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Sharing the Style!

Good evening!

As you may remember, I have been looking into putting together some new looks for myself. I have been busy perusing some magazines, and I have come up with some tear sheets that I am pretty happy about!

I love the big curly hair, and the even bigger flower!

Again with big glamorous Hollywood style hair, and I am a sucker for cat-eyes!

Ok, so it is obvious that I have a thing for big hair and cat eyes!! Now if only I can figure out how to recreate the look on myself! Hmmmm…

I love this fun, feminine style!

Hello?? Wingtips anyone??? I need at least 3 pairs of these this Winter!

I love this boho hairstyle! Cute!!

I am also having a lot of fun playing with colorful eye makeup applications!

Simple, sweet, awesome hair accessories, I love the freshness of this look!

Cat eyes, and pig tails! Seriously??? Super-CHIC!!!

So after going through all these pics from my style-file clippings, I would sum up my dream style with adjectives like:

  • glamorous
  • bombshell
  • creative
  • ultra-feminine
  • diva-esque
  • dramatic
  • fun
  • sexy

Tell me, what do you think? 😉

Have a FABULOUS evening!!! 😉

 

Creating a Look!

Good evening!

I am in the market for a new look. My sweetie and I went out with my bestie and her fiance,  this evening. My girlfriend, Dawn, always looks like she just stepped right off of the latest fashion magazine. Well, tonight, her hair was looking extra especially cute and it has inspired me to stop on the way home to pick up some fashion magazines, and look into some new hairstyles, makeup techniques, and some new fashion looks.

I am not looking for anything super dramatic, but just a few minor tweaks and options for the me that I am right now. I find that I have gotten myself in a bit of a fashion rut, and have been really playing it safe. Super-safe – almost frump girl at times!! I figure if no one notices me, why does it even matter? But, the reality is, is that it matters because I notice!! now that I have started to lose weight, I really want to make sure that my outside is looking as good as my inside is feeling!

Who are some of my dream style icons?

  • Audrey Hepburn
  • Adele
  • Sophia Loren
  • Diane von Furstenberg
  • Kelly Osbourne
  • Katherine Hepburn
  • Diane Keaton

I think my style is feminine, classic, romantic, tailored. When I am not careful, it can run into safe, boring, ho-hum, so I need to make sure to do a good job to keep some life in my look, so that my spirit is truly represented in my overall style look. I am a firm believer that you really do have just moments to make a good first impression!! Besides, what woman doesn’t LOVE feeling FABULOUS??? 😉

What is your style, and who are you style icons? I would love to hear from you in the comments section.

Have a FABULOUS evening! ;-)

 

Dreaming of Fall!

Good evening!

I am dreaming of Fall! Scrumptious grey rainy days, sloshing around in puddles with the kiddies, hot cocoa and mini-marshmallows with friends, thick feather comforters and a lovely good book, fuzzy-warm slippers on a crisp and cold morning, snuggling with the ones you love on the sofa after a long brisk walk in the chilly afternoon.

Sounds absolutely fabulous!!

While I continue my evening of dreaming about Fall, I would LOVE to hear your favorite thoughts about Fall.

Have a FABULOUS evening! 😉

An InStyle Evening!

Good evening!

I have had such a better day than I have had in quite a few weeks! What does that mean? As you probably know, work has been SUPER-CRAZY-WHAT-THE-HELL-IS-GOING-ON-AROUND-HERE-??? for probably the past 6 weeks!! but today our entire team rallied together to work through any and all issues that we had, and took a HUGE chunk out of all of the problems we were having!!! WHEEEEEEW!!

So, on the way home tonight, I decided to break my moratorium and purchased a magazine! EEEEEK! It wasn’t just ANY magazine, it was INSTYLE!!!!

THE MAGAZINE OF ALL MAGAZINES!!!

Did you see the heavens open up and hear the angels start to sing? Ah-Ah-AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!!! 😉 This is the magazine that causes me to drool over every outfit, every hair-do, every made up face!!! Oh how I wish I could have one of these stylists show me how to put my random clothing pieces together!!! I would LOVE to be able to walk out my front door looking tres chic at a moments notice!!!! I will have no choice, but I will have to PRACTICE! PRACTICE! PRACTICE!!!

