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Gucci Pre-Fall 2015 For Lookbook Friday

[dropcap custom_class="normal"]W [/dropcap] e all know the seventies trend is huge right now. But not all was good with the fashion of the seventies, there were many trends and styles that did, and should stay firmly in the seventies. What is nice about current trends being influenced by the styles of the past, is that the second time around it can be done right. And it seems Frida Giannini got the memo.
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Natura Bisse and the Diamond Collection a Luxurious Way to Fight Free Radicals and Win!

[dropcap custom_class="normal"]O[/dropcap]K the diamond collection from Natura Bisse may not list diamond dust as one of it’s ingredients but your skin just may think it is getting the royal treatment. Wow I love using this collection, it makes my skin feel super soft and hydrated and it smells divine. The secret weapon is not diamonds but artemai salina which helps protect skin from cellular damage. The Diamond Drops serum contains CHP-4 complex which has the ability to retain water so it is very hydrating but don’t use it under the eye if you suffer from puffy eyes.
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A White Button Down Shirt — a Reinvented Must Have Staple with Limitless Options

[dropcap custom_class="normal"]I[/dropcap] t use to be that a white button down shirt was associated with stuffy, straight laced office attire and unimaginative drones who thought fashion was a four letter word. Well those days are gone in a big way, and the white button down has been reinvented into a fashion staple must have. There are many ways to style a white button down shirt—really the sky is the limit,
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Ladies in Lace and an Evening With Lucky Magazine at Topshop in NYC

[dropcap custom_class="normal"]L[/dropcap] adies in lace and so much shopping to do! But alas Renta (of PurseFixation.com) and I were not on a shopping spree but were actually at Top Shop for an event sponsored by Lucky Magazine. Though of course I did not walk out empty handed stay tuned for a post on that! But on this lovely evening in NYC, Eva Chen, editor-in-chief of Lucky magazine hosted a fashion panel along with stylist Sophia Pera, model and fashion blogger Christina Caradona of Trop Rouge and former market editor turned baker Amirah Kassem of Flour Shop.
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Dusty Lavender-Mauve, The Must Have Nail Color of the Moment

[dropcap custom_class="normal"]L[/dropcap] ast Tuesday evening I attended an event at Top Shop for Lucky Magazine, Eva Chen was in attendance along with Stylist Sophia Pera, Blogger and model Christina Caradona of Trop Rouge and It girl Amirah Kassem of Flour Shop. Needless to say the event was a flutter of well heeled fashionistas, and there was one young women in attendance who was wearing the loveliest shade of a dusty lavender nail polish which some describe as mauve.
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French Connection, a Non Body Con Look and a Night Out in Soho

[dropcap custom_class="normal"]S[/dropcap]pring has arrived in a big way this weekend, in fact it felt more like summer. With temperatures above normal after two months of temperatures being below normal it was a bit of shock, but in a good way. Friday started out cold and rainy and ended warm and sunny with temperatures in the low seventies, it was a perfect evening to step out for dinner and drinks with some fellow bloggers.
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Spring Coats and a Girl Who Can’t Make Up Her Mind, What Do You Look For in a Spring Coat?

[dropcap custom_class="normal"]S[/dropcap]pring is finally here in NY and I am so ready to do a little spring shopping. I feel like after the major spring cleaning that I did a few weeks ago I should reward myself with a little spring shopping. I got a fairly nice tax return and even had a dream I went out shopping and spent $500…well I will not be doing that, but I will be purchasing a spring coat. As I have spoken about before on the blog I struggle with coats—it seems they never quite fit right, t
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New Beauty Magazine and an Experiential Night of Beauty in New York City

[dropcap custom_class="normal"]W[/dropcap] ho doesn’t love a night filled with beauty, wine and swag. Well last Thursday evening I was enjoying all of these benefits and then some at New Beauty Magazine’s Experiential Night of Beauty in celebration of their ten year anniversary. I attended the event with fellow blogger Renata of Purse Fixation who looked lovely in her pale pink bow blouse which was a nice contrast to my black H to T ensemble. I wore a black Alice and Olivia dress with a fitted black blazer from H&M, yes it is officially spring but with 35 degree temperatures and rain, I dressed accordingly.
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J Crew Fall/Winter 2015 For Lookbook Friday

[dropcap custom_class="normal"]Y[/dropcap]es,once again J Crew has knocked it out of the park. With a sophisticated, dare I say pop art approach with it’s solid swatches of primary colored garments paired with floral prints, dusty pastels, jewel-toned textiles, bold patterns, multi-hued feathers and sumptuious fabrics this collection feels simultaneously regal and fresh. The straight cut, knee-grazing skirts with their side waist bows worn demurely with draping turtlenecks stand lady-like along side the flirty leather fringe numbers, the feathered
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Flare Jeans, Fashion Over Reason, and a 70s Inspired H to T Look to Love

[dropcap custom_class="normal"]A[/dropcap] few weeks ago in this post I wrote about the 70’s inspired trend and in particular flare cut jeans and trousers. I looked at wide cut trousers and how to style them. This trend is still fairly new, though it has been tried before in recent fashion history but did not catch on. In fact, I remember about eight years ago when I was still living in Seattle, seeing flare jeans in the stores
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MAC Mineralize Concealer and a Journey of Trial and Error and New Discoveries

[dropcap custom_class="normal"]C [/dropcap] oncealer is a tricky necessity. I am sure there are a lucky few that do not need concealer but for the rest of us girls we wouldn’t be caught dead without concealer in our makeup bags. Though the funny thing about concealer, is that although it may be “concealing” something we do not want to see, it can also be very noticeable in of itself.
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