Great dress on sale!

This great dress I blogged about before is marked down to $62 - someone has to buy it! It's so cute.

Cynthia Steffe Spring show

I really like the Cynthia Steffe line. There are a lot of really nice, wearable pieces and it's pretty affordable. The Spring line did not disappoint, here are my favorites -

I'm generally not a fan of clothes with bustier seaming on them, but I love the shape of this dress. I love the following dresses as adorable day dresses, really flattering styles.



You can check out the rest of the looks here.

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Free Shipping from eLuxury on orders over $200 until Sunday night!

And they have pretty fall pieces already, like this twenty8twelve dress:



Or this adorable fun dress also by twenty8twelve:



Or a fabulous little Loeffler Randall jacket:



and gorgeous lizard peep toe pumps by the same brand:

cute sleepwear

I have been digging cute chemises for sleepwear these days. They are so comfy, especially when it's been really hot here AND they are cute and flattering on everyone - really. It's a win-win.

Here are some favorites:

A sweet looking one -


This Hanky Panky version is a little sexier -


I love this one - and it's on sale!



This one is way more expensive than the others, but the layers make it so pretty -

Lela Rose is my new favorite

Lela Rose had her Spring show on Sunday and she is now my new favorite designer. She really had created some beautiful pieces, simple yet interesting things that still let the woman wearing them be the star of the show.

My favorites:

Starting with a great day look-


And the party dresses, each one better than the last-

I LOVE this little strapless one-

and the gold, everygirl wants to sparkle, right?


And the gowns -


And wouldn't this be a beautiful wedding dress?

New Favorite Dress

I went looking for a dress last week for the rehearsal dinner and I started at a really great local boutique called McMullen.

I tried on many more dresses than I intended to, and fell in love with two of them. The first is by Malene Birger and I have not been able to find a picture of it online, but it's a black sheath dress with a sheer strip across the shoulders and a small bow on the lower back. It fit perfectly.

The second dress is Catherine Malandrino, also essentially a black sheath but with a surprise on the back and a perfect fit!

Check it out-

and the best part -

Too risque? I couldn't decide so I bought a beautiful pair of earrings I can wear with any dress, and had to think about this...

sale items on sale!

Pink Mascara is offering an extra 10% off of all the sale items


use code EXTRA10 until midnight tonight!

It's pretty much all warm weather stuff, but if you are planning any kind of trip this fall/winter, it's a great time to buy something special! Or of course if you live somewhere warm, a pretty sundress isn't just for summer!

they still have my favorite Alexis Hudson bag on sale -



Also this Kooba bag made with buttery soft leather - it's perfect for all year, it will look spectacular against a dark colored coat!



And adorable silk tops like this one by Sunner -




it's bare on it's own, but throw it on with a pencil skirt or trousers and a cardigan and you have a work appropriate outfit that is really cute as well.

My New Dress!

As wedding planning calms down I began my search for outfits for all of the other activities during the wedding weekend. I found this Vera Wang Lavender dress for one of the evenings:


It's a really cute dress, the only issue is the very deep v-neck. It goes far down below my comfort zone so I will either get a camisole to wear underneath, or get the V-neck sewn up a bit. I think I will go with finding a camisole. The size runs a bit large, usually dresses are tight over my shoulders and upper back (I have a swimmers body), but this one runs a little big.

And the best part, I got it during Net-a-Porter's sale, 20% off of anything on sale - so it was very reasonably priced.

Jenni Kayne is my hero

I have to admit I have not been as good about following the Spring fashion shows this time around. But i just took a look at some of them and the Jenni Kayne show was incredible. I absolutely loved several of the pieces, particularly this one shoulder gown. The one-shoulder look has been around the past few seasons and doesn't appear to be going anywhere anytime soon.

It's just such a lovely, classic look while still fresh and young somehow.

This black sheath is also classic and gorgeous, the seaming adds an interesting detail.

And last but not least,

I am in love with this gown. Or maybe it's separates, either way it's beautiful and wearable.

Way to hit it out of the park Jenni!

Tanning is unhealthy, use makeup!

Benefit has a few great deals good through today, like this:
Back to School. Back to Gorgeous. August 18 thru Sept. 2 get a free go ahead, girl makeup bag with $50 purchase. Enter promo code GOGOGIRL

and this one:

Get a FREE betty brushes up on beauty bag with any brush purchase. Enter promo code BETTYBAG at checkout. Offer valid August 26 thru Sept. 2, 2008. Not valid with any other offers. Excludes sale items.

I could definitely use some new makeup brushes, to use with these products to give a glow as if I've been in the sun (without the wrinkle and cancer causing actual sun exposure)



much healthier way to look sun-kissed.

Labor Day Weekend Sales

Lot's of goodies on sale this weekend, take advantage of them to add a few fall pieces.


CoutureCandy
is giving $25 off of orders over $150.

I adore this Ecoganik dress, it's made of organic cotton and is only $119, fantastic for an adorable dress you can wear casually or dressed up with shoes, bag and jewelry:



Throw in these earrings, and you qualify for the $25 off:


Active Endeavors is offering 20% off of EVERYTHING until midnight on Monday. Use code laborday20