strong brows

I don’t know about you, but nothing screams ‘chic’ to me more appealing to me than a strong brow. I still look back in horror at the pictures of myself in Junior High because I over-plucked them so much! Now, I seem to have swung to the exact opposite extreme and look to Megan Fox, Hilary Rhoda, and Brooke Shields for guidance (or their makeup artists ;) )

Yesterday, while I was waiting for traffic to die down so that I could embark to Los Angeles I did a bit of experimenting and I think I might stick with the results of shading in my eyebrows a bit fuller. Do you find yourselves endlessly battling with the tweezers or voraciously filling in your brows? Do tell…

XX Kathryn

yea or nay?

I hope everyone had an excellent Valentine’s Day… any stories?  I ended up staying home with the girls and watching 500 Days of Summer while eating our collection of Valentine Candy. Couldn’t have asked for a better Valentine’s Day :)

I am sort of split down the line on this Jason Wu dress. When the look-book photos first came out I thought that I had to have it, but I showed my boyfriend and he thought it was a bit too ‘out there’. I’m no stranger to man-repellers (hello tutu’s, ballet flats, and blazers), but it seems as though this might cross the line and best be left in the 60′s mod era… What do you think–yea or nay?

XX Kathryn

silver valentine

{forever21 dress, forever21 necklace, bracelet from boyfriend, guess shoes}

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I’m sorry I haven’t posted in what seems like forever– it’s been midterms week at my school and I’ve been too busy studying for classes. This weekend I got to take a short break to celebrate Valentine’s day with my boyfriend (we can’t celebrate on Tuesday because we go to different schools…)

We then went out to dinner at this dive burger place in Ocean Beach called Hodad’s (their chocolate malts are KILLER)… while my taste usually exceeds my budget for most things– food is one area where I can appreciate a simple burger and fries as much as an expensive Italian Dinner ( maybe even more ;) ) What do you ladies have planned for Valentine’s day?

XOXO Kathryn

p.s. how adorable are the Valentine’s cups from Starbucks? I’ve gone through quite a few trying to get through midterms…

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He got me a beautiful silver hearts bracelet with our initials engraved into one side of the large heart (K&M) and ’3 years xoxo’ carved onto the other side. I couldn’t have been happier! And he got the silver box it came in engraved with my name… I guess after 3 years he knows how much I love anything monogrammed…


commitment-phobe

I have a confession to make. I am a complete, utter, incessant commitment-phobe. No, not with men. With perfume.

My guilt is scattered around the room, at the bottom of my clutches, in the car. I collect samples nearly every time I go shopping… but I still haven’t found the one. Perhaps it’s due to the fact that ever since I was a little girl, my mother and grandmothers would tell me that a woman ought to have a signature scent. I thought I found one–Juicy Couture–when I was 17, but love quickly turned to hate and I donated the bottle to my sister.

Another favorite–Chanel’s Coco Mademoiselle–seemed promising, but the love affair died along with my relationship with the man who adored it. Lately, I’ve been toying around with Miss Dior Chérie, Hermés ‘Kelly’, and Burberry Brit Sheer… but none are quite right. Please tell me I am not alone in this, mes chéries

XX Kathryn

zara semi-annual sale

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While you usually have to wait until after Christmas to score after Christmas discounts, Zara just turned everything on its head and decided to begin their semi-annual sale tomorrow, December 23rd! I could not be more excited– they have all the sequins, python, and comfy knits a girl could want… Merry Christmas, indeed!

XX Kathryn

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