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Wishing this baby was mine! Get my look: Joy Division tank found here, leopard turban (similar style found here), brown lace up boots (similar style found here).

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I am obsessed with Bloody Mary’s, but this bacon one from Union Kitchen & Tap is by far the BEST!

Me & my girl just lounging! I really need a hammock of my very own. Get Torrie’s adorable shirt here & her rad Oakley shades here!

My little baby girl playing peek-a-boo. Cutest dog ever.

My friend Katie from Silk & Honey swears by the GoSmile on the go whitening pen, and I trust her because she has some of the whitest teeth I have ever seen!!

My affirmation of the week… although this one may last a month!!

Thanks @biancasauceda for the blog love!!!

Aww how sweet!! Follow me on Instagram @Fashionlushxx.

Sorrrry guys, I really am not in the mood to do a fancy post today. I have been working like crazy this week and am just a bit burnt out. I am sure you all understand

#yolo

Okay, so I have EXTREMELY curly hair that I ~~always~~ most of the time can’t stand. The only, and I mean only, time it looks good is after I get after the ocean. The saltwater does the trick, only problem… it dries my hair out badly & I can’t swim in the ocean daily. I decided to find an alternative in the form of a beauty DIY, and I am beyond happy to say that I mastered the ultimate beach hair solution. It left my hair feel and looking soft, and the waves were just right.

Ingredients: an empty spray bottle, 1 cup water, 1 teaspoon of sea salt, 1/2 teaspoon of coconut oil, a few drops of tea tree oil (optional), and a drop of coconut conditioner (also optional).

Step 1: Fill your spray bottle with the water & add the 1 teaspoon of sea salt.

Step 2: Add your half teaspoon of coconut oil to your spray bottle.

Lastly: Add a couple drops of tea tree oil if you’d like, it is great for an oily scalp. You can also add a drop of coconut conditioner (great scent) to help keep your hair from drying out from the salt.

The Result: Okay, sorry for the picture cause it looks kind of weird, I had to kneel down next to a table and use my auto timer. So annoying!! Regardless, my hair looked great and felt great as well. I was pretty pleased with the result, and my boyfriend loved it too!

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I “met” Stephanie a few years when she was going to school here in San Diego, I say “met” because we never got the chance to hang out before she went back to Sweden, but we still got to talking via Facebook & had so much in common (especially an unbridled love for fashion). Now I have just got to make my way to Sweden to pay this lovely lady a visit… soon I hope!

✝ FLxx: Tell us a little bit about yourself?
SS: My name is Stephanie Strauch and I am 23 yearS old. I live in Stockholm with my BF, my clothes and…. wanted to say dog because I absolutely adore dogs but nope. No dog yet :(. I recently was living and studying abroad in San Diego for a year taking design classes, pr, journalism, and marketing at San Diego State University. I saw some badass skaters, laughed, drank cheap beer, and all the other stuff you do without reflecting over it. Now I am doing a little bit of it all. I work at the store Odd Molly (a Swedish brand), as well as my dads company as a customer booker, but most of all I am just loving life. (Sooo cheesy!)

✝ FLxx: How would you describe your personal style?
SS: One expression I picked up from the movie “Barcelona” is; I don’t know what I want, but I do know what I don’t want. I try not to define my style because honestly, so much is about how I feel when I wake up. LOL. No, but its easy to choose specific words to describe ones style. “I’m like this, I’m like that”…. I try just to be myself & I express myself through my clothes, and that all depends on my mood.

✝ FLxx: What is your typical go to outfit?:
SS: I love to break boundaries and miss-match (I hate when outfits look totally figured out). Stripes with dots and pink with orange. Huge gaudy earrings with an LA cap. My Harley Davidson jacket with a studded button down shirt OFC

✝ FLxx: What trends are you loving for Summer 2012?
SS: Chunky platforms with see-thru slingback straps, anything that looks like outer space, stars and planets, hoodies with corny prints like Donald Duck or The Ninjas, neat peep-toe shoes, anything in rose-gold, big chunky jewelry and… oh yes- I’m crazy about hats, caps, and headbands.

