...of the next post where Claire steals our neighbor's motorcycle and skips town.
Showing posts with label claire. Show all posts
Showing posts with label claire. Show all posts
Sunday, December 9, 2012
Wednesday, October 17, 2012
birthday bash!
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| My younger brother Matthew and me! |
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| Christina hanging off the staircase |
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| dicking around with Halley & Claire. Please note Halley's midi-ring. |
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| Playing a little LCR with a bowl full of chips, an iphone, and some wine! |
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| Erica brought me Diet Coke in every form! Bottles, cans, glass, aluminum, plastic...everything. |
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| Mercedes ;) |
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| Dana & Kevin! |
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| And to think...we -all- used to be blonde! |
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| Cheers, John! |
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| Joe & Kevin - too close for comfort. |
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| my pretty lady. |
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| Dana & Erica. Drunk & Pretty. |
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| by the end of the night, I had thrown on a sweater, and gotten cozy with my boy. |
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| the beautiful Rachel made me hot totties |
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| Kevin, Joe, and Gene ... or....Charlie's Angles? |
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| Joe & Kelly. Joe is probably very drunk. |
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| John...in his natural state. |
Tuesday, September 25, 2012
layer player...
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| showing off the dress under her skirt |
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Skirt: Forever21. Black Dress/Neon Belt: Forever21.
Bracelets: Screwords. Watch: Michael Kors.
Earrings: Forever21 (similar).
Sneakers: H&M/Highlighter/DIY (not similar but Claire will die over them)
Sunglasses: Target (similar). Heart Ring: Homemade/Gift
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Here is Claire's take on the dress-layering that has been featured on the site pretty often. It's amazing what you can do with a LBD. Claire proves that if it's short enough (which, let's be real, all of her dresses are), you can throw a skirt over it to give it a much different look. This purple skirt is also a wardrobe staple as it can be worn as the pop of color for an outfit - or as a neutral. Purple is a hot trend for this fall/winter so if you've been on the fence about the plum hue in the past - say fuck it and give it a shot.
She's also modeled the look with both sneakers and wedges - showing both a casual and more night/going out look.
The sneakers were black & white when Claire bought them from H&M and then she took a highlighter to them like crazy only Claire can. And there is the beauty in disco high-tops.
This is definitely an outfit that, come the cooler months ahead - can be paired with black opaque tights and boots.
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Will you be trying out purple or layers this fall?
Wednesday, September 12, 2012
color block party
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| Brooklini from Chez Lola |
Dress/Belt/Shoes/Sunglasses: Forever21.
Bag: Street Level (similar). Ring: UVA Signet.
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On a much brighter and lighter note - it was date-night with Claire, which inadvertently turned into an early bird special, with buffet-style ordering of appetizers, and the best key lime pie I have ever eaten.
I wish I could gush more about this pie and show you pictures of how good it looked but no sooner was it placed in front of us - it was gone. All of the food was sooo delish that there are no pictures of them at all. I guess I will have to show some self control next time.
And then there was this fantastic blue truck, and the miracle that Claire wasn't wearing that color; since she seemed to be wearing almost every other color - like a boss. She almost makes a rainbow when she stands next to it. She seamlessly combines trends like neon and color-blocking - not to mention, her signature tinted tips.
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What's your favorite bold color piece of clothing or accessory?
Tuesday, August 28, 2012
the happiest 5k on earth
The Before Picture
The After Picture
Tara and Me throwing our team color in the air!
Months ago I signed up for THE COLOR RUN. After I signed up, I followed them on Facebook and I've been able to watch people in a bunch of cities do the 5k themselves! The pictures afterwards are insane, it's basically a fun run and a massive photo shoot. If you've done the race or plan on it - I highly recommend "liking" the Facebook page.
But the day itself didn't start off as peachy as it ended up - in fact, it started with me attempting to wake Claire up. She signed up when I did, months ago, and it wasn't until recently that the idea of her not coming entered my mind. Conor made a $5 bet with me that she wouldn't wake up this past Sunday morning, and even though I hate it when he's right...he was. I should have known when she told me she was going out with her cousin Caitlin to a party the night before...and she wore heels.
So we left the house that morning at 7am without Claire. I met Tara and my family and we were ready to rock and roll!
People, including our team, were pulling over mid-race to snap pictures and have a dance party in the color. We even broke into a couple of our team's green bags to mess around and throw color at people mid-race.
The race was fun and I definitely recommend it to anybody in cities where it hasn't gone down yet this year, and to anyone who wants to do it next year.
Are you a COLOR RUNNER?
Did you love THE COLOR RUN?
Saturday, August 25, 2012
Wednesday, August 22, 2012
Claire's Hair
Manic Panic in Cotton Candy Pink
Claire cheated on her favorite color mint this past Monday and decided to dye the ends of her hair pink and purple. And yes, she does want you to think that it's like a unicorn or My Little Pony. Better yet, a hybrid of both.
Having tried "hair chalking" with some of my old pastels and loving it, she decided she wanted something a bit more permanent - and bright!
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Directions:
Claire started with clean*, dry hair.
She separated her hair into 1/2-1" pieces just as she would to curl them.
She opened both tubs of Manic Panic and stuck her fingers right in the pink (hahaha) and went for her hair around 2-3" up from the bottom, which was darker and needed a bit more dye and time.
Please note: Claire already ombre-dyed her hair so her ends are a bit bleached out, and this is ideal.
She massaged the dye in each of her curls. She wiped off her fingers with a paper towel and went right into the purple without waiting.
She massaged the purple dye under the pink all the way down to the ends of her hair.
She kept blending them until it made sort of an ombre effect.
This is an imperfect process that ends up looking so perfect.
She used her hair dryer to blast the dyed parts, as heat intensifies the color.
She did this for approx. 5 minutes and then left the dye in for another 30 minutes.
Then she took a shower, finally.
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What do you think of Claire's hair? What color would you dye your hair?
*clean is such a subjective term, isn't it?
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