New Year's Eve-spiration

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Hey guys. If you follow me on Pinterest, you'll see that I've been all over it lately gathering NYE inspiration. Because a perfectly acceptable evening to wear gobs of glitter and scads of sequins only comes around but once a year. Since tonight's the big night, I thought I'd share some of my favorite pins with you (you know, in case you still haven't decided what to wear, which makeup to rock, what hairstyle to do, how to paint your nails, or which pre-party cocktail you'll be whipping up....which sounds like absolutely no one I know; nope, no sir, not me).

No matter what how you're dressed, what you drink, how much glitter you've got on, or how you spend your evening, I wish you the happiest, healthiest New Year full of love, laughter, and happiness!

--:::--   Cheers to 2015!   --:::--

See you in the new year.

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(sometimes I even inspire myself)

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Pineapple Coconut Champagne 

Champagne Jello Shots 

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more self-adoration

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Mind-spiration

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That title, by the way, is supposed to read mind like Mindy, not mind like Do you mind?. So when I tell you that my outfit was inspired by an episode of The Mindy Project, it make a little more sense.
Anyway.
Thanks to getting rid of cable and being a slacker watching shows on Hulu, I didn't even realize how long ago this episode aired until I saw that my buddy, Sharon, recreated this outfit, too.  (Funnily enough, I came across her post while Googling this photo of Mindy). But I just watched it, so it's new to me.

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As soon as I saw this, I fell in love.  And as I filed the idea away (literally - I keep an excel file of outfit ideas because I'm super cool like that), I began to realize that I actually have all of the pieces I need to recreate this look.  So I grabbed an old black & blue striped shirt that I came thisclose to getting rid of when cleaning out my closet last week (see?  Hoarding is a good thing), then grabbed an even older grey hoodie and topped it with a vest.   I wanted to add my one and only sparkly statement necklace as seen here, but just could not find it anywhere.  Incidentally, my favorite lipstick - a 69¢ tube of Wet n Wild - has also gone missing.  I searched for both for a good half hour, and came up empty handed, then had to find acceptable substitutes.  And this is why I am perpetually late showing up to my friends' houses. (Sorry Mike & Tunde!)

Mine:

denim vest: DIY from old jacket | similar 1, 2
hoodie: similar
jeans: exact
shoes: c/o Chicwish | similar (on sale)
necklace: c/o Sheinside | similar 1, 2

Mindy's:
jacket: exact | similar
top: exact (via ebay) | similar

Linking here today.

Silence

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There is no better time to be reminded of his wisdom than today.  Happy MLK Day.
~*~