Song of the Day

¡Bienvenido a Miami!

Well actually, adios Miami! After a particularly wonderful weekend in Miami, I am forced to face the reality that is damp and dreary Detroit. All that remains is my semi-decent tan and peeling forehead. Ah well, as least I have some pictures to remind me of that Florida sun. Take a looksie, and let's all close our eyes and pretend we are on a beach somewhere!

You'd think we were going to Miami for four months!

Weird yet super-comfortable harem pants brought to you by H&M.

The view of the bay from our room at the Fontainebleau.

News Cafe!

It's everywhere!

Adrienne, Menka and I at Louis Lounge.

 Yes, that's an Inglot! After hearing so much about the brand, my heart skipped a beat when I spotted an Inglot Store at Aventura Mall. I instantly fell in love with the super-pigmented eyeshadows and lipsticks, but alas, I controlled my impulses and left with only one eyeshadow duo. I'll do a separate post on the eyeshadow, so you can see the color and texture.

Dear Miami, I will miss you so. I can't wait until my next adventure, but I will be prepared with SPF 3,000,000 to avoid my third degree burns. Xx

Wahhh.

Still no computer. What a nightmare! :(

Quelle horreur!

Yuckity yuck. If any of my lovely readers have been wondering where the heck I've been, I had real, legit excuses, I swear! I have had one of the busiest semesters ever while in college, so any time not in school or at work or pouring over a paper at 3 AM, I have been trying (and failing) to catch some beauty sleep. School ends in just a few precious weeks, so I'll be back at it, I promise.

Oh, and lest I forget, I suffered a major technological setback over the last two weeks. My computer has been acting super wonky lately, and after bringing it to the Apple store, I was forced to install a new hard drive. Thankfully, all of my files were salvaged, but the issue isn't really resolved and I'll need to bring it in for some more repairs. I had some posts lined up that will have to wait until I fix all of the little bugs.

Thank you for being patient with me, as always, and I hope everyone is enjoying their spring so far. And now I leave you with the musical stylings of Duck Sauce (good mood music, people!).

Xx, Angela

DIY - Trench Coat Makeover

I've always loved the idea of a classic trench, but a $1500 Burberry trench seems a little science fiction/fantasy right now. I found a simple trench coat (I can't even remember where now) about two years ago and have loved it to pieces, but I feel like with the sketchiness that is Michigan weather I rarely wear it! Also, even though the trench was cute as pie, I hated the buttons on it. They looked like giant silver UFOs. This weekend's mini-DIY project was to replace the buttons on my coat. I picked some military-style buttons up at Jo-Ann Fabric for around two dollars a piece, and replaced (okay, I lied...my grandmother replaced. I can't sew to save my life!) all of the buttons. Viola, a brand new coat for less than twenty dollars!

The dunce that I am, I forgot to take before pictures. :( But below you can see what the before buttons looked like (blech!) and the replacements. Maybe if the weather chills out a little (it was 80 something degrees today! In March! In Michigan!!) I can wear the dang thing and post some photos.

See what I mean about the UFOs??

So there you have it! Have you given any of your favorite pieces mini-makeovers? Any DIY projects you want to start? Leave comments below! Xx