A Little Bit Rusty

 

I have always liked camel colored coats and accents, and I still do. I also am liking the "rust" trend I've seen this season. We've even seen it at PAINTBASE with two of our most requested polished this fall - this one and this one.

Linking some extra rusty faves and some camel options for good measure below!

Winter Whites

 

Winter Whites

Pointelle Sweater - here and here

Felt Hat

Leather Mules

Bejeweled Headband

Ruffle V-Neck

Pom Pom Toboggan

Studded Booties

Glitter Converse Sneakers

Floral Blouse

Cream Clutch

Shop more Winter Whites here:

Some Bright Spots

Weird times folks, if you're interested in some retail therapy, I'm here to help. I haven't really figured out what my coping mechanisms are yet, have you? I'm torn between shopping seems silly right now and holy shit shopping is critical right now. Most of the places I've linked today are running sales:

• Ray-Ban 30% off EVERYTHING
• Moda Operandi 25% off EVERYTHING
• J Crew 40% off basically everything
• Nordstrom up to 40% off

I've linked to stuff like normal above + below, but there are also a few local (to me-ish) businesses I wanted to call out too!

- The white Show Me Your Mumu romper is also available locally at Voda Boutique. I also like these V Affordable pom pom slides.

- The kewt Peepsish bunnies above are from Videri Chocolate Factory and you can shop them online!

- I love the rug above, but another AMAZING resource for rugs is mah friend Jamie at Furbish Studio.

- Some other local shops I love who are absolutely WERKING to get y'all fashun even under these pretty dark circumstances: 

• Fleur Boutique 
• Charlotte's (check their Insta - they've been running some great specials)
• Roan (amazing shop in Richmond - offering 20% off with code roanifuwanto20)
• Vermillion (they're doing 15% off of everything with the code 15YEAR!)
• Monkees Raleigh (offering 20% off) 

It Ain't Easy Bein' Green

St. Patty's Day celebrations will probably look a little different this year, what with the avoidance of crowds and people. Oh wait, is it my new favorite holiday? The thing that sparked my green joy was the release of the Clare V for Anthro collection, which really is just overall pretty joyful. Lots of cute to look at, and not just in green. Oh I especially love putting that bright green with a mellow yellow style green-yellow, like THISSSS. I love her aesthetic in general, so definitely a fave for me right now. I've poked around and found some other greenish items you should see, check out the little carousel thingy below. 
 Enjoy!  

Floaty Florals!

Since we've had our snow for the year, let's start looking to Spring yes? You can literally do florals head-to-toe with these kewt earrings all the way down to these really, really adorable pumps. I mean, I wouldn't recommend it, but you could do it. Shop the above and linking to a multitude of other options below!

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Part Deux

Nudie Neutrals + Sale

Somewhat of a palate cleanser from the mega pink and red overload! I'm starting to look around at Spring trends and get a handle on what I like and don't like. But for now, enjoy these non-offensive neutral items. SOME OF WHICH are on SALE, I guess President's Day sales extend beyond mattresses now. Some really good furniture/home sales, also my favorite jammies that I linked to last week (almost the entire site is on sale)! I'll link to some other sale goodies below as well.

Snuggle Style

Valentine's is the loungiest "holiday" to me. It's a great excuse to sleep in/eat in bed/burrito yourself in blankets/wear pjs all day. I want to preach the gospel of the Adult Blanky to you; THIS blanket has changed my life. If you're in Raleigh you can shop it locally at Charlotte's.  I very much enjoy a good pajama set. I have a strong affinity for Lake, everything is super soft and cute. Feels good on your skin. I like a good lounge set as well. Lots of cute options out there in the post-Juicy tracksuit landscape. Will link you some below! 

Jammies

Loungies

Robes

Slippers

Snuggle Accessories

Most Loved!

Whether this is a "holiday" you care about or not, it's a great opportunity to post many pink and/or red items, or gift ideas. So I've done that here for you! Even if you don't have a Valentine, a Galentine or a puppy to hang out with, might as well treat yourself right? Shop the post above and I'm linking to some additional goodies below!

Ahmahzon

Hi fronds. I've jumped on the Amazon bandwagon and created my own "shop". It's an easier way for me to streamline finds from there vs also using another affiliate site to deal with Amazon too - Amazon is forever figuring out ways for us to be more dependent on them, I suppose this is just another example. BUT, I actually do kinda love this. I created several sections, all of which are fairly obvious and I'm sure I'll edit those or add to/subtract based on interest. I'm also trying out having a monthly section to help identify what's fresh, then I'll move items into the other sections at the beginning of the next month. I may do an email type of thing too if people seem interested. Anyway, check out the Amazon Finds here, and as always, drop me a line if there's something you are looking for, I love a mission! 

