Color: Painting Details, and Outfits to Go With Them

Julia, Lady Peel, detail (1827); by Sir Thomas Lawrence

The Mourning Mary Magdalene (detail), Colijn de Coter, ca. 1500

Beauty, Inspired by the Met Ball

NARS "final cut" illuminator / Butter London Periwinkle Blue Creme nail polish / H and M compact face powder / Odin New York Formula 10 Roam Eau de Toilette / Stila HD beauty balm

Beauty, Inspired

John Singer Sargent, Mrs Carl Meyer and her Children

Valentino "Valentina" eau de parfum / Deborah Lippmann nail polish in Fashion / Nars eye paint in Iskander / Stila jewel eye eyeshadow in Amethyst / Topshop waterproof kohl pencil liner in Gun Powder

Bubblegum

Carlotta Oddi / Olivia Palermo

One Color

AKA Monochrome. Would you do it? I think I'm going to try it, just for fun. My favorite is the last photo, by Garance Dore. Everything about that woman is so fresh and lovely!!!

Image credits: www.style.com ; blog.stylesight.com/street ; pinterest.com/allie_fraley

Pretty Pretty Colors

Okie dokie, I'm off to a fashion show with Needle+Thread... more later on that subject!

Have a good Thursday evening!

Life is Short

So why not paint your house yellow, pink, purple, and/or magenta? 


{All images found on Colorful Homes}

Something Light Blue

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Current April Status

Current guilty pleasure: Vegan chocolate chip cookies from Flying Apron Bakery

Current color: Cherry red

Current playlist: "Barton Hollow" album by The Civil Wars

Current read: Eat Pray Love by Elizabeth Gilbert

Current drink: Drip coffee

Current food: Bagel and cream cheese

Current favorite show: "VAMP DIAR" (abbrevs rule!)

Current wish list: A bikini that hides all the fat parts of my body (possible?)

Current needs: I need to stop eating things like macaroni and cheese and brownies and red wine for dinner :)

Current triumphs: I opened an Etsy shop!

Current bane of my existence: Rain rain rain

Current celebrity crush: Charlie Cox. He's adorbs.

Current indulgence: Bubble baths and Ella Fitzgerald

Current blessing: New life

Current outfit: Navy cardigan from J. Crew, polka dot blouse from H&M, gray cargo skinny pants from Nordstrom, black flats from Nordstrom, and amethyst ring by Moorea Seal!

Current excitement: Just made tentative summer vacation plans... It's somewhere warm and tropical!!!

Current mood: Subdued/unhappy

Current link: Tina Fey answers the Proust Questionnaire

Color Crush

PINK, PINK, PINK

Image credits: The Electric, Zara, they all hate us

Color Trend

What do we call this? Sherbet? Pink-Orange? Coral-Orange? Whatever the term for these shades of colors, I'm liking it.

Photo credits: Miss Moss, They All Hate Us, Souvenirs

Autumn Colours Week: Browns

Browns.

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Thanks for the fun, poppytalk!

Autumn Colours Week: Orange

ORANGE.

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Autumn Colours Week, a fun little project going on at poppytalk.