love overalls!! The last time I ever owned a pair of overalls was probably when I was 5-6 years old and I regret not owning them a lot sooner! You know what I love most about them? You got it, how versatile they are! For this post, I decided to do a casual sporty look and then a more "fancy" but still with that casual feel to it. But honestly, the possibilities are endless! You can pair it with a pretty blouse and some wedges or even transition to fall with a chunky sweater and some booties. 

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Overalls (Similar) | Black T-Shirt | Striped Tee | Converse | Silver Flats 

Love, Natalia

21 things I've learned in 21 years

Well, I'm 21!!! This past weekend I celebrated my birthday with my family and boyfriend and even though it wasn't exactly how I had planned on celebrating, it was truly especial. I decided to reflect on everything I've learned in life thus far and round up 21 things I have learned in 21 years! So without further ado, let's get started. 

1) Appreciate the small things-If this year has taught us anything is to not take things for granted and appreciate even the small moments in life. 

2) Follow your dreams - As cheesy as this sounds, it is true! You never know where that dream can take you and it doesn't hurt to try. With that in mind....

3) Take Risks - Life's too short to not go for it!

4) Acceptance - This one is a hard one and it takes time to fully learn how to accept. Accept yourself, accept situations, accept that you can't control every single thing in life. 

5) Failure is okay - I feel like "failure" has such a negative connotation when in reality it shouldn't have. Failure just lets you know that one "way" is not working out so you got to try another way. That's it! 

6) Show your feelings - I recently got a ban.do planner and one of the stickers included says "it's okay to cry." Don't be scared to show how you feel. Once you let it out, you will feel a thousand times better. 

7) Be nice to yourself- Don't be hard on yourself! If you're not nice then who will be? 

8) Have Patience - Thing's don't always work out and that is okay! God has a plan and you just have to be patient and have trust in your life. 

9) Follow your gut - No one knows yourself better than you do, so follow that first instinct you get. 

10) Listen - You will get more out of listening than by talking 

11) Expensive shoes are totally worth it- or a top? or a dress? Just go for it! 

12) Live in the moment- Sometimes we get too caught up with social media and what other people think 

13) Take care of yourself- drink enough water, and exercise. It will make you feel a lot better 

14) Value your health 

15) Ask for help - I assure you there will always be someone who would love to help you 

16) Be spontaneous - I am a planner and I always need to have plan a, plan b, plan c and so on for every scenario. But it is nice to just let life happen once in a while 

17) Independence - I know I'm only 21 and I'm still learning in how to adult but independence is such a big factor in all of this. 

18) Know your balance - don't overwork yourself!

19) Don't take it personal - This is still something that I am working on because I am a very emotional person but I have to learn to just shake things off. 

20) You won't please everyone - As long as you are happy with yourself, you are doing a great job! 

21) Never apologize for being you! 

Love, Natalia 

Casual Monday

 Even though I am always wearing a dress here 99% of the time, I love wearing jeans. But not the typical skinny jeans that may look cute but they are so uncomfortable to wear. I love a good fit of jeans (maybe even high waisted) that look so flattering but have the same level of comfort as a dress! So today, I am introducing to you jeans from Loft which if you don't already own a pair, run to their website and find a good pair of jeans (on their sale tab of course ;) ).  And who doesn't like a little bit of decoration on their jeans, like this paint splatter detail?!

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Jeans (Similar) | Top | Shoes 

I hope you have a great week, 

Love, Natalia

Back to School!

                                                     

 Where did summer break go! Even though this summer was far from normal, I can't believe how fast it went by and that school starts today! I am beginning my senior year from college and all the emotions are going through my head. To top it all off, everything will be online and I know this transition will be hard since we are so used to have traditional classes. So, I have rounded 5 tips that have helped me in this transition and I hope they help you as well! 

1) Get a Planner! I know everyone says this but it is truly so important to have a space dedicated to writing down all of your tasks. School is already overwhelming as it is and you probably have 100 and one things running through your mind, so why not take a little bit of these things and just write them down to make sure you do not forget! I am usually drawn to really cute planners and I feel like when I do have a cute planners, it helps me keep motivated in writing things down! 

                                                      

2) Develop a Routine! Before, you knew you had to wake up at least an hour before your class, get ready go to class, then to another one and another one and then you had a break and so on. Now, you can literally wake up 10 minutes before class and just turn on your computer and you'll be set to go. However, this is not a good thing to follow since you might get a little "lazy." I would suggest to follow the same routine as you would pre-covid to make sure you are the most productive!

3) Organization! Last semester, when my school went fully online, I found myself working from my bed and that was not good. There were papers all over the place and I knew I would loose something important one day. Make sure you have a space that is just for your school work, either a desk or a table or even a room in your house. 

4) Reward yourself! If you manage to study or finish an assignment without distractions, reward yourself either by grabbing a snack or taking a break! You deserve it! I usually find it helpful setting up timers when I start an assignment so I know not to get distracted and finish in time. 

5) Be kind to yourself! These times are very stressful so don't feel bad if you are not on top of everything! You are doing the best that you can and that's all that matters. Remember that you and your health comes first and nothing is more important than you! 

Love, Natalia 

Romper Season pt.2

Based on my last post from a couple of weeks ago, I love rompers!! They're such a staple piece in your closet and I love the fact that you don't have to worry about choosing a top for your pants or vice versa! They're easy, fun and so versatile! This navy green romper is one of my favorites because it is such a great summer to fall transition piece! I might even try wearing it with maybe riding boots? I'll keep you all posted! I've also rounded up my favorite rompers from different stores. Enjoy! 

                                                                   

           

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Love, Natalia