Wednesday, January 25, 2012

(be)lated gift...

with the birthday cash i received from my parents, i decided to purchase this cute little coach purse...and it just arrived!! i wanted more of a 'date night' purse, so i zoned in on a small, black one. 
while it's not something i'd normally pick, i think it's perfect for a nice out!

now i just have to convince someone to take me on a date!

jana? :)



xo,
melissa

Sunday, January 22, 2012

favorite things:



 two of my favorite things right now are chevron prints and the color gold.  I got this dress in the mail on Friday and knew it would pair perfectly with some gold accessories.  When I opened my birthday gift from Jana last night containing these gold-colored Michael Kors sunnies, I knew I wanted to do an outfit post like this!
 I'm so happy that I splurged on this Threadsence dress considering I had already spent my weekly spending budge and it was only a tuesday...haha, the dress has since sold out, so I'm really happy that I snatched it up in time!!



 Jana was worried that I wouldn't like the sunglasses, but I am absolutely in love with them!! They make me feel so glam!!  Thanks Jana!! 


xo,

melissa

post-birthday celebration!!!

 last night we went out for a little belated birthday celebration!
here's a little instagram feed of my night! for some reason i didn't take pictures of anyone else who was there but jana! ooops!! my family was there too....we had a fun time! and maybe one too many martini's!


 rad Michael Kors sunnies from jana...she's such a spoiler!!
i may not like getting older, but I do love celebrating the fact that i'm still on earth!!

xo,

melissa

Wednesday, January 18, 2012

day of birth...

 hello strangers!
popping in to shamefully say it's my birthday today, and hopefully you all leave me birthday wishes...
:)
today is a bittersweet birthday, avery has the stomach flu so I had to call in sick to take care of him.
BUT at least we get to spend the whole day together!

pants/blouse/shoes: ruche
blouse borrowed from jana.
xo,

melissa

Monday, January 09, 2012

imaginary birthday wish list....

 In case you haven't checked your calendar lately, my birthday is in nine days!! I've compiled a little imaginary birthday wish list...i say imaginary because i usually receive birthday cash, except from jana, but she bought me a prezzie already! so maybe my birthday cash could go towards one of these pretties?




Chanel sunglasses style 5205 (how cute are the bows on the sides?)


happy birthday to me!!

xo,

melissa

Friday, January 06, 2012

NYE...

 NYE 2011 was spent with a mix of laughter and martini's...great way to ring in the new year!!





Thursday, January 05, 2012

lets get naked....


 It was only just last month that I finally purchased the original naked palette from urban decay. A few days later Naked 2 appeared for sale in the US.  At first I thought, I don't need the 2nd edition since the palette in the 1st edition looks like it be perfect for the looks that I like.  I thought of myself as more of a 'warm' color person.  I received the original naked palette and I love it, so much more than just seeing the swatches online, in person it's beautiful.  However, I, as you know, has zero self control.  If I could love one palette, I must have room in my heart for another...right?  I couldn't even wait for it to come out in Canada.  I begged a friend, who lives in the US, to sign up for restock notification at Urban Decay, and when it came in she purchased it and then shipped it to me in Canada. 
 The picture above does not do the beauty inside this palette justice.  It contains 12 full sized shadows in a mix of frosty and matte shades; this palette is much cooler than the original featuring taupe and brown shades, which as it turns out I love so much more.  Also included in the palette is a dual ended shadow brush and a small lip gloss (not shown).  I don't even think I could pick a favorite color out of them all, I have tried every one and love them.  On my eyes here I am wearing verve in my corner, then YDK and busted to smoke out my eye and then black out as a liner.  I absolutely love black out, it's also in the 15th anniversary palette, but I like not having to take out two palettes to get to my favorite black shade.
For a more detailed review, stop by and see what amarixe has to say about the palette! She has some really great photos....


xo,

melissa

Wednesday, January 04, 2012

happy (belated) holidays!



 
xmas eve tradition: opening presents with auntie j

 auntie j surprised avery and i with our very own record players
hope you had a wonderful holiday!!
xo,

melissa