Olympic FEVER!!!

I am so excited at this point in time!! I know that I don't seem like a "Sporty Spice" but I absolutely LOVE LOVE the Olympics! It started last Friday and I have been literally sleep, eat, and breathing the Olympics!!! They have made it so that every second is LIVE on NBC.com and I have been watching it non-stop! So this is pretty much a post about how awesome the Olympics are!! Are any of you watching the Olympics???

Something that I have noticed and I am sure that you all have noticed as well! Are the awesome nail art the Woman of the Olympics are rocking this year!!! Here are some of my faves:

Miss Franklin, 17 - First Olympics and First Personal Gold, July 30th

Ruta Meilutyte, 15 Lithuanian First Personal and National Gold Medal in 100m Breast/Swim Event 

As you can probably tell I am a sucker for an upset and a underdog story!!! I absolutely loved these girls wins and their awesome "Home Town" Pride Nail Art!! For more of this awesome nail art trend from awesome Olympians click HERE!!!

Hope everyone is having an awesome Olympic season!!! :) 

Much ♥

ASD

Sunday Afternoons

I haven't been putting up a lot of outfit posts recently! I was away on a shopping trip in Washington D.C. a week ago and then I had some family come in this weekend so it has been busy! I have been planning some things for you guys! I am working on a haul video of all my thrift finds from my shopping trip. Anyways, I finally have an outfit for you guys! This is a new dress that I picked up I absolutely love it I wore it to church this Sunday!!! I absolutely love the watercolor pattern!! Enjoy!

{Kohl's Elle Dress ($3 on Sale!!), Thrifted Belt and Necklace, Black Wedges (Old)}

Don't forget to check who won the GIVEAWAY REBOOT!!!

Much ♥ 

ASD

Vedette Shapewear "I've Got Nothing To Hide" Giveaway!

In case you weren't one of the lucky winners of the last Vedette Shapewear Giveaway! Vedette and I want to give everyone another chance to win!!! Just consider this just another summer miracle lol! This giveaway is also International and will have 3 winners!!! How to enter is below!! Good Luck!!

Thank you to all the entrants to the giveaway!!! Look out for more style and fashion posts and giveaways in the future!!! Congratulations to the winners of Vedette pieces!!! I will be contacting all the winners via email!

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Vedette Shapewear Winners

Thank you ALL who entered!!! There will be more chances to win more prizes soon! So stay tuned! Thanks for making this first giveaway experience great!

The Winners:
Ilana Prudente
Linnie 
Rozzie 


(I used www.random.org to choose the winners!)


Congratulations everyone who won!! I will be emailing the winners!! 

EBEW: Color Block and Chambray

{Chambray Shirt and Belt - Thrifted, Tank - Charlotte Russe, Magenta Skirt - Old Navy}

I am always color-blocking! I am an eternal lover of color! So when I heard that the EBEW this month was color-blocking it was a no-brainer! Love this outfit!!!

Much ♥

ASD

Check out my current GIVEAWAY ending July 25th!!! Enter for your chance to win!!

My Style Mantra

I found this quote and I had to make a typography of it with my own picture and everything. 

This photo truly encapsulates how I feel about style! This photo featuring my great grandmother's vintage jewelry and other special pieces :) 

Much ♥,

ASD

Don't Forget to Check Out my GIVEAWAY ending on July 10th!!!

Trend Watch: The Optical Illusion

{Awear}

Hi everyone! I am here to share with you this amazing new trend that I just discovered! I know that we women are the masters of the optical illusion with our: belts, make-up, Spanx, and high heels! It all can be pretty exhausting! Now there is a trend that allows you to achieve your best possible body with just one piece of clothing: THE PANEL DRESS! 

This dress fetish is taking over all the hottest clothing lines this summer in stores like: H&M, Forever 21, Zara, and ASOS! This panel dress trend has picked up due to the it's sister trend vibrant, geometric prints! The Panel Dress trend is basically the use to contrasting colored panels on the side of dresses, skirts, and even pants in order to create a slimmer and well-defined silhouette! This can include the use of a vibrant print with solid panels on the side or "old-fashion" solid color-blocked panels! 

