My Obsession: Brittany Fuson Paper

I have always had a slight obsession for notebooks, pens, highlighters. Damnit! Anything in Staples or Sam Flax! I always pick up highlighters and different pens. I am the "color coding girl". You know that one that uses a specific color for everything! Yeah that's me! 

I was roaming through one of my favorite blogs the other day Atlantic-Pacific and saw a picture of these DOPE notecards!!!!!! I immediately went to the site to see!

Not only does Brittany Fuson Paper  have note cards, for every occasion that may occur in a glam's girl's life, she also has a planner, stickers, notepads, greeting cards, enclosure cards, and the cutest luggage tags you have ever seen! I purchased a planner-.I have been wanting to become way more organized so this gives me an amazing excuse! I also purchased notepads for my office and personal use. 

The only downside is (to my knowledge)  there is only one picture of a brown girl. I wish there were more but her items are still LOVELY!!!!!!

Go take a look and tell me what you think! I will be sure to post my goodies when they come! 

Signing off-

Crystal

Saturday Fit: Monotone Love

Quick Post! Today was extremely busy for me! Started off running some errands, going to my godson's birthday party and stopping by BOTH parental units houses then off to work.

 I decided to wear my leather leggings from H&M (I purchased them last year). Simple black flats and a black shirt that I purchased from a little no name boutique off Jamaica Avenue (judge me not!!)! I topped it off with a floppy hat from H&M! 

Say it with me.. 

MONOTONE........

Signing off-

Crystal

Topic of Discussion: Christian Louboutin Shoes

Which Christian Louboutin shoes do I prefer? I get this question a lot.  My first pair of Christian Louboutin's I purchased for my 26th birthday. They were pony hair Pigalles. BABY!!!! Let me tell you something -they HURT!! And I don't mean a 3 on a scale of 1-10! I mean an 8 with a strong possibility of being 9! But guess what? I braved the pain! Why? Because they were Pigalles!! And they were dope! For a while I didn't purchase any more Louboutins because I knew what to expect. 

Then I saw Evelyn Lozada post the red  Pigalle Spikes and I drooled!!

I decided that I had to have them! Let me explain something I am a  true 7 1/2. I bought the pigalles in an 8! WRONG DECISION! 

Every time I wear them I feel like I have on my little cousin's shoes! I truly should have went a full size up.No, I didn't return them. Foolish me I really thought they would become more comfortable. That has yet to happen so they are NOW solely dinner shoes. You know what that means right? To the car to the restaurant and back home! My feet cannot bare any more. 

Do you see the pain in my eyes?!?! 

Now late last year I was looking for "work shoes" suitable for my taste. I work in an affluent town and felt like I needed to step my game up. Now please do not get me wrong I have all types of shoes: Ann Taylor, J. Crew, Ralph Lauren, Target, whatever the hell I find on eBay!  But my goal was to find a comfortable pair of Louboutins! I asked someone I knew who then put my in touch with Nic who works at the Christian Louboutin Horatio store and she was very knowledgeable (and so nice!). I told her what I wanted and she told me I should try the "Décolleté"! I took the gamble and purchased them in nude and black. I ordered both pair in a size 8. 

LADIES AND GENTLEMEN WE HAVE A WINNER!!! 

The "Décolleté" still has toe cleavage like Pigalles but are a 100 times more comfortable. I can wear these all day at work and still slip them on for dinner or a night out with my girls! 

When I purchased the "Décolletés" they were $625 but now all shoes have gone up by $50. Yes, I know that is a tad bit expensive but to me it was well worth the price tag! Purchase the "Décolleté" and I promise you will not be disappointed .

Signing off-

Crystal

Gag Worthy: Elie Tahari Jacqueline Shearling Jacket

So I was minding my business (wink wink) and browsing through the "What's New" section on the Bloomingdale's website and came across this beauty! 

I am not  fan of shearling coats but I think the color and style combo did it for me!!! 

And if you are wondering about the price only a cool $1,998.  

Elie Tahari Jacqueline Shearling Jacket

This is definitely not a something I would wear  on an everyday basis but wouldn't mind having it in my arsenal. 

Signing off-

Crystal 

Nothing Haunts Me Like Things I Did Not Buy: ASOS Cape with Neck Roll

Let me introduce you to my "Nothing Haunts Me Like Things I Did Not Buy" segment. Where I will gag over purchases I put in my "Saved" or "Favorites" when I should have just put it in my a cart! 

Let's begin!

This may have been my stupidest decision in about a month!! Why would I pass up this!! What made me possibly think this would be here tomorrow! 
This cape screamed "CRYSTAL" and I ignored it! I went back for her and she was gone! SIGH!! At only $53.06 this would have been a steal!!! 

Better luck next time I guess!!! 

Signing off-

Crystal

TBT: Simple Chic

In honor of TBT I wanted to give you one of my favorite looks! A casual shirt, jeans, pumps, a clutch and neck candy! 

I took this picture last year on my way to brunch.

What I wore:

Shirt: Zara

Jeans: Old Navy

Pumps: Steve Madden

Clutch: Zara

Jewelry: Zara

Simple and perfect for a brunch or a date with your honey! 

Signing off,

Crystal 

WCW: Princess Deena Abdulaziz

Princess Deena Abdulaziz

I have to admit I have a huge Instagram crush on Princess Deena Abdulaziz. It took me a while to learn who and what she was! Who: Deena Abdulaziz What: A Saudi Arabian princess who owns a high scale boutique.  

I have yet to see any flawed pictures of Princess Deena. She is, to me, the definition of FLAWLESS from her hair to her pumps. A natural beauty! Every year she invades New York's Fashion week RIPS IT APART and leaves!!! 

