tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-41117329659385990402024-03-13T14:06:50.968-06:00Style Me WhimsyAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14623971070255799392noreply@blogger.comBlogger811125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4111732965938599040.post-24045498553123370022015-10-26T06:00:00.000-06:002015-10-26T09:42:39.619-06:00Sushi Date Night<div style="margin: 0 auto; width: 500px;">
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">John and I celebrated last Friday with a sushi dinner and a movie at home. </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">What to do and what to wear... One. Throw on a <a href="http://www.net-a-porter.com/us/en/product/598067" target="_blank">sleek dress</a></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">. Two. Get dolled up with <a href="http://www.sephora.com/liquid-eyeliner-P217117?skuId=1112572&om_mmc=aff-linkshare-redirect-Hy3bqNL2jtQ&c3ch=Linkshare&c3nid=Hy3bqNL2jtQ&affid=Hy3bqNL2jtQ-YG8T0Hy1usPGuIuWCmkozA&ranEAID=Hy3bqNL2jtQ&ranMID=2417&ranSiteID=Hy3bqNL2jtQ-YG8T0Hy1usPGuIuWCmkozA&ranLinkID=10-1" target="_blank">winged eyeliner</a> and a <a href="http://www.sephora.com/coconut-waterproof-cheek-gelee-P379101?skuId=1592971&om_mmc=aff-linkshare-redirect-Hy3bqNL2jtQ&c3ch=Linkshare&c3nid=Hy3bqNL2jtQ&affid=Hy3bqNL2jtQ-uzhgbT3Ik1yfMbGWhqpmwA&ranEAID=Hy3bqNL2jtQ&ranMID=2417&ranSiteID=Hy3bqNL2jtQ-uzhgbT3Ik1yfMbGWhqpmwA&ranLinkID=10-1" target="_blank">sheer cheek stain</a></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">. Three. Add a <a href="http://www.neimanmarcus.com/Jennifer-Zeuner-Double-Oval-Disc-Personalized-Necklace/prod181170114/p.prod" target="_blank">necklace</a> to fancy it up. Four. <a href="http://www.ahalife.com/product/149000010831/bholdable-sake-set?utm_source=polyvore&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=home&utm_term=176000184395" target="_blank">Sake</a> for sure. Five. Eat sushi for days</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">. Six. Chat about everything and anything.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">And there you have it, a simple night in for two. Enjoy.</span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14623971070255799392noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4111732965938599040.post-5513520992571920442015-10-15T06:00:00.000-06:002015-10-15T06:00:02.686-06:00These ThingsI'm kind of going into a save mode, which mind you isn't a bad mode to go into, but here are a few things that have caught my eye:<br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">+<a href="http://www.brogamats.com/shop/yoga-joes" target="_blank">Yoga Joes</a> <span style="background-color: white;">— I've been getting more into yoga again and these yoga joes have the perfect amount of whimsy.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">+<a href="https://www.tracksmith.com/products/w-van-cortlandt-singlet" target="_blank">Tracksmith Singlet</a> <span style="background-color: white;">— This chic singlet for running could also work for yoga, right?</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">+<a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0053H02A8/ref=wl_it_dp_o_pC_S_ttl?_encoding=UTF8&colid=12BNYB81P80QV&coliid=I28VBGXEX5HEKH&psc=1" target="_blank">Ukelele</a> <span style="background-color: white;">—<span style="font-family: inherit;"> I've been thinking about getting a ukulele for years and now that all the hipsters have them, I should probably get on that. William H. Macy is a fan, </span></span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white;">in</span><span style="background-color: white;"> </span><a href="http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2014/10/13/ukulele-days" style="background-color: white;" target="_blank">this New Yorker article</a><span style="background-color: white;"> which is a great read, he said </span></span></span><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">“It’s hard to be depressed around a ukulele. You just pick it up and you’re halfway home.”</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">+<span id="goog_1205327560"></span><a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/B000VUAGAS/ref=wl_it_dp_o_pC_nS_ttl?_encoding=UTF8&colid=12BNYB81P80QV&coliid=I3DGWUI233OURA" target="_blank">Manduka Cork Block</a> <span style="background-color: white;">— I only have one yoga block, which is becoming problematic. Two nice cork blocks would be a good addition to my practice.</span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">+</span><a href="http://www.sephora.com/volumizing-lip-cheek-tint-P397825?skuId=1725381" style="font-family: inherit;" target="_blank">Tata Harper Lip & Cheek Tint</a><span style="font-family: inherit;"> — This lip & cheek tint in 'Very Charming' looks lovely. Tata Harper always has </span>great<span style="font-family: inherit;"> packaging.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">+<a href="http://www.net-a-porter.com/us/en/product/490179?cm_mmc=polyvore-desktop-_-cpc-_-lip%20makeup-_-http://www.net-a-porter.com/us/en/product/490179" target="_blank">RMS Beauty Lip Shine 'Royal'</a> </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">—</span><span style="font-family: inherit;"> RMS has great beauty products, their <a href="http://www.net-a-porter.com/product/401606/RMS_Beauty/living-luminizer-4-82g" target="_blank">Living Luminizer</a> is a beautiful highlighter and this purple lipgloss is right on trend.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">+<a href="http://www.sephora.com/lapis-oil-balancing-facial-oil-P400203?skuId=1754613&om_mmc=aff-linkshare-redirect-Hy3bqNL2jtQ&c3ch=Linkshare&c3nid=Hy3bqNL2jtQ&affid=Hy3bqNL2jtQ-dCsDMwHRybT9ZDGVY.KbUA&ranEAID=Hy3bqNL2jtQ&ranMID=2417&ranSiteID=Hy3bqNL2jtQ-dCsDMwHRybT9ZDGVY.KbUA&ranLinkID=10-1" target="_blank">Herbivore Botanicals Lapis Oil</a> </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">—</span><span style="font-family: inherit;"> I've been eyeing this product for months and they just launched through Sephora, so it's easier to pick up some of their best products. I'm obsessed with any lapis or blue tansy products, so this oil looks divine.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">+<a href="http://www.selfridges.com/GB/en/cat/egyptian-magic-egyptian-magic-all-purpose-cream-118ml_475-3003660-EGM10006/?_$ja=tsid:60025|cgn:polyvorecpc|kw:body%20moisturizers&cm_mmc=AFFIL-_-AWIN-_-polyvore-_-cpc" target="_blank">Egyptian Magic All Purpose Cream</a> </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">—</span><span style="font-family: inherit;"> This cult favorite is <span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #333333;"><span style="line-height: 16px; white-space: pre-line;">made from six of nature's most powerful moisturizing and healing ingredients. I spotted it at Costco and would love to pick some up before this winter.