Enter to Win the @eShakti Giveaway Event {7 Winners!}

Welcome to the eShakti Giveaway Event!

This giveaway event is hosted by Still Blonde After All These Years and Modly Chic and will run until September 30th and includes $930 in prizes! You won't want to miss the gorgeous dresses eShakti has in store for you this season. They are all absolutely gorgeous and perfect for any occasion. Here's what you can win:

1st Place 

One winner will receive one dress for every season for a year (4 dresses total - $430 value)

2nd Place

3 winners will receive one dress of their choice

3rd Place

3 winners will receive a top or skirt of their choice

To enter simply fill out the rafflecopter below. And make sure to check out my review of the eShakti dress I received along with a link to more blogger reviews here. Good luck!

A Night Out on the Town with @eShakti

Last Friday my husband surprised me. Like a HUGE surprise.

I woke up to flowers on the kitchen counter with a note explaining that we would be going out that night. And not only did I need prepare myself for dinner, I also needed to pack an overnight bag. When you get a note like this, your promptly cancel all plans and get ready for the night!

This change of events was welcomed.

As soon as he got home from work, we headed out to drop off my son and daughter for the night and headed downtown. He had booked us a hotel a few blocks away from my favorite restaurant (where he had made reservations). As soon as we got there we got ready.

And I was lucky enough to have the perfect dress for the occasion!

I received a gorgeous black eShakti Ruffled Safari Twill Dress in the mail a few days before and couldn't wait to wear it out! As soon as I put it on I was in love. The dress did feel a bit tight even though I ordered the next size up per their measurement guide but it's nothing a few weeks at the gym can't take care of! 

I loved the look and flow of this dress. Not only did the cut flatter my larger belly, it also made me feel good wearing it.

I paired the dress with a gorgeous bracelet from Macy's Heart of Haiti collection and pulled my hair back into a simple side ponytail. Once I had the dress on, applied my make up and jewelry, and slipped on my shoes we were ready to go!

The dress is beautifully made and I felt gorgeous in it. I loved that I had the option of changing up a few options on the dress before making my final decision. With most of the dresses you can decide the sleeve length, length of the hemline, and the shape of the neckline. How amazing is that? And what you receive is a quality, beautiful dress that is bound to turn heads! 

Enter to WIN a dress for each season this year 

plus much more!

To read more about the other dresses available and see them in action, check out these amazing reviews from fellow bloggers:

Back to School with the Tea Collection

My son is a few short weeks away from starting his first day of preschool. And I couldn't be more excited! Not only is he ready to go, he asks every day if it's time for him to start preschool yet!

Needless to say, he and I are both ready.

To prepare for this exciting time we decided to make his first day of school extra special and pick out an outfit for him to wear. Now this might sound silly since its "only preschool" but think of all of the cute pictures I can get of him wearing his little backpack and walking to Mrs. Judy's house!

Butterfly Dot Dress in L | Dragon Dot in 3T

Or pictures of him refusing to smile and look at the camera because "Mommy takes too many pictures!"

Dragon Dot in 3T

Ahhh... jeans and a t-shirt, just his style! The Tea Collection's new Fall line is brimming with new and fahionable clothing perfect for any preschooler heading to school for the first time. It's great for little sisters who want to tag along as well!

The fashionable Nordic style Copenhagen Tee my son is showing off in the photo below fits his style to a T. He's obsessed with all things on-the-go and as soon as he saw the train on his shirt he demanded that I put it on him with some jeans. 

This is the perfect time to do your back-to-school shopping! Instead of fighting the crowds (and melting in the heat) why not check out what Tea has to offer. You'll have to check out all of the new arrivals! There are just too many styles on our wishlist to write them out here.

Lunefuld Playdress in L | Copenhagen Tee in 3T

Tea's clothing is not only fashionable but functionable as well. The fit and flow of each piece was perfect for each of my children. Even my skinny waisted son was able to comfortably fit into his pants without worrying about picking them up every five minutes.

