We're not doing anything big for my birthday this year. Maybe heading to D.C. to take in some sun and sketch a bit. But if we were having a night out I would want this:
Paired with a leather biker jacket. I love the idea of the floaty soft dress matched with the tougher leather. Add some perfectly colored heels and a long silver necklace and it's perfection.
I would kill for this necklace. I really should set up a savings account just for it since I've been drooling over it since I first saw it well over a year ago. I love the simplicity of it. (And I would love it in 18K gold too, but that's a damn car.)
More reasonably I would love this:
Jonathan Adler ceramic elephant bottle stopper. I just think it's cute.
Marine Antoinette necklace by Untamed Menagerie on etsy.
Beeswax Pillars by Brookingham on etsy.
(we have beeswax tapers throughout our home and they have such a divine light scent. Best thing ever, seriously.)
And the Blue Satin nail colour by Chanel. I love the deep blue of it, without it being as black as some I own.
I also plan on picking up a novel or three for myself as a gift. Because honestly I've made a no gift rule for G. There are many many things I want, but so little I need. I've got everything essential right where I am now. And that calmness inside is worth more than the 18K necklace or an Audi TT. (well, it was a close call with that last one....)
Wow, I love that dress. I agree on the necklace it is amazing.
ReplyDeleteHello again! I have been reading your home blog all day. You have inspired me! i will be hitting up a thrift store after work to see if I can find some more stuff for my new apt.
ReplyDeleteOooooh I love that necklace!! It's gorgeous!
ReplyDeleteAnd a novel or three sounds just perfect - I need to find some time to read again.
I love that dress too! If only it weren't getting onto winter here I would find some reason to justify buying it.....!!
ReplyDeleteI really think you should set up the savings account for the necklace. Imagine how much closer towards it you would be if you had done so a year ago when you first saw it! I do this - I have a 'spoil' account. It is only for big ticket expensive items - jewellery, winter coats, handbags etc - and whatever I get from it has to pass the 'I have wanted it for a long time' category and 'will be an investment wardrobe piece'.
My mum taught me to do this, and whilst, yes the first few times I spent so much money on one thing I felt slightly sick (!) on the whole almost everything I have bought I still have, use, look after and love - far more than I would for any cheaper substitute.
To be truthful, I think I probably save money - or break even on this, as buying the 'frivolous substitutes' people often get when they can't get the expensive thing they want can add up. And if something is that expensive, I make sure it is good quality and will last - plus the act of saving makes sure I REALLY want it, and it isn't a purchasing whim!
So maybe after all that I can justify buying the gorgeous dress at the top.......!
J
Happy Birthday!
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