Red Summer Sandals

Red sandals c/o Oasap | Chiffon colourblocked shirt c/o Mexy | Ray-Ban Meteor Sunglasses

Helmut Lang jeans | Rebecca Minkoff Mini MAC in Lavender | Daniel Wellington Classic Sheffield Watch

Coupon Code for SheInside

Sheinside has a few coupon codes out for spring/summer and I'm writing this (non-sponsored) post to share some of my favourite pieces with you guys! I love shopping for warm weather clothing because you can easily layer them to for fall/winter. Customers can use the coupon code jessydust15 to receive 15% off all orders until July 30th. (I do not receive commission from Sheinside.)

Gold hollow bracelet // Colourful bib necklace // Gold triangle necklace

I wear statement jewelry pieces more often in the summer because they're easier to show off with short-sleeved tops. I'm fascinated with geometric-themed accessories (triangles & circles especially!).

Sleeveless blazer with shorts // Printed white pants // Sequined high-low dress // Black & white striped dress

Pink contrast blouse // Printed dress // Floral skirt

I chosen quite a few different prints in my picks above. Summer really puts me in the mood for prints and I'm currently loving stripes again. What's your favourite print at the moment?

It's been so warm in Toronto lately that I haven't gotten the chance to wear this jacket that SheInside sent me as a gift. Though I love the style and colour combination, I have to let it go because I am trying to make more space in my closet. My jacket collection has grown substantially in the past year and this was the one I chose to get rid of. For anyone interested, please email me and I'd be glad to send it over if you cover shipping. I have a size small (which would fit someone who wears XXS to XS) and all the measurements are listed here. 

Obsessed with Red

Balenciaga Continental Zip Around Wallet

I tend to go through colour phases and lately, I've been obsessed with red. I bought my Balenciaga wallet in 'Poppy' back in December 2012 because of the bright pop of colour (are we sick of this phrase yet?) and can't seem to stop eying other red clothing & accessories. It's been one of my favourite purchases from the past few months.

Oasap sandals

I prefer wearing low heels with my casual outfits and found these to be perfect for summer strolling. They're definitely one of the brightest additions to my shoe collection and I've been wearing it quite frequently (after my beloved Zara pumps seen here, here, & here). I'll be publishing an outfit post with these babies (c/o Oasap) within a week.

Unbranded iPhone 5 case

Like most of my phone cases, I bought this one on eBay. I've been so obsessed with its colour and texture that I don't think I'll be switching cases any time soon. Instagram friends were probably tired of seeing my pink melt case anyway.

I'd love to know...

1 - What's your colour at the moment?

2 - What case is currently on your phone?

Shop red items

Photo Editing Apps for Instagram

I have two folders on my iPhone dedicated to "photography" and I'd love to share my favourite apps with everyone! All of the apps I've chosen are available for free download with some having in-app purchases. Best of all, they're all user-friendly! Unfortunately, these are all for iOS since I own an iPhone. I hope to share some android-friendly apps in part two. : )

Collage App

For square or rectangular collages, I've been using Photo Collage Free for a while now. I've been trying different collage apps for the past year or so and this has been my favourite so far. All of the side-by-side outfit photos on my Instagram were created using this app.

Features

• different dimensions
• rounded or square corners
• thin or thick borders (my only issue is that you can't get rid of them, so I just make them thin)
• photo flipping & filters
• different border colours/designs

Other apps I've used, but deleted: Instaframe (too much going on), InstaCollage Pro (same reason), Pic Collage (great for freestyle collages, but not Instagram-friendly)

Watermark App

There are a lot of watermark apps that aren't available for free, so the one I'm recommending, eZy Watermark lite, is the best free one I've used. The app crashes when I add an image sometimes, but it'll work after 1-2 more tries (if it doesn't, close all other apps first). This could annoy a lot of people, but I have no problem with it since it's a decent free app. Another thing about it is that it doesn't let you save a few watermarks at the same time (ex. I use @jessydust and jessydust.com interchangeably). However, most people only use one watermark so this shouldn't pose as a problem.

Features

• set resolution and "pen thickness" sizes
• autograph, text, or image watermarks are allowed
• change angle, colour, font, opacity of watermark (currently no size change, but it's a good size for me)

Other apps I've used, but deleted: iWaterFree (the app adds its own watermark on top of your image unless you upgrade), PhotoMarkr (only one text size, which is BIG)

Square Photos 

Ever since the new Instagram update a while back, it got a lot hard to upload rectangular photos. Thankfully, there's an app (Squaready) for that.

Features

• change background colour
• zoom function
• crop & centre images
• flip & rotate images

This was the only app that I've used that specifically squares photos for Instagram; however, I do sometimes use the collage app mentioned above to make my vertical photos fit into a square frame. For those who want to know how I do it, feel free comment below or email me.

Mirror Images

I used to go through a series of steps to create the mirrored image effect for my photos until I discovered Mirrorgram. The app only produces square images, which can be a bit restricting if you want to show an entire rectangular photo. Not all hope is lost though because that issue can be fixed with Squaready (mentioned above).

Features

• horizontal, vertical, & diagonal mirror
• blurring/focusing (like on Instagram)
• filters (only a few require an upgrade)

This was the only app I've used that specifically mirrors images for you; however, I did used to manually flip my photos using another app then put them in side-by-side collages. Not the most efficient way of doing this, but I never knew there was an app for this.

These are all of the "basic editing" apps I use for Instagram. I'll be publishing a part two to this post for more "advanced" ones (such as actual photo editing) soon.

Thanks for reading!

I'd love to know...
Which apps are you using for the features mentioned above? I love checking out new photo editing apps!

Striped Double Pocket Blouse & Cut Off Shorts

Striped blouse c/o Oasap | Levi's jeans cut into shorts | TOMS Classic slip-ons

Alexander Wang Rocco | Daniel Wellington Classic Sheffield Lady Watch | Ray-Ban Meteor sunglasses

I'm so happy that the warm weather is allowing me to take outfit photos more often. Warm weather just makes everybody feel happier. My boyfriend & I have considered moving to SF or LA in the future. We fell in love with San Francisco after our visit there last year. It would take a while for me to get used to all of the rectangular houses, but I love everything about the city. We hope to visit LA in the near future to see how the two places compare.

On an unrelated note, I was recently featured on Mexy's website. Receive 10% off my top five picks as well as 5% off other items with the coupon code JESSY.

I'd love to know...
Have you ever considered relocating to another city or country (or have done so already)? If so, from where to where?