{valentine's inspiration | pure romance : [a little] naughty & nice}

. . . and how it is thursday already is pure madness, but happily, that means valentine's day is next week, and so, chocolate truffles and champagne, baies and gardénia and satin, silk, and chiffon, in the spirit of pure romance . . .

{p.s.} another look below x

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{colour inspiration: a pale & pretty palette}

. . . yesterday, it was at the shops for a lacy, 60's inspired sheer white dress, and today, a sunny, sunny, mid-august day, and for just a little while longer, still summertime . . . and so, a few sun-drenched & summery things, while there's still time . . .

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above: thyme lemonade, martha stewart | perfume, cartier's 'baiser volé' eau de parfum |straw clutches, calypso st. barth's | bar gelato, lovely package | rose balm, by terry | gold triangles drinking glasses, dwell studio [here via here] | gold glitter nail lacquer, deborah lipmann











two of a kind double old fashioned glasses, kate spade [via]







straw market baskets, brook farm







straw & lace beach tote, aldo | beach body oil, bobbi brown | lip balm, rodin | living illuminizer, rms beauty | leather dopp kit, kenton sorenson | herb-infused cocktail, martha stewart







sea salt summer scrub, here for the recipe





{additional credits: all drinks images from martha stewart's 60 summer drinks, via aubrey road; pink clothes via just some pretty things; strawberry icecream via i heart nappa on flickr}

{hello & ten style essentials}

. . . hello! hope you're having an impossibly wonderful week so far -- here, things have been running a little behind all week, and after traipsing around & about for meetings & appointments all afternoon long, a quick moment to say hello and to tell you, {if you haven't already had a chance to read}, about this beautiful write-up featuring my ten style essentials . . .

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a l s o n e w t o d a y :
* favourite five: artist janet hill
* runway inspiration: rock & refined

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{images: one - photography by laurey w. glenn, styling by anne turner carroll for southern living via simply smitten; two - photography by alix of the cherry blossom girl; [p.s.] & once last thing -- two other great series, for which was very unfortunately unable to complete due to scheduling conflicts: six to bliss & ramblings}