the color tuesday

hey guys... sorry for disappearing for a while there. :/ some things just came up... and are not likely to go away anytime soon. bleh. anyway, today i officially got addicted to flickr. i'll prolly set up my own account soon... let me just point you towards abigail.claire, she's sooo inspirational. (and look at this girl's hair. i want it.)

and thank you for all the lovely comments last post. <3 i'll try to respond back asap!
p.s. i feel like a lot of bloggers are getting (or at least discussing) tattoos recently. has anyone else noticed this?

and p.p.s. i love isabel's new f-hole tattoos, i think it's such a creative design... plus it reminds me of that quote, "a body is like a cello, it's your job to work out how to play it." forget where it's from, though. anyone care to refresh my memory?

cheesecake: the dessert of supermodels

dress: h&m, tights: payless, shoes: thrifted

could this *gasp* be an outfit post?? well, maybe, if you accept badly lit pictures* of what i wore on n.y.e. i didn't do much, just hung out with some friends. no going out for me. of course, i decided to dress up anyway. ;) but what could those things on my head be??

mouse ears: disney world ;)

mouse ears, of course! inspired by gala darling. (and what would new year's be without a few sequins?)

i know i'm behind (5 days, in fact), but what did you guys wear? something sparkly, i hope!

*but really, sorry for all the shadows. none of my pictures turned out the way i wanted, so i'll leave you with this one even though you can't see my cool houndstooth tights... just pretend it's supposed to be a silhouette shot. much better now, no?
and don't forget to keep asking questions for my q&a post!

outliers

 

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i think i know what i'll be doing tomorrow... or what i'd be doing, if i didn't have school tomorrow. unfortunately, today is my last day of winter break. boo. who knows. maybe i'll suddenly get a mysterious illness and not be able to make it. ;)

anyway, here’s how to do it: (according to the coveted)

materials: box of rit dye, salt, detergent, pantyhose (light colored, or flesh color is fine).

1. mix your dye bath… i usually use my mop bucket in the shower.
2. rinse & wring your pantyhose, the gradient will be easier to create if the material is damp.
3. dip the dampened pantyhose into the dye bath, don’t submerge them in the dye, but dip half way or or however you would like to have colored.
4. hang the pantyhose in the shower for an hour or so, maybe two… this will allow gravity to pull the dye to the bottom creating the gradient.
5. rinse the excess dye, and hang dry.

and don't forget to keep the questions coming for my q&a post!! :)

french-kissing 2010 hello

happy new year to all my lovely readers! i hope 2010 will be just as amazing as 2009... and i feel the need to mention i just watched yesman again (possibly one of my favorite movies of all time), which is now on my list of must-watch movies on new year's eve. :) i swear, allison is like my life-role-model.

also, happy blog-birthday to me! ;) it is officially musings of a born socialite's one-year anniversary, and i can't believe how far i've come... thank you all for supporting me! hugs and kisses all around. <3
and in celebration of my blog-birthday/almost at 100 posts (yes, it's taken me a year to get that far... i'm not a very consistent blogger!), i've decided to maybe do a q&a type post? so if you have any questions about me/my blog/the meaning of life (delete as appropriate), just ask away in the comments!

wearing a tie wouldn't change who i am, having no piercings wouldn't make me nice...

i just was to say, i saw sherlock holmes yesterday, and it was brilliant. :) if you haven't seen it yet, i suggest you get yourself to a theater asap...

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wow... it's nearly the end of 2009, i can't believe how time's flown, but at the same time, how so much has happened. i started this blog, started attending a new school, and finally really started developing my style, along with so many other wonderful, amazing things that make me who i am now. :) when i look back on some of my resolutions for this year, i'm so happy and can go check-check-check on most of them. some others, well... 2010's a new start, isn't it? i love new years, and the whole feeling of starting fresh. and all the new possibilities of course. <3 here are some of my resolutions for this year:

~get a polariod camera. take pictures.

~take more pictures period. my goal is to try to take a few everyday. (i've been thinking about participating in the 365 challenge...)

~look more into vegetarianism--i've thought about it a lot recently, and i think i'm ready to take the plunge...

~keep a moleskin with me at all times--for when inspiration strikes. (and to keep more organized!)

~learn french.

~wear fabulous underwear-everyone knows how important a good foundation is. ;)

~make life an adventure. <3

hopefully i'll be able to make some plans for the 31st... and no matter what, i'll be wearing something crazy. (and preferably sequin-y!) sigh... sometime i'd really love to be in new york and be able to see the ball drop in person. and of course have someone next to me to kiss at midnight. ;)

what are your resolutions/goals/dreams for 2010?

"all i see are spots!"

 

 

 eat your heart out, cruella de vil.

merry christmas! <3

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i hope none of you are actually reading this today. you should be off celebrating, not sitting at your computer. but, y'know, if you just couldn't help checking, well, i can't blame you... anyway, i wasn't planning on posting today, but guess where i'm typing this from? my new macbook!! :) i'm so super-excited about it... hope your christmas is as wonderful as mine.

and to those of you who don't celebrate christmas, happy hanuka/kwanzaa/atheist day!

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i love the traditional green christmas tree, but i have to say, i'm also rather fond of the silvery-white variety...

cupcakes make people happy

 today, i saw a bit of a kids' christmas movie, all the characters were going, "oh no! christmas is ruined!" except for one. when the rest asked her why she wasn't freaking out, she said, "oh, i celebrate hanuka, so i already got all my presents. but yeah, oh no, poor santa." best. response. ever. :) and christmas is coming, so of course that means christmas wishlists! right now i have my eye on:

 ~an adorable calendar
 ~urban decay eyeliner (i would never spend so much on eyeliner myself... but hey, it's the holidays! ;))

 ~plain moleskins-perfect for doodling!

 ~something sequined <3

 ~inspiration books, like one of tim walker's books

 ~a new camera to replace my super-out-of-date one. i love it, but sometimes it just frustrates me so much! i think this may be my x-mas gift to myself. does anyone have any suggestions for good cameras?

hope you all've been good this year, with no one getting any coal. ;) what do you want to find under your tree the 25th?

the closet is not a fun place to be

still no camera, but today was the release of......... rodarte for target! of course, i went directly to the site, and found a few amazing pieces... like this nude lace cardigan, (p.s. it also comes in black), which would be perfect for spring. :)

i am also pretty fond of this skirt, which i've already seen on a few fashion bloggers... ahem tavi and kori.

finally, i really like this mesh-y top, i think it'd look great under a dress or something for that fake-lace-collar look.

on the other hand, they also had some really generic stuff, like a plain grey t-shirt (whaat?) and all these bikinis. sorry, target, but it's december, and and have absolutely no inclination whatsoever to buy swimwear. well, that's my mini-review. so, what did you think of the collection? will you be buying anything from it as an early christmas present to yourself? ;)

i'm not paralyzed but i seem to be struck by you

 my camera's been acting up (so no outfit posts), but please accept this video instead:

the song is one of my favorites and i love the simplicity of the all the colors... real posts coming soon!