Good evening lovelies. Due to extreme illness, I will not be able to post until this coming Sunday. I hope you all had an amazing time at Coachella and are looking forward to the Royal Wedding!!!
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Wednesday, April 20, 2011
Wednesday, April 13, 2011
Buffalo Loco
Good evening lovelies! I hope you all have had an amazing week so far! Between the event with Jeans 4 Justice and different sales going on with the season, there are all kinds of amazing deals going on right now for great causes.
One of my favorite that is coming up on Saturday at Buffalo Exchange. Buffalo Exchange is having a "Save Wildlife Habitat" sale. All the sale items at every store will be on sale for $1. All profits from the sale will go to the Save Wildlife Habitat Fund.
All store locations are participating. I recommend getting there early because what they do is; they take all the sale items outside of the store and put them into boxes and place them right by the entrance. You can't take them inside to try them on, so you should dress for trying on things in the street. You have to sort through the boxes, but it's absolutely worth it! I have a Lilly Pulitzer jacket from last year's sale that only cost me $1, and an H&M bubble skirt for only $1. I found many other items there for $1, and you help save wildlife while you're shopping.
One of my favorite that is coming up on Saturday at Buffalo Exchange. Buffalo Exchange is having a "Save Wildlife Habitat" sale. All the sale items at every store will be on sale for $1. All profits from the sale will go to the Save Wildlife Habitat Fund.
All store locations are participating. I recommend getting there early because what they do is; they take all the sale items outside of the store and put them into boxes and place them right by the entrance. You can't take them inside to try them on, so you should dress for trying on things in the street. You have to sort through the boxes, but it's absolutely worth it! I have a Lilly Pulitzer jacket from last year's sale that only cost me $1, and an H&M bubble skirt for only $1. I found many other items there for $1, and you help save wildlife while you're shopping.
"The Humane Society Wildlife Land Trust works with private landowners to protect wildlife by creating permanent sanctuaries. These sanctuaries serve as “Shelters Without Walls®” for free-roaming wild animals. Ranging in size from several to more than two thousand acres, each of these sanctuaries provides safe and natural habitat for countless species, from migratory song birds and waterfowl to charismatic carnivores like the grizzly bear or wolverine. To date, the Trust has participated in the protection of more than 1.8 million acres of wildlife habitat in 38 states, and eight foreign countries." - www.humanesociety.org
Wednesday, April 6, 2011
Jeans 4 Justice + Unusual Finds
Good evening lovelies! I hope you all have had an amazing week so far! Due to my involvement with the Jeans 4 Justice organization and trying to find a new place to live, I was unable to post this past week. Going forward I will hopefully not hit any more snags with my schedule.
For those of you that have never heard of Jeans 4 Justice, it is an organization that was started by Jessica Johnson in 2005 when she heard about a rape case that happened in Italy, where the conviction was overturned because the woman was wearing jeans as was told "It takes 2 people to take jeans off" so there's no way the man raped her, it cause Jessica to spur into action to create the organization.
Over the past 6 years, they have put on many different events such as marathons and shows throughout San Diego county to help raise money and awareness. This event they are putting on now goes throughout the entire month of April.
What J4J has done is have different boutiques in San Diego donate jeans to local artists. The local artists have painted their own interpretation of a sexual abuse survivor's story on the jeans. Different boutiques throughout San Diego county are hosting the jeans in their boutique for the entire month where people may bid on them in a silent auction. At the end of the month, all the money raised goes to different organizations that help sexual abuse victims. It is an event that is absolutely worth checking out at: www.jeans4justice.org
Participating Boutiques:
The Fresh Yard
Hunt & Gather
Material
Ragz
Virtu
Detour Salon
Mog and Rue
Azzaria Denim Lounge
Mimi & Red
Art N Soul
FeeLit Boutique
The Vagina Monologues is being put on tomorrow evening in North Park at the Birch North Park Theatre and a portion of the ticket sales will go to the cause. Please make sure to check out and spread the word about the event.
Ticket Prices:
Student - $15
General - $35
VIP - $80
For those of you that have never heard of Jeans 4 Justice, it is an organization that was started by Jessica Johnson in 2005 when she heard about a rape case that happened in Italy, where the conviction was overturned because the woman was wearing jeans as was told "It takes 2 people to take jeans off" so there's no way the man raped her, it cause Jessica to spur into action to create the organization.
