My Favorite Summer Looks

Photography by Melissa Gardipee

Photography by Melissa Gardipee

Photography by Melissa Gardipee

XOXO,

Cruise Vacation: En Mexico

Photography by Melissa Gardipee

This was my favorite beach look from my vacation. I usually am not adventurous with my swimwear to avoid crazy tan lines. But luckily I prepared to already have my perfect tan before I rocked this amazing swimsuit. I found this cover up on Ebay for $12.99 - Ebay has become my new best friend. My bathing suit top is from Target and was only $14.99.

Saturday's Swimwear.

TARGET TOP // FEMME JOLIE CHEEKY BOTTOM

GO JANE SHOES // LOUIS VUITTON BOOKBAG

EBAY COVER UP // FOREVER 21 HAT

XOXO,

Looking for some cheeky bottoms?

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All photography on this trip was taken by: Melissa Gardipee

Cruise Vacation: Key West

On Fourth of July my ship stopped at Key West. I love dressing to the occasion so I decided to rock the red, white, and blue swim look. I am wearing a navy blue and white, chevron top from Target with a red, cheeky bottom from Femme Jolie, a local boutique in Miami. I went with my favorite high waisted shorts from Pacsun. I love hats, especially during summer. I bought this hat years ago at TJ Maxx. These sun hats never go out of style and you can find them usually at department stores like Target, Burlington Coat Factory, or discount department stores like Marshalls and TJ Maxx.

Happy Independence Day!

Friday's Swimwear.

TARGET BANDEAU TOP & WEDGES // FEMME JOLIE CHEEKY BOTTOM

PACSUN DENIM // WET SEAL SUNWEAR

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XOXO,

All photography taken on this trip is by Melissa Gardipee

Cruise Vacation: Arrival

 

Photography by Melissa Gardipee

The day has finally come! I arrived on the ship in this gorgeous black romper from Forever 21. Black rompers are so easy to style. You can arrange a romper in different ways per occasion. For a classic vacation look I wore a hat and wedges.

Day One's OOTD.

FOREVER 21 ROMPER & HAT // STEVE MADDEN WEDGES

LOUIS VUITTON BOOK BAG // MARC JACOB SUNWEAR

XOXO,

All Photography on this trip was taken by: Melissa Gardipee

Summer Essentials

My cruise is in a few weeks and I have been shopping online like crazy. Prepping for my tropical vacation gave me inspiration to share to my readers what summer essentials are a must.

Swimwear.

Luckily, both of these tops are from Target. They are both $17.99 but I recently purchased both of these and paid $14.99 a piece.

Chevron // Black Top

I love how much the 40's is coming back. It's amazing how fashion from different era's come back. When it comes to the high waisted bikini, I like solid colors. Dark, solid colors slim you down while patterns can be tricky. I would stay away from a striped  high waisted bottom. They remind me of a sailor costume. These are simple and sexy. You can find so many different styles at Polyvore. 

Mesh // Solid

Beach Towels.

I'm always buying cute towels. I was shopping for swimsuits at Forever 21 and found these super cute towels for only $10.80 a piece. I almost bought every single towel. 

Ice Cream // Flamingo

Beach Bags.

I love these bags. I'm obsessed with the nautical look to this Fossil Bag. And this yellow bag from Kate Spade is so cute and modern. I would even rock these bags away from the beach. Like with a summer look I would wear to eat brunch at an outdoor cafe. The Kate Spade bag cost $198 and comes in yellow or light pink.

Wedges.

Usually I update my wedges around Spring; but I felt like I needed some new black ones, and look what I found. Three gorgeous wedges from Steve Madden. 

Bevrlie $89.95 // Chayser $120.95 // Juleb $99.95

Glasses.

For some reason, lately I've been attracted to different style glasses. I like the round frame so I went crazy and ordered these glasses from Nordstrom. The pink ones are my favorite, and they only cost $54.00, Crap Sunglasses. The orange shades are Ray Bans, these usually cost $115 but Nordstrom has them on sale for $84.95. 

Tees.

Casual tee's like this are awesome for summertime. Summer is all about that laid back look. You can rock a tee like this with your favorite pair of jeans or shorts. I would rock them with my favorite pair of Toms and my favorite boyfriend jeans. Both tee's are from Sincerely Jules and cost $36.

Popsicle // Pineapple

I found this top on Ria Michelle's blog and wanted it so bad. It's from Maurie and Eve and its perfect for a bikini look. I would pair it with high waisted shorts and ankle high gladiator sandals. 

Shorts.

Shorts is your main staple to play around with in summer. Every girl should own a pair of boyfriend jean shorts. They are loose and comfortable and go great with just about anything. I also displayed some loose summer patterned shorts for that relaxed look. 

My favorite shorts are the palm tree ones. They are from H&M and only cost $12.95. I am definitely going to stop by H&M today. The sunflower shorts are $9.95! And these well fitted boyfriend jeans are $44.95.

Sunflowers // Palm Trees // Boyfriend Jeans 

Flip Flops.

I found both of these flip flops at Wet Seal the other day and I don't know why I didn't buy them. I am totally going to buy them today. Putting together these summer essentials is going to help me shop for the cruise today! Yay!

Cali // Beach Bum