Finally a Long Weekend

I can't say the weather is especially promising but a three day long weekend is something to look forward to no matter what.  The sun is starting to peak through the clouds so maybe things are finally clearing up.  Frost Warnings are not what you think about at this time of year and last night I had to break down and turn the furnace back on.  Maybe later today I can shut it down again. 

At any rate.   This is the perfume I was looking for if anyone knows where I can find it so that I can smell it.  It's sounds lovely but I find you really need to try something on first before you buy.  Scents can be quite different from one person to the next.

The Good Life - Part 2

Feeling the need for inspiration...

 

 

Breakfast anyone?

I'm finding myself really into berries at the moment.  Sadly so is my son and a container of raspberries can disappear in seconds around here.  We're battling it out to see who can get to the container first. Trust me when I say that I actually purchase two containers - one for here and one for when my son unloads the groceries from the car.  They never seem to even get in the door.

 

I was spoiled and grew up with wild berries in the bushes all around us.  Snacks were always on hand every summer.  I miss those days when I'm standing in the produce section of the groceries stores staring at the prices and calculating how much I can afford in my head.  Our grocery bills have been going through the roof lately.  And when berries are becoming a real luxury item it's not a good sign.

Pink..... hmmmmm

Pink is something that I tend to avoid in my closet.  To little girlish.  However, after seeing this new Tory Birch bag on 9 to 5 Chic I may be reconsidering.  Like I said earlier, my wardrobe really needs an update and a bit of colour would be healthy at this point.

 

9 to 5 Chic

New bedding

My poor old aging dog has done a real number on my bedding.  Too many washes have left the sheets thread bare.  Time for something new.  Perhaps this look from Frette would work.

A Wake-up Makeup Call

It's been quite awhile since I bought new makeup.  I'm not wearing much lately because I'm usually in too much of a rush or too tired to care.  However, when I noticed that the cheap makeup I bought (no idea how long ago - I think around 2 years ago), had broken the lid, gone down to the metal and was flaking badly, I decided it was time to try something new and better quality. 

I've been following Elin Kling for a little while now and when she mentions a good product, I make a mental note.  When she mentions it a couple of times I make an even bigger mental note.  Recently on her post Postcards from Sweden she mentioned a few products that I decided would be worth a try. I've been looking tired and drawn lately and since my son also wanted to buy me perfume for mothers day, I thought it would be a good way to accomplish two things at once. 

We paid a visit to Sephora.  I found a small Flawless Face Kit from Laura Mercier (in nude) and decided it had smaller sample sizes of everything I wanted to try and from there we made our way over to the Perfume counter.  The Tom Ford perfume I wanted to try wasn't available in our Sephora and so I tried a few others instead. This was my son's favourite so that is what I went with. 

Some MAC eye shadow and Lustre Drops and I was ready to check out.  My son standing in line behind me was reflected in a mirror - I forgot how tall he was and was reminded when he stood head and shoulders over every man and woman in the line up.  OK - mostly women.  It was at the cash register that it hit both of us just how much makeup and perfume can cost.  Having never experienced this type of thing my son was shocked.  How do women afford it?  Good question.  I feel for his wife someday. 

At any rate, I decided when I got home and removed my pretty items from their packaging that this was a call for practice "product shots" with my new camera and used the setting sun to affect.  Or so I thought.  I think I need some more practice with lighting.

 

This little thing includes your coverage on one side for perfect blending, and the bottom half includes face powder. Pretty ingenious. 

 I havea much bigger appreciation for The Beauty Look Book.  How does she do it?

 

Happy Mother's Day to all the Mother's in the World.  We truly deserve this day.

A Really Great Idea from a Really Great Site

Check out This is Glamorous.  Cocktails anyone. 

 

 

My choices - click on the link above to get the recipes and discover a great site.

The Good Life

In other words beyond me....