Rags To Zig Zags

Dress: Crossroads Trading | Shoes: Favs from Ross | Handbag: Kate Spade | Lipstick: NK Lipstick(Shade 301) | Necklace: "Emma" via Coquettish

Summertime usually means a lot of wondering and shopping for me and I have kept my tradition of doing just that. Exploring the area of where I work, I came across the best consignment shop I have ever seen (like no joke) called Crossroads Trading. 

There you can consign your clothing and receive the money right there on the spot or use it for a store credit to buy other awesome pieces. This place is so well organized, which makes my shopping experience enjoyable. The associates were helpful and majority of the things I saw were in "like new" condition. They also had few designer brands throughout the store which is always exciting. 

This dress along with many other things immediately caught my attention. It has been my goal to find a dress with the exact fitting and design as this one; one with a chic color combination and pattern. Out of all the shopping I did this week I feel this is my favorite item and I couldn't wait to wear it. Finding a dress like this has been so hard for me because of my buttocks and proper length, but this was everything I was looking for. No exaggerations are being used right now, this is really how excited I am.

Although I had to work, I couldn't wait to wear my dress. Someone's "old" rags turned into my zig zag treasure. I use the word old very loosely because this dress is practically new. There are absolutely no signs of wear, along with many other pieces in Crossroads Trading.

Overall I am super happy with my dress and the store as a whole. Although this store is only in certain locations, I highly recommend checking it out if it is in your area. There is something for everyone in there and the pricing is great, especially if you are on a budget and have a shopping addiction like me. What are some of your favorite consignment shops in your area? What are your opinions about the two tone blue dress? 

The Secret of NK Lipstick & My Fav Target Cosmetics

 Color: CJO4 Beige 

Color: Medium Q420 

Color: Toffee Q720

 Color in order: 803 Glorious Pink | 912 Magenta | 921 Pink Tint | 301 Lavender Tint | 923 Dark Magenta | 302 Black Orchid | 306 Black

Color: A63 Taupe

Lipstick: NK  | Concealer: NYX | Matte Pressed Powder: Covergirl | Liquid Foundation: Covergirl | Lipgloss: NK

Makeup is not my best subject, but has always been a strong curiosity of mine. I started trying to be a MAC girl then expanding to the various brands offered by Sephora, but it just couldn't satisfy my needs or wants. I rarely wear makeup and when I do I enjoy a very natural look with light coverage. I found that MAC and other brand foundation was just to thick for me, although I was satisfied with the lipstick. Finally I just stopped wearing makeup all together.

Now the end to this forever occurring search for the perfect makeup regime didn't completely stop. I decided to give it another try, but this time in the Target cosmetic section. I immediately feel in love with the Covergirl products. I personally enjoy the Queen Collection Natural Hue Liquid Foundation.  The color is very true to my skin where as with MAC I was finding a very brick red undertone. I am also in love with the Queen Matte Powder. Usually I will use solely a primer and this foundation with some concealer and be extremely happy. (Guess you could consider this a routine makeup look for me) 

Now speaking of concealer, I also used the Covergirl concealer, but this time I tried the NYX concealer and really was satisfied. As compared to Covergirl I wouldn't use either over the other but I will continue to use my NYX concealer and most likely revert back to Covergirl or try something new.

Now with Spring & Summer ahead of me I have been dying to find some Spring color popping lipstick. As previously stated I typically wear MAC lipstick whenever I do wear lipstick but surprisingly MAC didn't have colors that I felt comfortable in that were Spring appropriate. I took a trip to the local Beauty Supply Store and feel in love (once again) with the NK lipstick

With NK lipstick and lipgloss its prices range from $1-$1.50! Yes a buck! I love the lipstick not only because the price is so amazing, but the lipstick actually moistures your lips, which is an important feature for any lip product. I will say this lipstick requires repetitive applications but for $1 what do you expect? I think you should try it and if you don't like it, you only wasted a buck. Coincidently, I got a bunch of random colors I wanted to try and loved them all. 

Hopefully you guys give these very simple but chic and affordable satisfying products a try. I love them all and extremely happy to restart my makeup collection with the basics.