Outfit: White Mocha Woods

It was a tad warmer the other day so Dom and I ventured into the woods. This is my favorite location to take outfit photos, I love the way it looks and there is no one around!

I cut my poor thumb at work, I cannot even remember how I did it. I thought I'd mention it since you can visibly see it in this photo, hahaha.

Usually when Dominick and I have coffee dates, we don't actually stay in the shop. We tend to wander around and go to the park. Something about being out in the cold with a delicious warm drink is so wonderful.

I have to tell you guys how amazing August Wrinkle is! I love everything they have sent me. The ampersand ring that I am wearing is so adorable. I am so excited to be actually wearing a ring! I really love everything in their shop and I think it is most definitely good quality stuff for the prices. 

Dress- c/o August Wrinkle

Cardigan- F21

Tights- Payless Shoes

Booties- Thrifted

Colorful satchel- c/o August Wrinkle

Wooden triangle necklace- Thrifted

Wooden hello brooch- c/o Bottle of Clouds

Ampersand ring- c/o August Wrinkle

I was so excited to find this cardigan in the clearance section of Forever 21. It has elbow patches!

Do you like to go on coffee/tea dates? Where do you usually go?

Xo Chloe.

Shabby Apple Giveaway!

Hi there! I have an awesome giveaway for you guys from Shabby Apple today! One lucky reader will win a $50 shop credit to Shabby Apple!

This giveaway is open to us residents only, sorry! Please leave an email address so I can contact the winner. This giveaway will end on the 23rd of March.

Entries

1. Visit Shabby Apple and tell me which dress is your favorite in a comment
2. Follow Lazy Explorers on GFC or Bloglovin
3. Like Lazy Explorers on Facebook
4. Like Shabby Apple on Facebook
5. Tweet this: "I just entered to win a @shabbyapple giveaway on @lazyexplorers blog!"


Good luck! There are tons of cute dresses to choose from! I bought some high-waisted bathing suit bottoms with a shop credit I won a while back. They are so perfect and well made.

Xo Chloe.

GlossyBox Review/Unboxing (Feb)

Oh man, I am a tad tardy with this unboxing. Actually, I am late on most things right now. Unfortunately, I am a full time student and I cannot dedicate all of my time to this blog, as much as I'd love to. Oh yeah, and the spring break I mention, I literally gave myself a break...I have done nothing. Anyways, Glossy Box sent me another box to review, which was a pleasant surprise because I was not expecting to receive another one. Woo! Here we go!

Products mentioned:

Da Vinci Mineral Shimmer

LiSi Cream Eyeliner

Evologie duo

Nail Rock Wraps

LiSi Color Glaze

Bvlgari Soap

My hair is looking quite voluminous in this video, I don't know what I did there. Anyways, I did like the color glaze. The color was pretty nice and it matches my favorite lipstick. I tried out the Evologie duo, but I'm not sure that it really helped anything. I didn't really notice a difference. I am afraid to try the soap, my skin is so sensitive. I gave the mineral shimmer to my sister, I am not a fan of sparkly things on my face so that had to go. I was a bit excited in the video, but when I went to put it on, I couldn't do it.

What did you get in your box? Are you signed up for any subscriptions?

Xo Chloe.

Outfit & Interview: Floral Prints & Common Sense

The lovely miss Rachel of Floral Prints and Common Sense is here to do an outfit & interview! She is seriously thee cutest so you have to pop over to her blog. She also has a pretty amazing Etsy shop, where you can see her make the goofiest faces and buy the sweetest clothes!

1.Hi! I want to start off by saying that I love your blog and your shop. What made you decide to start blogging? 
Thank you so much! I decided to start blogging a year ago after seeing some really cute girls and their blogs via tumblr. I wanted to showcase my outfits and DIY crafts, and it seemed like the perfect community in which to do so!

2. Your shop is filled with cute things, and the way you model them is so fun and silly. Who takes your photos? Is this experience as fun and silly as it appears?
Most of my photos are taken by me with a tripod, but sometimes I grab my boyfriend and bark some orders at him from in front of the camera! Sometimes it is really funny (I end up laughing a lot while making the faces and there are a lot of outtakes that look even sillier than the ones I use), but this time of year it’s been rushed because it’s just so cold! 

Coat: Wet Seal

Shirt: Goodwill

Pinafore, Floral crown: handmade

Shoes: Target+DIY

Socks: Old Navy

3. So you major is illustration, are there any projects in the future? Do you plan on selling prints and more paintings? Commission work?

I currently sell a few prints in my shop, and I do commissioned portraits, buttons, and headers for $15-$20, but something I’m really really really excited for is my senior thesis that I’ll be starting next year! I plan on doing a line of my own clothing, decked out with hand illustrated fabrics! I am so pumped, if it doesn't get approved I’ll probably be crushed.

4. You always have the cutest outfits! Where is your favorite place to shop? (If it is a thrift store, then which is your favorite and why)
I love Modcloth, of course, but the place I spend most of my time is the Goodwill in my home-town! On weekends they have a dollar rack, and it’s really hard to resist something when it’s that cheap! Plus the thrill of the hunt is unbeatable, it makes me feel like an adventurer or something.

5. What is your favorite color combination and how does it make you feel? (I feel like oatmeal, brown, and orange colored things make me feel more cozy.)
Ooh that does sound like a cozy color combo! I really like neutrals because they make me feel elegant, but the colors I wear most are red and blue. Blue makes me feel pretty and sweet, like little bow peep or something haha, and red makes me feel powerful and motivated. Like if I don’t know what I’m doing, at least I’ll look like I do!

6. What is your most favorite clothing piece you own? 
Eeep, I love so many! Maybe this one dress I made, that has cloud fabric for the top and waves drawn on the skirt. I’m really proud of it, and I think it’s really pretty!

7. You hand-make some of your own dresses, how long does it take you? Are you a pro by now? Will you be selling any of your designs?
Honestly, when I make a dress, I basically do it overnight. I get into this motivated design frenzy and just sew like a madwoman into the wee hours. I’m hardly a pro seamstress, though. I get a little (a lot) impatient with hemlines and am basically self-taught. I do plan on selling some simpler, hand-stamped designs, if not this summer, then probably next year!

8. I noticed that you are pretty much always wearing lipstick. What is your absolute favorite brand and color? (I am always on the hunt for a good lipstick)
I loooove lipstick. My first priority is long wear, and I’ve found that Revlon stays really well. I love orangey reds, and the Ultimate Suede and Colorstay are both really great. I have started liking the Sephora brand of liquid stains recently, too. They smell like icing.

9. What is your favorite blog and why?
That’s a tough one because I love so many! I really love reading Delightfully Tacky, Lost in the Haze, and The Pineneedle Collective! I really just love quirky personal style and cool DIYs.

10. What are a couple goals you have for this year? 
This year I really want to just get better at things! I want to make some more dresses, and get my Etsy shop off the ground, and improve my illustration.


Thanks so much for doing this post, Rachel! I love your outfit so much! You look like a doll. Also, you guys can check out the DIY for her pretty shoes!

Xo Chloe.