From a young age, I’ve had a fascination with makeup. It started pre-YouTube so I really just took a whack at it and hoped for the best. As I’ve gotten older I’ve mastered my skills. […]
Category: Lex Thoughts
Political Fatigue: Going Back to the Pretty Stuff
So I wrote an article (never posted) because I was fired up. It’s not the first time I have written something and then decided not to share, but in this post I drew a very […]
Read: Obama’s Farewell Letter to America
For the last eight years I have seen a beacon of hope in the White House. I could write a five paragraph essay about why I appreciate Obama and what he did for this country, […]
2016 Was The Year My Style Evolved
I’m 27. You would think that the ship of caring what people think would have sailed already. I guess you can say I am a late bloomer because it was not until last year that […]
Lex’s 4 Year Blogiversary
Lex Loves Couture started as a Tumblr page with a black background and white text. Never in my wildest dreams did I expect for it to be where it is today. I just needed a […]
2016 Has Been A Weird Year To Be A Lot of Things
My mom always told me not to have a chip on my shoulder. She’d say, “When I go on an interview I think the fact that I’m black, an immigrant with an accent, and a […]
7 Easy Last Minute Bodysuit Halloween Costumes
So you don’t really care too much about Halloween, but you made plans for this weekend anyway. It’s way too late to order a costume and the costumes at Halloween stores are usually pretty terrible […]
I Dressed Like It Was Fashion Week For a Month
This past fashion week season I put a little more care into my looks. Typically I would buy a few key pieces and haphazardly throw outfits together each day. Those looks didn’t turn out terribly, […]
My Optimistic Hopes for Tonight’s Presidential Debate
Media outlets are comparing tonight’s presidential debate to the Super Bowl. To trivialize it and compare it to a sporting event sets it up to be a bad reality show before it even starts. In […]
What You Don’t See in the NYFW Pictures
I should preface this whole thing with I love New York Fashion Week. Right before a show starts, two men run in synchronization pulling the plastic that was covering the runway. Everyone gets settled in. […]
Instagram Launches “Stories”: Is there a point?
As a blogger it is important to see a purpose for every type of social media. Facebook/Twitter is where I share my blog posts. Instagram is primarily outfits with the occasional meme, food picture, or miscellaneous lifestyle […]
Why I’m Excited for the Summer 2016 Olympics
I’m not one chant “USA! USA! USA!” wildy in a crowd. You’ll very rarely find an American flag on my person. You see, I’m very proud to be American and do believe that I was […]
Social Media Etiquette: Wedding Edition
People get married all year long, but we are now officially approaching wedding season! Which means from now until early October every single weekend you are going to see a flood of “#MeetTheSmiths” type hashtags. […]
9 Essentials Every Girl Should Have at Her Desk
If you have a typical 9-5 job it means that you spend at least eight hours of your day sitting at your desk. Eight hours. When you really think about it, that’s more time than […]
When Is It Okay To Talk About Politics?
Whether you are for Hillary, Donald, Bernie. Ted, John, or hate them all, you have an opinion about this year’s election. With a presidential race as polarizing as this one it is hard not to. The […]
