Classic Closet Goals

When the word goals are spoken most people think about their dream job, house, cars, and all the money in the world and possibly even their status in society. Well when I think of goals I think of what I love best and that just so happens to be fashion of course. My ultimate goal in life (other than being completely in love and happy for the rest of my life) is to have my dream closet. It`s like it is in my blood, I just cannot help it. Some people may call it materialistic but I do not think of it that way. If we did not have our own personal goals in life we would never move forward and we would never grow.

(Oh by the way... this is something along the lines of what my dream closet looks like)

Ok let`s be honest… the size of my closet will never make my person grown (Ha-ha). But a girl has got to have something to look forward to in life right? I mean who is with me on this one?

So my fashion Friday blog post is all about the classics. MY ultimate closet dream would start off something like this…

The Classic Burberry trench with a bit of fancy to it.

Ok… seriously when I have a trench in my closet and it looks like this my life will be complete. I think I might even put this on a manikin and sit and stair for hours. Ha-ha just kidding I am not that crazy but seriously this is every fashion divas dream. ONE DAY… IT WILL BE MINE!!!

The classic black Chanel:

This seriously screams vintage. There is nothing better than the basics sometimes and I am a basics with a flair kind of girl. The classic Chanel will forever be in history and in the now. This bag to me is a piece of fashion history that will never die. Besides Chanel is a major legend and I will forever be grateful for her and her. So why not celebrate her with having her classic black bag in my closet.

And last but not least the classic black Christian Louboutin red bottoms because simple is sometimes so much more. 

These heels speak for themselves… I think men would even agree on this with us. These are the right kind of heels a girl could even wear in the nude!

I hope you enjoyed my fashion Friday closet dreams. Do you have these same kinds of goals? If so or if not, what are yours? Am I the only crazy one that has closet goals? Haha Comment below and share! I would love to know what you think and your thoughts on this post.

Vintage OOTD

When my grandmother passed away a year ago I got to go through her closet and find some vintage gems. She had a lot of clothing that was from my great grandmother, grandma Landsdown. Grandma Landsdown defiantly knew fashion and it worked out in her favor because she was able to afford it. Back in those times it was very hard to come by money and fashion just was not in the cards for a lot of people. 

Thankfully grandma Landsdown was well off so I can have her hand me downs!!! 

The polka dotted blouse in the images below belonged to my grandmaw Landsdown. I can not believe there is not one stain or one wrinkle on/in this blouse. It is seriously in amazing condition. 

What do you think? Not bad for a vintage blouse huh?  

 Vintage top from G-Maw

The bow... it`s just so perfect

In love with my Chanel`s

ARE THESE AMAZING OR WHAT?? 

From Lulu`s

Top: JCPenny Vintage from G-Maw

Pants: H&M similar here

Shoes: LuLu`s

Watch: Michael Kors

Glasses: Chanel 

OCTOBER

It is that time of year again to open up your windows and let fall in. There is something so magical and so mysterious about fall. It`s the way the leaves change from green to red to orange to yellow. It`s the way the air is so cool and crisp. It`s the way you can smell and taste it in the air. It’s the way the fair lights twinkle in the night and the feeling of being a child again for just a moment. Fall is that one time of year when a normal pile of burning leaves just smells so different. It`s a feeling that warms the heart and cleanses the soul. It`s something I personally can never live without.

(A view from the Ferris Wheel)

This feeling of fall makes me want to decorate my house from top to bottom like I would for Christmas but with Halloween and fall décor. It makes me want to purchase every single pumpkin spice candle in the world. And carving pumpkins is just the beginning. I have to literally bake everything that is Halloween and fall related. I just can`t help it. Oh and I don’t know about you but my TV channel is on ABC Family 13 days of Halloween… and you can guarantee that! I also enjoy a great ghost classic on TCM. And the best part of it all is being able to share these moments, these tastes and smells and your heart with the ones you love.

One of my all time favorite movies

I wanted to let you in my heart a little today and let you see what I am feeling. I cannot wait to share all my fall adventures with you all. Stay tuned for the festivities to come.

(My little fur baby dressed as woody!)

Please comment below and let me know how your heart feels this time of year. Let me know your traditions that you have to do. Who knows I may adopt some of them for my own.

I will leave you with some photos of my previous years.

I`m 24 and I still have acne

So I thought acne stopped when puberty stopped? Is that right... Or Is that a wives tail? Or am I still going through puberty.

I am pretty sure i`m not a 13 year old girl who just started her period and is having major menstrual bumps. No...No That`s not me! 

Hello My name is Candace Mitchell. I am 24 years old and still battle acne. 

It seems like no matter what I do I have bumps. I have major break outs when I eat too much chocolate and drink too much caffeine. Years ago my dermatologist said its extremely rare for that to be the cause. Well guess what? That`s the shit hand I have been dealt with. Bahaha
Good news is... I think it is a mixture of reasons and not just chocolate and caffeine. I say good news because I can not blame all my acne on my 2 favorite things. lol

I see so many people who take off there make up and it looks like heavens doors have opened up and an angel was born. WHY CAN MY SKIN NOT LOOK LIKE THAT? SERIOUSLY? (Dear God in my DNA makeup why could you not have put good skin?) 

