Effortlessly... French.

If there is something every woman knows- albeit probably only American women, it's that when it comes to style, the French have it down. French women have that Je ne sais quoi that is highly sought after, and they pull everything off with a style and elegance that is, frankly, amazing. Gosh, there are even books written on how to follow your inner french girl! But whether it's their lust for life, or passion and ease, we can at least try to take a bit of their clothing choices into our daily wardrobes, don't you think?
This French girl, Marjorie Andre, has it down in 6 steps:

1. Start with the Basics – Buy classic, timeless pieces of clothing, particularly in black, and then add to them with jewelry, scarves, shoes, etc
2. Wear dresses – According to our throaty French friend “they are your best friend”.
3. Choose style over comfort – It’s better to be a little uncomfortable for the sake of style. This means you may need to wear heels that are a bit higher than you’re used to.
4. Accessorize – Master the art of wearing long chunky beads as well as tying a scarf in several ways.
5. Use Make-up – Keep it simple and elegant. A bit of blush, a bit of eyeliner, a bit of mascara, a bit of lipstick, and a lot of passion is what you need. 
6. Create the Image – A French woman is feminine, confident, graceful, and elegant. Everything you wear and do should reflect this.

You can see her video here!




And those Liv Tyler lips? Surprisingly simple!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G7CbMqzJO8c

Au' Revoir!

Bombshellism, Bombshelliness, Bombshellaciousness

The Bombshell Manual of Style: witty, fun, educational ;) and all round amazing. I received this book in the mail form amazon about a week ago, and I finished it the next day. Yes, I found it THAT good. But what I also enjoyed was that it covers practically everything from style and beauty to how a bombshell keeps her fridge (like a vanity on ice, in case you were wondering. It has everything BUT food). After reading it, I definitely felt like acting up my inner bombshell, and really enjoyed doing so. But, it also gives some good tips for every day things that aren't too extreme. A great book to keep on your nightstand, for some nightly inspiration.
Since I checked out many reviews before I bought it, I realized many people didn't like some of the contradictory statements in the book. But I disagree. They said from the very beginning that a bombshell is a multitude of contradictions that make her who she is.  So having read it like five times over, i definitely believe you should buy it. And read it. Over and over again. Forever. :)

You can look at the book's site, and take the bombshell quiz here

A peek inside:

"A bombshell is full of contradictions. She is a combustible blend of confidence and vulnerability, sauce and naivete. She wears high heels but kicks them off at every opportunity. Adores negligees and charmeuse gowns but cant wait to get out of them. She always expects to run into someone who matters, even if she's home alone. A bombshell never dresses carelessly and wears marabou heels around the house. She behaves as if all life's a movie and she's the star."

"As for umbrellas, she leaves them in cabs, finds them in cabs, takes the wrong one from the umbrella stand or forgets to take hers altogether. To the Bombshell, the umbrella is part of the universal recycling program."

"Bombshells don't sit exactly. They perch, curl, curve, and occasionally fling their legs up over the arm of a chair or back of a sofa. This also goes for seats on airplanes, cars, and trains."


"No matter how mundane the occasion, the bombshell has an outfit in mind. She plays dress up every day."

Nautical Flowers

Nautical flowers, if such a thing exists, is probably the best way to describe my outfit today. All week I've been feeling very tired of pants, since I wear jeans practically all the time, so i figured even though it was 40º outside, I'd pretend it was spring. :)

So, since you cant really see my amazingly amazing shoes (for um 30 bucks. We're talking Nine West here, TJMaxx of course) So I figured I'd take a closer picture. As you can see I haven't even taken off the size 8 sticker, even though I've worn it around, but I just can't bring myself to do it, god knows why.

 

 And of course, a closer look at my gorgeous purse, stolen from my mother ages ago, by Bvlgari. It was given to "us" (her) by our Italian friend, who has a shopaholic friend who ends up giving him a bunch of her left over purses and other things for him to gift to whoever.  I absolutely love it since it's so classic and I can add any silk scarf to it. Very Hermes... but smaller, and Bvlgari ;)