Two Divas/One Dress

They always say, "Great Minds Think Alike" and this couldn't be anymore true. My Makeup Sister, Gwen Pettie,  and I didn't even plan this! It just happened.

So we both subscribe to the amazing clothing service Gwynnie Bee (Mentioned a previous posts) and we both got this dress around the same time. So I figured why not blog the look. What's even more weird is we kind of styled our hair and accessories the same way (totally unintentional).
Not only is this dress uber flattering on both bodies, the color helps our melanin radiate.

This has to be my most favorite style of dress. The sleeves and cape detailing make the dress feel goddess like and the flirty-ness of the skirt gives it a little something extra. Though it is only sold through Gwynnie Bee, the dress is made by City Chic Online (which can be found at Nordstroms).
We BOTH are in LOVE with this dress.

So now, I hit you with the various poses to show this beauty off.

If you like the idea of the Two Divas/One Dress Collabs, let me know. I'd love to do something like this again.
This unintentional collab was super fun though and I appreciate my sister/friend Gwen Pette for agreeing to send my photos. You can find her on social media at the links below:
Website|Gwen Pettie Beauty

Instragram| Gwen Pettie Green

The Knot| GPB @ The Knot

As always, I thank you for taking the time to stop by my blog. All comments and feedback are welcomed.

Orange Is the New Black!

 

Hey Girl Hey (and fellas if you're reading)!!!! I'm glad to be back with yet another look. I know it's been quite some time since I last posted something!

I've been working and thinking of new things to make this blog all the more special. Like a total revamp! So stay tuned for new and exciting stuff.

 

Moving right along...

Summer is DEFINITELY here! As the weather continues to heat up the need for more clothes seems to diminish. So I'm always on the hunt for the perfect comfy dress. While searching through my Gwynnie Bee closet, I can across these fun dress. I instantly moved it to my priorities and hoped they'd rush shipment. Not only did it come in my favorite SUMMER HUE (ORANGE, of course: But a reddish hued orange), it also had my favorite flared silhouette. I know I would like this dress but I never knew I would love it this month. Being that Gwynnie Bee allows you to try the dress and buy it if you want it (or send it back if you're not head over heels), I thought it would be a win/win situation. Of course I'm keeping it. I've gotten way too many compliments on this dress.

 

(Side Note: If you want to know what Gwynnie Bee is, Check out this post: Gwynnie Bee Review 2015 )

 

I chose to pair it with leopard/cheetah accents and plain black kitten heel sandals.

As you can tell, I'm Dangerously in Love with this Dress!!!

 

 

Dress: Gwynnie Bee

Shoes: JustFab

Accessories: Street Vendors (in NYC)

Lipstick: Relentlessly Red Matte Lipstick by MAC Cosmetics

Shopping with Gwynnie Bee

 

Lately, I have been seeing my favorite bloggers mention a service called Gwynnie Bee. I saw that it had something to do with shopping so, intrigued, I looked it up to see what it was all about.

Now, a month prior, I was contacted by the company, offering me a free month to test out the service. I totally disregarded it because in my mind, I thought, who would really want to rent clothes???

Much to my surprise, there were alot of people that use this service and love it. So I thought, why not??

About Gwynnie Bee: (per their website)

More than two years ago, a few of us came together on a mission to create an exciting new service that helps women discover, experience, and enjoy great clothing without limitations. We believe that fashion has the ability to transform your sense of self–to make you look stunning and feel just as amazing.
When I was a little girl growing up in rural Pennsylvania, my aunt made all of my clothing for me. Every Monday I had a fresh box of clothes for the week. Bright prints, matching separates, trendy styles—you name it, I wore it! They always fit and made me feel confident even as I was changing size.
Traditional shopping means considering all the limiting factors—how often you will wear each garment, whether it will match your wardrobe or go out of style, and the stress of finding the right fit when you change a size. We hope to deliver all the great things that fashion has to offer, without all the stress.

Pros: 

1. I love that there is a large variety of clothing and a large variety of designers.
2. The monthly fee is affordable. (it depends on how many items you want out at a time)
3. There's no commitment to keep anything. Whether you like it or not.
4. They have a large variety of Plus Size Clothing. 
5. They have a shopping portion of their site (where you can get past items for extremely low prices).
6. They do all the dry-cleaning for you, so each item is cleaned before it is sent to someone.
7. The packaging is very nice. They wrap all your rentals in beautiful paper with tags attached to let you know it was cleaned.
8. You can save as many items to your closet as you want!
9. The offer you a discount on the items you have at home (not a humongous discount but less than buying the same item at a store).
10. They constantly update their new arrivals.
11. They have a lot of popular brands.\
12. They take care of the shipping both ways. (to them and from them)

Cons:

1. The shipping took a little while.
2. You don't get to choose what they send you and when they send it. They will randomly pick stuff from your closet.
3. They combine anything you purchase within the same shipment they send your rentals. (I wanted my purchased items sooner)

Here are my first two rentals from the service:

 Adrianna Papell dress.
 (All Accessories were purchased seperately)
Dress: Adrianna Papell for Gwynnie Bee
Belt: Rainbow Stores
Bag: NY & Co. (old)
Earrings: Fashion to Figure
Shoes: JustFab

Karen Kane Peasant Top
Top: Karen Kane for Gwynnie Bee
Skirt: Fashion to Figure (old)
Belt: NY & Co (old)
Bag: JustFab
Shoes: Charles for Charles David (old)

(disclaimer: I realized after I took the pictures that my skirt was hella wrinkled. Please spare me!!!) :)

All in all, I'm really loving this service. I think it's great for a working woman who loves to change things up but doesn't want to committ to purchasing a lot of clothing. It can also be awesome for anyone that just loves clothes period.

 I'm going to stick with this service for a little while. I'll keep you up to date with what I think!!!!

*This is not a sponsored post, all though I am getting my first month free, I am not obligated to write a post in exchange. My views are 100% honest.

All comments and feedback are welcomed

XOXO

April Antoinette