2.1.09

a new year. a new first.



shirt.mensf21.jeans.uo.boots.chloe.clutch.clubmonaco

its a first.

i finally found the perfect red lipstick (rimmel.long lasting.shade- alarm)
not TOO red and it's matte (key criteria)
i've NEVER worn this shade, outside performing (in my dancing days), but upon its discovery i simply could not resist.

new year = growth + trying new things.

so i went for it.

was just heading out for a dinner date with a girlfriend.

it is -40 out.
so i bundled up BIG TIME.
(indoor snaps are a must for fear of losing our hands;) )

i also think 2009 is the year for electric blue. something about it draws me near every time. I'm like a magpie drawn to weird colors & things.

new year = be bold & have fun!!!
ps- totally forgot my camera on nye. crazy. will have to recreate ;)
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63 comments:

  1. AnonymousJanuary 3, 2009 at 11:23 AM

    electric blue is always fab! and lovin the idea of red lipstick!

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  2. DaisyChainJanuary 3, 2009 at 11:45 AM

    I love your jeans,
    and the lipstick looks great on you!

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  3. Love + CakeJanuary 3, 2009 at 12:41 PM

    Love the outfit! The lipstick is a perfect color, too, goes great with the pieces your wearing :)
    -40 is pretty cold, the other day it was -21 where I am (including the windchill) Counting down the days until summer....
    Love your blog! Want to exchange links with me? :)

    xx. Mavvie

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  4. Couture CarrieJanuary 3, 2009 at 1:11 PM

    I can totally see you in electric blue, L!! Can't wait :)

    Fab outfit for meeting up with a gal pal; I am about to do the same thing and you have inspired me to wear my boots over my jeans!

    xoxox,
    CC

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  5. Grace.January 3, 2009 at 1:40 PM

    you have great style, and great boots!

    Happy new year:)

    Gracie
    x

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  6. JordanJanuary 3, 2009 at 2:55 PM

    yes MATTE very important
    i just found a great rimmel shade the other day too yay!

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  7. Andy TorresJanuary 3, 2009 at 2:57 PM

    hey! thanks! same to you!!! lets hope this year brings lots of love and success!

    My bf is SA but lives in Holland now, he went to boarding school in Grahamstown, we actually met in Canada!
    I used to live in Montreal, small world :)

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  8. AllieJanuary 3, 2009 at 4:01 PM

    -40?! Holy smokes.

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  9. STEFANIEJanuary 3, 2009 at 5:17 PM

    Great lipstick colour! It definitely suits you! ^-^
    Ooh and I love the electric blue too! I'm waiting for the spring collection of Surface to air because there's an elctric blue bag coming! yaay ^-^

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  10. sarahJanuary 3, 2009 at 7:42 PM

    those mustard colored boots are fantastic! i would wear them with everything...

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  11. Pretty Guide of ArtJanuary 3, 2009 at 7:56 PM

    Wow, I love your blog, and your style.
    Is truly inspiring.
    Great and happy new year.

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  12. sarahJanuary 3, 2009 at 8:40 PM

    -40 thats insane. have a good new year xx

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  13. leflassh.January 3, 2009 at 9:15 PM

    love, gorgeous girl :) x

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  14. MaggieJanuary 3, 2009 at 9:45 PM

    oh my! i couldn't even imagine -40.

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  15. Annabel Wendt (LoveMore)January 3, 2009 at 11:29 PM

    oh i love the combo of those stripes and the lippy! i have been playing around with lipsticks myself :) good on us for trying new things!
    oh what are you doing in Cape Town? i would love so much to travel to SA! and same with Canada and well pretty much everywhere!
    hope you and your friend had a lovely dinner date! :) xx LM

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  16. Annabel Wendt (LoveMore)January 3, 2009 at 11:29 PM

    oh i love the combo of those stripes and the lippy! i have been playing around with lipsticks myself :) good on us for trying new things!
    oh what are you doing in Cape Town? i would love so much to travel to SA! and same with Canada and well pretty much everywhere!
    hope you and your friend had a lovely dinner date! :) xx LM

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  17. Rebecca, A Clothes HorseJanuary 4, 2009 at 12:32 AM

    Love the red lips! Trying new things in 2009 sounds like a good plan.

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  18. AnonymousJanuary 4, 2009 at 1:06 AM

    Gorgeous clutch!

