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October 2017

Style

Real or Imaginary

One of my favorite threads on The Purse Forum (don’t pretend like you don’t read it) is one in the Wardrobe section, about whether you shop for your real or imaginary lifestyle (the originator of the thread, by the way, Sarah, has her own blog too).

My fantasy life includes a resort destination and a flat stomach

I love the line about real vs imaginary because I think it so encompasses a common wardrobe problem that most of us (or at least I) have – that we shop for some fictional self that swans about at formal events all the time, or that lives in a super cold icy tundra half the year, and a really glamorous resort destination the other half. I recently became acutely aware that I am also suffering from “imaginary life” syndrome when I took stock of all the items I purchased while pregnant, which included: Continue Reading

Life

Weekend Update

1. Top on my list this season? These excellent Prada heels. I’m a total sucker for a nice architectural heel that isn’t too intimidatingly designed, so these Pradas are perfect. They are comfortable, too – I tried them on…

Style

The New Item Ritual

Do any of you have a ritual when you buy new items? Do you have certain strange behaviors, like not using a new items for a certain period of time after you buy it? I was recently reminded of…

Life

Weekend Update

1. I love lipstick. It’s the one makeup item which managed to survive in my routine post-baby, and even though I usually can’t resist trying out new releases whenever I’m at the mall, I tend to go back to…

Beauty

Lash It Out

A few months before I gave birth to baby #2, I decided to get eyelash extensions. This was an entirely impulsive decision. I’m not normally someone who does a lot of beauty treatments – I don’t get my hair…

Life

Weekend Update

1. This week, I’m sharing an excellent bag from The Row which I’ve been eyeing for a while. If I hadn’t just spent a usurious amount on my Constance, I would definitely have already have purchased this bag already.…

Style

The Hermes Constance Bag

Today I’m reviewing a new addition to my closet – the Hermes Constance bag. The Constance is a bag that I have been looking to add to my closet for the longest time. For more than three years I’ve…

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