Upbeat Soles | Orlando Fashion Blogger

11.30.2020

Mustard & Flares

Shannon Jenkins of Upbeat Soles styles a boho winter outfit with mustard off the shoulder sweater, Abercrombie flare jeans, and Sancia bag

Happy Monday loves! I hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving and long weekend! I also hope you scored some awesome deals with all the crazy sales going on! A lot of them are still going on for cyber Monday today so be sure to check out my sales post! If you’ve been around awhile you know my love for mustard, especially during the cooler months, so when I saw this adorable off the shoulder mustard sweater I knew I had to have it! I love that the shoulders are mesh so it looks off the shoulder but has to comfort of a normal top! Seriously genius since I swear I am always getting annoyed with off the shoulder tops either popping back up or falling too low. I paired it with some highwaisted denim flares and threw on a brown hat to give this look a boho feel. I hope you all have a wonderful start to you week! <3

11.26.2020

Best of Black Friday Deals 2020

Happy Thanksgiving everyone! Even though this may be a different Thanksgiving this year we still have so much to be thankful for! Family, friends, our health, and of course good food! With that being said the amazing Black Friday sales have started super early this year! I have rounded up some of the best sales for you to make it easy to shop and navigate! Let’s be honest Black Friday can be overwhelming! Happy shopping and I hope you have an amazing Thanksgiving filled with love and yummy food!

Shopbop: 20% off $200 or more with code SHOP20

Abercrombie: 40% off everything

Express: 50% off Everything

Gap: 50% off Everything plus an additional 10% off

Ann Taylor: 50% off everything with code BLACKFRIDAY

H&M: 30% off everything

American Eagle: 40% off everything

Old Navy: 50% off everything

Tarte: 30% off everything, 50% off Holiday steals

Chicwish: 10% off $80+, 15% off $150+, 20% off $180+

Forever 21: 30-50% off everything

Nasty Gal: 60% off

Amazon: Multiple Deals Daily

JCrew: 50% off everything, extra 60% off sales with code EARLY

JCrew Factory: 60% off everything

Nordstrom: up to 50% off

T3: 25% off with code HOLIDAY25

Rebecca Minkoff: 30% off $150+ with code TAKE30

Madewell: Up to 50% off

Sam Edelman: 30% off everything with code SPIRIT30

Lucky Brand: 50% off everything

Coach: 50% off best sellers, 30% off select items with code THANKS30

Saks 5th Avenue: up to 75% off

Hollister: 40% off everything

DSW: 30% off (almost) everything with BFSAVINGS

ASOS: up to 70% off everything

SHEIN: up to 80% off

11.23.2020

Moody Florals

Shannon Jenkins of Upbeat Soles styles a winter or fall maxi dress with dark florals and pairs it with suede ankle booties and Ray Ban Icons

Happy Monday loves! Was it me or did this weekend go by WAY too fast!? Thank goodness we have a quick week! I cannot believe Thanksgiving is in a few days! This year is just going by way too quick! Although I am ready for some yummy food and family festivities! Speaking of Thanksgiving, this dark floral maxi dress would be perfect! I love the orange florals and it has plenty of room for a stomach full of stuffing! I wanted to make this look nice and casual so I paired it with some suede booties and wool hat. I hope you all have a great start to your week! <3

11.18.2020

Shannon Jenkins does a toddler holiday gift guide 2020 with Melissa and Doug toys, climbing toys, play kitchen, and wooden trains

