BIRTHDAY GIVEAWAY!

17 May

That’s right… it’s a Birthday Giveaway!! My cumpleaños is tomorrow, and just because I’m feeling suuuper happy to be 24, I decided to spread my b-day love to you all :) Plus, my blog needs its first giveaway! If you couldn’t guess what the giveaway is from yesterday’s hint, just look below:

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I’m giving away a Stella & Dot Renegade Cluster Bracelet to one of YOU- winner’s choice of gold or silver! I wear this bracelet in about 90% of my posts… literally, everyday, and I love it! It’s stretchy so it fits all sizes- not too big or small.  I always receive compliments on this bracelet and I honestly think it adds such a great kick to any outfit!

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The spikes are edgy, but they aren’t over-the-top… it’s very playful and unexpected! I love pairing this with other bracelets, but it can definitely stand on its own as well.

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I first bought silver, then had to get gold because I love it that much. Staple piece! If you’re like me and can’t wait for the giveaway to end, you can buy yours here. Otherwise, enter below! :)

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*Must be a Follower of La Mariposa to enter. Giveaway is open to U.S participants only. Contest will close on May 31st at 11:59 pm EST. Winner will be announced on Monday, June 3rd. Winner must contact me via email to claim prize no later than Wednesday, June 5th.*

See some of the ways I wore it below…

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BOW SCARF

16 May

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Outfit Details: Blouse (blusa): J Crew Factory (similar, similar) | Jeans: 7 For All Mankind | Scarf (bufanda): Forever 21 (similar) | Sandals (sandalias): Zigi Soho via DSW | Purse (cartera): Calvin Klein via Off Fifth | Jewelry (joyas): All via my S&D 

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I dressed-up our sushi date Friday night with a bow scarf… Really, it is a regular scarf (worn here) that I tied into a bow necklace. Figured I would try something new! For more great ideas on wearing a scarf, check out Wendy’s Lookbook and her video here. Amazingly talented!

And if you’re wondering about the sushi.. well all I can say is YUMMM. :) It was so fresh and perfect for a warm, almost summer, night. My favorite is the spicy crunchy salmon haha!

Stay tuned for my very FIRST GIVEAWAY on Friday in honor of my Birthday on Saturday… here’s a hint: it’s my favorite bracelet!! :D

Matt y yo salimos el viernes para comer sushi y llevé mi bufanda en manera de moño para crear un look que era pulido sino casual. La bufanda no es nada especial, pero quería llevarlo de otra manera, porque la última vez la llevé normal (ver aquí). Para más maneras de llevar bufandas, deben ver este video que fue hecho por Wendy’s Lookbook… que talentosa!

Y si están pensando en el sushi… mmmmm fue delicioso! :) Era fresco y riquísimo.. perfecto para el clima cálido. Mi sushi favorito es el salmón picante crujiente… mmm!!

Mantengan atención porque mañana tendré mi PRIMER GIVEAWAY para mi cumpleaños el sábado… Para darles una pista: es mi pulsera favorita!! :D

TO MEXICO WE GO!

15 May

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Outfit Details: Jacket (chaqueta): H&M | Shirt (camisa): Two by Vince Camuto via Nordstrom Rack | Pants (pantalones): H&M | Sandals (sandalias): Franco Sarto via DSW (similar, LOVE these) | Sunnies (gafas de sol): H&M | Purse (cartera): Coach (similar) | Bracelets (pulseras): My S&D Site

Link-up with: Marionberry Style on Yellow today!

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Going to Mexico today for a month wahoooo! Hellllooo, Mexico city! I’ll continue to post though, no worries ;) See you tomorrow from afar! :)

-Rach

Me voy a México hoy por un mes wajuuu…Hola, DF! Sigo haciendo entradas aquí.. no se preocupen ;) Nos vemos mañana desde lejooosss :)

-Raque

EASY 9 – 5

14 May

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Outfit Details: Blouse (blusa): Forever 21 (similar) | Skirt (falda) J Crew Factory (sale!!) | Heels (tacones): Steven by Steve Madden | Purse (cartera): Calvin Klein via Off Fifth (similar) | Sunnies (gafas de sol): Guess via TJ Maxx (similar) | Jewelry (joyas): My Stella & Dot Site

