Tag: music

It’s Spring! What now?

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Spring has sprung – thankfully – and it’s time to reflect it in our clothes, beauty regimens and attitudes. I’m even thinking of packing up my winter clothes to lift my spirits.

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What is necessary for me to greet Spring with open arms? (You may be asking yourself) So…here is what I suggest you do. Click the pictures for links.

FIND (or purchase):  a leather/pleather jacket and/or a pashmina or wrap for chilly nights and skimpy dresses, neutral heels to go with anything

BUY FOR YOURSELF: Face: bronzer Body: a yummy exfoliating scrub Home: fresh flowers

Bronzing PowderBlood Orange+White Pepper Sugar Scrubpink-peonies-ad

DO: use cuticle oil to get your fingers pretty for the warmer months, polish for your toes so you won’t hesitate to grab your open-toed platforms

Healing Eucalyptus Cuticle OilEssie

LISTEN:  My current go-to songs: Rolling in the deep – Adele (Jamie xx remix), Howlin’ for you – The Black Keys, Baby Roulette – Chiddy Bang

TRY: Get an airbrush tan. I recently did and it changed my life. If you’re in Fayetteville call Glo. From 4-7 on Fridays, it’s 1/2 off.

Top image – Fred Flare

Jazzy New Orleans

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I love this photo shoot set down in New Orleans and featuring one of my favorites – Treme Brass Band.

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Here is a Treme Brass Band Second Line

Photographer: David Gubert, Stylist: Jana Pokorny, Model: Barbara Fialho, Marie Claire AUS march 2011 via DJA

Weekend Party!

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It’s the weekend! Bust out the champagne!

Photographer: Mario Sierra via DJA

Love Story

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A breathtakingly romantic editorial about young love in them most pheromone-inducing setting.

Swedish photographer Kalle Gustafsson for Shufti, entitled storia d´amore or love story via DJA

Also…one of my favorite love songs for you.

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A Short Week

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Ro and I are headed south this afternoon to attend a funeral. So it will be a short week for me. While I’m gone, enjoy some of what I’ve been loving lately.

Get in the spirit of Mardi Gras with this playlist from Rebirth Brass Band

Through my blog I’ve gotten reaquainted with several old friends. One in particular has a very lovely blog and is a very talented designer in Atlanta, GA. Hit her up at Christina Lee Design.

Drool and Covet the clothes and homes of the fashion elite on The Coveteur.

Get ready to show off your legs with shift dresses from ASOS

Do yourself a huge favor and get acquainted with this band: Hot Chip

Indulge in a little harmless celebrity judgement with the fug girls at Go Fug Yourself.

Keep track of what you’re reading on Good Reads

Indulge your secret (or not so secret) obsession with paper on Minted. PS: Their 2011 Wedding collection just came out…

I feel compelled to give a little reminder to cherish the ones you love. Until Monday… adieu.

Helpless

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There is a lot going on in my world this week. I’m feeling a bit helpless as some loved ones are going through tough times and there’s not much I can do. I’m leaning on some Jimmy Ruffin for support.

 

When Nothing Goes Right

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Do you ever have one of those days when nothing is working? Yeah, they are usually Mondays.  Anyway, these things are uplifting me from my melancholy.

Charlize looking super cute and snuggly…

This cake…

This adorable outfit/girl working bed head

This cute-as-a-button child

The Man Repeller and her cape…duh

NPR’s 24/7 music channel and of course, this puppy who is all mine

xx

 

Currently Listening

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Nika & Rory: I’m not going anywhere. This song is so haunting. The video is actually really creepy but I love the lyrics and the auto-tune.

You can also download for free here.

Adorable

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I recently discovered the cutest little wedding photographed by Feather Love…

The couple (Kestrin and Jonathan) look like so much fun, plus the bride is gorgeous and is in a band with the brother from Big Love called His Orchestra – they are great! Anyway, the groom’s sister is Flora Grubb and she shared their vows on her website. SO. Freaking. Adorable.

“Jonathan: I vow to love you
Kestrin: I vow to love you
J: to respect you
K: to always make fun
J: to be your best friend ever
K: to constantly generate a force field of awesome to guide and protect us
J: to do what I love
K: to actively maintain our relationship
J: to be lucky
K: to live a charmed life
J: to live as long as possible
K: to ask nicely for what i need
J: to communicate my feelings effectively
K: to live a life of hilarious bliss together
J: to provide for you
K: to solve problems
J: to make time for you every single day
J: to remain curious
K: to stand by my man
J: to put our relationship first
K: to build a community around us
J: to build a family life together
K: to give you babies
J: to change the diapers on those babies
K: to be great parent
J: to sing with you in the morning
K: to give you shoulder rubs, intermittently, for as long as we both shall live
J: to remember how lucky I am
K: to rock out with our great grandchildren
J: to take you on one hundred honeymoons
K: to maintain a menagerie
J: to clean up
K: to sing songs to you
J: to speak for you when you sing your voice out
K: to throw radical parties
J: to be faithful to you
K: to take joy in doing nice things for you
J: to be compassionate
K: to be devoted
J: to be committed
K: to be happy
J: to listen to you
K: to support you
J: to stay with you forever
K: Do you vow to be my husband?
J: I do. Do you vow to be my wife?
K: I do.”

Also, please read the NYT write-up of their union. “Ms. Pantera, the former Jedi warrior, pledged in her wedding vows “to constantly generate a force field of awesome.” When asked about her hopes for the couple, the bride’s mother, Jan Pantera of Visalia, Calif., said, “I wish for them a good credit score,” revealing the origin of the bride’s practicality.”

Cannot Stop Listening To

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Florence + The Machine – Cosmic Love