Today I am welcoming new boots into my wardrobe and also mourning the passing of my beloved Chanel liquid eyeliner. 

Goodbye, sweet friend. 

Thank you for helping me find the balance between girl-next-door and street walker. 

I loved you till the last click.

Sweater: Ann Taylor LOFT

Tank: J.Crew

Belt: Target

Jeans: 7 For All Mankind

Boots: Talbots
Nail Color: OPI, I'm Not Really a Waitress

I've included some links in the list above. 

If you like what you see, you can find one for yourself!

So, who's got a good eyeliner recommendation? 

This is my new favorite outfit. 

It's perfect for those crisp, fall days that are still a little warm and sunny.

Dress: Urban Outfitters

Chinese Laundry Belt: La De Da

Nine West Boots: Macy's

I really like it when an outfit is composed of mostly older items and just one new thing. It makes me feel like I'm saving money on a brand new outfit, even though in reality I just spent money on a brand new dress.

I bought this belt several years ago. I wear it with dresses a lot, but when I was buying this new dress at Urban the other day, I compulsively bought a new belt to go with it. I got home and tried the dress with my old belt and realized that not only did I not need the new belt, I didn't even want the new belt. Which is sort of a big deal.

So I went back the next day and returned it. I didn't even buy anything else while I was there! It was a miracle. Oh, and on my first visit, I was all "Hey do you think this stain on the back right here will come out in the laundry? This dress is the only one left in my size," and the guy at the cash register was all "I don't know for sure but why don't I just go ahead and take off an additional 10% of the original price of this already discounted item?"

Thanks, bro!

A few weeks ago, my mom came to town with Patrick's mom and the four of us went shopping at J.Crew's warehouse sale. The warehouse is a crazy place--an old grocery store taken over by cardboard boxes, stuffed to the brim with random items of clothing. You have to dedicate at least an hour to finding a couple good pieces. At the beginning of the sale, shirts and dresses and pants are all in their respective sections, folded and arranged in boxes according to size.

But near the end of the sale, which is when we made our visit, the place was absolute chaos--hundreds of people competing for the best deals--digging through clothes on the floor or in the wrong boxes. This is how I came to find my new blazer, which was pretending to be a ladies' jacket in the women's section, but is actually meant for a young boy.

I found these boots, too. They were supposed to be in the adult section.

Blazer: J.Crew Crewcuts
Boots: J.Crew

Tank Top: Urban Outfitters

Jeans: Miss Me

Nails: OPI, Red My Fortune Cookie

Lips: Covergirl Outlast Lipstain, Shade 430

Every now and again I do this challenge where I try not to wear eyeliner, and I always end up hiding some in my bag or running to the bathroom to slap some on in a panic right before I leave the house. I think I don't look like myself without it. 

But that's just plain silly. Today I succeeded.