Anyway, I have a lot of catching up to do in my personal life!! I have been working so many crazy hours, that I am not sure how my sweetie even knows what I look like any more!! 😉 My sis, Alex is moving in 2 FREAKIN’ DAYS!!!! I have got to get my booty over there and see her!!! My house is SPOTLESS – except for my office, which has kind of gotten the brunt of my negligence, and I have got to get crackin’ on getting that straightened again!!! Reading has gone by the wayside, but I am planning on starting a new book tonight called, The Best Year of Your Life, so that should be at least a good start! and I haven’t called my family in weeks!! I need to make sure I reach out and touch someone!! HEE! HEE!! 😉

Oh, and I am dreaming of taking a REALLY SA-WHEET vacation with my sweetie!!! I am not sure where yet, but I am thinking someplace, quiet, cozy, and romantic!! I deserve it for all the CRAZY work I have been doing, and Jason deserves it for being my rock and support!!! Ok, off to plan, and dream, and sleep, and dream some more!!

Have a FABULOUS evening!! 😉

A Dapper Evening!!

Good evening!!

My sister, Alex and her kiddos just left for the evening!! Since Christopher just turned 13 on Tuesday, we decided to let him choose dinner – pizza, of course!!! We played a fun game of Clue, which I haven’t done in quite a few years, and I WON!!! WHOO-HOO!! Then we went swimming, and we swam around like crazy people!!! I AM LOVING SWIMMING – it is making me feel so much stronger and more energetic!! Next a relaxing soak in the hot tub, home and a bowl full of cut-up strawberries, and I am a VERY HAPPY girl!!!😉

Well, last evening I spent at least an hour or so perusing the web for some inspirational outfits, to help me think about my wardrobe pieces with fresh eyes! While I was doing that, I ran across quite a few fashionable men too!! I asked my husband what his fashion style was, and his response was “functional”. BUMMER – not exactly what a girl wants to hear, but I really shouldn’t be too surprised! When we first started dating his idea of dressing up, was to wear something with less wholes in it!! 😉 That is ok, I still love his wraggin’ muffin looking self!!!

Here are some of those Hottie-McHottie pics I found last night:

Man!! OH MAN!!! I can’t put my finger on EXACTLY what I like in men’s fashion, but I think it is the juxtaposition between rugged tough man, and old-world gentleman!! Maybe you can see that in those pictures!! If only I could find a way to somehow rub just a smidgen of these dapper men’s fashion sense onto my husband, OH WHAT A MIRACLE DAY THAT WOULD BE!!! You know, like a retro-sexual pill!! 😉 and I am sure I am not the only woman out there thinking it!! 😉

Have a FABULOUS evening! 🙂

 

Monday Night Book Night!

Tonight is book review night, and the book that I chose to review is called, Nesting it’s a Chick Thing. This book is such a fun read, and I highly recommend it anyone who wants to laugh, cry, and just learn more about living a FABULOUS life! Trust me on this, pick this book up!! It is like reading a creatively chic blog in paperback!!! FUN! FUN! FUN!!!

But why listen to me? Here is an editorial review from Publishers Weekly:

While Beanland and Terry do care about having a nice home, throwing fantastic parties and whipping up fabulous dinners, they have better things to do than polish the silver. The coauthors of It’s a Chick Thing: Celebrating the Wild Side of Women’s Friendships throw Martha Stewart-esque caution to the wind in this lifestyle guide with attitude, irreverently addressing the “four pillars of nesting”: decorating, entertaining, cooking and gardening. In each section, they give a basic overview of how to approach the task at hand, and then delve into the nitty-gritty, with sidebars, lists, pull-out quotes from celebrities and quirky clip art, all with a can-do, girl power mind-set, evident in the inclusion of such lines as “I am a marvelous housekeeper. Every time I leave a man, I keep his house” (from Zsa Zsa Gabor). Among other tidbits, readers will find cocktail recipes, flea market shopping tips, party invitation ideas, suggestions for creating a garden that suits their personality and reasons to give Martha some credit (“the chick can carve a pumpkin 200 ways and make 65 recipes from the seeds alone!”).

Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

Have a FABULOUS evening!

My Top 10 Wardrobe Essentials for Spring

Although Oregon’s weather apparently doesn’t realize that it is Spring yet, I thought it I would share with you my top 10 wardrobe essentials for Spring.

  1. A day dress in a solid color
  2. Denim jacket
  3. Tank tops – in oodles of colors
  4. A perfectly fitting boyfriend blazer
  5. Button down shirt, my favorite is white with grey pinstripes
  6. Cardigan
  7. Wrinkle-free slacks
  8. Dark blue perfect-fitting jeans
  9. Black capris legging
  10. Trench coat in a fun color
  11. Honorable mention: Eye-catching ballet flats, my faves are any animal print

I would love to hear what your favorites are, please list your ideas in the comments below.

Have a FABULOUS evening!