Over the past 6 years, they have put on many different events such as marathons and shows throughout San Diego county to help raise money and awareness. This event they are putting on now goes throughout the entire month of April.
What J4J has done is have different boutiques in San Diego donate jeans to local artists. The local artists have painted their own interpretation of a sexual abuse survivor's story on the jeans. Different boutiques throughout San Diego county are hosting the jeans in their boutique for the entire month where people may bid on them in a silent auction. At the end of the month, all the money raised goes to different organizations that help sexual abuse victims. It is an event that is absolutely worth checking out at: www.jeans4justice.org
Participating Boutiques:
The Fresh Yard
Hunt & Gather
Material
Ragz
Virtu
Detour Salon
Mog and Rue
Azzaria Denim Lounge
Mimi & Red
Art N Soul
FeeLit Boutique
The Vagina Monologues is being put on tomorrow evening in North Park at the Birch North Park Theatre and a portion of the ticket sales will go to the cause. Please make sure to check out and spread the word about the event.
Ticket Prices:
Student - $15
General - $35
VIP - $80
Unusual Finds
One thing that anyone who has spent a somewhat considerable amount of time with me knows is that I am a cupcake fiend. I <3 them, severely. I own cupcake pajamas, cupcake jewelry, a cupcake maker, a cupcake measuring tape, etc. I also <3 beer. Not quite on the same scale that I wear beer pjs to bed, but I do quite enjoy it. Combing two things I enjoy together is genius, because if I feel like a beer, I can have a beer, while satisfying my sweet tooth. YAAAAY!!!
Pubcakes has it's store location on El Cajon Blvd, and is also sold through the Tipsy Crow in downtown San Diego. It was started by Misty Birchall when she took a semester off from school and decided to mess around in the kitchen attempting to combine her two favorites: beer and cupcakes. And it worked!!! She now owns a successful business.
Lovelies, I beg of you, please do not underestimate the value of a website loyalty program. Most of them are free, and you can get the most amazing things if you just pay attention to what you are getting for each purchase from a website. At Novica.com, i purchased a ring over a year ago. From the purchase, they gave me $5 towards my next purchase. I waited for a long time until 2 weeks ago, when they were having a super sale and free shipping in celebration of a holiday overseas.
I got these lovely earrings:
Gold-plated natural orchid button earrings: $20.99
They went on sale, then the free shipping kicked in, then Novica, also in celebration of the holiday, gave me $7 instead of $5 towards my purchase. The total cost for these beauties? $10, on an order that would've cost in the range of $30. Sometimes you have to wait to find gold, but it is always worth it.
Lovelies, I beg of you, please do not underestimate the value of a website loyalty program. Most of them are free, and you can get the most amazing things if you just pay attention to what you are getting for each purchase from a website. At Novica.com, i purchased a ring over a year ago. From the purchase, they gave me $5 towards my next purchase. I waited for a long time until 2 weeks ago, when they were having a super sale and free shipping in celebration of a holiday overseas.
I got these lovely earrings:
Gold-plated natural orchid button earrings: $20.99
They went on sale, then the free shipping kicked in, then Novica, also in celebration of the holiday, gave me $7 instead of $5 towards my purchase. The total cost for these beauties? $10, on an order that would've cost in the range of $30. Sometimes you have to wait to find gold, but it is always worth it.
Sunday, March 27, 2011
Going Gaga + One-of-a-kind Finds
Good evening lovelies! I hope you all had the most amazing week! Tonight, I am going to bring you an amazing idea that is Gaga-inspired, since I am going to her concert Tuesday evening, as well as a special find that I stumbled across today in my adventures.
Special Find
While taking a few-hour much needed break today, my mother and I wondered around in Ojai earlier. [Yes, where Reese Witherspoon just got married. Yes, where Robert Downey Jr. was yesterday. Yes, I missed Robert Downey Jr. by 24 hours. F@#%!!!] I stumbled into a consignment store hoping to find something wonderful to take home; I wasn't let down. For the past year and a half I have been trying to find a magnifying glass necklace worth my money. To find them in a store is nearly impossible; to find them online is very easy, but they are always very expensive. If you go on Ebay or Amazon or Etsy, they're all very beautiful, but the more affordable ones are always the plain ones without much detail. Retailers and sellers across the world know that these are very popular, which is why the prices are always so high. Usually in demand by old ladies, they've been seen around the necks of younger fashionistas over the past few years, making the magnifying glass necklace something desirable with a grandma-chic feel.
