Shopbop October Handbag Giveaway

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New Fall Coats at Gap.com

I love their new European Collection.

Just bought the Military Coat but I also adore the High Collar Peacoat that comes in petite sizes too.

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Fall Nail Trends

Fall is here and it's time to start wearing the dark nail polish again!

New from OPI is its Russian Collection for Fall/Winter 2007. The line includes twelve glamorous nail lacquers, three lip colors and three lip liners inspired by the rich royal heritage, sophistication and aristocracy of Russia. The fall runways were filled with cashmeres, satins and velvets and this collection complements the clothing for the upcoming season. The nail lacquers are free of DBP, toluene and formaldehyde, and they each contain OPI's ProWide brush (which I love—it makes application so much easier .

The three shades that come with matching lip colours and lipliners are Krème de la Kremlin, Suzi Says Da!, and St. Petersburgundy.

Each of the lacquers are $7.50, and the lip color and lip liners each cost $10.

My personal faves are St. Petersburgundy, Russian Navy and Siberian Nights

St. Petersburgundy - Claret
An Affair in Red Square - Shimmering red
Vodka & Caviar - Crimson
Russian Navy - Deep-sea indigo
Catherine the Grape - Deep wine
Siberian Nights - Onyx
Cosmo-Not Tonight, Honey! - Pale gold
Ruble for Your Thoughts - Copper-penny shimmer
Krème de la Kremlin - Terra cotta pink
Suzi Says Da! - Dark chocolate brown
Midnight in Moscow - Charcoal with maroon glimmer
Boris & Natasha - Raisin
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H&M - bringing tacky back?

Don't get me wrong - I love H&M as much as the next person but seriously - are they being sarcastic or what - this violates every fashion rule!

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July 4th Sales!

Shopbop - Code Fireworks07
$20 off $100 or more
$50 off $250 or more
$100 off $500 or more

Active Endeavors
20% off - Code July04

Standardstyle.com
Code weekend10 for 10% off!

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New Handbags from Mike & Chris @ Standardstyle.com

Great clutch and tote from Mike & Chris. The price is still a bit steep but I could see the tote becoming this fall's alternative to the MJ Turnlock Teri Tote!

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Summer Dresses

If I could splurge on shopbop.com here's some dresses I'd buy for summer

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Steve Madden Bunni Leopard Print Wedges

Sophisticatedsoles.com has these on sale for $40.95 - almost half off Zappos.com



and for ideas what to wear these with try dark jeans and these tips from e-stylist's blog


Lucky Brand Suede Carry-All Bag, $198, Macy's; Vintage 1980s Door Knocker Earrings, $9.99, GirlProps; 5 pocket skinny jeans, $24.50, Wet Seal; Steve Madden "Bunni" Peep Toe Flat, $69, Macy's
Honestly I could skip the doorknocker earrings and go with simple gold hoops


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Retro Aprons from Rebecca Weiss Designs

I just bought this cool retro apron from Rebecca Weiss on Etsy.com. Love the cool mod print! It comes in teal, raspberry, orange and yellow ;-)






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Day-Lab Jewelry

Check out Day-Lab for cute jewelry.

I like these large porcelin rings

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Coveted Clutches

I'm in the market for a new clutch.
So far I like these from Goldenbleu, Laura Merkin and Mike & Chris

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Barefoot Tess Shoe Sale - Dolce Vita Wedges

I finally found some tasteful python print wedges on sale.

I opted for the pewter since I have way too many gold shoes now.

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Yay or Nay?

I've been on a marine kick lately and found these Frye boots on sale.

What do you think for a short girl like me? Yay or Nay?

I could never pull off the Loeffler Elka boots in midnight...wish I could.

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Latest Jewelry obsessions

I've been slowly trying to build a nice jewelry collection but I'm drawn to more funky designs over the traditional. Here are a few of the designers I like at the moment.

Jeanine Payer - she's been around for awhile, has a store in San Francisco and engraves quotes on her jewelry. I love the Antonio ring - inscribed

"What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us." - Emerson

Also Adina Reyter http://www.adinadesign.com/

Love the disc ring in gold or silver

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Kick Pleat 75% Sale in Austin

Kick Pleat sent this email the other day. Gotta check this sale out. Looking forward to the announcement of the event on Feb 1st.


The majority of fall/winter items at Kick Pleat were just marked down to 75% off PLUS a ton of denim at half off. Come on by if you're interested. Stand by for an email on an event we're having February 1st. There are new spring arrivals trickling in the store everyday and you won't want to miss out.

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Le Garage Sale in Austin Tommorrow and Sat!

For those of us in Austin this is the largest Le Garage Sale yet at Palmer Auditorium! Featuring markdowns from By George, Estilo, Fetish and more!

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Fall Sale on Loeffler Randall Elka Boots!

I wish I wore a size 6!

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Chanel Black Satin Craze

Chanel Black Satin has sold out everywhere and people are clamoring to get their hands on it on Ebay. Personally, I don't think it's worth the prices it's fetching up to $50 a bottle?

But if you want to get in on the next craze - sign up for the limited edition Black Pearl version out March 2007 - or go to www.rescuebeauty.com and order Revamp (a shimmery black /red) or Film Noir ( a glossy purple/black) instead.

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If Money Were No Object....

Here's some of the things I would love to buy right now

A Loro Piana Cashmere Scarf

A Balenciaga Courier Bag in Bright Blue

and this cashmere cardigan from Max Studio

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Michael Kors Newton Peep Toe Wedge On Sale at Smartbargains.com

In Black or Tan
for 99.99

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