get out and do something about it.

Black Leather Booties: NYLA, TJMaxx

Black Tights: Betsy Johnson

Denim Hot Pants: Forever21

Black Tank: American Apparel
Gray Blazer: Vintage, thrift shop

Saturday i had a big day full of parties!  Always exciting.  Got up early...jetted off to work for a couple hours in the hair salon... afterwards it was time for some hardcore freshening up.  Had some chipped acrylic nails that needed a super touchup...finished off with MAGNIFICO MEXICO an eye popping orange nail shade i was dying to find after scoping a new Fade to Black blog post, It's All About the Orange.  Oh man...ladies ths girl is sooo daring she actually rocked out some bold orange lip color and made it work fabulously... i was about to just dye when i decided to just give it a try in one way or another and i dare you to too.  i swear its like the best new color of the season! (Gotta give a shout out to this girl Gemma Rowlands... she is so innovative in the way she styles herself and she is also a crazy designer as well.  For any of you who haven't heard of her you gotta keep up with her blog...its fantastic)

Okay so first stop after sprucing up was my girl Erika's baby shower (my ex boyfriend's little sister's shower) up in Vancouver... so of course i had to make an amazing impression on the family who i hadn't seen in quite some time.  I was pretty much going for "why in the hell did you let HER go??!"  And basically got grandma lookin me up and down and telling auntie "Oh my word...she's stunning!"  The three of us ended the night swapping beauty tips and such.  Mission Accomplished.  And as for erika and the rest of the family.. i really do love them dearly and had such a wonderful time spending time together playing baby shower games and laughing with old stories.  And no of course it was not all in vain.. i really feel I am so blessed to have gained a lifelong friend through my heartbreak.  Life works out exactly how it's supposed to i suppose.

Next stop was my momma's best friends dinner party.  Wine. Homemade appetizers. Chicken marsala. Spinach artichoke salad. Party games. And enough drunken laughs to last at least until the next couple weeks.  I never knew i could have such fun with a couple girlfriends and a bunch of forty year old couples.  Definately worth spending a saturday night in for a change.  I will try to snag some pictues from the night from my daddy. 

THE LEFTOVERS:

you can shut it out for a time but it aint going away.

thats right...
the sun peaked out of the rainy Portland sky today and...oh my how happy a girl
that made me.  Reminded me how close spring and summer is approaching and
i just cant wait.  Cant wait to soak in every minute of sun that we are blessed with.

excited for: washougal river. drinkin beer in the coves. walks in the waterfront.
window shopping on 23rd. Twin Rocks and Rockaway Beach. floating the river.
sauvies island. the nude beach.

yes.. pulled out this picture from a year ago... it epitomizes the best days of last
summer.  Spending an amazingly warm sunny day liberating ourselves in a new
but oh so freeing way.  Feeling so european on a small oregon beach.  It was fresh
and well worth it. and such a great story to remembering back on. i do look
forward to going again.. well that is if i can pull gracie out with me. Regardless..
gonna spend tons of amazing sunny summer days doing absolutely nothing and
loving it all.

kisses.

a photograph is a secret about a secret.

...the more it tells you the less you know.

CROWN ROOM: 1.23.10

Tried a new hairdo fashioned after one of my oh-so-favorite bloggers MegaB of the
blog absolutely oblivious.  Found this chica on lookbook and fell in love with her blog.
This girl is ever inspiring me with my blogging but more importantly my fashion
selection everymorning.  Gotta say the hair was a fun!  I had compliments coming at
me from guys and girls alike...and surprising compliments from guys you normally
wouldn't expect to ever notice all things fashionable.  The night...was a succes.

me.streetwear.

me.streetwear. by laurenjean. featuring Diesel jeans

webcam.

ring in a new year.

me.rebelchic.

. by laurenjean. featuring Fendi shoes

zzzzzzzz.

It is so time for bed for me i am living off of 3 hours of sleep...the day was full of:
driving my baby sis to highschool this morning (we had a sleepover night last night),
2 grande quad white mocha americanos (in the red starbucks cups), and amazing
tele evangelist this morning during breakfast (THANK YOU GOD FOR THE GRACE
YOU BLESS ME WITH EVERYDAY), my car wouldn't start (i think the engine/gas
was frozen its been about 9 degrees out here in Portland...brrrr), Christmas
shopping and starbucks with my momma,quick bite at local deli before work (jojos
and chickenstrips), appointments at the salon (love new hair and my new client),
came home to fresh homemade dinner thanks to my twin sister, and a redbox movie.

I am drained... and hoping to wake up to snow in the am. It is supposedly in the
forecast.... fingers crossed.  X

So before bed i decided i'd let you all into my personal space and show you my
bedside table and all my stuff.   Enjoy.



















sweet dreams. i love you. good night. sleep tight. don't let the BED BUGS bite.



kisses.

out after midnight.

Tonight I wanted to capture a little bit of the Twilight/New Moon vampire craze.  Not that i have any interested even in the slightest to these books or movies.  But i will have to admit there is a certain mysterious sex appeal that exposes itself as the lights dim.  Really I was just about to change out of my outfit of the day...wearing all black in my thigh high stillettos and already playing up the smoky eyes.   When i caught myself playing in the mirror and thats when the fun began.  I powdered on even more mineral makeup and then found my old highlighting cream in the back of my makeup drawer...perfect for under the eyes, smudged it on thick.  Darkened my liner to the extreme to play off the glow of my cheekbones.  Still not quite right...and then it hit me...the icing would be a DEEP RED liptick.  Whipped out my brand new L'Oreal lipstick shade, 320 Penelope's Red, and glossed that over my lips and the vixen was finished.  Thats when i realized how vampire-esque i had become.  So instead of bed... photoshoot. Enjoy.

Black Cashmere Boxy Shirt/ Mini Dress: Vintage, Goodwill

Black Thigh High Socks: Target

Black Velour Thigh Boots: MIZ, Nordstrom Rack

kisses.

pour kerosene on everything you love and watch it burn.

So when you're sorry
And one day you will be
I wish you all the best
And hope that you drop softly
And it don't end too badly
And your raging head
Can finally rest and you can
Be honest and rescue yourself,
But I'll walk my own road,
I'll go where you won't go





love.