Follow Friday

Have you made your way over to my new blog yet?

I miss you! 

Grab your nicest bag and head on over to Curls and the City!

I've Moved (digitally!)

Please follow me over at Curls and the City.
I promise that we'll have a fun time!

Apartment Tour

For those that missed the last post, please feel free to check out and follow my new blog Curls and the City. I just posted an apartment tour! 

xo, Amy

Curls and the City

I've decided to start fresh. Or at least semi-fresh. I've moved my blog (insert groans here!!!). It would mean a lot if you would head on over to Curls and the City and follow me on Google Friend Connect so that you don't miss any exciting updates.

Cheers!

Neutral Nelly

Whipped out my new American Apparel pouch to accompany me on a journey to a Manhattan bar to do some oh-so-classy day drinking.

It was love at first use.

Paired it with some other similarly neutral colors because... well, that's just what I do. 

Please forgive me for my neutral-loving, urban-safari obsession. I did paint my nails a teenage-friendly blue AND I have sparkly sandals on. I'm trying, ok? :)

Top: Target

Shorts: Old Navy

Clutch: American Apparel (Large) in Taupe 

Shoes: Montego Bay at Payless Shoe Source

Nails: Sally Hansen in Blue Me Away

Toe Nails: Essie in Bike Ride

As always, keep up with me here:

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My milkshake brings all the boys to the yard

Lazy Summer days have definitely set in. A lot of outdoor food and drinking going on here in NYC. Last week I was heading out to a neighborhood bar for a drink with my friend and popped on this um, urban-safari look. I didn't think it was anything particularly special, but it was cute enough to get a boy's number. Ow, ow. Must be the sparkly shoes. Work every time.

Shopping ALERT!

I finally picked up one of those adorable must-haves-of-Summer, the American Apparel large leather pouch. I am in love. I got it in a taupe color which would have looked PERFECT with this outfit. 

Until I take some outfit photos with it, you'll have to stare at the gorgeous Krystal's face to see all the way she wears her clutch! My favs: here and here.

Tank: Old Navy

Shirt: Old Navy

Shorts: Old Navy (not sponsored, I swear!)

Shoes: Payless

Bracelets: David Smallcombe

Toes: Sally Hansen in Fushia Power

Apologies for the terrible photo quality. The lighting was off and there's only so much my skills in photo editing can do to fix! :)

 Feet pervs: this one's for you!

Outfit remix alert!

Remember when I wore this shirt back in December 2010? No?

 Check out that post, here.

Stay cool!
xo, AMY

Rompin' it

Hello! I think you should all head over to Jen's lovely blog, Jennifhsieh, to check out my guest blog post.

I wear a romper! And a denim jacket! Does that entice you as much as it does me?

xo, AMY

Museum Mileage

I had no plans on a beautiful Saturday afternoon, so I decided to take myself on a date around the Upper East Side of Manhattan. 

I used to live on the UES and would hop on over to the Metropolitan Museum of Art whenever I had some free time. Now that I live about 30 minutes away (which, I know, is nothing in NYC travel time) I find myself going less and less. I really wanted to see the Alexander McQueen exhibit at the MET, but the line was ridiculously long and I decided to save that for a slower, weekday visit.

I took some snaps along the way, including a few self-portraits which is ridiculously hard to do with a DSLR in hand! If you'd like to see a better view of the Target sundress that I wore, head on over to my YouTube channel for a 3D outfit of the day! :)

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After the Museum, I sat outside at a Mexican restaurant and enjoyed a Margarita and Tacos while getting in some solid people-watching. I think that if I ever decided to leave NY, I would miss the unique people-watching that this town provides. 

I think it's fun to eat at a proper restaurant alone... without a Kindle in hand! Shock, horror! I had nothing to read /look at/ pretend I was busy with. Luckily, sunglasses provide the perfect excuse to stare at strangers.

Couple strolling along Park Avenue/86th St.

l. Outside the MET 

r. Inside the MET

Glass doors? Photo opportunity!

Dress: Target / Sandals: NY + Co / Bag: Longchamp Le Pliage / Camera: Nikon D40

Kind of love glassware. Don't give me that weird look!

l. Sculpture near American Wing

r. Roof Garden sculpture

Roof garden sculpture and beautiful views!

Using the reflection on the glass building to photograph myself and the skyline! ha!

My arm is not strong enough to take more than 1 self-portrait with a Nikon DSLR.

Oh and that frizzy poof? 

Courtesy of NYC humidity :)

Always take the stairs! 

The cute girls behind me thought I was a nut job. 

Rightly so!!

