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The Oxford Manner.

This is the first of my fall essentials posts with more to come. I'm hoping these posts will let you get a feel for my style and what I like to wear. I'm starting with shoes, and the pair I can't go without this fall are oxfords! These are the two pairs I will be walking around in this season. The first pair are the Sam Edelman "Evie"; a white & black snakeskin open toed oxford. They are so unique! I haven't seen a pair like this before and I'm just dying to wear them. The other pair are the Steve Madden "Tuxxedo"; a more simple shoe in a neutral sandy color. These are for when it gets cooler and my toes can't bare to be exposed anymore. what I really like about them is that they aren't too masculine, yet they really don't don't have any feminine touches to them either (like metallic leather or a heel). What is your number one fall must-have pair of shoes?

I Heart Candy

I need a fresh start. I want this post to be short, so I thought I would just share a few photos I came across, and LOVE! 'They're everything I adore; the model is stunning, the environment is sublime, and the styling is perfect. And let's just talk about those circle sunnies... I want them. The rest of the photos can be found here. Summer is coming to an end soon, but on the other hand fall is almost here! I will probably post a few more summer editorials in the month of August, and I'm going to be doing a couple fall essentials posts, so look out for those!

Let The Music Play

This post is super late, but I still wanted to put it up. This past wednesday, a friend and I went to a Shinedown concert. It was my third time seeing them, as well as my second time seeing 10 Years, who opened up the show. Also, Chevelle, Sevendust, and Puddle Of Mudd performed. I absolutely loved Puddle Of Mudd! I knew quite a few songs but had never seen them live. They were amazing! I can't get over how much Wes Scantlin (lead singer) looks like Edge (wwe wrestler). Oh and not to mention, Wes came out in a dress! It was awesome. The concert was about 6 hours long, 100 degrees, and outside. It was SO hot, but well worth it! We had special passes, so we had the pleasure of meeting Shinedown. Let me tell you, they are so sweet! The only let down of the night was that Shinedown didn't perform my favorite song, Call Me, but I still thoroughly enjoyed the concert.

Signed T-Shirt

Signed Ticket & CD


Call Me

Blame It On a Simple Twist Of Fate

If you've checked out the Forever 21 website lately, you probably have noticed the new line called Twist. Now me, personally, I love it. This fall they have it centered around the preppy trend, the collection being called "Love Nerds". I plan to make a trip over to Forever 21 and check out the new stuff. I've been browsing online and here is what I like:

Glasses Galore Mini Skirt

Bow Tie Sweater

Nerdy Revenge Canvas Tote

I especially think the sweater and skirt paired together would be super cute! I really want the tote for back to school to carry around all of my sewing things, back and forth between the tech center & my school. Go check out Forever 21 Twist and tell me what you like!

Too Much To Handle

MAC is releasing so many collections this fall, it's hard to keep up! I'm going to be briefly informing you of this years MAC fall collections and telling you which items are interesting me.

The Dare To Wear collection releases on July 29th. The idea of the collection is bright & bold. I tend to wear neutral colors when it comes to makeup, so this collection isn't one that catches my attention. So obviously I won't be picking up anything from this collection because I don't generally wear bright colors. But I do love the promo pictures. This picture reminds me a lot of pop art, and there is a second promo picture here which is very Andy Warhol inspired.

The next collection is an addition to MAC's Viva Glam line. It launches on August 6th, and features 2 corresponding lipglasses to the Gaga & Cyndi lipsticks. I own the Cyndi lipstick but this time around I will be purchasing the Gaga lipglass. In addition to the lipglasses, MAC will be selling two makeup bags (a Cyndi one & a Gaga one), as they did with the Lipstick launch. I will most likely be passing on the makeup bags, because I'm not in need of one. But definitely try to pick up something from the new Viva Glam launch if you can, because 100% of the proceeds go to Aids research.

The Fabulous Felines collection is one of MAC's biggest fall collections this year. It launches on August 26. The collection is split into 3 parts; Palace Pedigreeed (purple), Leopard Luxe (neutral), & Burmese Beauty (green). MAC is releasing a new product with the collection which is the Superslick Liquid Eyeliner (comes in NINE different shades!). I'm not really that excited for the collection, but I am looking forward to the new liquid eyeliners, Smokey Noir (dark blue violet with soft pearl) seems to be the color I want to buy.

The Fall Trend Bags are scheduled to be released on August 26, with The Fabulous Felines Collection. There isn't a lot of information floating around the web about this launch but my guess is that MAC releases three corresponding bags in three different sizes like they did last year with the Style Warriors Collection.

The next collection which also releases on August 26, is Nail Trend F/W 2010. It features six different nail lacquers which are all brand new colors. Based off the promo pictures, three colors are catching my attention; Earthly Harmony (muted taupe with copper shimmer), Rain Of Flowers (blackened violet with violet shimmer), & Jade Dragon (emerald green with teal shimmer). If I were to pick one, hands down it would be Jade Dragon. I'm assuming Earthly Harmony is the one feature in this promo picture. ^

MAC For Rodarte was a collection I was so excited for, but after the sparked controversy I don't know what my opinion is anymore. The collection hits stores on September 15, and a few og the items sound intriguing. Sleepwalker Mineralize Eyeshadow (Beige with copper, pale blue & pale pink veining), Juarez (bright pink opal) & Factory (light opal mint) Nail Lacquers.

On September 16, MAC is releasing three new products, the Pro Longwear Foundation, Concealer, & Lipcreme. I'm assuming that the concept of these products is all day wear. MAC is releasing twelve Lipcreme colors. I'm hoping that the Lipcremes will be creamy & non-drying (hense 'creme'). The only color that I am interested in buying is Prolong which is a classic red.

I briefly mentioned in my Rodarte post that I am extremely excited for The Venomous Villains Collection. I love disney, & even though the packaging is a slight disappointment, I still can't wait for it to launch! The collection launches on September 30, and features four Disney villians; The Evil Queen, Cruella De Vil, Maleficent, & Dr. Facilier. I know have a long list for this collection, so I will do a separate post in the next few days.

The last collection I'm going to mention is this years holiday collection, A Tartan Tale. There hasn't been much information on it released yet, except for that it launches in October.

I hope this information was helpful to someone. And in the next few days I will be posting my wishlist for Venomous Villains as well as a post on my top ten favorite MAC products.

Who Taught The Voodoo That You Do?

Has anyone heard of Alexz Johnson? She is more known in Canada, and If you do know of her, you probably associate her with Instant Star or the old Disney show So Weird. She has really great style & I really like the simplicity of her outfits. She wears a lot of basic things like plain t's, black skinny jeans, blazers, stripes, and white button up shirts. Not to mention, she is beautiful! I definitely suggest watching Instant Star if you enjoy watching teen dramas. Also, if your a fan of Lifetime movies (like myself) I recommend watching Devil's Diary & Stranger With My Face. I just wanted to post some pictures of her that I have been drawing inspiration from.

This is the song Voodoo from her new album. Check it out v