True to my form of being somewhat of a grandma, I have been searching non-stop for a funky little one to hang around my neck. I had just about all given up until I walked into the store and asked if they knew if they had any on hand from any sellers.
This is what they brought me:
Originally, $40. I asked if they could take it down to $30. I asked politely and was more than willing to wait while they called the seller. She agreed. More than I was willing to spend for any piece of jewelry, but I had waited for a year and a half to own one, and now I do.
Little did I realize how excellent of a deal I actually got until this evening when I checked online for other swan necklaces....:
http://www.etsy.com/listing/61258600/the-vintage-swan-magnifying-glass
The beautiful necklace that i own is not the only one, which I'm perfectly fine with since was the only one I could find online. This goes for $62, without shipping & handling. I got mine for $32, after tax, no shipping & handling needed.
If you ever see something you love that is more than you can afford:
1.) Ask POLITELY. If you are rude, you are going home empty.
2.) Have a price in your head BEFORE you talk to them, but seem very sweet and thoughtful about how you say it. DON'T say it bluntly or with an attitude.
3.) If you need to wait for them to call someone, be patient and be willing to wait.
4.) Be firm, but BE POLITE. They are more willing to work with nice customers.
5.) DO be willing to bargain. My recommendation, start off by first stating a lower price than what you can afford. That way, if they bargain up and you end up settling on a higher price, it's still one that you can afford and won't break the bank.
6.) One of the most important rules. Show that you love it and are serious about buying it. If you act nonchalant and like you really don't care, they're not going to want to put in the time to bargain with you since it seems like it's not that important to you. If you act like you need it and you can't leave without it and you're serious about bargaining, they will take you more seriously and be more willing to work with you.
The beautiful necklace that i own is not the only one, which I'm perfectly fine with since was the only one I could find online. This goes for $62, without shipping & handling. I got mine for $32, after tax, no shipping & handling needed.
If you ever see something you love that is more than you can afford:
1.) Ask POLITELY. If you are rude, you are going home empty.
2.) Have a price in your head BEFORE you talk to them, but seem very sweet and thoughtful about how you say it. DON'T say it bluntly or with an attitude.
3.) If you need to wait for them to call someone, be patient and be willing to wait.
4.) Be firm, but BE POLITE. They are more willing to work with nice customers.
5.) DO be willing to bargain. My recommendation, start off by first stating a lower price than what you can afford. That way, if they bargain up and you end up settling on a higher price, it's still one that you can afford and won't break the bank.
6.) One of the most important rules. Show that you love it and are serious about buying it. If you act nonchalant and like you really don't care, they're not going to want to put in the time to bargain with you since it seems like it's not that important to you. If you act like you need it and you can't leave without it and you're serious about bargaining, they will take you more seriously and be more willing to work with you.
Going Gaga
Since dressing like Lady Gaga is expensive and time-consuming and sometimes just seems downright painful, I still want to bring a very gaga-feel to my outfit when I attend her concert Tuesday evening. That's why, on a whim, I decided to get my nails done. For those that know me, I almost never get them done. It's happened 3 times in the past 5 years. But, between work and more work, I haven't had the time or the energy to make my nails pretty. That's why, when I was at the nail salon, i came up with the idea for this:
Yes, Gaga lightening bolt nails. The guy who did the bolts was hilarious and it was an excellent experience, and I have gotten a lot of compliments since I have gotten them done. They're bright and bold, but not insane. They're doable, and wearable for anyone of any age. For those who wish to try this at home, I recommend a special nail polish that has a super-fine and thin brush. Thick brushes can't draw the edges like small brushes can. If you've made a mistake and wish to erase some polish, get some nail-polish alcohol, dip a piece of cloth in, and wipe away the mistake. Alcohol erases nail polish, which makes sense since nail-polish remover is made up of mostly alcohol.
