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Must See Styles + Trends To HUNT DOWN On Your Next Mall Haul | #FoundAtSimon

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Maybe it’s the sunshine or maybe it’s that calendar that quick fills up with summer BBQ’s and Beach days– whatever it is– there is no denying that once the temps start rising it is hard to resist the urge to refresh your closet with some of the latest summer trends and styles.

Today, I am kicking off another month of Insta-takeovers with our sponsor, The Mills At Jersey Gardens and sharing a few of my favorite styles, trends and Father’s Day gifts!

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Must See Styles + Trends To HUNT DOWN On Your Next Mall Haul

BOHO  CHIC

Boho styles (often known as “festival style”) have become increasingly popular over the past few years. There is of course boho for every season, but the summer is especially perfect to rock this easy, breezy style.

Think: Tassles, Lace-ups (everything from gladiator sandals to shirts and dresses), tassels, tie-dye, crochet and tribal prints

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(Above styles from American Eagle Outfitters at The Mills At Jersey Gardens)

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NEONS, NEUTRALS + POM POMS

Nothing says summer quite like Neon and this season I’m especially loving the mix of boho tassels and poms with your basic neutral colors .

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(Above styles from Steve Madden at The Mills At Jersey Gardens)

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DIP DYED SWIM + BEACH GEAR

Electric blues, muted purples– everyone from Gigi Hadad to Rhianna is parading around these days in some form of this 60’s throw back-trend & this year it is particularly popular when it comes to swim wear.

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(Above styles from Century21 at The Mills At Jersey Gardens)New Jersey Fashion Blogger Corine Ingrassia + Simon Malls

OFF THE SHOULDER TOPS (**the must have of the season**)

Perhaps the ultimate combo of sweet and sexy, off the shoulder tops and dresses are the must-have of the season.

Flowy + drapy, cropped or with straps, there are a wide variety of styles when it comes to this trend– so play around with it and find your favorite.

New Jersey Fashion Blogger Corine Ingrassia + Simon Malls

(Above style from Banana Republic Outlet at The Mills At Jersey Gardens)

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 Want to see more?

Follow along today and every Tuesday in the month of June!

The Mills will also be teaming up with some more savvy and stylish bloggers in the tri-state this month.

6/14 – Suzanne Cohen of Gotham Love

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6/21 – Yours truly will be back! Woot!

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6/28 – Dana Praag of Daily Fashionista 

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Join in the fun every Tuesday in June!

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Disclosure: Simon Malls is a paid sponsor of Complicated Mama. 

February Takeover Fun At The Mills At Jersey Gardens

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If you follow me on Instagram, you probably know that I was away this weekend in Destin Florida (more on that soon!). I flew home into Newark Airport and do you know what’s only N I N E minutes from Newark Airport? ….

My favorite outlet mall, The Mills at Jersey Gardens, whom I will be teaming up with more in this year for some shopping show and tell.
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While there’s no denying I love outlet shopping in EVERY season, there are a few things that makes outlet shopping in the early winter months fun:

  • Redline clearance items (that you can score additional savings with with a coupon!) – I love me a good deal.
  • Winter apparel starting to appear on the sales racks
  • Seeing all the pretty formal/prom dresses on the rack. Even though I (unfortuantely) don’t have any formal events coming up and my prom days are long gone, I love browsing– but more than loving to browse the formal wear– I LOVE finding red carpet look a like dresses! 
  • Valentine’s Day sales! There are some great deals to be had on things like jewelry, handbags and shoes (pssst! Nine West outlet? 50% off the entire store!)
  • President’s Day sales!  Last year I had an amazing haul at Saks Off Fifth. Hoping for the same this year *fingers crossed!!*
  • Making a mental wish list for spring. This is the time of year that I like take note of the colors, patterns, cuts popping up in store displays. Observe and mentally file away what you like and get your comparison shopping on!

Follow along today!

