A couple weeks ago Diamond Candles emailed to ask if I would be interested in reviewing one of their awesome candles.  They are a unique candle company and they have real rings worth $10, $100, $1,000, or $5,000 in every single earth friendly, all natural soy candle they make.  I chose the Orchid Meadow Candle; it had such a nice fresh scent, I really enjoyed it.

I think this is such a great idea for a company, you get what you expect from a candle (great scent and long lasting!) and a ring. How does it get any better than that?  I really enjoyed the suspense of waiting for the ring to be uncovered. Even my cousin (who is a boy) was amused by the process.


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What a nice, weird week! I worked on Monday/Tuesday and had Wednesday off to go to the dentist. So, of course, I did some shopping and spent way too much money. Then Thursday it was back to the office before having another day off today (we get 2 Fridays off a month.)  The only thing that could have been better was the weather, yesterday was gross and today is supposed to be similar.  But I have fun plans - lunch out with old coworkers and a photoshoot with Lydia (assuming the rain doesn't ruin everything.)

Monday: Dress: McQ by Alexander McQueen, Sweater: Watch: American Eagle, Flats: Marc by Marc Jacobs  (Shopbop), Watch: Skagen (Rue La La), Rings: vintage & Mom's

Tuesday: Top: Marc Jacobs (Coco's $5 sale), Shorts: Zara, Heels: Simple Vera Wang (Kohl's), Necklace: Vanessa Mooney, Watch:  Skagen (Rue La La),  Rings: vintage & Mom's

Thursday: Pants: Maison Scotch c/o Aritzia and Lucky, Tee: H&M, Sandals: Seychelles (DSW), Necklace: Grandma's, Watch: Skagen (Rue La La), Rings: vintage & Mom's

Half of our week was gorgeous weather, the other half - not so much.  Luckily Tuesday was one of those good days. We headed back to Galilee (where my first photos were) and went to Buster Krabs for lunch, my brother and I split a burger and chicken fingers. After we ate we headed back to the rocks to watch boats go by, and we spotted a cute bunny!

Song of the Day: Summer Breeze by Seals and Croft

Dress: Marc by Marc Jacobs (Gilt Groupe), Purse: Marc by Marc Jacobs (Shopbop), Sandals: Target, Sunglasses: Ray Ban 'Emma' (Marshalls), Watch: Skagen (Rue La La), Rings: vintage & Mom's

Back to vacation posts, but don't worry, we're almost done. On Thursday (meaning July 25th) it was cold and rainy, so we decided to go to Newport since the beach was obviously going to be freezing. I always look forward to visiting Newport, the cute stores, fun buildings and looking at all the boats.  We walked around for a couple hours and had lunch at  The Red Parrot, I highly recommend it, SO delicious! I had fish and chips and it was my favorite of the week (I had fish & chips 3 times, it would have been more but I decided I should eat some other food too.)

Song of the Day: Summer Love by Neil Diamond

Sweater: Ralph Lauren (GoodWill), Jeans: Current/Elliott (sample sale), Sandals: Seychelles (DSW), Purse: Marc by Marc Jacobs (Shopbop), Watch: Skagen (Rue La La), Rings: vintage & Mom's


My all time favorite store in Newport is Geoclassics. Ever since I was little I've been fascinated by all the fun pieces. They have minerals, fossils and gemstone jewelry. I never leave the store empty handed - this year I got an amazing ammonite pendant, mine came from Madagascar but they have them from multiple locations. I almost got a larger pair that I would have put on display but it was $150 (you can see some here.)

Today I'm showcasing some new pieces I got courtesy of INPINK!  I chose two really cute necklaces, the
Long Purple Stone Open Circle Lariat Necklace  and the Handmade Silver Seashell Layered Necklace! I chose the first one because I love purple and the second one so whenever I feel like escaping to the beach I can throw it on! They have so many amazing pieces it was hard to choose, but in the end I went with necklaces because I hardly ever change my earrings and they're easier than bracelets because they don't get in the way when typing (yes, I'm strange.)

INPINK has also sent over a coupon code so you can get 30% off all jewelry on the site (excludes nail polish and gift cards.) Use code CLOSETFASH30, good until 9/1/2013. 