Lipsy panel dress / Lipsy body con dress / Miss Selfridge panel dress / Warehouse cut out dress / A|Wear navy dress, $47 / Dorothy Perkins jade dress / TFNC panel dress, $33 / Wallis panel dress / Miss Selfridge cutout dress / Jane Norman body con dress, $55 / Arte Panel Dress - Dresses - French Connection, $70 / Dress - from H&M

3 Reasons why I am "Head-Over-Heels" for this trend:

1. Fits Any and All Body-Types - I am a sucker for any piece of clothing that suit all body types (A-line, wrap dresses, jeans) because it can clearly enhance any body style. On a curvy girl (like myself) panel dresses can accentuate my good curves while hiding my other bits. On a not-so curvy girl a panel dress can create curves with the panelled design and give the allusion of an hourglass-shape! 
2.  They're EASY!!! - Since many of the dresses are adorned with prints and beautiful pops of color the panel dress is a one stop shop. Put away your statement necklaces and belts and go for a more understated accessory look with stud earrings and colorful arm candy! And since this dress naturally shows your waist line no need to cinch your waist with a belt! 
3. They're FUN, SEXY, AND CLASSY!!! - For summer there is no other way to be than loud and proud when it comes to your wardrobe! These dresses give you that fun pop of print and color and allow you to step outside of your "fashion box" and embrace daring prints and colors! Also, they are not only an illusion but an oxymoron! Sexy and Classy how can that be?!?! These dresses come in a variety of styles and shapes that allow these dresses to be appropriate for a party AND for the office! 

Much ♥,

Amanda (ASD)


Don't Forget to Check Out my GIVEAWAY ending on July 10th!!!

Happy Independence Day!!!

Have a great 4th of July!! I love keeping it really festive and "kitschy" for holidays! However, I also like to keep it girly and classy "easy breezy" for the outside BBQ!!!

Don't forget to check out my GIVEAWAY and enter!!!

Thanks for stopping by!! :)

♥ASD♥

Floral Blazer + "Curvy is Sexy" Vedette Review and Giveaway!!! {CLOSED}

Hi everyone!!! I have a majorly exciting thing to share with you today! It is Vedette Shapewear :) They so graciously contacted me and asked me to review their spectacular shapewear collection!!! I of course agreed and am happy to share with you my FIRST review on my blog!!! 

GIVEAWAY INSTRUCTIONS AT THE END OF THE POST!!!

 I was so excited to receive these pieces from Vedette. When I received the pieces they were so wonderfully packaged I felt like I was receiving chocolates

Isn't it amazing packaging!!! I chose INÈS for my shapewear piece in the color Buff. I liked this piece because it is a classic piece (and I love classic) and would go with a lot of different things in my wardrobe for summer! 

How I decided to style this piece was with this beautifully unique Floral Blazer that I thrifted from Goodwill a couple of years ago! I wanted to make the outfit very daytime and casual so I just added boyfriend jeans and some classic bronze stilettos (for some added sass ;)! I think that keeping shirts or shapewear in this case ;) really simple is that you can really wear statement pieces!!! This piece really works as a great base for this outfit and I truly believe in having MANY basic pieces so that when you find something fabulous like this blazer you have the basic pieces to wear to really make it POP!

This Vedette Shapewear Piece is PERFECT as a basic piece to wear with many statement necklaces, blazers, and bottoms. And it doesn't hurt that it gives you great shape :)!

{Floral Blazer-Thrifted, Ines Shapewear-c/o Vedette Shapewear, Jeans- Target, Heels- Steve Madden}

Now is your chance to have one of these amazing shapewear pieces by Vedette! 

GIVEAWAY INFORMATION:

1. This giveaway is open INTERNATIONALLY (with some minor exceptions that can be discussed when you win)

2. There will be 3 WINNERS who will each win 1 surprise Vedette Shapewear piece!!!

HOW TO ENTER:

1. Like Vedette's FB Page: http://www.facebook.com/vedetteshapewear  

2. Follow Vedette on Twitter: http://twitter.com/#!/vedettestore/

3. Be a follower of my blog VIA Blogger or Bloglovin': 

4. Leave a comment on how you would wear a Vedette piece and that you have done the previous steps! 
5.Leave your EMAIL so that I can contact you if you win :) 

Good luck with the giveaway! Giveaway ends Tuesday July 10th 12:00a.m!