hair with me

so it's pretty apparent over here that i'm always at least trying (and incessantly daydreaming) of cutting my hair. seriously. believe me. ask anybody who knows me. i'm just never satisfied with one hairstyle for long (currently loving a super short banged bob) and this growing out has been going on for what seems like forever long. but i'm bound and determined to continue doing it now that i've seen this model's hair of piled prettiness and wow. photos: mama is proud

painting spell

i've got a most serious obsession with everything to do with a vintage painting of a portrait, it's true. like, i want a super big ol' collection to hang on practically ever wall o' mine. just sayin'. there's something so statement making about the whole thing ... and i think i'm going to start searching, wishlisting and buying. so etsy, ebay, you better watch yourselves 'cause i'm looking to line every last one of my proverbial too too empty for now (walls and) li'l shelves ...  photo: domino

unbridaled

so i know it's pretty known if you read anything that i happen to be blathering on about/blogging that i've been single and solo now for about 10 years or so. wow. and i don't feel a biological clock ticking and i definitely don't feel a marriage ever happening, BUT, if it ever did - this here style and fashion-loving bride wouldn't wear white. but maybe something ... marigold-y would be more appropriate for my pretend-for-probably-ever wedding ... photo: not just a label

waste not, want not

i don't talk about love or romantic relationships much only because there's a lot i don't know being now 10+ years single. but. i know this much is true: them balloons read and ring true. no matter how something ends, something was definitely meant if your love was truly and freely given. holy cow. i'm a-jumpin' off my soapbox now. photo: oh happy day

all saints day

this ad campaign has left me completely unable to speak. sometimes when i'm thinking of changing my entire wardrobe, i think maybe i should just invest in a lot of leather and a (or two or three of a) metallic dress with high slits and lots and lots of one-shouldered loveliness. but due to my tiny budget, i'll just have to keep dreaming, i guess. pics: harpers bazaar

green-eyed girl

so i thought i'd do something a little different - but just as incredibly chic - from just yellow to end this little blogging week. her jacket and topper is still that same shade, so i didn't steer too far away, but her bright green eye makeup is what i want to focus on. just a haphazard swipe and brush and you've got bold rush. uh ... yuppity yup yup. photo: oyster

yellow thick road

so. apparently my new favorite shade, hue and color is yellow. i mean, it seems to be the only thing worth blogging about this week. but when i see things like bright thick lined eyes, it kinda makes me want to side with the sunny side of life. and maybe - just maybe - try to step on down to and follow that ever-elusive yellow thick  road ... photo: models dot com

wrist factor

i'm willing to take a big ol' style and accessory risk this summer and spring when it comes to my teeny tiny, itty bitty wristies. and i can sum it up in one single word: bracelets. in the plural, notice. like, lots and lots of bright and colorful ones piled on. yep. that's just what i'm planning and a-gonna do. does that sound good/copacetic to you??? photo: google

a pucker born every minute

you know, like an orange-y red pucker to be exact. that's what i've decided i want for my summer and spring: a new orange-red lipped little me. got any recommendations or suggestions? anyone? anyone? anybody? because this here girl looks the most beautifulest with her lips. absolutely, unequivocally no doubt. bex over and (p)out. photo/pic: maryjblige

painted love

yellow was/is my sister's color. the one to which she always answers as her favorite hue with. it's happy, it's bright, it's more than alright. whenever asked what my shade is - i say black. the blackest. or grey. but i think maybe i should switch my color now due to this marigold eye makeup look oh so cool. and painterly chic, don't you think?  photo: la cool & chic

here comes the sun

apparently all i want to be wearing when it comes to the cosmetics and makeup on my face are super soothing sunset-esque colors, i guess. i mean, i already started my blogging week with a highlighter look so pretty and now i'm back to report that i want apricot-colored eyes, you guys. so soothing and so gosh darn pretty ... don't you agree?  photo: pinimg

the gold and the beautiful

yeah, so, looks who's back: jessie harris and her gold and the beautiful accessories and rings. i know i already waxed poetic about their cuff bracelet that i'm already totally and completely obsessed with, but now i'm back to talk about my digits and the rings they need to be accessorized with. all pretty, super modern and minimalist. yep yep. photo: d'Journal

ear ye ear ye

i want these golden-y earrings. and pretty much wish that i had come up for the photo shoot campaign on this. it's such a beautiful take and way for the accessory to be displayed. makes me want quit freelance writing and ghost writing altogether and see if i can't get right back in to visual merchandising. guys -- i couldn't be more serious.  photo: designist

uncle, jessie!

