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Kehlani, Ty Dolla $ign – Nights Like This
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Kehlani – Again
Favorites of 2017
For once, I’m feeling very on top of my end-of-the-year round up posts. Normally, you would see some of these after the new year, but I guess you can thank the Seattle snow for keeping us indoors these last few days and unlimited downtime. Of course, I’m not mad at it because during the rest of the year, we never get this time to sit down and just write.
Favorite Style Icon: Margot Robbie
Is anyone as excited as I am to see I, Tonya?! I still remember watching the teaser trailer like it was yesterday and while I don’t see movies in theaters often, I’m willing to break my rule for this one. Margot Robbie has been on my list of style icons to watch for some time, but it was this year that I started to notice that outfit after outfit, she was consistently nailing it. Whether it’s getting glammed up for the red carpet or dressing down, Margot’s accessories and beauty look are always a perfect match. With the upcoming award season, we can’t wait to see what she does next.
Runner Up: Gal Gadot
Favorite Getaway: Pescadero / Half Moon Bay
It may have only been a day trip for me, but it was definitely one of my most unforgettable memories from the year. After leaving my job and not having too much time in between to start my new one, it didn’t make sense to come back home or plan an extravagant getaway. The good thing about California though is that there are no shortage of destinations to venture out to even in one day. I picked what I thought to be very quaint and cute, but maybe not a huge tourist attraction, found a friend that was in the same boat as I was and we took off! It was a random weekday and so quiet out on the road, but exactly what we needed. It was so fun to just go to the beach and explore this land that no one was at. It was the most calm and serene that I had felt in the last few months and I knew after that day that we had made a good decision about the trip.
Runner Up: Disneyland
Favorite artist of the year: SZA
Wow, was this a tough decision to make. If I could have had two tied for first place, it would have been SZA and Khalid! But I had to make a choice and the reason why I picked SZA was because I felt her music was so much more relatable to what I was going through this year. 2017 was entirely a year for me and focused on me and listening to her in a weird way made me feel like I could do anything. I owned my mistakes, my flaws, made decisions on a whim, drove away from my comfort zone and never looked back. She’s amazing.
Runner Up: Khalid
Favorite Guilty Pleasure: Siesta Key
You know a show is special when you and your coworker make a whole Instagram Live dedicated to it. Siesta Key was the standout reality series of the year for me. The commercials and trailers penned it as your next generation Laguna Beach, but it is so much more than that. I could talk about this show for hours, but instead of doing that I will just say that the show returns to MTV on January 15th so you should use your time now to get caught up on season 1.
Runner Up: Riverdale
Favorite item purchased this year:
If I could have a wardrobe that only came from Aritzia, I would never be unhappy. I wasn’t expecting to find this dress when I stepped into the store that day. In fact, I was on the hunt for a Teddy Jacket over at Uniqlo and when I didn’t find it, I stopped into Aritzia for lightening round shopping fest. This dress was one of the first pieces that caught my eye and right away I knew I had to try it on. I didn’t even have an event to wear it to if I had bought it (luckily that came later!) but I knew I had to have it. It fit me in all of the right places and was so elegant and beautiful. The great thing about a classic LBD is that there is always going to be an occasion to wear it to. I look forward to keeping this in my closet forever ever.
Runner Up: Gap Denim Jacket
Favorite albums (in no particular order):
- Kehlani – SweetSexySavage
- Khalid – American Teen
- Dua Lipa – Self Titled
- SZA – Ctrl
- Calvin Harris – Funk Wav Bounces Vol. 1
- Demi Lovato – Tell Me You Love Me
- ODESZA – A Moment Apart
- Kelela – Take Me Apart
- Shawn Mendes – Illuminate
- H.E.R. – Self Titled
Favorite Online Past Time: Twitter
When I hate you, but I actually love you. I hate that it was the political turmoil that brought me even closer to Twitter in the last year, but it’s completely true. It’s a large source for my news, but it’s also one of the platforms that can make me laugh consistently. Who knew 180 characters could do that for you… or … however, many characters they allow now? I wish I could say that I was refined and listened to podcasts on my commute, but no, I’m the girl in the backseat of my Uber and Lyft furiously scrolling through my feed to see how much I can get through before I’m dropped off at my local Starbucks.
Runner Up: HQ, Instagram, what else?
