New Maxi Skirt Outfit Post

Hello girls!  It's been a while hasn't it?  It certainly has been ages since an outfit post especially! So I thought The Hot Spot was definitely due for one!  

I've been wearing a lot of maxi skirts this summer!  I've never really gotten into the maxi skirt trend up until now.  I've always thought that since I'm so short, it might not be a good look for me.  I'm 5'3, so I usually avoided the longer skirts etc.  

I did buy one maxi dress last summer though, and really have loved it.  So this summer I've bought at least two maxi skirts. I'm not big on wearing shorts, and it's been so ridiculously hot the last couple months, so skirts have been perfect!  They aren't tight, but rather loose and airy, perfect for those humid days!

I love all the colors in this one!  I think it's best to wear something simple on top when wearing a maxi skirt, especially one that is so colorful.  I found this belt the same day I bought the skirt and thought they would go perfectly together.  

 I just love how this maxi skirt sways with me when I walk, and swooshes back and forth if I turn.  I tried twirling in the air to capture the spinning of these lovely colors!

What have you been wearing that helps in this super hot weather that most of us are enduring?? 

What gets you though the heat?

wearing: 

white top and tank underneath-Miley Cyrus and Max Azria for Walmart

Maxi Skirt, Brown belt, and earring: Forever 21

Black flip flops: Kohls

Red, White, and Blue

It's Memorial Day weekend after all, any family cookouts or maybe a fancier event you have to go to?  Maybe a date?  It's time to be patriotic in your red, white, and blue!  Here are some gorgeous yet affordable options for you!

RED

One Shoulder Bandage Dress
$27.80

Embroidered Surplice Back Dress
$19.80

Draped Knit Maxi
$14.50

WHITE

Eyelet Maxi Dress
$28.90

 

Lace Embroidered Dress
$29.80

AND BLUE

Woven Ruffle Dress
$12.50

Bodycon Dress w/ Strappy Back
$24.80

One shouldn't hesitate to be patriotic when you have so many options at looking good!  Which color would you choose, red, white, or blue?  

I'm loving the red one shoulder bandage dress, the white eyelet maxi dress, and the blue bodycon dress w/ strappy back! Hope your having a lovely weekend!  And maybe enjoying a 4 day weekend, do any of you have Monday off?  Not me! :(

pictures: www.forever21.com

Outfit Post: LBD!

How's your Thursday going so far?  Any exciting news to share?  I'm trying to think if I really have anything myself, besides a simple outfit post.  Hmmm.... I guess I will just begin with the outfit post, and see what comes to mind afterwards! hehe :)

This outfit, is another dress I bought for the cruise.  It's my first LBD!!  Which is very exciting!

Sadly the pictures do not do it justice!  We didn't have much time to take pictures because we were hurrying of to dinner, so we only took a couple of shots, which I don't think are all that flattering but I want to share this dress with you so badly, so bare with me!

 I think I look very chubby in the face in these photos!  Eeek!! Oh, it's hard too not find the bad in our own appearances.....at least, I don't think I'm the only one who does this to themselves...

 I love how the top layer is like a sheer cover up.  It is part of the dress and attached.  The beading on the sleeves adds a special touch.  My favorite thing, is the slit in the back, that shows off just a bit of my back without showing off too much.  Things like that, are what I prefer for days when I want to look extra special.....  

I never want to be revealing, just a hint of the back, or a bare shoulder, oh you know what I mean.....

I hope? :)

 I specifically bought this ring in firstly to go with this dress, but it ended up going well with a lot of my outfits!  It's nice to get more use of it!  Since being back home, I've been adding it to a lot of my more casual outfits too, just to add the extra punch!

Dress & ring: F21

Black Heels: Simply Vera by Vera Wang

Clutch:  Chanel  (really my new wallet, that I used for a clutch at every dinner on the cruise! Given to me by my sweet husband!  I've just realized I haven't shared that with you yet!  I will get a better picture of that soon! )

What do you girls wear when you want to look extra special?  

Do you reveal without revealing too much?

Do you own a version of the infamous LBD?

Outfit Post: Chainlink Trim Contrast Dress

Hello girls!  I hope you all had a lovely weekend!  This week is going to be a tough one for me!  You may have noticed my absence from your blogs, but I will be making rounds today, to check out the latest on all your amazing blogs, that I'm sorry I've been missing.  My family has a lot going on.  I don't want to go into too much detail because it involves people that may not want to be mentioned here, but anyway, stressful times, to say the least.  So please just keep my family in your thoughts and prayers throughout the week.  This Monday in particular is going to be a trying one, in which I'm not looking forward to.  Scared, actually.......

Let's move unto something more uplifting, ok?  Well, I guess I don't know about uplifting, necessarily, but I got a mini outfit post to share with you girls!  So that's kind of exciting, right? 

I wanted to share with you an outfit from the cruise we went on for Christmas.  Looking back at my pictures I noticed a lot of pictures of the ship, and of my husband, but not so much of myself, which is what happens when you're behind the pink camera!  We also got some professional pictures taken of my husband and I on the formal night, but I don't have a scanner, so I'm trying to figure out how I can show you those.  In the mean while, in the next few days I will show you random outfits from the vacation!

I bought a couple new dresses from Forever 21 before the cruise.  I was in need of a few cocktail type dresses.  This one is called Chainlink Trim Contrast Dress.

Although they don't seem to carry the purple/magenta top colored one I got in mid December, online you can buy a pink top/ with the black bottom like shown below:

What's great about this dress, is that it's only $19.80!!  I think that's an awfully good deal for a semi dressy dress!  Don't you?

I paired it with this ring, 

which you can't see as well with this outfit, but I've been wearing it like crazy lately!  It's such a statement piece!  I had been looking for a large ring for a long time, but I couldn't find one that fit me properly and that I really liked,  but on this one, it's a strechy band so it will fit on any finger!

 You can also find this ring at Forever 21.  It's called Jeweled Flower Ring and is priced at $5.80!  I love the antique feel to it, and how large it really is!  Very eye catching! 

I'm also wearing:

Headband:  Claires (I myself, haven't shopped there in ages, but we had bought a few headbands for a young teenage girl and while wrapping this one up for Christmas, I peeled the price tag of the side and it ripped some of the coloring off, so not really suitable for a gift, but I can camouflage it with my hair well enough)

Black Heels:  Simply Vera by Vera Wang

Dress & Ring: (As mentioned above) Forever 21

What have you girls been wearing lately?  

Any new buys or trying out a new trend/piece you haven't sported before?  

How's your week going so far?

Fill me in and have a lovely afternoon!