Come on Irene!

…I know it’s Come on Eileen, but Irene seems more fitting 🙂 While the East Coast is preparing for the wrath of Hurricane Irene, I have been charging my computer (like i’m supposed to) and finding my favorite things.  I can’t let Friday go by without sharing some the things that have my interest.

Friday Favorites:

1. Pretty Pink and flowy dress from etsy.com – it was sold out of course, but i’m going to be checking back on this site for unique hand-made dresses!  The color and the femininity of this dress are right up my alley.

Pretty Pink Dress

2. Inspiration for a future outfit.  Jeans + striped tee + belt + long necklace = classic! I just realized I have a striped tee and jeans and a brown belt, so easy!

3. Big flowers in little jars. Empty jelly jars, old cups….this is one of my favorite ways to hold flowers.  Reminds me of my mom too!

4. I know I don’t have kids, YET! But, I found a future Halloween outfit for my poor child! Maybe my obsession with coffee and starbucks has gone too far….but look how cute! I had to document this so I don’t forget.

5. Liquor Rack – Ian and I don’t have an apartment to do this yet, but I love the antique and rustic feel of this liquor cabinet….we actually don’t even drink a lot of that stuff, but I could see this being nice for entertaining.

AND! A Bonus fav! Don’t you think they should add this button to Facebook???  haha

Wish me and Ian luck in surviving Hurricane Irene — we have stocked up on the essentials and made all necessary pre-cautions. So all that’s left is hoping for the best!

Pink Flowers and Rosy Cheeks

Sunday has turned out to be a great day 🙂 Most of the day was spent inside…staying away from the strange weather patterns and gettin’ some work done.

While inside, I enjoyed some of the recent additions to our apartment.  Yesterday afternoon, Ian and I picked up some flowers that were dyed pink…and I put them in a small little vase to brighten up our bathroom.  I just love them.

My day did include one short, but worthwhile trip outside to Sephora to pick up some new make-up.  I recently ran out of my usual foundation and mascara and was in need of some more of “the goods.”  Lately, in the city, it has been so hot that I actually skip the foundation step anyway because it will just drip down my face by the time I get to the subway.  I don’t know if it is the humidity – but I have been loving the  “dewy” look lately — and wanted to invest in some lighter makeup that could stand up to the heat, plus give a “glowy” look.

Laura Mercier Tinted illuminating foundation with spf 20. – this is my first time trying this one!

Tarte – Natural cheek stain in Tipsy.  This is essentially a cream blush – it can also be used on lips!

The picture of me is just with a little of the white Nars illuminator – I will update with how these new products work!

(Side note: For anyone interested the Nars Blush trio is on sale for $55 right now at Sephora. It contains 3 of my favorites in one. Orgasm blush, Laguna Bronzer, and the white illuminator. I think this is a great deal for a great product – esp. because this will probably last me a very long time and one of their blushes is usually close to $30)

And that is some of my Sunday 🙂