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MozillianistThe DIY Bride: Wedding Beauty On A Budget
With budgets tighter than ever, it’s a tough time for brides who want their dream wedding but don’t have a dream bank account to back it up. As every good budget fashionista knows, however, an antidote for tough times is wrapped up in three little letters: DIY. These days, according to celebrity... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
The Budget Fashion...The Most “Likeable” Wedding Dress Ever: Priscilla Chan’s Wedding Dress on a Budget
Credit: Grazia Daily "Like" this. Kate Middleton's wedding dress has officially been digitally dethroned. Actual royalty? Bah. So 2011. In our society of friending/tweeting/pinning/instagramming/etc, "social" status is currency. Literally. You know, with Facebook's crazy, larger-than-Google IPO.... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Pretty in Pink: 5 Pink Shoes from Zappos
The Deal: 5 Pink Shoes from Zappos The Lowdown: It was Elle Woods' signature color in Legally Blonde, and for a good reason. Pink may be the perennial black in that it never really goes out of style. It's feminine, chic, and frankly, just so darn pretty. Here are five of our favorite pink shoes... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Blogger Roundup: Showing Off Their True Colors
Credit: ...love Maegan Thanks to labels like J. Brand, you can now score denim in every color under the sun. From neons to saturated serberts to minty pastels, no matter what your flavor, there’s a juicy shade available to help capture your personality and welcome in warmer months with equally... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
A Taste of Luxury: How the Gen-Y Crowd Lives Luxe on a Budget
What: Reports show that despite the generally lackluster economy, African-American Gen-Y folks are spending more every year on premium luxuries like jewelry, vacations, and gadgets--all thanks to Groupon and its kin. What They Say: According to a February report from American Express Business... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Lustworthy Totes from Endless
The Deal: Tote bags from Endless The Lowdown: We're totes lovin' these tote bags from Endless. Alright, we're dropping the faux Valley girl accent circa the movie Clueless, but with summer just around the river bend, we have been scouring the digital space for cute tote bags. Whether it's for a... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Detox Your Beauty Routine: Tips from Josie Maran
The following is a guest post from our friends at Lucky. When I was pregnant with my daughter Rumi Joon, I had what I like to call an “eco-awakening.” I grew up in a very green household in Northern California, and I was used to eating organic and living sustainably. But when I became pregnant, my... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
How to Do Your Own Pedicure
TBFers, can we chat? The weather is getting warmer, which means it's time to break out the sandals. And while we encourage you to rock your favorite pair of shoes (no one loves a good pair of sandals more than u), we also encourage you to please, please, take care of your feet. Nothing ruins an... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
The Print Shop: 8 Dresses with Prints from Modcloth
The Deal: 8 Printed Dresses from Modcloth The Lowdown: Whether you're a primal type of gal with your animal prints or you're takin' a cue from T. Swift with a closet full of florals, prints are oh-so-fun, especially when they're in dress form. We've rounded up some of our faves from Modcloth. If... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
READ THIS Before Getting Your Next Pedicure
It’s that time of year, when our feet emerge from the safe, comfortable, full coverage confines of our winter boots in need of some serious beautification. Even with a pair of sandals with straps that strategically cover our “problem” toe(s) (we all have one), your... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
How to Shop Target
This post originally appeared on Dec 17, 2008. Ah, you say—you already know how to shop Target. In fact, you’ve spent so much time there that you should be eligible for some kind of lifetime achievement award. Okay, we’ll give you that—but are you shopping it in the smartest way possible? Perhaps... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
How The Budget Fashionista Got Out of Debt
The Budget Fashionista's Annual "Being Broke Ain't Cute" Series features tips and advice to help you improve your personal financial health. For more personal finance information, please visit our Financial Health Series. The #1 question I get asked the most is how I was able to get my financial... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Summer Lovin’ from Piperlime
