In my shopping cart!

Hey Everyone ,

Sorry for the long pause , it was a busy week plus I was feeling a bit under the weather yesterday. The twins got the cold so you know I definitely got it. La Mode got two interns this week! , so excited for the goodness that will come out of this. I am so happy to announce that my Christmas shopping is DONE! I am thankful that I was able to get 8 of my closest friends and family something. They have been so good to me this year and I would love to say thank you!. Of course with every shopping trip something has to come out of it for me lol.

I am trying to step my shoe game up :) All my shoes seemed to have disappeared. I assume with me moving from MD to NJ as while as during the pregnancy a lot of them got displaced. However, I do need a serious update, so I have decided to get at 2 new pairs of shoes a month for the next 3 months ( where I can afford). Let's just call this an extreme shoe makeover lol , so I have started this month and I bought my first pair from Zappos. Zappos is a bit pricey however they carry sizes 11 , yes I'm a size 11 ( and hope my girls don't wear sz 11) So it is extremely hard to find shoes , DSW and Nine West have some cute ones were I go often. Which brings me to the second pair that I bought , they are having a %30 off your entire purchase be it sale or full price. I took advantage of that and bought a pair of suede pumps with cute pleats in the front. I used to shop the Victoria Secret catalog a coupe of years back and then I stopped for some reason. I already know what next months will look like and they won't be black :).

I noticed that peep toe is everywhere online and in the malls , with some kind of embellishment, ruffle , rosettes etc I love it ! Naturally I love love love ruffles, so that was my first thing that caught my eye!. It was funny because the shoes I picked were blogged about over at the I am styl-ish blog ( her blog is amazing ).

Next in my cart I bought 2 fahsion books one by Tim Guinn and another one called Pocket Stylist by Kendall Karr. I would love to start a library of good and useful books am all about learning , not to mention I love to read!

I didn't do any more shopping for myself as I was all about Holiday shopping ! So their

So how has Christmas Shopping been for you guys ? If you guys have any fab shoes finds or books let me know :)

xoxoNikki

p.s I am still debating about the jacket :)

Accessory Report :)

Hey Everyone! :)

The weekend that gets here so slow is fast leaving us :s However, I had a fabulous friday I got to see NEW MOON! Yes yes I am one of the "twi-moms" that contributed to the $72.7 million that they did! Now don't get me wrong I love the twilight story but Dark Knight is wayyyy better and I think should hold its spot but hey its a win-win situation for me :)

Well, moving on , today I was inspired from my doing a bit of Christmas shopping for my friends. New York & Company is having a fabulous accessory sale buy 1 get 1 %75 what! I was on it. I got some stuff for me as btw ;)

So when I got home I started browsing the net , catching up on some style reports in my inbox and I found myself at Polyvore ;) and just created a set of accessories that caught my eye! I recently just stumbled on Polyvore...yes yes I know it's old news but so what! I will be having a lot of fun creating all sorts of outfits or things that I love and share with you all on my blog.

Below is my first set of accessories that I fancied lol.

	Kenneth Jay Lane Crystal-embellished bracelet $625 - net-a-porter.com More Kenneth Jay Lane bracelets »
	IOSSELLIANI - SKULL AND CRYSTAL RING $394 - luisaviaroma.com More Iosselliani rings »
	KEIGER $15 - aldoshoes.com More bracelets »
	H&M Shop Online shop.hm.com More bracelets »
	Bow Stud Waist Belt $25 - missselfridge.com More Miss Selfridge belts »
	NEWS - GIVENCHY - Givenchy Necklace Pearls bei jades24 $2,354 - jades24.com More Givenchy necklaces »
	Erickson Beamon Blade Runner Swarovski earrings $445 - net-a-porter.com More Erickson Beamon earrings »
	Erickson Beamon Swarovski crystal multi-chain necklace $910 - net-a-porter.com More Erickson Beamon necklaces »
	Juicy Couture Bow Pave Studs - Silver $40 - piperlime.gap.com More Juicy Couture earrings »
	Cluster Jewel Cuff by Fenton, Bracelets, Kabiri Jewellery Store $552 - kabiri.co.uk More bracelets »

(All images created by in my set via polyvore)

When it comes to accessories I love fun and bright pieces , jewelry can really make a statement and provide the "BAM" factor :) or it could be subtle and just compliment your outfit. Recently at work I had fun styling this lady who was going for her 25th reunion. We choose the dress which was a plain black tunic dress, by the time I got done accessorizing her she got the necklace , earrings ,clutch & shoes :) . It looked great; she was so pleased that she said she was going to wear it to her Husbands work holiday party. Talk about versatile , you can always be versatile with your outfits and changing up you're accessories will help you do just that.

Thanks everyone for stopping by!

xoxoNik