{WW} 10 Valentine's Day Gift Ideas For Her

Listen up fellas: Valentine's Day is just around the corner, and if you're in need of some gift inspiration for your lady loves (wink wink), here are 10 suggestions to help keep you out of the doghouse. Or, if like me, you enjoy treating yourself to a thing or two this time of year that's sickeningly cute (those shoes!), this here's for you too, ladies... From heart shaped clutches (swoon!) to lip-emblazoned everything (my CC Skye ring is still in heavy rotation), there's no shortage of heart day treats to chose from... Let the shopping begin!

NARS Lipstick | Lulu Guiness Lips Clutch | Alice + Olivia Heart Flats | CC Skye Lips Ring | 
 Chicwish Heart Sunnies | Gorjana Griffin XO Studs | L'Occitane Rose Lip Balm | Lulu Guiness Quilted Lips Umbrella | Diptyque Rose Scented Candle | Julia Child's 'My Life in France'

{Style} Bundled

Coat c/o Lush Clothing | sweater- Topshop (similar) | jeans- Gap | booties c/o Massimo Dutti | plaid scarf- Forever 21 | hat- Topshop | bag- 3.1 Phillip Lim | lips ring- CC Skye | bangles- J.Crew | watch- Michael Kors
Photos by Sandy Joe Karpetz

{Style} Full-Grown Florals

Sweatshirt- Theory | floral skirt- Forever 21 | bag- 3.1 Phillip Lim | Feline beanie- Brian Lichtenberg | colorblock booties- Sam Edelman | necklace c/o T&J Designs | lips ring- CC Skye | bangles- J.Crew | watch- Michael Kors
This cheerful floral print is getting the girlie stomped right out of it (insert evil laugh here) thanks to some edgier pieces and a whole lot of black. And you know what? I don't even think it minds. After all, what floral print would want to be a one-trick pony, always playing the role of the uber feminine print? My thoughts exactly. Rock on, little floral print — rock on.

Photos by Sandy Joe Karpetz

{Style} Dragon Alley

Coat- Maison Scotch | faux leather sweater c/o French Connection (similar) | jeans- Joe Fresh | heels c/o Forever 21 (similar) | bag- 3.1 Phillip Lim | necklace- J.Crew Factory | lips ring- CC Skye | bangles- J.Crew | watch- Michael Kors


Photos by Andrew Tarver

{Style} Vague

Moto jacket- Club Monaco (love this version) | T-shirt c/o Purple Label | trousers c/o French Connection (eying these floral ones) | cap toe pumps- Zara | bag- 3.1 Phillip Lim | beanie- Zara | lips ring- CC Skye | necklace c/o T&J Designs | bracelets- J.Crew


Photos by Kastles

{Style} Bundled

Coat- French Connection | striped shirt- Saint James | faux leather skirt c/o Forever 21 | double-sided scarf- Zara (similar style) | booties- ShoeMint | bag- 3.1 Phillip Lim | lips ring- CC Skye | necklace- J.Crew Factory



Layers are a non-negotiable this time of year, but there's no reason not to spice them up with a little print-on-print (on-print-on-print) action. For me, that means stripes, plaid, houndstooth AND leopard, but hey, that's just how I roll. And even though it may sound like a seizure-inducing hot mess on paper, the visual is far from it... Or so I like to tell myself.

Happy Monday, friends! xx

Photos by Sandy Joe Karpetz

{Style} Black + Blue

Leather detail coat c/o LUSH | sweater- Topshop | faux leather sweatpants- Simons | booties- ShoeMint | bag- 3.1 Phillip Lim | lips ring- CC Skye | watch- Michael Kors


Thanks for reading friends — wishing you all the loveliest of weekends! xx

Photos by Kastles

{Style} BRKLN

Moto jacket- Gap | tshirt- Rag & Bone | trousers c/o French Connection | pumps- ShoeMint | bag- 3.1 Phillip Lim | beanie- Aritzia | necklace- J.Crew | ring- CC Skye | bangles- J.Crew | watch- Michael Kors



Happy weekending! xx

Photos by Brittney Le Blanc

{Wardrobe Wednesday} Lips Rings

This Wardrobe Wednesday features a save or splurge component which doesn't quite apply to me because — let's face it — I had to go be all greedy and buy both. To be fair, I ordered the CC Skye version online before I knew Forever 21 carried a fun, Lulu Frost-inspired version for a fraction of the price. Woe is me. Regardless, I felt the need to have both. Because really, after shelling out over 100 big ones for a trend item, what's five more.

The verdict? Despite the aforementioned trend (read: fleeting) nature of the design, I actually much prefer the CC Skye version. It's smaller, more streamlined and far more flattering to wear, translating to 20x more use than it's inexpensive counterpart... So on a cost-per-wear basis, the CC Skye version is actually a way better deal, right? Oh come on, humour me.

In other news, congrats to Kirsten Butler for winning a copy of Alexa Chung's new book, "It" — Enjoy, girl!