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I promise this skirt was neatly ironed prior to wearing it.. after sitting all day though, it came out like this! :\

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For the days that I don’t know what to wear and just need to get ready quickly, I use my go-to nine-to-five look: A blouse with a pencil skirt. This look never fails. Never! … When it doubt, go for it! It’s a classic combination that looks great on many figures.  Side note: For those of you who have the lovely hips/a booty like I do (ohhh how I hate love my hourglass figure…), I recommend you buy your skirt a size up or two (so it fits your hips properly) and take the waist in. I do this with almost all of my skirts and yes, it is annoying, but tailoring and fit is everything to a look. You can’t get away with wearing a pencil skirt at work if it is suctioned across your rear-end, so if you’ve got junk-in-the-trunk, find yourself a tailor! :) And once the skirt fits well, you can easily get by wearing bold colors… the silhouette is very professional, so feel free to add some personality to that long work day with cobalt blue, pink, coral, yellow… you get the idea! What’s your easy 9-5 look?

Thanks for stopping by!

-Rach

Para los días en que no tengo ninguna idea de lo que quiero llevar, uso mi “go-to look: Una blusa y una falda de lápiz. Nunca fracasa… es un look fácil y tiene éxito! La combinación es clásica para muchos estilos de cuerpo.  Ojo: Si tienen una cadera y pompas también, les recomiendo que compren su falda un tamaño más grande y ajusten la cintura- sé que no es ideal, pero es importante que se quede bien por todas partes la falda. No pueden llevar una falda apretada al trabajo o no parecerían profesional, verdad? Así que encuentren un sastre! Y cuando les queden bien sus faldas, las pueden combinar con colores brillantes. Ya que la silueta es profesional, no hay problema en llevar unos colores… Siguen luciendo profesional, pero con personalidad. Que look llevan ustedes para el trabajo a 9-5?

Gracias por leer! 

-Raque

BOX OF CRAYONS

13 May

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Outfit Details: Top (camisa): Forever 21 (similar) | Jeans: 7 For All Mankind | Scarf (bufanda): My Stella & Dot | Heels (Tacones): BCBG vi 344 | Purse (cartera): Kelly & Kate (similar) | Sunnies (gafas de sol): Guess via TJ Maxx (similar) | Bracelets (pulseras): My Sella & Dot

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I wore this shirt and scarf combo twice during the past week… whoops! I just love it that much! My mom said I was like a box of crayons when I wore it with my red-orange lip color, because I was sporting so many colors. Hilarious! I have always been a lover of the rainbow.. I guess I just love too many colors to choose!

The second time I wore this combo I went to a fun little fashion event at Marshall’s out here in Boston, hosted with I am Khatu, Extra Petite, Neat Bit, Mon Petit Chou Chou… all awesome bloggers from the area that I was very happy to meet. There were of course tons of other fashionistas and bloggers around as well, all of which I had a great time getting to know. I can’t wait for more events like that!

I hope you all had great weekends! Happy Belated Mother’s Day!

Llevaba esta combinación de camisa y bufanda dos veces la semana pasada.. oops! Supongo que la amo demasiado. Mi mami me dijo que me parecía a una caja de lápices de colores.. jaja! Es que me encantan los arco irises, y no puedo decidir entre colores!

La segunda vez que la llevaba esta combinación fue en un evento de la moda en Marshalls con I am Khatu, Extra Petite, Neat Bit, Mon Petit Chou Chou… todos son blogs que amo. Había muchas fashionistas y bloggers del area de Boston, y estaba muy feliz de conocerlas. Muchas chicas impresionantes! Espero otros eventos como esa.. fue muy divertido!

Espero que hayan tenido un buen fin de semana! Feliz día de la madre (atrasado)!

PAISLEY MAXI

10 May

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Outfit Details: Top (camisa): F21 | Skirt (falda): Arden B (old, simliar, similar) | Sandals (sandalias): Charming Charlie  (old, love these)| Purse (cartera): Calvin Klein via Off Saks (similar) | Sunnies (gafas de sol): Guess via TJ Maxx (similar) | Necklace (collar): Olivia Bib via my S&D | Bracelets (pulseras): Renegade Cluster, Christina Link, Eden Bangle via My S&D

Linking up at the MRS. and the MOMMA today… see my feature on this graphic print outfit over there!