</span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #333333;"><span style="line-height: 16px; white-space: pre-line;"><complete id="goog_123985706">+</complete><a href="http://www.acureorganics.com/Brightening-Facial-Scrub-p/012.htm" target="_blank">Acure Brightening Facial Scrub</a> </span></span></span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">—</span><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #333333;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="line-height: 16px; white-space: pre-line;"> This is a great substitute for my previous favorite exfoliator, ExfoliKate. Instead of </span></span><span style="line-height: 16px; white-space: pre-line;">micro-beads</span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="line-height: 16px; white-space: pre-line;">, this scrub uses lemon peel and is a 2015 Earth Day Beauty Award winner.</span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #333333;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="line-height: 16px; white-space: pre-line;">+<a href="http://indielee.com/shop/face/rosehip-cleanser" target="_blank">Indie Lee Rosehip Cleanser</a> </span></span></span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">—</span><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #333333;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="line-height: 16px; white-space: pre-line;"> I'm obsessed with </span></span><span style="line-height: 16px; white-space: pre-line;">rosehip oil, so this cleanser is my jam. Indie Lee has great products with minimal ingredients and the beautiful packaging never hurts.</span></span></span><br />
<a href="" style="background-color: transparent; background-image: url(data:image/png; border: none; cursor: pointer; display: none; height: 20px; opacity: 0.85; position: absolute; width: 40px; z-index: 8675309;"></a><a href="" style="background-color: transparent; background-image: url(data:image/png; border: none; cursor: pointer; display: none; height: 20px; opacity: 0.85; position: absolute; width: 40px; z-index: 8675309;"></a>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14623971070255799392noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4111732965938599040.post-80789534191572312102015-09-14T07:00:00.000-06:002015-09-14T07:00:01.625-06:00Recommended Reading<span style="font-family: inherit;">I've been slacking off on reading this year, but I just finished a Lorrie Moore book, skimmed Skin Cleanse, and I'm thinking about delving into screenplays...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">1. </span><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0307277283/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=0307277283&linkCode=as2&tag=styl03-20&linkId=CDJOXF5NGBTWCBRL">Anagrams</a> <span style="font-family: inherit;">(Lorrie Moore)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">When I told my husband I hated him, we hadn't been married long at all. It was when he was taking my picture with his new camera, narrowing his eyes, adjusting the shutter speed, posing me at various angles until my smile felt aching and absurd. We were in the living room. He had asked me to take my shirt off and I'd obliged. I'd been standing there by the mantel awhile and it was getting cold, the hairs on my arms standing on end, my nipples erect. "Got your high beams on," said my husband, like a college kid, camera to his face. Finally he pulled the camera away from his eyes. "Light's bad," he mumbled and walked off without taking the shot. Stunned and topless, I followed him into the dining room where he began taking pictures of the porcelain monkey-head lamp my Aunt Wyn had sent us for our wedding. "The light's hitting this great," said my husband. "The reading's perfect." His camera was clicking away. (P. 113)</span></blockquote>
<span style="font-family: inherit;">2. </span><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0062332554/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=0062332554&linkCode=as2&tag=styl03-20&linkId=YFH5ZVILGNE5JVON">Skin Cleanse</a><span style="font-family: inherit;"> (Adina Grigore)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Let me say, as clearly as I can, <i>your diet is the most essential tool you have to getting great skin</i>. You cannot eat crap and have clear skin. Period. You could ignore everything else in this book and just cut out sugar or drink more water, and your skin would get better. But the problem these days is that almost all of us are putting too much stock in what we're being told to eat by people who don't know us, and we're not listening enough to what our bodies really need. We are all individuals. In the same way that all of the factors in your background and lifestyle affect your overall health, they also affect how you should be eating. Your diet changes throughout your life, and it is greatly impacted by your state of mind. (P. 37)</span></blockquote>
<span style="font-family: inherit;">3. <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0307743721/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=0307743721&linkCode=as2&tag=styl03-20&linkId=VRLUZKNWNHWCU5Q6">Dear Life: Stories</a> (Alice Munro)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><em style="border: 0px; line-height: 1.571428em; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">'To Reach Japan'</em><br />She sent her letter to him there, at the newspaper. She could not be sure that he opened his mail and she thought that putting Private on the envelope was asking for trouble, so she wrote only the day of her arrival and the time of the train, after the bit about the bottle. No name. She thought that whoever opened the envelope might think of an elderly relative given to whimsical turns of phrase. Nothing to implicate him, even supposing such peculiar mail did get sent home and his wife opened it, being now out of the hospital. (P. 15)</span> </blockquote>
<span style="font-family: inherit;">4. </span><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/006226835X/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=006226835X&linkCode=as2&tag=styl03-20&linkId=USND5JWKW47N53JC">Yes Please</a><span style="font-family: inherit;"> (Amy Poehler)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: #383838; line-height: 21.99999237060547px;">The only thing we can depend on in life is that everything changes. The seasons, our partners, what we want and need. We hold hands with our high school friends and swear to never lose touch, and then we do. We scrape ice off our cars and feel like winter will never end, and it does. We stand in the bathroom and look at our face and say, "Stop getting old, face. I command you!" and it doesn't listen. Change is the only constant. Your ability to navigate and tolerate change and its painful uncomfortableness directly correlates to your happiness and general well-being. See what I just did there? I saved you thousands of dollars on self-help books. If you can surf your life rather than plant your feet, you will be happier. Maybe I should have called this book </span><em style="border: 0px; color: #383838; line-height: 21.99999237060547px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Surf Your Life</em><span style="color: #383838; line-height: 21.99999237060547px;">. The cover could feature a picture of me on a giant wave wearing a wizard hat. I wonder if it's too late. I'll make a call. (P. 279)</span></span></blockquote>
