Maine Girl

If you like looking at pretty things and live in the Northeastern part of The United States like me, Maine to be exact, you might be feeling a bit underwhelmed. It's so brown and gray around here! I am so ready for spring. As a matter of fact it's not very often that I run into someone who isn't ready for spring these days. Only twenty more days! The countdown has begun. In the meantime I will keep wearing warm clothes in spring colors. This Flowers And Stripes Scarf from Talbots seemed to do the trick! Click any of the photos below to SHOP my look!  And of course I accessorized with vintage jewelry from The Canny Canary  https://cannycanaryshop.com where you will always find your favorite jewels from the past!

There are tons of lip colors to chose from out there, and if you're like me, I have a drawer full of lipsticks that I don't even wear!  (I'm working on weeding those out.) Either the color is wrong or they tend to dry my lips out so I go with good old gloss instead. I have learned that the secret to buying lipstick is to not go cheep!  You really only need three lipsticks in your life, so why not splurge a little on them? You deserve it! Plus your lips will feel great wearing a quality lipstick, instead of like a pucker brush when you choose a cheep brand. Below I show you the three lip colors that you must own; a red, a nude and a pale pink. SHOP my three favorite lipstick brands! JavaScript is currently disabled in this browser. Reactivate it to view this content.

Personally, I like to organize my jewelry so that I can shop it. I love looking at it. I don't like tucking it away in a jewelry box. Unless of course, it is a pretty see-through lucite box like the one pictured below. You can find something like this on Amazon or probably at your local Target or Walmart store.  Or you can SHOP some of my favorite lucite jewelry boxes below! JavaScript is currently disabled in this browser. Reactivate it to view this content. Photo by Patrick Cline/Lonny Magazine I also enjoy displaying my jewelry on a wall or a bulletin board. This way I can see everything and I can colorize it and make it look like a collection. I also change it up from month to month with some new pieces that I come across so that I don't get bored of looking at the same thing. Photo by Mark Weinberg On the other hand, I think some of us are just natural drapers. By this I mean that when we take something off we like to drape it over s...

Regardless of the spring merchandise retailers are currently putting out on the racks, we know as humans living in the real world, it's still winter. That's why I am thankful to have cute little classic jackets like this houndstooth jacket from Talbots that I picked up in the early fall when, go figure, it was to hot to wear it! Now is the prefect time to sport it and with plenty of cold weather still hovering above us here in Maine, I am sure I will get a lot of use out of it. Plus, these types of jackets are classic which means they are always in style.  SHOP MY LOOK! And of course my accessories are vintage and they come from my very own online boutique, The Canny Canary. Shop my vintage accessories: Shop shiny gold ball earrings HERE | Shop pink rhinestone necklace HERE

Valentine's Day is right around the corner. You already knew that, right? I swear I forget about Valentine's Day every year. Normally, a woman remembers this LOVE-ly day. We are known for being the romanic one in the relationship, right? It's not that I don't enjoy romance. I adore romance! So, why do I forget about V-Day? I don't know. But this year I am going to change that. As a matter of fact, I'm going to wear something Valentine-ish every day this week! I started the week off wearing this: SHOP MY LOOK! JavaScript is currently disabled in this browser. Reactivate it to view this content. And of course I accessorized my look with vintage from The Canny Canary . Shop my vintage accessories: Shop Monet gold heart earrings HERE | Shop Trifari Faux Pearl necklace HERE | Shop Victorian Avon ring HERE | Shop Etienne Aigner leather cross body bag HERE

50's Vintage Sparkling Purple Rhinestone Brooch from The Canny Canary . SHOP it HERE . Today's look was inspired by wanting to be comfortable , classic and a bit quirky . & I wanted to wear pink and purple. So I did. I wish I could say that I put more thought into my look than I actually did so that I could give you some guidance. But the truth is, my outfits come to me when I am in the shower, while I am closing my eyes, and picturing my closet. I guess my style tip to you today is: Don't over think anything, including your outfits. Over thinking causes stress and it makes you shut down. We all want to be perfect but we will never be. Trust me, I wasn't loving my look today after I put it on. I thought it made me look fat. I am sure no one even looked at me with that thought in mind because I just rocked it out all day. Everything was fine. People judge each other every day by their looks. But it isn't until we open our mouths and speak our th...