Hello, June

I definitely did not plan on taking this month-long hiatus, but it's summer and it feels so great to get started again! It's been absolutely beautiful in Southern California; a little bit of June gloom in the morning, but the sun shines through the afternoon making it easy for any attire. I keep my summer outfits similar every year: casual, simple and sweet. My outfit for this post reflects something I could wear to the park for a casual stroll but more put together than sweatpants and a t-shirt; it's also something I could very easily use to go to a nice lunch. For this season I look to the beach for inspiration by wearing neutral colors such as blues, sandy browns, white and sometimes when I feel a little more adventurous I'll throw in a pop of a color like pink, which also happens to be my go-to summer nail polish and lip color. For this particular look I added a black beaded necklace to add a little bit of boldness.

I also featured my Lokai bracelet that I am very excited to share with all of you! Lokai bracelets have a white and a black bead on opposite sides. The black bead contains sand from the Dead Sea, the lowest point on Earth. The white bead contains water from Mount Everest, the highest point on Earth. Together they bring the message, " Sometimes you've hit a low, stay hopeful. Sometimes you're on top of the world, stay humble."

Links Below:

Shorts & Sunglasses: American Apparel
Blouse: H&M
Sandals:Victoria's Secret
Bracelet: My Lokai
Necklace: Thrifted

Born Free Africa

Hello, everyone! In honor of Mother's Day, I decided to write about Born Free Africa. Born Free is a private sector led initiative to end mother-to-child HIV transmission. With just a one pill a day children born to mother's with HIV have the opportunity to live a healthy life. They will be born free. With the collaboration of Vogue, Shopbop, 22 top fashion designers and original prints by artist Wangechi Mutu all proceeds will go directly to Born Free. The designers are all mothers who support Born Free's mission and have created something beautiful for such a great cause. All items can be bought through Shopbop's website and if you have Amazon Prime you can use that for shipping and get it in two days! :D My favorite part about this is that it's women helping other women and I love that; girl power <3 

PS. I love you, Mom! Happy Mother's day :]
xo
A.

The Purse features is a Céline tote bag that has been sold out, sorry lovies. But Shopbop has many other great items to choose from! Hurry before they're gone!

#I'm4zero

Top: H&M Bottoms: Easy Jean by American Apparel Shoes:  Franco Sarto

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Living in Southern California can be quite the challenge when trying to decide what to wear, especially in the spring when it is not too warm or too cold. What I love about this dress is that it is much warmer than it looks and the mini turtleneck helps keep me warm as well. A tip is to wear something you can layer up comfortably. I paired this dress with a denim jacket and wedges but I could easily wear a cardigan under the denim jacket and tights to keep warmer and even add a fun scarf if it gets really cold. I am queen of having extra clothes in my car because "you never know if you'll need it." Yesterday, for example, it rained for a good 10 minutes and then it stopped. And today it was perfectly sunny: Typical & unpredictable Southern California.

Dress & Shoes: H&M
Necklace: Steinmart
Denim Jacket: Levi's