loves it | hates it

loves this. 

it might technicalllllly a wedding ring, but it's calling to my pointer finger in a real way.

by Greenwich Jewelers and only $850 (aka, not going to be seen on me anytime soon.)

hates this.

in disbelief that Julianne Hough's battle with ACNE is listed anywhere NEAR much less ABOVE Giuliana Rancic's battle with BREAST CANCER on people.com.

c'mooooon. seriously? i mean, seriously?? c'mon. inaprop.

your makeup bag is trying to kill you.

ewwwww. sick.

i hope you've had your morning coffee (and does that thing that morning coffee tends to do) and you're feeling nice and dandy this morning because i don't want you getting sick and making a scene running to the bathroom across your office.

do you know how often you're supposed to get rid of makeup?? it's like... ALL THE TIME. do people really go through their makeup before they're even supposed to get new stuff?? i know i don't... i have FAR too much of it to go through it at these rates!!

so this little article i found about how long products last (which, FIRST OF ALL, is poorly titled because it was just posted and it's called "Spring Cleaning for Your Makeup Bag" and it's Fall. And the season's aren't like time zones, right?? i mean everyone's in Fall now... well, everyone in this hemisphere. And this doc lives in Cali. so THERE. i shall rename this article, "Falling Away from Germs: Fall Cleaning from Your Makeup Bag." BOOM SHAKALAKA.)

soooo i begin again, this article give some time lines for our favorite products... and i just don't know if i 100% agree on them...

• Powders and pencils last the longest, so you can keep them for a year. Pencils should be sharpened each time you use them, for a fresh surface.

Well I agree that they can be kept the longest, but only a year? time flies when you're having fun, and a year can come and go rather quickly these days... i say, as long as the pencil or powder has the same consistency (soft like it's supposed to be soft, or powdery if it's supposed to be powdery) that it's always had, you're good to keep it. IF and WHEN you have to push your eyeliner so hard into your skin to make a line, then it's time to say GOODBYE.

• Liquid foundation and concealers can start to separate (and germs prefer to grow on moist surfaces), so discard them after six months.

UM. if this were the case then why do they give you like TWO YEARS WORTH in every pot of concealer or bottle of foundation??? i say use it until you lose it- unless it starts to smell funny.

• Lipstick and lip gloss should also be changed after six months (sooner if you've had a recent cold sore). Always wipe off the top of the lipstick/lip gloss after using it.

are we talking regular lipstick/glosses? or like... fun ridiculous colors that you wear once, see yourself in pictures from that night and decide to save for halloween...??? because i think that six months is a wee bit aggressive (save for this cold sore scenario) and that again, if it doesn't smell like your grandmother's makeup- you're probably not going to die from it.

• Mascara should be tossed after three months.

OK. AGREED. why? because every time you use mascara you're pumping air into the tube and that dries out the mascara inside the tube that you have yet to use. you know how great and smooth and easy to apply NEW mascara is?? well, let's all enjoy that little moment of pure bliss MORE and change our mascara more often.

I love the CoverGirl LashBlast Mascara and since it's at the drugstore, we can all afford to change it every three months! yessssssss. (and pretty please DON'T get waterproof.)

• If you use brushes for your blush or foundation, make sure you wash them at least once a week. It's more hygienic, and it'll help your makeup look smooth and flawless.

once a WEEK? ok, i'm going to plead the fifth on this one because i just don't know... i know i don't do it enough, but once a WEEK?? i'll wash 'em today and see if tomorrow i have "smooth and flawless" application... (kinda doubt it, but we'll see).

HAPPY FALL CLEANING! enjoy the leaves and germs as they fall from the sky.

i'm baaaaaaack

i can neither confirm nor deny that i have been snowed in since my last post in december of 2009.

let's just say that that little squirrel WAS DELICIOUS.

anywho, i'm back (potentially because i'm mildly obsessed with a social networking start-up that shall remain nameless) (and i've seen a lot, i repeat A LOT, of transgressions since moving back to NC) (and rachel zoe got preggers and HAD a baby since i've been gone- i mean, i missed a LOT) and better than ever.