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+<a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/hitlist-cheap-flights-travel/id900109792?mt=8" target="_blank">Hitlist App</a> — If I'm not planning a trip, I'm not happy. This new-to-me app is amazing, it searches for cheap flights from your home airport and also gives great inspiration for new places to travel. <span style="font-size: x-small;">(I also loved <a href="https://intothegloss.com/2015/08/airbnb-in-europe/" target="_blank">this article on the best approach to booking Airbnbs</a>.)</span><br />
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+<a href="http://www.sephora.com/luna-sleeping-night-oil-P393718?skuId=1681881" target="_blank">Luna Night Oil</a> — I've been dying to try this cult favorite, so when <a href="http://www.sephora.com/luna-sleeping-night-oil-P393718?skuId=1681881" target="_blank">Sephora</a> offered a deluxe sample I jumped on it. I can easily see why people love it, it's blue, which is fascinating, and it feels luxurious. It's already been happily added to my nightly routine.<br />
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+<a href="https://www.glossier.com/#!/products/coconut-balm-dotcom" target="_blank">Glossier Coconut Balm Dotcom</a> — I adore <a href="https://www.glossier.com/#!/" target="_blank">all of Glossier's products</a> and their new addition is no exception. It smells like summer and it lasts a long time, which is necessary for a lip balm addict like me.<br />
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+<a href="https://www.everlane.com/collections/womens-tees/products/womens-ryan-muscle-tank-heather-grey" target="_blank">Everlane Ryan Muscle Tank</a> — <a href="https://www.everlane.com/collections/womens-tees/products/womens-ryan-muscle-tank-heather-grey" target="_blank">This tank</a> has a great tomboy cut and is made from the softest rayon fabric. I just wish they had more colors...<br />
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+<a href="http://www.landofnod.com/llama-a-rama-sham/s502961" target="_blank">Land of Nod Llama-a-Rama Sham</a> — Loving <a href="http://www.landofnod.com/search?query=llama-a-rama" target="_blank">this whimsical llama print</a> from Land of Nod. It would be a fun addition to the bedding collection and so cozy for this F/W.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14623971070255799392noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4111732965938599040.post-31188340722120788282015-08-27T06:00:00.000-06:002015-08-27T06:00:00.535-06:00O'ahu, Hawaii<br />
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Since I haven't posted in awhile, I have a few trips to catch up on. Here are some of the highlights from my birthday trip to Hawaii:<br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">+Catamaran</span><span style="font-family: inherit;"> TradeWind Sailing Trip.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">+Obsessed with the palm trees.</span><br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14623971070255799392noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4111732965938599040.post-6917222860284169422015-08-20T07:00:00.000-06:002015-08-20T07:00:05.653-06:00These ThingsI've missed blogging, but there are so many other mediums that are much easier for tracking inspirations [<a href="https://www.pinterest.com/stylemewhimsy/" target="_blank">Pinterest</a>] and goods to purchase [<a href="https://keep.com/u/stylemewhimsy/" target="_blank">Keep</a>]. However, I still wanted to pull together a little sneak into my stream of consciousness each week. So here are a few things occupying space in my mind:<br />
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A few of my favorite things, a few new finds, and a few things for the wishlist...<br />
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+<a href="http://www.moltonbrown.com/store/home-fragrance/scented-candles/black-peppercorn-single-wick-candle/CAN132/?_requestid=23535" target="_blank">Molton Brown Black Pepper Scented Candle</a><br />
+<a href="http://store.valentinenyc.com/products/gogo-bra-in-jet-black" target="_blank">ValentineNYC GoGo Bra</a><br />
+<a href="http://jenniekwondesigns.com/products/stacked-diamond-cuff-ring" target="_blank">Jennie Kwon Stacked Diamond Cuff Ring</a><br />
+<a href="http://www.candy.com/CHOCOLOVE-65-Dark-Chocolate-w-Ginger-Bar12-Count_p_377.html?CAWELAID=520010460000026323&gclid=CjwKEAiAyMCnBRDa0Pyex-qswB0SJADKNMKAnwU5SPMsESZu0yJyFyrQDLQoK7g8mMot0e9CDWlbzBoC-crw_wcB" target="_blank">CHOCOLOVE 65% Dark Chocolate w/ Ginger Bar</a><br />
+<a href="http://us.davines.com/momo-serum/d/1038" target="_blank">Davines Momo Moisturizing Curl Enhancing Serum</a><br />
+<a href="https://soundcloud.com/auroraaksnes/under-stars-2" target="_blank">Aurora 'Under Stars'</a><br />
+<a href="http://www.sephora.com/baked-eye-colour-wet-dry-P285103?om_mmc=aff-linkshare-redirect-Hy3bqNL2jtQ&c3ch=Linkshare&c3nid=Hy3bqNL2jtQ&affid=Hy3bqNL2jtQ-.5Cs_hWKaC3QVCshwPpPVw&ranEAID=Hy3bqNL2jtQ&ranMID=2417&ranSiteID=Hy3bqNL2jtQ-.5Cs_hWKaC3QVCshwPpPVw&skuId=1323146" target="_blank">Laura Mercier Baked Eye Colour 'Ballet'</a><br />
+<a href="http://www.barneys.com/Prada-Crisscross-Strap-Slingback-Sandals-503731029.html?utm_source=polyvore&utm_medium=affiliate&utm_campaign=sandals" target="_blank">Prada Crisscross-Strap Slingback Sandals</a><br />
+<a href="http://www.barneys.com/Oribe-Apres-Beach-Wave-and-Shine-Spray---Purse-Size-501978258.html" target="_blank">Oribe Apres Beach Wave and Shine Spray</a>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14623971070255799392noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4111732965938599040.post-16252868569498593332015-03-10T00:15:00.000-06:002015-08-19T22:28:42.192-06:00Wanted: Gold<div style="margin: 0 auto; width: 500px;">
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Still on a gold kick, despite the <a href="http://www.refinery29.com/2015-fashion-trends#slide-14" target="_blank">trend, supposedly, veering towards silver again</a>. I am, and will remain, in very strong denial.<br />
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+<a href="http://www.cocktailkingdom.com/all-barware/jiggers/japanese-style-jigger-oz-oz.html" target="_blank">Cocktail Kingdom Japanese Style Jigger</a><br />
+<a href="http://www.ln-cc.com/invt/lla0300003san" target="_blank">Le Labo Santal 33 Eau de Parfum</a><br />
+<a href="http://www.barneys.com/Tatcha-GOLD-Camellia-Nourishing-Lip-Balm-502890925.html" target="_blank">Tatcha GOLD Camellia Nourishing Lip Balm</a><br />
+<a href="http://www.cb2.com/office-accessories/office/gold-pig-bookends-set-of-2/s316059?aff=cj" target="_blank">CB2 Gold Pig Bookends</a><br />