✝ FLxx: How about trends that you find to be cringe-worthy?
SS: Just following trends doesn’t make you stylish. Its like reading a book and learning the correct answers. Make the questions, don’t read and learn someone else’s.

✝ FLxx: What are your favorite places to shop?
SS: I mix vintage with regular shops all the time. The best vintage shops in Stockholm are located in “Söder” which means “South”. So yep – its on the south side of the town. We are also blessed with a lot of rad talented designers in Sweden. Just bought this lovely pink dress from ACNE (even though I hate pink I just had to buy it because otherwise I would probably not be able to sleep right, lol.) I also bought this sort of blue-grey batik jacket from RODEBJER, another Sweden gem – ohhh yes! These brands are pretty expensive, so unfortunately I cannot buy them as frequently as I’d like ;((( I also love H&M, lol = patriotic. We also have this store called WEEKDAY and MONKI. Its cray, almost everything is under 50 bucks and looks like a million. Okay, maybe not a million, but its like a more high-fashioned H&M. Price-worthy and playful. Kind of has a grunge influence.

✝ FLxx: Who are your favorite fashion designers?
SS: Right now; Isabel Marant because I could kill or something for those suede sneaker wedges. Yep!

✝ FLxx: Whom are your favorite models or style icons?
SS: I get inspiration mostly from movies. Old movies like Breakfast at Tiffany’s, Andy Warhol the fab Edie Sedgwick, and so on. Although I am in love with Chloe Sevigny. Marry me fab woman <3333????

✝ FLxx: Tell us all your most sacred beauty and/or fashion secret.
SS: I’m so baaaaad at gossip. *Awkward silence* :///

✝ FLxx: What is the most beloved item in your closet?
SS: LOL. That’s not fair. I literally can not answer that……….. buuuuuuuuuuut I love my vintage Louis Vuitton, my MJ, my Tag Heuer, my Hermés bracelet, a black long cardigan I bought at MONKI studded with silver buttons. It goes all the way to the floor <333. My Harley Davidson jacket, my black platforms sneakers, my batik pants, my vintage jacket with stars, the moon and the sun in blue and green patchwork, and…..

++ Thanks so much for being my FLxx Spotlight, Stephanie. I am now officially jealous of your life in Sweden!! Lucky girl.

[ Turquoise and gold hand piece found here. Crap sunglasses found here. ]

If you scoped yesterday’s post, you might have noticed that I went to the swap meet on Sunday. No better event to get in some serious people watching as well as some photo snapping! I loveee going to any outdoor shopping event- swap meet, street fair, you name it. I don’t know why, but something about this kind of shopping is quite appealing to me… and the fabulous weather didn’t hurt either!! Anyways, I had a really fabulous day and enjoyed checking out all of the great vintage records, the random things people are trying to get rid of, and socks… lots of socks?? Next stop, Rose Bowl!

[ Finally got to wear my black and white lace silk shorts (similar style found here)!!! ]

[ The M&M princess, if you know me... you know why

[ Vintage Harley Davidson tank (similar style found here), cow skull necklace (similar style found here), and roper boots (similar style found here) >> these 3 items are my go-to closet obsessions! ]

[ Bye-Bye swap meet, see ya next time! Oh, and if you like my bag as much as I do (literally I can't get enough of it), you can get a very similar one here. ]

[ Last, but not least, my swap meet finds! Teeny tiny rings for my fingers, a teeny tiny gold hoop for my tragus, incense holder & Nag Champa incense sticks (the best), and a mini Old English Sheepdog for my mama- she has 2 of 'em. ]

This weekend went by way too fast, and I am feeling a bit sad that it is now over (Monday blues I suppose). The countdown till next weekend has already begun. I cherish those few days of stowing away all electronics and being able to do whatever I very well please. This weekend I had so much fun spending time with new & old friends, BBQing, and hitting up Kobey’s swap meet with my man.

Here is how it all went down, in the form of photos…. enjoyyyyy ma peeps & stay tuned for what I wore to the swap meet