J.Crew Factory Addie Owl Loafer

I love me some whimsy! Between my five (different) pairs of Marc Jacobs Mouse Flats I thought my shoe wardrobe needed an injection of some fresh cuteness. Enter the J.Crew Factory Addie Owl Loafer! I am pretty sure they are brand new to the site because they aren't sold out yet!

Original price is $118, and it's on sale today for $98 with an extra 30% with the code SWIM, so a decent $68 for a pair of lovely fall loafers. It's my second pair of loafers next to my Loeffler Randall Blaise studded suede loafers.

It's so cute on the J.Crew model below! Kinda has that oh look, she's wearing a pair of Alexander McQueen skull loafers, wait, no it's not, it's a cute owl!

Nektar DeStagni LadyBug Pearl Earrings

I'm obsessing over Nektar DeStagni's Ladybug Pearl Earrings. I love me a classy yet quirky and contemporary pair of studs for work and play. It's a freshwater pearl inlaid with black crystal pave. Love! This is the perfect combination of both and totally speaks to my love of polka dots.

H&M Printed Summer Dresses

I was feeling the need to inject a bit of color into my wardrobe, and ever since I lost a ton of baby weight and dropping several sizes alot of my dresses don't fit me anymore. It's been a nightmare trying to manage my wardrobe. 2 weeks ago we had a wedding to go to and I had my heart set wearing my red lace and navy blue sheath from Shoshanna. Well that didn't happen because the bust was too big on the dress - I looked ridiculous. Thankfully I found a one shoulder Maje floral dress that fit. But that was almost a disaster waiting to happen. I've been selling alot of items that I love but can no longer wear on Threadflip and that has been a godsend.

Unfortunately H&M only had the dresses one size too big, but I still got it anyway because they fit okay, and honestly for $49.95 per dress it can't be beat! I'm really loving the prints right now. Paired with a blazer, crossbody bag and sandals or flats it's easily transformable between work, play, or cocktails.

Summah Summah Summah Time!

Yep. I'm a true Bostonian! It's summah time. Here's what I'm crushing on on a random Tuesday:

1.) Peaches. Whole Foods has them on sale this week and ending today - 2 lbs. for $3 from Pearson's Family Farm in Georgia! I've gone back twice to get a couple of pounds for my Georgia peach loving family. We love peaches. It just screams summer!

2.) The kale caesar salad from Sweet Green. One just opened up in Boston not too recently and one of my co-workers just turned us on to it! Now I'm obsessed. For someone like me who generally dislikes kale, it's my favorite salad. For an extra kick, I ask them to add some arugula, my favorite salad green.

3.) Butter London nail polish. I'm crushing the Silly Billy (a true tangerine) polish in the Colour Clash collection. "A clown popular at fairs in Britain, and a fab nickname for anyone named William." It's the perfect orange for fingers OR toes. I usually go for a bright coral or fluorescent pink in the summer so I'm really liking the change up. It's my first Butter London polish and not my last - I usually go for Dior Vernis polishes because the formula and brush are awesome, along with some OPI and Essie to a lesser degree. Butter London has a new fan given that it's in the middle of the pricing point too.

4.) Mara Hoffman bikinis. I just go back to pre baby weight post baby a year ago and I'm still not feeling all that confident. My belly's a little softer and there's still this pesky problem of unsightly stretch marks. But Mara Hoffman's sample sale had such cute bikinis on sale that I decided to purchase some - it ended up causing me to get motivated. I love the tribal and aztec prints and the super saturated colors! I'm a big fan of the v-wire bikini. Maybe I'll be able to rock one for Vegas for my friend Ling's bachelorette. Maaaaaybe. We also are going on a group family trip to Atlantis at Paradise Island the week after though I somehow think that running around after a toddler in a bikini isn't a practical idea.

5) Madewell's Piazza Maxi Dress. Finally snagged this in the extra 40% off sale last week for $60. I got this in red and in white in size 0 after reading the reviews to size down. Figured this is the perfect lazy young mom dress while in the Caribbean.

Finally, a Stylish Work Tote

I've been searching for one since the beginning of time it seems, and I think I've finally found it - Australian Annabel Ingall's Isabella Large Tote. I'm debating between the Persian Blue or Saddle. Or maybe both? And do I get one that's large and the other small? Argh! Decisions, decisions.

Sundry Tees and Zady

I love me a comfy, super soft tee. I know it sounds simple but in fact it's really hard to find. When I stumbled upon Sundry one day on Shopbop and Zady - and on sale on Shopbop - I rejoiced! Not only did I find the perfect tee but I GOT. IT. ON. SALE! Purchased the Powder version as opposed to Old Black. The brand exudes such California Cool. And made with super soft supima cotton there's no better tee out there.

Sundry!

Born in Aix-en-Provence, and now based in LA, Sundry founder Mathieu Le Blan knows what's up. Love his laid-back style - and his products exude that perfect worn-in, comfortable look but with a twist of tres chic. A juxtaposition of French chic meets LA cool if you will.

I first found out about Sundry on Zady, founded by one of my former colleagues' wife, Maxine Bedat along with co-founder Soraya Darabi. Zady's been big news in the fashion industry because it has merged fashion with social consciousness. Think fashion meets "Whole Foods." They've been featured everywhere, and I'm a huge, huge fan. Here they are featured more recently in the NY Daily News.