In my opinion Princess Deena is the perfect mix between masculinity and femininity. She is the type of woman who could wear a 3 piece suit and would still look as feminine as she would by wearing a dress. To top it all off she is a lover of arm candy!!

 Let me not bore you with any more words but show you what I mean! Enjoy guys!

Signing off-

Crystal

Obsession: Oversized Scarves

Welcome to the Fall- where you can throw on a cute jacket, boots, sunnies and an oversized scarf top it off and you are ready to go! 

My obsession with oversized scarves is JUSTIFIED!!! Especially with knits scarves and snoods! The chunkier the scarf or snood the more AMAZING the look!

I try to purchase at least 5 scarves completely different colors for the Fall and Winter seasons. I am a little late this year. But below are a couple I think I will purchase-all courtesy of ASOS. All of these scarves are reasonably priced (no more than $50) in my opinion. 

Signing off-

Crystal

Utter and Total DOPENESS: Monotone Outfits

Definition of monotone: 

1. Of or having a single color.
   
   
   I have been gagging over every monotone outfit that has popped up on my timeline in recent months. Whether it has been a celebrity or the fab people I follow on Instagram. I, not only, gag over celebrities but over dope everyday working folk (such as myself).
   
   

   

   
   
    You have to admire people who don't wake up and have a whole team at their beckon call. We get up look at our own closet, do our own hair and makeup, pick out our own accessories.  We put all of that together and hope it looks as dope as we imagined in our heads and go out the door. Mind you 95 percent of the items I mentioned we purchased with our hard earned money not gifted by a designer.
   
   
   Ironically,the fashion industry pulls from "street fashion" -THAT MEANS US- all the time! The fashion world people watch just like the common folk. That's why I think so many fashions recycle themselves.
   So below I am going to give you a mix of celebrities and everyday fab people in the monotone trend. Which by the way I don't think is going anywhere anytime soon!
   Kim is definitely a monotone expert! I don't think I have seen her fail at this style! 
   
   

   

   
   

   I couldn't find too many pictures of Beyonce  in this trend but the look I did find she killed nonetheless. And of course MOTHER RIH-RIH! All jean is one of the dopest monotone trends around! 

   

   
   

   The couple that monotones together stays together..

    

   And last but not least! Little ole me! 

   

   
   
   
   
   Signing Off-
   Crystal
   
   

Weekday Fit: Heather Grey for Days

Hi!!!! Just thought I would give you a quick post about what I wore Thursday evening! As we all know it's officially fall. Which means a good sweater and a t-shirt should be just fine! 

I promise to start posting way more "outfits of the days" once my closet is set up! Hopefully these quick posts will hold you guys over!

Swearshirt: H&M Men's sweatshirt (feels like a little piece of heaven)

T-Shirt: Gap Men's v-neck t-shirt 

Sweatpants: Phillip Lim for Target

Sneakers: AirMax 95's

Signing off-

Crystal

WCW: Ciara

Okay CiCi! 

Listen, I have never looked at Ciara for any fashion tips or looks I wanted to recreate until NOW!!!!!!! 

I know all that anyone has been looking at during Paris Fashion Week Kim and Kanye SCRATCH THAT --everyone is looking at North! But Ciara is burning up Paris Fashion Week! 

Whoever is styling her (sorry loves I haven't done my research) is doing the shhhmoney dance all over the place. She has one hit after another. 

It must be something in the breast milk because Cici is a MILF (you don't need the definition do you?)! Her hair is on point, outfits are perfect, makeup is flawless! To top it all off she has the confidence to rock every last look she has thrown on her back! 

Now I am going to give her the benefit of the doubt maybe she has always been this fly and has worn all her looks with confidence and I wasn't paying attention! Nevertheless she is giving me ERTHANG and more! 

Signing off-

Crystal

Gag Worthy: Egotistic Egotism

If you follow my instagram (http://instagram.com/dopelittlewhitegirl) account you have probably noticed I have been rocking a lot of fringe lately. And what you are going to learn about me as this blog progresses is: I am faithful to brands who are faithful to me. Well EGOTISTIC EGOTISM (http://extremeegotism.com/) has been FAITHFUL and STEADFAST. I love everything that is made by the owner Nick Cross! She is absolutely dope and her pieces are mind blowing! No, I am not exaggerating!! I have now become a collector of all things EGOTISTIC! 

My favorite piece from the Egotistic Egotism has to be their Madame Fringe clutch. They all are unique! The base of the bags are made with vintage clutches so even if you and your friend decide to purchase the "same" trust and believe the bags are different!  

I have also ordered the following pieces from Egotistic Egotism:

• "Submarine" ( which can be worn as a shirt or a beach coverup (sorry peeps no pics in this piece yet). http://www.extremeegotism.com/boutique#!/Submarine/p/13689723/category=2596752
• "Egotistic Leather Fringe Sweatshirt"  http://www.extremeegotism.com/boutique#!/Egotistic-Leather-Fringe-Sweatshirt/p/8025626/category=2596752
• "Denim Breeze Metallic Glaze" (no pics in this piece either but it goes great with the gold Madame Fringe bag I have)  http://www.extremeegotism.com/boutique#!/Denim-Breeze-Metallic-Glaze/p/17510241/category=2596752
• "Lux Rip" -  The dope part about these are you can send your own pair of jeans this way you know they are guaranteed to fit. She works her magic and sends them right back to you! 

Feel free to follow Nick on IG (http://instagram.com/egotisticchic) and check out her amazing collection Tell her I sent you! 

Signing off-

Crystal