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Happy New Year!

RVAfashionista — Thu, 31 Dec 2009 16:02:46 -0500

Every time it's New Year's Eve, I always wonder "where did the year go?!?" This year has been no exception and it's been filled with lots of changes! I'm finally getting settled into my life until the next round of changes comes at me. Change is inevitable but here's a few highlights of 2009:

February/March: Moving to The Fan and living life in the city on my own - no parents, roommates, or cats. Just me, myself, and I in my giant walk in-closet.
May: Switched up my career again and transitioned into becoming a "shoe dawg." Such a high energy division - a lot of fun but it took a major mental/physical toll onto my body.
October: After 6 months of living a life in shoes, I was promoted to business manager and I've acquirred an insiders perspective of the cosmetics/beauty industry.

I've now survived a successful retail holiday season, "kicked some tail and took some names," and realizing that I hold the key to my success. Roll with the punches even if you get knocked off your feet a few times, get back up and keep going! Life's too short to let a bad day get to you.

Since tonight is the infamous New Year's Eve and I have a fab party to
attend, I needed a fab new dress. On a shopping excursion with my
mother, I found this New York & Company dress on the clearance rack. Of course I tried it on because I love anything black and it fitted me like a dream. I normally tend to have issues with shift dresses - if it fits my bustline, it's usually too big in the hips since I'm more of an hourglass shape. Thus, if the dress fits and you have Christmas money to spend - BUY THE DRESS.

So to go with said dress, I'm pairing a purple cardigan from Nordstrom and purple snakeskin peep toe pumps that I bought from Target last year. I had my eye on these cute Mary Jane style leopard pumps from Payless but I decided to not make a dent in my wallet and to wear shoes that already have a happy home in my closet.

I wish all of you a fab and safe New Year's Eve holiday and a fantastic HAPPY NEW YEAR!

Much love and XOXO,

Lindsay a.k.a. The RVAfashionista

A change from my usual roll outta bed and shower look!

RVAfashionista — Wed, 17 Oct 2007 20:04:00 -0400

I normally have the option of looking very low-key for my day job... The days where I have "double duty" and I go work my retail gig in the evenings, I actually make an effort to do my hair and put on more makeup than just sunscreen and lipbalm. Today I actually wore nice-ish clothes to work as opposed to my usual "uniform" of khaki pants and a school-logo tee. This morning was senior convocation and PSATs but I wasn't sure if I was going to get roped into dealing with convocation stuff so I made an effort to look nice. Black cap-sleeve v-neck sweater, white and turquoise blue camis layered underneath, black gaucho cropped pants paired with gold flat sandals. Just for the record, my gauchos are not the clingy knit variety that ends up creeping into unknown territories - the material on these is a poly/rayon/spandex blend that is more like legitimate dress pant material. So as a result, I've had a handful of students say "wow, you look really nice today." I guess that every-now-and-then I do surprise them (and probably my fellow staff) that there's more to me than khakis, sneakers, and a t-shirt.

I am so ready for the weekend... I am hopefully having dinner with my pal Janice and her crew on Friday, Saturday morning I'm getting my oil changed and car inspected, Saturday afternoon I should be shooting a friends engagement photos, and then Saturday evening will be a movie and Panera date with my sister. Sunday I'm working the retail gig.

I know this post isn't very much fashion or beauty related... This just proves I've gotten more low-maintenance nowadays.

My Closet, Your Treasures

RVAfashionista — Wed, 17 Oct 2007 07:01:00 -0400

My friend Vanita is opening her own designer consignment and re-sale boutique in the Lakeside area! My Closet, Your Treasures is located at 5524 Lakeside Avenue (near the intersection of Lakeside Avenue and Dumbarton Road). So check it out as soon when it opens up on October 31st!

(PLEASE CLICK ABOVE TO MAKE FLYER BIGGER)

Her website isn't up-and-running yet but keep checking http://www.mycloset-yourtreasures.com and you'll be able to check it out very soon!

I want sweater weather.

RVAfashionista — Tue, 16 Oct 2007 22:24:00 -0400

I wish the fall weather would hurry up and get here already! The weather actually got cooler last week but now things are warming up again with morning temperatures in the 50's and then highs around the mid-70's. I want to wear cute sweaters and boots! Is that too much to ask?

