Fashion Finds

Vacation & a new school year always makes me feel like I have a legitimate reason to buy some new clothes, accessories, shoes & products.  Only makes sense, right?

Here are some of my recent purchases (& maybe a couple wants...):

Flipped Heart Convertible Portofino Shirt 

from Express

HERE

Wide Stripe Sleeveless Portofino Shirt

from Express

HERE

Light Wash Denim Shirt

from Express

HERE

Want...

Stella Slim Flare Jeans

from Express

HERE

Catty Maxi

from The Rage

HERE

Hailey in Chambray

from Roxy

HERE

Woodland Garden

from Maaji

HERE

Maybe I'm A Mermaid trucker hat

from Billabong

 Open Roadz Pullover

from Billabong

HERE

Want

VS Siren Mid-Rise Skinny Jeans in Coral Dream

from Victoria's Secret

HERE

Color Enriched Anti-aging Lipstick in Tiger Lily

by Laura Geller

HERE

Original picture from mymoodymama.blogspot.com

Want

Pixi Tinted Brilliance Balm in Unique Pink

Reacts to your PH, giving you a personal pink lip.

Found at Target

Want

Sabbath (perfect black/navy)

from Urban Decay

HERE

And because I dropped my iPhone 5 in the toilet the first day back to school...(teacher brain already):

LifeProof iPhone 5 Case in Rose Pink & Black

purchased from Ebay

Monogram with Bow Vinyl Decal, but in black font & white bow

(had to have something special for the LifeProof!)

from CuttinCrazy on Etsy

HERE

Everyone needs to treat themselves every now and then.  

"Style is not a display of wealth,

but an expression of imagination."

Aloha,

Juliana

Swollen Summer Fingers? Jeweler's Secret!

I have an autoimmune disease called Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome (POTS)...yeah, say that 5 times fast!  One of the symptoms of the disease is blood pooling in my extremities.  I especially swell in my hands and fingers...so the heat from the HOT Florida summers makes it worse!

I know a lot of people experience swelling in the fingers during the summer time, so I thought I'd share a trick I learned from a local jeweler in Destin.

Do your fingers swell to the point of not being able to comfortably remove your rings?

Mine do!!  I would nervously try to remove my rings at night knowing that they probably wouldn't come off. & if I gave up in the middle of the struggle, they would get stuck and be painful.  So in a panic, I'd run my fingers in cold water & soap pulling and tugging.  

A few months ago, Husband and I went to our local jeweler in Destin (McCaskill & Company) to pick up his new wedding band (long, sad story behind it...but McCaskill helped us find a perfect David Yurman for Hubby).  Of course, as any woman in a jewelry store does, I wanted to try on some rings of my own. Sadly, it was hot day and I couldn't remove my ring...not even for cleaning!  The nice man looked very concerned and asked if I'd thought of having my rings re-sized.  (I have and don't want to...it's really just a swelling issue...why put my shiny ring through torture?)  I explained to him my condition and the fact that it'll never go away.

So the lovely man at the store let me in on a jeweler's secret for getting rings & off swollen (or too big) fingers...

Today's swelling...some days are so bad

it starts hurting.  This is minimal for today's heat.

Ready for it?

WINDEX!

Yes, Windex.  I know...what?!  He grabbed a bottle from beneath their counter, spritzed my finger & low and behold...the ring slid right off.  

I asked the questions you are probably asking yourself...

Will this hurt my ring?  No.  In fact, it is much better than using water & soap, lotion, veggie oil (you never know...).  

Is this bad for my skin?  It could be...don't douse your hand in Windex & wash your hands after.  Simple as that.

Does it help get your rings on? Yes! On & off!

It works so well, I now keep a Windex Touch Ups on my bathroom counter.  I use it for taking off my rings & it's handy for quickly wiping down surfaces in my bathroom.  You can find coupons for the Windex Touch Ups often.

$1.00 off of 1 Windex Touch Ups printable coupon HERE

&

$1.00 off of 1 Windex Touch Ups printable coupon HERE

I hope some of you find this helpful, especially since this Summer weather is here to stay for a bit longer.

Aloha,

Juliana