Fall Garden

It must finally feel like fall because my hands and lips are chapped like crazy.  Well, as much as it can feel like fall in Florida, I guess.  The lack of seasons down here is a little frustrating, but the silver lining is that you can have a colorful garden year round!  I'm so not a serious gardener, and the best way to describe my yard is "whimsical," but I still took some pretty pictures this morning I would like to share!      

That's lavender under the window, to the left.  When the wind blows, Huckle can smell it!

Embracing the Cat Lady in Me

It was National Cat Day a few days ago, or at least that's what the Internet told me.  I just wanted to share some photos of my cat lady house since I haven't really shared a lot of "house tour" photos in the past.  There's some cat themed treasure everywhere you look around here.  I also included some vintage photos of Mina, Holly, and Huckle.  Enjoy! 

    

"Love one another."  Awww.

NOTD: Julep 'Daria' and SOPI 'Traffic Stopper Copper'

Hello, Internet.  I'm back!  I didn't plan on taking a month long hiatus, but I've seriously had the month from HELL.  Like, it was really bad.  I can't even begin to explain how I've been feeling lately, but the short version is that I was starting to feel like I was losing control over my life.  I'm still not even sure where all of my anxiety was coming from, but I know it started with my work and then just kind of overflowed into everything else.  I even had a vacation and saw DEPECHE MODE but remained so stressed that it kind of just came and went.  (They sounded awesome though.)  I got some good news this week, and I'm finally starting to feel like myself again.  Things will definitely remain crazy going into the holiday season, but I think I'm ready to roll up my sleeves and get through it.  Woo hoo!

Anyways, on a lighter note, I really like this combo of grey and copper I've been wearing this week.  Julep's Daria is from the September Cityscape collection.  My last grey crème dried up on me because I left it in my car and the bottle swelled or something weird like that, so I'm glad to have another one.  I forgot how neat grey looks under a pretty topcoat!  I got Traffic Stopper Copper in my Sephora by OPI clearance haul.  Enjoy!       

Julep Daria with SOPI Traffic Stopper Copper top coat.

Can you see how gorg it was outside this morning?

See you next time!

BaubleBar August Mystery Makeover!

One thing I can't ever have enough of is jewelry!  Jewelry has acted kind of like a security blanket for me for years, even before I was comfortable trying new lipstick colors or wearing different styles of clothing.  I doubt I'll ever leave the house without earrings, usually large dangly ones, unless I'm going to the emergency room or something like that.  Matching up coordinating jewelry to all of my clothes is an arduous task when I am packing for a vacation or just going out of town for a couple of nights, which is why I really liked this month's Baublebar Mystery Makeover! 

My August BaubleBar Mystery Makeover.

August Ipsy 'Glamour Academy'

Hi there!  I received my Ipsy bag last week, on time!  August's bag's theme was "Glamour Academy." Overall I like what I received, even though it is necessary to point out that a Nailtini polish was offered again, and for the second month in a row I did not get one!  WTF.  Anyways, I think Ipsy did a nice job of giving us a bag that will transition us from Summer to Fall!

August Ipsy Glam Bag, "Glamour Academy."

July Starlooks Starbox

Hey there!  I'm super late at posting my July Starlooks review, but I already took fancy pictures, so here it is!  I think most of these products are self-explanatory, and my overall impression is that it completely smoked June's box.  Seriously, I'm so glad I gave Starlooks another chance; and did you see my SWEET birthday gift I posted last month?  Anyways, let's take a look at July's contents!  (Before I continue though, I do want to give June's box a little more credit, because I have been using the white eye pencil and black precision eyeliner like, every day!)  Okay, moving on...

(I'm hoarding all these boxes for Christmas gifts!)

OOTD: ASOS Curve Review

Happy Sunday night!  I hope everyone had a relaxing weekend!  We had a tax-free holiday here in Florida, so I was at work.  It's amazing how many people were at the mall Friday and Saturday just to save another six percent!  Anyways, speaking of saving money, I ordered a few clearance items from ASOS Curve last month.  And, even better, ASOS has free international shipping both ways.  This skirt was only $11.88!

ASOS Curve Pencil Skirt, available here.