| blush dress c/o Chicwish | nude heels via Nordstrom | Chloe bag c/o Bag Borrow or Steal | my favorite Michael Kors watch (ON SALE) | the prettiest lip and cheek stain | a similar blush Chloe bag |

I am not normally one to wear a ton of color, but recently I have been trying to branch out. I am always so drawn to gorgeous colorful outfits like THIS or THIS!!!  Wearing entirely pink was a little outside my comfort zone but there is something so feminine and romantic about blush tones.

But the pièce de résistance of this outfit is.  this.  bag.  I was first introduced to the concept of renting designer bags while watching the first Sex and the City movie – (Jennifer Hudson and that Louis!!). I remember looking into it but then wondering why I would spend money to rent a bag when I could save up and buy one on my own.  Well now that I’m out of college and I have an income other than babysitting money, I understand why you would rent a bag!!  I may be able to save up for months or a year even, and be able to buy one great designer bag.  But I am not able to save up enough to buy a different designer bag every month.  Especially for the trendier types of bags, like the one I’m wearing above, I may not be able to wear it for years and years, so renting it for a month seems like the perfect solution!!  Wedding season is approaching, we go out more now that the weather is nice – there is always something going on, and it’s great to have a statement bag that I didn’t have to spend thousands on.  I found out about Bag Borrow or Steal via one of my favorite blogs, The Closet Crush.  Bag Borrow or Steal lets you borrow AMAZING designer accessories for month-intervals and then you can send it back once the month is up, or renew it or buy the bag at a discount if you love it. Have you have been debating about whether to spend the money on a certain designer bag – test drive it for a month first!!!  Maybe you will get the bug out of your system and then you will have saved so much money!!

Sorry I have been a little quiet on the blog recently. Exams just soak up all of my energy, but I only have ONE LEFT!!!!!!

I cannot wait to be done and then head to the beach!!

XOXO – EM