For the birds and PROMO CODE!

Today's list: Loft tank, eShakti skirt, Donald J Pliner wedges, Balenciaga bag, and Elizabeth and James sunglasses

A little more about my skirt:
I had the opportunity to work with a new online custom clothing company called eShakti. I picked out this adorable skirt with an embroidered bird on it, knowing that a simple black pencil skirt is endlessly versatile but the bird just made it wonderfully different from the tons of skirts I already own.

Now comes the cool part. This site allows you to pick your size based on specific measurements (so no guessing like with most brands) or create a custom size
and then choose my skirt length (there were 5 options from short and casual to long and conservative) and whether or not I wanted the embroidery and zippered pocket embellishments!


I really liked the skirt as shown on their site here so that's what I ordered. It is the perfect work-length and could be worn with a blazer as a part of a black suit or with a tank like I am wearing today. Everyone has commented on how much they like it, since the bird really gets people's attention. They have a ton of cute retro-styled and boho dresses and tops too that I would totally wear.

I would highly recommend eShakti.com for bridesmaid dresses and other event dresses as their sizes are soo sooo customizable. Other sites like jcrew.com have different styles and different fabrics but nothing like what is available here for everyone's individual body shape. Come on, we all have had to buy those bridesmaid dresses at some point in our lives, that really didn't fit right even though we tried on 3 different sizes and hated the hem length but didn't want to spend even more on tailoring it for a one day event. This site would solve all that. I am also really impressed with this site in that they don't show models, they have real customers and bloggers wearing their clothing showing they cater to all sizes and shapes. I wouldn't rave about a site unless I really thought they were trying to do something different and were definitely needed in the women's clothing market.

AND dun dun dunnnnn.......
Here is a coupon code ‘RLFES’ exclusively created for my readers to get 10% OFF when they shop at eShakti.com – valid from 05/20/2014 – 06/20/2014.

Please note:

Code has to be entered in the ‘promotional code’ box.   It is not case-sensitive.  

Code can be used any number of times until the validity period. 

It can be clubbed with any other promotional offer, gift coupon or gift card in the same order unless explicitly specified otherwise in the offer conditions.

This discount code is not applicable on clearance / sale, gift cards & overstock categories.

Not applicable on previous purchases.

Fresh sugar lip treatment in tulip

Fresh's cult-favorite sugar lip treatment has a new fun spring shade in the lineup.  Tulip is a lovely bright magenta pink that leaves a pop of color like a stain would. It fits right in with the purply pink radiant orchid trend. This is my new favorite with Cherry coming in a close second. The brighter colors are totally worth the money since they have the color of a sheer lipstick but also spf 15 and tons of moisture. I wouldn't recommend shelling out the 22.50 for the clear, honey, or petal shades. Instead, if you aren't interested in a statement color, try the advanced therapy lip treatment for even better moisturizing effects. 

Fashion illustration: lipstick

This one is inspired by the beautiful karlie kloss's IG met gala pics

Fashion illustration: green lady

Recently started painting again and using my work lunch breaks to do some watercolor illustrations.  Follow me on Twitter and instagram @rosalitafashion for almost daily pics.

Radiant orchid and the waterfront

Gorgeous day in Old Town, my friend and I walked all the way down to the waterfront. The sandbags are still sitting outside some shops at the bottom of King St. from the recent flooding, but things look pretty dry. The water is still really high as you can see in the first pic. Allergies suck but the walk was good, I might actually meet my Fitbit goal today lol.

Today's list: Calvin Klein maxi dress in the perfect radiant orchid color which Pantone named color of the year (I am in love with it, especially for my hair), Tarte long high-low cardigan, Kelsi Dagger faux snake wedges because it's finally warm enough!!!!!, and Arizda Bross fringe bag, and those yellow Ciate nails from the Glossybox post from yesterday :)

Glossybox April 2014 review

This month's Glossybox US had a Ciate paint pot nail polish (subscribers were sent one of 13 different color options), Aqua Spa Body Creme in "Relax" Lavender and Chamomile scent, Bellapierre Lip Gloss in Vanilla pink, LaSplash Shadow base, and Caldrea scented bodywash in one of 3 scents.

As far as Glossyboxes go, this seemed a little less high-end than usual, but for the sizes of the products, still worth the subscription price. This is my first time trying Ciate paint pots. I am a loyal fan of Butter London, Essie, and Nails, Inc. I would consider buying more Ciate now though. It was opaque at 2 thick coats and the colors are so creative. I'm glad I got this shade, "Big Yellow Taxi", because I have a bunch of pastel yellows but this one is brighter and a perfect sunshine yellow.

Once I started seeing people's boxes start popping up on instagram, I looked up Aqua Spa, which is new bath and body company carried on amazon and in Walmart. I sort of judged it right then. I have plenty of drugstore products mixed in with the specialty or high-end ones though, so I really shouldn't have. When it arrived, I used it with an open mind because I figured if it turned out to be awesome, at least it would be cheap to go get more. Turns out, their body cream is a great value. The lavender scent is in no way cheap-smelling. Not as thick as all my favorite body butters, it had a perfect texture for hands. Their other scent lines are "Sooth" and "Energize". I would suggest they come up with a line called "Escape" with coconut and tahitian vanilla... I would be ALL over that one lol.

Bellapierre is a line of mineral cosmetics sampled by Glossybox before. Subscribers received their new lip gloss in Vanilla Pink, which is really more of a rose gold or pinkish copper on me. It says that these are flavored, I'm not sure I would call this a flavor but it has a hint of toasted coconut when first applied. Also, I would not call it a gloss. It's not glossy, it applies like a creamy liquid lipstick so if you hate super sticky shiny glosses, this would be perfect for you. I will use this a ton in the summer, especially when my skin gets more tanned.

The LASplash shadow base is another not-so-lux product this month but it definitely works! I regularly use Benefit's Stay Don't Stray and UD's Primer Potions as shadow primers but this works differently. It's very sticky and hold shadow nothing else will. I applied it before UD's Naked 3 palette shadow in Dust-- the shadow with the most fallout ever. By pressing the shadow into the base with a brush there was no fallout. All the glitter stayed where it should and I am extremely impressed. I would definitely recommend to anyone who likes heavy shimmer/glitter shadows.

Lastly, Caldrea's body wash didn't suck but I wouldn't purchase. I was hoping for the Coconut Fig scent (of course) but got the Aloe Water Apricot. It's a nice scent but it seemed to change in the shower from the bottle... maybe that's just my nose. I like that it's free of everything sufates, parabens, formaldehyde, etc., and it's vegan/cruelty free though.

FYI, next month's Glossybox will be a collab with Bergdorf Goodman so we are in for 6 lux products for sure for May and a $25 gift card to BG. Spoilers have already been released and a possible box option is shown below.  I can't wait!