+<a href="http://jenniekwondesigns.com/products/long-moon-studs" target="_blank">Jennie Kwon Long Moon Studs</a><br />
+<a href="http://www.cocktailkingdom.com/all-barware/barspoons/hoffman-barspoon-615.html" target="_blank">Cocktail Kingdom Hoffman Barspoon</a><br />
+<a href="http://www1.bloomingdales.com/shop/product/tom-ford-lip-color?ID=625851&PartnerID=LINKSHARE&cm_mmc=LINKSHARE-_-n-_-n-_-n&LinkshareID=Hy3bqNL2jtQ-0I6IJ9urmH2kBXhnr4mMCg" target="_blank">Tom Ford Lip Color 'Pink Dust'</a><br />
+<a href="http://www.cocktailkingdom.com/all-barware/mixing-glass/seamless-asanoha-mixing-glass.html" target="_blank">Cocktail Kingdom Asanoha Mixing Glass</a>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14623971070255799392noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4111732965938599040.post-386388774803486302015-03-05T00:15:00.000-07:002015-10-26T09:42:50.504-06:00Date Night In<div style="margin: 0 auto; width: 500px;">
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With another little cold snap before spring, why not stay in?<br />
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What to do and what to wear (in no particular order)... One. Throw on a <a href="http://www.journelle.com/loungewear/chemises/journelle-laure-chemise/JOU-402-01.html" target="_blank">soft chemise</a>. Two. Fancy it up with a simple <a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/90770994/lip-cheek-stain-5-oz?ref=shop_home_feat_1" target="_blank">lip and cheek stain</a>. Three. Mix up a cocktail with his favorite liqueur. Four. Wrap up in a <a href="http://www.happyhabitat.net/throws/triangles-gold-black" target="_blank">warm throw</a>. Five. Listen to <a href="https://soundcloud.com/susannesundfor/delirious" target="_blank">some music</a> on vinyl and banter about whose turn it is to flip the record. Six. Light a <a href="http://www.gilt.com/brand/mine-design/product/1044013259-mine-design-cucumber-mint-gumball-candle" target="_blank">nice smelling candle</a> for both the scent and ambiance. Seven. Let's be honest... you're going to throw on a <a href="http://www.muji.us/store/accessories-1/women-s-socks/women-good-fit-right-angle-socks-high-gage-argail-23-25cm.html" target="_blank">pair of socks</a> to keep your toes warm. Eight. And some <a href="http://www.fragrancenet.com/skincare/aesop/aesop/breathless-botanical-massage-oil#!219561" target="_blank">massage oil</a> never hurts.<br />
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And there you have it, a simple night in for two. Enjoy.<br />
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(1) <a href="https://www.jcrew.com/womens_category/denim/Lookout/PRDOVR~B0737/B0737.jsp?srcCode=AFFIPOLYVORE_jeans" target="_blank">J.Crew High-Rise Jean 'Resin Wash'</a> (2) <a href="http://jenniekwondesigns.com/products/black-diamond-arch-ring" target="_blank">Jennie Kwon Black Diamond Arch Ring</a></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14623971070255799392noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4111732965938599040.post-64197943344039249322015-01-19T00:15:00.000-07:002015-08-19T22:28:42.222-06:00Currently No. 16A new year and a few new toys... I ended up buying a new car last Tuesday and I am looking forward to a good year emphasizing quality over quantity.<br />
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(1) <a href="http://www.amazon.com/RMS-Beauty-Living-Luminizer-0-15/dp/B008UZEPW6" target="_blank">RMS Living Luminizer</a> (2) <a href="https://www.jcrew.com/womens_category/sweaters/Pullover/PRDOVR~B7786/B7786.jsp?srcCode=AFFIPOLYVORE_sweaters" target="_blank">J.Crew Tilly Sweater</a></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14623971070255799392noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4111732965938599040.post-15679141768538160382014-12-19T00:15:00.000-07:002015-08-19T22:29:54.302-06:00Recommended Reading<span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit; line-height: 18px;">I'm not going to hit my mark this year of tackling 50 books, but 40+ isn't bad... I've still been drawn to short stories and am finally getting to read a few popular hits from the year, including Lena Dunham's book and </span><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1594631573/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=1594631573&linkCode=as2&tag=styl03-20&linkId=LSLHMF5EVCH22PAM"><i>The Vacationers</i></a><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit; line-height: 18px;">. Did you have any favorite reads this year?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 18px;"><br /></span></span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 18px;">1. </span></span><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/081299499X/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=081299499X&linkCode=as2&tag=styl03-20&linkId=V2HSHNSTWPHCH2NW">Not That Kind of Girl: A Young Woman Tells You What She's "Learned"</a><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit; line-height: 18px;"> (Lena Dunham)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Gran didn't marry until she was thirty-four, which in 1947, was the equivalent of being Liza Minnelli on her fifth gay husband. My grandfather, also named Carroll, was massively obese and came from great wealth, which he had squandered on a series of misguided investments including a chicken farm and a business that sold "all-in-one sporting cages." But Gram saw something in him, and within two weeks they were engaged. From this union came my father and his brother, Edward, aka Jack. (P. 225)</span></blockquote>
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit; line-height: 18px;">2. </span><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1594631573/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=1594631573&linkCode=as2&tag=styl03-20&linkId=LSLHMF5EVCH22PAM">The Vacationers: A Novel</a><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit; line-height: 18px;"> (Emma Straub)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="line-height: 18px;">She was on <i>Villette</i>, working her way through the </span></span><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 18px;">Brontës</span><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="line-height: 18px;">. She’d read all of Jane Austen that year—Austen was good, but when you told people you liked Pride and Prejudice, they expected you to be all sunshine and wedding veils, and Sylvia preferred the rainy moors. The Brontës weren’t afraid to let someone die of consumption, which Sylvia respected. (P. 60)</span></span></span></blockquote>
