It’s a long holiday weekend and as if that were not enough to celebrate, last month was ON FIRE! I had my first proper vacation of 2016 during which I ate fresh lobster daily, snorkeled with the fishes, and drank banana daiquiri like it was going out of style; I achieved a couple of significant work milestones at my day job, joined a special photoshoot with two other influential beauty ambassadors for Paul Mitchell, saw both Adele and Coldplay in concert during the same weekend and managed somehow to end up within arm’s reach of both artists, received a surprise donut delivery from my car insurance provider (Metromile), followed by a couple of my favorite holidays: National Dog Day and Women’s Equality Day on August 26th. Plus Instagram launched their version of Snap Stories!

I don’t itemize my August highlights to brag, but rather to recognize an unusual concentration of fabulous moments that I really don’t want to forget or take for granted. August 2016 will go down in the history of my life as a truly kickass month. And I’m officially putting it out there to the universe that I am 100% on board with more months like August, so let’s do this!!!

I hope my readers have been lucky enough to enjoy some kickass moments in 2016 as well and I would love to hear about them. Leave me (and the universe) a comment below!

Oh, and I almost forgot: I also found this really cool silver fish scale sequin party dress and statement necklace. Budget-friendly, of course!

Silver Sequin Harness Dress: Missguided →  BOSS LADY TIP: Get 30% off your entire order this weekend PLUS free shipping with promo code LABORDAY  →  BONUS: Sign up for or log into your free Ebates account first so that you can get extra cash back on your Missguided purchase. It’s 4% cash back as of this posting.

Silver Rhinestone Statement Bib Necklace: c/o Happiness Boutique

Nail polish: OPI’s “Put it in Neutral” and if you’re curious about the rest of my beauty routine and products, I just published an updated list of my to 20 favorites!