1 // 2 // 3 // 4 // 5 // 6 // 7 // 8 // 9 // 10 // 11 // 12

Happy Hump Day babes! Any one else starting holiday shopping super early this year? I have already ordered Sawyer’s big gift this year and already have a list of other things I am eyeing! Shopping for kids I think is the most fun! Although toddlers can be tricky since they can’t actually tell you want the want! Sawyer is a big fan of playing with play food at my parent’s house so I went back and forth on getting him a kitchen or the grocery stand. I decided on the grocery stand since there are a little more features with the cash register and I think he will love it! Also he pretty much needs that adorable grocery cart to go with it! For a smaller gift these letter and number puzzles are great! Sawyer is obsessed with his letter puzzle and can identify almost the whole alphabet now! I need to get a number puzzle next! Sawyer is so into climbing I think he would love this soft climbing shapes set! I hope you have a great Wednesday! <3

https://www.upbeatsoles.com/toddler-gift-guide/

11.16.2020

Christmas at Gaylord Palms

Shannon Jenkins of Upbeat Soles does a review of Christmas at Gaylord Palms 2020 and their new Snow Factory and I Love Christmas Movies

Happy Monday ya’ll! I hope you had a fabulous weekend! We spent the end of last week at Gaylord Palms and attended their Christmas event that just opened. If you followed my Instagram Stories you know we had SOOO much fun! It was the perfect way to kick off the holiday season! First off the resort is decorated so beautifully! If you have never been in a Gaylord resort you need to go! They are large atriums that are almost like a small town that make you feel like you are outside but not. There are also tons of restaurants, shops, bars, you name it! Gaylord goes all out for Christmas so it is beautiful to walk around the resort even if you are not attending the event. Although the Christmas event is basically pure Holiday magic!

This year there is a Snow Factory where you can enjoy the Snowball Build and Blast which you can build your own snowballs and throw them for points. This was Sawyer’s activity! He LOVED throwing the snowballs! They also have Snow Flow Mountain where you can go ice tubing! So cool! Other activities include gingerbread decorating (along with Characters! Nutmeg was Sawyer’s favorite!), Elf Training Academy, where you can paint your own ornament, and of course a meet and greet with Santa and Mrs Claus! You can also go on the Grinch’s Wonderful Awful Idea Scavenger Hunt or attend the Grinch Character Breakfast. Back in the St Augustine Atrium you can enjoy the #LIT light show, Cirque Dreams Unwrapped live performance, and The Greatest Story, which is a multicultural musical celebrating the story of Christ. But that’s not all! Debuting this year is their new I Love Christmas Movies! This is an interactive, multi sensory experience where guests can walk right on to live sets of their favorite Christmas Movies! Movies include POLAR EXPRESS™, A CHRISTMAS STORY™, ELF™, NATIONAL LAMPOONS CHRISTMAS VACATION™, and THE YEAR WITHOUT A SANTA CLAUS™. Our favorite was of course Christmas Vacation! They even had the dried out turkey! Haha! All in all we had the best time and would highly recommend the event if you are going to be in Orlando this holiday season! We already can’t wait to go back next year! <3

11.12.2020

Holiday Gift Guide for your BFF

Shannon Jenkins of Upbeat Soles does a holiday guift guide for friends or BFF with cute wine glasses, cozy slippers and fur robe

1 // 2 // 3 // 4 // 5 // 6 // 7

Happy Friday Eve babes! I’m super excited because our weekend starts today and we are heading to Gaylord Palms in Orlando for their Christmas Experience. If you haven’t heard, Gaylord Palms DOES Christmas and they have a whole new I Love Christmas Movies exhibit where they are recreating scenes from favorite Christmas movies. Also they have fake snow!!! I cannot wait and I will share a lot more about it next week! In the spirit of kicking off the holidays I wanted to start with some gift guides! Today is all about your BFF! This charcuterie board just looks amazing , so much I want one for myself ha! Also I don’t think you can ever go wrong with wine glasses and these are too cute and would even make a great pair with the charcuterie board! Another thing you can’t go wrong with is cozy!! These slippers are my all time favorite and how cute is this robe and blanket?!

