I feel like I blinked and opened my eyes to spring. As I was walking around downtown today, enjoying an iced soy caramel latte, I couldn't help but realize that I missed the blooming of spring! Trees everywhere are white and pink! There is this gorgeous tree outside of school that is just so vibrantly pink and I'm like, "Whoa! There did that come from?!" But am I thoroughly enjoying this? Oh, of course. It was a delightful eighty-three degrees outside today with an amazing breeze!
I can't believe I spent the whole day with my face stuck on this screen, but my portfolio is finally complete! I can't believe I'm two weeks away from finishing up my experience here in college. I'm honestly going to miss it, but I'm also so ready to be a full time career lady! Now I just need to finish up a couple of projects, plan a mini-presentation, get my gallery prepped and ready for the student exhibition and get all of my graduation requirements taken care of! Ah, this is so insane, you guys!
(dress - cosette from delightfully tacky via delightful dozen | cardigan - the limited
ecote basketweave skimmers - urban outfitters)
I received this dress from Elizabeth from Delightfully Tacky! If I were to give you my number one inspiration resource, I would definitely say it's her. I feel like every time I visit her blog, she is wearing something I would totally wear.. or wish I was wearing, at least. That's why it's so amazing that she sends me off all of her amazing clothes to style up myself. Click here to see how she styled it up! She wore it in Hawaii and it looks gorgeous in that setting. It's fun to see clothes in a new light, a new setting and on a new person. It can totally change the look, but I feel like our styles are very much the same in a lot of ways.
I love how spring and fall accepts colors so well. Trying red in the winter is a little bit riskier of a move, especially when you're putting yourself against a bright white backdrop.. and your skin is most likely blinding pale, well mine is at least. I couldn't pull of the red lips much in winter, but it was definitely a favorite in the fall, so I thought I'd try it again in this transition period, and I love it. Fall and spring are definitely my two favorite seasons. It's just stunning outside right now. Go - stop reading - get out and enjoy it ;) Have a wonderful Friday, everyone!
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118 comments:
You are too pretty. (: I love how your lipstick even matches your outfit.. and that dress is adorable and goes perfect with the cardigan. Cute, cute. :DD!
I'm loving the lipstick on you. And the lighting in these pictures is so gorgeous!
You have so much going on right now and it's amazing to see that you are somehow managing to keep it all together and get everything done. I'm in awe. Congrats on almost being done with school. It'll feel like a whole new world when it's done!
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The last picture is my favorite. You look amazing with your bangs to the side! Good luck with all of your final projects! I'm sure it will all be worth it when you're a career woman!
xoxo
The color palette is so gorgeous! Love you Tieka!
Beautiful photos and a darling dress! Best of luck with your final projects!
This is by far my favorite post of yours to date!! You look sooooo pretty, your lip color and hair are just perfect.
Love this dress! You guys can rock a floral dress, I tell you! And spring is a welcomed treat, seriously. I can't believe it was 83 in Michigan.
I can't wait to see your portfolio! Congrats on all your hard work.
Lovely dress, your look is flawless today.
your red lips are amazing, the last photo of you is beautiful
Love everything about this look---the lip color is great on you! Congrats on your portfolio and almost being a workin' lady! I can definitely relate :) SO EXCITING.
Oh Tieka, these flowers are gorgeous and so are you!! I know what you are saying about "where did these flowers come from", only instead of seeing them, I started seeing so much and then realized "oh, the flowers muse be in bloom!". Hehe. May I ask what you are going to do once you graduate, do you already have a job lined up?
you are so pretty. that lipstick looks great on you. i love that dress too, you pull off spring very well!
Eek two weeks! That's awesome! These photos are gorgeous... they just keep getting better! Love the dress and lipstick, both are so lovely and vintage! xxx
you look gorgeous from head to toe!
Congratulations on almost being done with school.
you look absolutely gorgeous in these photos!! they are probably my very favorites of you. and that dress is adorable. congrats on being almost done with school!!
