states of alteration

The amount of repins I get on my fishtail braid over on pinterest is seriously astounding. Don't get me wrong, it's super cute, but so easy to do yourself! It seems the braid trend is carrying over from Spring into Summer, so why not try the fishtail braid on your own locks? All the info you need can be found in my eHow tutorial, happy braiding!

Now that it's summer I'm yearning for white hot denim. Cut offs, capris, skinnies, bells, I want 'em all. Since I don't wear much color, and my typical black pallet earns me questionable looks from San Diego barbies, it's officially time to trade it all in for an equally neutral, yet somehow more acceptable collection of whites.


Now it wouldn't be me if I couldn't add a hint of rocker edge to any of it, so I'll be ripping, tweezing and shredding my way through some new favorites. Adding your own wear and tear onto jeans is way easier than you think, pinky promise. Check out my tutorial on How to Shred Denim for a few trips, tricks, and tools to help the process along.

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RT@StyleCaster If you could go on a free shopping spree at any store- where would you go?

I picked Bloomingdales. It's got all of my favorites ( Alice & Olivia, Ella Moss, Elizabeth and James, Marc Jacobs, WILDFOX, Vince and a zillion others) all in one place. Who wants to be limited to just one brand? *Scoff* And I need a full-service store, we're talking apparel, shoes, bags, jewelry and accessories, people.

Check out my blogger feature over on the the daily dani today where I share my 5 essentials to a fashionable wardrobe, how to style your LBD casual and more! Some more SOA X TDD collabos are in the works too, so make sure to follow us on twitter @missmelissec and @daniicalifornia to stay posted! xx

Disclaimer: I am no where near this stage in my life. In fact, since graduating college, I've pretty much been majoring in man repelling. But would it be completely insane to just buy this now and save it? I mean, Missoni's not exactly going out of style anytime soon...

As a San Diego girl its safe to say I'm obsessed with swimwear. The weather this past weekend has had me craving new suits, and today I found the newest love of my life: Lolli over at my old friend, Swell. This little swimshop packs some major punch with badass bows, frilly ruffles and my clincher among swimwear- mix and match capabilties!

This cOOkies and creme top (tehehe) is at the top of my shopping list...I'm a sucker for bold stripes, and we all know how I feel about black and white.... Check out their lookbook, you'll eat it up, for realsssss.