May Favorites

Hey Y'all! So as you can tell from the title, I'm going to be showing you guys some of my favorite things from the month of May! I don't have very many, mostly just because I haven't tried many new things. But the things I do have I know you'll love, so I highly recommend you look into them because they are great products! So with out further ado, here are my May Favorites:


Clothes/Fashion-

My first fashion favorite are my Krass and Co. Shorts. Yes, they are pretty expensive for athletic shorts, but the quality is AMAZING and their patterns are super cute and unique! I have worn them with so many different tops and they look great. My school's dress code requires the length of your shorts to reach your finger tips (most nike shorts don't do this for me), and these reach that perfect length on me. You can purchase my pair here!

My next Clothes Favorite is this seersucker dress I wore to my graduation breakfast earlier in the month. It's green seersucker, and if you look in the bottom corner, it has my monogram! I paired it with gold Jack Rodgers and gold accessories. I am in love with this dress and I keep trying to find an excuse to wear it again. You can buy it from Belk (on a SUPER great sale) here!

My last fashion favorites are my chacos and my chaco wrist wrap! I know that these shoes are super popular and all of my friends have them and love them, so I decided to give them a try. At first, they rubbed against the bottom of my feet and heel (giving me bad blisters), which I was really upset about because I wanted to be able to wear them a bunch. But then I broke them in and they are the most comfortable thing ever! When I bought my Chacos at Kinnucans (no longer available there, but i found them on the chaco website), I got a chaco wrist wrap free! I honestly don't get the point of it other to be a bracelet and I thought that I would never wear it, but I was wrong! I now find it super cute and wear it almost all the time. It looks good with almost everything, which is pretty surprising. You can get my wrist wrap here (I have the color 1000)

Makeup/Beauty:
My first beauty favorite for the month is the Rimmel Match Perfection Foundation. I picked this up the afternoon before my graduation in a hurry because I needed something with more coverage than my BB cream I normally wear. I chose this one because I had heard great things about Rimmel foundation and because it was the cheapest option. When I got home and applied it, I was blown away by how great it was. It's the same consistency as BB cream, making it super light weight, and has perfect coverage. I got mine at wallgreens, but I'm pretty sure you can get it anywhere in stores and online where makeup is sold.

My next makeup favorite is the NYX butter gloss in apple strudel. I normally hate lip gloss, but I love this one! It's a beautiful light pink color that stays on a long time and gives off the perfect amount of shine. Another bonus is that it smells like cinnamon apple! I picked this up at Ulta, but you can also find it online and at Target.

My next beauty favorite for the month of May is the OPI nail polish in Suzi's Hungry Again. It's a really pretty pinky coral color perfect for summer. I got mine in a set with another polish from Sally's Beauty Supplies, but it can be found almost anywhere where OPI is sold.

I've also been loving the Maybelline studio precise eyeliner. I'm really bad at doing liquid eyeliner to myself, so I thought maybe this pen could help me. I still haven't mastered it yet, but I'm getting pretty close! If you have any tips, please let me know!

My last May beauty favorite is the Batiste dry shampoo. I'm sure a lot of you have heard about this. There's nothing super special about it, except the fact that it works really well and smells amazing! I'm definitely repurchasing this in the future!

Miscellaneous Favorites:
My first random May favorite is Ice Breakers gum. I really like this gum because it tastes great and gives you fresh breath (the flavor also lasts for a REALLY long time). Also, I find these little cubes to be the perfect amount. There isn't too much gum that it's not comfortable, but then again it's just enough to blow a pretty decent bubble, which is hard to find in most sticks of gum.

 





















Another random favorite of mine has been this candle. It's from bath and body works and I don't think it's sold any more, but It smells amazing! I got it right after Christmas at their huge semi-annual sale. I just started burning it a bunch and I looooove it. It makes my room smell fresh an clean while also making it smell warm and cozy.

My next favorite is my Lilly Pulitzer Croakies, or Sunglasses strap. I got them on sale and I think they are super cute and convenient. I use them all the time and you can get yours here. (mine are in the pattern sippin' and trippin', which they no longer sell online)

My last favorite from May is Shawn Mendes's album Handwritten. I found Shawn through his vines about 2 years ago. I haven't really kept up with him recently, but I knew what a big success he had become. I decided to give his album a listen, and now I'm hooked. I love almost all of the songs, my favorites being Never Be Alone, Stitches, and Aftertaste. This album is super chill and great if you aren't in the mood for loud, really upbeat music. It's basically all acoustic, which i think is unique and different.

So that's it for my May Favorites! I hope you all enjoyed it and I hope to make this a monthly thing. I will see you all on Thursday with another Thursday Thoughts post (hopefully better than the last one (; )


                                          I love you guys!
                                                                Bridget <3
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#ThursdayThoughts: Nostalgia

             
WARNING: This post has no direction or meaning whatsoever and i have no idea why i'm even posting it, but here it is. It's also 2am so I'm tired which means my writing probably sucks, So I hope you don't totally hate this.