That dress is so gorgeous! I fell in love with it when I saw it in Elizabeth's post. It looks so pretty here with your red cardigan and red lips. Goodness, I need a red cardgian...and red lipstick, for that matter!
Congrats on being so close to graduating - it must be so exciting.
You look awesome! I feel like I missed spring too, since it was 80 outside today! :)
beautiful dress! you are such a doll! :)
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Beautiful, beautiful, lovely, lovely. That red is ON FIRE!!
x
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Lovely look and great location - I love the shine coming off the window in the background
These photos are lovely, as per usual.
Spring is flying by at a freaking scary pace... ahhh...
This is the first comment I have ever posted on your blog (although I have followed your blog for awhile) and I just wanted to say these photos are amazing. The lighting, the styling...just incredible!
Enjoy your last few weeks of school-- I am a few years out and I look back on that time as one of the most incredible experiences of my life. So have a blast and you look lovely!
you look so pretty! I love the red sweater with the dress..it makes the flower pop. And you look GORGEOUS in red lipstick!
I remember a year ago feeling the same way about graduating. It was crazy to think I was almost there, about to put college completely behind me and enter the real world. It's still scary though..even a year later!
it's so funny how close friendships form in the blog world! :D you two are both beautiful people!
the first picture is my most FAVORITE picture of you ever.. hands down!!!
♥
you look beautiful!
Too too cute! I love the dress with those flats! And the lipstick looks amazing :)
Lovely outfit of course. Love college while you are still there! The working world isn't as awesome as you would think. Haha. Are you going to stay in MI for a job or are you looking elsewhere? I don't even know what you are majoring in!
What a beaut. Im glad Elizabeth sent you this dress - it looks so good on you! I love your side braid too. I saw you on spotlight on weardrobe :) You are so lovely. x
you're always wearing the prettiest dresses, where do you shop for them ?
so pretty, tieka. you look phenomenal in red, my love! i'm so excited for you and your new journey as a college graduate. :) i'm not going to lie, i still miss my college classes sometimes, and seeing my friends every single day... but i don't miss exams or finals week ;), and it's nice being able to focus on my career and my dreams and all i want to accomplish. it's exciting!
that first photo is the CUTEST picture!
i just adore this outfit and these shots! you are so beautiful my dear bff :] love you!
I love love love these pictures. They make me so excited for warm weather.
xo
Melissa
This may be my favorite post yet. You look STUNNING!! So many exciting things happening in your life right now and you just glow. Quite inspiring. I had also read your post on Make Under My Life and I wanted to say that you really are inspiring - it makes me so happy to see people succeed!!! Enjoy your last few college times (and that beautiful weather!!)!
Oh my gosh Tieka! I just noticed you are all over the home page at Weardrobe.com!! That's so awesome!!! Such a pleasant surprise.
What an exciting time in your life, glad to be here and reading about it. Keep rocking it.
(many more exclamation points)
What a darling dress! It suits you.
i must say you look s stunning here! I love the make up and the braid! I wish I could make my photos as dreamy and soft as yours. I am so bad with computers. I remember when i was finishing school! It was such an exciting and thrilling time. Like the world is your oyster! it is girl! If there is anything I have learned in the mean time is that anything is possible with a lot of passion and hard work!! I can't wait to see what you do! xx
that is SUCH the super cute dress!!! :D i love the color palette
i was wondering why my pic never showed up! I wasn't logged in right. This is me. he :)
i was wondering why my pic never showed up! I wasn't logged in right. This is me. he :)
I love this look. It is so beautiful. This is a great dress. I love this red sweater! Keep rocking the looks.
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You look just gorgeous in red with those bright red lips! Beautiful : ) Good luck with your final projects and student show! Take pics!
I adore this dress on you! It looks so pretty :) Congrats on finishing your portfolio.
GORGEOUS!
gorgeous girl! congratulations on finishing up school! being a school girl myself, i realize how intensely tough it is to finish. way to go!
