Below outfit is something I wore over the weekend, and I had to bribe my daughter to takes these shots, because I thought I look to darn cute not take pictures. I will never understand why kids buy the dumbest thing when they have a little spending cash -_-.

Anyhow.... I decided to wear my high waist short (last worn here), with the Express Barcelona Cami I purchased a while back. I added the H&M cardigan, because we Floridian had a surprisingly late season cold front come through late on Friday. As always, thanks for the comments on my last post.

Yes it's Friday!!!! Even though I'm wearing heels, these sandals are SUPER comfortable and currently my feet needs to recover from all the pumps I have been wearing lately. I really hope my feet get use to my current pumps collection, because even though my pumps are now more comfortable, they do get painful after being worn all day. I swear I sometime hear my darn knees crack.

On to todays outfit.....soooo....I decided to go with the nautical theme again? I guess I'm hitting some kind of wall with my fashion direction. I just keep sticking with things I like, and that is basically outfits with lots of colors, and certain theme. Oh well...once I can think with my brain again (meaning stop focusing on making that "paper") I will venture out and experiment with different outfits. As always, thanks for the lovely comments on my last post :D.

Happy hump day everyone, and I hope your day is off to a great start. Today outfit is featuring what I think is the perfect pattern of windowpane. When I was searching for this item, I was very particular about the type of windowpane pattern that I wanted to add to my closet. Go figure Express would have that pattern, and I would proceed to get it. I decided to pair this skirt with a sweater that had some zipper detail on the shoulder. My new job has the A/C on blast, so I will always be wearing some type of sweater/jacket lol, just not the pretty ones all the time.

As always, thanks for the lovely compliments. It still does amazing me how far I have come, and it is all due to your guys. So keep sending the emails, etc. I really do appreciate it...Xoxo Kreyola AKA Sheila ^_-.

I honestly wasn't trying to go for stripe today, and I spent a total of 10 min looking for something else, but atlas, it was stripe again. I honestly was just in the mood for something bright and colorful, and today color blocking was it. So if you not comfortable with stripe yet, get comfortable lol.

When I get a chance to breath a little, I need to buy some floral items, and more dresses for the spring and summer. Going to keep this post really short, and I hope all is well at your neck of the wood.

First of all, happy first day of SPRING. I also wanted to say thanks to all the ladies that visited me, and just had me in your thought as I juggle a full-time and part-time job. I do have three more months with the old job, and to tell you the truth, both job are kicking my butt. I'm always so darn TIRED, but I will be rewarded in the end. So please forgive me if I can pay as much attention to you guys as I would like, it is only a temporary thing I promise. I will continue to try my hardest to at least post twice a week, but my game plan is always three times a week.

On to today's outfit, I really didn't plan on taking any pictures that day because A) The time change has made it difficult to have daylight in the early hours (which is when I take my pictures), and B) It has been extremely cloudy and foggy early in the morning. Even with those factors, I did notice as I edge closer to work, I had just enough sunlight to make my photo-shoot work. So today outfit was inspired by a concept I hold dear, the messy-crazy workday look (Don't I look tired?). Enjoy your weekend ladies and gentlemen, and if you read my blush post, I went ahead and post my ghastly prom picture on Instagram...lol.

Blushes are needed when you wear full coverage foundation, since your face is pretty much a blank canvas after applying your foundation of choice (whether is liquid or powered). You just need some kind of color to basically bring everything back together again, and that is honestly the best way I can describe the uses of blushes (well for me at least). As I started getting better at applying makeup, I noticed more and more the reason behind the blushes.

In the past, I never understand, nor did I feel that someone with my skin tone (a NW 50 on MAC) needed blushes, but I was WRONG. I have now a total of four blushes that I rotate between, and below are the quick review on the how or when I used them.

Another round of nautical inspired outfit, but this time around I'm going with the yellowish undertone. To be honest, the top is what I really wanted to share, and it is all due to the fact I think it is just to pretty not to be pointed out. What make this top so unique is the detail of the anchors near the shoulder area. I went ahead and included a close up of shot of my head in the bottom area so you can really see it in detail. To make this top pop even more, I decided to pair it with the soft yellow crop pants and sliver tassel.

I’m still super busy with both job, and I'm finally grasping what I will be doing at the new job, so that itself is exciting news. How does everyone feel about the time change? The time change has me bum big time, beside the fact that is harder to get up now, the early morning light is gone, so my little one is on a break, and it is back to me for the photos. We see how it goes, I'm not going to stress about blogging now. As always ladies, thanks for the share and comments...xoxo Kreyola.

I really enjoy shopping at two stores, one of them is J Crew Factory, and the other is Express. The quality of their clothes, and their prices, are just right for my budget, once you get on their sales deals of course lol. Below top is a super light cotton sweater that I recently purchased it from J Crew Factory. My main reason for buying this top is to wear it as a stand alone, and if I choose, with a collard shirt for the preppy look year round. Today I decided to wear it as a stand-alone and that was due for the colors I was going for.

When I look at these pictures, the name I could come up with was Ivy League. The main reason is  all due to the warmth of the green, and the tan undertone, and the touch of vintage gold sprinkle here and there. In the end, I think these color are just so flattering to my skin tone, and I loved how simple yet elegant this outfit turn out...just like an Ivy League school. As always, thanks for the comments and support.

One thing I have learned while rebuilding my wardrobe is that they are certain pieces you should always have. One is a good white pumps because I pretty much wear this current pumps all the time. The second is a crop dressy pant to feature any pumps (or flats) of your choice. So that is why I title my post as essential, because today I'm featuring pieces that all ladies should have in their closet.

I decided to add my own flare to these basic pieces by adding this super cool blouse I purchased recently, and my jazzy statement necklace. In the end, I love how classy and chic this whole outfit turned out to be (shoot...I have been on a role lately...oh yeah). As always ladies and gentlemen, thanks for the comments on the last post...xoxo Kreyola.

A simple white dress with a cardigan is a MUST have for the ladies. I can never have too much cardigans, and I feel they are just perfect for spring and summer when you want to wear your dress to work, but have to have a bit more coverage as shown on the last picture.

Today featured is a lovely spring/summer dress that works perfectly as a stand alone and that is all do to the detail trim around the waist, and its great lenght. When I decided to wear this work, I wanted to paired it with my second recent purchase, a sliver pump (another on my wish-list purchase) and a nautical inspired theme purse. I think this outfit turned out really well and you will soon find out that I love nautical anything, and tend to wear those color "offline" a lot.

Today outfit was for a casual day at the office, and I wanted to feature these new pump that I purchased recently, and I'm happy to announce that they were on my wish list for this year.

The sole purpose of these shoes are to make a statement, and I own a couple of portofolio shirt from express, and I think the colors from my pumps could help when I'm to lazy to think about an outfit :D. I also have to note that the destroy high-rise jeans was another on my wish-list purchase, and they are perfect to feature statement pumps. By the way, I got so many compliment on these shoes that day that I have to say these were totally a winner. As always, thanks for the lovely compliments, and say yes to SPRING.