If you're using an insanely thick and glompy nail-polish, pour in a bit of acetone, but make sure to mix thoroughly. A bit of nail polish acetone will thin out the nail polish enough to make it glide on smoothly if it's a very thick one.
Oh the things one learns at the salon.
Sunday, March 20, 2011
Contest Winner
Good evening lovelies! I hope you all have had an amazing week! Tonight I am excited to announce my contest winner who wrote this amazing post about this favorite trend!!
Contest Winner
“The Cherry Red Coats caught my eye because they’re trench coats that carry a bold color. They can be an amazing back-up piece to any outfit for the girl that’s on the go. These types of coats remind me of that New York style, and add that red daring color and you have a stunning trench coat that amplifies your outfit.”
Wednesday, March 16, 2011
Wednesday Woes
Good evening! Tonight due to unforseen projects, I can't do a full post. Tomorrow I will do my scheduled post for this evening.
Monday, March 14, 2011
Green & Gold
Good evening lovelies! I hope you all are getting ready for finals and midterms and finding yourselves actually getting some sleep at night. Before I dive into fashion, I want everyone to know that no matter what's going in your life, whether it's your first time on stage, or your first time on tv, or your first time doing whatever, don't stop believing in yourself. My ex recently played his first poker tournament at Harrah's Casino this past weekend in the WSOP tournament and placed 3rd out of 400 people. It was his first tournament, and nobody believed him when he told them that. They thought he'd been doing this for years. Fake it til you make it!!!!!!!!!!
Now, on to fashion!
As we all know, this coming Thursday, March 17th, is St. Patrick's Day. Where did the time go?! Now, I know that this is a huge drinking night, but unfortunately it falls on a Thursday. For those of us that have to work the next morning, we can't get all crazy-like and party til dawn. For those that will and then go into work, you're crazy.
For those of us though that still want to look good and have fun at the same time, I've put together 2 really fun outfits: one for work during the day, and then one for when you go out at night. You'll be able to take the day outfit into the night-time one without even thinking, and still look great!
Restricted Tomboy Booties: $19.94
These booties are adorable and completely work-appropriate and set off the darker colors of the other pieces in the outfit.
Total: $53.42
St. Patrick's Day Outfit: Take 2
And there you have it lovelies! Easy to dress for less for any holiday! Also, don't forget to enter my contest!!!
Now, on to fashion!
As we all know, this coming Thursday, March 17th, is St. Patrick's Day. Where did the time go?! Now, I know that this is a huge drinking night, but unfortunately it falls on a Thursday. For those of us that have to work the next morning, we can't get all crazy-like and party til dawn. For those that will and then go into work, you're crazy.
For those of us though that still want to look good and have fun at the same time, I've put together 2 really fun outfits: one for work during the day, and then one for when you go out at night. You'll be able to take the day outfit into the night-time one without even thinking, and still look great!
St. Patrick's Day: Take 1
Mossimo Women's Open Stitch Cardigan green: $10.48
A perfect GREEN piece for the day, but not an obnoxious leprechaun green that makes you sick. This green is subtle, and work-appropriate all while tying together a perfectly fun and funky outfit.
Mossimo Women's Open Stitch Cardigan green: $10.48
A perfect GREEN piece for the day, but not an obnoxious leprechaun green that makes you sick. This green is subtle, and work-appropriate all while tying together a perfectly fun and funky outfit.
A fun, funky contrast to the floral print of the dress, but it's not overpowering so it compliments it nicely.
I love solid tights, and these are fun, yet completely work with the other pieces.
An adorable little dress that works perfectly in the office belted under a chunky cardigan and paired with a solid pair of black tights.
Restricted Tomboy Booties: $19.94
These booties are adorable and completely work-appropriate and set off the darker colors of the other pieces in the outfit.
Total: $53.42
St. Patrick's Day Outfit: Take 2
Since you'll be dancing or drinking, or both, this short-sleeved dress is perfect to go out in after work.
Fun and funky and a perfect contrast to the darker colors on the dress.
This adorable pouch is just the right size to carry everything you need in, but small enough that it won't bog you down while you dance.
And of course, perfect to go out in!!!!!!
Adorable, an GREEN! Getting in the green for the night on the town!
Total: $49.83
And there you have it lovelies! Easy to dress for less for any holiday! Also, don't forget to enter my contest!!!
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