IN FACT... i think i just might start some vlogging.

yes. yes. don't wet yourself and for goodness sakes put your wooden shoes back in your closet (or don't, because i took a clogging class and wouldn't mind a do si do partner every now and again) vlogging is video blogging.

i mean really, the only things better than my writings might be my ridiculous in-person antics, which vlogging might just capture even better than all this top notch blogging. (hold your applause.)

am i right or am i right?

am i going to be the next kandee johnson?? NO.  BETTER: i'm going to be the first ClaireMorganBerngartt. so stay tuned.

snowed in!

i came over to the house where my friend jesse is house, dog and kitty sitting.... and now i've been wearing the same clothes and watched four movies and almost an entire season of entourage.

i wish i had all my cuuuute snow clothes!!!

boots, scarves, gloves, mittens, hats.... mmmmm i just love bundling up!!!

too bad i'm stuck with my ill fitting hungover friday outfit from work.... skinny jeans have never been more uncomfortable than right now.

SNOW DAYYYYYYYSSSS are my favorite days nonetheless!!!!!!

no more neck-lift needed

UMMMM why is this rule not shouted far and wide, near and far... wait, is that how the saying goes??

anyway, Ada Polla of Georgetown spa Alchimie Forever's one beauty rule is a DUHH McGEE rule, yet i've never heard it before, which makes me wonder if y'all have never heard it before?!?!?!

alright, are you ready for this???

“Anything you apply to your face, apply to your neck.”

that's it people. now, no more neck-lift needed.

loves it / hates it

LOVES my 8AM disco party in my room!!! every morning!

just realized today that the sun hits the mini-disco balls I have hanging on my chandelier every morning and projects thousands of tinkerbell shimmers all over my walls and ceiling at 8am every day.

maybe today is the beginning of me loving 8am??!!


HATES baggy jeans tucked into boots



ok people, so CLEARLY the look this season is jeans/leggings/tights/whatever you've got tucked into boots- but that does not mean that ALL JEANS are meant (made) to be tucked into boots. GEEEZZZEEEEE.

you cannot be tucking baggy jeans into your boots! you'll look like a chimney sweep!! or someone from the time period where they wore pantaloons... you know what i'm saying??

ok, here's cameron totally casually rockin' what the desired look is to be:



now, it's ok to not be wearing skin tight jeans. usually, too tight pants are going to be capable of looking worse than too loose pants... but tucked into boots is one of the few cases, where you're going to look a lot less less attractive (you followin' me?) if your pants fall on the too tight side of the scale rather than the too loose.

and besides, the worst part is that everyone doing this is walking around thinking they're looking all super-fly because they got the hottest boots this season, but REALLY they're just screaming out that they don't ACTUALLY know what the fashion dilly is because they're wearing the RIGHT TRENDS ALL WRONG.

which, i think, is even worse, because they clearly CARE... but are failing. (as opposed to the woman in white tennis shoes over her panty-hose power walking during lunch. she just don't care. more power (walkin) to her.)

EXCEPTION TO THE RULE: going to work. why? because no one wears super tight pants in a business professional or business casual environment at work, but many people need to wear boots to work. AND I MEAN TO WORK. as in, commuting. not AT WORK. better not take my ish out of context people!

more importantly why is it OK? because i do it, so i have to say it's ok. pshhhhh. that's right. i write the blog, i write the rules. DEAL WIT IT.

again, this is one of the (rare... i hope) cases where function trumps fashion.

i knowwww. i said it. don't flog me fashionistas!!!!

ffj, free from judgment

there are certain times and places when "the rules" just fall by the wayside and essentially, there are no rules, thus creating free from judgment, FFJ, zones.

my personal favorite FFJ activity and place thus far in life is DUHHHHH the north carolina state fair. never have i seen more of this....

hair that is longer than i am tall...

groovy tiny green glasses to match your jacket. looking good smru.

annnnd this.

ohhhhh state fair. mother of all FFJ zones.

so glamour put together a list of things that are 100% guilt-free this season and i couldn't agree more!!!

here she blows:

HEY, it's OK....

...to be a little disappointed that it's 2010 and we still don't have hover cars yet.

...to wear you grandma's pearls and niece's headband.

...to hate when your friend uses chat acronyms during in-person conversations. Why would you say "LOL!" when you could, you know, actually laugh out loud?

*i would like to add here that it's also OK to use chat acronyms for ironic emPHAsis whilst talking, but that's just meeee!!!

...to say 'all even if you're not Southern.

...if your winter wardrobe is basically your summer wardrobe... with tights.

...if the only thing keeping you from getting a dog is, frankly, the poop.