Luxurious Lace Dresses

Darlings, CC is smitten with these lovely lace dresses!
Diane von Furstenberg Zarita lace dress; this and next at shopbop.com.
Lover Serpent lace dress.
Marchesa Notte one shoulder lace dress.
Nicholas Rebecca Chantilly lace dress.
Nightcap Clothing Victorian lace dress.
Shoshanna strapless metallic lace dress.
Erdem Margot ruched lace dress; this and next at net-a-porter.com.
Marc Jacobs Guipere lace rose-vine dress.
Mason by Michelle Mason lace and silk dress.
Matthew Williamson satin and crochet-appliqued lace dress.
Paul & Joe Sister Agape cotton-lace mini dress.
Stella McCartney lace shift dress.
Temperley London lace dress.
Tibi strapless silk and lace dress.
Vionnet metallic lace dress.
Which lacy look are you loving?
xoxox,
CC

Ramble On..

Just a little warning, this is a bit of an all-over post.
First order of business: off into town I went yesterday afternoon for a spot of lunch and a film with my good friend Ammi and had a loveeerly time. We saw Inception which is just awesome, I definitely recommend it! I don't want to go into too much detail, but I love films that you have to think about like that, with good twists and that. Very much worth a watch.
Anyway, I wanted to make a bit of an effort with my makeup, as I'm trying to get out of my ~makeup~ rut (and it's a good thing I'm trying this, as I put on a full face yesterday and met unexpected males at the pub, haha), so I did a look I saw ages ago, a bluey-purple look. The camera (for some reason) really washed out all the colours, so I tried to brighten it on photoshop and ended up just looking a bit glowy, forgive this.



Eyes:
MAC Eyeshadow in Next To Nothing
MAC Eyshadow in Shroom
MAC Eyshadow in Sky Blue
MAC Eyshadow in Haunting
MAC Eyshadow in Tempting
MAC Eyshadow in Smudged Violet
MAC Eyshadow in Top Hat
MAC Eyshadow in Dark Edge
MAC Eyshadow in Hot Contrast (the black)
MAC Fluidline in Blacktrack
L'Oreal Voluminous Mascara
MAC Mineralize Skinfinish Natural in Light Medium (Highlight)

Face:
Shu Uemura in Beige
Diorskin Nude 030
Diorskin Nude Concealer in Ivory 001
MAC Mineralize Skinfinish Natural in Light Medium
MAC Mineralize Skinfinish in Soft and Gentle

Lips:
MAC Naked Honey Skin Salve
Another sort of makeup/beauty/cosmetic related point is that I am obsesssssed with this fragrance!
I got this for my birthday and I've used it an awful lot recently, it's Marc Jacob's Apple: in a massssssive bottle. About 300ml. I prefer this over Pomegrante and Biscotti (the other two in the Patisserie range) by a long shot. It's a beautiful summery scent, that I really love to splash liberally all over, as it's not very strong, but very fresh feeling when you spray it on.
And finally, the other day we were driving down one of the back roads and saw these two little deer that were stuck and scared. We stopped near them to make sure they didn't get hit by a car but they were soo cute. I want one. ):

How is everyone's summer going..? Hope you're having a nice time. I am feeling much better this week. (:

paint the town...red!

last time i talked about how everyone is wearing more nude toned clothes, but i'm seeing more red out there too! instead of trying to wear a bunch of bright colors i see more people adding pops of red into their black,white and grey outfits. the red can be seen on a shirt, as a red shoe, or in the form of red lipstick or lipgloss. it's everywhere. if you haven't tried wearing red, now is the time to do it! something you might not know about me: i used to absolutely HATE red, but recently i've been liking it more. i don't know why i was so averse to it before but now i'm warming up to it.

♥ me

i love pretty much everything in this collage. one major piece i'm lusting after here though is the lanvin paisel chain handle pouchette for $1,850 from barneys. when i look at it, i'm reminded of chanel, since the brand is known for their chain handle bags. however this bag has an even edier vibe because of it's rectangular shape, top closure, and studs at the top of the strap and at the side of the bag.

red is the color of power and of sexiness. it's a bold color, and you can definitely look bold in the apt.9 lace chemise for only $16.80 from kohls. i would recommend it only for wear in your boudoir...but you could be bold and layer it under a blazer or a jacket if you feel like it.

i don't know how many people wear red eyeshadow, but if you do you can purchase bright, blood red eyeshadow from fredflare.com from medusa makeup.

if i was to wear a red dress anytime soon i'd love to have the option of either that rachel roy or marc jacobs strapless wonder(s) [located in the top left corner]. the cut of both the dresses are so flirty and the red hues really add to the bold feel of the dress.

will you be wearing red anytime soon?

p.s. sorry for the barely readable text on the collage!

10

it is december 22 and there are 10 more days until the new year! 2009!
so for each number of days until the new year i will post an equal number amount of awesomeness. that sentence probably didn't make sense...but you'll get the gist of it as the days go on if you don't get it now.

10 items from netaporter.com

ok, so this little collection of items definitely has a dark, slightly bad girl feeling to it. but lately i've been being wooed by darker colors and edgy details. my eyes definitely widened by 25% when i saw these super scary in a good way landver spike hoop earrings. i know rihanna could rock these, no doubt, and i'd love to have the oppurtunity to wear these around somewhere. calvin klein makes amazing underwear and i loved the bright red and lace detail of this perfectly fit seduction emotion bra. one designer i admire a lot is Roland Moureti. he really knows how to make a chic, ladylike structured dress without the detailing being too obvious or having the dress look overly structured. his creations always look just right. i was ecstatic to see this nougaro origami pleat top and loved the idea of pairing it with another creation from Mouret's RM by Roland Mouret line, the javel pant. for the working woman who doesn't want to freeze to death in a pencil skirt and barely there hose these pants and amazing black top would be a great alternative.

for those of you who don't know, i have an obsession with blazers. before high school or later on in elementary school my mother gave me a blazer that had been my brother's when he was younger. it was a little boy's blazer and it fit me perfectly. it was a deep navy, it had subtle pin striping and was lined in beige. i loved it and wore it to death. currently it is hung in my closet with a huge hole in the elbow and looks as if it is beyond repair. since the destruction of my blazer i have been searching endlessly for the perfect one. until a few days ago my search had been futile, but i picked up one very similar to my little brother's blazer from forever 21 (AND IT WAS ON SALE!). this blazer by karl lagerfeld is another great find. i love the cut and i'm a sucker for dark blazers. a black blazer will go with anything. lately i've also been intrigued by sequins, and for my readers who have long beautiful gams (legs...in case you don't know) this antik batik silver sequin skirt for $350 would be perfect by winter parties and for any parties really....except business parties. i am loving the luxe deep black suede that form these exquisite pedro garcia alvie ankle boots for $280. they are so elegant, and remind me vaguely of the yves saint laurent suede boots from fall 2008, but i like these garcia ones better. last but not least are the thurley lace panel dress which is to die for (i love that beautiful dove grey silk and the sexy yet appropriate black lace detail), the must have basic james perse tees and the shockingly pink marc by marc jacobs bag. it will add a pop of color to a dreary winter ensemble and will be fun and fresh in summer.