waking life on smashion!

I did a little interview over at Smashion today.  Click here to check it out!  Smashion is an online fashion marketplace where members can buy/sell and post daily outfit photos. Very cool!

adore me

A few weeks ago, I was contacted by the lovely people at Adore Me, an online lingerie boutique that offers personalized monthly selections for its members--for only $39.95 per set!  That, my friends, is a steal.  I have been looking around for some pretty underclothes, but have always been deterred by the exorbitant price tags, so I jumped at the chance to share this shop with you.

I chose the Grace, but it only came in S, M, and L and I wasn't sure exactly what size I would be, so I wrote to the stylist assistance team with my measurements and received a prompt reply suggesting the correct size.  The pretty package arrived mere days later, and I was delighted with the quality and fit.  I definitely wasn't expecting to be as impressed as I was, and I am really excited to have discovered Adore Me (actually, I guess it discovered me...).  There are so many beautiful pieces on the site that I would love to get my hands on.  

Click here if you're interested in checking out the site.  Your first step is to take a fun little "would you rather" quiz (who doesn't love those??), which helps the stylists at Adore Me pinpoint your personal style and create your showroom.  If you decide to join, your showroom will refresh each month, and you can purchase any item (everything from bra/panty pairs to babydolls to shapewear) in the boutique for only $39.95, with free shipping and free exchanges, always (plus, you get 20% off your first order with the discount code "ADOREME20"!).  If you don't want to purchase anything, you can just choose to skip that month, no charge!

My experience with Adore Me was a really positive one.  You can bet that I will be buying from them again!

(I Adore: Melody/Amalee/Gabriella)

in which i've got sugarlips

Just kidding. I don't really have sugarlips. (Unless the ridiculous amount of Girl Scout cookies I've been consuming have sweetened them unbeknownst to me... I have been eating Thin Mints and Samoas nonstop!) But what I do have is this amazing Rhyme & Reason dress from Sugarlips Apparel! And I won't lie, I kind of love it. Even more than my Thin Mints.

(Rhyme & Reason Dress: c/o Sugarlips; cardigan: old navy; faux fur: h&m; bracelet: vintage/gift; shoes: seychelles)

Sugarlips is a fashion brand based in Los Angeles (swoon, sunny sunshine), and when they asked if I might like to choose one of their dresses for my very own, you can bet I wasn't about to say 'no'! The Rhyme & Reason Dress is so gorgeous--even prettier in person than it is online--and incredibly well-made. I cannot wait to wear it simply in the summer months (to show off the super-sexy open back!) with a pair of sky-high wedges--and maybe a straw hat!

Here are a few of my favorites from the Sugarlips site. I'm seriously thinking about buying all of these... how adorable would the Saturday Lounger be for hanging around the house in cat-eye makeup and a beehive or bouffant?

(Market Festival Dress/Care For Some Cake Dress/Saturday Lounger Romper)

Speaking of summer months, after dosing myself with Ibuprofen to kill the raging headache I had all day at work yesterday, I spent the rest of the evening altering a peachy-pink terrycloth sundress. I was pretty proud of myself when all was said and done--I brought in both sides and shortened it significantly, and my sewing machine hummed along without a single mishap!

Does anyone else feel the blogger-pressure to dress for spring, even though it's still only 2 degrees above freezing outside right now? I feel like florals and corals are on the brain, and all of those bloggers in the southern hemisphere are pulling out the S/S prettiness while I'm still stuck in A/W (and will be for a while now). Oh well, work with what you've got, I guess!

(PS: I know it's too cold for bare legs, still, but I secretly kind of wanted to show off my blogging battle scars before they faded completely--check out those knee bruises! They were much, much worse last week, but they're still pretty ridiculous. I'm hardcore. Or, the ice is, anyway.)

Happy Hump Day, friends!

waking life @ bow ties are cool

You guys! There's this really lovely gal I know who thinks bow ties are cool (well, because they are) and she did a little feature on me over on her blog! You can wander on over there if you'd like :) And while you're at it, get to know Meg (if you haven't already). She's A+.

waking life @ leaving the house in this?!?

Happy Monday, everyone!

The lovely Molly of Leaving the House in THIS?!? did a little interview/feature for me on her blog this morning--go check it out! (And take a quick spin through her archives while you're at it--she's a stylish girl!)

weardrobe feature!

Just a quick note to say: hooray! I'm always excited when one of my getups gets up on the Weardrobe page!

market publique & weardrobe

Just a quick update: my entry into the "How Do You Wear Your Vintage?" contest at Weardrobe.com is featured over at Market Publique!

And while I'm at it, I also entered a (couple) of (looks) into the Modcloth Honor Roll contest! I'm kind of bothered because I thought I uploaded a photo to the contest but when I went back to check on it, I had some votes but it was no longer posted! Anyway, it's back up now. If you'd go over to Weardrobe.com and vote for me, that'd be awesome!! I never win anything :)

Look (A):

Look (B):

Thanks, guys!!!

PS: I'm featured as the BlogStar over at Le Blog de Letilor today! Check it out here. Thanks, Letizia!

*edit* The links should be working now :) Thanks to Rachel for alerting me to their sad, broken state!