Holiday Weight Gain. Ouch.

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I am trying to trim those extra holiday pounds off and need some motivation. I have been going to yoga and trying to watch what I eat but I do not have enough will power. So today  I browsed through magazines and found an image that I like and will inspire me to hit the gym...

Check out those abs! I love workout clothes and she looks so fit and cool. 

Way to go, Nike. Your ads are working. I want those clothes and I want those abs.

Decorating

Lately I've grown tired of the way my bedroom looks. Its time to revamp. So I've been looking at interior design blogs for inspiration. I really love damask designs (as you can see from my blog's background) and came across an image of Kim Kardashian's bathroom in her old house...

I really love it and would do this if I had the right house for it. The design might be overwhelming for some but I think it is glamorous. (Gotta love the self portrait above the toilet! ha!)

Deborah Lippmann Nail Polish

So I have been on the hunt for a glittery nail polish for Christmas and New Years. (Hence, the glitter nail polish on my wish list!) I looked at some Sephora nail polishes and they were cute but sold out on line and in stores. bummer. But after searching some more I came across a silvery glitter nail polish that I really love!

This is a Deborah Lippmann nail polish in the color "Today Was A Fairy Tale". I did about 3 coats of this color on my clear nails and I really like how it looks. It's a bit expensive for nail polish ($20) but I think it is worth it. You can get this color here. I picked mine up at Nordstrom.

Here are my nails below:

Wishlist

Christmas is in a few days! What is on your wish list?

-ps. that is no error. Those are indeed socks on my list. A girl can never have enough socks, right? haha

Hilary Duff

This is an outfit I would wear on the weekends. Definitely a comfortable and stylish combination. Not to mention that purse! I still haven't purchased it yet but I need to!

(photo credit: The Vogue Diaries)

Daft Punk

In my car you can usually find me listening to techno and house music on sunny days on my commute in to work. Daft punk is one of my favorites. I also love being them in my video game 'Dj Hero'. So I'm pretty excited to see that they are starring in the new "Tron" movie. They showed up to the Tron premiere wearing slick Balenciaga suits. I never thought I would say this but those robots are looking hott!

My Happy Music

Just thought I'd share a song with you that I love and reminds me of the Tiesto concert I went to a couple of years ago...

Winter Time

I hate the cold weather but I love the winter fashion. This girl's outfit is totally my style.

(photo credit: The Sartorialist Blog)

Hello you cute sweater, you.

How cute is this sweater? I know this look kind of looks like I'd be homeless or can't afford normal clothes... but I am loving the moth eaten look! I liked the t-shirts during the summer with the holes in them and I like that designers have carried the look over into the fall/winter...

love.

Rick Owens leather jacket

Holy smokes. This jacket + me= true love. Now if only i could gather a couple thousand dollars....

Also, how beautiful is this model? Her name is Ginta Lapina and I would love to steal her outfit. ASAP.

If you are interested in purchasing this hott jacket and making me jealous go here. 

Pink Friday

Nicki Minaj's new album "Pink Friday" comes out today. Are you a fan? I already bought her cd this morning. :)
She has collaborated with MAC Cosmetics and for the next 4 Fridays (starting today) they will be selling a limited edition pink lipstick she created. She used to be a die hard fan of 'Pink Nouveau' but it seems this is her new color.

I've already checked this out online at maccosmetics.com and they sold out for today! Guess I'm going to have to wait until next Friday to purchase.

Olsen Fever

So lately I have been obsessed with the Olsen sisters' clothing style. I did a post a while back about it. But I found some more of my favorite outfits from the Olsens Anonymous blog. Take a look at some of my favorites..

Ashley

Mary

Ashley

Juicy Couture Friends and Family

I love the holiday season because of all the great sales going on. As of right now Juicy Couture is holding their Friends and Family sale. What does this mean to you? 30% off baby!!!!!!

