This jacket!!! I cannot get over how warm it was and cute it looks. It's that one staple piece that stands out and you can be casual underneath it too. It's also almost 50% off now and I want a price check! :) It's a faux fur for a great price. We also decided to shoot downtown for the first time. Do you like this more than the suburby locations we would do in Gold Coast in Chicago? This week I head to Kansas City, MO for my best friends wedding and I can't wait! Anywhere in KC I should check out? Let me know. Getting over being sick now too.. hopefully it ends by Friday for the rehearsal dinner! Have a great week :) Wearing: Jacket | Top | Jeans (similar) | Bag (similar) | Sunglasses (simil

I got paid to sell HOT men. Yes that's basically what I did but there was SO much more that went into it. Let me start out by explaining how I even landed this job at 22 years old....(I'm now 26) I went to Columbia College Chicago and ended up studying Fashion Business after starting out as undecided my Freshman year. (it's OK to not know what you want to do in life!) I did two internships in 2012, one in the summer going into Senior year and the second in my 1st semester of senior year. The first one was a internship in Los Angeles at Bloom Showroom which was a start up fashion showroom by a woman who used to work at Calvin Klein in NYC. She had so much knowledge of the fashion world and i

This outfit is such an easy way to be a bit dressed up but still comfortable. Sneakers with any outfit is possible and I'm so glad that trend is still going strong! The lazy side in me would wear sneakers every day. I'm wearing cheap H&M sneakers in this look and my go to for the moment. With fall really happening this week (it'll be in the 40s this week in Chicago -_-) , you can even just throw a nice leather jacket on this and still rock it out in 60+ weather. What's the weather like in your town!? Wearing: Skirt | Tee (similar) | Shoes (similar) | Sunglasses (similar) Photography by Stephen Cheong Leen xoxo ela

Happy Tuesday! I feel like there’s only a couple more days of warmth until we’re stuck in actual fall weather so I wanted to not wear a jacket for as long as I can. :) This year is the year that everything is coming back just like jean skirts. I can’t believe it either but I kind of like it! You can make it look grundgy with some cool shoes like this to not make you feel like you’re back in high school (in my case.) Excited to get back into writing more posts now that I’m back from vacationing in Spain. I’ll be working on a video montage of our trip too which I can’t wait to start. Wearing: Top (similar) | Shoes | Skirt | Sunglasses (similar) Photography by Stephen Cheong Leen Xox ela

Cameras can be hard to shop for but when you see someone have one that takes great photos, you get it. AKA my friend Amber had the Sony a5000 and I loved how it took videos, that the screen flipped up so you can see yourself, and the quality of the photos were great. I then found out most vlogging Youtubbers had the camera so I instantly thought, wow it must be really nice! I can be easily persuaded. I had to get it. What I also love about it is that it connects via WIFI to your phone so you can instantly instagram or FB the images. I personally still use my WIFI enabled memory card because it's what I used with my old DSLR camera and I have it connected to my phone already. SONY A5000: http

This outfit makes me so happy for some reason. I don't wear a lot of color and floral is a bit out there for me to wear but I love how tame this dress is. The boots with it go together so well and it makes it a bit edgier. The dress is also 50% off right now! Love this look and can't say it enough! Wearing: Dress | Sunglasses (similar) | Shoes (similar) Photography by Stephen Cheong Leen xox ela

(Disclaimer- instead of duplicating my cabinet post for the 1 year update post so I could work on it, I edited it therefore it got deleted... the cabinets were done in October of 2017 and here is my second time writing this post :) ) The cabinet post is here!! I painted the countertops and backsplash in August of 2017 and then painted the cabinets in October of 2017. When we initially decided to paint the cabinets we wanted to do as little work as possible so we chose to use Beyond Paint in White which requires NO STRIPING, NO SANDING, NO PRIMING. Um.. amazing! We did the white on the top cabinets and then we did stain our bottom cabinets a darker brown. I saw a cool photo on Pinterest with

I swear by this face wash and it's the only one I've used for 7 years. I feel like I needed to have a post just for this face wash because I feel like it's so special. :) I found out about it from my first facial that I had and the aesthetician recommended it for me. My favorite thing about it is that it takes your makeup off and doesn't burn your eyes AT ALL. It is the most delicate product I've used to take off makeup and your face feels so clean afterwards. It's called the B Kamins Vegetable Cleanser and it's also known for moisturizing, protecting, and conditioning your skin. I like to buy mine from Skinstore because they ship fast and I don't have to go to a store to get it. :) Oh the l

Pajamas are the comfiest things and who says you can't wear them during the day? This top is so soft and is such an easy casual top that can totally be worn with jeans. The pajama comes as a set with shorts which is also nice so you can ACTUALLY wear them as pajamas too. The shoes are also to die for and the details are so impeccable. xoxo ela Wearing: Top | Jeans (similar) | Shoes | Sunglasses (similar) Photography by Stephen Cheong Leen