I’ve got a thing for candy colored everything this week. Can you tell? I’d be happy to sit at a circus with popcorn and cotton candy in hand. I’ve secretly always wanted to learn the trapeze or silk ropes. I think I would have been the type to run away with the circus.
rosanna anson via some notes on napkins
In the mood for sweet treats in pretty colors and these enormous balloons that feel straight out of my childhood dreams. Above all, I love the muted colors of the balloons. They look like the ones I dreamt of as a child, despite having never seen balloons as beautiful as these in my childhood.
photos: 1. unknown, 2. laduree
I did a guest post over at Sacramento Street yesterday. Take a look at 10 Things That Make Me Happy for a few of my favorite things and a little secret as to where I get my perfume. {Something, I’ve never shared before!}
photographs by sylvie malfray
We all know that wit and a sense of humor are important. It makes you appealing, approachable, sexy, and fun. But being silly is even better. Silly shows vulnerability and confidence to be less than perfect, which makes you all the more appealing. Children understand being silly; humor can be narrow, so it isn’t universal. Think of Ally from the Notebook. Her character is downright charming, but it’s her ability to be silly and full of life that makes her this way. Practice being silly. If you raise a few eyebrows or garner a few smirks from onlookers, you’re doing it right.
{A few silly things to do}
+ Take funny pictures in a photobooth.
+ Make faces like our model above in pictures that you’ll actually put up somewhere.
+ Ride the carousel. Bonus if you do it side saddle.
+ Eat ice cream from a cone. Get it all over your face.
+ Have a food fight.
+ Ticklefight.
+ Pull a Serena & Georgina by making up fake names and accents when you go out in public.
+ Prank call your relatives.
+ Splash in the puddles.
+ Learn the Charleston. Do it in public.
+ Sneak into something. {Just don’t get arrested, please.}
+ Have a date on a deserted playground.
+ Play with the waves in the ocean.
+ Let someone bury you in the sand.
photos by ellen von unwerth
{similar posts}
+ Tips on being childlike here and here.
+ Bringing the light back in your life.
{via} dress design decor
Browsing through my google reader last night, this post at Design Crush caught my eye. I’ve been slacking on posting all my new blog crushes, but I figure now is as good a time as any. So, here you go! Mrs. Lilien is my newest blog crush.
Each post is based on a persona and showcases a collection of items that suit that persona. Most of the personas are titled as “Mrs”; we have Mrs. Mc Nicey, Mrs. Frost {see the collection above}, Mrs. Kitchen, and so on. Pretty cute, no?
photos: 1. nina ricci & 2. marcus jan
l’officiel brasil vanessa cruz by paulo vainer
Say what you want about Karl Lagerfeld, but you must admit he’s a design genius. Chanel has always been about the details and finishing; Karl is certainly continuing that legacy.
With all the hype around Chanel last year, both current and past {think Coco Chanel movies}, it’s hard to imagine Chanel as anything but extraordinary and luxurious. That wasn’t always the case, particularly in the time between Gabrielle Coco Chanel’s death and the time that Lagerfeld stepped in.
The Chanel we know today is the direct result of Alan Wertheimer and the outrageous Lagerfeld. Wertheimer is responsible for persuading Lagerfeld to jump ship at Chloe and join Chanel. It is because of Wertheimer that Chanel No. 5 is en vogue again; it was once selling at drugstores and considered out of date. Interesting, no?
images via style.com edited for {bits of beauty}