i say uncle! uncle! with these beyond beautiful accessories harris, jessie. and i'm not one to usually wear bracelets or cuffs like that silvery one up there but really how could i not after seeing this and my jaw literally droppity dropped. unusually teeny tiny wrists (o' mine) be damned 'cause  now i'm a super major major fan. oooh yeah. photo: jessie harris

you highlight my life

this makeup look is my everything right now. just look at that highlighter. wowee wow wow. and that blush. and the not even a stitch of a little mascara (for my uber sensitive eyes) on. and that i think i already have a lip color just like it with my nyx. this is gonna be my new go-to. my new go-to look for wherever i go. holy whoa. whoa. whoa. photo: anna lawska

the circle of like

oh look! yet another pair of statement earrings i wish were dangling from my little ears, forthwith. they're all rounded, metallic-y and pretty. who wouldn't want to sport these? with the circle within a circle aesthetic. yep. i totally and completely 100% dig it. and also just what you might call ... the circle of like ... get it, y'all?!? ha ha ha.  pic: allbluesofficial 

a little slice of heaven

also known as (aka) these lovely little danglies. that i kinda sorta wish were hanging from my lobes right now. soooo. but i'm pretty sure me and my wallet wouldn't be able to afford them anyway, but that doesn't mean i can't blog on and on and on about them. practically all day -- orange you glad i won't is also what i/you could say. hey! photo: nickolas lorieux

uh ... khakis

so i've been thinking lately of giving the ol' khakis another go in my closet and wardrobe. mind you, i haven't worn a pair since, well, i really can't even remember when. but with the whole gap resurgence of all things classic, i thought what better time than now to try it. and if i can look like oroma up there, all the better to try ... and wear.  photo: oroma elewa

brown-eyed girl

please tell me that you obsessively follow @kelseyannaf on instagram too? her makeup looks are otherworldy and make me want to go out and buy every product she puts on her eye. and this brown and gold really spoke to me today, which is why i am putting it on full (and complete) bloggity blog display ... on this unassuming little tuesday ... photo: kelseyannaf

off the chain

sometimes there is just no better outfit or wardrobe staple than that of a big ol' long and dangly pair of chain-linked earrings for you to throw on and wear with your artfully slicked back just enough hair. with a simple white tee and some high waisted dark blue and blackish jeans. know what i mean? it's (just so) off the chain ... literally. photo: new york style

bird is the word

does anybody else see the bird on this coat so furry? it's long tail just cascading? and those wings?!? so gosh darn pretty. and the colors that are mixed in and on it, too, i mean ... dude. makes me wish i had enough in my bank account and wallet to just go ahead and reach through the screen to buy it so it i could right now be donning + wearing. photo: vogue

you've been cropped

yes, i'm obsessed with this cropped jacket. but even more so, i think i'm in total lusting over her slicked back, black and blue hairdo, yo. not to mention her bright and brick red lip. so fantastic. and it's yet another brown + black colored coat. so ... maybe i have a type when it comes to exactly which faux furry jackets and coats i want to don ... huh.  photo: nymag

don't sweat the small fluff

duuuudes. this makes me wish i had a reason to wear a suit. but honestly, i've just really never had the need. but it's got a furry and fluffy little sleeve, so that's just ups the ante. like, automatically. it's one of those outfits that would stop others in their tracks the minute they saw it. um, yeah. so obviously there's that. and those big buttons? come on!  photo: vogue