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Minggu, 05 Juni 2011

Enjoy the Present

“Children have neither past nor future; they enjoy the present,
which very few of us do.” - Jean de la Bruyere

I posted this photo on my tumblr page and couldn't resist sharing it here as well.  When you stop to smell the roses this summer, definitely stop and smell the hydrangea too!

Photo by Max Kim Bee

Senin, 30 Mei 2011

Magical Maine

Vogue.com posted a photo of this house in Maine in their Best Hostess Gift guide recently and it reminded me how much I love this house.  Some of you might remember that it was published in the first issue of Vogue Living in 2006.  The house known as Mitchell Cottage, was built in 1916 for Philadelphia businessman J. Kearsley Mitchell who had just married the daughter of a partner of J.P. Morgan.  The house sat vacant for many years after Michell was involved in a murder scandal.  What I didn't remember about the house was that Kirstie Alley and her then husband Parker Stevenson bought the house in 1991 and turned it into the Islesboro Inn.  They also managed to hire the legendary retired decorator Sister Parish to help decorate it.  It was later bought by Gwen and John McCaw who hired their friend from Los Angeles, interior designer Windsor Smith who simplified the house.

A photo of the house from Vogue by Arthur Elgort.

A look at the front of the house.
Gwen and her children on the lawn. The property also boats a three bedroom guesthouse, a swimming pool, classic clay tennis court, small boathouse, and deep water pier. 

An old photo of the porch with the striped awnings.

Under Windsor Smith's guidance, the house because much cleaner but definitely not boring.  In the Vogue article, the owner says, "because it's such an architecturally beautiful house, I felt I could decorate in a really clean way-that it didn't need too much. Of course, we also wanted everything machine-washable and kid-friendly."

The chairs are Sister Parish originals that were reupholstered.

The trellis walls are the pièce de résistance of the house and were originally restored by Sister Parish.


One of the girl's bedrooms.

One of Gwen's daughter's sitting on the Chloe Sofa designed by Windsor Smith.

The boy's bathroom is papered in marine blueprints.

Another old look at the house from Gilkey Harbor.  I am really surprised that the house hasn't been photographed for any other publications.  I'd really love to see the rest of the interior and grounds.  There is nothing that says summer more to me than the relaxing magic of Maine.

Photos by Arthur Elgort for Vogue scanned in by moi

Minggu, 22 Mei 2011

Blue and White Underfoot

While sourcing rugs for a project, I kept coming back to blue and white stripes and similar patterns.  There is something about them that is relaxed and casual yet crisp and sophisticated as in the Victorian Hagan room above.  Of course, they look perfect in beach houses which is maybe why they keep catching my eye at this time of year but they also look great in city apartments.  Now I'm even thinking that I might need one but you really can't go wrong with anything blue and white.  Enjoy!

UPDATE: My friend Eleanor just told me that Aspen Carpet Designs is a great source for flat weave Dhurry rugs similar to the one in Something's Gotta Give for a great price! Definitely check them out!

Victoria Hagan

Victoria Hagan from Elle Decor

House Beautiful

Something's Gotta Give

Phoebe Howard

David Lawrence Studio

David Lawrence Studio

David Netto

Thomas Smythe from Canadian House & Home

Thomas Smythe from Canadian House & Home

Unknown

Photo by Morten Holtum

Tom Scheerer

Victoria Hagan

Meg Braff

Miles Redd from Elle Decor

Phoebe Howard

Carolina Irving

Kamis, 19 Mei 2011

Modern, Easy and sexy make up looks that I love!

Hey dolls,




You all probably know by now that I am a major fan of Make up, and i love trying out different make up looks, either natural or a really mokey eye!


Today, i got you a few make up ideas that I love so much, that will help you with your everyday make up look, as they are speedy, yet sexy and will look beautiful..


Let's start!




Stay Natural!


There is absolutely nothing better than being able to go out with not much make up!! I love natural make up looks, such as neutral brown shadows, and natural moisturized lips! and this sprin/summer, this will be extremely trendy! so try to go less with your make up! & remember, Less is more!









Make yourself Glow!


You might have realized that all Hollywood fashionistas are walking the red carpet with confidene, that may have been produced due to the glowy skin!!