I do have my eye on this Merona cardigan from Target. I'm a huge fan of half-sleeve and three-quarter length sleeves for sweaters. Due to me being 5'1" and having short arms, most long sleeved sweaters don't work for me. So I think this could be a perfect addition to my wardrobe since I pair cardigans with both tank tops and dresses constantly. Hopefully I can find this cardigan in-store and not have to order it online.

Anyways, I'm signing off for now... I'll hopefully get some ideas together for new posts! If you have any fashion questions or if you'd like me to feature a product, please e-mail me at rvafashionista@gmail.com!

Hectic much?

RVAfashionista — Wed, 10 Oct 2007 16:52:00 -0400

Hello darlings! Please disregard the slight absence, I've been a bit busy with EVERYTHING right now. My two jobs, classes, life, and a handful of PMS-induced migraines with a general feeling of *ugh* on the side.

On the bright side though...

Lipstick Powder 'n Paint is having a fabulous contest for the month of October with a new beauty prize each day! I won an eyeshadow palette towards the beginning of the contest and a chance to win free goodies is always worth passing on!

I had lunch with the always fabulous ChicArmoire on Monday and it was nice to catch up and have some girl gossip time.

And last but not least, I had a mention about my blog both online and in print for Style Weekly's Belle magazine!

Now only if fall would truly make up it's mind to get here - humid 80 degree weather is not pleasant and it's too hot to wear my cute cooler weather pieces!

A big THANK YOU!

RVAfashionista — Thu, 30 Aug 2007 18:16:00 -0400

A huge thanks to Melissa & Sid from Q94 to feature me on their show this morning! You can check out Melissa's Fashionista Files here.

Check back this later evening for a massive post of more of my fall picks!

Lots o' new stuff!

RVAfashionista — Tue, 17 Jul 2007 16:55:00 -0400

I need to seriously start updating in small little bits as opposed to one giant entry like this one is going to morph into...

Last Monday (July 9th) I had lunch with the fabulous ChicArmoire and it was so nice to catch up with her and gossip/talk fashion/etc. I proceeded to head over to Regency Square which houses the only Sephora and Forever21 in the metro Richmond area. To be honest, I was rather disgusted with Sephora since no one bothered to greet me or even give a nod in my direction. *sigh* I poked around there for a good 15 minutes and left. So instead I spent my money on a pair of $10 pants at Express as well as some sale earrings and a t-shirt for my boyfriend. I decided to pop into The Body Shop and both of the sales associates there were very knowledgeable and nice! I bought two concealers - Lightening Touch and the Ultra Smooth Liquid Concealer. I know it's sad that I now use three concealers on a consistent basis but it's a pain to rid myself of those dark circles, shadows, and leftover acne marks. I also like Physicians Formula's Conceal Rx. So I have a habit of mixing my concealers to fit my needs...

I spent the rest of the week working and then after much deliberation, I decided to get my hair cut again... This time it's even shorter but sassier! My stylist Michelle and I both felt that Victoria Beckham's latest look would suit me quite well. This is definitely a great cut for fine, thin hair like mine. However, because this look is so angled and sharp - proper makeup application is a must with this look. At the bare minimum, brows must be done and blush/bronzer applied to enhance the facial bone structure. I've been sticking to similar variations of an angled bob for the last few years and I was finally ready for a big change! I definitely need to post my own pictures of my new cut!

On Sunday I ran over to Delia's on my lunch break and picked up a pair of their Morgan Low-Rise Skinny jeans. They had a deal where if you tried on any pair of jeans, you got a $10 gift card. I also picked up in orange and white the Solid Ruby V-Neck which is great layered with a cami or two underneath. We all know I'm all about the layers!

Now I need to hop in the shower and get ready for work... Hopefully my next post won't be as long and as sporadic!

PHOTO CREDIT: People Magazine

Happy Easter

RVAfashionista — Sun, 08 Apr 2007 15:25:00 -0400

So I had originally planned to wear a skirt or a dress for Easter but due to the sudden changes in weather we've had (going from 80-some degrees to highs in the 50's as well as SNOW yesterday) - I needed a backup plan.

I have one sweater in my wardrobe from a few years ago, it's a three-quarter sleeve white cardigan with blue dots (almost resembling Easter eggs, go figure) and mini-bouquets of flowers in blue, green, and yellow with touches of brown. I fondly call it my "Easter Sweater" so I've decided to wear that to stay festive and warm. Of course at 10pm last night, I realized I don't have an exact matching colored camisole to go with it so I'm pairing a fresh coral cotton stretch one with it and a tan super-stretchy cami underneath to smooth it all out. I am the queen of layers!