Orla Kiely for Target Coffee Mugs

Not exactly new news, but thought I'd post a little about how deliberate I am in my purchases. Even down to my mugs. When Orla Kiely announced her collaboration with Target I just about freaked out with joy. This was back in 2009. Today I'm still just as enamored with them. I bought the orange mugs in a set of 4, and brought one to my office to be used as my personal mug. I love the pattern, it's so loud and colorful and honestly it makes me smile. I used it this morning to eat oatmeal. Rather my son's oatmeal that he dislikes the flavor of so much that he spits it out. I mean who on earth refuses delicious apple cinnamon? SMH.

Photo courtesy of Dooce

Cakeology Earl Grey Tea + Honey Cupcake

The cupcake craze got to Boston late. Very late. I used to live in NYC and there we had the likes of Magnolia, Baked by Melissa, Billy's, Sugar Sweet Sunshine, Buttercup, etc. - over saturated to say the least. I even missed the most recent fad - the Sprinkles Cupcake ATM where you can satisfy that craving 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

In Boston in the last few years we were graced with both chains and local cupcakeries that included Sweet, Crumbs, Kickass, Cakeology, Isabelle's Curly Cakes (Chef Todd English's daughter) and more recently, Georgetown Cupcake (only opened in Newbury Street thus far in Boston). For consistently moist cake, a perfect cake to frosting ratio and interesting flavors along with a solid ability to represent the flavor they are touting, I love Cakeology in Downtown Crossing. Sweet is too dry with too much frosting and flavors are not well pronounced, Crumbs is a good cupcake but I find it to be too big, I've never had Kickass and Georgetown Cupcake is generally consistently good, but I prefer a local bakery as opposed to a chain.

My favorite cupcakes at Cakeology are the Earl Grey Tea + Honey and White Chocolate Strawberry. Delicious, light, moist, flavorful, not too sweet, and the perfect size. In fact, I need one. Or two. Stat!

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Zara Studded Flats

I've always been a sucker for Marc Jacobs' mouse flats. But when he added gold studs, they were to die for. This is hands down one of my favorite pairs of flats, but have been recently looking for a style refresh at a more friendly price point. I purchased the Valentino Rockstud flats recently and love them, but given its bright pink coloring I thought I should find one that might be more work appropriate.

Photo Credit from Style - Roulette

Zara recently came out with studded flats, and am debating now whether or not to add it to my collection. It's a knock off of the Christian Louboutin Pigalle flats currently out right now, but has the same look. So feminine yet tough. Love. Them. It's selling for $59.90 USD in stores but it appears to be sold out online. Sob. Love the price point, but not loving the fact that it's not accessible right now. Going to have to call the local Zara to see if they have them in stock still!

Celicia Travels: Hong Kong

I have nothing but fond memories of Hong Kong. It feels like a second home to me! A city of interconnected and "aircon" malls above ground and even below ground (once you've experienced the MTR every other subway system is just too slow), amazing food at every corner, fashion to suit every budget, expressive styles and just overall fast paced amazingness Hong Kong is fantastic in every way. But the best about Hong Kong, hands down, is the food!

We have our favorites, from grabbing cookies and pastries from Kee Wah bakery, indulging in the best dim sum the world has to offer any time of day, garlic crab (Australian crab) at Underbridge, lai liu ha (literally, pissing shrimp) tossed spicy salt/pepper style at the fishing village of Sai Kung or mango desserts to your heart's desire at Hui Lau Shan, nothing beats Hong Kong. We also frequented Cafe de Coral alot (it's a Chinese "fast food" joint but just so delicious and cheap) and even McDonald's is loads better with its fried taro and red bean pies. Gai Dan Jai (little puff cakes) were my absolute favorite snack on the go. You could even walk into 7-Eleven and get a delicious and warm Cha Siew Bao (roasted pork bun), Bolor Bao (Pineapple Bun), or a Dan Tat (Egg Tart). Loads of cheap eats on every corner resulted in just endless food porn. And while you would eat nonstop the heat and the fact that you would constantly be moving actually canceled each other out:)

Cafe de Coral

Gai Dan Jai

Bolor Bao

Gai Dan Jai to Go!

Dan Tat

Hong Kong is all about style, influenced in equal parts from fashions from the East (Japan and Korea) and the West (Europe and the US). I had Tory Burch Revas before it became "hot" in Hong Kong the following year - when my sister in law returned she wanted a pair of Revas because it was all the rage! To adapt to the intense humidity and hot weather of Hong Kong I brought alot of loose sundresses and lots of accessories. That meant dresses from Velvet, Club Monaco and t-shirts from Love by Ya-Ya and lots of skinny jeans, and gladiator sandals from Sam Edelman, Tory Burch reva flats, and Zara wedge pumps. I also brought several different bags, but mostly deferred to Foley & Corinna's City Bag in snakeskin embossed leather given it's slouchy unstructured feel that could also carry a ton yet still be lightweight - I loved the pattern because it added some necessary toughness. I also brought my LV GM Neverfull - great for lugging around, but eventually it became too burdensome to carry all day because of its size (and my and everyone's tendency to want to throw things in it).