Hi peeps! I hope everyone is having a great Holiday Season and with Christmas just right around the corner I'm sure everyone has been in panic mode trying to finish their shopping. As most of you have seen my last Instagram posts you've seen me with a fabulous friend! Her name is Aubrey of Hello Alley and I got to meet with her and shoot some fun outfits we worked on a few weeks ago! It's so nice meeting others in the same city as you, doing the same thing you are, and just so happens to have similar style and ideas (YUP that's rare)!
With it being Winter, not necessarily Winter temps in FL, we decided on one of our outfits to reflect Blue Winter Hues which turned out AMAZING! Even though we were dyingggg + sweating during the shoot it still turned out great:)
Aubrey and I were both able to incorporate a good friend of mine's jewelry, Tangled Jewelry! Her pieces are so versatile and easy to pair & they went so well with our blue hues. Shown below, White Druzzy Ring & Suede Wrap Necklace. I mean how awesome are they!?!
Btw..stay tuned for more about the owner of Tangled Jewelry- I'm going to be doing a Girl Boss segment on Jordan + how she started and got to where she's at now. It's so impressive and inspirational to see women being their own boss and doing it in style;)
I got to do a little Q & A with Aubrey for all of you to get to know her better!
What motivates you as a blogger?
What motivates me as a blogger is
getting emails from readers or having people come up to me in person and say:
“I loved this blog post!” “Thank you for helping me buy all of my Christmas
gifts through your gift guide the other day!” or “I bought my graduation dress
from your blog post last week!” Basically, knowing that I am helping readers
out there and that they appreciate it in return makes me the happiest person
and motivates me to keep going every single day. I love engaging with readers
of Hello Alley so don’t be shy!
. How would you describe your style?
I would describe my style as one
part classic and one part trendy! I love keeping my wardrobe very classic
because it stays in style year after year, however throwing a trendy pair of
shoes or a trendy bag into the mix keeps dressing up fun!
I try to do a lot all at once
when I get the time. I am not blogging full time yet- I still have another full
time day job, so I have to shoot my blog posts
and outfit pictures in bulk over the weekend so I have content for that
next week. When I get home from work each night, I sit down on the couch with
my laptop and start curating my posts for the rest of the week or work on some background
business.
Can you name some of your favorite
bloggers/style icons?
I have a few… Olivia Palermo is
my number 1 style icon for sure! She represents the perfect combination of
classic and trendy in her everyday outfits. Two ladies I would love to meet/
look up to in the blogging/fashion world would be Sazan Hendrix (beauty YouTuber
and fashion blogger) Sazan is not afraid to be herself and I aspire to have
that same confidence she has and Diane von Furstenberg. DVF is such an amazing
woman and also creates a stunning collection every year. I would love to sit
down and have lunch and maybe a cocktail or two with her ;)
What has been your greatest achievement with
your blog since you started it?
As soon as I started my blog a
little over a year ago I created a few goals for myself and my blog and every
few months or so I would add to those goals as I saw myself growing. I have
since then been able to check some of those accomplishments off of my list
which is the coolest feeling in the world. I have new goals now going into my
second year with Hello Alley and sometimes I do question if those dreams are
too big, but I look back on what I have already accomplished and realize that
it is completely attainable and that gives me the motivation I need to keep
pressing forward and bettering my blog each and every day!
Now that you all got to read a little about Aubrey and got to know her a little better, go over to Hello Alley and give her a follow and check out all of her inspirational blog posts for life and fashion inspo! I always find it refreshing when I go to fellow bloggers sites and see what they're doing. It keeps ideas fresh in my mind and adds to current ones:)
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