NAIL OF THE DAY - A BUTTERFLY MOMENT

wearing: opi a butterfly moment (2 coats) + sally hansen insta-dri anti-chip top coat

WHAT'S IN MY MAKEUP BAG

while i was in the process of moving apartments, i decided to consolidate all of my 'everyday' makeup into one place so i was never without an essential product. to make things easy, i threw my daily routine into a sturdy plastic bag from a shoe store in barcelona. my new place lacked adequate makeup storage, so i never really changed-up my less-than-desirable "bag" situation until this past december when i was visiting ny/nj/home for christmas and picked up a henri bendel weekender bag ($70). i liked that it would allow me to separate out my face products from my eye products while also providing a small spot for a few lipsticks and my nail polish of the moment for emergency touch-ups.

i happily lug the products listed below with my everywhere i go. they allow for a flawless complexion and several go-to eye looks.

what products do you need to have at-the-ready?

WEEKEND GOODIES

so many fun purchases things this weekend!

1. savannah bee company beeswax hand cream - my good fried, nick was down in savannah and knows my love for rich hand creams. this stuff smells devine and has the consistency of cooler-than-room-temperature butter. i'll be buying more of this when i'm in savannah for easter.
2. trapp fragrances perfumed votive candle in no. 45 burmese wood - picked this up at no mas cantina before a tequila tastings--smells like a delicious man.
3. trapp fragrances private gardens home fragrance oil in no. 27 macintosh - i wish this would linger a bit more, but it definitely smells like a juicy bushel of fresh apples upon first spray
4. opi nail lacquer in a butterfly moment - quite possibly the prettiest shimmery pinky nude...kind of sad it had to come from the mariah carey collection
5. the optimist oyster bar swag - koozies (free with every canned beer) and keys from esquire magazine's best new restaurant of 2012...that just so happens to be a few paces from my apartment

FAVORITE HOT PINKS

after a far-too-short weekend of tequila tastings, oysters, and dear friends, i'm back to discuss my favorite accessory of all time - hot pink and fuchsia lips!

FAVORITE HOT PINKS - PREVIEW

it will come to no surprise to those i know that pinks leaning fuchsia are my hands-down favorite lip color to wear--the bolder, the better. i knew this little baby pictured above was arriving today, so last night, i gathered what i could to compare. they are sprinkled about my handbag, various coat pockets and a rickety chanel box. i'll follow up tomorrow with a comprehensive look at some of my favorites.

wearing: butter london yummy mummy (beautifully chipped)

SNOWED IN

ollie, december 2012, dubois, pennsylvania

wearing: orange puppia harness and a miami dolphins collar