11.10.2020

Thanksgiving Inspo

Shannon Jenkins of Upbeat Soles shows Thanksgiving outfit ideas for 2020 with Spanx leggings, leopard combat boots, and Levi's jeans

//original post//

Happy Tuesday loves! I took a little break yesterday to enjoy my birthday Sunday. Griffin and I had the best time celebrating in St Augustine and Sawyer did amazing with his first night away from us! Can you guys believe Thanksgiving is only 2.5 weeks away?! I feel like the rest of 2020 is going to zoom by! I’ve been already trying to plan what I am going to wear for Thanksgiving so I thought I would do a little inspiration post! I usually keep it pretty casual during Thanksgiving since we bounce around so much. I love this cute and comfy look with the cozy turtleneck, and fun leopard boots! These boots were one of my favorite purchases last year! If you want to get a little more dressed up I love this look with the over the knee boots! And for something a little more classic this looks with the leopard top and suede boots scream thanksgiving! I hope you all have a fabulous Tuesday! <3

11.05.2020

Sene

Shannon Jenkins of Upbeat Soles does a Sene Studio custom jeans review and talks about how they are the most comfortable jeans

Happy Friday eve loves! It’s almost the weekend and I cannot wait! My birthday is on Sunday so Griffin and I are going on a staycation to St Augustine and I am so excited! It will be my first night away from Sawyer so I am a little nervous but it is much needed and over due! He will be with my parents, who he loves, so I know he will do great! So today I am excited to tell you about a new denim brand I have discovered, Sene. Sene jeans are fully custom made just for you! We all know how hard it is to find the perfect pair of jeans and Sene takes out all the work of trying on a million pairs of jeans to find that perfect fit! After having Sawyer, my body is so much different than it was before making finding jeans difficult. I swear I am always a different size in different brands, which is super frustrating! So let me tell you my excitement when I found out I could get a custom pair of jeans from Sene and under $150! They are also amazing quality made in the same Japanese mill as Prada, Acne Studios, and AG Jeans! The denim is so soft it almost feels like you are wearing leggings!

The way Sene works is you can either self measure with their video guide, take their custom smartfit quiz (no measuring tape needed), or send in a pair of jeans to have them copy the fit. So simple! Also it is free shipping and returns and they will always make the fit right! When I first got my jeans I wasn’t happy with how they fit in my hips and they had me send in pictures so they could see were the issue was and they made me a whole new pair of jeans to correct the fit! Such amazing customer service! Have you ever had a custom pair of jeans made before?! I hope you all have a wonderful weekend! <3

11.04.2020

Holiday Home Decor 2020

Happy Wednesday! I officially got all My Halloween decor put away and I cannot wait to put out all my Christmas decor this week! I use to be a person that had to wait until after Thanksgiving to put out my Christmas decor but the past couple of years I put it out in the beginning of November and it is so nice to be able to enjoy it an extra month and get in that holiday spirit early! With 2020 we definitely need some of that holiday spirit! Every year I always add a few more things to my holiday decor and this Days until Christmas sign is just too cute! Also this wooden nativity set is so beautiful and at such a great price! I am a sucker for throw pillows and this merry everything pillow is adorable! Are you all decorating now or do you wait until after Thanksgiving?! I hope you all have a great hump day! <3

11.02.2020

Leopard

Shannon Jenkins of Upbeat Soles styles a cute date night fall outfit with Chicwish leopard dress, suede lace up boots, and felt hat

Happy Monday babes! I hope you all had a fabulous Halloween! We had lots of fun having family over and making spooky treats for the kids! Sawyer had so much fun trick or treating too! He loved running around with his cousins and seeing everyone’s decorations! I love how creative everyone was with the candy shoots too! Now that Halloween is officially over I think we are going to put our Christmas decor up because 2020 is needing some holiday cheer and I cannot wait! So today I am wearing this adorable leopard dress I just got from Chicwish and ya’ll I am obsessed! Seriously this dress is so good! It is so flowy and comfortable and I just love the oversized sleeves! I paired it with some suede lace up boots to dress it up a little and then accessorized with a felt hat and sunnies. I hope you all have a great start to your week! <3