LookBook: The many faces of Summer Shorts!

   Summer is finally here and the piece I seem to be wearing more than ever is the short shorts! In many different textures and styles you can't deny we reach out for them quite often this time of the year!

   So here goes a few ways to wear your shorts.

 I started with a pair of cut off shorts, they used to be pants and for some weird reason the washing machine ruined the pant making it look all stretched out around the crotch area, since they have an amazing fit, I really didn't want to get rid of them. So I cut them off on leaving about two inches longer than I really wanted them to be so I could fold them up and give them a nice little finish! You would never be able to tell they were pants. Haha!!!! 

Tips....
1. To balance the shortness of the shorts, wear a long necklace. This is the perfect summer one, choose a summer style or design to be worn for during the day. Compliment the shorts with a cute cropped blazer, although a boyfriend style would also look cute with short shorts.

2. Pair your shorts with a cute tee but use and abuse of feminine accessories, combining patent leather on the look will bring the casual feel to a different level without looking like you're trying too hard.

3. Keep jewelry to a minimum and in neutral tones for a minimalist chic look.

Burberry Shorts; Forever 21 tee; Target belt; J.Crew bow flats, Stella and Dot Lucia bracelet and other accesories.

 4. Combine different textures to add interest to your outfit. A heavier knit along with tweed make you ready for a meeting, even though it may seem casual the fabrics are not so the look is very much appropriated for such affairs.

Ralph Lauren knit blouse; Nanette Lepore tweed shorts; J.Crew bow flats; Target earrings; and Stella and Dot bracelets

5.  Remember that accessories will play a small but an important part on the look. If you are in fact going to a meeting them I'd say loose the rocker bracelets, but if you're going to school then keep them by all means!

Wearing my tweed short shorties!

  Rompers are back, or shall I say they stayed from coming back last year. Does that make sense?!
I love this one in particular and it was giving to me as a gift from my friend Stephanie. I love it girl!!!!

6. If your romper is printed try choosing the same color to accessorize. That will compliment the outfit keeping the romper the center of attention. A jean jacket breaks the vibe of the look adding a bit more casualness (I wore this for a graduation party!)

7. Nothing better for a dirty hair day than a big puff! A puff is seasonless... Hehehehe

Free People romper; Tory Burch flat sandals; Arezzo bag; Target jean jacket.

The next pic is a good example of neutral accessories, combined for boldness without being overwhelming.

MK Watch; Stella and Dot spike, bamboo and serpent bracelets; Juicy Couture belt bracelet.

 A more casual vibe adding the neon trend that seemed to also stick around.

8. If adding neon, keep the rest of the outfit in neutral colors, navy, white, pastels should be great canvases for the neon to stand out.

Burberry shorts; J.Crew bag, belt and shirt; schutz silver sandals; Persol sunglasses

9. Shorts are cute with heels too but be careful not to make it look like you're trying to hard, I would wear a loose cut if wearing heels, it's a lot more sophisticated!

Theory shorts; H&M Blouse; Rebecca Minkoff bag; Nine West heels; Persol aviators

 10. Keep your makeup fresh and light, it's summer and you don't want the sweat to ruin your face, so keep it minimal but flawless!
***I'm working on a video for summer makeup!

I'm wearing the Chanel Vitalumiere Aqua foundation in #40, because it's water based it's perfect and light for hot summer days! Nars blush in deep throat and Lancome lipcolor (it's so old I rubber the name off, sorry!) L'oreal million lashes mascara. Stella and Dot earrings $24

 Hope you have enjoyed the post and send me your questions or suggestions on what you wanna see in the blog through comments or at: karinastylediaries@gmail.com

Have a blessed week!

Beijos,
 

LookBook: Rocker Chick and Classic Neon!

   For those of you who follow me on Instagram you've seen these looks already, but here goes all the info about them. I'm so glad they were pretty successfully "liked" since they were my very favorites from the past month!

   Don't expect crazy awesome, but instead pretty casual and easy to wear but with a touch of style ;) of course! Hahaha

Outfit 1: For days when it's not an option to wash my "LEO" hair and blow dry it (takes me at least 1 hour) the sock bun has been my latest best bet! It's an easy and put together look. Your hair must be at least shoulder length for the same effect. I balanced off the ragged boot look and motorcycle leather jacket with more classic but casual skinnies and a snake skin wrapped long scarf and knitted blouse. Also, you can't go wrong with neutrals, such as nude, grey and blacks ;)

Rag & Bone sknny jeans; Express knitted blouse; Target snake skin printed scarf; Steve Maden bandit boots.

    I ended up loving this makeup look so much I put it on my youtube channel art panel!

Rachel Roy skull earrings, Bobbi Brown gel eye liner; Urban Decay Naked palette and L'oreal Tickled pink lipcolor

Outfit 2: Equally casual look but with a total different vibe. An oxford shirt upgrades any look and it goes with pretty much everything. I love to mix styles on my outfits as you already know, and in this case I opted to mix the preppy feel of the stripped oxford shirt with the more contemporary boyfriend jean. Add a trendy piece to make the look up to date, in this case I added neon pieces.

Zara BF jeans; Ralph Lauren oxford shirt; Forever 21 cardigan; J.Crew suede belt; I.N.C snake skin suede fuchsia pumps

 Even with a blurry pic, you can have an idea of the makeup I chose, which was cooler than usual. Cobalt blue eye shadow and pastel pink lips, peach cheek contour and that's it!

Sephora metallic eye shadow; Mac lipstick and lipglass in Snob; Milani baked blush in Luminoso. 