            Nostalgia (noun)- a sentimental longing or wistful affection for the past, typically for a period or place with happy personal associations. This is something I've been feeling pretty often recently. I recently graduated from eighth grade from the school I've been at since preschool. I've known the majority of people in my grade since we were 5, some of them I've known since we were 2. Even if we never got along or if we never spoke to each other, I'm going to miss them. A lot. I'm not going to miss them in the way that you miss a best friend, but I'm going to miss their presence in my everyday life, as insignificant or small as it may have been. I'm going to new high school, one where I will not know anyone. I'm extremely terrified, and definitely not as excited for high school as you think I would be. Anyways, I the whole reason I'm writing this is because of nostalgia, not because I want to give you guys my life story. I've been looking back at old pictures, watching some of my old favorite movies, and rediscovering some of the things i used to do or play with when i was little. I've watched all three High School Musicals, 2 seasons of Hannah Montana, and listened to some my playlists from 5th and 6th grade. It brought back so many memories. At my graduation, one of my friends made an amazing speech that made me tear up a little. She talked about all of these memories that we all had as a class, and even some that just our individual friend group had. She mentioned class trips, projects, and field days. That's when it really hit me that I will miss every single person sitting around me. I know that i may never see some of these people again, but I also know that I've made some amazing lasting friendships.

           So I think that's about is for this post, and super sorry it was kinda rambling, but that's what Thursday Thoughts are for! It's just me writing down my thoughts :)



                               I love you guys and I will talk to you Monday with a brand new post!
                                                              Bridget 


PS- If you want to follow either of my instagrams, they are @pastelpreppy and @bridget.greer!        

Finals.

            Finals. AKA the week where almost everyone in your class becomes an antisocial, stressed, and exhausted mess. My finals are starting on Monday of next week and end on Wednesday (also my last day of school!!!!). I am currently studying my butt off while trying to keep up with all of the other homework my teachers are giving us. I guess you could say that this post is a way to procrastinate on my History study guide. The only upside to exams is early release, which is great until you realize that your parents will make you spend the extra time studying (seriously someone please send help I'm drowning in note cards and old Religion class notes). I'm also hoping for my school's announcement that we can show up in sweat pants instead of our regular uniform, but I don't think my teachers are that kind :(. Anyways, I just wanted to give y'all an update and let you know that the main reason i haven't been posting on my instagram as much this week is because of all of this chaos. I wish everyone taking exams and finals good luck and congrats to every one graduating! I hope you enjoyed this short, rambling, post, and I will try my hardest to get another short post up for you guys this weekend!


                                         --- Bridget (The antisocial, stressed out, exhausted mess ;) ) <3


P.S.- You can follow either one of my instagrams if you want! @bridget.greer & @pastelpreppy    

Blair Waldorf. Enough Said.

          Hey y'all! So from the title, I'm sure you could figure out what this post will be about. And that is Blair Waldorf. For those of you who don't know, Blair Waldorf is one of the lead characters in the show gossip girl. Sadly, it isn't on TV anymore, but that's what netflix is for, right? I'm watching season 2 episode 2 as I'm typing this, so obviously I'm not very far into the series. The main reason i'm writing about Blair is because of her style. I'd say that her style is a mix of preppy, classy, modern, and resort chic. She is definitely one of my fashion icons. I believe that her style is timeless, much like Lilly Pulitzer and Kate Spade (seriously, she looks like she walked right out of their websites and into real life). So without further ado, I'm going to show you guys some of my favorite outfits that Miss Waldorf has worn.
      This is one of my favorite Blair outfits simply because of the colors. I love the mix of the orange and yellow. I also love the shorts. The flowy, breezy cut make them perfect for spring and summer while the length still keeps everything classy.
 This dress is another one of my favorites. I mean do you see how she rocks those horizontal stripes?! The silver, chunky jewelry goes well with the structured look of the stripes.
 The dress. The shoes. The belt. The bag. Everything about this is perfect.
 This is by far my favorite outfit. It reminds me so much of Lilly Pulitzer. The head band adds to the already retro look of the ensemble. The metallic flats give it a more chic look as well.
 This dress is amazing. The dark purple compliments her brunette hair perfectly and the zebra print shoes add a hint of edge without being too tacky and overpowering.
 Ooooh the vitamin water white party dress. Always a classic.
 Someone please point me in the direction of this dress, because I need this in my life.
 A Headband appreciation picture is very necessary in a blog post about Blair.
 This bathing suit is amazing. We now live in a world where a lot of us feel pressured to wear bikinis. Blair shows that a one piece doesn't have to look frumpy or boring.This sunflower printed suit is just the opposite. It looks very chic and high fashion, something that I've seen in only a few good bikinis.

                     So, next time you're looking for something to wear, remember:




Thank you guys for reading! I will have a new post up super duper soon! Oh, and how would you guys like it if I did one of these with Serena? Let me know! I love you guys and i will talk to you next time!
                            xoxo,
                                     Gossip Girl {jk it's Bridget ;)}


P.S. If you would like to follow either one of my instagrams, they are @bridget.greer and @pastelpreppy :)

Welcome!

                                Hi there! My name is Bridget and this is the first post on my blog! So this little post will just be about me and what I would like to accomplish with this blog. First things first, the name of my page is obviously The Pursuit of Preppy. This might be a little self-explanatory, but I named it this because I love preppy everything! I can spend hours looking through Pinterest or Instagram at different preppy outfits, rooms, you name it. For this blog, I am going to mostly base it around fashion, but knowing me, you shouldn’t be surprised if a makeup review, DIY project, or even a post with pictures that I’ve taken pops up every once and a while. As for the current layout of my page, it clearly needs some work. I am no graphic designer, but I am currently trying to fix that and make things easier for you guys to navigate! This is really all I can think of right now, so sorry for the super short (probably super boring) post! Expect a new post from me very soon and I will talk to y’all next time!

P.S: If you would like to follow either one of my Instagrams, they are @bridget.greer and @pastelpreppy :)