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    Favorite Spring 2019 Trends

    Spring is here! I’m happy the calendar says it’s officially spring, but here in Arizona Spring weather comes early and is the sign hot summer weather is on it’s way. To celebrate spring’s arrival, and to keep my mind off…

    By essieofwho March 21, 2019
  • Blog,  Blogmas,  Blogmas 2018,  Clothing,  Fashion,  Haute Couture

    Favorite Runway Looks- Zuhair Murad Fall 2018 Couture

    It’s the last Wednesday of Blogmas and I feel sad that my series of my favorite couture runway looks from fall/winter 2018 is ending. I really enjoyed talking about my favorite runway looks and I would like to continue posting…

    By essieofwho December 19, 2018
  • Blog,  Blogmas,  Blogmas 2018,  Clothing,  Fashion,  Haute Couture

    Favorite Runway Looks- Givenchy Fall 2018 Couture

    It’s Wednesday again and that means another favorite runway looks for fall/winter 2018. Although I have multiple designers’ fall/winter runway looks I wanted to feature in today’s post, I picked Givenchy. I’ve known about Givenchy for years. Even though I…

    By essieofwho December 12, 2018
  • Blog,  Blogmas,  Blogmas 2018,  Clothing,  Elie Saab,  Fashion,  Haute Couture

    Favorite Runway Looks- Elie Saab Couture Fall/Winter 2018

    I know I’m currently in the middle of Blogmas, but I wanted to give everyone (Including myself) a break from Christmas posts to talk about something not Christmas themed. I love beautiful, pretty ballgowns and dresses. This time of the…

    By essieofwho December 5, 2018
  • Blog,  Clothing,  Lifestyle

    5 Favorite Fall/Winter Trends for 2018

    Fall is already here and it’s time to go shopping for new clothes in current trends. Although I don’t know if I’ll shop for current tend pieces, there are trends that I really love and might invest in. I narrowed…

    By essieofwho October 13, 2018
  • Blog,  Clothing,  Fashion,  Haute Couture,  Met Gala

    Top 10 Favorite Looks at the Met Gala 2018

    On May 7, 2018, the annual Met Gala was held in New York City. If you’ve never heard of the Met Gala, it is a yearly fundraising gala for the Metropolitan Museum of the Art’s Costume Institute and is the…

    By essieofwho May 12, 2018
  • Blog,  Clothing,  Fashion

    Favorite 2017/2018 Fall/Winter Trends- Did I Actually Buy Them?

    Spring is almost here so I wanted to go back and revisit my post about my favorite fall/winter trends to see if I actually bought anything I had on my list. This doesn’t mean that I will not eventually buy…

    By essieofwho March 17, 2018
  • Blog,  Books,  christmas,  Dior,  Fashion,  Holidays,  Lifestyle,  Shoes

    Christmas Presents to Myself- 2017

    Last year, after watching videos about what the Youtubers got for Christmas, I decided not to talk about the presents I received simply because I didn’t feel comfortable talking about what others bought me. Instead, I decided to talk about…

    By essieofwho January 16, 2018
  • Blog,  christmas,  Clothing,  Fashion,  Holidays,  New Year's Eve

    Favorite Holiday Dress Trends for 2017

    It’s that time of the year when there are parties to go to, which means there are Holiday dresses in the stores! I normally do not need to wear a nice dress for a party, but I still like to…

    By essieofwho December 7, 2017
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    Black Friday 2017 Haul- Charlotte Russe

    While Black Friday shopping last month, I decided to go into stores I do not normally go into. I discovered some of the new stores had items I wanted for a good price, but they were sold out of my…

    By essieofwho December 4, 2017
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Hello! My name is Jessica Anderson, formerly known as Mary Ruth Anderson online, and I am a woman who lives in the Sonoran desert of Arizona. I started this blog in order to encourage myself to fulfill my dreams as well as talk openly about anything I am interested in.

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