gift ideas | the little black eyeliner kit

the little black eyeliner kit is a brilliant play on the little black dress idea. it's a sampler of seven different types of eyeliner (liquid, kohl, eye pencil, etc) from a variety of really good make-up companies (urban decay, make-up forever, smashbox, etc) and it comes with an eyeliner brush. perfect gift idea for someone who experiments with make-up, or wears a lot of eye liner. best part? it's valued at $112 and going for $36.



                                 image | sephora

great expectations | shiny things!

 

it's officially the holiday season.  

::dusting off the party dresses::  

what better way to compliment your holiday party attire than an onyx feather piece from the new st. petersburg collection?! 

and what better than entering our russian princess give-a-away to win this necklace?

details on tuesday.

                                                        image | mr. price

blog travels | metal & roses

am so wildly and madly addicted to the vamoose tumblr. and she makes the coolest necklaces.



(!happy thanksgiving everyone!)

                                                               images | the vamoose

great expectations | onyx feather st. petersburg collection debut

peter the great secured all the antique jewelry, belonging to the period between the fifteenth till the seventeenth century, in a strong room located in st. petersburg, in his winter palace."

finally---the st. petersburg collection has launched. (you can view it here.)  still a few minor tweaks needed here and there  (as always!) but it’s live and ready to be viewed. the collection was inspired by the quote above and it’s the reason I chose st. petersburg when researching russian cities. the concept for the shoot was ballerina on and off-duty. russia has such a rich history with ballet and it was fun to dip into that past and remix it with more modern images for the look book. thanks to the incredible onyx feather team (melia, emily, tegan, lauren, jessica and ashley) for all the hard work you've put it in; couldn't be done without you!  

                                                                               image | tegan hare

great expectations | st. petersburg collection countdown

the st. petersburg collection debuts tonight! and there will be updates to the cyprus and cairo collections! here's a preview of the helen of troy necklace from the cyprus line.

                                                   image | melia moore for onyx feather

great expectations | st. petersburg collection countdown

three (sleepless) days until the new onyx feather collection arrives!
necklaces featured above: elizaveta, svetlana, and katarina from the st. petersburg collection.
enjoy the weekend!


                                                    image | melia moore for onyx feather

gift ideas | iphone/ ipod cases

i am "hail mary christmas present" girl. it's the last quarter (december), third down (night before christmas), and i'm always still christmas shopping. have you ever shopped on christmas eve? it's wild. shelves are barren, workers are cowering in deserted backrooms to hide from customers, and barbarian shoppers are just grabbing everything in sight--including structural pieces.

boy: "but mommy, i don't think grandma wants a miley cyrus "can't be tamed" special edition hairdryer?"
crazed mother: "what do you want from me tommy?! they are out of crystal knitting needles!"

so this year i'm blogging gift ideas so i can stay ahead of the game and avoid the whole barbarian consumerism scene. the wool/felt/leather combination on this iphone/ipod case by byrd and belle for $26? ding, ding, ding!

                                                             via | byrd and belle