The standard "I can wear these all day and be comfy" black pants by Semantiks will be paired with the above combo of shirts. Debating whether to wear my Liz Claiborne black pumps or my Seychelles. Choices, choices.

I will try to get a couple pics of the Easter goodness!

Layers, layers, layers.

RVAfashionista — Mon, 13 Nov 2006 04:11:00 -0500

Don't you love it when you wear an outfit that you were a little unsure about when you were about to leave the house and then you arrive at your destination and everyone loves it? It's a nice confidence boost especially when said outfit is super trendy and we all know that trends don't always look fabulous on everyone. So onto a description of today's outfit which proved multiple layers can look fabulous!

Xhilaration plum microfiber camisole
BP. black cotton/spandex camisole
Absolutely grey cotton cable knit shawl collar v-neck tunic sweater
Target black braided suede hip slung belt
BP. black cotton/spandex leggings
Smoky Mountain Boots black cowgirl boots

I originally wanted to wear my Anne Taylor Loft suede black kitten heel boots but I felt with the tons of rain we received today in Richmond, it was not a wise idea to wear suede shoes! I think this outfit would also look great with skinny jeans as opposed to leggings!

Longest post ever?

RVAfashionista — Mon, 30 Oct 2006 09:39:00 -0500

Hello to all my fashionable friends! It's seems like forever since I've posted on here but it seems I've gotten at least a handful of new readers according to some comments I've received lately. Waves hello to my new blogging friends and if anyone wants to be added to my list of reads, give me a "comment holla," ok?

I've managed to survive Halloween weekend (yes, at the age of 24 it's still somewhat cool to dress up and go to the gazillion Halloween parties around town). Friday night I dressed up as a Hollywood socialite or I joked that I was Nicole Richie 20 pounds heavier. My costume consisted of huge white sunglasses, a couple of tanks layered, a black cropped cardigan and a long scarf, skinny jeans, and my slouchy tan boots. I've noticed in Hollywood/L.A.-ville that many of the "It Girls" have a tendency to wear black shirts with brown boots. How odd. For Saturday, I went as 1980's chick a la Cyndi Lauper and wore a red and black leopard print mini-dress with black leggings, a black shirt with an interesting cut up shape I found at H&M, my black stretch belt, metallic blue button earrings, tons of bangles, gunmetal colored pumps, and I paired it with a studded gold lame' fabric bag that I had in my collection of purses. To top things off, I wore my hair in pigtails and I wore silver and blue eyeshadows with hot pink lips!

So while perusing the beauty aisles at Wal-Mart last week, I stumbled upon one of my favorite body sprays that I wore quite a few years ago - Parfums de Coeur Body Fantasies Fresh White Musk. It's a very clean musk but with a slight floral and one whiff of it reminded me why I loved it so much.

Much to my delight, it turns out I had won a contest compliments to Beauty Addict Mag and DuWop and I received my prize in mail this past week. For starters, I scored their Browwow kit in "lighter" which includes tinted brow powder and pomade as well as a shimmery cream eyeshadow to highlight the browbone. I used the stiff end of the brush to apply the powder and then the pomade and I use the softer end to sweep a bit of the highlighter right under my "arches" (I tend not to have an overly defined arch, my brows don't naturally grow that way). They also sent me their Lash Lacquer in "carbon black" (mascara with a smudge proof "topcoat") which I've yet to try but I'll certainly let y'all know when I do! I *try* to change mascaras when the season's change but I'm now faithful to my Maybelline Full 'n Soft after spending all summer mascara hunting but I did open it right around when fall started so when winter comes in December, I'll be ready for a new mascara. The third goodie I received was their Revolotion in "medium" which ended up being a bit too dark for my pale self but if I mix it with my regular lotion, I get a nice glow! It'll definitely be an essential product when it's skirt weather in the spring again!

Ladies, definitely check out Sunsilk's GetHairapy.com and it has all the fabulous-ness of gossip and shopping with your best gay boi-friend. I signed up to receive the sample trio of their Anti-Flat line and I definitely liked the Anti-Flat Weightless Volumizing Creme. If you're in the Richmond, VA area like me - I've noticed that CVS does have the the Sunsilk line on sale this week!

I know I've got plenty more I could update on but I'm exhausted but hopefully I can do some more writing and catching up on Tuesday or Wednesday. Take care my fashionistas and divas! <3