Christmas Cottage

Since I currently live in the wilds of Mississippi, this has been my snowy winter hideway this year, to appease my Northern Midwesterner roots.  Wishing you and yours blessings this holiday season.

Home: Frostbite Cottage – Trompe Loeil

Livingroom: Christmas Tree 2013 – Cozy Essentials, Mesh Winter Sofa – Lisp, Hope Faith Joy Wall Deco – Bellarose Furniture and Homes, Maguerite Armchair (POE) – Senzafine, Winter Stool Snow – Sanctuarie, Candle Tray Christmas – Dreamscape Decor, Cozy Clutter of Presents – Cozy Essentials, Cabin in the Winter picture – Marketplace, Aqua Love Rug – Majestic Rose Creations, Garden Coffee Ottoman – Follow Us, Christmas Snowy Trees Table Topper – Cozy Essentials, Village Holliday Cookie Tree – Circa Living.

Bedroom: Priya Bed – Mud Honey, Imagine Bookshelf – Pixel Mode, Christmas Wreath – Bellarose Furniture, Japan Carpet White – hiyoko, Christmas/winter Window pictures – The Bitter Apple, Olsen Chest Bench – Pilot, Winter Holiday Candle – Circa Living

Nook: Christmas Chair White (POE) – PRIME, Mother of Pearl Inlaid Chest – Apple Fall, Noel Red – Cozy Essentials, Holiday Bears (POE 2012) – Special Jewell’s Fine Art, Garden Coffee Table – Follow Us, Let It Snow (POE 2012) – Stonewood Interiors, Christmas Garland Red – Cozy Essentials, Word Art Christmas HoHoHo – Dreamscapes Decor, Joyful Bottle Decor White – Diggs, Curly Tree Wall Decor – Lustre Designs, Winter Holiday Modern Twig Decor Vase Blue and Silver – Circa Living

Masai Mara Molichino

There are some outfits I seem to reach for again and again, and nothing is quite as easy and stylish to toss on than a casual chic jumpsuit for a little bit of glam spur of the moment.  The Masai Suit by Molichino is just such a piece.  It is one of the four great new offerings in tribal inspired colors and prints from Molichino exclusively for Masai Mara.  I’m wearing the brown print , though in truth, the term brown is an understatement.  It is a lovely blend of gold, maize, black and brown, all with a luscious silken sheen.

The Masai Mara event is also enabling me to indulge in my love of ethnic hairs, including this beauty, Oscar, from Lelutka, which can be worn with or without the braid.  Finally, for a little bit of juice, I blended the golds and browns of my jumpsuit with some berry accents for a bit of color pop.

Styling:

Jumpsuit: Masai Suit Brown Print – Molichiono at Masai Mara

Hair: Oscar Hair Bournville – Lelutka

Jewelry: Safari – Finesmith

Purse: Resort Satchel Burgandy – Leverocci

Lips:  Black Current Lip Jelle – [mock]

Eyes: Eartha no Lip – Face Paint

Shoes: Baby T’s Plain Berry – Pixel Mode

Poses: Agapee

Ripe for the Pickin – Melons, Tangerines, Berries

What could be springier than fruity hued separates, and I found some lovely and versatile pieces to share with you.  First, an Asian inspired print blouse by The Sea Hole.  This store is fast becoming a favorite of mine as Drinkinstein Sorbet’s clothing shapes drape soft and feminine, and her clever color combinations coordinate with a host of different solids in my ever-growing closet.  I love modern-look Asian prints, and this short linen strapless is so girly with its center tie, smattering of lemon/tangerine butterflies, and tiger in berry, mint and orange, making this a great mix and match piece. This blouse is on special now at COLLABOR88 in a variety of colors for only 88L.

I paired this lovely top with a mesh skirt by Kimberly Flagon of KIM in pink.  Another wonderful separate, this skirt moves with you, and works so well with a host of spring and summer pinks, yellows, and other pastels.   Come fall and winter, just watch and see… I am sure I will be pulling it out again to wear with a plaid big-shirt and maybe some boots and leggings for year round versatility.

Style Card:

Outfit:

Blouse: Shardul Blouse-Melon – The Sea Hole

Skirt: Mesh Mini Skirt-Pink – KIM

Accessories:

Shoes: Baby T Shoe-Berry – Pixel Mode

Necklace/Earrings: Sunset -YS&YS – (set from The Dressing Room -No longer available)

Nails/Rings:  Milky Way Rings and Nails-Sun Gold – Mandala

Hair: Simone – Exile

Lashes: Eyelashes 39 Luscious – Redgrave

Eye Makeup: Lashes and Liner Style 1 – GLAM! (see affiliates)

Lips: Natural 1 – Izzie