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(Sheer Black Top courtesy of We Are Rubbish, Aztec Print Skirt- Forever 21, Boots- N.Y.L.A)

Photos by my sister Dani

A while back a visitor/reader noticed that I was wearing my YSL ring upside down.... hahaha I thought that's how it was suppose to be.

Thanks to the anonymous person who left that comment. The ring looks a lot better this way

Great Pleasure to Be Back on Melrose

(Vintage Top, Hollister Denim Cut-Offs, Forever 21 Wedges, Urban Outfitters Sunglasses)

Remember my wide brimmed straw hat I got from Melrose awhile back (This post)? A lot of you guys have emailed me asking which specific store it was from but me being super bad with names I couldn't remember where. I finally found out it's called Le Jolie when I went back to Melrose Street today and they seriously have a great collection of everything. I couldn't take my eyes off of their amazing fringe jackets and the slashed knit top that I'm holding in the picture. The prices were actually very reasonable (the slashed top was around $40 and the jacket was around $60?)

Another great store that I love on Melrose is Slow. It's a second hand vintage store and they seriously have the best shoe collection and are also very reasonably priced. Too bad (or maybe a good thing) some of the shoes that I really wanted were too small on me but I did leave with two vintage boots for a great price.

Oh, and how amazing are those boots with the crazy heels I tried on? It was surprisingly comfortable.

Sheer and Stacked

None of my outfits were as amazing as these lovely ladies but pretty much the warm weather in LA has allowed me to wear a lot of sheer tops with shorts and as always, I've been stacking up on jewelry whether they are rings, necklaces, or bracelets. Especially my outfit today was pretty similar to the last one except mine was a nude toned jumpsuit.

(images via The Electric, Tobacco and Leather, Richard Baily for Australia Vogue, Knight Cat and Google Images)

new hair and a trip to porto's bakery

la dama crystal bullet necklace, t by alexander wang striped top

Quick trip to LA, no time to do anything but see family, cut my hair (bleh), and attend the Real Madrid game which has been, by far, the highlight of my summer. I still can't believe I was right behind Iker Casillas, the best goalie in the world (even though my favorite Mexican player Chicharito scored against him today, har har har...) while also seeing so many of my favorite players in action. It was so surreal. Other than that, this weekend was uneventful. I usually make a point of swinging by Porto's on my way to my parent's from the Burbank Airport but this time I went right before my flight. I'd only been here for lunch once or twice (the rest of the time we just pick up pastries to go) but I had time to kill before my flight so hey, why not?

But before we get to the food, I'll state the obvious: YES, I cut my hair again. I'd been wanting to do it for a while (the last time I cut it this short was four years ago before college) and finally bit the bullet (lol necklace, get it). I really like it but my hair won't airdry well with this cut so I'm stuck styling it until it grows out a little. Oh well.

Mom had the ham & cheese croissant, my brother had the steak torta, and I had the medianoche which contained layers of ham & pork between buttered buns (oh dear) with mustard and pickles. See those plantain chips? I could eat those all day, every day. Also worth mentioning is their horchata smoothie which includes a bit of caramel drizzled on the bottom... so decadent. I remember 7-11 tried to come out with frozen horchatas but they weren't this delicious. I must try making that one day. Brenty and I made homemade horchata once (which was quickly spiked with rum) and it came out quite well.