The Deal: Summer Lovin' from Piperlime for Under $50 The Lowdown: Summmmmertimmmme, and the livin’ is easyyy! Yes, that tune is our “we’re-so-excited-about-summer” anthem, and we’re imagining ourselves frolicking in the sand in easy, breezy dresses fit for an old-school Cover Girl commercial. In... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Take 30% Off At LOFT’s “Now Style Event” May 19th
You know we love Ann Taylor, but we love Ann Taylor's cheaper-- ahem, we mean more budget-friendly -- sister store, LOFT, even more. So color us psyched for this Saturday, May 19, when LOFT hosts "The Now Style Event" across the entire chain. Shoppers will receive 30 percent off every purchase, all... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Our Favorite YouTube Beauty Gurus
If you still get your makeover advice from a counter or salon, you’re basically living under a rock. You’re missing out on some serious tips, tricks and real-girl advice that could pull you from the beauty Stone Age into the 21st century, where products and techniques are tried for you, then... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
The Bluefly Experience…in $50 or Less
The Deal: Goodies for $50 or less from Bluefly The Lowdown: We love Bluefly, but let’s be honest. Price-wise, it’s not a budget retailer, and in fact, there are many lustworthy pieces in the “Let-me-eat-ramen-for-a-month-to-afford-that-bag” range. That’s why we’re on it when it comes to Bluefly’s... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Five Quick Shopping Tips for Busy People
A few months ago, we received a comment from a faithful TBF reader who said, and I quote, “I’m too busy to budget shop”. While our first reaction was, “who doesn’t have time to bargain shop?”, the more we thought about it, the more we understood where the reader was coming from. Budget shopping... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Shouldering Off: 6 One-Shoulder Dresses from ModCloth
The Deal: 6 One Shoulder Dresses from Modcloth The Lowdown: Symmetry is highly overrated. Period. There’s something about unevenness that shouts rebellion, hipness and style at the same time. Think the side ponytail, or uneven hemlines. It’s cool, edgy, and oh-so-fashionable. With wedding season,... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
MyHabit.com’s Designer Summer Wardrobe Essentials Sale Event
Last week we reported on Amazon.com’s bid to conquer the high fashion retail world, and this week brings us a chance to show you just exactly how they’re going about it – a Designer Summer Wardrobe Essentials sale event, starting May 16, on Amazon’s new members-only flash sale site, MyHabit.com. ... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Paul Fashion Line to Debut at Babies “R” Us
PRNewsFoto/Paul Frank What: Paul Frank will debut its infant and toddlers line, Small Paul, at Babies "R" Us stores beginning May 23. What They Say: Parents can now outfit even the tiniest of tots in Small Paul apparel and accessories, available in sizes 0-5T. The line also includes Small... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
6 Style Tips for the Conservative Fashionista
Credit: AskMen.com WARNING: Nuclear-orange jeans and peacock-inspired box clutches may not be right for everyone. Dizziness, shortness of breath and naked-in-public dreamlike anxiety may be experienced by individuals who even think about certain trends, let alone consider (gasp!) wearing them. If... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Color Me Mine: 5 Colorful Handbags from Nordstrom
The Deal: 5 Colorful Bags from Nordstrom The Lowdown: With tangerine brights leading the fashion runway, this season it’s all about color, and not just any color, but color cohabitating with prints. We love this fun combination in our attire, but especially in our bags--since we pretty much carry... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
This Phillip Lim Skirt Might Be the Easiest DIY Ever
I can picture Jessa from “Girls” wearing this 3.1 Phillip Lim skirt, rolling her eyes at her velour-tracksuit-wearing American cousin who doesn't get if, like, it's a skirt or a sweater or if it's all one piece. I can almost hear Jessa's breathless reply that she's missing the whole point that it's... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Swapping Replacing Shopping? Swaps On The Rise For Cash-Strapped Millenials
Even though we’ve long known that creativity is the key to staying stylish and financially solvent, there was a time not so long ago that suggestions of frequenting thrift stores (Goodwill shout-out!) and holding clothing swapping parties were met by some with a resounding “meh”. The world has... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
The Art of Thrifting
Credit: Shutterstock Thrifting, much like shaving, war or manliness, is a delicate art form, and we've got it down to an imprecise science. Sure, we've written about thrifting extensively before, but a seasoned thrifter knows to constantly update her tactical manual; being in the thrifting trenches... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