Product Party!

I recently hosted some lovely ladies, with my frond Jamie Meares, for a cute little dinner thing with the added bonus of being a beauty swap. We got the idea from a friend of mine in NYC who has a group that dines together a few times a year and, at dinner, everyone presents their latest favorite beauty product. The things that's most currently changing their lives and faces lol. I loved the idea and was looking for a reason to get some friends together so, guess what we did! You never know if stuff like this is going to be forced family fun, but I'm here to tell you, everyone was totally there for it. I think (if you're at least my age-ish) everyone is actually interested in hearing what other people are doing to take care of themselves. I think whether it's fitness or mental/spiritual wellbeing or beauty, everyone kinda wants to know how everyone else is "doing it". We had a few girls there who really knew their sh*t and most of us are just normal moderately/well informed consumers looking for stuff that works. Everyone really brought something to the table, we all asked questions and we all left armed with some samples (thanks to Blue Mercury, Parlor, PAINTBASE and Smokeshow) and shopping lists (which we actually had and I'll share as a PDF at some point for y'all to use). I've linked most of the products above but I'm listing out below as well. Please feel free to ask questions or for more recs - if I don't have an answer or something to offer I'm always happy to seek something out! I highly recommend hosting your own product swap, we plan on doing it again!

• The Organic Pharmacy Self Tan http://bit.ly/2paRYLf
• M61 Powerglow Peel http://bit.ly/2WaDVBA
• Algenist GENIUS Liquid Collagen http://bit.ly/32FCNZe
• NARS Powermatte Lip Pigment - Don't Stop http://bit.ly/2BF4s0k
• Body Prescriptions Retinol Wipes - http://bit.ly/2oZ79HD
• KEYS Eye Butter Moisturizing Eye Cream 15ml Jar http://bit.ly/2pQOZYh
• Intelligent Elixirs Pure Squalane http://bit.ly/2DBHacI
• "Un" Cover Up Cream Foundation http://bit.ly/2MIkdKd 
• Master FasciaBlaster - http://bit.ly/2JipndN
• Countertime Tetrapeptide Supreme Cream - http://bit.ly/341G311
• Clinique Women's Acne Solutions Acne Line Correcting Serum/1 oz. http://bit.ly/33VGeuR

A few more items of note, we had this bonkers cheese board by Raleigh Cheesy, and beautiful tablescaping by Meares + Furbish Studio. I wore this delightful Ulla dress (similar here). I also scooped this tent which is bonkers and I love it. We also used these glasses which are life changing (and on sale rn), and I will be doing a TED Talk on them. 

Celebrationsss

Hey guys! Wassup. So today I'm sharing something a little out-of-character for me, I HAD A BERFDAY PARTY. A few of my favorites (missing a few!) and I gathered for a birthday-turned-galentine's ish party at my friend Allison's (who y'all may know from Parlor or @Blondentrepreneurs) house mostly to celebrate my cake, which was from the amazing Milk Bar dessert haven in NYC (and LA and other neat cities) and drink rosé. Y'all not only was this cake gorgeous but it was (a good prop) and DELICIOUS. They also have the cutest little mini version for two you can order for Valentines! One of my other faves Jamie Meares of Furbish + I Suwanee fame gave the assist on styling the tablescape. Isn't it gorge? Something fun that we discussed over the course of conversation was that the placemats were Furbish from a minute ago but she styled them with new goodies which gave them new life and sparked new joy. (Speaking of placemats, these are the most.) It made me go check out what I haven't used in a while to think of new ways to style them. Anyway, another item of note, Allison is the consummate hostess and a tremendous cook so we stayed out of her way with the food - and I'm glad we did, she did this gorgeous salmon in her Instant Pot!!! If you don't know Instant Pot I suggest you hit the Googles, it's like a tiny hybrid Crockpot but it does things (safely), in like, lightning speed. It's wild. 10/10. Rounding things out were my fave rosés - Jacqueline Leonne (the BEST) and duh Yes Way Rosé. We all did fun nails over at PAINTBASE to pre-game and I feel like everyone was wonderfully on theme. I also love the cute Self Portrait mini dress I was shuffling around in - which is also PERFECT for Valentine's Day should you be celebrating it. The zipper detail and ruching make it super flattering. I'm adding a gallery of some other Valentine-inspired goodies below for your perusal. In summary, we had the best time. I so enjoyed spending some focused time with my friends talking life, being silly, throwing confetti at each other and taking a million pictures because hashtag content. 

Photos: Olivia Hockaday / Moogmonster