FRIDAY FASHION FAVORITES

Confession: I love dresses. All kinds. One of my favorite parts of summer is being able to wear dresses pretty much whenever I feel like it. On the crazy hot days that I still have to dress nice for work, I feel bad for the guys in slacks and button ups, because wearing a dress makes it much more bearable. 

Unfortunately, it's hard to find an occasion to wear a fancier dress sometimes. I haven't been to many weddings or anything. I never did go to prom. And usually it's more appropriate to wear jeans and cute top than a classy dress when hanging out with my friends. 

For now, I'll just keep browsing Aisle Style's website, waiting for the perfect event to wear a fancy dress to come along. 

Here are some of my favorites this week: 

Wedding Dresses

I think it's pretty much protocol to have a Wedding Pinterest board these days, isn't it? Even though a wedding is something I won't be planning for a long, long time, I still like browsing dresses and decorations. This dress is absolutely gorgeous. I've known for a while that I don't want anything to lavish. This one is simple and elegant, and I love the part over her shoulders. Aisle Style has so many beautiful wedding dresses. 

Cocktail Dresses

Can one ever own enough cocktail dresses? I like this one, because it adds a little flavor to the classic LBD. The lace and one shoulder definitely spice it up. 

Prom Dresses

Like I said, I never actually went to prom, but I always loved looking at prom dresses! Every once in a while, I will regret turning down my offer to prom Senior year, but mostly because I just wanted an excuse to wear a pretty dress. If I had gone, I would have been really tempted by a red dress like this one. I think there is something so fierce about red dresses, so this one definitely caught my eye. 

What are some of your Friday favorites?

*This post has been sponsored by Aisle Style, but all of the opinions within it are my own.

TREATS TO STAY COOL IN THE SUMMER

It's like one day it was fine, and the next day it was unbearably hot. Welcome to July. Now is the time to keep the ovens off and crank the AC. But that doesn't mean your only option for a little treat has to be ice cream.

One of my favorite summer treats is popsicles. So today, I decided to make my own!

I always see Pinterest posts on making homemade popsicles, which I love, because you have so many options! It gives your more flexibility, especially if you are looking for a healthier treat. Today I made mine out of SLIMQUICK Pure Extra Strength Drink Mix. Unlike using something like Crystal Light, it is designed to address reasons we might have losing weight:

• It increases metabolism
• It reduces appetite
• It boosts energy
• It reduces excess water
• It supports hormones
• It reduces stress

The great thing is that it is made with natural ingredients, such antioxidants and BioPure Green Tea, and it is designed to help women lose weight three times faster than dieting alone.

Since this was my first time using the popsicle molds, some of the popsicle flooded out, as you might be able to tell in the picture. It also didn't help that our freezer is stuffed to the max. But it was such an easy to treat to make. 

It took about five minutes of preparation. The hard part can be waiting for it to freeze, so I did it the night before, and now they are ready to enjoy whenever I feel like it today. 

This is a great snack if you want something that tastes great and has health benefits, like boosting your metabolism. I think I might go eat one right now!

What are your favorite cold treats to make in the summer?

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*This is a sponsored post, powered by BrandBacker, but all of the opinions in this post are my own.

CUSTOMIZE YOUR ONLINE SHOPPING

Disclosure: This post has been sponsored by eShakti. Still, all of the opinions in the post are my own.

Online shopping is one of my favorite activities. Based on what I have seen from people who use laptops to "take notes" during lecture, it is a favorite pass-time of many. It's fun, because you can browse your favorite stores without ever having to deal with the persistent sales people. "Are you finding everything ok?" I particularly like browsing for clothes, because--I don't know about you but--no matter how full my closet is I always feel like I have nothing to wear. 

Recently, I discovered eShakti. They are the only online women's fashion apparel company offering sizes 0-36W & custom clothing. I recently got a dress from their site that I was able to customize to my liking. Normally, when splurging on some online shopping I have to dig through the pages until I find something that I like. But with eShakti I had so many more options once I found something that I liked.

Here's a preview of what the process was like:

Step 1: Choose your sizes.

You will see a chart that allows you to select your size based on bust, hip, and waist size. 

Step 2: Height.

There is a drop down menu to select your height.

Step 3: Custom Styling.

These are the elements of the dress I was able to customize. I chose the capsleeve, knee length, and the boat neck for my dress. 

//SLEEVE TYPE//

//DRESS LENGTH//

//NECKLINE//

Other options.  

This particular dress also gave me the option to remove the pockets (with no additional cost).

The full dress

I was very impressed with the quality of my dress from eShakti. Ordering online can be scary, because you are often unsure about the quality of the material and whether or not it will fit right. With eShakti I didn't have to stress about those things. I was sure it would fit, because it was customized to my measurements. You are able to get something that fits your body shape, rather than wondering if its going to be small or bunchy in some areas.

Unfortunately, it was a bit too cold to search for a better location to get a picture of me in the full dress. And we don't have a lot of open wall space in my apartment, so we had to improvise. Here is a glimpse of the behind-the-scenes of taking pictures for a blog. It's the only shot we got of me in the full dress, and it features the wall space below our tapestry and our lovely outlet.

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