Travel Attire

My sweet Husband surprised me with a trip to New Orleans for my birthday! It was an absolute blast! This is part one of three posts from our trip.

Back in the days of Camelot and Marilyn, Woodstock and fabulous pillbox hats, traveling was a privilege. Men always wore a tie and ladies never had on "slacks".  Today, however is a very different story. In a time where most are only concerned with comfort, they throw on their baggy sweat pants, dingy tee and jump on the plane.

Now I don't expect any man in a tie, or all ladies in a skirt but I do believe most have gotten a little lax on their travel attire. Jeans and a nice blazer will make all the difference!

Here are my travel outfits.

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“Dressing well is a form of good manners.”

— Tom Ford

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A travel tip to you:

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 It will change your travel life!!

Birthday Week!

One of my favorite people in the world once said "Remember, it's your birth week not just your birthday." Ever since, that's just how I've celebrated. Kicking off the week my parents held my family birthday party which just happened to be on Memorial Day. Fun fact, my mom and I designed this dress and she made it for my high school graduation. 

For years I've had a tradition of wearing white on Memorial Day and my birthday. Be as trendy as you'd  like but the greats like Chanel said wear white inbetween Memorial Day and Labor Day and I'm sticking to it.

So in honor of Birthday Week, I'm sharing my outfits. 

I love the color combination of navy and white. What's with the face? A subpar manicure that's what. That's neither here nor there. But, I was excited to throw on my white jean jacket.

Jacket from Gap, dress NY & Co

Blue Hues

Many times when you think of blue eye shadow your mind goes straight to the 80's when it was socially acceptable to wear crazy bright blue on your eyes. Well that is one reason I'm glad I missed most of that time period. 

Today I'm wearing blues and wanted to change up my normal go-to brown shadow look. When going for this look always keep your lip color toned down. Like a nude or pastel. One tip for blue colors is to always use an eyelid primed because once blue is applied to bare skin it can easily take on a different color. Plus, as always it will stay much longer. 

Make sure to use at least a light and darker color, the darker goes in your crease. When you are totally finished, add a little white shadow to the corner of your eyes to really make those babies POP!