My favorite Christmas gifts!

I'm very sad Christmas is over, but Santa thought I was a good girl this year because I got many wonderful goodies! I wanted to share my favorite Christmas gifts!

1. Michael Kors Logo Toggle Bracelet
I got the bracelet I wanted from my Christmas Wish List! I love it!

2. Sperry Top-Sider "Skiff" Moccassin
I got the Sperry Top-Siders I wanted too! (From my boy!) They are SO cute in person and really comfortable!

3. LOFT Faux Fur Cheetah Jacket
I was SO surprised Santa brought me this! I LOVE it and can't wait to wear it!! It's very soft and will look so cute! Here are some pictures I found of some celebrities wearing my new jacket!

4. Bamboo Floral Tray
I really wanted a tray for my living room. My decor style is very vintage and quirky and I love this Pier 1 tray that Santa brought me. Its very 70s and looks great in my apartment! So fun!

5. Sedu Styling Iron
So long Chi, hello Sedu! My Chi flat iron was terrible! It ripped my hair out all the time and it was always frizzy on the ends! I had been dying for a new straightener! Santa brought me a Sedu and I LOVE IT! It's 50 billion times better than a Chi! I recommend getting one if you still use a Chi or any other type of flat iron! It's smooth, you can adjust the temperature, and best of all, it straightens my hair quick!

And those are my top 5 Christmas presents this year! Hope Santa brought you everything you wanted too! :)

xoxo- AL

Barney's New York: Gaga's Workshop

I spend every Thanksgiving at my sister's place in New York City (we missed you this year Al!) Part of our Thanksgiving tradition besides turkey, shopping, Broadway is to stroll up and down 5th Avenue looking at the beautiful Christmas Window displays. Each department store has a theme...from bubbles at Saks to a "parade of animals" at Bergdorf all of the display because Christmas scenes/stories and beautifully expensive clothing.

The one to sick out this year was Barney's tribute to Lady Gaga. Not only did they have an extravagant window display they also turned the 6th floor of the men's department into "Gaga's Workshop." OMG it was AMAZING. I wish I had taken some pictures, but it was a madhouse.

In Gaga's workshop you could buy "hair bow" cookies, clothes, cosmetics all  inspired by Lady Gaga.  I really liked the vneck tshirts, but they were $75.  I did leave with a limited edition NARS lipgloss titled "born this way" it is a beautiful, pinkish lavender color. I really wanted to Deborah Lippman set There are items for sale online through Barneys: http://gagasworkshop.com/. The best part? 25% of all sales go straight to The Born This Way Foundation.

If you are in New York City, check it out! It was a magical place!

-Victoria

Sunday Love List: Christmas Edition

It's officially Christmas time...the most wonderful time of the year! So, in honor of the holidays, my Sunday Love List features some holiday loves!

1. Holiday Party Dresses
With holiday parties coming up, I'm in search of a cute party dress! I found this dress online at Forever 21 and think it's super cute!

2. Holiday Party Shoes
With a cute party dress, I need cute party shoes! I love these sparkly gold flats from Aldo!

3. Shellac Manicure
If you haven't gotten a Shellac manicure yet, it's a must-do! Last Tuesday I got a Shellac manicure so I didn't have to worry about painting my nails while out of town for Thanksgiving and it still looks perfect! What's so awesome about Shellac is that it doesn't chip and dries super fast! I picked a cherry red color for the holidays!

4. Christmas Ornaments
I love ornaments and decorating my Christmas tree! It's the first thing I do to get me in the holiday spirit! Check out these adorable ornaments from Pottery Barn!

5. Christmas Movies
The Christmas season isn't complete without Christmas movies! My all time favorite Christmas movie is The Santa Clause! (With Elf coming in at a close second!)

Happy Holidays!
xoxo- AL

Sunday Love List

We wanted to share with everyone what our current loves are for the week! Check it out! :)

Al's Love List:
1. Faux Fur - I am LOVING faux fur for the fall/winter! It's so cozy and warm! My favorite faux fur pieces are vests and scarves! I especially love this faux fur scarf from Etsy!

