Fashion Friday

Good morning good people of the Internet! It is SPRING, something Seattle has yet to figure out, but that's not going to keep me from spring shopping. Whee!

(Also, must get this out of my system now so I can be properly pious and somber for Good Friday tonight. This is doubly important because last night, the last song on the radio before we parked for the Holy Thursday Service was 'Low Rider' and the whole time we're sitting and waiting for the procession I'm in the pew singing, "Low. Ri. Der." to myself. 'Low Rider', as you are well aware, is not the kind of song to have in your head at church. And every time I hear it I think of my friend's wedding. ANYWAY.)

The first thing I would like to have for spring are wedges. The Manolo has been recommending them left and right, but I am not super fantastic enough to spend $400 on shoes. I'm also a pretty plain jane girl, not so much for the three-inch heels and pointy toes. The shoes I am wearing right now look very much like these, only without the scary tassels and mine are sort of slip-on-ish. Actually, the only thing my shoes have in common with these is the color and brand.  However! A swift browse through Zappo's reveals some interesting possibilities.

What do you think about these? These are cute, yes?  (And I am warning you people now, I am no fashion maven. If you think my shoe choices are fugly, remember that I've already got a Carrie Bradshaw-type sister to knock some sense into me.) 

I like these too. These are cute. Unfortunately, they would cut off circulation around my elephant ankles and I'd probably fall over on every third or fourth step, but I can dream.

Oooh, and these! People, are these ugly? I can't tell. I like the slingback. Slingbacks work for me. The cork heels make me think of the shoes my mom is wearing in my baby pictures, but wedges! Wedges are in! I want so desperately to be IN. 

Spring also means skirts. I had an office job my sophomore year of college and once it started to get warm, I started to get tired of pants. I only had three pairs of suitable office pants anyway, and one pair of Sensible Black Shoes. I worked downtown in a fancy building and even stupid me knew that shorts were a major no-no. Sometime in June in dawned on me that I was a GIRL and girls could wear SKIRTS. Seriously, this was a new realization to me. I think I'd always been afraid of my shocking white ten-kinds-of-hideous elephant legs, but I decided not to care and bought myself a couple of Old Navy skirts. So comfortable! So refreshing! It was the most liberating thing ever. Isn't that sad? But THIS spring I am two sizes smaller. Two! Obviously I need to buy new skirts!
                  

Know what else is fun? Makeup! Okay, I know I know, I hardly even WEAR makeup, but that doesn't mean I don't love spending hours and hours in Sephora getting all sparklefied. Makeup costs a lot, and I just can't justify spending $18 on lipstick I will only wear when I have an early morning meeting and have to blow dry my hair and wear heels. But that doesn't mean I don't WANT to spend $18 on lipstick. And perfect excuse to blow the mortgage money at Sephora? SPRING!

I'm sort of in love with everything from BeneFit because I am a sucker for packaging. I love packaging. If it comes in a darling little box with a ribbon or fabric or a "retro" print with a "sassy" description, I will buy it. Well, I will buy it before I buy the fancy look-at-me-I'm-THAT-expensive brand name movie star makeup. Who wouldn't want a concealer named You're Bluffing! Or an eyes/lip/cheek palette called Heels Low Hair High? I love you, BeneFit. I especially love your LemonAid which makes me look fourteen hours more awake all on its own. (Did I say I don't wear makeup? I wear LemonAid every freaking day.)

But you know what I need? Some good mascara. The kind that does not turn to dust underneath my eyes. The Maybelline stuff in the pink bottle with the green top does NOT do it for me, no matter how many extra famous makeup know it alls say it will. I'm thinking this stuff is good, but I don't know if I want to be a BADgal at work. Urban Decay has the best product names out there, but I don't know if BigFatty mascara is the kind of look I'm going for either. I may just have to go down to the drugstore because if I'm going to spend money trying stuff out, I may as well spend less and get more. In the meantime, I think I need some of this stuff because I like that whole dewy lit up look and, must I remind you, it's SPRING! And look! Gloss for your eyelids! How cool is that! I've heard good things about Bare Escentuals too and this stuff might be just the thing for my vampire-like skin tone.

Oh no. I'm starting to feel disappointed about the lack of weddings I've been invited to this summer because now I have no reason to post pictures of potential Summer Evening Wear. Bummer. (On the other hand, free June weekends! Whoo hoo!)

In the meantime, it is Spring! and it is Friday! and I am in charge of bringing the meat products to Easter brunch! I am also bringing one of these. Shh, it's a surprise.

Some random lady wished me "Happy Holidays" on the phone today and you have NO IDEA how warm and fuzzy that felt. So try not to have inappropriate songs in your head tonight at Mass and have a happy Easter!

Comments

[orangepaas]

1. You asked me on my blog about sewing your own skirts. I highly recommend it as a beginner project if youre still thinking about doing that. It's easy. You just fit two trapezoidal pieces together, sew the sides together, hem the top and bottom. If you're like me you need elastic instead of buttons or zippers but anyhow. I bet someone could teach you.

2. BeneFit = AWESOME.