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit; line-height: 18px;">3. </span><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0374531382/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=0374531382&linkCode=as2&tag=styl03-20&linkId=US3XSYTUYCCWKYW5">Slouching Towards Bethlehem: Essays</a><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit; line-height: 18px;"> (Joan Didion)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 18px;"><i>'7000 Romaine, Los Angeles'</i></span><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 18px;">Why do we like those stories so? Why do we tell them over and over? Why have we made a folk hero of a man [Howard Hughes] who is the </span><span style="line-height: 18px;">antithesis of all our official heroes, a haunted millionaire out of the West, trailing a legend of desperation and power and white sneakers? But then we have always done that. Our favorite people and our favorite stories become so not by any inherent virtue, but because they illustrate something deep in the grain, something unadmitted. Shoeless Joe Jackson, Warren Gamaliel Harding, the </span><i style="line-height: 18px;">Titanic: how the mighty are fallen</i><span style="line-height: 18px;">. Charles Lindbergh, Scott and Zelda Fitzgerald, Marilyn Monroe: </span><i style="line-height: 18px;">the beautiful and the damned</i><span style="line-height: 18px;">. And Howard Hughes. That we have made a hero of Howard Hughes tells us something only dimly remembered, tells us that the secret point of money and power in America is neither the things that money can buy nor power for power's sake (Americans are uneasy with their possessions, guilty about power, all of which is difficult for Europeans to perceive because they are themselves so truly materialistic, so versed in the uses of power), but absolute personal freedom, mobility, privacy. It is the instinct which drove America to the Pacific, all through the nineteenth century, the desire to be able to find a restaurant open in case you want a sandwich, to be a free agent, live by one's own rules. (P. 71)</span></span></blockquote>
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit; line-height: 18px;">4. </span><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1573226882/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=1573226882&linkCode=as2&tag=styl03-20&linkId=BZIKRL3UH4NTM3F2">Fever Pitch</a><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit; line-height: 18px;"> (Nick Hornby)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="line-height: 18px;">I fell in love with football as I was later to fall in love with women: suddenly, inexplicably, uncritically, giving no thought to the pain or </span></span><span style="line-height: 18px;">disruption it would bring with it. (P. 7)</span></span></blockquote>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14623971070255799392noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4111732965938599040.post-23302140407823876752014-11-24T00:15:00.000-07:002015-08-19T22:28:42.196-06:00Currently No. 15I've been thinking about <a href="http://www.juliakostreva.com/collections/iphone-cases/products/indigo-ombre-in-nude-iphone-5s-5-5c-4s-4-case" target="_blank">this phone case</a> for over a year, but it's so expensive... My taste much exceeds my budget lately. How is your holiday season going?<br />
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(1) <a href="http://www.sephora.com/creme-de-rose-smoothing-plumping-lip-balm-P254222" target="_blank">Dior Crème de Rose Smoothing Plumping Lip Balm</a> (2) <a href="http://wwake.com/collections/shop/products/arc-lineage-earrings" target="_blank">WWAKE Arc Lineage Earrings</a></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14623971070255799392noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4111732965938599040.post-46306485968926156082014-11-06T00:15:00.000-07:002015-08-19T22:31:53.116-06:00EverlaneSeriously crushing on these new sweaters from <a href="https://www.everlane.com/r/brtxyg" target="_blank">Everlane</a>, even this chunky turtleneck and turtlenecks make me claustrophobic. Check out the new styles <a href="https://www.everlane.com/r/brtxyg" target="_blank">here</a>.<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14623971070255799392noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4111732965938599040.post-55638642133776450102014-11-03T00:10:00.000-07:002015-08-19T22:28:42.211-06:00Currently No. 14I'm slowly replacing most of my IKEA purchases <span style="font-size: x-small;">(only minimal offense to IKEA ;-) </span>and <a href="http://dashandalbert.annieselke.com/Rugs/Fair-Isle-French-Blue-Ivory-Cotton-Woven-Rug/p/RDA331-69" target="_blank">this woven rug</a> might just do the trick as a new area rug in my living room. I love the classic fair isle pattern in French Blue & Ivory. Also, the coral version of <a href="http://www.sephora.com/dior-addict-lip-glow-P236816?skuId=1572916" target="_blank">Dior's Addict Lip Glow</a> has been sold out the last few times I've looked, so I might just have to snag it over this holiday season. Anything on your radar lately?<br />
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(1) <a href="http://dashandalbert.annieselke.com/Rugs/Fair-Isle-French-Blue-Ivory-Cotton-Woven-Rug/p/RDA331-69" target="_blank">Dash & Albert Fair Isle Cotton Woven Rug</a> (2) <a href="http://www.shopgiantlion.com/products/aquamarine-prong-studs" target="_blank">Aquamarine Prong Studs</a><br />
(3) <a href="http://www.sephora.com/dior-addict-lip-glow-P236816?skuId=1572916" target="_blank">Dior Addict Lip Glow 'Coral'</a> (4) <a href="http://www.leifshop.com/collections/living/products/pebble-bud-vase" target="_blank">Pebble Bud Vase</a></div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14623971070255799392noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4111732965938599040.post-45014270198152588892014-10-23T00:15:00.000-06:002015-08-19T22:31:53.113-06:00Black Ankle BootsI've been searching for a classic black ankle boot to add to my burgeoning shoe collection. Here are my top three:<div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14623971070255799392noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4111732965938599040.post-45936713338331718252014-10-21T00:15:00.000-06:002015-08-19T22:28:42.201-06:00Currently No. 13A smattering of my current wishlist. Crisp, scalloped sheets, sleek black ankle boots, and a few cult beauty products. Anything on your radar?<br />
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(1) <a href="http://www.craneandcanopy.com/products/coral-embroidered-sheet-set" target="_blank">Crane & Company Scalloped Sheet Set</a> (2) <a href="http://www.sephora.com/art-stick-P385587?skuId=1587641" target="_blank">Bobbi Brown Art Stick 'Rose Brown'</a></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14623971070255799392noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4111732965938599040.post-27539750635572941302014-10-07T00:15:00.000-06:002015-08-19T22:18:35.526-06:00Recommended ArticlesA few articles that have caught my eye recently, two longer articles with a little more color on ISIS and the conservation efforts in Patagonia and a shorter one by <a href="http://www.theatlantic.com/james-hamblin/" target="_blank">the always charming Jim Hamblin</a>. Have you read anything interesting lately?<br />