Outfit 3: This one seem to be the most popular of all times, I never got as many "likes" on anything as much as I got on this one....total accident, really didn't think much of it. But here we go, I always feel my most self and my most comfortable and my most pretty (lots of most!) when I wear jeans with heels, I do like to vary the styles but if you look back at my looks I'd say that the majority is the jean + heel deal and I also love dresses, but didn't get much use of them in this beautiful little valley in Colorado! (looking at the bright side, let's say that shaving wasn't a priority for a while!) hehehe...

Lauren for Ralph Lauren flouncy cotton shirt; H&M nautical stripped blazer; J Brand skinny blue jeans; Rachel Roy neon pumps; J.Crew belt; Forever 21 bracelets and Stella and Dot white bangle.

   Not sure why I didn't get a face shot this day, sometimes my face just looks yucky and this day must have been one of those!!! Sorry :(
 
 Hope you have enjoyed the looks and let me know if you have any questions!

Beijos,



 

iTube: OOTD - The Neon Dress

   I'm so excited about the video outdoors so if you need to be critical or plainly bash me (and my modeling skills! Hahaha) please do it so in small doses and don't be so harsh ;)

   On this video I'm featuring one dress and two completely different ways to wear it. Also as a little bonus I'm posting pics of when I bought the dress back in October/November to show you yet another way to style it.





Here goes a more fall version:

   Truth was I had limited wardrobe choice as I was visiting my friend Karin in the little island of Manhattan ;) just for the weekend. But sometimes in scenarios such as those we get creative and come up with unexpected choices. This ended up being one of my favorite ways to wear my dress!

   I apologize for the quality of the picture. It was taken with my cell phone at night.


One more thing: Please let me know how you guys like this style of videos, it's valuable feedback if you watch them, or if you're a follower or subscribe to my channel. I'm always looking for ways to improve my channel/blog and still keep my style, so your feedback is very IMPORTANT! 

Beijos,

 

LookBook: Lavender Fever, Florals + Black and the Tomboy Girl!

   Well hello ladies! While my personal saga with finding the perfect yet affordable camera continues I've decided to gather up the latest looks and keep you entertained this way. Luckily I was still working a couple of days a week which allows me to dress up a bit and therefore have some fun blog material for you.

   That being said I just wanted to give you a heads up on some of the things that are happening this month, we're moving back to Indy...Yay!!!!! Can't scream loud enough, even though our adventure as a family in Vail was beautiful and the people here were so warm and nice we are ready to go back HOME, to our own bed, our own back yard and obviously what I missed the most our awesome friends! So, I'll be pretty busy with packing and leaving and even busier once we get home, unpacking, kids summer vacation (ai ai ai) and getting the place ready to receive friends and family all summer long! So, I'll try to keep posting as much as I can but forgive the lack of schedule or maintenance towards the blog, mommy "career" comes first ;)

   Ok, enough of blah blah blah and let's get to the outfits, shall we?!

 DAY1: A few of my favorite colors this spring are the soft pastels and Lavender seems to have won a special place in my "Black and White" heart! It's like the new nude, or a nude with an attitude (tacky, I know! hehehehe) but seriously it's been such a sweet surprise that I even went all the way and got a lipgloss in the hue. Haha, and as incredible as it sounds I'm actually wearing it and loving it. The best way to wear I found is after your lip balm alone or accompanied by a cool color lipstick such as Snob by Mac, I think pinks tend to blend nicer with the lavender and sort of tone it down a notch. Just the thought of lavender lipstick and lipgloss together makes me feel ready to enter "Alice in the Wonderland" land....literally!

H&M floral blouse; Blanknyc skinny jeans; Target pumps and belt; Rebecca Minkoff mini mac in Lavender!

   For the ladies who asked so much and I couldn't find the nail polish color, here it is: Lav-endure 145 by Cover Girl and if you don't know about their polishes yet, it's worth taking a look at them. I found their texture and longevity much better than some high-end designer polishes (such as Chanel), pretty comparable to Essie and O.P.I. 

Stella and dot bracelet; Purple fur vest (gift from my former manager!) and my cool Steve Madden bandit boots in Stone

 Also, I'm loving the Sephora Lip Balms I showed you in my Haul video, very moisturizing and perfect to wear under your favorite lipstick.

Day 2: I'm a bit heart broken by sharing this look on pictures, I worked on a makeup/outfit video this day ( for hours) only to find out the media I used along with the particular camcorder weren't compatible to my iMovie, in other words I couldn't edit the video or even see it on my computer with a decent quality...

H&M Floral blouse and neon skinny belt; Goldsign Black premium denim; Forever 21 booties; target earrings

I wore false lashes and impassioned lipstick by Mac as a WOW factor on the outfit

To top it off, I chose my tweed cropped jacket in black by Ann Taylor (chic and casual at the same time)

   Day 3: Love the idea of the look, hate how it made my legs look shorter than they are! Ugh, oh well too little too late, if I had to change something I would pair the boots with a more "body con" dress to balance the feminine with the masculine a bit more, like make it more obvious...other than that I love the denim jacket, wool hat and the rest of the accessories.

H&M dress and angora socks; Gryphon NY studded belt; Stella and Dot zoe lariat necklace; Target denim jacket; Steve Madden bandit boots; Blitz Vail hat.

The Zoe Lariat can be worn in many different styles depending on your taste, or outfit option. It's a must for all seasons ;) 

   Hope you guys enjoyed the looks and stay tuned as tomorrow I'm going to share with you the world of Beuty Boxes! How much they are and what comes in what. More looks to come this week as well, as I try to wait patiently for my camera to arrive so I can work on more videos!

Beijos,