photo by beth retro

Write something that’s been troubling you on a small piece of paper and stick it inside a balloon. Fill the balloon up and as you let it go into the air say “I never want to see you again”

I wrote “fear of change”

Today the amazing fall line Cult of Cherry was released by MAC. A really good collection of the seasons must have colors and some pleasant surprises as can always be expected from MAC. I preordered some stuff last week because I am really that lazy and wanted to avoid hiking it to the MAC store. :P Here’s what I picked:

Eyeshadow Quad: Tempting $36

Lipglass – Cult of Cherry $14

Lipstick – So Scarlet $14

To see/buy the full collection visit: MAC – Cult of Cherry Collection

image source: spektra.net

Clockwise from top left: L.A.M.B. Los Feliz Nylon Wilshire Tote, Miss Selfridge Pink Ruffle Dress, Avignon Square Buckle Belt, Luichiny Silva Orange Platform, Lancôme Juicy Gelée Lip Gloss in Orange Burst & Lollipop Pink, OPI Nail Lacquer in I’m So India Love With You, China Glaze Nailpolish in Orange Knockout, Marc by Marc Jacobs Orange Cuff Watch, NARS Velvet Matte Lip Pencil in Red Square, Perfumeria Gal Orange Lip Gloss Tin, Medusa Makeup Eyeshadow in Red Orange & Pink

Indulge your senses with a taste of this spring’s citrus sweet colors. Dare to be different with a highly saturated color palette straight from your most beautiful tangerine dreams.

All Saints – Jupiter Shoe £95 ($188)

Nine West – Heathers $93

Made By Elves – Evan Oxford $50

L.A.M.B. – Gianira Peep Toe $325

Custom Stackable Sterling Silver Ring – $32.50 for 1

Custom 5mm Sterling Silver Ring – $52.50 for 1

Custom Sterling Silver Guitar Pick – $62.50 for 1

I really love these customized rings and guitar picks for Etsy seller chrisparry. You can choose up to 20 to 30 characters depending on the item. This would be a great gift for someone special or just something nice to have for yourself. The shop also has some other great jewelery designs including necklaces and bracelets.

www.chrisparry.etsy.com

Obey Blair Jacket – $72 available at Karmaloop

I saw a post the other day on High Snobette about the top selling tshirts for women at Karmaloop.com. A very cute tank by Obey caught my eye (pictured below) so I decided to check out the site and browse around. I found this super sexy 100% cotton black motorcycle jacket by Obey. It’s a coated cotton which means it has a sort of nylon like feel and a semi-shiny look. I really want it! I am afraid however that it will be too small, I have tried on Obey stuff before and I’m 5’10″ so for some reason everything like hit me at my bellybutton. Now this is fine, if you are going for that sort of look BUT I’m definitely NOT. I wish I could try this on first. What to do?

Well anyways I found some other great stuff. I really like their Women’s line right now, it’s the best I’ve seen in a while. I want that jacket and the tank top below. This month has been bad, lots and lots of cute stuff to buy and not so much money in my hands to give away. Help me.

The Bolts Tank by Obey $24	In Your Face Icon Tshirt by Obey $32
The Kinky Love III Jean by Obey $54	Hamptons Romper by Obey $74

I have ALOT of it and I am always looking for new shades to try. Although back in my tween days, I used only black or red and on top of that, I would never remove it… just letting it chip away and apply a new coat. (tisk tisk) I remember back then wearing black nailpolish was a big no-no. People would just look at you weird, and then out of nowhere all these celebrities started wearing it and then it became OK because Allure and Vogue said so. What’s up with that? But anyhoo, nowadays I like to wear colors that are a contrast but also complimentary (if that makes any sense) to what I’m wearing. So here is my long wordy post on some shades I have tried and what you may want to try yourself:

