New Beginnings!

Today I'm going to be launching a new part of my blog! As you know I'm a hairstylist currently working at the JC Penney salon inside Paradise Valley Mall. Aside from being a hairdresser, I pride myself in being a great bargain shopper. I'd like to use my expertise to teach some of you out there new ways to dress or accessorize. I really enjoy getting a good deal and I love going to vintage and thrift stores all around the valley and I'd like to pass along my findings to you all! Stick with me while I get it up and running, but it's something new that I really think you'll get a kick out of and maybe inspire you to do something different!

Today I went with my friend Kitti, who you may remember from one of my other posts, shopping at some really cool vintage stores in the Melrose district in Phoenix. The first store we went to was a really cool store called Retro Ranch. It is located at 4304 N. 7th Ave.

Retro Ranch is filled with all sorts of vintage finds including clothes, books, furniture and accessories. It's hard to not fall in love with something almost immediately after walking in. After some looking around, we managed to find some really cool outfits that I think you'll enjoy!

This first outfit we put together is perfect for spring! We first found a plain white camisole with a little bit of detailing on it, which inspired the outfit. Then we found some really cool loose shorts with floral details all over. Perfect for that Arizona heat! Then paired those with a brown leather belt with some enlarged features and some white shoes with a little bit of detailing! Oh baby! We loved this look!

Keeping in mind we were shopping on a budget, let's take a look at how much this cute little number cost us!
White Cami     $12.95
Floral Shorts    $14.95
Brown Belt      $14.99
Shoes               $39     
Total                $81.89 before tax

Obviously the shoes were the most expensive piece to this outfit. I know that I have some shoes at home that would have already matched this, but for those of you that may not we gave you the option to choose for yourself! Without the shoes our outfit total is $42.89 before tax! That's a smoking deal! Less than $50 for an outfit, talk about looking chic on a budget! We had also found a small leather purse that matched that is an option for accessorizing with as well for $16.95! All together including the purse that brings the total for this outfit to $98.84 before tax!

We had so much fun putting together this outfit and finding good deals. There will definitely be more style posts to come in the near future! Let us know what you think!