There’re two absolutely essential parts of February that currently have my heart. 

1. More reason to eat more chocolate (uh duh!) and 2. More reason to get dressed and dazzled up. There you have it, the two keys to my heart.

Chocolate and dresses — I’m definitely not ashamed of it. I think any girl can name a time or two when stepping into a pair of heels and zipping up a pretty little dress made them feel absolutely elegant for one special night. Even if it’s not with/for a special someone – that’s A-OK. It is absolutely essential to have a time in your life when you get dressed up to simply make yourself feel special (remember – sometimes your 20s are about loving and taking care of no one but… yourself!). And in my case —  this boils down to making myself look and feeling darling… and then eating a lot of chocolate to boot (tee hee!).

So this Valentine’s Day — the darling essentials here are: this little under $100 red dress, the B-E-S-T lipstick / lip stain there ever was, and a pair of absolutely essential white pumps. Get in on the details below, darling, and I hope you enjoy a little bit of chocolate-binging and dressing-up-darling this month as well! XO

Jordan Afshin Photography