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xo, AMY

What I Wore to Google HQ

This week, I had the awesome opportunity to head over to Google Headquarters in NYC for a YouTube Partner Program Meet-up. I met up with my YouTube gal pals MakeupbyMel and Cutiegingerbread for some free snacks and beverages (!) and lots of YouTube learning. We heard from a panel of successful partners which included two of my favorite vloggers: Soundlyawake and JPMetz. 

All in all, a fun way to spend a hot NYC afternoon. 

Here's what I wore:

JACKET: Old Navy

DRESS: Forever 21 (2+ years ago)

SHOES: Montego Bay at Payless

NAILS: Sally Hansen in Plum Burst

TOE NAILS: Wet 'n Wild in Red Rouge

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 l. to r. Me, Yuliya, Melissa

When gaining access to the Google offices, it is completely necessary to make complete fools of yourself and take photos with EVERYTHING that says Google.

Grainy cell phone shot of reception!

The distinguished panel of partners.

l. to r. Me and Nicola aka SoundlyAwake

I decided to give a very important speech which only consisted of me standing behind a Google platform pretending to give a very important speech.

Badged up!

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I love meeting up with my fellow bloggers and vloggers! 

Til next time, as always check me out here:

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DAILYBOOTH

xo, AMY

Take a Hike!

Every so often I decide it's time to get off the computer and get active! Stop laughing.

Last Summer, my best friend and I went on a not-so-romantic trip to Vermont to do some hiking and of course, to eat Ben + Jerry's. Hiking was such an exhiliarating and fun adventure, that we knew we had to keep up with it in New York once the weather began to cooperate.

Since we're both car-less city-dwellers, we took the 1 1/2 hour Metro-North train ride up to Breakneck Ridge and paced ourselves along for a 5.5 mile hike. It was definitely strenuous for two non-hikers, but using our feet, knees and hands, we somehow made it up the rocky climb all the way to the top and safely back down.

Unfortunately, we ran out of water along the way, and because of the desserted location, had to wait 3 hours to replenish our water supplies! Next time we will be more prepared. Oh yes, there will be a next time!

Do not doubt for a minute that we didn't curse each other, bugs, nature, thirst and the inventor of hiking all along the way. To say that we have potty mouths when we're hot, tired and hungry would be an understatement.

xo, AMY

Urban Heat

Hot Hot Hot Hot Hot. Those are the only words currently in my vocabulary. Oh wait, I'll add in SWEAT. It's been ridiculously hot in NYC over the last week, reaching the mid-90*s most days. I needed an outfit that I could stay cool in while drinking many-an-ice cold beers at Happy Hour :)

This is the look I came up with: 

TOP: Target Long & Lean Tank

SKIRT: Forever 21

BELT: Old Navy (I think!)

SHOES: American Eagle at Payless

NAILS: Revlon in Demure

BAG: Louis Vuitton Monogram Speedy 35 (not pictured)

Thanks to my lovely nameless, faceless friend for taking the shots of me above in his apartment. 

I've misplaced my DSLR's remote control which is why there have been so few outfit posts recently. I shall find it soon, I promise! Until then, go over to my YouTube channel and watch the last few outfit videos that I posted. Hopefully that will satisfy your Amy addiction :P

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He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named also took this hilarious shot of me and my hair. 

I kind of love it.

As always, keep up with me on Twitter, Dailybooth, and YouTube!

xo, AMY

Wedding Season

Anyone in their late 20s knows that May and June equal one thing... the dreaded wedding season! One of my closest friends from college married her college sweatheart this weekend in Connecticut, and I came along for the ride. It was actually a blast -- I saw tons of old college classmates that I hadn't seen in, gulp, 6 years! 

The food was tasty, the dancing was festive and the bride was beautiful. What more could you ask for? Oh yeah, a cute boy to dance with all night. Mission accomplished! :)

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Now onto the important stuff -- the clothes! I really wanted to wear something brightly colored in celebration of Spring and found this H&M dress at the last possible minute. It was a little low-cut for my taste, but I think I made it work somehow. I tossed a cream colored pashmina over my shoulders for the ceremony and felt respectable enough. 

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ARE YOU READY FOR SOME CREEPY PHOTOS?

I've said it before, but I choose not to show my friends and loved ones on my blog so that no one gets upset by any unwanted web presence. Hence the BLOB friends!!

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DRESS: H+M

SHOES: Vince Camuto at Nordstrom Rack

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And now for some hastily taken cell phone photos.

 Sorry, I didn't have my DSLR on hand!

Loved the criss-crossed back detail!

If only people still used Myspace, this would be the perfect photo!

Hope you enjoyed!

xo, AMY