It’s Thursday and I’m happy to report that I’ve survived another week and even made it to the gym a couple times.  I’ve been loving off the shoulder pieces lately and the dress in today’s post is right up my alley: colorful and striped with a fun fit and flare.

I work with SheIn pretty frequently for my blog and the amazing thing is that they always have new product being added to their website and I’m always able to find something that’s “me.”  So often now with big chains that are at the malls, I go in and leave empty handed because I won’t like a current collection; a girl wants options, y’all!  The playful vertical stripes were too cute for me to pass up on and shockingly I own very few striped pieces that are vertical; the effect is slimming and I love that these ones have a brushstroke effect.  Like many short sleeved off the shoulder pieces, this dress can also be worn as a strapless dress too.

Necklaces can seem daunting with this neckline, but I swear by the shorter and more delicate pieces.  I have several that I love {and that you all regularly see: my howlite necklace and the Kendra Scott Elisa necklace immediately come to mind}.  I’m wearing a fun constellation necklace here to celebrate the fact that Leo season is almost upon us.  I’ve raved about my pink howlite ring before — I have a serious obsession with all things howlite and love the oversized nature of this ring.

Neutral {ish} accessories were what I chose to round out the look.  My mini MAB is one of my favorite bags due to the super cute and versatile print; this exact print is actually available right now {in very limited quantities} in a similar size from Rebecca Minkoff here.  White nails seem so chic for summer but are always so hard for me to keep “clean” looking — any tips?

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Happy happy Friday and hooray for a long weekend! You may have caught this dress over on my Instagram {or the LIKEtoKNOW.it account!}, but I’m actually styling it a little differently than I had originally planned.

This dress can be worn off the shoulder, but I opted to wear it as a strapless dress since it was a little tight around my shoulders.  The star print screamed Fourth of July to me and I really wanted to pair it with my red bandana for a classic ‘All American Girl’ look.

I wanted to have several pops of red to really make this look patriotic so I wore one of my favorite red lipsticks; I love that this one has a very slight coral undertone that looks so vibrant and bold on me.  I also threw on one of my tassel bracelets from Francesca’s.  This one has bright tassels and wood beads that I felt would complement my Fieldcrest wood watch.

Let’s talk Friday Favorites; this week I’m wrapping up some of the hottest sales to take advantage of this holiday weekend…because I already have:

• 50% off everything at LOFT with free shipping; LOFT rarely offers free shipping {normally you have to either order in store or spend $125 online to qualify} so this is the perfect opportunity to stock up on some great staple pieces for work or weekend as well as starting to pick up some transition pieces for when it {finally} starts to cool down.  I just snagged these adorable shorts and this knit top with fun flared sleeves that also is available in black and white.
• J. Crew Factory is currently offering 50% off everything including sale!  Factory isn’t always the best quality; I’ve had issues with sweaters and knits pilling pretty quickly so I like to keep an eye out for sales like these.  This embellished sweater is so cute with the gold detailing on top of the stripes and I also love this cute summer graphic tee.
• Banana Republic has 50% off sale items and 40% off summer staples.  Their sale dresses are FIRE.  I love the ruffled v neckline on this striped dress and their cardigans come in so many colors and are all under $50 right now!
• I stopped by Francesca’s yesterday to check out some of their new jewelry; they are offering BOGO 50% off on clothes, jewelry and accessories.  Also, pretty sure I need this donut graphic tee in my life immediately.