My latest Stitch Fix arrived two days ago and I’m only now able to sit down and write about it! It’s been a busy couple of days, what with my usual life and then going to see the painted bunting in Prospect Park. This week’s Fix is my 11th, and it’s a pretty good one!
Something really cool and unusual is happening in Brooklyn right now, guys. An adult male Painted Bunting has been hanging out in Prospect Park for the last three days, and as the NY Post put it, people are losing their shit over him. You know how people say, “only in New York?” Well, this is a “never in New York” kind of situation.
Happy Black Friday Day After Thanksgiving, all! I’m writing this post from my parents’ house in St. Louis. I hope you had a wonderful Turkey Day with your loved ones; I certainly did!
Before I start this week’s list of five things, I’d like to note that this is my 100th blog post! Hooray!
1. Flat White at Brunswick: my husband and I finally went to this cute Aussie cafe for breakfast last weekend. I’d been wanting to check it out, and it did not disappoint. Here’s my pretty (and delicious) flat white:
Sephora VIBs know that the most wonderful time of the year is the VIB 20% off sale! This year, the beauty megastore ran their semi-annual sale from November 13-16, and of course I took advantage and bought myself some goodies. When I see the image to the right appear in my email, I’m basically like “Sephora, take all of my money please!” and I’m sure I’m not the only one.
I have to say I’m pretty proud of myself though, because I only bought three items. Restraint!
Ready to see what I chose to use my discount on?Continue Reading…
1. Vive la France. The terrorist attacks in Paris last week were absolutely heartbreaking and inhuman. Last Saturday evening I spotted this lovely candlelit tribute on a stoop in my neighborhood, so I wanted to share it here.
Have you ever wished you could wear a designer dress to an event without having to spend hundreds or even thousands of dollars? Rent the Runway is a website that allows you to do just that…and I love it. I actually started using RTR four years ago; the first time I rented a dress from them was for a swanky New Year’s Eve party. I rented a David Meister full-length silver sequined number that fit perfectly and made me feel like a princess; I was hooked. I’ve rented dresses from RTR for many events, and even with a couple of shipping glitches I’m still happy to use the service.
So…how does Rent the Runway work?
1. Travel Candle Set from Brooklyn Candle Studio: I’ve talked about these lovely candles before (and took a candlemaking workshop there as well!). They recently offered free shipping for a limited time, so I figured I might as well stock up. I decided to go with a $39 set of four gold travel candles—you get to pick your four fragrances, so I chose Cedarwood Vanilla, Rose Botanica, Montana Forest, and Pumpkin Harvest. They all smell incredible!
It’s that time of the month again: my Birchbox arrived yesterday! For the November box, subscribers were given the option to choose a sample from Birchbox’s own new makeup line, LOC (which stands for Love of Color), or to opt for a box guest curated by YouTube beauty star Tati Westbrook. I’ve never heard of her (sorry, Tati) and I was interested in LOC so I chose a rose gold eyeshadow stick.
The November box design is especially cute; I’m such a sucker for floral graphics:
1. Twisty the Clown at the Hollywood Bowl: I mentioned that we went to Danny Elfman’s The Nightmare Before Christmas Concert in Los Angeles last weekend, and the seats were filled with people in amazing costumes. But my favorite costume that I saw was this guy who absolutely nailed it with his Twisty costume from American Horror Story: Freakshow, which I just finished watching recently. Terrifyingly well done, sir.
Halloween is over (sad!), and I have successfully completed my 31 Days of Horror Challenge with a couple bonus viewings to boot. I mostly stuck to movies available on Netflix streaming, which limited my options pretty significantly. There were a bunch of films I wanted to watch but weren’t available to stream so I skipped them (for example: The Evil Dead, the original A Nightmare on Elm Street, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre and Halloween). But I definitely managed to get some favorites in along with a lot of first time viewings!
Here is the full list of horror movies that I watched…Continue Reading…
