Look of the Day: Essentially Seattle

Posted on September 4, 2013 by Abril

I am so behind with my blogger duties, and with the unofficial end of summer already here, the pressure to get caught up has only gotten worst. So bear with me my friends as I attempt to keep up with sharing my summer adventures with you.

As you may already know, during my stay in Vancouver, I took a quick weekend trip down to the Emerald City a.k.a Seattle. One of my closest cousins (funny fact: I happen to have around 50 first cousins!) lives in this gorgeous city with her husband and kids, so this trip was more about spending time with family than exploring. Nevertheless, we managed to do a quick tour of some of Seattle’s must-sees, like the Space Needle and Pike Market. Luckily, Luzma (my cousin) has no problem being around a camera, in fact she’s awesome posing for it, but this time she volunteered to be behind mine to help me shoot a Look of the Day.

I am so happy to finally get to feature my beloved cognac backpack here on the blog, which I bought especially for my summer travels. I had been wanting a 90’s style backpack for a while, and this studded one from Aldo was love at first sight. It has been my loyal companion for the past 2 months, and I foresee us living happily together for many years to come.

Photos by Luzma Sobrino

Top: Gap – Dress worn as a skirt: H&M

Shoes: Aldo – Backpack: Aldo – Belt: Calvin Klein

Look of the Day: Casual Friday

Posted on February 22, 2013 by Abril

TGI Friday!! And today I bring you a casual yet put-together look, one you don’t even have to think about, you just throw it on and you’re out the door. Isn’t it what we all want, to be able to look good and put-together without putting a lot of time into it?
The best way to achieve that is to mix some classic pieces and add a few accents. When it comes to classic pieces, it almost doesn’t get any more classic than blue jeans, white tee and the iconic trench coat. For accents, red is always a great option because it adds impact and color. So, besides red patent heels, I added a trendy red bubble necklace to make the look more modern. Meanwhile, the snake print handbag stays within the color palette of the outfit without being too matchy matchy and boring. Finally, red lips are all I need on days of hardly wearing any makeup.
I hope you guys are loving this look as much as I am. Wishing you a lovely weekend my darlings!

Trench coat: H&M - White tee: Uniqlo - Jeans: Gap
 Shoes: Gianni Bini - Handbag: Michael Kors
 Sunnies: Michael Kors - Necklace: ILY Couture

Por fin es viernes!! Y hoy les traigo un look casual pero bien arreglado, uno que no requiere pensarlo mucho, sólo se lo echan encima y listo! No es eso lo que tod@s queremos, poder vernos bien y arregladit@s sin tener que invertirle mucho tiempo?
La mejor manera de conseguir tal cosa es mezclar piezas clásicas y agregar algunos acentos. Y cuando se trata de piezas clásicas, casi no hay nada más clásico que unos jeans, camiseta blanca y abrigo trench. En cuanto a acentos, el rojo siempre es una gran opción porque añade impacto y color. Así que además de unos zapatos de charol rojo, agregué un trendy collar de burbujas para hacer el look más moderno. Mientras que la bolsa con estampado de víbora está dentro de la paleta de colores del outfit sin ser demasiado combinada y aburrida. Por último, labios rojos es lo único que necesito en los días en los que uso muy poco maquillaje.
Espero que les haya encantado este look tanto como a mí. Les deseo un lindo fin de semana mis adorad@s!

Infinite Love

Posted on November 17, 2012 by Abril

Hello darlings, how’s your Saturday going? Mine has been lovely so far, with the perfect combination of good food, good company, and some window jewelry shopping (didn’t make any decisions on some possible buys, at least not yet). Now I’m sitting in the movie theater waiting for Breaking Dawn Part 2 to begin, but since I didn’t get much of a chance to post this week, I figured I would leave you a little something. I’ll hopefully find some time this weekend to shoot some Looks of the Day, but in the meantime here’s a couple pictures with what I am actually wearing today. It’s a simple and comfortable outfit, but I feel quite stylish in it for some reason.
Hope you have a fabulous rest of your weekend!

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