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1. Filkins, Dexter. "<a href="http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2014/09/29/fight-lives" target="_blank">ISIS vs. the Kurds</a>." The New Yorker 2014 Sept. 29<br />
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The incursion of ISIS presents the Kurds with both opportunity and risk. In June, the ISIS army swept out of the Syrian desert and into Mosul, Iraq’s second-largest city. As the Islamist forces took control, Iraqi Army soldiers fled, setting off a military collapse through the region. The Kurds, taking advantage of the chaos, seized huge tracts of territory that had been claimed by both Kurdistan and the government in Baghdad. With the newly acquired land, the political climate for independence seemed promising. The region was also finding new economic strength; vast reserves of oil have been discovered there in the past decade. In July, President Barzani asked the Kurdish parliament to begin preparations for a vote on self-rule. “The time has come to decide our fate, and we should not wait for other people to decide it for us,” Barzani said.</blockquote>
2. Hamblin, James. "Always Make Promises." The Atlantic 2014 Aug. 27<br />
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Imagine you're a kid with a cookie and a friend who has no cookie. What happens if you eat it all? Your friend will be upset. What happens if you give all of it away? Your friend will like you a lot. What if you give away half the cookie? Your friend will be just about as happy with you as if you gave him the whole thing. His satisfaction is a pretty flat line if you give anything more than half of the cookie. People judge actions that are on the selfish side of fairness. Maybe because we denigrate do-gooders, or because we're skeptical of too much selflessness, the research shows that, as Epley put it, "It just doesn't get any better than giving half of the cookie."</blockquote>
3. Saverin, Diana. "<a href="http://www.theatlantic.com/features/archive/2014/09/the-entrepreneur-who-wants-to-save-paradise/380116/" target="_blank">The Entrepreneur Who Wants to Save Paradise</a>." The Atlantic 2014 Sept. 15<br />
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In 2004, Conservación Patagonica acquired the Chacabuco Valley and has since been turning it into what the Tompkinses call the Future Patagonia National Park. It is this 178,000-acre plot of land that everyone in the region is now talking about. Once they bought it, the Tompkinses began their efforts to restore the land to the state it was in before humans exploited it. They sold almost all the 30,000 sheep and 3,800 cows that came with the property. They built several large stone buildings with wide, divided-light windows and pitched copper roofs. Their employees and volunteers removed more than 400 miles of fencing and pulled plant after plant of invasive species out of the ground. </blockquote>
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Meanwhile, gauchos and locals in town puzzled at the couple’s desire to build stone mansions and bring back wild species. Tompkins’s tendency to drop out of the sky in his small red and white plane and his insistence that all guests and employees take their shoes off inside his buildings only added to the mystery. Few in neighboring towns were quick to trust their eccentric new neighbor—the organic farmer, the WASPy backpacker, the amateur architect, the billionaire entrepreneur, the high-school dropout, the former ski racer, the grizzled mountaineer, the bold whitewater kayaker, the daring bush pilot, the audacious land-grabber, the radical environmentalist, the would-be savior of the Patagonian wilds—Douglas Tompkins.</blockquote>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14623971070255799392noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4111732965938599040.post-40947354719091484052014-10-01T00:15:00.000-06:002015-08-19T22:35:15.256-06:00Vanity Project No. 2<span style="color: #444444;"><span style="line-height: 18.4799995422363px;"></span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: inherit; line-height: 18.4799995422363px;">I thought I would update what's on my vanity <span style="font-size: x-small;"><a href="http://stylemewhimsy.blogspot.com/2014/03/vanity-project-no-1.html" target="_blank">(here are my picks from March)</a></span> after 6 months or so of Sephora and Amazon orders. </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: inherit; line-height: 18.4799995422363px;">Here are a few of the products I've been reaching for lately...</span><br />
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<b style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="http://www.sephora.com/nirvana-black-rollerball-P384462?keyword=ELIZABETH%20AND%20JAMES%20Nirvana%20Black%20Rollerball%20P384462&skuId=1570274&_requestid=3190&om_mmc=aff-linkshare-redirect-Hy3bqNL2jtQ&c3ch=Linkshare&c3nid=Hy3bqNL2jtQ&affid=Hy3bqNL2jtQ-I_IyeujMRJx7CCQx7WEwGw" target="_blank">Elizabeth and James Nirvana Black Rollerball</a></b><span style="font-family: inherit;"> </span>is an addictive blend of sandalwood and vanilla that strikes the perfect balance between masculine and feminine<span style="font-family: inherit;">. I love the rollerball for quick application.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #444444;"><b style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 18.4799995422363px;"><a href="http://www.sephora.com/exfolikate-intensive-exfoliating-treatment-P232915?skuId=1284629&icid2=Travel_Size_Skincare_sku_grid_P232915_image&om_mmc=aff-linkshare-redirect-Hy3bqNL2jtQ&c3ch=Linkshare&c3nid=Hy3bqNL2jtQ&affid=Hy3bqNL2jtQ-QFkFy4oI7A5S2nfMeAvMzw" target="_blank">Kate Somerville ExfoliKate® Intensive Exfoliating Treatment</a></b><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="line-height: 18.4799995422363px;"> is my go to </span></span><span style="line-height: 18.4799995422363px;">exfoliate, a</span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="line-height: 18.4799995422363px;"> little goes a long way and this stuff is magic.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: inherit;"><span style="line-height: 18.4799995422363px;"><a href="http://www.net-a-porter.com/am/product/341698?cm_mmc=LinkshareUS-_-Hy3bqNL2jtQ-_-Custom-_-LinkBuilder&siteID=Hy3bqNL2jtQ-Rk.Ej5MCEQtsi9s0ObKcvw" target="_blank"><b>Avene Thermal Spring Water Spray</b></a> is addicting, I use it as a toner and to set my makeup, so fun and luxurious. Count me in on the <a href="http://www.escentual.com/blog/2014/06/24/mythbusting-water-sprays/" target="_blank">thermal water spray trend</a>.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b><a href="http://www.sephora.com/time-in-a-bottle-P379916?icid2=Solutions_Anti_Aging_Philosophy_TimeInABottle_COPY_P379916_image&om_mmc=aff-linkshare-redirect-Hy3bqNL2jtQ&c3ch=Linkshare&c3nid=Hy3bqNL2jtQ&affid=Hy3bqNL2jtQ-ciK8n1kpKTFGwCcBJnOmRw" target="_blank">Philosophy Time In A Bottle</a></b> features a high-potency vitamin c8 activator that protects skin from aging environmental aggressors and further damage. It has a really great finish unlike some serums which can get a little tacky.