2. Blinc Mascara - I received a sample of this Blinc Mascara in one of my Birchboxes. It is AWESOME! What I love most about it is that it doesn't smudge and comes off my eyelashes really easy - with just water and your fingers! It forms these little tubes around your lashes and doesn't flake or clump. It's waterproof even though it comes off with just water. The tubes won't come off your lashes unless you run your fingers over them too, so if you cry or its raining, they won't smudge! It's like magic!

3. A Very She & Him Christmas - Who doesn't love Zooey Deschanel? Well, her and M. Ward teamed up to form the music group, She & Him, and they are wonderful! Their Christmas album is lovely! Download it on iTunes or buy here on Amazon.

4. Desert boots - I give credit to my brother who started wearing desert boots a few years ago. I always wanted to get a pair and finally found some I liked that weren't too expensive. Desert boots are starting to pop up everywhere now; here are some cute ones from Old Navy! Stay tuned for some "What I Wore" posts with me wearing mine!

5. Vintage mugs - I started collecting vintage mugs and tea cups to put on display above my sink in my kitchen. I've found some really adorable ones from antique stores and even have a few that my mom has collected! I've found so many great mugs on Etsy! Here's a preview of the ones I found that I added to my Christmas list!

And those are my 5 "loves" of the week!
xoxo, AL

Victoria's Love List:

1. Nars Danimari All About the Cheeks Palette 
I recently got this gorgeous blush palette from Sephora (with a 20% off coupon.) I love Nars blushes, they are amazing quality...but a little expensive. This is a great deal for the number of blushes in the palette. My favorite: Desire (the hot pink one!)

 

2. Lush Lip Scrub in Mint Julep

With winter right around the corner, my lips get so dry. I love this Lush Lip Scrub! And, unlike a lot of other lip scrubs it is only $8.50!

 

3. Rosebud Salve

To go with the lip scrub, this is one of my favorite lip balms. I've been using it a lot this week, it is also great on your knees, elbows, or anywhere else that get a little dry. I buy mine from Bath & Bodyworks.

 

4.  Glitter Flats

I've been on the search for the perfect pair of glittery flats to wear to a couple of holiday parties this year. I think they would be gorgeous with a black dress and black tights. I'm thinking about ordering these from DSW. But I'd love these adorable ones from Kurt Geiger- which I found on a UK site :(.

 

5. The Vampire Diaries

With my main TV that is hooked up to the cable broken, I am stuck with Netflix. I stumbled across The Vampire Diaries, and I think I am hooked. Beyond reading the Twilight books, I never jumped on the vampire bandwagon. But, The Vampire Diaries might change my mind!

-Victoria

Silver & Gold

 "Silver and gold, silver and gold
Everyone wishes for silver and gold
How do you measure its worth?
Just by the pleasure it gives here on earth." -Burl Ives

Christmas is just around the corner (47 days, 9 hours and some minutes to be exact!) and it just so happens to be my favorite holiday! One of my favorite things about Christmas is Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer (the claymation one, thank you) and I love the song Sam Snowman (Burl Ives) sings - Silver and Gold.

And speaking of silver and gold, I LOVE mixing silver and gold jewelry together. I used to think that you could only wear silver jewelry or only wear gold jewelry, but why not mix it up and wear them at the same time?

Check out the silver & gold jewelry I wore today:

 I bought all of my silver & gold jewelry at Forever 21!
Necklace and Pyramid bracelet can still be found online! If you can't find jewelry that have both silver and gold in them, buy separate silver and gold pieces and mix them up! Also, what's so great about Forever 21 jewelry is that it is inexpensive! I got all of the jewelry seen in the above photo collage for under $15! Forever 21 puts a lot of their bangles on clearance and that's a great way to find inexpensive bangle sets! Mine was $3 and came with 17 bangles! Now that's a bargain! :)

Happy Silver & Gold!

xoxo, AL