Me and the lovely Michaela have partnered with Apricot Lane Boutique to host a Christmas parrrrtay! And no one hates a holiday party at an adorable boutique where the entire store will be discounted & prizes will be raffled & drinks & sweets will be served… And hello – do we not look like two big balls of fun? K don’t answer that. Apricot Lane is kindly offering 20% off the entire store during our party, so whether you’re a fashion/style blogger, home/decor/DIY blogger or just a legit individual livin’ in the Bay area, come get your shop on and say hello to us! We’re real real nice and we want to meet you! But not in a creepy way, ok guys? Ok? Bueller? Bueller? Just Come! Here be the details… Some pics from a photo shoot we did with Apricot Lane back in September. Are you seeing these sweaters and jeans?…
The Weekly Woots & Woofs!
The WOOTS Family Time! Woot! Lori’s Diner. Worth every calorie. (until I am muffin-topping out of my jeans) Gettin’ some steals of deals during Black Friday. Look at that dream-boat on the right there eh? I mean daaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaang Gina – definite WOOT! Game Face + Gettin’ fierce pre-run for the Turkey Trot! Adorable husband getting me flowers for no reason. And that time when it was 60 degrees in the city the day after Thanskgiving. Maaaaaaaajor Wootage! Office Attire. Woooooooooooot Woooooooooooot! And HIM – biggest WOOT of my entire life (I mean, how could I not love THAT face?) The WOOFS Everything about this: WOOF-TRIPLE-WOOF. That time when I bought a wallet and 7 seconds later it exploded. And that other time when my baby brother got these naaaaaaasty dreadlocks. WOOF. Have a Frock-Wearing Friday! (yeah – just go ahead and wear that FROCK why don’tchya?) Thanks for read-ink!
GIVEAWAY: Julep Nail Polish {Closed}
and the Winner Is… Amanda Ohman! Email me Amanda so we can square away the details. Thanks to all who participated ! ————————————————————————————————————————- That time when this fresh and lovely company called Julep contacted me about doing a GIVEAWAY on the blog for their amaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaazing line of nail polishes. I was all like ‘Um, DUH? Of course I will!’ Turns out it wasn’t even a bad choice, cuz they sent me some of their fab nail polish, and peeps – IT. IS. Awwwwwwwwwwwwesome. Gorge colors, thick and yummy consistency, and my favorite: it dries fast. I repeat: it DRIES. FAST. Need I say more? Oh – and they give you the option of becoming a ‘Julep Maven‘, where you receive a fancy little box of delicious nail polishes on the same day every month. Overall, this nail polish is the BOMB.COM! Which is why we’re GIVING AWAY a ‘Style Profile‘…
Self Tanner Changed My Life Kind Of.
Pasty Patricias. Pic above: my olive skinned brother who we all hate cuz we’re jealous. Isn’t he cute? Confession: I am a fair-skinned Fiona. Yep. A white Winifred. A pasty Patty. Why is that a confession? Because these days, I get regular compliments on my “olive” complexion. I have to laugh inside whenever it happens, because little do my admirers know that in reality I am a pale Pollyanna. And on top of that, I am a freckled Francesca. My skin is no easy thing to work with! And that is why, ladies and gentlemen, I am delighted to share with you my favorite beauty product: SELF-TANNER! Self -tanner has kind of changed my life. OK, that might be a little dramatic … but seriously. I had been in the habit of caking on the face makeup, to hide my freckles and even out my blotchy skin tone. But…
The Weekly Woots & Woofs!
The Woots AND The Woofs (They got mixed in together this week. Wooops! Turns out that’s what happens when you’re putting your blog post together whilst fighting to stay awake… ) Oh hi Vince Camuto. (Woot woot!) Cutie shoes & cutie friends Fashion show, fashion show, fashion show at lunch! (if you don’t know who said it, i’ll tell you: it’s from The Office… duhhh) There were some pretty good Mansembles there. (and remember how i ended up discovering that I WORK WITH the guy on the right? Random McGee?!) That time when husband got me flowers and a baby pumpkin for no good reason besides that he loves me… and that time when Nicki Minaj thought it was a good idea to put her giant head and giant lady lumps on a perfume bottle & everyone in the whole wide world felt real awkward about it (ummmm, WOOF much?)…