Today, I am taking over the Mills’ Instagram account and sharing some of my favorite finds from my trip. I would LOVE for you to stop by and check it out– I really found a variety of great deals on this visit– Valentines Day, Prom, Communions– oh, my!

MORE FINDS + TAKE OVERS EVERY WEEK IN FEBRUARY

The Mills will also be teaming up with some more savvy shopping bloggers in the tri-state this month.

2/9 – Diane Nassy of Philzendia

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2/16 – Yours truly will be back! Woot!

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2/23 – Brianne Manz of Stroller In The City

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Join in the fun every Tuesday in February!

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Disclosure: Simon Malls is a paid sponsor of Complicated Mama. 

Takeover Tuesday: Cozy Fall Finds At The Mills At Jersey Gardens

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(Find out where I scored this super cozy, oversized sweater for just $15!!!)

Happy November, friends!

October seemed to pass by in the blink of an eye and the new month brings an even crisper autumn chill and cozier styles.

Two of my favorite fall styles are blanket scarves, and over-sized sweaters– and this sweater is perfection not only because it is incredibly soft, but because it was $15!!

(This is where I confess to buying it in multiple colors…)

Today I am back over at @TheMillsAtJersey (on Instagram) sharing some of my latest finds (including this one) for the dropping temps we are beginning to feel.

From fringe, to booties, sweaters and more– hop on over and check out my favorite deals and styles you can snag for yourself or someone on your holiday list.

oh, yeah... I said the “H” word! Let the count down begin!

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Disclosure: Complicated Mama is proud to partner with Simon Malls & The Mills At Jersey Gardens

Getting Crafty With Printables + DIY Instagram Lamp!

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There is nothing I love more than a fun printable craft. Seriously, when it comes to crafting for a party, a DIY gift, I have relied on my handy dandy laptop and printer more times than I can count.

Today, I wanted to show you my latest and greatest printable party creation as well as share a super awesome DIY Instagram Lamp!

My kids know that when it is their birthday, no matter what their vision is, somehow, someway, Mom will make it happen. I’ve done Spiderman birthday parties, Night owl pajama parties, a LAZY TOWN birthday when literally nothing Lazy Town was even available in the states– each time, my secret weapon for pulling it all together has been computer and printer.

This year, my sassy 5 year old had a very specific birthday party theme in mind. She told us in no uncertain terms “I would like a cake with puppies … dressed like princesses”  … unique, for sure.

But as strange of a request as it was, and as busy as life has been with the move and back to school,  I was on a mission to make this Princess Puppy thing come to life.

To make this one-of-a-kind cake, I pulled out our laptop and began Googling for some inspiration.

HP TOUCH SMART LAPTOP
HP Pavilion Touch Smart Notebook– MSRP $299.99

Geek moment: I am obsessed with this touch screen and that I was able to customize my desktop apps.

Finally, I devised a plan. I would make a simple Kit-Kat cake that I’ve been seeing floating around pinterest and decorate it with some puppy princess cake toppers. Simple, easy, super impressive to a 5 year old.

When I found cute images of puppies dressed like princesses, I created a document with these various images, sent it to our printer, cut them out, and laminated them onto toothpicks with duck tape.

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Birthday parties aren’t the only time printable crafts look impressive. Check this out!

DIY Instagram Lamp!

If you are an Instagram addict like I am, this is a crazy fun way to display some of those mobile photography skills you’ve acquired.

Great DIY Instagram Photo gift!

For Instructions click here

This project is just one of many featured on HP’s new crafty community site called HP Create!

This new community has a plethora of ideas and customizable printables from the HP Inspiration Crew for anyone  looking for unique ways to capture, showcase and preserve special memories…even on a time crunch.

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Sponsored Post Disclosure: Complicated Mama has partnered with HP for this 3 part sponsored post series.  An HP Pavilion TouchSmart 11 and an HP ENVY 4500 e-All-in-One printer was provided by HP as part of my participation.

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