Filed under: Blow Your Paycheck Friday
I am kinda a sucker for completely impractical, gilded and glittery handbags. I will admit it. When I saw this bag, my heart leapt – even though it would not dare fit all my crap:
I love the slick black leather and the golden pebbled leather with chunky gold hardware. I even love the styling of the strap! What I don’t love is the $1255 price tag. Yikes stripes! It would be so hot with jeans, a black tank, gold hoop earrings and black boots. It’s sad when an entire ensemble has already been constructed… Oh well. Get it at Saks.
Filed under: Girl Crush Wednesday
Watching this week’s episode of “True Blood,” I remembered how hot Jessica (whose real name is Deborah Ann Woll) is – the pale skin, the red hair, the smokin’ body…
I love that old school pale skin red hair hotness. I guess cuz it’s SO different from how I look.
Filed under: My Shopping Finds
So, I am making loads of progress on my “To-Do in 2011” list: Janet Jackson, Sade and even a full body package of six laser hair removal sessions for a mere $599 plus 10% off – that’s $539.10. My consultation with the Candela YAG laser is this Wednesday evening.
Last weekend it took me a long time to get to the gym because I was detoured scavenging the clearance racks at Marshall’s and TJ Maxx. What did I find?
Three belts: Steve Madden beige lizard printed $14.99, Rampage grey croc-print $4 and Nine West olive-green and brown leather $5
Kasper black and white printed skirt suit for $39
Red sailor-style shorts for $14.99
Black shark skin skirt on clearance for $8
I stopped by H&M and saw a print ad for this black and neon striped pleated skirt for $9.95
On an ideeli red sale I found this Arthur S. Levine Tahari cowl dress with belt for $25 (also got Jamison a white Members Only jacket for $21)
Filed under: Blow Your Paycheck Friday
I am really in need of a new fab bag. I had to check out Saks’ best sellers of the summer. Then I found this beauty – Phillip Lim Pashili Satchel:
I love the neutral color and pebbled texture of the leather. I even dig the simple silhouette (shocker, I know.) I wish it were more affordable than $895, but a girl can dream. You can splurge at Saks.
Filed under: Girl Crush Wednesday
I must admit it, I am obsessed with female nudes. When I saw the gorgeous full-figured women lounging half-naked about a luxury hotel suite on the June 2011 cover of Italian Vogue, I was so in awe:
I can just see one of these images finding its way to my foyer photo gallery. It kinda makes me want to lounge around in satiny, lacy numbers instead of the cotton I’ve been wearing all summer.
Filed under: Random
You may not know of my obsession with Sade, from back in undergrad when I scribbled her song lyrics on frames of IKEA mirrors to searching frantically at EVERY Target I could for her album “Soldier of Love” last year (which BTW, I found generally emotionally exhausting and depressing.)
Sade has literally sung the soundtrack of my life – from “Smooth Operator” at age five to “Moon and the Sky” at 31. Last Wednesday, I watched her perform both songs and everything in between. It was so awesome. It was the BEST $180 I’ve spent ALL year. I would have happily spent another $250 to re-live the evening.
Photos by: Gabriel Coutu Dumont
So, if she is coming to your town on her world tour you should STRONGLY consider checking her out. (BTW, John legend rocked it too.) If that is not an option, I implore you to pull out all those albums from “Diamond Life” to “Soldier of Love” and jam to them!
There is even a NEW greatest hits album, “Sade: The Ultimate Collection” that even includes my fave album cut, “Bulletproof Soul.” I don’t have it yet, but will be buying it soon.
Filed under: Blow Your Paycheck Friday
The concert on Wednesday night reminded me of the importance of a crossbody-capable bags. For so many years, I have lusted for a classic quilted Marc Jacobs bag. This bag, in white, with chain strap… ah, my dream come true:
What does a girl have to lay down for this amazing piece of handiwork? A mere $850. I promise you that this time next year, Marc, I will have one of these dandies on my arm.
P.S. My debt payoff scheme that I ranted about last fall was dramatically impacted by my father’s untimely (and uninsured) death. I am OK with the financial sacrifice I made, but I certainly miss my extra-large shopping budget. I am close now. About 8 months to go!
Filed under: Girl Crush Wednesday
I have a life-long affinity for Sade. Earlier this year, I put seeing her live in concert at the top of my “must-do in 2011” list. (That list included the following concerts: Janet Jackson, Sade and Erykah Badu. I also am dying for laser hair removal and the Clarisonic facial cleansing system.) I remember being a little girl and singing, “Smooth Operator.” And there are so many more awesome songs. Sade has sung the soundtrack of my life: joy, pain, heartbreak, love… And tonight, I get to see her – live and in the flesh at Phillips Arena.
I cannot wait for this night to happen.
P.S. Yes, I know, I have to do a LOT more with the less than half of 2011 that remains.
Filed under: Blow Your Paycheck Friday
You guys already know I love tanning more than I should. I spent all day Saturday lounging at the pool wearing my Gottex Flame Red one-shouldered suit. (So chic, I must wear this again VERY soon. I wish I had it in other colors too!!! But sketchy tan lines…)
I cannot guarantee that my face is “falling off” AKA peeling horribly due to my all-day-long sun exposure but I have a sneaking suspicion that it may have something to do with it…
At $1650, 16.5 ounces of Creme de la Mer is actually a steal!!! (1 ounce costs $135.) This vat of fabulosity could last me at least two years of fabulous skin. If I take two showers a day that would run me $2.26 per moisturizer application. And you know I balk at paying more than $15 for 1.7 ounces. But a girl can dream, can’t she?
Filed under: Girl Crush Wednesday
OMG, I had forgotten how much I miss the show, “Myles of Style” on HGTV. Kim Myles won season 2 of “Design Star” (a show I ironically cannot get into even though I ADORE HGTV.) And she is a fellow curly-haired girl too.
Kim just did an amazing re-do on HGTV’d: a sexy, textural, patterned and color frenzy of a family room/ office. You need to get down with her urban chic vibe. I know that I am! Maybe she can help me finish the dining room. I am still seeking just the right accessories to pop off the black walls!
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