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Kehlani – Honey
Blog Roundup
- The work that goes into a rose ceremony dress [Fashionista]
- How to email [The Atlantic]
- Macy’s sells Frango chocolates brand [Puget Sound Business Journal]
- Instagram’s version of “outfit Shazam” [Racked]
- A profile on K Lee [The Hundreds]
- Inside the workings of SweetSexySavage [The Fader]
- Inside the loft of Are You Am I [Harper’s Bazaar]
- The rise and fall of Taylor Swift the victim [Buzzfeed]
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Kehlani – Undercover
Is anyone going to catch her on tour this year? We’re so excited for her new music and I’ve been a fan of using her songs to make up choreography to. If I had to see anyone in 2017, it would definitely be her, but we’re still not sure if we can bite the bullet on buying tickets quite yet. It’s likely we’d just wait last minute to do so!
Favorites of 2015
Whoops! We’re already two days into the new year so we’re just a little bit behind on this, but we couldn’t move forward with other posts without writing this one first. 2015 was good to us, but we’re even more excited for 2016 and what’s ahead!
Favorite Style Icon: Olivia Culpo
So we have to admit, Olivia wasn’t always on our radar, but in 2015 she kind of came out into her own. After being linked to Nick Jonas for quite a while and splitting from him earlier this year, she started to wear the “single-girl” look flawlessly. We might even go as far as saying that she was the role model for a lot of newly-single girls. She sort of rebounded with Tim Tebow for a bit, but that didn’t make headlines as much and instead she was being recognized for what she was wearing day to day and on the red carpet. Additionally, she’s part of the Revolve Girl Gang with all of our favorite fashionable bloggers!
Runner Up: Kiernan Shipka
Favorite Getaway: Los Angeles
It’s so hard to pick a favorite! This year we went to Austin and Portland for the first time which was so much fun, but honestly spending some quality time with one of your best gal pals and talking wedding stuff with her is hard to top. I loved staying with Gelesia and seeing LA through her eyes. It also doesn’t hurt that we love a lot of the same things and can eat six meals a day together. She also doesn’t mind standing in being my photographer for a weekend – the feeling is mutual though 😉
Runner Up: Austin
Favorite artist of the year: Kehlani
We haven’t stopped listening to Kehlani since we first learned about her this summer. Now, everyone knows that I’m a huge fan of the girl anthems and she’s our poster girl for 2015. Kehlani’s music really hits home to a lot of people which is why she’s actually one of the most successful artists of 2015 said …everyone. I also read this feature on her the other day through The Fader that I would recommend. You can either listen to her music first or read this, whatever the case, you’re going to be sold on her. I can’t tell you how many times I’ve been blasting her album on the 101 up to San Francisco and singing at the top of my lungs. In case you haven’t realized it yet – she’s a badass so when you sing like her, you feel like one too.
Runner Up: Leon Bridges
Favorite Guilty Pleasure: The Affair
I know – I can hardly believe that I didn’t select Vanderpump Rules again for the 3rd year in a row. When I was negotiating with Comcast earlier this year, they threw in Showtime for me and I spent that time getting all caught up on this addicting television series. I only had it for 90 days so when the show returns for its next season, I’ll have to ask for this back. I absolutely love love love the show though and it’s crazy because the characters aren’t at all likable. In fact, Noah Solloway is kind of like the worst human being ever and so is his daughter Whitney – jesus. Regardless, we’re hooked and we can’t help it. When I first heard about the show, I thought it was all romance and drama, but now it’s turning into a murder mystery and we don’t hate it.
Runner Up: Super Girl
Favorite item purchased this year: Oak + Fort Scarf C15
I’m never letting this piece go. The first time I saw this scarf featured on Oak + Fort’s Instagram, I knew I had to have it. Yeah so that’s another thing this year, we developed a really unhealthy habit of seeing things on Instagram and then buying it right after. Real talk though, this oversized scarf though sometimes bigger than my entire body is the comfiest coziest piece I’ve ever owned! I love wearing it with my dresses or using it as a blanket when I go out somewhere. You really can’t go wrong. The other day I was strolling through Nordstrom and two people working the floor had complimented me on it… one right after the other in the same department. Even everyone else knows how strong of a piece this is.
Runner Up: The Nordstrom Anniversary Sale purchases
Favorite albums (in no particular order):
- Kehlani – You Should Be Here
- Leon Bridges – Coming Home
- The Flavr Blue – Love Notes
- Justin Bieber – Purpose
- Little Mix – Get Weird
- Beat Connection – Product 3
- The Internet – Ego Death
- Alina Baraz – Urban Flora EP
- Miguel – Wildheart
- Madeon – Adventure
(We are very happy to see two Seattle groups on here! Well, I mean I made this list so I chose them, but they had a great year!)
Favorite online past time: Instagram
Oh goodness, isn’t it obvious? We love Instagram this year more than ever! If you’re not following me yet, come and join us! You’ll likely see more daily updates there when we can’t always get to the blog itself.
Runner Up: What other apps do we need to be using?
Song of the Day
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