Ch-Ch-Changes

Whew! I lot has happened over the last month. For starters, my hair has gone from a sunkissed blonde to a chestnut brown. I love it and if you been on the fence about whether or not to take the plunge to brunette, I highly recommend it. It's so much fun to pick out new make-up colors and it's a great excuse to go shopping for new clothes to match your hair. Some of my favorite make-up picks for brown haired beauties are below.This palette is by Too Faces and has such a great range of colors that even blond babes can get some use out of it. The best part is that it comes with its own mini makeup brushes and folds up so you can stash it in your purse for touch ups on the go! It's available at Sephora.


What goes better with sultry dark hair? Exotic eyelashes of course. To get the sexiest look out of your hair, long thick lashes are a must. MAC's ProLash is perfect! For a more natural look, but still sexy look, you may opt for MAC's Mascara X.

My other big change, and what I consider to be the second best accessory (a bangin' body is of course #1), is that I got a new car! I was getting so tired of showering, blowing my hair out, putting on makeup, perfume, and cute clothes, to have it all ruined the moment I sat down in my smelly 13 year old car! I realized that I am an adult now and I make enough money (well, almost) to buy myself some nice things, so I upgraded to an Audi A4. It's silver with black leather interior and I love it! So now, that a large wad of my money has gone into my car, you can see why this post has focused on makeup rather than fashion... makeup is much cheaper!

The many layers of winter

Has it really been over a month since I last posted. Woah! For all my loyal readers out there (the one or two that I know are there) I apologize. I guess I have been so busy getting my winter wardrobe together before the temperature really drops, I have forgotten to post. Speaking of, I wish the weather would make up its mind. Last week it was in the 30's and this week good ole NC is back up to 70! How am I supposed to make up my mind on what to wear when the weather won't make up its mind? The answer, I have learned, is layering! Layering sounds easy enough in theory, but in practice it's a whole other story. The trick is to have enough on to keep you warm without looking bulky. You also need to be able to take off layers when the air warms up without looking half naked. So here, I present my fool proof, tried and true recipe for layering. First off start with a sweet cami. I like Theory's Mirabel Metropolitan tank in Stucco.


Next, add an embroidered cardigan and top it off with a cute blazer. For daytime, I like tweed, wool, or corduroy. The jacket pictured below is Cythina Steffe's donegal fur trimmed vladimir jacket. Night time begs for a switch to a velvet jacket and/or sparkling cardigan.
What you wear on the bottom is your choice. For work, I opt for a pencil skirt and heels or an A-line skirt with knee high boots. Anytime other than work it's usually jeans for me!

Charleston, SC

I've just returned from a long girl's weekend away in Charleston, SC. Well, more precisely we stayed on the Isle of Palms in an AMAZING house. It was huge and we had our own private pool and hot tub. It's been very hard to be back at work since I was gone on such a spectacular trip. If you've never been to Charleston, I highly recommend it. Shoot me an email and I can tell you the best restaraunts, bars, and shopping. Speak of shopping, King Street is absolutley fabulous. Some "must check out" out stores are Luna, Copper Penny, Finnicky Filly, and a Saks. I actually didn't buy as much as I thought I would. Mostly because I've already bought most of my fall/winter clothes. I did however buy a pair of Saint Grace pants in Date. I already have them in Ruby and Branch. The ones I got in Charleston are the exact same one Jessica is wearing here. I also bought 2 more pairs of hanky panky thongs, which are uber comfortable. I've even been able to convert my friend Melissa to thongs with the hanky panky's. She swore she would never wear thongs. My only other purchase was a pair of hot, hot, hot Steve Madden shoes.

I can already taste it...

The victory, that is! To date, I am the top scorer in my Fantasy Fashion League. Oh yeah, baby! Of course that could change at any date, but it's never to early to plan out what shoes to get with my $1,000 shoe shopping spree. It's not too late to join www.fantasyfashionleague.com !!!

I heart purses!

As anyone who knows me well (you don't even have to know me that well) can attest to, I absolutely love purses. At last count, there were 23 in rotation. Each purse is absolutely necessary for each outfit they go with and I'm always scoping out new colors and styles. My favorite purses are designer (obviously). I have the requisite coaches, kate spades, and juicy coutures, but I just haven't been able to afford the Chloe's and Balenciaga's at this stage of my life/career. Thus, imagine my elation when I stumbled upon Lush Fashions. I almost had a heart attack looking at their collections! Designer style purses at relatively dirt cheap prices!!!!!!!! See my faves below. Note: All pictures are from www.lushfashions.com

Brad and Jen's humble abode

Well, it's officially over. As I mourn the loss of Hollywood's once golden couple, feel free to take a tour of their house that is now on the market. Jen and Brad's old house

Depressed Hair

There is a woman I know who always wears her hair in a ponytail. She is in her 20's with gorgeous, thick, shiny, chestnut hair that has subtle auburn highlights. BUT, she always wears her hair in a freakin' ponytail. A chronic ponytail is depression for your coif. Spice it up. I want to shake her and scream, "WEAR YOUR HAIR DOWN. A PONYTAIL EVERYDAY FOR THE PAST 4 MONTHS IS RIDONKULOUS! ACT LIKE YOU ARE A TWENTY-SOMETHING YEAR OLD AND LET THOSE LOVELY LOCKS LIVE FREE!" Here are some hairstyles to inspire: