Marching in March

Wearing H&M lavender blouse, Plastic Island tweed jacket last seen here, Urban Outfitters BDG grazer (the only blue jeans I own now), Ann Taylor perfect pumps (buy here), and vintage gold sweater guard from Etsy. 

Untucked or Tucked? 

As much as I like the comfort of untucked shirts, sometimes one just has to "suck it up and tuck it in" to help lengthen out the short-legs proportion.

Ooh, I can recreate this entire look with J.Crew items:
- Blythe Blouse in Silk or Perfect Shirt in Linen (neon violet)
- Pepper Tweed Jacket or Pink Tweed Jacket
- Toothpink Jean in Classic Rinse Wash

- Miri Midheel Pumps (black)

And sweater guards can be found on Etsy or Ebay. There are so many interesting ones on there!

You had me at yellow!

I'm adoring the neon yellow accents in this spring/summer fashion, especially in footwear. Ann Taylor is having a 40% off everything online, including these Elizabeth Pointy Flats, but my pick of the Neon Light cap toe is already sold-out in my size, of course! Good thing, because even with the sale, it comes down to $71.99, which is still out of my range for trendy items. Aren't they so pretty and fun though?

To compensate for my loss and budget, I decided to buy neon yellow nail polish for my toes instead (I'm on a polish binge lately)! With another $3.50 off coupon, I went to Ulta again to find a neon shade. The only one available at my local store was this Piggy Polish You Had Me At Yellow:

Review: The color fits my bill for a fluorescent yellow. However, the formula doesn't apply nicely. It's runny, streaks easily, and dries up in a matte finish that scratches easily. I had to apply this over a light-colored opaque base (used my China Glaze Re-fresh Mint polish underneath), a coat of the Piggy polish, and then a clear top coat to give it a nice shine and make it scratch-resistant. Too much work for a $7.50 polish in my opinion. This reminded me of the same complaints with the China Glaze Yellow Polka Dot Bikini and the cheaper $1.99 Sinful Neon Melon.

Conclusion: I do not recommend this Piggy Polish You Had Me At Yellow unless you don't mind the extra work. The color still turns out nicely though. I wish I had went to CVS instead. I just found out about the new Nicole by OPI Ladies in the Limelight (Kardashian Kolor), which has more positive reviews and the color looks just as gorgeous, but a few cents pricier at $7.99.  But worth a check if you are looking for some neon polish. See good reviews here and here.