neon over nude

I've officially become obsessed with fluorescent yellow, especially with grey. Actually, I think its the combo more than the yellow itself. It all began few months ago with the purchase of Essie's nail color in Funky Limelight. Since then I've acquired the two above pieces from none other than American Apparel (who else would make a denim pencil skirt in fluoroscent yellow?!) Now I have a feeling that these are seriously needed... and that will be all.

1st : american apparel drawstring tank dress and ruched tube bra
2nd : american apparel grey raglan, bull denim pencil skirt, and california select fontana sunglasses; target necklace

3rd: essie polish in funky limelight, michael kors watch, f21 ring & bracelet, target necklace

pringle of scotland
photo via style.com

this & that

Many won't believe what I thrifted these vint Ray-Ban's for @ the Salvation Army and I may even be a bit ashamed to say.... ($5) One of the reasons I will always love this tiny, old fashioned town!

Some great looks from this month's Nylon mag

I'm always interested to see what people's make-up and skincare routine is, here is mine.

• Evian facial spray for misting after I finish my make-up. Also have a smaller size in my purse at all times.
• Biore Skin Preservation micro-scrub (for once a week exfoliation)
• Ole Henriksen African Tea face and eye cream @ night
• Philosophy moisturizer (daily in the winter)
• Aveeno Clear Complexion line of cream cleanser, facial cleansing pads, and moisturizer (year round for my super break-out prone face..discovered the wonders of this line's use of soy in college and haven't found anything like it since)
  

More recently purchased treasures in the form of a boy's Ralph Lauren blazer that fits like an absolute dream (thrifted), a vintage Christian Dior silk shirt (thrifted), rad vintage belt (thrifted), Dooney & Burke leopard print wallet (tjmaxx).

Have a great rest of the week!

shades of gray

fur coat & clutch: thrifted, dress & ankle boots: Asos, necklace: ma's jewelry box

For some reason I was completely over the whole maxi dress this past summer and the few I own hung in my closet the whole season without notice. My attitude quickly changed after seeing this post on Brook&Lyn a while back. Immediately sought after a similar one in my price range and lucked up in early December on Asos... have worn it at least three times since. Sooo comfortable and easy. Asos is such a great site...and that's all I have to say about that.

Two posts within a week, I'm back on a roll haha. Most definitely hope to get one more in by Tuesday in order to show my latest vintage find, a $20 white rabbit fur coat. (Note: Would never consider buying anything made of new fur, only secondhand. This is why no matter how bad I wanted them, the BCBG Mendel PONYHAIR boot-wedges had to stay at the store.)

No more color related post titles for a while...promise.

My dear friend of years, Ross, just started a new blog of his interior designs, check it out here!

some things captured over the weekend that just so happen to be gray...

A wild crane hung out by our pond looking for lunch..I've seen white ones as well during the summer

A close up of this awesome vintage clutch discovered at a local thrift store

winter yellow

Hello to my faithful few readers and 55 followers, and a special shout out to Becs, who always checks on me! I'm alive and well but its obvious that I am a sorry excuse for a blogger. Nothing SUPER special about this outfit. I did consider wearing a more "matchy" scarf at first, but I think the bright yellow gives it a bit of oomph. I've actually donned a few creative ones during my abscence...it's just once I get off from the school, 75% of the time I go straight to my mom's business and put in a couple of hours "volunteer work" haha. Therefore, once I get home its dark and I'm exhauted...so no posting. Monday is a school holiday, so I hope to get another post in and put up a bunch of stuff on Ebay including, the vintage DVF vest worn here back in the summer, some random AA items, a couple fur jackets/coats, and the most amazing leather motorcycle vest I could have ever won on Ebay, sadly its a smidge too big for my small chest.

Happy 2010 by the way! I plan to make this the year of change for myself. I've already gotten rid of all the negative people and associates with alterior motives in my life and I hope to move out on my own once again. I've been in my hometown 2 years too long and it's time to move on.

I've been reading The Fashion Book over last week and although it can be quite boring at times, its very informative. I didn't know certain things about these well known designers. Below it is pictured open to show how every designer from Hermes to Hilfiger are in this book in alphabetical order. Really want the coffee table version, but sadly the recession is killing me, seriously.

Men's shirt from Old Navy, Express jeans, GoJane OTKBs, ? scarf, RayBan aviators, Anne Klein watch, FAVORITE new nail polish (the perfect neutral):OPI in Chocolate Moose

Living back at home with the rents has its perks of course, so when I do get out on my own again I'll be sure to miss the great walk-in closet that is in my room. The purpose of the photo is to show you all a BEFORE shot. Monday being Dr. King day, school is out, and I plan on organizing this depressingly messy area (notice I was too ashamed to post a full shot since heaps of clothing cover the floor @ each end).

Mixed Printz

To be completely honest I no longer subscribe to Harper's Bazaar. I find the clothing featured in ALL of the issues quite unrealistic for the average person to attain, amongst other things. The magazine does however serve as a great inspiration therefore I find myself sitting in the magazine section every month for over half an hour gazing at each issue cover to cover. This month HB was a purchase only because the styling of this editorial is perfection.

My favorite pieces are: Erdem Dress, image 2: Louis Vuitton dress and leggings, image 5: Rodarte dress, image 7: Balenciaga booties, image 6: D&G dress, image 8... What do you guys think?

Source: Harper's Bazaar August 2009

*These images were bought and scanned by me and are considered mine. If you do decide to use them on your site, please credit the source of uploading, who would be me.

Thank You

Bikers and Bohemians

Only scanned one (my fav) of the photos from the old Elle December 2005 issue I spoke of. I was more inclined to post the following ones from the Mods and Rockers issue of Metro-Pop magazine.I have been wanting to post these for a while. I am so fascinated with the "rocker" look because I have found that I just can't pull it off, no matter how hard I try.

I will post the rest of the images from the Elle mags later.