What a girl wants

All I need to survive.

Thank you all for the bronzin' 411. As the days go by and my laziness kicks in I am thinking about taking Droll Girls advice ... "Go white, go bright!", doesn't sound too shabby. We will see. Hope you are having a fabo Sunday Funday!

Mission Impossible?

Mission Statement: Get bronzed.



I am a fair skinned girl. My friends like to call me Powder, Casper, Vanilla Milkshake... I could keep going but you get the point. Basically any name that implies my skin blinds them. Next week I will be going to Idaho for a wedding and I would like to have a little color on my ghostly limbs. However, I am a working girl these days and don't have time to lay out on at the beach every day like I did last summer. I am calling on you for some help.

The tanning bed just seems ridiculous, studies show people who fake-n-bake are 70% more likely to get skin cancer. No thanks. I don't want a side of cancer with my color! I have tried a few different self tanning gels, foams, oils, lotions and potions over the years but they always seem to turn me orange. Even the ones made for fair skin. I have thought about doing the spray tan but I am scurred I will come out looking like a pumpkin!

I would love to hear your suggestions for a summer glow DIY, keep in mind I only have four days time to get bronzed and most of that will be spent in an office.

Xoxo
Kee

I Love LuLus

I spent my evening at LuLus in search for pretty dresses. There are so many delicious treats, it was hard to choose. This is my order...

Intuition Dress in Black

Mulholland Bubble Dress in Taupe

Trendy Trudy Strapless Dress

I was thinking it would be fun and very useful (for me) if you could let me know how you would accessorize, what shoes and how you would wear your hair/make - up if these lovelies were in your closet! Thank you my BBFs! You are loved.

Xoxo

Oh. My. Robert.

Uh... hello Robert/Bob/Bobby/Edward/what ever you want me to call you...

Photos taken by Theo Wenner for his Rolling Stone magazine shoot

On that note, I am off to dream about Edward Cullen biting me. ;) Hahaha. Good night my lovely love love loves!

Fall Fashion Part Deux

Manolo Blahnik Fall Collection

Buckle - Detail Ankle Boot



Suede Fringe Bootie

Pleated Leather Ankle Boot

These boots give me sweet, sweet dreams.

I hope you had a lovely Monday.

Mine was eh. But now it's one day closer to the weekend!

That gives me the warm & fuzzies.

I am off to watch some True Blood!

Xoxo

D & G for Fall

I know it's drought season and most of you are basking in that delicious summer heat. I am assuming the last thing on your mind is fall fashion because you are sporting your maxi dress, sunnies, flippy flops and ultra tan skin. But for me it's a little different. Sure there has been a couple days where it has gotten up to the 90's and it was hot as hell. That I don't like. I am sort of a temperature snob and need a constant 77 degrees to be my best, most beautiful self (ok, ok, there is a fluctuation of a few degrees and I stay happy ;0)).

Today is another one of those sweatshirt wearin' mid July days and it feels like I should be cuddled up under a blanket sipping hot cocoa by the crackling fire. Or I should be slow cooking a roast and sipping on red wine just to warm up the crisp air. Those are things I enjoy in the fall/winter months.

Instead I am day dreaming. Get a load of D & G's Fall Fashion Line. I kid you not, I started drooling when I saw this add from Neiman Marcus in my inbox. Now, on a bankers salary I unfortunately won't be able to go all shopaholic style and indulge. Sad face. However, this is definitely part of my fall fashion inspiration board!

Cherry Crumb Cake & 2 D-LISH Giveaways!

I had no idea how much I loved cherry season until I moved to this area. Look at what I did today, I am so stoked on this because I am many things but a baker I am not... or maybe I am now...


Ingredients:

***Cake***

6 tablespoons unsalted butter, room temperature
3/4 cup granulated sugar
2 large eggs
1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1/2 teaspoon almond extract
3/4 cup sour cream
1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup coarsely chopped pitted fresh cherries, tossed with 2 tablespoons flour

***Topping***

6 tablespoons unsalted butter, room temperature
1/4 cup packed brown sugar
1/4 cup granulated sugar
3/4 cup all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1/8 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup chopped pecans or walnuts
Preparation:
Heat oven to 350°. Grease and flour a 9-inch round cake pan.
With an electric mixer, cream 6 tablespoons of butter and 3/4 cup granulated sugar until light and fluffy. Slowly beat in the eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in the vanilla extract, almond extract, and sour cream until blended.

In another bowl, combine 1 1/2 cups flour, baking powder, soda, 1/2 teaspoon of salt. Slowly beat the flour mixture into the batter just until blended. Fold in cherries. Spoon into the prepared baking pan.

Combine 6 tablespoons of butter with 1/4 cup brown sugar, 1/4 cup granulated sugar, 3/4 cup flour, cinnamon, nutmeg, 1/8 teaspoon salt, and pecans. Mix well. With fingers, crumble the streusel mixture evenly over the cake batter.

Bake the cake for 45 to 50 minutes, or until a toothpick or cake tester inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean.

Serves 8 to 10. Enjoy!


Now down to business. There are a couple fab giveaways I am excited to let you in on...

• Robin over at Threadbear Thoughts has this sweet pinapple necklace she brought back from Charleston just for the giveway! Go. Enter. ASAP!
• Alya at Pomegranate and Patchouli is giving away some jeans, umm hello... do I even need to tell you to Go. Enter. ASAP?!?!

But before you do... leave me some blog lovin' because it brightens my day! I hope your Sunday Funday was full of laughter & happiness!