Yellow, White, Gray, Navy Blue, Fuschia & Bright Pink

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photo sources for m.a.c. nail colors: spektra and temptalia, photo sources for all others: google images and respective company websites

top row: Rescue Beauty Lounge – “Yellow Fever”, OPI – “Need Sunglasses?”, M.A.C. – “Phosphur”, China Glaze – “Solar Power”, OPI -”Kyoto Pearl”
second row: N.Y.C. – “French White”, Chanel – “White Satin”, OPI – “Oh So Chic”, Rescue Beauty Lounge – “Concrete”, OPI -”Moon Over Mumbai”
third row: Rescue Beauty Lounge – “Stormy”, China Glaze – “Recycle”, M.A.C. – “Plasma Blu”, China Glaze – “Shower Together”, M.A.C. – “Naughty Nautical”
fourth row: N.Y.C. – “Skin Tight Denim”, NARS – “Midnight Express”, Chanel – “Blue Satin”, Dior – “Poison Blue”, OPI – “Russian Navy”
fifth row: Bourjois – “Rose Vamp”, Misa – “First Kiss”, OPI – “All That Razzberry”, Color Club – “Pink Flame”, OPI – “Koala Beary”
bottom row: N.Y.C. – “Fuschia Shock”, Essie – “Mod Squad”, China Glaze – “Shocking Pink”, M.A.C. – “Steamy”, Rescue Beauty Lounge – “Coral”

Read about what colors I’ve picked up recently after the break…

-OPI’s “Need Sunglasses” : A really bright yellow gloss, takes more than the usual 2 coats to get an opaque look since yellow tends to be a more transparent color, looks great with grays and blues as a complimentary shade or hot pinks and reds as a contrast. I personally love OPI, they have one of the largest color collections available and great quality for the price

-OPI’s “Kyoto Pearl” : A semi sheer white with light shimmer. I actually purchased this last year for a summer shade, it looks great with a tan, super chic with an all black outfit, good for a contrasting shade to pop against purples or greens. If you are looking to buy white polish, try and stay away from very opaque shades, because it will most likely look as if you’re wearing White Out.

- Rescue Beauty Lounge’s “Concrete” : Gray nail polish is just starting to show up in beauty trends, this spring it’s bigger than ever, Rescue Beauty Lounge’s nailpolishes are some of the best available, they dry incredibly quick, have a strong color pigment, they look exactly the same on your nails as they do in the bottle and best of all they are long wearing so chips and cracks are few and far between. I have a couple different shades from them and “Concrete” is by far my favorite. It is a light matte gray. I have been wearing it so much lately and it looks beautiful when wearing yellows, purples or pinks, incredibly sharp and modern when worn with all gray

-Chanel’s “Blue Satin” : A deep deep navy shimmer, I have Chanel’s Black Satin and Noir Ceramic as well, and to be honest this isn’t my favorite out of the three. Inside it looks almost black, and sure outside you get the pretty blue shimmer but obviously I am not outside all of the time so it’s kind of a let down, my second problem with this nail polish is that it chips REALLY easily unless you add a clear topcoat every other day, which is sort of annoying. Anyways, if you are wondering what to wear with this shade try red or white, very nautical!

-OPI’s – “All That Razzberry” – I LOVE this color. It’s the perfect fuschia, with just the right mix of hot pink and purple, this looks great with yellow, red, and especially grays. So girly and fabulous!

Purchase OPI online at Head2Toe or Ebay

Purchase Chanel online on their website or Ebay

Purchase Rescue Beauty Lounge on their website

I have also been interested in trying Orange but have yet to find the right shade. I want to avoid looking “Halloween” or too Jersey Shore circa 1992. Any suggestions?

Grande Headphones in Raspberry $70

Stiloso Headphones in Pink. $52

I was poking around on Urbanoutiftters.com and while browsing through my favorite section on the site (apartment/entertain) I saw these really great headphones from Boosted.

I love the neon color combination on the Grande set, but I really love the vintage inspired style of the Stiloso, in fact I think I am going to pick a pair of the pink ones up, although there are no specs on the sound quality, they look really good for $52.  But I did see these Panasonic RP-HTX7s on Turntable Lab for $49. They are practically the same except not pink, which for some reason has foolishly got me mesmerized. I have to think this over, buying headphones is a pain. A lot of times they don’t live up to your expectations and can stifle your full enjoyment of a great tune!

Both headphones come in 1 other color. Check them out for more information:

Grande Headphones and Stiloso Headphones Designed by Boosted Mobile, on sale at Urban Outfitters.

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