At Aldo I got a silver pleather clutch for $9.99. It's funky, kitchy, and perfectly adorable with a black outfit and my trademark silver jewelry. They had a great sale on shoes and bags.
At Ann Taylor (who I ADORE) I headed straight for their sale section. The black merino turtle I have been sporting lately I found in a dusty rose/salmon color. $29.99. I also found some tweed pants to match - shades of cream, brown, tan, coral and rose. $34.99. I also bought a pair of ivory crisp trousers. Flat front, creased leg, stiff sueded twill. I know, I know I own like 50,000 pairs of ivory/cream/winter white trousers but they always look so smart and there is always a pair at the cleaners! They were $39.99. Then I had my Love Cures card which gave me 15% off the purchase. Score!
I forgot my camera at home, so you get the picture of me in the office elevator at the end of the day.
Makeup is the usual foundation, concealer and blush. Pale dusty pink shadow over the lids of my eyes, Damson in the crease and along the lash line. Another of the mini lipglosses I got for Christmas on my lips - this one is a brick color. Ended up looking like a darker version of the sweater. Hair is straight, deep part for sideswept bangs, tucked behind one ear. I used a good dose of BioSilk in my hair as that the winter is wreaking havock on my tresses. BioSilk is a great product, good glosser for the hair that doesn't look greasy, and a great moisturizer for the skin too! I got mine free with purchase at Trade Secret about two years ago - a trial size bottle I still haven't used half of (a little goes a looooong way!).
Today we are leaving for the beach. I plan to trade the tweed trousers for a pair of vintage Gap jeans and my black boots.
I have viewed your blog several times recently and have been pleased by your sense of color and generally ensembles.
ReplyDeleteBut, I have to say that I hate this outfit. The sweater is way too bulky, and like the pants, looks too tight. With tweed pants, you should have a smooth line from your waist to your ankle. The bunching is not attractive in either the sweater or the pants. Actually, why didn't you choose something in a nice cashmere which is ultra-light and accents the tweed? With pants, a good rule of thumb is that if you see any bunching at the thigh area, you need a larger size. If your pockets gap, same answer.
With your hair, try using some olive oil as a hot oil treatment. Warm the oil, slather your hair, wrap in saran wrap or plastic cap for about 45 minutes. Shampoo your hair and start adding the shampoo before the water. Then use some conditioner, as usual, and either blast with the blow torch or dry naturally. If you are coloring your hair, you should use some type of deep conditioning treatment at least once per month. Otherwise, your tresses will rebel.
I hope you will wear more skirts in the spring. I see the two shots below and you look really nice. I like pants myself, especially in the winter, but it's a good change:)
~GalwayGirl~
Um, thanks so much for the feedback and advice.
ReplyDeleteDo read more recent posts and you will see that this picture is almost a year and a half old and blurry and I am slumped over... you'll see that as usual my clothing fits quite well and the sweater is not bulky and a great match to the trousers.
Also if you read more of the blog you shall see that I wear skirts and dresses at least once a week, have used olive oil in my hair and have been on a quest (and have found the Holy Grail) for getting my hair in great condition.
Thanks for reading! :-)