Life is Beautiful 2014

I have made the realization- I am the luckiest girl in the whole world. This past weekend was the 2nd annual Life is Beautiful festival here in Vegas, and it was amazing. Lucky for me, I was able to attend with my best friend, Cameron.

Friday night, Kanye West was the headliner. He was awesome! I didn't think I would know as many of his songs as I did, but he also played some of his old stuff like Gold Digger and Heartless. It was a really fun time, even though I'm too short to see over anyone haha.

We only went that night to see Kanye who played last, so we didn't really take too many photos unfortunately! Concerts are honestly amazing though and I wish I had the opportunity to go to more! 

Saturday we skipped out on as well mainly because I have school in the morning (which I was absolutely wrecked for after staying up so late seeing Kanye) and acting classes at night. We thought about going to see Lionel Richie and Outkast, but we ended up not going. 

Sunday, my fav band the Arctic Monkeys played and it was completely magical. Alex is so hot and he was like RIGHT THERE!!! It was amazing! 

I tried to record as much as I could so that I was able to relive it over and over long after the festival cleared out of Downtown. I couldn't believe I was really seeing them. 

In true Downtown Las Vegas fashion, there were some amazing murals and art pieces created for the festival on buildings and what not. They all rocked, but here were my 2 favorites:

If you can't tell, I love that vintage comic book vibe in art. Here's some snap's I took on Sunday night as well. Selfies for days, and we got some awesome gold foil flash tattoos courtesy of Anna Bee Jewlery (http://www.annabeejewelry.com/) She's a resident over at Stitch Factory and will be rolling out a line of these metallic temporary tattoos soon, so keep an eye on her site! 

Here's Cam and I taking a cute pic while also trying to show off our metallic tattoos..... It didn't work so well ha.

Shall we move on to my outfits? Because I thought they were pretty rad. 

Friday Night Outfit Details:

Tunic Top: Stitch Factory x Life is Beautiful Capsule Collection

Thigh High Maroon Socks: ASOS

My Favorite High Waisted Shorts: Thrifted

The Best Black Combat Boots Ever: Rhapsodielle

Lace Bralette: Forever 21

Sunday Night Outfit Details:

Stiletto Red Lipstick by Kat Von D: Sephora

Striped Crop Top: Forever 21

(Brand New) Grey Skinnies: Forever 21

Skinny Studded Belt: H&M

Black Combat Boots: Rhapsodielle

I had the time of my life seeing Kanye and Arctic Monkeys and I'm so glad that I was able to go! What are your guy's go to outfits for music festivals? Let me know in the comments, and I'll see ya in the next blog post!

xoxo

San Francisco!

As you may (or may not) know already, my older sister lives in San Francisco where she goes to school and works. I visited her for a week about a week ago (SORRY FOR THE LATE POST </3) But here's a bulk of my trip!

Casually posing on a dock in the Bay. Prior to this, we shopped on Haight street. Pics of my finds to come soon :)

Some random fisherman on the dock let Nikki hold the crabs he caught! It was so cool to see all the old men with their fishing poles just hanging out catching dinner. We were tempted to go to a thrift shop and buy fishing poles ourselves!

Sista love (always in my ice blue Zeal sunnies)

We walked down Market street and when we sat down by a underground bus station, the upwards view was pretty radical. 

The next day we hit up China town! You always have to take a photo at the Dragon gates with these sassy statues. 

After Chinatown, we were walking up to Coit tower and saw this awesome decoration. I don't even know what the building was, but it reminded me of a short film my AP Literature teacher showed us in the last few weeks of school.

Different view of all the books strung up high in the sky.

Coit tower from the bottom looking up!

My pretty sis at the top of the hill that the tower sits on

Me lookin cute on the top of the hill haha

Hey, I can see the Bay bridge from here!

I mainly took a photo of this because you're not supposed to take flash photography and also how creepy does that child look? This was inside the bottom of the Coit tower. 

Coit tower from the top looking down!

Sister pics at the top of the tower

 

Beautiful views of the City on the Bay from the top of Coit tower

I wore high socks with cutout shoes I am a dork haha

Walking up to Coit tower was hard but walking down from it was slightly dangerous with these steep hills!

Later, we went to one of the museums observatory towers and of course I had to take a selfie haha

The next day, we went to one of Nikki's classes, and then hit the Fisherman's Warf. We, of course, got bread bowls from the Boudin bakery, walked up and down the shops there, and went on the San Francisco Dungeon Tour, which was so awesome. The actors there are really fantastic and committed and know their stuff. It was an entertaining/freaky history lesson! We also went shopping for the rest of that day to my delight. We went to Union Square, and so many of the shops there were built so long ago that I was captivated by the clothes and also the architecture. 

A shot of the ceiling of one of the two Forever 21's down there

The day after that, Nikki and I holed up in her apartment and watched an entire season of America's Next Top Model. (Cycle 12 in case you were wondering) We ordered pizza and stayed in our pajamas and laid around all day. I haven't had that lazy of a day in weeks!! 

Anyways, my time in San Francisco was super fun and all the food we ate was delish! Tell me what your favorite place to visit is in the comments, I think mine is San Fran after this trip!!

Sunday, July 20th

Today was such a fun day! Cody and I went to visit Kaylee at where she lifeguards. It was such a nice day outside and I'm so glad I took advantage of the weather and went swimming! Here's what I wore: 

Whenever I go swimming, I always wear something super easy to slip in and out of and that looks okay over my bathing suit. Today I opted for this super easy to wear tank from Forever 21 and a simple pair of old shorts. The sandals I'm wearing were too loose so I kept kicking up sand :( 

Of course, my sunnies are by Zeal as always. 

Here was my swim look: 

I am crazy about these neon pink floral bikini bottoms I got recently from Forever 21. They go well with my solid color tops, like this navy blue front closure one I got from Asos at the end of last summer. I love this top because of the awesome back: 

I always get compliments on it every time I wear it!!!! Such a cute way to revamp the basic bikini top. Love love love!! 

Here's some other various photos from today's excursion: 

Cody and I. He doesn't like to take nice photos. 

It honestly felt like Mexico! It had these awesome twisty palm trees that really gave it a tropical vibe. And just look at those clear blue skies! You couldn't have asked for a better day. 

Lifeguard Kaylee on duty! 

It was such a fun, chill, relaxing day that I have been looking for. Tomorrow starts the weekly grind again-- good luck with your Monday everyone! 

Friday, July 4th

God Bless America!!

I love the Fourth of July because it's filled with explosions and adventures. This year was probably my favorite one yet!! Here's what I wore:

I am in LOVE with this tank dress from Forever 21. Its on sale for $11.40 right now if you want one too!

My sunglasses are a cutie pair by Zeal, available at zappos.com

I love the crochet on the back of it. Such a great addition!

I got this hat from a thrift shop. The original ribbon is just black, so I added a bow clip to where the real bow is. Worked out perfectly!

I spent the holiday with two of my closest friends, Cody and Zoe. We drove all the way down to the Moapa Valley Indian reservation because setting off the huge illegal fireworks is legal there. It was honestly amazing!! Zoe and I said it was like a DIY Disneyland haha. 

 Yeah, I totally had an outfit change in the middle of my night hahah. It was soooo windy and my dress kept blowing up! S/O to my mom for suggesting bringing a change of clothes with me lol. Also, I did a Roman Candle but was kinda afraid at the same time haha.

All in all, it was an awesome 4th of July. I'm so thankful to have the wonderful friends that I do. Let me know the highlight of your Fourth in the comments!!