Life in Style

Art is pretty neat but street art is even neater. Mainly because of how surprising street is since you never really know when you're going to stumble across it. Then there's the use of bold colors and line to make you stare harder at the artwork followed by their usual larger than average size. It's one astonishing package that could be right around the corner from you. Like this piece above that I just happened to find driving through town one day. It stops everyone! Right before these photos were taken, a women pulled over in her car to snap a photo of this larger than life mural. The colors in this piece are so bright and vivid that I wanted to experiment with brighter makeup for the canvas that is my face. Starting with my bold lip color in  Shocking Coral from the Maybelline Vivids Collections (buy here ). The colors in this collection are gorgeous, however they aren't the smoothest lip product out there and I find i...

"Are we in the clear yet?" Oh Taylor, how do you do it? Writing love songs that connect with each and everyone of us, it's just amazing. As some of you may know, Taylor Swift released the official music video for Out of the Woods on New Years Eve. Although I really love the song, the video was disappointing to me. It wasn't as powerful and intense as I feel the music makes the song feel. Still, the message of the song is awesome. Finding yourself in a maze of woods to discover that you're OK on your own is something we struggle with. And like the end of the video says :  " She lost him but found herself.  And somehow that was everything." Chills anyone? As a single lad myself, I know how hard it is to be OK by yourself. I'm definitely working on more self-love and self-happiness though because it really is so important. If you aren't happy with yourself, you most definitely won't b...

It may already be January 10th but HAPPY NEW YEAR! It's 2016, holy cow. My junior english teacher was right, college goes in the blink of an eye. Luckily I still have one more year. On my plane back to Tucson yesterday I finished the book,  Thrive by Arianna Huffinton. The last few sections of the book has started to shift the way I think about time. She wrote one section on death,  the end of our life, and it never occurred to me before how many Westerners avoid this topic completely. And I was one of them! If I ever thought too much about the 'end of my life' I would actually have a panic attack. Yet, so many other countries and their religions around the world live their life as a giant preparation for death. Quite remarkable I think. I won't go into details because it is still a touchy subject with many but I recommend reading the book if it sounds interesting to you, it's a great read (find it  here ).  Back to the ne...

Before I leave for my college road trip part 2, I wanted to write a quick post featuring some very fun photos taken by my good friend Mia. This was probably one of the most fun and interesting shoots I've ever done considering I had to lie in the grass and have paint splattered all over my face. But once I saw those photos, I knew it was worth it. So a shout out to Mia for taking awesome photos for me over the past couple of years!  College Road Trip Part 2  My mom and I are heading out on the road again to begin another long trek to Arizona. We did this already before my freshman year but now the car we're driving is staying with me at school :) which I'm very happy about. Of course, no normal person can drive 27 hours straight through to Tucson which is why my mom and I have picked out several stops along the way to stop and look at. I'm hoping to blog at least once while I;m on the road so keep you're eyes peeled.. I'm v...

I love when I'm looking for one thing but then end up finding something else way better. That's what happened with this location above! Originally I was looking for a little beach on a lake, only to learn that the lake is private to the houses on it. Then driving out of the neighborhood my friend in the passenger seat all of a sudden said "hey, there's a spot!"  After a quick turn around, we discovered another smaller lake that was open to the public, and not only included old canoes but a bridge and a gazebo! What a perfect setup.  As for the outfit part, this is my matching top and bottom set purchased from Gap. Super comfy and light weight making it perfect for summer! As for the accessories, I mixed glam with boho by stacking wooden and rope bracelets and contrasting those with my silver and pearl headband on top.  Can you believe summer is almost over?! Ahhh, it's crazy.  End of Summer Goals:  1. Actually go to one ...

Earlier in June, I was lucky enough to spend a few hours downtown Chicago with the start-up fashion company Piece & Co.  One of their professional staff members was an Arizona alumni so she brought me in and introduced me to all the staff! I got to sit with everyone individually and learn about their role in the company. It taught me a lot not only about Piece & Co. itself but how a start-up is run, and how hectic it is too! I also really enjoyed talking to the Arizona alum because I could ask her questions about handling the workload of the business school, and how to step out of my box when it comes to making connections with fellow students and staff members.  Piece & Co. initially attracted me because of their mission. I may have said they are a start-up fashion company but they're so much more. The company provides jobs to female artisans all over the globe by buying and selling their craft, usually spec...