    I have to try red lipstick... That's why you're amazing - you inspire me :)

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  19. The Stylish WandererJanuary 4, 2009 at 1:13 AM

    love the boots as always!


    tagged you lady!

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  20. MimiJanuary 4, 2009 at 5:10 AM

    I still love striped shirts and own more than one.
    A very casual but cool outfit.

    xx

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  21. AlenaJanuary 4, 2009 at 5:25 AM

    I totally love the shirt ♥

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  22. JWJanuary 4, 2009 at 10:01 AM

    WOW! this red color go well with blue jean!! Look gorgeous!

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  23. yiqin;January 4, 2009 at 10:23 AM

    BEST SHOES EVER!!! You pose so well too!

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  24. Fashion TidbitsJanuary 4, 2009 at 10:48 AM

    i love that clutch!!!! fANTASTIC that you found that perfect red-lip

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  25. AnonymousJanuary 4, 2009 at 11:02 AM

    i totally loooooove your shoes!!

    How tall are you anyways?? (:

    And Happy new Year!:D

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  26. leeselooksJanuary 4, 2009 at 11:08 AM

    *********

    I HOPE EVERYONE IS HAVING A WONDERFUL 09 SO FAR.

    THANKS FOR ALL YOUR AMAZING-NESS.

    love you.


    anon: thank you! i am almost 5'9!

    **********

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  27. AnonymousJanuary 4, 2009 at 11:35 AM

    Matt lippie is important...

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  28. FASHION CHALETJanuary 4, 2009 at 12:26 PM

    Lisa- a big kiss for you :) and thankyou-thankyou-thankyou's! X

    great lipstick, red looks so vibrant and so cool on you :) wishing i could pull it off too.

    i have a veryyy similar top from the women's f21 dept. a few years back is when i bought mine. :)

    XO

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  29. crystalJanuary 4, 2009 at 1:07 PM

    Great outfit! I am in agreement about the electric blue too.

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  30. jessicaJanuary 4, 2009 at 1:12 PM

    ughghghg canada is sooo cold .
    i can't stand it .

    you + red lips + electricblue clutch = AWESOMEPERFECTTOOGOODTOBETRUE-LAND.


    x

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  31. Nico.January 4, 2009 at 1:44 PM

    Super great outfit.

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  32. Charmaine LiJanuary 4, 2009 at 2:00 PM

    i have yet to try red lipstick.. i'm kind of scared! hahaha. i love your look (as always).. i really like the combination of the blue clutch and the colour of your shoes :)!

    happy new year!

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  33. AnonymousJanuary 4, 2009 at 3:18 PM

    i can't stop reading your bloggg.
    hugs from argentina

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  34. Fashion Is PoisonJanuary 4, 2009 at 4:09 PM

    the booties are so fabuloussssss

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  35. Jillian HobbsJanuary 4, 2009 at 5:21 PM

    i'm so glad u have! the lipstick looks amzing, but i LOVE ur blue clutch! absolutely perfect my love!

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  36. PetraJanuary 4, 2009 at 6:42 PM

    I love your philosphy on trying new things for the new year. The red lipstick looks amazing on you, and i'm looking forward to seeing the electric blue experimentation!

    I too have been more adventurous lately in the make-up department. Emerald eye makeup and scarlet lips (not together!). I am now contemplating blue eyes also...

    I hope you aren't freezing too much! Stay warm and drink lots of tea :)

    xx

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  37. TinsleyJanuary 4, 2009 at 7:19 PM

    what a perfect red! i've yet to find my match of red lipstick but ill keep looking

    the striped shirt is so french and the shoes give the outfit such an edge
    amazing outfit

    xo tinsley

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  38. What is Reality Anyway?January 4, 2009 at 7:30 PM

    you look ravishing in red my darling!! you'll be in manhattan for fashion week?! where are you going to be staying? we'll have to hang out a ton--i used to live there,but now i live there about half the year. i keep an apt at a hotel there, so i can go any time, but i usually just end up couch surfing with my friends. the other time i live in california. there i going to be tons going on, i'd love to take you with me! and i with you, and of course starbucks--i have my little favourite neighborhood starbucks on 1st or 2nd and 9th. this is a rant, you can email me anytime by the way.

    x

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  39. {Tara}January 4, 2009 at 7:33 PM

    Loving the lipstick!! I like your prediction about electric blue -- that color is very alluring!

