Down To The Basics

So my closet cleanse is done. Check that right off the list. If you do not recall, I had a yard sale back in June, at the start of the summer as a way to simplify, cleanse, detox and move forward with feeling free-er. Although it still feels like I have too much crap for…

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Perspective

Hello, hello! Happy Monday! Yes, House Of Vine is still here! I know it has been an insurmountable delay and I’m not about excuses, however with getting through my venture of taking a night course to become a certified makeup artist while working my demanding federal career in management by day, it really was a…

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How To Have A Stylish Summer

It is a wardrobe must. I bet you can quickly name off your favorite pair of jeans and why. I also bet that you love them so much that you regret not buying a second pair. Am I right? Or maybe you did. You may wonder….Why relate denim as a summer wardrobe must have? Denim…

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How To Dress For Your Curves

Where are my curvy girls at!? Do you confidently dress for your curves?  ….Tweetable I am a curvy girl, been one all my life and like all of us with a little extra, we want to present our persona in the best light. Right? The best way to do this is to honor the curves,…

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How To De-Stress On A Saturday

Did you have a seriously stressed out week? Ready to do it all over again?! You start of the week with all of these beautiful plans, tasks and thoughts written down, saved on your phone or tablet and voice reminders set up of how your week is going to flow. Then somewhere in there life…

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That Styled Life

Who are you going to be today? I have been thinking a lot about fashion and style, how it all relates and why I am so passionate about it. Is it really the industry (because I am really still learning about it), is it how it looks in the movies or the fashion magazines that…

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Fabulous Find: My Super-Cute Chair

A little furniture shopping never hurt nobody… My latest find so happens to be furniture. I have been looking for a chair for my living room area to add to the home-y-ness, comfort, and most of all add seating to the space. I found this cute little chair from Homegoods by Tahari Home for my…

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Leather Weather

I mean how many leather jackets does one need? I have a few ‘healthy’ obsessions, especially when it pertains to my clothes and sense of style, leather jackets being one of them. I think I have at least 8 of them in my closet right now! By the way, I am closet editing today but…

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Working It!

It is not the what but the who!…Who inspires me? My grandmother, my mother, my sisters, my cousins, my aunts, Oprah Winfrey, Maya Angelou, Diane Von Furstenburg, Marie Forleo, Danielle Laporte, all those womanpreneurs, stay at home moms, working moms and single working women. We all have a story that inspires each other to move…

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Silver (And Faux Fur) Linings

Twinkle,Twinkle! I woke up like this! I wish it were that easy… Just a usual Sunday afternoon playing dress up and modeling on Adam’s Avenue in San Diego, California. A little something old, a little something new, nothing borrowed…yet. My inspired-by-the-holiday outfit. Vest: BCBG (old), alternate website shown here/ Skirt: June and Hudson, Nordstrom/ Sequin Camisole:…

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