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Blue Floral Maxi Dress

Good morning readers, we’re almost to the three day weekend, but before we get there I’ve got one more blue beauty for you. Yes, another blue floral maxi dress. I know I’ve literally only featured blue looks on the blog for the past three days, but what can I say? I love me some summertime blues and this blue floral maxi dress is no exception! I came across this floral maxi dress while looking through ModCloth’s newest arrivals and my eyes were immediately drawn to it. However, I had no idea how much I would truly love it until I tried it on. The colors are so beautiful and vibrant and the empire waistline flatters any figure!

For sizing reference, I’m wearing the small and I’m usually a 2-4. I tried on the XS first because I’ve been working out a lot lately, but yea, I’m definitely not there yet! LOL I couldn’t even zip it halfway. So I recommend sticking to your normal size for this dress.

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Photos by: Lainey Reed Photography

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Outfit: Muster The Length Maxi Dress c/o ModCloth (wearing sz S) (I also love this maxi)| jewelry | love these heels with this maxi!

Jewelry: Necklace c/o Elizabeth Stone Jewelry | Beaded Bracelets c/o Anna Liv Design

Make sure to check the blog tomorrow for a 4th of July Weekend send off post featuring this adorable striped tunic from ModCloth!

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Blue Off The Shoulder Dress

Hi everyone, if you loved this blue off the shoulder dress that I posted a while back on Instagram, then you’ll be happy know that it has finally restocked and the dress will ship on July 12!  I wore this off the shoulder beauty about a month ago and it immediately sold out so I’m glad I finally get to post it again knowing that you’ll be able to purchase! So hurry and order before it sells out again!

It’s the perfect summer dress that you can easily dress up or down. As you can see in these photos I dressed up my look with some lace-up heels, a pale pink chain bag and plenty of gold Julie Vos jewels. However, the dress looks equally stylish with a pair of flat sandals and a more casual cross body bag! I even thought a about pairing a belt with it, which I think would look so cute! You try it and tell me what you think!

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Photos by: Lainey Reed Photography

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Outfit: Blue Picnic Smocked Off The Shoulder Dress | Kavita Lace Up Heels c/o Ivanka Trump <–SALE Alert! | Felt Hat | Tory Burch ‘Robinson’ Leather Wallet on a Chain

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All jewelry c/o Julie Vos 

How To Maintain Your Beauty Routine While Traveling

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Good Morning readers, today I’m sharing how to maintain your beauty routine while traveling. If you follow along with Haute Off The Rack regularly then you know that I’ve been traveling nonstop, but just because I’m not at home doesn’t mean that I can skip my daily beauty routine. I make sure to pack everything along including my Crest Professional Effects Whitestrips. As I’ve mentioned before, its super easy to make whitening your teeth apart of your daily routine because you only have to do it once a day for 20 days. The kit comes with 40 strips, which gives you 20 for lower and 20 for upper. Just apply the gel side strip to your teeth, wait 30 minutes and voila! Fortunately, the Whitestrips packets are super tiny so they easily fit into your toiletry bag. In fact, you probably won’t even notice they’re in there, which is my favorite kind of stuff to pack considering that I barely make the weight limit each time with checked luggage!

As for how to maintain the rest of your beauty routine while traveling, scroll down to the bottom of the post for a few tips!

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Outfit: Daisy Romper & Straw Beach Tote c/o Lilly Pulitzer

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1) Buy the travel size for all of the products you normally use at home from toothpaste and dry shampoo to face moisturizer and eye brightening serum. This way you are less likely to accidentally leave something behind.

2) Remind yourself of all the catching up you’ll have to do once you return home if you skip a few steps while you’re away.

3) I cannot stress wearing SPF and drinking plenty of water enough! No matter where you are traveling this summer, make sure to constantly reapply your SPF and to drink more water than usual.

4) Go for a walk and explore. I totally get that not everyone likes to include the gym on their itinerary when traveling so don’t, but do stay active! This could even mean going for a morning or evening walk to explore the resort or area you’re staying in. If you’re staying with a group of people, initiate a fun game that involves some form of exercise like beach volleyball or badminton.

4) Lastly, reward yourself! As if the appearance of a healthy body, hair, skin and teeth isn’t already rewarding enough! You should still treat yourself. If you’re doing your part, I’d say that you deserve a massage or a facial or even just a simple pedicure! You could even indulge yourself with margaritas or specialty desserts, which is what I like to go for!

Sleeveless Embroidered Top + Denim Cutoffs

Hi everyone, I hope you all had a nice weekend and Father’s Day! Today, I’m featuring the the cutest sleeveless embroidered top from Maurices for your 4th July travel inspriation. I actually just returned from Dominican Republic and I’m already gearing up for a girl’s trip to Key West just in time for the first official week of summer 2016. To kick things off, I teamed up with Maurices to bring you some stylish, yet budget friendly looks for all of your summer travels. With Fourth of July right around the corner, I wanted to put together some easy, casual outfits that you can throw on no matter where you’re headed for the long weekend. Head over over to Maurices’ blog for my full guest post plus additional outfit photos!

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Photos by: Lainey Reed Photography

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Outfit: Sleeveless Top c/o Maurices | Similar Denim Cutoffs | Crossbody Bag | Chaya Wedges | Brixton Hat | Rose Gold Sunglasses 

Jewelry: Arielle Ring & Anika Necklace c/o Kendra Scott

This post is in partnership with Maurices, a brand I love. All opinions and selections here are my own. Thank you for supporting the affiliate posts who make this blog possible.