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Back in another maxi today and I am loooving it! I’m telling you, a maxi skirt is so simple, gorgeous, and fun. I have a few, and all are full of vibrant patterns. I am thinking of investing in a solid colored one, though, because they’re so versatile and easy to use. I’ve paired this style, and my vintage one (see here) with plane shirts, but you can always wear maxi’s with a chambray top, a blouse, a tee, or a tank. Add a jean jacket, scarf or necklace and you’ve got an entirely new look. It’s just that easy!

I prefer my maxi skirts to basically drag on the ground (just like my flares!) but the wind in these pictures was making it look a little short. There’s just something about the swift flow of a long skirt that creates a certain elegance… ya gotta love it! If you aren’t sure about maxi skirts, I would recommend you find an option that isn’t too pricey (Target has great styles). I bet you’ll end up wearing it a ton, which will just lead you to a maxi dress and… well you get the picture!

Thanks for reading, have a GREAT Friday and WONDERFUL weekend! It’s my last one in Boston for a month (going to Mexicoooo)! Hasta lunes, amigos!

-Rach

Regreso en una falda maxi otra vez hoy y les digo, las faldas maxi son sencillas, hermosas y divertidas. Tengo tres, todas de estampadas vibrantes. Quiero comprar una de un color porque sería más útil y versátil. Son fáciles estilizar: las pueden llevar con una camiseta, una blusa, un camisa vaquera, y una camisa sin mangas. Añade o una bufanda, o un collar o una chaqueta vaquera y ya tienen muchos looks distintos! ¡Qué fácil!

Prefiero que mis faldas sean largas y que toquen el piso (como mis jeans de flare) pero el viento en estas fotos no me permitía mostrar eso. Me encanta el movimiento de una falda larga.. que elegante! Si tienen alguna duda de comprar una falda maxi, les recomiendo que la compren en una tienda como Target, en donde no cuestan tanto. Les prometo que no se van a arrepentir!

Gracias por leer, que tengan un viernes especial y lindos fines de semanas! Es mi último finde en boston por un mes (me voy a méxxxiiicoooo)! Hasta lunes, amiguitos! :)

 

-Raque

IT’S WEDDING SEASON

9 May

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My Outfit Details: Dress (Vestido): BCBG Maxazria (shortened after my sister’s wedding| similar, similar, similar) | Heels (tacones): Payless, (similar)| Clutch (cartera de mano): White House Black Market (from sister’s closet, this would’ve been perfect!) | Lips (labios): Rock n Red via My MK Consultant | Necklace (collar): ‘Lucia’ via My S&D | Bracelets (pulseras): Christina Link and Renegade Cluster via My S&D | Sunnies (gafas de sol): Guess via TJ Maxx (similar)

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Oh and I got a fresh cut/color at home as well! Style/Cut: Katie at One Salon ; Color: Pam at Salon Unity

If you’re in Michigan, I highly recommend these two… I fly hours to see them and have been either their coworkers or clients for years!

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Matthew’s Outfit Details: Suit (traje): Kenneth Cole via Men’s Wearhouse | Shirt (camisa): Joseph & Feiss via Men’s Wearhouse (similar) | Tie (corbata): Pronto-Uomo (similar, similar) via Men’s Wearhouse | Shoes (zapatos): Aldo

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Matthew and I went home to Michigan to catch-up with our families and attend our friends’ wedding this past weekend- it was such a great weekend and a beautiful wedding. Congrats to Lindsay and Ryan!  I was really excited to dress up, not because I had a new dress, but because I had re-purposed an old one from my sister’s wedding.

I had fallen in love with this dress that  Megan chose for her bridal party last year, and I have been dying to wear it again. (It’s gorgeous, right?!) Only issue was that the dress was floor length, which I felt was a little too fancy for the weddings/events I would be wearing it to. The easy solution: Shorten the dress and add some chunky pearls… Voila! I was able to switch my bridesmaid gown into a cocktail dress that I will for sure use again and again. I’m really happy with the length and how easy it was to dance in.

