sunday surprises

mixed materials tee + military jacket + digital floral print rebecca minkoff mini m.a.c = 

my kind of a sunday funday

bag - Rebecca Minkoff Saks Exclusive
shirt - J. Crew
 jacket - J. Crew

festive pop o' color because holidays

Aqua red sweater for holiday sweater-weather

SOLD Design Lab distressed boyfriend jeans to ease me back into denim (i know leggings aren't pants. but still. i'll admit, i've gotten into the (bad) habit of choosing my waist-down attire based on ample stretch potential).

t minus 0! happy holidays!!

i know this is a rather cheesy/cop-out/womp womp finale, but really, hypothetical/actual wish lists are kind of whatever in the grand scheme of things. so long as you spent this day surrounded by 20 people or 1 person (or cat or dog or whatever) who hearts ya no questions asked, then: 

hope you had an excellent holiday :-)

t minus 1! grab-bag edition

because holidays are exciting and far from orderly, today's round-up is just a hodge-podge of wonderful things i wish to one day own (along with flimsy justifications as to the reasons why).

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because gilded eyes are gorgeous eyes (year-round, not just for the excuse-to-be-glittery holiday season):

Lancôme Color Design Eye Shadow in 'Must-Have'

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because it's officially winter and you obviously can't leave the house without a winter-appropriate rosy flush:

Clé de Peau enchanted Winter Garden Party in Rosy Frost

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because my hair hates me for all the times i've tried to make it best friends with my flat iron:

Kérastase Elixir Ultime

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because (especially in the winter) my lips hate me:

bareMinerals Jack of All Trades Lip Balm

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because if you're going to opt for the classic monogrammed accessory, you might as well make it edgy-chic instead of cutesy-chic:

Jennifer Fisher Gothic Letter Necklace

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because i hate bulky scarves but i also hate pneumonia:

Free People Lightweight Jersey Scarf

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because i have a well-established addiction to rebecca minkoff bags:

Rebecca Minkoff Hudson Moto Mini

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because yes:

SORACE/D Knuckle Oui Ring

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because flats should be funky, not frilly (and because they are on sale?):

Jeffrey Campbell Marti Cap Toe Studded Flat

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because who doesn't have a lucky number:

Bittersweets NY Number Ring

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because i am always in a...

Rebecca Minkoff 'New York State of Mind' Tee

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happy holidays eve!!

(t minus 2): mini-backpacks that pack a majorly stylish punch

what's old is new again, and that definitely rings true when it comes to mini-backpacks. before i delve into my wishlist items for this topic, let's take a quick strut down memory lane. 

so growing up, i was a total tomboy. i went to an elementary/middle school that required uniforms, which was fine by me, and my weekend wear consisted primarily of a yellow tshirt and overalls (sidenote: overalls are another item from the past that i'm coveting in the present). given that i wasn't sweating what to wear, it's little surprise that accessorizing wasn't at the top of my priority list. 

but then, cher horowitz snapped her fingers and said 'as if' and all of a sudden, mini-backpacks were everywhere. and that did it for me. goodbye, denim hobo bag from kmart (yes, seriously. but i assure you it wasn't as heinous as it sounds). hello, red patent leather mini-backpack from the department store. since then, handbags are my (fashionable) achilles' heel. 

flash-forward a decade or so and the mini-backpacks are back, and i'm so very glad about it. 

on to the round-up!

the olsen twins were the ones to get my really revved up about this style again. at the top of my wishlist is this classic beauty by the row:

i've recently discovered the accessories line KARA, and i am obssessssssed. this mesh & leather number is amazing:

and finally, because im a sucker for anything quilted, i can't not have this quilted style from pixie market:

(t minus 3): an ode to ear cuffs

seriously, my new favorite type of jewelry

this beauty is by feliks + adrik for of a kind. i have a ring by them too, and it's what got me back into the habit of wearing rings regularly - feliks + adrik really does offer the perfect, wear-everyday pieces, i think. really simple but unique, clean designs that have an edgy vibe.

some other cuffs that i'm coveting intensely enough at the moment to earn them a place on my wishlist include...

the least preppy way to wear pearls:

Emma Deux 14-karat Gold Pearl Ear Cuff by Sophie Bille Brahe

for the romantic:

Love Ear Cuff by Jacquie Aiche

classic bars x 3:

Large Three Bar Cuff by BRVTVS

(t minus 4): Lacquer Lust with Chanel

what's a holiday without some haute couture? at least for your nails...

given that my nail polish collection has been growing exponentially ever since i traded in those peel-off polishes of my childhood for their sleeker, grown-up counterparts of NARS, YSL, Essie, MAC, and obviously, Chanel, it's unsurprising that my holiday wishlist includes a nail polish collection to make any lacquer-lusting aficionado downright giddy:

L'Édition Ultime by Chanel:

as robust as the Chanel sub-set of my nail polish collection is (the most recent shade i snatched up was Magic, part of the exclusive Nuit Magique set that debuted during Fashion's Night Out, which unfortunately didn't happen in NYC. so i was all sorts of delighted when the shade was released online as well in December), there are actually quite of a few of these curated vernis shades that are missing. 

the top three included in this set that i've always had my eye on are Frenzy, a chameleon-like lilac-gray, Dragon, an unbelievably gorgeous shade of red, and Ballerina, a subtle shade of pink that's as sophisticated and sweet a neutral as you can get. 

must-have shades + a protective base coat + pampering hand cream = a top spot on my holiday wishlist