Magazine Review: Marie Claire May 2010 - Jessica Simpson

This issue has been talked about a bit because they are claiming Jessica is makeup-free. One reason I have trouble believing that is the lack of under-eye darkness. Are there actually people who don't need concealer?
As far as the fashion in the issue, there aren't tons of great articles but a few interesting pages here & there. The Fashion Resume is on Carey Mulligan. I had a feeling she was going to get attention from the fashion world since she tends to wear more unique clothes/outfits. The Designer Dossier is on Philip Lim. They had a page of street style and since that's so popular in other mags & blogs I'm wondering if it will be a new monthly feature. They did have quite a few cute swimsuits in the issue but since I have zero intention of getting into one anytime soon it doesn't help me much. lol. They have a *gorgeous* Vanessa Paradis/Chanel photo shoot. Great clothes, very artistic.
The seemed to be The Hair Issue. They had tool and product recs for each hair type (fine, medium/thick, curly, coarse, damaged), how to wear hair accessories and how to choose a haircolor to suit your complexion. In the Big Girl, Skinny World column she talks about slimming hair and makeup. One thing I noticed was not much emphases on contouring, which in my opinion, makes a *huge* difference.
The only article that stood out was an interview with Jillian Lauren who is promoting her new book Some Girls: My Life in a Harem.
Overall, its worth picking up but its not a must-buy this month.

Early b-day present

My boyfriend knew I had been wanting a watch for awhile & he gave this to me as an early b-day present. Mine is slightly different. The background is kind of mother-of-pearl looking & there are no gold tones. I absolutely love it

Clothing Haul - Walmart, Target, Old Navy

Got this at Walmart. Saw something similar in the Nordstrom catalog & that's what inspired me to get it in lime green.

Got more of these basic tanks. Love how long they are & low enough to be sexy.


Found this white jacket w/a bunch of cropped moto jackets. The brand is New Look, which I don't think I've ever seen at Target before. I thought it was super cute & had to get it. MUCH cuter in person.
I've decided that my "uniform" this summer will be tanks & skirts. Since Old Navy's foldy skirts are so comfy I got a few more.

Magazine Review: Glamour May 2010 - Lauren Conrad

The 1st time I read through this issue I didn't make any notes & the only page I dog-earred was about a DIY ribbon flower belt. Nothing really stood out. So I read it through again and this time was able to make a few notes. For one, this seems to be the "friendship" issue. Doesn't say so on the cover but it was a reoccurring theme. They had some short blubs on Betty White & Queen Latifah. As far as the 2 cover stories on fitness & diet, A Flatter Belly in Days, Not Weeks and The Lazy Girl's Guide to Healthier Eating, neither was what I was expecting. The Flatter Belly article didn't have any exercises, just tips like "drink more water", "cut back on artificial sweetners" and "stand up straight". The Healthy Eating article was just summarizing what appeared to be a reader survey about what they normally buy at the store. Things like Yoplait yogurt, Quaker Instant Oatmeal & Edy's Slow-Churned Ice Cream. Nothing new or ground-breaking. I've seen this kind of article done much better in other magazines. As far as beauty & fashion go, the photo shoots were pretty but no new tips or great pieces featured.
Overall, it was fine. A short distraction w/pretty pictures but nothing more than filler fluff. Nothing new or really worth referrencing later.
Total pages: 260
Pages dog-earred: 1

Stash: Scarves

This is my scarf collection. I have so many I really should wear them daily but I don't. During the winter I'm usually wearing a pashmina (surprised I don't have them in more colors). During the summer, I either wear a scarf around my wrist, loosely around my neck, as a headband, some as a belt or on the handle of my bag. Most of these I got a long time ago or they were thrift store finds.
The only one bought recently or not at a thrift store is the rainbow zebra print which I bought a few weeks ago at Target


All vintage

All except the middle 2 are from Target

Stash: Necklaces

I don't accessorize nearly as much as I should but when I do its usually w/big necklaces or a scarf. I edit frequently so these are all things I wear all the time or that I just can't part with.

Top row, L-R: Burlington, Walmart, vintage (DD broke it so I have a makeshift ribbon on it now. I need to restring), Walmart, Walmart
Bottom row, L-R: vintage, alltherageonline, vintage

L-R: not sure, vintage, Walmart, Walmart, not sure

NOTD: Sally Hansen Fire Opal Nail Glaze in Blush Opal

Can't quite tell from the pic but this has an awesome green flash.