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Cabana Life Maxi Dress

Please allow me to introduce you to the perfect “cabana life” maxi dress!

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Photos by: Brooke Boyd Photo + Film

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Outfit: Sundown Maxi Dress | Dolce Vita Nakita Heels (similar)

Jewelry: Maui Large Tear Drop Earrings c/o Emma’s Shoes | Hipanema Bracelet | Aussie Ring c/o Kendra Scott

Hi everyone and Happy Sunday! I hope you’ve all been enjoying your weekend and that it looked a little like these photos with cocktails in hand and all! Speaking of these photos, this cabana life dress really makes me miss our trip to Miami, but I’m so excited to be heading to the beach this coming week and then Cabo San Lucas the week after so stay tuned for some more tropical photos on Haute Off The Rack.

Maxi Dress Details: Just a heads up, when it comes to this light weight dress, you either need to wear a slip beneath or nothing at all because it tends to be a little see through. I’m sure that you most of you will go the slip option! Other than that, this dress is absolutely stunning with the high crochet neck and deep slits on both sides. I highly recommend it especially for any brides-to-be or anyone who loves to stand out in flowy ivory dresses and who doesn’t, right!

For a A Pinch of Lovely’s look, make sure to follow along with her blog to get the full the outfit details.

Hair by: Tresemme Team

Cinco de Mayo Style

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Photos by: Kaela Rodehorst Photography

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Outfit: Show me Your Mumu Tanya Tie Top | Carlos Swing Shorts | Lace Kimono & Chinese Laundry Lindy Heels c/o Haus 131 (email to order haus131@yahoo.com)

Jewelry: Beaded Tassel Bracelets c/o Dotted Tusk | Ausie Ring c/o Kendra Scott | Rings c/o Gorjana

Head over to A Pinch of Lovely for full details on her outfit and jewelry!

Good Morning readers, Cinco de Mayo is less than a week away and since it’s one of our most favorite festive holidays, Krystal of A Pinch of Lovely and I decided to put this fun Cinco de Mayo style post together for you. Don’t worry! No piñatas were harmed in the making of these photos minus Krystal’s head a few times! Just kidding! It was close when I had the blind fold on though!

Anyway, I plan wearing these festive matching seperates by Show Me Your Mumu for Cinco de Mayo. I’m a huge fan of matching separates, but in the case that you aren’t, I have also styled these shorts with a different top, which is coming to the blog soon.

I’m going to end this post here because I’m in the middle of babysitting my one-and-a-half-year-old “fairy” God child and she’s currently trying to feed her baby doll the lunch that she is supposed to be eating herself! This is of course after she fed my purse an entire bag of goldfish when I wasn’t looking. Please excuse me while I go empty out my gold fish filled handbag and scrape all of the turkey off all of the baby dolls’ faces.

Best New Orleans Mardi Gras Cocktail!

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Check out the behind-the-scenes video of our New Orleans Mardi Gras balcony party! Make sure to click HD for the best quality of the video. Film by: Brooke Boyd

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Photos by: Kaela Rodehorst Photography

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Outfit:  Similar Sequin Leggings (sold out) | Ballet Flats c/o Dee Keller | I’m On The King Cake Diet tee c/o The Elizabeth Chronicles | Krewe Du Optic Julia Sunglasses

Jewelry: Aussie Ring, Abra Double Band Ring, Elisa Pendant Necklace, Charly Pendant Necklace & Arden Bracelet c/o Kendra Scott  

Govinos, Mugs and Decorative Cups c/o White Elephant Designs | Gold Bar Cart | Randazzo’s King Cake | Cookies by Leslie Gam contact lgambi@gmail.com to order | New Orleans 2015 Mardi Gras Parade Schedule

Good Morning readers and Happy Friday! How cute are these White Elephant Designs Mardi Gras cups! They’re perfect for hosting parties during Carnival season! They also make great host gifts as well. In case you missed my first Mardi Gras Party post, you can view it here–> I’m on the King Cake Diet 

What is the best New Orleans Mardi Gras cocktail you ask? To me, it’s none other than a Zing Zang Bloody Mary! As promised, today Krystal and I are sharing our favorite recipes for the best New Orleans style Bloody Mary’s!  In my book, the most important ingredients other than vodka are the Zing Zang mix and the spicy beans. Just give me some King Cake, Zing Zang and spicy beans and I’m good for the whole day! What is your favorite Bloody Mary ingredient? We’d also love to hear your recipes too! Check out my recipe below:

Grey Goose & Zing Zang Bloody Mary

  1. 2.5 oz. Zing Zang
  2. 2 pinches salt
  3. 2 pinches pepper
  4. 0.6 fl. oz. of Grey Goose Vodka
  5. 1 squeeze of lime
  6. Shake with ice in a cocktail shaker. Strain into your White Elephant Designs Mardi Gras Cup! Garnish with spicy beans, olives and a celery stalk. You can always squeeze a little more lime at the end too! At least I always do!
  7. Drink up!

Head over to A Pinch of Lovely to see her favorite Bloody Mary Recipe!

Huge thank you to our friends Dave and Emmy for opening up their home to us for our Mardi Gras staycation!

Kendra Scott Spring Launch Party Recap

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Photos by: Kaela Rodehorst Photogrpahy

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Outfit: Double Layer Crew Dress | Light Pink Trench Coat | Pumps 

All Jewelry c/o Kendra Scott Avant Garden 

Good Morning readers, today I’m sharing a recap of the Kendra Scott Spring Launch Event that A Pinch of Lovely and I hosted at the Perkins Rowe location a couple of weeks ago. I know it’s still way too cold to even be thinking about wearing spring clothing, but that’s the magic of jewelry. It’s the best way to start slowly incorporating spring colors into your outfits without sacrificing your warm coat. Jewelry is always the perfect type of accessory to help you transition your wardrobe into all new seasons.

The Kendra Scott Spring Avant Garden Collection consists of a beautiful variety of pastel-colored stones, edgy ear jackets and stunning statement pieces to complement all of this season’s top trends. Visit the following posts to see how I styled some of my favorite pieces from the collection: I’m On the King Cake Diet | Part II of My Stay at The Le Meridien | Part I of My Stay at The Le Meridien New Orleans | Gal-entine’s Day Sleepover

Thank you again to everyone who braved the cold and rainy weather than night to make it out to our Kendra Scott Spring Styling Event. If you missed out, you’re in luck because Krystal and I will be back soon for a Spring Styling Happy Hour!

Special thank you to Kendra Scott for sponsoring this post. All opinions are my own.