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  40. HannahJanuary 4, 2009 at 8:34 PM

    That lip stain is gorgeous! i love it! and the whole outfit is great. i really love those boots & shirt, i think i just picked one up H&M and i love it :]

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  41. AnonymousJanuary 4, 2009 at 10:03 PM

    I hope I can find a shade of red that is perfecto on moi one day! xx

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  42. WendyBJanuary 4, 2009 at 10:04 PM

    I always approve of red lipstick.

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  43. Annabel Wendt (LoveMore)January 5, 2009 at 3:17 AM

    Hey gorgeous!

    No i didn't do the wash sorry! they were like that - HOW LUCKY AM I?!?!?! coolest jeans ever...

    aw that's cute you moved for LOVE! 2 years long distance....tough you must be to keep it alive and still going, congrats to that!

    hope you had a lovely day! xxxxx LM

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  44. MarianJanuary 5, 2009 at 5:33 AM

    girl the red lippie suits you! i knoqw sometimes it can be hard finding one to suit but alarm lookas great on you.Leese loving those shoes!!!they are very you my dear. also loving the denim wash.
    darling have a good day ok.
    muah x
    marian

    p.s stay warm!

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  45. The beautiful and glammedJanuary 5, 2009 at 6:11 AM

    You look fab! I've always wanted to be brave enough for red lips, looks good on you, and definitely best to keep it matt. Really like your blog! x

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  46. LaraJanuary 5, 2009 at 8:27 AM

    i like your tshirt SO very much! the purse is lovely and that lipstick sounds great i'll try to find it!

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  47. FASHION CHALETJanuary 5, 2009 at 9:48 AM

    haha- speaking of carbs, that was my lunch yesterday in the form of pasta! :)

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  48. CAT KHANJanuary 5, 2009 at 10:19 AM

    you look amazinggggg with red lipstick, totally pull it off! :)
    you have some longgggg legsss too!


    xxx

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  49. Noemi Sunshine FerstJanuary 5, 2009 at 11:55 AM

    Gorgeous boots.
    xx.

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  50. geri hirschJanuary 5, 2009 at 12:37 PM

    love your resolutions and electric blue! happy new year love! xoxo

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  51. stellawantstodieJanuary 5, 2009 at 1:04 PM

    -40 ºC????!!!!!!!
    really? or farenheit?
    oh god! so cold!, I suppose you miss capetown´s weather!

    love tee!!
    xxx

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  52. MyriamJanuary 5, 2009 at 1:33 PM

    Lovely outfit!

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  53. AbbyJanuary 6, 2009 at 2:10 AM

    Holy hotness!!!

    You look amazingly beauty with that fantastic red lipstick.

    Love your outfit, of course of course!

    x

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  54. moded'amourJanuary 6, 2009 at 4:46 AM

    love your jeans and shoes! great outfit

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  55. AnonymousJanuary 6, 2009 at 8:34 AM

    Oh i love the whole outfit...especially the boots!

    Are you a model?

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  56. leeselooksJanuary 6, 2009 at 4:45 PM

    ******

    THANKS BEAUTIES!!!!!!!!

    yay for red lips + electric blue.
    obsessed.
    i can't stop buying lip stuff.

    miriam: no, no model here!you are TOO SWEET!!!!

    x

    ***********

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  57. Jaime JunJanuary 6, 2009 at 6:17 PM

    can i have your autograph miss model? haha love this! and love the red lipstick with this whole outfit :)

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  58. PUG and PIPSJanuary 6, 2009 at 9:04 PM

    those boots are just amazing. sigh. :)

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  59. haylinJanuary 7, 2009 at 7:41 AM

    Oh, your whole look is fantastic!
    i love it so much!

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  60. loveologyJanuary 8, 2009 at 2:14 AM

    My God.
    You're SUCH a model.
    Get's me a bit jealous this insanely gorgeous outfit... (in a good way though darling)

    Tell me, are you a model?
    :)

    Love you bigtime.

    <3
    Mila.

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  61. Anna-MariaJanuary 9, 2009 at 2:35 PM

    really really great outfit !

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  62. AnonymousJanuary 12, 2009 at 5:41 PM

    your figure is perfect! I dont think you can wear anything that won't look good =)

    cute cute cute all the way.

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  63. dancing tallulahJanuary 24, 2009 at 3:42 PM

    My sister and I both wear that shade by rimmel! That was after trying pretty much every shade of red by every brand. Its just perfect

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