With such great results, I decided I am going to shorten the dress from my sister Sarah’s wedding too! Just wait for that to come… it will soon be an LBD :) I guess I should really thank my sister, Megan, though… You gotta love the brides that give you something you will actually wear again! In this case, she really hit the nail on the head!

Thanks for stopping by, have a good one!

-Rach

Mateito y yo viajamos a Michigan a ver nuestras familias y asistir a una boda de nuestros amigos- no divertíamos mucho y la boda era hermosa. Felicidades a Ryan y Lindsay! Estaba muy emocionada para ponerme de vestido, aunque no fue un vestido nuevo.

El año pasado mi hermana se casó y eligío los vestidos más elegantes y bonitos de todo el mundo para su partido! Me enamoré inmediatamente y he tenido ganas de llevarlo desde ese día. El unico problem fue que el vestido era muy largo, demasiado para los eventos en que quiera llevarlo.  Sin embargo, la solución n fácil l era cortarlo! Era tan fácil y ahora tengo un vestido cocktail en vez de un vestido super formal, y puedo llevarlo a muchos eventos.

Estoy muy contento con el outcome y ahora tengo ganas de alter el vestido negro de la boda de mi otra hermana, Sarah.. ese vestido va a ser un LBD. Y supongo que debo agradecerle a mi hermana, Megan, por elegir un vestido pulido y elegante, que quería usar otra vez… los brides que eligen n vestidos así i son adoradas, verdad?!

Gracias por leer hoy, y que esten bien!

-Raque

ON WEDNESDAYS WE WEAR… PINK!

8 May

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Outfit Details: Blouse (blusa): Forever 21 (similar) | Jeans: Forever 21 | Wedges (tacones de cuña): Baker’s Shoes (old, similar, similar) | Purse (cartera): Calvin Klein via Off Saks (similar) | Sunnies (gafas de sol): Guess via TJ Maxx (similar) | Bracelets (pulseras): Renegade Cluster, Eden Bangle, Christina Link via My S&D ; JCrew (similar) | Earrings (aretes): Seychells via My S&D

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On Wednesdays, we wear pink. Guess the movie!! Haha, no but really, I was really in a pink mood today! See, when I was home in Michigan I found these old pink wedges… I think they must be from the very beginning of High school, and I remember falling in love with them at first sight. My cousin Nicole had them, and I still remember her opening the box to show me them… Really, I always remember her showing me her new shoes and I used to just stare at them for dayyysss! They were all perfectly clean and she always let me play dress-up in them. I’m pretty sure that’s where my shoe obsession started… thanks to Nikki! :)

Anyways, I’m glad I found them because it’s the perfect time of year for a strappy sandal, and what’s better than a pink shoe?! I, of course, love that they’re wedge, because it makes it that much easier to wear on cobblestone (take that, Boston!). So I figured I would pick my entire look around these wedges, which led me to allll pink (the jeans are baby pink, it’s just hard to tell). I think all of the Mean Girls would approve, don’t you?!

I’m so glad to have found these old babies, and I can’t wait to wear them again! They’ve definitely added a pop to an easy, comfortable and girly look. Happy Wednesday!

-Rach

Los miércoles llevamos rosado. Adivina la peli! Jaja, pero en serio… quería llevar mucho rosado hoy. Es que cuando viajaba a Michigan, encontré estos tacones de cuña.. creo que son de mis primeros años de la prepa, y me acuerdo cuando me enamoré de ellos al instante en que los vi. Mi prima, Nicole, los tenía y me acuerdo el momento cuando me los mostraba… de verdad, me acuerdo que siempre miraba sus zapatos- tenía muchos y todos estaban hermosas, altos, y limpios. Siempre me daba permiso a ponermelos… creo que es por eso que estoy obsesionada con los zapatos! 

Bueno…estoy feliz que los encontré porque la primavera es un tiempo perfecto para llevar sandalias, y siempre busco tacones de cuña para poder caminar aquí en boston. Decidí a crear un look completamente con la inspiración de estas sandalias, y por eso elegí todo rosado. Creo que les gustaría las chicas de Mean Girls.

Tengo muchas ganas de llevarlos otra vez .. sin duda añaden un toque femenino y divertido a un look! Feliz día miércoles! 

-Raque

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