The shirts my son has on fit perfectly in length and were easy to pull on and off his big head. I loved how soft each of the cotton pieces felt.

And the dresses my daughter is showing off were stretchy in all the right places making it easy to put on. The rouching on the Lunefuld Playdress and the cute eyelet added the perfect touches of detail to make this the perfect Fall look.

I know that come next Spring she'll still be able to wear these dresses with some leggings underneath.

Do you do your back-to-school shopping online or at the stores? 

Interested in doing a little back-to-school shopping?

Head on over to the Tea Collection and peruse their site. There's a few pieces that have already caught my eye for my next round of shopping.

And make sure to check out their Facebook page to keep up with the latest designs and styles to come! They also like to hang out on Twitter and love pinning new items on Pinterest.

Want to WIN a small shopping spree at the Tea Collection?

The Noise Girls have yet again put together an amazing giveaway event just for your family! And Tea has joined in on the fun to offer one lucky reader a $100 gift card to their website in this giveaway.

The For the Family giveaway event starts on September 1st so please remember to hurry back and enter for your chance to win. You won't want to miss what we have to offer!



Disclaimer: I received clothing from the Tea Collection for review purposes only. Regardless, I only recommend products or services I use personally and believe will be good for my readers. All opinions are my own and are not influenced by monetary compensation.

Lack of Fashion

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I know that I don't have much fashion sense. I usually wear frumpy "mom" clothes most of the time that either don't fit right or don't follow what's "in" with the current trend. I'm not trendy in anyway and usually shop clearance racks for random pieces instead of buying full outfits. But I'm trying to change. I'm trying to learn more about fashion and how dress more for my body type.


At times its hard though because I'm trying to lose weight and I keep thinking, "But what if I am only in these pants for the next two months? Or less?" I don't want to spend a good amount of money on clothes if I can't wear them in the near future. So I hold off and buy things that pass for decent in public and instead pick the more comfortable clothes that'll get me through the in-between stage (you know... inbetween one size and another?). And that gives me quite the interesting selection of clothes in my closet. Pair that with the fact that I hate doing laundry, well... I hate folding and putting away laundry, and you get a look that screams not put together.

I think that my lack of knowledge in fashion is not only affecting me but it's also starting to reflect on my daughter. Sure, she's only 10 months old, but she is so personable and adorable and she deserves to have that shown in the clothes she wears as well. We received boxes and boxes of hand-me-down clothes for both children but I'm finding that it was much easier to dress my son then it is to dress my daughter. Most days I am clueless in what to dress her in.

I think one of the biggest reasons (besides my lack of fashion) is because we didn't purchase outfits, we received pieces of outfits in the boxes that were given to us. And I am all for hand-me-downs. Being blessed to have such loving and caring friends who gave us so much is something I truly am grateful for. But the flower jeans don't have the cute shirt that matches and the adorable brown hat doesn't go with any of the other outfits in her drawer. So she wears that brown hat with something that doesn't go with it because, well, she needs a hat.

And when we go out to playdates with other friends I'm always second guessing what I put her in. Wondering if the other moms are thinking the same thing... what was I thinking? And if I'm being judged for what I wear and what I dress my daughter in. I mean, I don't think I've ever judged another mom for what they dress their kids in before (that I remember) but I know I've judged others for what they've dressed in to go out in public. Maybe it's no big deal to some, and in the scheme of things it really isn't, but I really want to start learning more about how to dress my daughter. That way when she's older she cant come back and blame me for any horrible baby pictures she may find.

Not everything is about fashion or the way we dress but in this world we live in your appearance does matter. I will teach my children to love what is inside and will try to raise them to be good, kind people but I know that they will also be judged for how they look and what they appear like on the outside. Hopefully my poor judgement won't harm them too much...

Do you worry about what your appearance says to others or are you confident in how you dress? Do you have any advice for me about gaining some fashion sense? Or fashion sense for my daughter? I'd love to hear your comments!