Mocha Fox Makeover!

You might have noticed that I did a little sprucing up around the place... 

That's right, I gave the blog a makeover! Not that I didn't love the custom design I started this place on, but with my birthday in sight it just seemed right.

I have to thank Crissy of Candypow and her awesome store SilentDaisy for the great layout. 

Would love to know what you guys think... 

Do you approve of the new and improved Mocha Fox?

Daily Dozen Contest!

I just found out by accident that my photo of Jasper crunching on ice cubes was picked for National Geographic's Daily Dozen. If it get's the most votes, I'll be published in the magazine! Can you help me make my dream come true? 

VOTE HERE

I'm located at the bottom.

Please share this via social media and help me get as many votes as possible before the end of the day!

London & Lace

This is obviously a pre-bangs post. Since my beloved shutter remote died (and my new one still isn't here yet!) I had Kris help me out when he was here. It was a bit of a struggle since he needed some basic photographer 101 training but I'm pretty proud of how well he did!

I stumbled across TOBI awhile back and was drawn in by so many amazing pieces that I just had to own. Usually I never ever ever buy shorts or pants online because it's very rare that they work out for me. However, drawn by the 50% discount off my first order, I decided to take a risk. I loved the look of these peach tie dye lace shorts and when I got them in the mail... I was so pleasantly surprised!

They were a perfect fit! I loved how they looked and how comfortable they were! I can't get over the lace detail on the sides which gives it a little something special and the color is fantastic! I've never had peach colored shorts before! I'm hooked for life on this store now.

I picked up this hooded tee because hello.... Anything with London on it I have to have. It's extremely comfortable, really soft on the inside and will be much more comfortable to wear when it starts cooling off. 

Hooded Tee: Charlotte Russe

Shorts: TOBI

Bracelet: Unknown

As you can see I'm obviously starting to lean towards fall clothing items. I love summer but I'm soooooo ready for fall. I even went downtown the other night in a thin long sleeve. It was paired with shorts of course! It's still way too hot to not show some skin. I love pairing opposite seasonal clothing together... Tanks with jeans, hoodies with shorts. I'm always comfortable!

New customers at TOBI get 50% off their first order and all new items are always 30% off so snatch up that item you've been lusting over!

*This is not a sponsored post. I was not provided anything, all items paid for out of my own pocket.

Live every week like it's Shark Week

If you know me at all then you know I love the ocean and everything about it.

Including sharks.

So naturally....

I LOVE SHARK WEEK.

I mean you've got survival stories, crazy breaching, and shows about ancient giant dinosaur sharks that might still exist? THAT'S JUST AWESOME.

It's not all about Great Whites and shark attacks though.

Look at how cute this little guy is! That's a Port Jackson Shark. It's adorable.

I love the fact that the Discovery channel has dedicated an entire week to ocean conservation and destroying myths about sharks as well as bringing awareness to cruelty these predators endure. Shark finning is the most disgusting and sad thing ever. Sharks kill maybe 5 people a year while millions of sharks are slaughtered per year for their fins.

So show your love for the sharks!

Tell everyone to get out of the way...

Because it's shark week and you might just learn something awesome!

Follow me on Twitter so we can chat about one of the greatest weeks ever! 

Bangarang

So if you follow me on Twitter then you'll know that this happened yesterday...

I got bangs y'all! Like, actual thick bangs that aren't whispy and ridiculous!

At first I wasn't sure I liked them but they are really growing on me and I got quite a few compliments last night.

Best part?

For some reason they make me feel like I look British. So that's a win.

What hairstyles are you loving?

Would you ever take a crazy hair risk?

Discovering Vinyl

So... Funny story. I had taken a whole bunch of great pics I planned for this post and then I deleted them by accident when I was trying to figure out what was wrong with my broken shutter remote. Since I already threw away the packaging and stuff.... Well I had to throw this together last minute.

Anyways.

I love vinyl. So very very much. I think all music sounds better on a record player and I love going to Zia or thrift stores and discovering awesome vinyl for cheap. I can hear you guys asking, do you have any Prince on vinyl record? Fear not! I'm pretty positive I have every album of his. And also some Monty Python. It's like finding a diamond when I stumble across a Monty Python record.

It's fitting then that I randomly came across Feedbands on Twitter. I recently mentioned them in my last Foxy Things post and wanted to share my first experience using them with you guys.

The concept is pretty simple. Every month, you get a spanking new vinyl record in the mail of an undiscovered band. The record is always a first pressing which makes it a collectors item. You can download the Feedbands app to vote for the band you want to be released the following month. You get to discover cool music you might not usually listen to. And if you don't like the record that month? You can send it back and not get charged that month. It's a pretty sweet deal.

My very first record I got was the Coo Coo Birds. I gave it a listen on a lovely rainy day (the best days to listen to vinyl are cloudy/rainy days I believe) and I liked it. I didn't love it, it's not my favorite type of music but I could see myself listening to it on occasion so I decided to keep it. The Coo Coo Birds remind me of 70's rock... Something like The Doors. And I have some of their albums so why not keep this one?

It doesn't hurt that the record came in my favorite color.

I haven't even mentioned my favorite part about all this. Since you can't take your vinyl record on the road, a downloadable card come included with your record so that you can download the songs to your Ipod. When you're done entering in that special code? Plant the card!

The download cards are biodegradable and contain flower seeds! Just plant it, water it, and watch it bloom!

If you love vinyl as much as I do, I hope you check out Feedbands! If you sign up now, you can also try out their services free for one month! It's worth it so do it!

Visit Feedbands.com

*This post is not sponsored, all comments and views are completely my own and services were paid out of my own pocket.

August

It's officially August which means the last month of summer before I get to go back to my beloved hoodies and steaming hot pumpkin spice lattes from Starbucks. I can't wait. In the meantime though, I'm going to soak up as much sun and heat as I can. I'm going to lounge in the pool and get my drink on with my friends downtown in the warm summer nights. I'm going to wear all my favorite tank tops, skirts, maxi dresses, and shorts. And it's my birthday month! I turn twenty seven in twenty days. Wow. Frightening really. 

You don't want to miss out on sponsoring Mocha Fox this month. I plan on doing something special to celebrate my blog and my birthday before I take off on my awesome bday trip! I have plenty of ad space available and this week is the VERY LAST WEEK to use my summer promo code for a $5 discount! So join in the fun, I promise you won't regret it.

Promo Code: SUMMERFOX

You can find my Sponsor Info here.