Beach Ready w/ Billabong + $250 Gift Card GIVEAWAY

Top: c/o Billabong

Shorts: c/o Billabong

Sandals: c/o Billabong

Bag: c/o Billabong

Hat: c/o LuLu*s [similar]

Sunglasses: c/o Woodzee

Bracelets: c/o Color by Amber

Is it too early to be excited for summer?

Cus I'm excited. Too excited.

Besides all the swimsuits that are going to start piling up in my closet, I think I'm most excited for the cute cover-ups I get to wear to the beach (or lake or pool or anywhere really). I looove wearing any sort of cover-up because it's basically wearing two outfits at once. You wear your cover-up to the beach then you take it off and show off your cute swimmies!

Well I couldn't wait for the official summer solstice to bust out my beachwear. Especially not when Billabong has all the goodies my summer wardrobe is dying for! Beachwear is all about being light and fun and this off the shoulder top is just that. I love the boho vibes it gives to the outfit, as well as how perfectly it goes with these floral shorts! I'm already internet stalking for more of both of these items because I cannot get enough. And of course, a beach look is not complete without some fringe: cue the sandals and bag. Woo! Also, I was getting major Coachella envy this past weekend so wearing this festival-esque outfit made things a tiny bit better. :)

Now let's get to the good stuff.

Billabong is giving you a chance to win a $250 gift card with an amazing GIVEAWAY!

If you've got no chill like me and you're ready for a summer wardrobe (or even a season appropriate spring wardrobe), then you need need need to enter this GIVEAWAY right now! What's a better way to kick off your summer than with a SHOPPING SPREE?!?

Just enter your info in the spaces below (make sure you use an active email account because that's how you will be contacted if you win!) and tell all your friends to enter too because you get extra entries for every friend you refer!

Good luck and may the odds be ever in your favor!

Cheers.

LuLu*s in Japan: Nara Deer Park

Poncho: c/o LuLu*s

Turtleneck Sweater: c/o LuLu*s

Leggings: Madewell

Boots: c/o Khombu

Hat: c/o LuLu*s

Phone Case: c/o LuLu*s

OH HEY THERE BLOGOSPHERE.

You stranger, you.

Yeah, yeah, I've been MIA for a little bit. Ten days traveling and ten days being sick will do that to ya. But I'm back now so hopefully all is forgiven.

I've been SO behind on my blogging that yes, I'm still posting outfits from my JAPAN TRIP that I took in JANUARY... smh. I'm playing catch-up now so you will be seeing pictures of ombre-Ariel pre-hair makeover, for those of you confused about why I'm back to being blonde-ish. I'm trying to get all my winter outfits posted before the weather gets too warm or else people will think I don't know what season I'm in...

We took these pictures when we visited Nara, a place that is known for their free-roaming friendly deer that are literally everywhere. I learned though that they become the opposite of friendly when you have food in your hands. I got swarmed by like 10 deer when I took out some crackers to feed them and they were not polite about snatching those crackers out of my hand. Then when I ran out of food they starting biting other things, like my jacket, poncho, and even my camera strap. Not nice at all. But if you didn't have food they just kind of hung out and didn't really give a crap about you being around. If you want to, you can watch the vlog from that day, HERE! :)

I loooooove this poncho because of how huge it is! It even doubled as a blanket when we rode the train and it got chilly because it was nice and thick. Also, this Brixton hat is not your typical hat. While most wide-brim hats are floppy, this one is made out of a stiff material so it holds its shape! A perfect fashion staple.

If you missed my previous two LuLu*s in Japan looks, check them out HERE and HERE!

Hope you guys have a fabulous weekend!

ps. Chris Pratt recently joined Snapchat and it's amazing. Add him: chrisprattsnap

Cheers.