 

It aggravates me to no end seriously. Lately I have been thinking well maybe I should try something that will really get the make up off. Maybe that is one issue. Maybe its not just caffeine and chocolate.. maybe it is also clogged pours.

So last night I went to my local Kroger just to pick up my breakfast and lunch for Monday. Since I was alone and not with my fiance I decided to be a girl and look on the cosmetic isle. I normally do not spend over $10 on anything cosmetics unless it is at Sephora or Ulta. It seems like everything I buy something from a grocery store or Walmart or what have you.. It always breaks me out. No matter the product. 

I so wish I could wear and use cheap cosmetics but I just can`t. I have tried everything under the sun and I am just too sensitive. 

So last night I went out on a limb and bought the wave sonic and Aveeno facial cleanser. I have seen so many people use the Sonic wave and I thought what the heck! It can not hurt!! I was initially looking for some exfoliating cleanser but then I was like wait! I bet this thing will work really good... and it`s way better than spending $200 on the one at Sephora. 

After one night of using it... I ... I ... I LOVE IT!!! 

 

When you open your box this is what you will see. You will have 2 weeks worth of cleansing pads. The Sonic wave and 2 batteries. So mske sure you do not buy batteries!

 

 

All the little bumps that were lined up along my jaw line are gone. Just after one night. I can not believe it. My face has never felt so clean... EVER!! I can not tell you how amazing I felt. I will continue using this product and give you all updates on how it is working.
 

Transformation Tuesday

It is not very often that I get to do make overs but when I do... I am seriously a kid in a candy store. Just like a kid it takes me hours. 

My cousin went with her boyfriend (now Fiance) to the military ball this past January and she asked ME to do her hair and makeup. I was totally honored and beyond excited! 

She had never had her hair and makeup done before so we were all really excited to see how she turned out. We knew she would be beautiful but baby did she blow me away!! 

It over all took me about 3 solid hours to get her ready. I spent about 1 hour and 30 minutes on makeup and another 1 hour and 30 minutes on hair.

(I forgot to take a picture of her before we started. So this is half way through the makeup)

(Makeup COMPLETE! Now time for the hair)

She wanted her hair half up half down. So before I started to curl I teased the top of her hair and put her bump together. Then I started curling everything that was left. I put them all in pin rolls after I curled each strand to make sure we have an everlasting hold. We left the pin rolls up for about 30 minutes.

So I have to brag a minute... I have never ever done anyone's hair for anything. I have never done a prom up-do or a simple pony tail. So I definitely surprised when it turned out like this!! AND THE DRUM ROLL PLEASE...........

Don`t you think this is a pretty amazing up-do for my first time?

Yeah... I definitely think so!

Here is a front view of her hair and makeup.

All the finishing touches have been put together and her prince charming has arrived! 

Here is the lovely couple leaving for their very first dance. 

A big thank you goes out to my cousin and her fiance. Thank you both so much for making me apart of this memory that I will cherish forever. It was such an honor to asked to do such and to be apart of everything. I look forward to making you Alyssa a beautiful bride and add that memory to our stack! I love you both and hope you enjoyed being apart of my blog as much as I enjoyed sharing. 

Marilyn Monroe

Yesterday would have been the late Marilyn Monroe`s 88th birthday. If she were still alive we would have all been able to watch her celebrate. I wonder is she would have a twitter... I would like to think since she loved attention and craved for it she would definitely have a twitter! 

I would hope that at this point in her life she would be sitting beach front at her California home watching her grandchildren play on the beach...or maybe living and hanging out in New York at all the fashion shows and living the fast life like she always did. Unfortunately she did not get to live a full beautiful life with children and grandchildren like she had always dreamed. I think she would have been an amazing mom and I think it would have saved her. 

It amazes me how even though she is gone she touches so many of our souls. Those who are like me that actually appropriate her career and enjoy every single one of her movies and read everything you can get your hands on about her... feel like somehow she lives on in your heart. She is truly a spirit that has lived on.

She is a mystery that we will never be able to solve. I wish one day somehow someway... we can find out what really happen to this beautiful soul. But for now and always rest in peace Ms. Marilyn Monroe.

 

Fashion Friday

OK ladies it has been some time since I have posted about my fashion so I just invented my fashion Friday! Every Friday I will post something that has to do with fashion. Whether it be the outfit of the day or new fashion favorites.

To kick off our first fashion Friday I have one of my summer favorites. The plain black dress that speaks for its self. 

Maxi Dress: H&M, similar here and here

I love this dress because you can seriously wear it to anything. You do not have to worry about your legs being to white or if you like me... white legs with stubble. hahaha I am horrible about shaving my legs. I know that is totally gross but hey it`s the truth! 

You can wear any accessories with this beauty or none at all. I am going to repeat myself but this dress truly speaks for itself. 

I wore a simple blue necklace that hugged the neckline and some flashy earrings. Honestly in person it looked like it was made on the dress. It looked so good! 

Earrings: Charlotte Russe, similar here 

Necklace: Charlotte Russe, similar here

Shoes: Lulu`s 

To complete the whole look I wore beautiful gladiators. This particular maxi has a Greek tunic feel to it anyways so a nice gladiator looks amazing. Plus it is fun to play the part!! 

This concludes our very first fashion Friday! What do you want to see next Friday?