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b><a href="http://www.sephora.com/top-secrets-all-in-one-bb-cream-skintone-corrector-P381731?om_mmc=aff-linkshare-redirect-Hy3bqNL2jtQ&c3ch=Linkshare&c3nid=Hy3bqNL2jtQ&affid=Hy3bqNL2jtQ-MBuuiJCvqw7T4pLoBJZVnw" target="_blank">Yves Saint Laurent Top Secrets All-In-One BB Cream Skintone Corrector</a></b> has a lovely finish and the color blends really well.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b><a href="http://www.sephora.com/they-re-real-mascara-P289307?icid2=shn_halloffame_skugrid_P289307_image&om_mmc=aff-linkshare-redirect-Hy3bqNL2jtQ&c3ch=Linkshare&c3nid=Hy3bqNL2jtQ&affid=Hy3bqNL2jtQ-Kq6oi021aF9EH5Dl4WSyyA" target="_blank">Benefit Cosmetics They're Real! Mascara</a></b> is great at catching all of your lashes and has a natural-looking finish.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b><a href="http://www.sephora.com/illuminator-P284301?skuId=1307586&om_mmc=aff-linkshare-redirect-Hy3bqNL2jtQ&c3ch=Linkshare&c3nid=Hy3bqNL2jtQ&affid=Hy3bqNL2jtQ-IRFgpM98SgksaRKaMl04AA" target="_blank">NARS Illuminator 'Laguna'</a></b> works with even the fairest of skin as a bronzer and for subtle contouring.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b><a href="http://www.narscosmetics.com/USA/makeup-lips/0607845019091.html" target="_blank">NARS Lip Lacquer 'Chelsea Girls'</a></b> is a perfect neutral color and the thicker lacquer has some staying power. It's also sort of discontinued, so if you can find it, grab it!</span><br />
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<b style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="http://shop.nordstrom.com/s/yves-saint-laurent-touche-eclat-radiant-touch/2797674?cm_cat=datafeed&cm_ite=yves_saint_laurent_%27touche_eclat%27_radiant_touch:12037U&cm_pla=makeup:women:foundation&cm_ven=Linkshare&siteId=Hy3bqNL2jtQ-sX_Sz63yyc46ZdZkuGf_Jg" target="_blank">Yves Saint Laurent 'Touche Éclat' Radiant Touch</a></b><span style="font-family: inherit;"> is a great highlighter. I love </span><a href="http://intothegloss.com/2013/07/wayne-goss-how-to-really-use-ysl-touche-eclat/" style="font-family: inherit;" target="_blank">this video</a><span style="font-family: inherit;"> that shows you how to use </span>Touche Éclat correctly, it really <span style="font-family: inherit;">brightens and adds polish to any look.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b><a href="http://www.sephora.com/cheek-stain-P384571?skuId=1577758&om_mmc=aff-linkshare-redirect-Hy3bqNL2jtQ&c3ch=Linkshare&c3nid=Hy3bqNL2jtQ&affid=Hy3bqNL2jtQ-Q4gLjrqTGhT1RGJ9tpwcUw" target="_blank">Tarte Cheek Stain 'Flush'</a></b> has a lovely berry tone, it's a little intimidating in the packaging but goes on sheer and blends well.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b><a href="http://www.sephora.com/eye-shadow-P8431?skuId=1330281&om_mmc=aff-linkshare-redirect-Hy3bqNL2jtQ&c3ch=Linkshare&c3nid=Hy3bqNL2jtQ&affid=Hy3bqNL2jtQ-JjKfg1h.Z6EGCn_1QOEnHQ" target="_blank">Stila Eye Shadow 'Kitten'</a></b> is a favorite of makeup artists, a great nude pink with just enough shimmer -- my go-to eye shadow.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b><a href="http://www.sephora.com/rouge-nouveau-weightless-lip-colour-P381717?skuId=1530666&om_mmc=aff-linkshare-redirect-Hy3bqNL2jtQ&c3ch=Linkshare&c3nid=Hy3bqNL2jtQ&affid=Hy3bqNL2jtQ-JEuRtCcdwI1tLdNEe9CTjw" target="_blank">Laura Mercier Rouge Nouveau Weightless Lip Colour 'Sin'</a></b> is a deep plum color that builds well. I love a darker lip all year, but I'm especially partial in F/W.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b><a href="http://www.sephora.com/brow-pen-long-wearing-brow-tint-P219410?skuId=1103647&om_mmc=aff-linkshare-redirect-Hy3bqNL2jtQ&c3ch=Linkshare&c3nid=Hy3bqNL2jtQ&affid=Hy3bqNL2jtQ-i4im_D9VjQhzxY0YwIU7Tw" target="_blank">Anastasia Beverly Hills </a></b><b><a href="http://www.sephora.com/brow-pen-long-wearing-brow-tint-P219410?skuId=1103647&om_mmc=aff-linkshare-redirect-Hy3bqNL2jtQ&c3ch=Linkshare&c3nid=Hy3bqNL2jtQ&affid=Hy3bqNL2jtQ-i4im_D9VjQhzxY0YwIU7Tw" target="_blank">Brow Pen 'Universal Light'</a></b> has better staying power than a pencil and the color is really natural-looking.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Do you have any perennial favorites?</span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14623971070255799392noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4111732965938599040.post-6653054244113144372014-09-29T00:15:00.000-06:002015-08-19T22:28:42.232-06:00Currently No. 12I'm discovering that my tastes don't exactly fit my budget that easily, but slowly building my closet up with quality pieces this year has been strangely satisfying. It's nice to have quality over quantity and pieces that will last years, rather than one season. Although it's still nice to pick up something at the Gap or Zara once in a while;)<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14623971070255799392noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4111732965938599040.post-15437871545038021402014-09-25T00:15:00.000-06:002015-11-26T22:54:06.315-07:00Recommended ReadingI love reading people's insights on life and love, from Montaigne's unique views during the French Renaissance, and the ongoing interpretation of his essays, to Daniel Jone's observations from reading 'Modern Love' submissions. The depth of the human experience is incredible.<br />
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Anything on your reading list as the weather changes? I've been waiting for cozier weather to tackle <a href="https://www.blogger.com/%3Ca%20href=%22http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0141439548/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=0141439548&linkCode=as2&tag=styl03-20&linkId=OUQU6KCU5GSAQBPF%22%3EMiddlemarch%3C/a%3E%3Cimg%20src=%22http://ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?t=styl03-20&l=as2&o=1&a=0141439548%22%20width=%221%22%20height=%221%22%20border=%220%22%20alt=%22%22%20style=%22border:none%20!important;%20margin:0px%20!important;%22%20/%3E" target="_blank">Middlemarch</a>; I hear it's all the rage right now ;-)<br />
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Here is a short excerpt from each:<br />
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1. <span style="color: #0000ee;"><u><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1590514831/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=1590514831&linkCode=as2&tag=styl03-20&linkId=KGAWXUU3KQGRVTLG">How to Live: Or A Life of Montaigne in One Question and Twenty Attempts at an Answer</a></u></span><br />
