I'm back!

I finished  rotation hell!!!  (aka getting up at 3am and coming home at 8pm...study ...repeat) .   I felt like I was going to die.

Also I ate a lot of graham crackers and saltine crackers cause thats what they have laying around hospitals.   NOMs.   I also ate at random times and random crap.  So my health has completely declined.

Hopefully I'll have fun stuff to post soon.    For now here are some test shots I took with a new lens.  As you can see I dont know how to aim the camera so it doesn't cut off crap.  I was too lazy to re-adjust.

SHANY Konad Nails of the week(s)

Few more =D

Sand Topez + Konad White + Shany plate

OPI for sephora - Under my trench w/ OPI Sephora Queen of Everything + Shany plate

Wanting - Taupe Booties

Michael Kors $185

Nine West Aniya - on sale $75

Michael Kors $375

Mad Men Fashion - Vintage comeback

So I've been watching season 1 of Mad Men and been falling in love with the old 1960's feminine style.  It's a very put together, collective, classy, and very classic look.  They also heavily accessorize with matching shoes, pins, earrings, necklaces, gloves..etc.   Love it!    Love love the prints, the fabrics, and clean lines!  Very Jackie-o  american sports wear.

Sexy! Michael Kor's Fall 08' Mad Med inspired runway

They do say fashion recycles no?  And vintage has always been *hot* .  Alas, I don't think i'll ever manage to look as put together though!

Here are some Mad Men inspired finds from Modcloth.com :

Would love this silk dress for a bday dinner!

thinking of getting it for the upcoming wedding?

classic red dress, love the wrap neck !
add some bracelets/cuffs / pearl earrings?

Cute for the office!

office and dinner date?  

to a bday dinner?

if I was tall, I'd totally wear this!!

I'm a sucker for sweetheart necklines

like the interesting neck

would look nice under a classic trench

what a sweet dress!  I love chiffon!

kind of like the large bow

These are only a FEW that caught my eye on the site...so many more, didn't have time to comb through.  But modcloth is kind of expensive (100 ish for a dress)  for what it is though (only slightly better than f21)  Blah...would love to try these on though!

Some cheap alternatives to modcloth (they have similar or the same dresses at lower prices)
- urbanog.com
- shopruche.com

or if you're in the bay area, stop by SWAY clothing (in Berkeley, SF, and Concord I think)  they also carry many of the same styles and much lower prices!  Or keep an eye out at your local F21, I'm sure you'll find something similar too!

Cheap Wedding gowns - White by Vera Wang

OMG I SWEAR I'm not in a "getting married mood"  LOL.  It just happens that three of my good med school friends are getting married in like a couple of months.  and  it is almost Vday LOL! Which means chocolates , even if your single...that means cheap after vday chocolate sale.  YES!

So Vera Wang came out with a cheap line for David's Bridal.  Which is awesome cause I LOVE VERA WANG GOWNS lakjdf;ajfjaf;aj.   Even for someone who's not into marriage or whatnot...who doesn't wanna dress up like a freaking princess lol.   BUT of course her real ones cost a  $83478374 dollars... just more than I can stomach to spend on ONE dress for ONE day.

Soooo when I heard they were coming out with a line that was going to be  under 2 grand for David's Bridal, the thriftiness in me was excited to see what they'd come up with.

All in all...I'm not too impressed =( .  It lacks a certain flair and attention to detail of her regular collection.

But I am impressed with the PRICE.   Here are the only ones that caught my attention:

1. Love the sweatheart , the lil lace straps,  and overall simple look, no fancy lace or frills and no fancy price either!  $700

$700

2. I would get ride of that weird bow in front.  But I like the sleeves and V neck on this one and the silhouette but I feel like you need to be very tall and slender to pull this one off right...

$800

3.  like the open back on this one and the buttons..not sure what the front looks like  and the bottom is really not my style though...reminds me of folded cupcake liners...

$1200

 3.  I'm usually not a fan of covered up shoulders and sleeves but I love the lace detail on this.  Again the bow is not really doing it for me and the bottom looks a lil plain for me.

$1300

Sigh, but when you look at her (clicky) actual collection (clicky) *drool*  it is SO much prettier.

What do you think of the White by Vera Wang collection?   Maybe when its OUR turn....in years to come, they'll have more exciting choices at the same reasonable prices no?   

Enagement rings - how to make a small diamond look bigger

NO - I'm not engaged
NO - I do not want to get engaged anytime soon
NO - I'm not jealous of people who are

YES - I like shiny things..like rocks and what shinier thing is out there other than the engagement ring.  AMIRIGHT?

 so when I was looking at this site my friend's fiance had ordered his ring for her..cause well her ring was shiny and very pretty I had to find out !  lol and i like to procastinate..what better than to look at *SPARKLY*  things ..

mmmm Shineeeeeee !

As you know, me and Mathelly have always swooned over the Classic Tiffany's Setting

ohhh Shinnnyyyy

Sadly, there are limitations to this setting....I've come to the realization that prices go WAY up way fast as you go from 1 ct to 1.5 ct.   (you're looking at like going from 5-10 grand for that half carat up)

HOWEVER.... SIZE does make a difference lol.

what a 1ct looks like on a hand - eesh kinda small! lol

1.5 ct

2 ct

(Cr: Bluenile.com)

Unfortunately with a 1 ct ring with the classic 3 prong setting...the diamond looks...rather small.  Esp if you add a wedding band next to it.

Here is ..in real life what a 0.94 ct classic setting looks like.

kinda...undramatic no?  def not as stunning as the photoshopped tiffany's stock photo
 I think inorder for the Classic Tiffany's setting to stand out, it needs a big rock  (at least 1.5ct)  to make it a "statement'.   The 1ct just doesn't cut it.

but...add a lil sparkle to it ....

Same size diamond...but doesn't it look bigger?  I think its the affect of the smaller ones around it.

add even MORE sparkle around it..

Dang!  look at that thing, its still a 1 ct diamond but it looks so much..um bigger o_O

This has opened my eyes to a world of choices!  I think this look still holds the very "classic" look but really up's the ante from plain jane to BAM!

side by side..see the difference? (all same size ~1ct diamond)

If you're bored and like to look at sparkly things like me..visit www.bluenile.com and play around with the design your own ring options..see pricing , sizing, and real ring pictures !

some other non-traditional styles I'm loving:

and look at these series of ornate crowns , simple from the top but intricate details on a profile view.

that's enough sparkly for a day no?  lol 

Just pondering

I was just wondering..I shop a substantial amount....and I find that things start to overflow REAL quick.   So my pondering is...what do those bloggers and gurus do?    From their post and videos they must shop substantially MORE than I ever do.

So my question is...where does it all go?   Do they have some magic closet that is ever expanding to fit all the STUFF.  Does it get returned?   Does it get sold?    I can barely keep up with my crap as it is.

I thinks someone needs to do a video on .."what happens to the stuff after shopping", because I dont' know what to do with it -____-