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After a long, annoying, and smelly (not me, others!) streak of 95 degree weather, it was finally in the 70's yesterday and I took full advantage. I grabbed my jeans and my new army green jacket from H&M and went to town! No not really, but I did go to a screening for my friend Daniel's documentary, The Vinyl Frontier (check it out if you like vinyl toys/Kid Robot-ish stuff). Even though no one in NYC was wearing a jacket despite it being a breezy but beautiful day, I proudly wore my jacket because I am so excited for fall! Dear sleeves and pants, I miss you.
jacket: H&M, top and jeans: Urban Outfitters, shoes: Madewell Sunset sandals, bag: Rachel Nasvik
If you are looking for a cute military-esque jacket to take you into fall, I have nothing but good things to say about this jacket from H&M. It costs only $35, is lightweight, has an optional hidden drawstring waist for girly appeal, 3/4 sleeves and a hood! It comes in black, khaki and army green. On the racks they look really boring because the hoods are zippered up and hidden, and you can't tell at first that a hood even exists. Once it's on with the hood out, it looks so good. I like the length too.
rings: nOir & Giles and Brother
I had a really good mail week. Here's one present that I purchased for myself: my Topshop "sheepskin" motorcycle jacket that I wrote about not too long ago. I wasn't sure about it when I tried it on because with these sheepskin jackets, there is a bit of bulk - something I'm not always too fond of with outwear. However, I think it's really cute and despite the slight bulkage, it still looks flattering. Oh, and it's super cozy! I am digging the black on black. At first, I was thinking about returning it but I had a change of heart after seeing it on in pictures. I can't turn down a cute motorcycle jacket. Is it a keeper? I think yes.
tee: Wren, necklace: Rachel Leigh, ring: Bijules
You know I can't leave out some beauty products to share. Thank goodness for swapping because I now have these two gorgeous Deborah Lippmann nail polishes in my possession. As pretty as they are, the retail cost of these polishes sometimes make me cringe. So now I have three Lippmann polishes including Happy Birthday. I love swapping! (Sanitary swapping, since I'm a germaphobe.)
The silver one is called Marquee Moon, and it has matching silver glitter inside that offer a unique texture to the final look rather than a typical glittery finish. I have nothing like this in my collection.
The pink is called Some Enchanted Evening. It's a cute salmon glitter that's a Nordstrom exclusive. I trust that Lippmann's glitters always look good so I am excited to wear this too!
The other day I received a plain black envelope in the mail from MAC and thought, "Oh just another promo card" with the usual bit of hope for a preview invite because they do have fun little launch parties. I like their promo cards and I actually save them, but hello! I haven't been to a MAC preview party since the Makeup Art Collection until....
A Venomous Villains preview invite! Oh so exciting! I saw the products and swatches on Temptalia and nothing actually made me do backflips. There's one thing I might want and that is Resort Life lipgelee because I missed out on it from the Lilyland collection. Other than that, I'm not sure if I want anything else. But you bet I'll be going to this because it's still a really cool collection...and it's Disney!
This last, extremely generous package was sent to me by a nail company called Incoco. They sell a product that is similar to the application of Minx nails, but can be done at home. I won't say more because it's going to be a part of my guest blogger review for Beauty Debutante, so stay tuned for that soon.
I hope everyone has a good week. As much as I don't want to go to work, at least it'll be a short week. I'll be attending the Independent Fashion Blogger's Evolving Influence Conference this Thursday which means another day off from work! I get to spend the day listening people talk about blogging...way more fun than sitting at my desk all day. You can get your tickets here but I would act fast because I'm sure they will sell out by then. I'm so excited! What do I wear?
