the sun upon the roof in winter will draw you out like a flower

clockwise from top left: jeffrey campbell litas, elizabeth & james isabella dress, topshop by pamela love bangle, american apparel wool floppy hat

even though wishlists kind of make me feel greedy i'm always making them, both mentally and in my wishlist folder (seriously). i don't necessarily buy everything on my lists...most are ridiculous things i could never afford, but i just can't help making them! these four items are things that have running through my mind and are a bit more practical than the other things that have been haunting my dreams lately (tom ford?! mulberry?! dangerous.)

in a recent post i was contemplating jc litas and didn't know which color to get...well, i think i made up my mind! these mint green suede ones jumped out at me and it was love at first sight. they may not be a 'classic' choice but mint green is my absolute favorite color and since i tend to stick to neutrals in my clothing choices, i feel like the mint would add an interesting element. and how perfect would they be for spring/summer?? right...i'm off to order them! :P

xx

life lately...

finally summer break is here!! well...kind of. i'm taking summer classes so that i will be done with school earlier than expected, but it's only six weeks and they're night classes, so i still have all day to be lazy and summery! i can't believe that after this summer, i'll be in my last semester of university!! time gone by all too quickly but i can't wait for what the future holds..anyway. i figured i'd do a little "random things i'm loving type thing" they seem to be the easiest thing to do when pressed for ideas.

1. i'm absolutely LOVING chanel's vitalumiere aqua foundation! the coverage and the finish that it leaves on the skin is just gorgeous. i used to use nars sheer glow, but this is definitely my new love. it's pricey at around $45, but the quality is just incomparable. i also love the makeup on the promotional image...it's everything i love about summer makeup - simple but so pretty!



2. gaga is back! well, she's never really gone anywhere, but her new album came out today and i've been listening to it all day...i know she may not be everyone's cup of tea, and for a long time she wasn't mine either, but now i'm obsessed! definitely my guilty please...i've been singing edge of glory non-stop...at first i was thinking "this is too normal to be gaga"...and then the 80's-tastic saxophone solo hits you....so random!

3. i'm currently lusting over jeffrey campbell lita's...now this is noteworthy for me because i used to really not like them...but i saw a girl wearing them a few days ago irl and all of a sudden i just had to have them. i also saw this post by gabriella at not so basic and they looked so awesome on her that it just made me want to get them even more...the only question now is, which color???

4. i've been loving piling on the bracelets and these from h&m are my current faves...the colors are so gorgeous and i cannot believe they only cost $3.95!! i would honestly have paid 5x that amount for them!!


5. and lastly, i am SO excited to be seeing adele at the greek theatre on june 6!!! she is just so talented, it kills me. her voice...oh my god, it quite literally sends shivers down my spine and brings tears to my eyes. love her!

that's all for now..hope you have a lovely day
xx

dont be sad when the sun goes down

1. topshop lace peter pan shift dress
2. urban outfitters sheer blouse
3. elizabeth and james 'monroe' sunglasses
4. strawberry popsicles (millions of them!!)
5. ysl rouge volupté in 17 red muse
6. chloe sevigny for opening ceremony platform clogs


just a few simple little things i'm currently lusting for. it already feels like summer here in la! can't wait for school to be out and for the days to be long and (relatively) care free. i plan on spending the time catching up on sleep, listening to gorgeous music and feasting on monstrous amounts of ice cream and popsicles.

xx
roisin

he keeps me in a bubble, so I swam away from home

ponyo is one of the most adorable movies that i have ever seen. ponyo is a goldfish princess that loves a human boy, and when she uses her father's magic to turn into a girl, the world goes out of balance. the anime visuals are so cute and the story is so simple, yet so beautiful. i highly recommend the movie, even if anime isn't your thing. check out the trailer here!

joie de vivre: golden statues and fancy packaging

- i just finished watching the oscars and am so pleased that natalie portman won. i feel like i've been talking about her lately so much, both here and in real life. i honestly think that she is the greatest actress of my generation, and on top of that she is such a smart and beautiful woman. she deserved that oscar! my other faves colin firth and the kings speech won as well. if only helena bonham carter won, then everything would have been perfect!

- again, another busy busy week on the education front. i'm drowning in school work, as per usual. i have a presentation on tuesday on a book that i haven't even begun reading so....yeah. better get on that.

- after much searching i finally tracked downa bottle of john freida 3 day straight. i must have gone to about 6 different stores trying to find this, so it better be worth it. i have the frizziest, most annoying hair, so if this stuff does as it promises, i'll be a happy camper!

- i tried on tom ford lipstick in the color pink dusk...so. damn. gorgeous. but the price! $45 for a lipstick is insanity (but it's tom ford!...thats what the little demon on my left shoulder was saying to me)

- lastly, i did some shopping this week in the urban outfitters sale. i got quite a few good things at really great prices. i might do a blog post if i'm able to photograph the items to my satisfaction. i don't know about you, but i have a thing against "hauls". i know that most people don't do it to show off, but i still find it somewhat pointless. and don't get me going on the actual word "haul". it makes my skin crawl.

joie de vivre: childhood dreams and chocolate

a lot of the blogs that i read feature a weekly summary type thing, where on a certain day of the week (mostly sundays) the writer does a little recap of some of the things that they have done in the past week...i always love reading those types of posts...maybe cause i'm nosy? anyway, i thought i'd try it out myself, and if it's something i like doing then i'll make it a regular thing...well, you know, i'll try to ;)

i tried to think a clever title for it, something really cute and witty, but everything just sounded lame. in the meantime i'm going to be calling this "feature" joie de vivre - one of my favorite french sayings. not everything that happens in my life is incredibly joyous, but in general...life is sweet. so this is going to be a little celebration of life, both the good and the bad. here goes...

- at the beginning of the week i reconnected with a childhood friend, someone i hadn't seen or heard from in about 10 years! we met up later in the week for a starbucks and just caught up with each others lives. these are the only times that i actually am grateful for facebook!

- may seem boring to you all, but i finally tackled the jungle that has become my room. i've been so disgustingly lazy over the past few weeks and my room became so chaotic, with clothes, shoes, books and magazines everywhere. i'm still not 100% done, but let's put it this way...i can actually see the floor, which has been hiding since about christmas.

- i finally got the mumford & sons album! i've been a fan for a while now, but was lazy and just listened to the songs on youtube. i'm so glad i went ahead and got the full album, because i've been listening to it non-stop and it's brilliant.

- school has taken over my life. i'm taking 6 different english classes and they're all beginning to get mixed up into one big jumble of authors and theories and novels...i can't wait for spring break!

- i've eaten an unhealthy amount of this in the past week.


i guess that's it for now...i promise to get better at this. i probably picked a weird week to start this because this week has been on the uneventful side, but oh well. hope you all have a fab day!

xx roisin