Dewy skin is the thing for summer and spring, so make sure you use a highlighter to make your skin apear glowyer (lol).









Orange!


Orange lips are deffinetly trendy this spring/summer. Make sure you fetch yourself a bright color for your lips, and i strongly recommend orange/red color, as it is the real deal right now!

It is pretty hard to get the perfect shade that goes with your skin, hair and eye colors, but the key is to mix and match different colors in order to get what you're looking for! Be you're own professional make up artist :)









Natural Cheeks


& here i dont mean your natural cheeks (i.e non plastic surgery cheeks, lol). What i mean here is the choice of taking a natural blush color, instead of taking a really bold blush color. I would recommend NARS Orgasm blush, or go forthe Bobbi Brown Pot rouge for lips and cheeks! i would recommend the one in Pink Truffle.











Light Pink Lips


This is my all time favorite lip color, it is soo natural, but does have a touch of pink to it :). It is so close to a nude shade, but still not quite there.. I just love it, and really seems to go with alot of make up looks and eye shadows.. It is also th best friend of a smokey eye!









Smoky Eyeliner


Just a simple eye liner could create a whole make up look & is great for creating a simple smokey eye!! I would strongly recommend you find a suitable pencil liner that you are comfortable with, ( i personally prefere Dior when it comes to liners) and try out different smokey eyes with it, either by smudgng it or running a shadow over it :)









Warm Skin


Warm skin is absolutely a neccessity right now, skin is an important factor that effects your overall make up look! If you dont have good skin, your make up will probbly not look good. I suggest you take good care of your skin by eating healthly, drinking lots and lots of water, especially now in the summer, and work out!! I personally have alot of skin breakdowns, and find it extremely hard to stick to a healthy diet and all that. I also dont have much time to work out either, so that might result in my skin looking unperfect ;p But in the end, i try my best and clean it and rense it with water at least 5 times a day :)..

Having a warm skin means you need to use a bronzer, to make it look warmer. I have a pale skin that really irritates me in the morning (I do not have a problem with being pale, but my skin really looks pale + flaky, which is the reason why it irritated me). I end up using bronzer most of the time, and it really does its job. Try the smashbox bronzer, its perfect, and does not have shimmer to it, which makes it more natural.









Winged Liner


Living in the arabian gulf makes it norml for me to be in love with winged out liner, I just dont like going crazy with it when i have too much color in my eyes though! which is not a typical arabic thing ;p

Anyways, I am a huge fan of vintage make up, and loooovvve winged liners, either with red lips, or nude lips, or even pink!

What i love the most about the winged liner is that you dont have to concentrate alot on the other parts of your face if you have a winged liner on your eyes, because it will be the thing that grabs attention :)

Winged liner all the wayy! <3


































 


Senin, 09 Mei 2011

Blues and Pinks for Spring and Summer!!

Hey dolls ;)


I was checking out a few magazines, and fashion related website or online stores, and guess what!! Blues and Pinks arethe trend for this year's spring and summer! Because all stores are getting plenty of pinks and plenty of blues, which is great because pink and blues are deffinetly my favorite colors :) ...

well i don't have fave cols, but I really really really love pink and blues <3



if you take a look at the following:

Notte by Marchesa
Pleated silk-chiffon one-shoulder dress by Notte by Marchesa





 
Isabel Marant
Three Bracelets by Isabel Marant


Rebecca Taylor
Tiered Lurex-flecked silk-chiffon dress by Rebecca Taylor

Diane von Furstenberg
Handy printed silk dress by Diane Von Furstenberg




 
Diane von Furstenberg
Della taffeta dress by Diane Von Furstenberg






Equipment
Adrien silk-crepe tunic by Equipment





















 You might have realized that all the items above are pink and blue, clearly!!! The items above are absolutely beautiful and make sense for the spring and summer, and will look gorgeous with the glowing sun!!! or in a hot night ;) ..

If you would like to purchase any of the items above, check out www.net-a-porter.com on the what's new section!

Kamis, 03 Maret 2011

My favorite designs from Dany Atrache spring/summer 2011

i'll start without a long introduction, here are my favorite from Dany's 2011 spring/summer collection :)











Overall, i loved his collection, because it was super classy and focused on neautral colours form nature :) ..




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