blue beauty

last week, nars launched a line of nail color in collaboration with thakoon that was inspired by the designer's spring collection. the shades are strikingly pretty, but one hue stands out amongst the rest. kutki. i just know that this pretty powdery blue will be my summer go-to. and even though i have said this about three other summer shades so far, this really is the one. i swear. it's more vibrant than the typical sky blues that grace store shelves this time of year. it's warmer, richer. i like to think of it as the blue answer to the 2009 phenom of creamy green mint candy apple by essie, which 7/10 of my friends are wearing at any given moment.

the laundry

if you really want to indulge, go out there and get yourself a bottle of le labo's rose 31 detergent. it is beyond divine and it will make wearing a white tee, slipping into sheets, drying off with a towel, etc. more lovely than you could ever imagine. trust me. 

my mother has been using this stuff for years, so whenever i travel back to connecticut, i am overly eager to bring my laundry along with me. but this weekend, she got me a bottle of my very own (merci, merci, merci!), so i guess this means i can pack a bit lighter from now on for a weekend home.

bens

ben (& cereal)

ben (& jerry's)

as much as i sing the praises of burlington, nearly four years (yikes) after leaving the city (and almost 26 years of life), i am just starting to realize the JOYS of this ice cream. (they began in b-town, for those of you who haven't taken the factory tour.) they really can do no wrong. i am glad my boyfriend, who had never even been to vermont before he met me, knew this way before i did. or i might have never known. 

elle

somewhere in soho.

mor and mor

i couldn't just toss this mor candle in the garbage after it was finished. it was far too pretty with its perfect white glass and pretty metallic peacocks. i am a complete sucker for packaging (proof: i have four empty britney spears curious bottles in my apartment), so clearly this jar just needed a new purpose.

and voila, a new makeup brush holder, which has also inspired me to actually use my makeup brushes again. a win-win.

carry-on and on

top shop >>>  rebecca minkoff.
back to england it went, and then this one arrived. much bigger, better and brighter.

hello spring, i am happy you are here. 

pretty simple

gems in my jewelry box,

and ranunculuses by my bed.

charlotte free

charlotte free: the latest face of maybelline. i can't even begin to describe how bewitchingly beautiful this girl is.

i have seen countless of models backstage. countless, countless. and they are all lovely. stunning. georgeous. but, i don't think i've seen any model as captivating as charlotte. when we saw her backstage at the spring 2012 ronson show (see below), britt and i could not take our eyes off of her. 

she glows. and i don't think i've ever seen a picture of her that truly captures (even nearly) her magnetism. but anyway, to the beauty giant, perfect choice!