What I love about M Fay from Amateur Couture is how she truly lets the images speak for themselves. She has a knack of finding beautiful art installments and pairing them with fashion, showing the cohesive and symbiotic relationship between the two. Though little with words, I find her direct approach refreshing (especially if you [...]
July 17, 2010
Perhaps today’s title is a bit of a hyperbole, but I do believe that more than not, our inability to communicate is a large cause of emotional and even physical pain. Misunderstandings, arguments, self-consciousness: these all tend to stem from miscommunication or a lack of communicating at all. Why is it that we find it [...]
July 16, 2010
Today I thought I’d pay homage to my favorite herb! So here’s a little collage of my favorite minty things: Clockwise from top: Tiffany playing cards, $30; Girl Scout Thin Mints ($7?); Lucy’s “Predic-a-Mints” mints in a tin, $4; CO Bigelow’s Mentha Smoothing Body, $14; Mint ice tea; ModCloth’s “Park It” dress, $47.99; Smith’s Minted Rose [...]
July 15, 2010
Whenever I thought of lace I would either picture matronly schoolmarmish outfits or over the top lingerie. Neither a category I’d say is suitable for everyday wear . However, I have finally come around to accepting the romantic textile into my wardrobe, and let me tell ya, lace will make you feel good. In a [...]
July 14, 2010
If you’re like me, I have a ton of tank tops that never seem “fun” enough to wear beyond just as a layered piece. I don’t know how this collection of mine grew to such massive proportions, but here I am closet deep in undershirts that rarely see the light of day. Then I saw [...]
July 13, 2010
So I’ve been totally inspired by many of my fellow fashion bloggers and the various challenges they are tackling. I’m impressed by the way many of you are pushing yourselves to try new things with your look, both economically and practically. Definitely a big kudos from me! In response to all of this, I thought [...]
July 12, 2010
Sutton from “Style, Substance, and Sutton” (soon to be “by Sutton”) has become one of my favorite blogging friends. A fellow DIYer, a classy dresser, and a cooking fiend to boot, it really is her sweet personality that keeps me coming back for more. Check out our interview below and stop on by her wonderful [...]
July 10, 2010
To finish off this week of quick and easy styling, I thought I’d “wrap” it up with a simple head scarf. Tie away your wild hair with a silk scarf to look effortlessly chic. Begin by folding your scarf diagonally, then wrapping it up into a thin piece. The video takes it from here: In [...]
July 9, 2010
We’ve made it to day three of our low maintenance, easy-to-do hair. By this point (if you’re like me) your hair hasn’t been washed in a few days and starting to look a little limp. Today I’m going to show you how to pull it into a sweet side ponytail, and get some lift back into [...]
July 8, 2010
I always feel like I look ridiculous with braided hair, but because it’s so popular right now I push myself to wear them from time to time. I mean, I can understand their lure: they’re functional, they stay put, and they look whimsical as all heck. So for today’s hairstyling quickie, I revamped my side [...]
July 7, 2010
So the first time-saving hair-do video I put together is all about a messy, low knot half up-do with waves. I love being able to wake up with my hair already set, so for this look you will start off with the classic “braid before bed” technique. Section your hair off into four pieces: two [...]
July 6, 2010
In honor of last weeks camp lifestyle, for the rest of this week I’ll be sharing video tutorials on how to get ready when you have a very limited amount of time. I’ll pair these looks with “easy to assemble” outfits to show you that 15 minutes is more than enough time to look fabulous! [...]
July 5, 2010
We are back on track and starting off the week with one of my absolute favorite blogger friends. Janine from Alternative Housewife has become someone who I can trust to tell it how it is and to be an amazing encouragement to me. Her blog focuses on style, home, and the pursuit of living both [...]
July 3, 2010
Hey wonderful people, I am finally back from camp! It was an amazing week of faith building, being super active (nothing makes you feel old and out of shape than playing games with junior highers lol), and bonding. This year I got to counsel a group of six middle school girls and it was one [...]
July 19, 2010
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