Saturday, November 6, 2010

Holiday Gifts Under $20

Oh, the holiday season is quickly approaching! Or, since Halloween is officially over, is it already here? I don't know! Either way, Christmas music has already started on a local radio station and I am ecstatic! Being that time of year already, I absolutely MUST begin saving money for gifts! It's certainly not going to be a big-gift holiday, but it's going to be warm (in the emotional aspect), loving, and amazing. I can't wait. But saving up money and spending time and effort looking for the perfect gift for everyone can turn hectic!

Well, fear no more! I found a fantastic website, ModCloth, where you can find pretty much any gift you could ever think of. Everything is so fabulous and fun and cute! For anybody to the craftaholic to the cookaholic, they've got what you need. And with everything that I've posted being under $30, where can you go wrong?!




For the coffee addicts:


For the cooks:


For the artists:


For the new homeowners:
For the craftster:


For the fashionistas:


For the (fun!) family drunks:


For the technology challenged/lovers:

 So - have any of you started your Christmas shopping yet to avoid the crazy crowds?

Friday, November 5, 2010

Flawless Fashion

Olivia Palermo at the the ACE Awards in New York City. Does this girl ever not look fabulous? I'd love to see what she looks like when she wakes up in the morning or is simply just lounging around the house!

Proud to Present: Wearing It Today

I, as well as everyone else who loves fashion, love to look at celebrities and stars dressed up and looking all pretty. But what's more intriguing to me is the behind-the-scenes! Who comes up with these fabulous outfits? What's the stylist like? They must have to love fashion as well, right?

After finding Laura's blog, Wearing It Today, I found that some stylists really are... stylish! Such a surprise, right? Laura is a London-based stylist. Not only does she work on both commercial and editorial projects, but she contributes to Red, one of the UK's biggest selling magazines, as a contributing fashion editor! She is living my life, I swear! She created her blog as a challenge - a way to become more fashion-forward herself and look fabulous in everyday life. I asked her some questions and was delighted to hear back from her this afternoon!

Here goes...

Have you always wanted to be a stylist?
I always knew I wanted to work in fashion, but it was only in my 20's after a work experience for a newspaper, that I found out that my job even existed. Then, becoming a stylist became my mission

What are your tips for starting a career in fashion?
Get your hands dirty, start from the bottom and always show willing.

Name something fashion-wise you wish you could go back and change. Something “oh-god-why-did-I-wear-that?” worthy.
Fake snakeskin, red trousers... Disaster!

What’s your current obsession?
My bridesmaids dresses.

What’s the best advice you’ve been given?
Pick your battles.

What would people be surprised to know about you?
I need to work on my sleepwear.

Here are some of my favorite looks from her blog:

Now, go check out her fantastic blog because it's worth a look and a follow!

Wednesday, November 3, 2010

Under the Blacklight

After tweeting away my boredom this late afternoon, I saw Kim Kardashian tweet something about her younger sister Kendall Jenner having a music video debut. I thought, damn that girl must be doing a lot more than just looking pretty, she actually has a singing career now! But, I was wrong. She appears in One Call's music video for their song "Blacklight." You can see her for a few seconds at 2:05, and then there's a flash of her face that lasts about a millisecond at 4:11, and that's it. Nothing special. But I'm glad that the "proud-big-sister-like-oh-my-freaking-gosh!" Kim tweeted this video, because I quite like it. Not only is it a catchy song and is making me bop up and down while sitting on my bed, but it totally makes me want to call up a bunch of friends and have a blacklight party.