6 Tangerine Shoes That’ll Make You Want to Tango
The Deal: 6 Tangerine Shoes from Zappos The Lowdown: For those of us who aren’t ready to strut the streets in an all-tangerine ensemble, shoes are the perfect way to add a pop of orange delight into your look. Especially as the weather turns from drab to fab, it’s time to reintroduce color and... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Meet the Mother of a Fashionista: Kathryn Shops with Mom
Before there was The Budget Fashionista, there was a little girl named Kathryn from Minnesota. In a town where nearly all people looked the same, Kathryn's mother, Karen, had always encouraged the girl to express herself, especially her personal style. Fast forward to the present, Kathryn is... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
These Top Style Bloggers Really Know How to Hit The Spot
Style Bloggers are mixing up classics with polka dots. Some of our favorite women of the Web show us that you can spin the spots vintage, nautical, fresh or edgy. Follow the dotted path of these leading ladies and get inspired to carry polka-dot print through spring and summer with a Popsicle... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Now Showing: Your Shopping Habits — How Your Summer Movie Choice Reveals Your Buying Behavior
Photo credit: Shutterstock What: Today's news on Mashable is certainly... interesting. Apparently, your summer movie choice is directly relevant to your shopping habits--including the items that you like to spend your moolah on! What They Say: Mindset surveyed 1,300 people, finding that those... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Trina Turk Brings Palm Beach on a Budget to Banana Republic
Designer Trina Turk, Banana Republic, and affordable apparel inspired by vacation cocktails poolside in Palm Beach? Yes, please. Turk’s partnership with the budget-friendly retailer – who we love for work separates and classic weekend chic – is looking to be a somewhat drool-worthy, and will be... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
H&M Fall 2012 Preview: Big Bold Style On A Budget
Summer’s only just begun (well, not even, technically) but fall fashion is everywhere – this time, the H&M fall 2012 preview sneak peek brings us yet another glimpse of what we might be coveting later this year. Apparently, for H&M that means a heavy dose of all things edgy and glam –... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
How To Grow Out Bangs Without the Weird Phase
Credit: People.com So you’ve decided to grow out your bangs, but you’re having nightmares about that crazy in-between phase. You know the one I mean–when your hair is only halfway grown out and you have no clue how to style it. Ah yes, been there. But, luckily there are a few great ways that you... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
The Secret to Applying Concealer
Credit: People.com There’s a bit of debate among makeup gurus about when to apply concealer. Some say to put it on before you apply foundation, while others say to wait until after. We say the secret to applying concealer is this: both before and after are fair game to ensure a healthy, gorgeous... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Movie Trailer: The Campaign (Will Ferrell and Zach Galifianakis)
Click here to view the embedded video. Fans of comedic actors will probably be hyped on this one. Will Ferrell and Zach Galifianakis will be facing off in The Campaign. Check out this video that shows both candidates as they campaign against one another. © 2012 Highsnobiety for Titel Media. Author: nickestrada | Permalink | No comment | Add to del.icio.us | %%sharethis_link%% Post tags: movie trailers, the campaign, videos
Highsnobiety.comAudemars Piguet Royal Oak Offshore Diver Forged Carbon
This year Audemars Piguet is launching the Royal Oak Offshore Diver with a forged carbon case and ceramic bezel. Marking the second model in the ROO Diver line, the watch features the same dimensions as the AP ROO Diver Ref 15703 (42mm, 13.75mm thick) along with the mega-tapisserie dial, inner-rotating timing ring, and the AP Caliber 3120 automatic movement, however the yellow accents and forged carbon case make it a much more striking timepiece. (...)Read the rest of Audemars Piguet Royal Oak...
Azealia Banks by Michael Flores for Dossier Journal #9
20 year old Harlem lyricist Azealia Banks features in the spring/summer issue of Dossier Journal. The editorial’s been shot by LA/NY based photographer Michael Flores, who’s done a mighty fine job. Azealia looks smoking hot in both done and undone looks with her hair. More images follow after the click. (...)Read the rest of Azealia Banks by Michael Flores for Dossier Journal #9 © 2012 Highsnobiety for Titel Media. Author: dyong | Permalink | No comment | Add to del.icio.us |...