Just enter FFNOV at the checkout if you are shopping online at juicycouture.com
AND if you are going to be in the store, just mention the friends and family discount and they should be able to ring you right up just by mentioning it!

Hurry, the sale ends on Wednesday!

Here's what I ran right out and purchased from Juicy....

What will you get?

Aviators

I love sunglasses, but more specifically, I love aviators. I think women look great in them and men look hott in them! I think that is one of the reasons I really like the Michael Kors' models- because they all look so chic wearing aviators in all of their poses. So I have compiled my top 3 aviator sunglasses:

Tiffany  TF3007

Ray Ban 3025

Dolce & Gabbana  DG2082

Sephora Friends & Family

The discount we have all been waiting for is finally here! Here is my wish list!

Ciao Bella

I loved these boots on Kourtney the minute I saw them. I was able to purchase a more affordable pair on Bluefly.com. Ciao Bella makes some really cute look a likes for a little over $100. Steal! I ordered mine today and already have my leopard scarf ready to wear with them!

Mary Kate Olsen

I never really paid attention to how awesome her style is. I have been checking out fashion blogs and I am loving her outfits. I want her Alexander Wang tote, but most of all, I want her effortless style!

Friends and Family 20% off at Shopbop!!!!

I thought this day would never come. Everyday I look at this website and look at all the things that I want- then I talk myself out of them and close the web browser. Not today, kiddies. When that 20% off coupon popped up in my email. It was a sign. Do not close the browser. Buy that sweater. Buy that watch. And get 20% off. HOORAY!

Click here to check out Shopbop.

And don't forget the coupon code: INTHEFAMILY20

Hurry, it ends on Monday!  Happy Shopping!

I need me some poncho!

I didn't think I would really be sold on the whole poncho idea for the fall but..... I AM LOVING IT! I was thinking... how can I pull this off? I haven't seen any styles that are really me. Then I came across this photo on Monica Rose's website...

How amazing is this outfit?  I typically go head over heels for the outfits that Kim wears but this time I think Khloe's outfit is GREAT! I want this outfit. All of it. Now.

MAC Pro Longwear Foundation Review

This past weekend I purchased the new MAC foundation that just came out. I was very excited to try it because when I go to work at 9am my makeup looks great- and then by 1 in the afternoon I need to touch up my face again. So I wanted to try this one out and see if it passed my test of lasting all day at work.

...and good news.... IT DID! This make up is on all day until I wash it off at night. It has excellent buildable coverage. So it really concealed any skin discolorations or imperfections. I don't have to re-apply my make up at all! However, some shine will build from natural skin oils throughout the day so I would only recommend an oil blotter- additional make up not needed! PERFECT!

A word of advice for you: Definitely try the color at the store before you purchase it. From my experience, since it has such good coverage, it is a bit darker than the other foundation products. While I am usually an NC30- I had to go down a shade with this foundation to an NC 25. It is not a 'dewy' or 'matte' look. It looks pretty true to natural skin.

I applied my foundation with a MAC 109 brush. I really like that brush for foundation and even sometimes for blush application. So for those of you who are in the market for a new foundation brush- I would recommend this one.

Cool Joolz by Martha Calvo

There are some bracelets from this line of jewelry that I need to add to my jewelry collection ASAP! I am in love with the black lava bracelets and also want to get the cross bracelets. I just think this jewelry is so unique and fashion forward.

Don't you love this? Click here for more

16 more days...

....until the MAC Venemous Villains make-up collection comes out. I am so excited. My favorite Disney movie of all time was Sleeping Beauty. Therefore I cannot wait to get my hands on some of the make up inspired by "Malificent". Ahhh!!!! Cannot wait!

My purchase of the day

During my lunch break today I headed over to the mall and purchased some boots. It was totally unexpected. I had no purpose to go to the store, I was just looking to spend some time browsing, and then BOOM! These babies hit me so hard I couldn't leave without them.