Outfit 1: Necklace c/o INPINK, Tee: Everlane, Jeans: American Eagle, Flats: Me Too (DSW), Sunglasses: , Marc by Marc Jacobs (Shopbop), Watch: Skagen (Rue La La), Rings: vintage and Mom's


Outfit 2: Necklace c/o INPINK, Sweater: Marc Jacobs (Coco's $5 sale), Shorts: Zara, Flats: Chaps

Let's take a break from vacation posts for a couple days. Earlier this year I was introduced to a fun new website, Nyopoly.  I've been perusing it since then and thought I'd let you all know what I think of it! With Nyopoly, you negotiate your personal price on current trends and designer brands (like Jil Sander, Prada, Michelle Monroe and more!) This way, you get what you love, at a price you want to pay. Nyopoly is like walking in to a store, grabbing an item off the shelf, and determining your purchase price with the cashier.

When you join Nyopoly you get a $5 credit AND if you email joe[at]nyopoly.com and say I referred you to the site you'll get your credit doubled to $10!  You can get more Nyopoly money when an offer you make is accepted. If it is accepted on the first offer you get 20% back, the second gets you 10%.

I thought long and hard about what item I wanted to attempt to purchase.  In the end I decided on the Sachi Front Woven Hobo by Melie Bianco in Aqua (unfortunately that had sold out so I got the blush instead.) The retail price is $99 and I got it for $73.99, a little over 25% savings, not too shabby!  To test things out I started my offer at (a very low) $20, and was given a counter offer, then repeated that process until we arrived at the final price.  The item got to me fairly quickly, the site says within 7 to 14 days, but for me it was closer to 7.

Below I paired it with a gorgeous new Free People dress I got on vacation! I love all the braided details and the cutout in the back :) It is part of the New Romantics collection but unfortunately is sold out online.

Dress: Free People (Marshalls), Heels: Lanvin (Roundabout Resale), Necklace: Geoclassics, Bag: Melie Bianco c/o Nyopoly, Watch: Michael Kors (Lord & Taylor), Rings: vintage & Mom's



*I was given a credit to Nyopoly, but my opinions are my own.

The first week back at work after vacation always stinks, you're used to doing nothing all day and have to get back to waking up early and heading off to work.  Luckily I like my job, so it wasn't too bad, just the waking up at 5:40am part.

Yesterday I had quite the fan encounter. I got on the train as usual and when we got to the 3rd stop MELISSA JOAN HART got on and sat right in front of me! She lives in CT & was going to NYC to do a voice over thing - found that out via Twitter! I was freaking out (inside of course) and immediately texted my friend to tell her even though I knew she would be asleep.  I didn't want to bother her so I just discreetly stared like a crazy person. When we got off the train I was right behind her but was too scared to ask for a picture, so sad.  I loved Sabrina and Clarissa Explains it all so it was weird to see her so close up (I did see her at the last Harry Potter premiere, but that was further away and not as exciting.)

Monday: Dress: Jones New York (Lord & Taylor), Sandals: Seychelles (DSW), Necklace: Francesca's, Watch: Skagen (Rue La La), Rings: vintage and Mom's

Tuesday: Tee: Everlane, Dress: Free People (Marshalls), Heels: Steve Madden (DSW), Necklace: Geoclassics, Watch: Skagen (Rue La La), Rings: vintage and Mom's

Wednesday: Top: Michael Kors (Lord & Taylor), Jeans: Current/Elliott (sample sale), Sandals: Ancient Greek 'Ikaria', Watch: Skagen (Rue La La), Rings: vintage and Mom's

Thursday: Top: Express, Jeans: Genetic Denim c/o Piperlime & Lucky, Sandals: Target, Watch: Skagen (Rue La La), Rings: vintage and Mom's

On Friday it was cloudy, cold and a little rainy. So when my parents went for a walk I stayed at the house and fed some birds.  At first I was just throwing out bread, but seagulls started coming in so I decided to just sit in the (wet) grass and try to get a particularly chubby bird to eat from my hand.  It took about 20 minutes and constant deleting of video on my camera to make more space for me to get him on film!  My uncle was taking photos of me while all this happened and when finally we got it - video and the perfect photo of the bird eating from my hand. Thankfully my jeans weren't ruined by sitting in the wet grass, ha ha.  That was quite ramble-y...anywhoooo, enjoy the photos and video below!

Song of the Day: Feed the Birds from Mary Poppins (don't like this song, but it fit perfectly ;) )

Cashmere Hoodie: Subtle Luxury (giveaway win), Jeans: Current/Elliott (sample sale)