Best Of: January
Best of January
Hello lovelies! Welcome to my first EVER ‘Best Of’ post! On these posts I’ll be rounding up my favorite items that I purchased this month to share with you! One of my goals for my blog is to always and only share products that I truly would recommend. Of course we are all different, so we are all going to have different opinions on products! I promise to always be honest with y’all about what I love and what I may not!
Just as an FYI… I personally own ALL of the products that I’m sharing. My ‘Best Of’ posts will always be products that I own!
Enough blabbing… here we go! These are the items that I absolutely love and adore from January! Enjoy!
Apparel
- Ruched Body-Con Dress
- For starters, don’t let the idea of a body-con dress scare you away. If I’m being honest, I’m pretty conscious of my mid section, but I feel so confident in this dress! The ruching definitely helps so that it doesn’t feel skin tight or anything. This dress is EXTREMELY comfortable and would be so easy to dress up or down. As you can see in the main picture I posted, I’m wearing it more casually!
- Comes in a variety of colors!
- Sizing: It fits true to size! I’m wearing a small for reference
- Bow Back Sweater
- Y’all this sweater is simply darling. The back of it has bows going down the back! How much cuter does it get? The fabric on this sweater is so soft and cozy. This is a perfect sweater to transition into spring. Bonus: It’s just long enough to wear with leggings!
- Comes in a variety of colors! I’m thinking pretty hard about getting the navy
- Sizing: I ordered my true size (small) and am going to keep it. It’s just slightly roomy so if I order another I may try the XS.
- Knit Lace Up Sweater in Black
- H&M is killing it! I’d been searching for a lace up sweater for quite a while and liked this one so much I actually bought it in both colors! I’ll be doing a separate blog post later that rounds up my favorite H&M products right now because I have been pleasantly surprised!
- Sizing: Fits true to size!
- Knit Lace Up Sweater in Beige
- Same as above but in beige!
- Twist Front Tee
- I. LOVE. THIS. TEE. I love when I find an affordable, darling tee that I can easily throw on to make my casual look so much cuter! I love the twist front on this tee and it comes in a couple other colors as well! Click the arrows to see one that is in a different color and on sale!
- Sizing: Fits true to size!
- Vintage Skinny High Jeans
- H&M blew me away yet again with these jeans. I couldn’t believe how affordable they were! I’d been looking for a pair of high waisted, distressed jeans for quite a while. I grabbed this to try on not expecting I’d like them but boy was I wrong. I HIGHLY recommend these jeans!
- Sizing: The only downside of shopping at H&M is that because they have European sizing, you often have to go up one or two sizes. But trust me – it’s not you, it’s them! I am ALWAYS a 25 with denim and with these jeans I had to bump it up to a 27!
- Faux Leather Leggings
- Yet another item that I had been searching for! I can’t tell y’all how many faux leather leggings I had tried on before finally caving to get the commando brand ones. The funny thing is that the commando brand are the original ones I saw being promoted by a blogger that I follow but I didn’t want to spend the money on them. I tried on SO many cheaper pairs and they ALL looked terrible. I felt like Goldilocks for a quick minute in my faux leather legging search. Too big, too small, too tight, too loose, etc.
- These leggings have a control top feature, which I LOVE!
- Sizing: True to size! To be honest, when I first pulled these out to try on I thought there was no way I was going to get them on but sure enough I did! My other concern with leather leggings was thinking they wouldn’t be comfortable but these are SO comfy! I highly, highly recommend these!
- Plaid Ankle Pant
- If this pant came in other colors or patterns I would get them in a heartbeat. Yes, they are a little pricier than what I may normally recommend but these are SO worth it! And Ann Taylor has sales all the time!
- These are so extremely comfortable! I usually stray away from dress pants because it’s hard for me to find ones that are comfortable. I tried these on because I loved the pattern and as soon as I bought them on I knew I had to have them!
- These pants are perfect if you are in the working world but are also a great pant to dress up for date night!
- Sizing: I purchased a size 0. I’m usually between a 0-2 for reference!
Shoes
- Steve Madden Lancer Sneaker
- These are probably my most worn item of January. These sneakers come in so many colors and are at such a great price! I’m definitely getting them in at least one other color while they are still available.
- I do NOT wear these for working out! These are strictly for leisure! I paired them in the image above with the ruched body-con dress for an easy, casual look!
- Sizing: Just SLIGHTLY big. I ordered a 7.5 and I flip flop from 7.5-8. I’m glad I did the 7.5 because they are just SLIGHTLY big, but I wear thick, dorky socks so it’s all cool 🙂
- Block Heel Pump
- If you’ve been following along with me since the beginning, you’ve figured out that I love comfortable products! I’d be shocked if I ever recommended something to you that I didn’t think was comfortable. I’ve been wearing these heels NON-STOP. I have them in the grey color but am most likely going to snag them in another color because of how much I love them. Click the arrows for some colors that are on sale!
- About the Brand: I’m pretty big on purchasing items from brands I know and trust and I had never heard of this brand, 1.State. Turns out it’s a new line from Vince Camuto! They have a clothing line too with SO many darling items! I’m a huge fan of Vince Camuto shoes, so I felt much more comfortable buying these after learning that information!
- Sizing: True to size!
Accessories
- Faux Leather Top Handle Satchel –
- I was in desperate need of a black, casual (and affordable) cross body so I grabbed this Sole Society handbag from Nordstrom and quickly fell in love with it! It has a couple great features that I love! The shoulder strap is removable, quickly turning it into the most darling top handle, evening bag. It also has TWO sides that have separate compartments, making it so easy to find what you need!
- Quay Australia Aviator Sunglasses –
- Have not stopped wearing this since I bought them! I break or lose my sunglasses pretty easily and I know I’m not the only one! I LOVE that these are so affordable so if I sit on them it’s not the end of the world. Yes, I’ve sat on and ruined 3 pairs of expensive sunglasses… why do I keep leaving them on the driver’s seat? I also love how these have a fade on the lens that make pictures with these looking amazing. My photographer, Hannah Schweiss, was actually the one that recommended these to me simply for picture taking reasons!
Beauty
- MAC Lip Duo – The color I’ve been using is Brick-O-La/Chicory (wearing it on the picture of me at the top). I love these new lip duos that MAC has been doing recently! I actually just started wearing lip liner not too long ago and it has made such a difference! I love MAC lip products because I truly think they are the best price for what you are getting and they also have the most variety of color options to choose from!