These booties are by Kelsi Dagger. This particular stye is called 'Wilma'. They were so comfortable and on sale. I immediately purchased them. I also purchased some leopard flats but I can't tell if I like them yet. My feet are in pain from a pair of shoes I wore to work today so I can't tell if the leopard shoes are uncomfortable or if my feet are just still in pain from the shoes earlier today. ehhh... we'll see.

My Kelsi Dagger boots are available here.

My Fall Boot

Since fall is here I am so excited because this finally means that I don't have to worry about my toes looking perfect with sandals.... now I can finally start wearing all the boots I want! And to start off my fall wardrobe I need to get my hands on these....

These Sam Edelman Vancouver booties can be found here. 

Torn by Ronny Kobo

So ever since I saw this grey sweatshirt on Kim Kardashian (aka my fashion icon), I have been dying to get it!!! I saw this on her last year but by the time I went to Intermix to purchase it, they were completely sold out! I was so bummed....

Until now.

Every now and then I google search this sweatshirt to see if anyone is selling it or has it up on Ebay. Well, it must have been my lucky day because Bluefly.com had it!!!! This sweatshirt comes in grey and also in army green. It's 30% off the retail price so it comes to $126. And if you subscribe to their mailing list you get free shipping! SCORE.

Needless to say I purchased the grey one and am in heaven.

Fall 2010 Make Up Wish List

Here is all the make up that I cannot wait to get my hands on ASAP!

If I had to choose the number one choice right now it would be the MAC brush. It sells for $32 and is a great foundation brush. I'm thinking of using it with my Make Up For Ever foundation and also my MAC studio fix foundation. MAC brush.... I have my eye on you! lol

Fall Nail Color

So fall is here and I cannot wait to start wearing some fall shades on my nails. On my wish list right now are two Chanel nail polish colors...

'Particuliere'. I love this color. It's so pretty. 

 A similar, less expensive version of 'Particuliere' is OPI's 'You Don't Know Jacques'. I am currently wearing this color on my nails and it is one of my favorites!

This color purple looks beautiful once its on your nails. I tried looking for a similar color but nothing really mimics this shade, its so unique because of the shimmery swirls within the color. I WANT, WANT, WANT!

Rebecca Minkoff

I saw this clutch at Intermix on Newbury St. and I want it sooo bad. I wanted it in the peach color but couldn't find a pic... Here is the black version.

I will need to save my pennies. This bad boy costs around $300. Oy.

Shopday Saturday!

So today I went over to Macy's because I was interested in getting some new makeup. I ended up purchasing two things. A mascara and a cream eyeliner.


I purchased Lancome's Hypnose Drama Mascara in Excessive Black. I LOVE this mascara. I got it as a deluxe sample at Sephora and I have been using the sample size instead of my usual mascara, Buxom Lash. So today I upgraded and got the full size.

This mascara is so black (hence the color name) and it really has a lot of product on the wand so you need to be careful to wipe away excess mascara before applying it to your lashes. I usually do two coats of this and it makes my lashes look so long and full! I LOVE LOVE it! It sells for $24.50 so the price is a bit high but I think it is worth it.

As for my cream eyeliner, I purchased Clinique's eyeliner in Black Honey. This is normally something I wouldn't purchase but I saw Tiffany D mention that it was one of her favorites in her youtube videos so I decided to see for myself.

I normally wear black eyeliner but lately I noticed that sometimes its a little too dramatic, especially for work. I wanted a brown eyeliner so I went to the makeup counter and asked to see this color and also a plain brown. I tried both on and while they both were nice, I went for this one because it has a little bit of shimmer to it while the other color was a bit flat.

I also applied both to my eyes and this one made my light brown colored eyes just POP! I definitely recommend this color for you brown eyed babes out there! For $14.50, definitely a steal.

My New Love.

I was at the mall today and decided to stop by the Michael Kors store because I was in search of a new black purse. And what did I come across?? The most beautiful purse ever created. The Michael Kors Hamilton tote. Hallelujah. You will be mine.

Michael Kors Hamilton Tote