You look gorgeous. Red is a good color on you.
You look gorgeous! Congrats on almost being finished- I graduate in May, so I know exactly how you feel!
Love the dress, looks so great paired with that red cardigan aswell.
Red is gorgeous on you. And that dress is so pretty, I do love a good floral pattern!
Tieka these photos are amazing! my favorites of all =)
You look so beautiful in these photos Tieka! And you wear that dress so well. (:
aww tieka! you are seriously the QUEEN of color! i can't decide which season i love you better in--spring or fall...but i adore this dress and the red lips on you :)
good luck with your last couple of weeks!!!!!!<3
Oh Tieka, you look so lovely ! It's so amazing to see you pulling off this gorgeous dress as amazing as Elizabeth did! She's one of my biggest inspirations, too. As you said, I always wish I had her outfits (uhm well and her looks haha). You and her are my two favourite bloggers, so it's great to see how you interact :)
Wish you a lovely day!
tieka, you look so young ohh i always love about somethhing floral..
more pretty.
so pretty :-D look so cute your dress blowing in the wind
xoxo Bardot in Blue
Ooh, I just love it! The dress is amazing and you pull off red lipstick honestly better than anyone I've seen. I find so often it either looks abrasive or costumey on most people, but it looks fantastic on you!
The red lips are FABULOUS! Such lovely pics.
these photos are RADIANT!
Spring suits you, as does the dress :)
What an adorable outfit! I LOVE little, red cardigans! Congratulations on finishing your college experience!
I love that lip color with your outfit! It totally pops. Your hair looks great too!
yeah ! you're graduating (?)! thats awesome. i cannot wait to graduate high school this june !
i love the dress, florals are sooo gorgeous in the summertime.
and yeah i know what you mean, spring crept up on canadians too !
I'm so jealous of the lovely weather you're having! It's cold and rainy here in Massachusetts. You looks so bright and cheerful in your springtime outfit. Also, your face is all over my computer lately in weardrobe ads! Lucky girl!
-Kat
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That last picture is gorgeous!! Your hair really looks much darker all pulled back like that, and makes your blue eyes pop.
Are you wearing lipstick? It's a great color if so!
this outfit is soo sweet. especially that red cardigan. also, great photo location and love that flower pic. :)
Awesome! I would have guessed that dress was 100% you but it's cool that you can actually share clothes with one of your inspirations.
I love the dress to. It's so pretty and perfect for spring. Hooray spring! Have a great weekend!
That dress looks beautiful on you! The colors and pattern are awesome and I love the matching cardigan and lipstick!
I love red! I like how the base color of the dress is sort of like a tan-ish rather than white. The floral print is very pretty, and I like how the dress has a tie in the front. Also, I am obsessed with cardigans and I love yours here!
Love the outfit and pics!!
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This is definitely one of my favorite outfits yet! So cute, and congrats on finishing your portfolio.
Beautiful photographs!
I'm in awe of how absolutely beautiful you are! This outfit is super cute and your make up looks flawless, can't wait to see you on Saturday!! <3333
I'm in love with all the red touches of this outfit, from the caridgan, to your lipstick, to the flowers on your dress. It still manages to come off as sweet and not too sultry (as red tends to do)
Molly
La Fille Atomique
awww Tieka... you look so sweet in this outfit :)
Your braid is sooo pretty (:
Oh Tieka, you're gorgeous. I wish I could wear red lipstick at my age! Lovely photos too (:
Such a gorgeous dress! I love the cardi and the braid with it!
these are lovely, lovely pictures, you look so pretty and I love the lipstick! I'm so excited for you, entering the last manic slide before graduation! Congratulations!
It's beautiful here too, I'm getting off the internets in 5 more minutes to go thrifting and get ice cream, I swear ;]
Love the outfit! And the red lipstick looks great, too (it's the one colour I can't seem to pull off, with my olive complexion).