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If they liked the Essays' style, English readers were even more charmed by its content. Montaigne's preference for details over abstractions appealed to them; so did his distrust of scholars, his preference for moderation and comfort, and his desire for privacy -- the "room behind the shop." On the other hand, the English also had a taste for travel and exoticism, as did Montaigne. He could show unexpected bursts of radicalism in the very midst of quiet conservatism: so could they. Much of the time he was happier watching his cat play by the fireside -- and so were the English.<br />
Then there was his philosophy, if you could call it that. The English were not born philosophers; they did not like to speculate about being, truth, and the cosmos. When they picked up a book they wanted anecdotes, odd characters, witty sallies, and a touch of fantasy. As Virginia Woolf said à propos Sir Thomas Browne, one of many English authors who wrote in a Montaignean vein, "The English mind is naturally prone to take its ease and pleasure in the loosest whimsies and humors." (P. 275)</blockquote>
2. <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0679723056/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=0679723056&linkCode=as2&tag=styl03-20&linkId=53OCIF3SPFFQMZWT">What We Talk About When We Talk About Love: Stories</a> (Raymond Carver)<br />
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<u>I Could See the Smallest Thing</u><br />
I was in bed when I heard the gate. I listened carefully. I didn't hear anything else. But I heard that. I tried to wake Cliff. He was passed out. So I got up and went to the window. A big moon was laid over the mountains that went around the city. It was a white moon and covered with scars. Any damn fool could imagine a face there.</blockquote>
3. <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0199540403/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=0199540403&linkCode=as2&tag=styl03-20&linkId=7S2XDRDKODD4BXR4">First Love and Other Stories</a> (Ivan Turgenev)<br />
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There is a sweetness in being the sole source, the autocratic and irresponsible cause of the greatest joy and profoundest pain to another, and I was like wax in Zinaïda's hands; though, indeed, I was not the only one in love with her. All the men who visited the house were crazy over her, and she kept them all in leading-strings at her feet. It amused her to arouse their hopes and then their fears, to turn them round her finger (she used to call it knocking their heads together), while they never dreamed of offering resistance and eagerly submitted to her. About her whole being, so full of life and beauty, there was a peculiarly bewitching mixture of slyness and carelessness, of artificiality and simplicity, of composure and frolicsomeness; about everything she did or said, about every action of hers, there clung a delicate, fine charm, in which an individual power was manifest at work. And her face was ever changing, working too; it expressed, almost at the same time, irony, dreaminess, and passion. Various emotions, delicate and quick-changing as the shadows of clouds on a sunny day of wind, chased one another continually over her lips and eyes.</blockquote>
4. <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0062211161/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=0062211161&linkCode=as2&tag=styl03-20&linkId=4XVVTXXWZFHYTPPY">Love Illuminated: Exploring Life's Most Mystifying Subject (with the Help of 50,000 Strangers)</a> (Daniel Jones)<br />
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<u>Being the First to Say "I Love You"</u><br />
Everyone knows that just because you realize you're falling in love with someone doesn't mean you're supposed to blurt that out until you've gotten a good sense that your declaration of love will be reciprocated. If you think of your relationship as being like a seesaw, with you on one end and your love interest on the other, then you want to try to keep that seesaw roughly in balance and avoid any sudden shifts that can result in a sharp fall and a broken ass.<br />
For example, if you say "I love you," and the other person says "I love you too," the seesaw remains balanced. But if you say "I love you," and he or she pauses and then says, "Um, I really like you a lot, but--" it's as if your seesaw partner has stood up and let you go crashing down.<br />
The big decision, though, is figuring out who is going to be the first to say "I love you." Well, it turns out there's some consistency in this matter, at least in heterosexual relationships. Researches at Penn State University have found that men are actually three times more likely than women to be the first in the relationship to say "I love you." Surprised? I was, and so were the 87 percent of people in the study who expected women would be the first to profess love. The logic seems clear, though, when you understand the timing and reasons why men are often the first to cross that threshold.<br />
According to the study, men typically say "I love you" before they have had sex with the woman, and the reason they decide to say it, consciously or not, is because they want to have sex, and they think the woman is more likely to agree to have sex if she is told she's loved.<br />
Although this makes sense, I doubt it's so coldy calculated in every case, because from what I've seen (and done), a man's brain can confuse intense physical desire with actual love, and in the heat of the moment, he may or may not be able to process his feelings and thoughts appropriately. In these cases, his brain may seize up, and before he even knows what's happening, his mouth just spits out the words "I love you." He sort of means it but also sort of can't help himself.<br />
In any case, if it works, and the man gets to have sex, he's happy, even if he hasn't quite thought through the long-term repercussions of how the woman may interpret his declaration and what she will hold him to going forward and how often she will remind him of it.</blockquote>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14623971070255799392noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4111732965938599040.post-61642296516053236762014-09-15T00:15:00.000-06:002015-08-19T22:28:42.217-06:00Currently No. 11It's already the end of summer and I'm ready to stock up on some finds for fall, including a <a href="http://us.asos.com/ASOS-Classic-Trench/11y47c/?iid=3494761&SearchQuery=macs&Rf-700=1000&sh=0&pge=0&pgesize=36&sort=-1&clr=Stone&mporgp=L0FTT1MvQVNPUy1DbGFzc2ljLU1hYy9Qcm9kLw.." target="_blank">camel colored trench</a> and cult favorite <a href="http://us.davines.com/volu-conditioner/d/1052C240?utm_source=pjn&utm_medium=affiliate&utm_campaign=21181&cvosrc=affiliate.pepperjam.21181" target="_blank">Davines Volu Conditioner</a>. Dewy skin was all over the runways during NY Fashion Week and this <a href="http://www.barneys.com/Tatcha-Luminous-Dewy-Skin-Mist/00505020793814,default,pd.html" target="_blank">Tatcha Luminous Dewy Skin Mist</a> looks lovely for recreating the look.<br />
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