Like a breath of fresh air...

Blake Lively has always been the primary reason I follow Gossip Girl. Putting the devilish Chuck Bass and quick-witted Blaire Waldorf aside (they come in 2nd). I can't help but tune in simply to see what Serena will be wearing next!! Suffice to say, I was thrilled to come across these candid shots of her on the Gossip Girl set in Paris. As if she weren't chic enough they threw her in the Paris mix. She pretty much took my breath away in those wide leg salmon pants, I mean could she look any more glamorous?! Not to mention the shot of those blue trousers with the gold jacket. My jaw just about hit the floor with the sight of that as well. I also loved the Chanel dress she wore to the Runway show. So girly and fresh. WHAT I would do to walk a day in her shoes...no seriously, those gold studded Brian Atwoods are to-die-for.

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Met Gala '10

A few of my favorites from the Met Gala...my top favorite was Camilla Belle in Jason Wu. She looked timeless. Followed by Anne Hathaway in Valentino, Sienna Miller in Emilio Pucci (one of my fav. dress designers of the moment!), Blake Lively in Marchesa, and Jessica Szhor in Versace. All very unique and stunning looks. Who were some of your favorites??

Blake Lovely*

Blake Lively for the December '09 issue of Marie Claire magazine. What can I say...Love me some Gossip Girl & Love me some Blake♥
Loving the Bottega Venetta bikini & cardigan as well as the standout Lorraine Schwartz jewels. Her entire Marc Jacobs look in the first pic rocks...seriously obsessing over those high waisted satin shorts.

xoxo ;)

Beach Waves

The last 3 days have been crazy but much needed...

1st: I ended up staying at my best friend's house in LI to get a bunch of things done that I had been slacking on lately...Aka: Haircut/ highlights!!!!!!!!! My roots were becoming horrendous and to the point that I couldn't fully enjoy using my new hot rollers w/o noticing the rootage! I became roller savvy after reading that's how Gretchen from The Real Housewives of O.C. gets her gorgeous flowy locks. I'm also so willing to try new things without cutting my hair! I'm trying to grow it but I want to keep it healthy and fun. I started using Bumble & Bumble Surf Spray ...anyway we haven't had many beach days thus far but like I said I keep trying to do different things. The surf spray is fun and gives my now freshly cut/ colored hair that beach texture/ salt wave without actually going to the beach or in any salt water ;) I also read that celebs like Heidi Klum and Blake Lively rely on it for their tousled tresses. I also picked up a T3 blow dryer today. My dryer that I have literally put through hell (I give myself blow-outs roughly every 2-3 days...NO FLAT IRON!) so yeah I used it for the last 3 years and recently it started cracking and making funny noises. I have wanted a T3 forever so I decided to give in and am eager to try it out....!

2nd: I got to see The Hangover today and I was literally hysterical the whole time. I would have no problem seeing it 10 more times...and Bradley Cooper is gorgeeoussssssssss. <3

3rd: I FINALLY treated myself to a fresh mani/ pedi and I literally enjoyed every second of it! I'm really excited that 4th of July is coming up and so far the weather looks sunny and hot all dayy! Lets pray for lots of sun for the beach and no rain for the evening when it comes time for those fire works! :0)

CFDA Awards Review

The Council of Fashion Designers of America Awards took place this past week at Lincoln Center and these were just some of my favorite looks that were there. Among them were Blake Lively whoa stole the spotlight yet again in a hot pink Michael Kors number. Is it just me or does she always look so bright and happy? I keep noticing Diane Kruger in all the fashion columns lately always wearing something somewhat unusual but extremely fashion forward. She wore Jason Wu and there is something about this dress that normally wouldn't appeal to me but seeing it on her I keep looking again and again. The sleeves bothered me a bit but as I kept looking I fell more and more in love with it. Whitney Port was also one of my favorites. I feel like when she was on The Hills she was pretty simple and plain, and since moving to "The City" she has become quite a risk taker! I Love it! She wore a Luca Luca gown, but it's her hair and make-up that I really love...

Met. Gala

So I finally picked up a pair of white Chuck Taylors (yayy!). I also got a fresh mani with one of the previously posted Essie Colors...Flirty Fuchsia! It put me right in the summer mood. Unfortunatly we haven't had any summer OR spring like weather the past week or so. Just rain, rain, rain!! >=( I had finals all week and I've been stressing pretty bad, but I can't believe how FAST this semester flew by!!

I treated myself to some shopping in between finals on Tuesday and picked up some lovely summer dresses from Zara. I never really shopped there until recently, and I must say...EVERYTHING in that store was appealing to me! Although somewhat pricey, they had an enormous sale section with super cute items drastically marked down. The flowy sheer blouses, flower patterns and nude shades were all over, mixed in with some brights of course. Since I had some coupons to use up in Express I also purchased some more gold bangles (I've been wearing them with everything these days..), and my first "statement" gold necklace. It's long, big and chunky with, pearl, jade, and coral shapes on it.

The met gala was this week, and although it's always fun browsing through the photos of the gowns, and artistic pieces the elite show up wearing, I felt like there were no pieces that really popped or were flawless like last year. Rhianna's Dolce and Gabbana tux was...interesting? Blake Lively wore a stunnng Versace gown (I think my Fav. dress of the night). Leighton Meester is so beautiful and she showed up in some sort of avante garde suit... she would have been so lovely in a gown!!!!!!!!! But in the end, that's Fashion and that's why I love it so <3 The Fashion Show starts tonight on Bravo, and I actually went to a tapping of it. Quite interesting, the audience does the judging ;) along with Isaac Mizrahi and Kelly Rowland so tune in! Hey, it's something to hold me over until Project Runway starts up again!