Have a lovely weekend in the sun :)
Such a pretty post!
These pictures are so pretty, this is a beautiful dress.
You look beautiful and fresh faced as usual!
My best friend called me yesterday to rub it in that it was nicer in Michigan than it was in California by a whole ten degrees! I guess that's what I get for calling and bragging about it being sixty here when you guys have ten inches of snow on the ground.
You look amazing. I love these photos. Another thing you and Elizabeth from DT have in common is your awesome hair.
These pictures are gorgeous.
I love your dress. You are pretty!
LOVE!
You are so gorgeous! I really love the red lip stick. :)
I love spring for that..beautiful flowers everywhere. Can't get enough of it!
And you look cute as always! Love the dress, such a beautiful print!
Love, Diana
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These pictures are so unbelievably beautiful. From the red cardigan, to the floral dress, to the gorgeous background. It's just stunning.
You're ADORABLE ! Love that red, i missed that color those last years !
Your blog is still awesome, and by the way, we gave you an award coz you're one of our favorite blog !
xx
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you're so lovely, you look wonderful in this dress :) congrats that you are graduating, I have a long way still :)
you. look. gorgeous. I would say red is definitely a great color on you!
And I feel the same way about spring, one day everything was brown and dead, and the next it was green and had flowers bloomed all over! It's crazy and amazing how the world works. :]
You look wonderful with red lipstick!
And I'm so glad you now have buttons we can put on all our blogs- yess! Share the love :)
Have a great weekend, Tieka!
I love this setting!
wonderful post. love the look & feel to it all!
do we get to see your portfolio?? good job completing it! love your braid and outfit here!
lovely red lips :)
what a gorgeous outfit!!
I love your blog!
//Sarah
Tieka, you look absolutely gorgeous in that dress and with red lips!! love it!!!
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Love this spring outfit!! the print is so pretty :) also a massive fan o delightfully tacky's blog shes fabulous!
vicki xo
You are so beautiful and i love reading your blog.Like i have become an addict, seriously.lol
Adorable outfit !
You look seriously gorgeous Tieka!! I adore this dress on you!
Wishing you the best of luck with finishing your college career!
Lulu Letty
Everything's perfect! Good luck with everything by the way! ;D
I don't want to sound mean because that's not my intention at all but I wanted to point out(as someone with an English degree and a writer) that the word is "voila" not "wa-la" and every time I see it written as the latter I just crack up. Not trying to criticize, just thought I'd share. :)
That first picture... so gorgeous! The lip color looks great as well! Here's to finishing degrees!
Gorgeous!
Hey, I was just letting you know that I'm tagging you in my "Looks I Love" Sunday post! Hope it's okay :]
This color palette works wonders on you!
I had my hair like that the other day,minus the bangs.
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Such a nice outfit, you loook so great and I simply love the red lipstick and the cardigan.
Have a sparkly Sunday.
Lots of hugs
x
These pictures are so pretty. I love the outfit and I LOVE your hair too! That dress is wonderful for summer and just too cute!
*Claire
you are beyond stunning in red, tieka. :) that dress is gorgeous! and i always love those beautiful spring days where everything is sunny, breezy, and carefree.
I love everything about your pictures! I always love reading and looking at your posts because I really admire your style!
you are just RADIANT tieka! i agree - red in the winter is a really bold color choice, but in the springtime it just oozes femininity and cheerfulness. this dress is lovely on you :)
xo.
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very cute!
AH!! this RED!!!! I LOVE this color combo on you girl. SO. CUTE.
xo, Kim www.crowded-closet.com
Gorgeous! The red is beautiful on you.
xx
Red suits you so well! I love this look
Tiek, these are stunning photos. I'm head over heels for the print on that dress, too!
I'm soo excited for spring fashion. I'm digging your shoes.
I am loving your florals!
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This outfit is so darling! It is one of my favorites of yours!
xoxo
Amy
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I adore this outfit! You look lovely in red lipstick dear!!
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