turn it up thursday

fairytales and firesides.

these lyrics are too true and ridiculously real. it is one of those oldie but goodie songs that has come back into my life but it just makes a little more sense now. 

inspire me

think happy.

it's monday. the day that makes it super easy to be all turn into debbie downers. why don't we all start the week off with positive thoughts? i love the quote above. we are what we think. we have control of our own joys, so let's live an amazing life and choose happiness. 

who is with me? XO - B

turn it up thursday.

round here.

as much as i am a music worshipper, i am not going to throw loads of jams at you each thursday. but instead, i am going to feature my favorite song of the week. the one that i have been blaring on replay while all the californians judge me. my favorite thing to do is to blast country music. these type of tunes aren't really a thing here. and i find myself obsessing over a new hick hit daily. right now, it is florida georgia line's round here. there is something so catchy about it - and i kinda wanna hang out with these guys. they seem fun. if you want more southern songs... check out my country twang playlist!

trendy tuesday

say cheese.

women who can work the camera truly inspire me. i have become fascinated by photography since moving to los angeles... this city has so much to offer, and photograph. there are so many beautiful things accessible to us - mountains, desert, ocean... the views go on and on! especially after my move to venice, i can not leave my house without snapping shots of everything around me. whether it is the cliche sunset picture that floods your instagram feed to the street style of the picture perfect venice hipster on abbot kinney, i have my camera clicking every chance i can get. 

i went to a photography class today with jen and haydon and i was so super pumped to meet so many new creative and inspiring people in the city of angels. led by jessie webster of sweet thing blog, and the amazing kimberly genevieve, i left the class feeling so excited to live in a city that had so much to offer. the opportunities are endless - and you can never leave your pad with the picture taker.

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time to bash

feminine fashions

Hello fashionista-fairytalers!

Ashley from sparkle sense here to give you a dose of friday feminine fashions. I gave my Pinterestboards a revamp last week, particularly {sparkle sense style}. All photos below are from my Pinterest board.

Lately, I've been trying to only pin outfits that I actually think I would wear. I had a bad habit in my old inspiration board {which I completely deleted} to pin things that would honestly just never look good on me. 

I ask myself -- would that inspire an outfit that would actually work on me? 

I'm finally in a place where I can wear what I want to wear and not worry about if it's "appropriate" or not. I used to be self conscious {since high school} because I was ALWAYS the one was dressed up. But, as I've learned, you just have to own it. If I want to wear wedges & heels everyday, I will. If I want to dress up at a football tailgate, I will. Because who's to say that's wrong?

I might always be overdressed but at least I feel my best :)

photo via

Oscar knows what's up. 

xx,

Ashley

i choose you.

phoebe dean.

welcome to one of my new series, i choose you. i am constantly surrounded by people who are inspiring me. LA contains the most creative crowd... and i have worked with or simply met many great peeps that i must share with everyone. 

meet phoebs... one of my very first LA loves. we met when we were both interning at BPCM one year ago. bonding over our post-grad confusion, i immediately knew this girl was the bomb. while we were both interested in fashion pr at the time, we both ended up working for fashion blogs. who woulda thunk? now that we both live in venice, i can't wait for more and more coffee dates with my favorite chick.

phoebe dean limberg. 23. san diego native. venice resident.

college: ucla art school with a major in design
job: creative designer for cupcakes & cashmere

favorite quote: "when a girl feels that she's perfectly groomed and dressed she can forget that part of her. that's charm" -F. Scott Fitzgerald
role model: i have a good handful of role models but to name one- Jessica de Ruiter. she has the best style and a great aura about her.
favorite movie: i love the kill bill series. another favorite is the royal tenenbaums and really anything wes anderson.

three things you don't leave the house without: cell phone, credit card, and my coconut kiehls lip balm 
favorite beauty product: rodin face oil- it keeps my face soft and has an intoxicating smell. i am also obsessed with my le labo fragrances.

guilty pleasure: my sunday morning pastry ritual (yes, i have a sunday morning pastry ritual)

favorite designers: Céline, The Row, Isabel Marant
where you want to be in 5 years: i would like to have an apartment that is bigger than a shoe box and a pet rabbit
dream job: being creative director of (hopefully) my own endeavor. if not my own then harpers bazaar, which has been my favorite magazine and a huge source of inspiration for many years.
best thing about being a twentysomething: although a bit weird, i enjoy the feeling of uncertainty that comes with being in your early 20s. it is somehow exciting.

favorite things about venice: i love how eclectic everything is from the houses to the people
why CA is the place for you: i love the lifestyle in california. everyone is so health conscious and progressive.

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turn it up thursday.

memory lane.

i have officially been out of college for about 16 months. but for some reason, whenever fall comes around, i get major depauw dumps as i like to call it. i miss that place... especially that in between time when it goes from humid as heck to a little bit cooler... but everyone is anxiously awaiting the day they can wear their tall frye riding boots with leggings once again. i miss the fact that you could never make up an excuse to see friends, they were all in walking distance (but we still complained when we had to walk from pi phi to lilly). i miss chatting with my girlfriends every saturday & sunday morning about the night before... you were deemed lucky if you didn't have a moral hangover in addition to the heck of a hangover from taking pulls of the kamchatka.

and there is more. i miss roy, the hub ladies, the meal plan, chapter, the cold dorm, the quack, the adirondack chairs, my tie, marvin's, the tailgates, dr. b, my sorority sisters, late night quesadillas, danny, dairy castle, warne hall (and all of the girls included), and i especially miss the boozin and crazy car bar's.  i just can't quite drink like i did in greencastle, indiana. 

let's all take it back a few years... location: (the frat of your choice here).

memory lane.

honorable mentions (actually, these tracks just weren't available on spotify)
-that's all by brenton duvall
-kinky mystery by k-flo
-love rocket by chris brown