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Fashion & Beauty

Sunday Funday

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Sunglasses: Marc by Marc Jacobs, Dress: Necessary Objects (Piperlime), Bag: Gucci (ebay), Scarf: unknown, Earrings: Urban Outfitters (old), Bracelets: Lou Lou, Ring: House of Harlow (ebay), Booties: DV by Dolce Vita (Piperlime).

Today I decided to take advantage of the beautiful weather to get some final wear out of one of my favorite summer tunic dresses. We went on a long walk this morning through Mount Pleasant, the neighborhood where my parents lived when I was born. The first time Chris and I went exploring there, we unwittingly happened upon my childhood (infant-hood?) home. I thought I recognized the area for some reason, so I called my mom and she informed me that we were standing right in front of our old house. Spooky. Continue reading →

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Fashion & Beauty

Friday night.

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Tee: Obey (Zumiez), Pants: Seven7 Jeans, Bag: Yves Saint Laurent (consignment), Shoes: Belle by Sigerson Morrison, Necklaces: unknown brand and Stella & Dot, Earrings: Ralph Lauren (Nordstrom Rack), Ring: Lou Lou.

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Chicago

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My boyfriend and I took our annual summer trip this past weekend, and chose to visit my favorite city. He’d never been before, and I was dying to drag him around and impress him. Beware, this is a long post. Continue reading →

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Office Style

If you’re into pretending your office is a ’70s clam-bake. Which I clearly am. It’s Labor Day weekend, duh.

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Top: Yumi Kim, Jeans: Buffalo by David Bitton (Loehmann’s), Wedges: Stuart Weitzman (consignment), Sunglasses: Tom Ford (consignment), Bracelet: Tahari (ideeli), Rings: Melinda Maria (maxandchloe.com)

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Beauty Essentials… Kind of.

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So we’re getting ready to go to Boston for a wedding tomorrow, and I’m spending the evening packing up all of my beauty “essentials.”

The quotes denote sarcasm here. You’ve probably already guessed that these things are not actually essential to surviving a weekend.

But, if you’re anything like me, you’ve probably spent a number of years trying to figure out the way your skin and hair behave, and have settled into a comfortable routine. I’ve spent a good amount of time battling with my skin—since before high school—and have only recently begun to feel like it’s calming down and becoming manageable. Part of it is probably aging, but naturally, I don’t want to rock the boat by changing up my regimen, even for a few days. Plus, I’m really high strung about this kind of thing and love carting around a bunch of crap. I am a Taurus, and we love stuff. Continue reading →

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