Insta-weekend

Happy Memorial Day Monday! Well, after a glorious weekend filled with family, friends, food and (lots of) drinks, I'm back to work here at color the coast. Unfortunately, due to some technical difficulties I don't have an outfit post for you guys. Instead I decided to give you a little recap of my weekend through instagram. So here we go...

started the weekend off right with some

 coconut mocha deliciousness from the starbs

favorite book of all time, and my current beach read

my best friend and I got these matching cups

for our margaritas!

my best friend's sister (soon to be mommy!!) sarah

these tiki torches kept blowing flames off the deck,

it was a little scary

my little craw fish friend

 a couple of the girls and I last night :)

Well, there you go that was part of my fantastic weekend. I hope you all had a good time this weekend, let me know what you did! Feel free to follow me on instagram! @amandamn. I'll follow ya back!

MDW Looks: Bikini Bod

Well lovely ladies, we can't talk about MDW outfits without bringing up the almighty swimsuit! I live in bathing suits in the summer, in fact I'm in one right now. I'm sitting outside enjoying one of the first real summery feeling days here in Jersey. As you can see, I have zero patients for this weekends arrival. Anyway, here are a few of my favorite picks for this season.

jcrew.

Jcrew is the place to go for your preppy summer swim suits. These are two of my favorite's from their 2012 collection. I love the navy blue and white polka dotted bikini (my favorite colors) and though I'm not usually a one piece girl this suit is so fashionable I couldn't pass it up.

kohls.

Love the ruffles on this adorable (and affordable) bikini!

target.

Target is definitely the place to go if you're looking for a stylish suit on a budget. They have a huge selection and they run for about $14.99 a piece. 

victoria's secret.

Victoria's Secret never fails me with their bikini collection. They are super sexy and always come in great prints and colors. I love the bandeau tops they have like the floral one above.

Hope you're all as excited as me to get in a swimsuit and on the beach! What's your favorite place to buy a new bikini?

MDW looks: Brunch Beauty

I hope you all have fabulous plans for this coming memorial day weekend. My job this week will be to make sure you're all dressed for the occasion by covering outfits you'll probably need this weekend. Above are two ideas for brunch/lunch events with your friends and family this weekend. Summer means showing skin, so make sure you follow my tips to get beautiful summer hair and skin here and here. Then show off all that hard work with a sundress. Both of the dresses above can be dressed up or down easily depending on where you're going. Add wedges to dress it up or put on flats to keep it casual. A blazer is also a great way to add some sophistication. The black and white nautical dress would look especially good with a bright blazer, like the one seen here. 

Summer's the perfect time for fun jewelry. Try rings and earrings in unique shapes and chunky bracelets in bright colors. Finally, don't forget to pop on a pair of shades!