Black Friday Haul

Hey everyone! So of course I went black friday shopping yesterday at my local mall. Honestly the majority of the deals weren't any better than stores regular discounts, but that didn't stop me from buying some items! Here are a few things I bought yesterday that I thought you guys might want to see below.

Francesca's

Nordstrom

Sephora

Francesca's

PacSun

Friday Favorites

Favorite Look:

Favorite Phone Case:

Favorite Holiday Dessert Recipe:

Click here for the recipe

Favorite Song:

Top Three Tuesday

Hey guys! Here's another one of my top three tuesday picks. I decided to feature my three favorite crossbody bags. This style is the perfect size to take anywhere, and it is still able to hold your personal items! These three particular bags are affordable and chic.

Francesca's

Francesca's

Francesca's

Simple Thanksgiving Recipes

Roasted Sweet Potatoes

Ingredients: 

• 4 large sweet potatoes
• 1/4 cup of canola oil
• 2 tablespoons of garlic powder

Preheat the oven to 375. Peel and chop the sweet potatoes to one inch cubes. Place in a large casserole dish. Drizzle with the canola oil and sprinkle with the garlic powder. Mix together and roast in the oven for 45 minutes, until very brown. 

Pumpkin Pie

Ingredients:

• 3/4 cup sugar
• 1/2 tsp. salt
• 1 tsp. ground cinnamon
• 1/2 tsp. ground ginger
• 1/4 tsp. ground cloves
• 2 large eggs
• 1 can (15 oz.) Libby's 100% Pure Pumpkin 
• 1 can (12 fl. oz.) Carnation Evaporated Milk
• 1 unbaked 9-inch (4-cup volume) deep-dish pie shell

Mix sugar, salt, cinnmaon, ginger, and cloves in small bowl. Beat eggs in large bowl. Stir in pumpkin and sugar-spice mixture. Gradually stir in evaporated milk. Pour into pie shell. Bake in preheated 425 degrees F for 15 minutes. Reduce temperature to 350 degrees F.; bake 40-50 minutes or until knife inserted near center comes out clean. Cool on wire rack for 2 hours. Serve immediately or refrigerate. Do not freeze pie. 

Thanksgiving Outfits

Hey guys! Thanksgiving is almost here so I decided to put together a few outfits for you.      You can still look cute around the dining table if your dressing casual,  semi-formal, or formal! 

Casual: 

Boots - Modcloth, Lipstick - Bloomingdales, Jeans - Victorias Secret, Ring - Sears, Sweater - Topshop

Semi-formal:

Crop Top - Topshop, Cardigan - American Eagle, Boots - Nordstrom, Purse - Neiman Marcus, Earrings - Tory Burch

Formal:

Boots - Steve Madden, Dress - American Eagle, Watch - Bloomingdales, Earrings - Bloomingdales

Fall and Winter Coat Guide

 Hey guys, I thought I would share some jackets and coats in my favorite styles for this years fall and winter seasons!

Faux Fur Jacket:

H&M

The fur jacket is a great chic and sleek looking piece to add to your winter collection. Want to dress up your outfit? Then this is definitely the jacket to throw on. 

Faux Leather Moto Jacket:

Nordstrom

The leather jacket is a staple item to add to your closet. You can never go wrong with this style of jacket, and the two toned makes it easy to pair with almost anything!

Basic Peacoat:

Pacsun, LA Hearts

The Peacoat is great for cold weather, and a great alternative to keep you looking stylish! Red and wine colors are definitely "in" this fall and winter. Spice up your wardrobe by adding in some color with this peacoat!

Basic Blazer: 

Francesca's

Want to add another staple to your closet? Go ahead and get a great blazer like this one at Francesca's. The color contrast of the piping on the sleeves looks great, and the fact that it's comfortable certainly doesn't hurt!

Friday Favorites

Happy Friday everyone! I'm glad its finally the weekend, so here are some of my favorite things I've recently found. Of course I included Catching Fire for the premiere this coming week, and I have my tickets!

Favorite Book:

Favorite Gossip Girl Couple (throwback): 

Favorite Cozy-looking Room:

Favorite Pretty Dessert:

Favorite New York Post:

Top Three Tuesday

This week I decided to feature my top three boots for the fall and winter seasons. Not only are they chic, they are extremely comfortable!

Michael Kors

Reggie Riding Boot

Forge Combat Boot

Friday Favorites

Favorite Fall Fragrance:

American Eagle Vintage Perfume

Favorite picture:

Favorite wedding dress:

Rosa Clara 

Favorite video:

Top Three Tuesday

If you're like me, you love to paint your nails and never let them go undone. Well I've fallen in love with these darker colors for fall (shown below). I also recently tried a red polish by Sephora's new nail polish "Formula X for Sephora" and I have to say I was not impressed with its watery texture and the brush quality, so I honestly would not recommend you invest in the brands nail polish.

Photos: Julep, Essie, Marc Jacobs

Mini Pumpkin Muffins!

Its about time to get into the fall spirit, so to kick it off why not bake some mini pumpkin muffins! It's one way to treat yourself and you can also show off your awesome baking skills to your friends. Here's a simple and quick recipe to follow.

Ingredients needed:

• 1 cup whole-wheat or all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup packed light brown sugar
• 1/4 cup vegetable oil
• 1 can (15 oz.) Libby's 100% Pure Pumpkin
• 2 large eggs, slightly beaten
• 1 cup lowfat granola cereal, crumbled (optional)

Directions:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Paper-line or grease mini-muffin pans.
• Combine the flour, pumpkin pie spice, baking soda, baking powder, and salt in a small bowl.
• Beat sugar and oil in medium mixer bowl until blended. 
• Add pumpkin and eggs; beat well.
• Gradually stir in flour mixture and spoon batter into prepared muffin cups, filling 2/3 full.
• Sprinkle each with about a 1/2 teaspoon of crumbled granola and press granola lightly into batter. (optional)
• Bake for 15-20 minutes or until wooden pick inserted into centers comes out clean.
• Coll in pans for 10 minutes; remove to wire racks to cool completely.
• Store muffins in covered containers or resealable plastic bags.

Makes 20 servings, 3 muffins each!