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     source: The Sartorialist

Adrien: Black Monday

 I didn't so much do the Black Friday thing this year and I pretty much skip it every year, to be honest. I just don't like crowds and I really don't like getting up at the crack of dawn. Instead, I wait until Monday and paw through the dregs. Great strategy, Adrien! But in this case I think it paid off. I combed the sale racks at Ann Taylor to take advantage of the extra 40% off they were offering and got this wrap dress for practically nothing. They were giving clothes away, you guys. The color will probably work best for spring, but paired with charcoal and gold I think it winterizes pretty nicely.

 Did you score any great Black Friday/Cyber Monday deals? Do tell.

Vintage necklace c/o my mother

dress: Ann Taylor Wrap Dress (in winter colors here)
cardigan: Gap (similar)
tights: Spanx Tight End
shoes: Chie Mihara Serpan (similar)
necklace: vintage (very similar)
bracelets: Giles & Brother skinny railroad cuff
bag: Marc by Marc Jacobs Hillier Hobo

Marianne: Repeat.

***new stuff in the shop! Issa London! Vince cashmere! Run!***

I have a secret: leopard skirts trick people into thinking you've put effort into your outfit. It's true! For example, this is the winter (meaning: add tights, boots, and a scarf) version of an outfit I wore a lot this summer. The skirt has a stretchy waist and I felt like I totally phoned it in. But thanks to leopard, and hot pink lipstick (it's Revlon Just Bitten Kissable Lip Stain in Smitten, fyi) people seem to think I made an effort!

 

Lulu really wanted to show you her new coat and sparkly furry boots, and since I only managed one outfit shot today, I figured why not. Hi Lu!

 

skirt: unknown (fancy similar here and inexpensive similar here)
denim shirt: Gap (similar here and here)
cashmere circle scarf: Isabella Oliver (similar on sale here and covetable similar here)
tights: Spanx Tight End Tights
boots: Frye Lisa (similar here and here)
lips: Revlon Just Bitten Kissable Lip Stain in Smitten

Not Optional.

M: GIRL, WHAT.

source: The Sartorialist

A: I'M CALLING TO TELL YOU THAT YOU FORGOT TO WEAR PANTS.

M: No no, I remember getting dressed this morning and it went: top, belt...oh fuck.

A: I'm sure the stripper heels with ankle socks will distract people from your lack of pants. Wait.

M: Men keep muttering things to me. Asking me "how much". WHAT DOES IT MEAN?

A: I...really like your bag? Is that Mulberry?

M: Sure, it accents my Drinking Gin In A Ditch sweater nicely, don't you think?

A: I thought I smelled something odd. Now, listen.Your legs are completely amazing but it doesn't matter. You HAVE to wear pants. Ever day.

M: But.

A: EVERY DAY. EVERY. DAY.

M: I'm confused.

A: Your ass cannot be hanging out in public.

M: Except on Tuesdays. Right?

A: Duh, obviously. WAIT. NO. Tuesdays are not pants-optional! GIRL.

M: I have a headache now.

In Which We Quit The Gym.

A: That StyleMint dress I was forced to buy is such crap. It's really thin and has big pockets sewn in right at the hip. WTF.

M: Oh what the hell. I am SO DONE with StyleMint. We need to be brave and quit them.

A: I want to quit! But they make you call them. On the phone.

M: I knoooooow. What if they transfer you to one of the Olsen twins? I am scared of them.

A: I think the twins are more scared of you than you are of them. Those girls haven't answered a phone in never.

M: I think you're confusing Olsen twins with field mice.

A: I don't think I am.

A: Now PLEASE show me where it says this crappy dress has big bunchy pockets.

M: NOWHERE. Nowhere does it say, OR SHOW, that!

I wanna quit the gym!

A: But... I won't have access to thin, poorly made, droopy t-shirts!

M: We need to do this. WE NEED TO QUIT.

A: EVERYTHING YOU HAVE IN HERE IS VERY DROOPY.

M: I WANNA QUIT THE GYM!

A: A PACT. WE BOTH CALL STYLEMINT AND QUIT THE GYM.

M: YES. YES WE WILL.

A: AHHHHH.

M: Skeert.

A: Hold me.

M: Dammit.

A: And by that I mean I'm on hold.

M: Are you really?

A: Being brainwashed by weird new age-y music.

M: Adrien, I am scared for you.

A: HAIL XENU.

M: Goddammit, I just knew this would happen.

A: DEACTIVATING. THERE IS NO CANCEL.

M: Sigh.

A: Can I interest you in an E-meter? Only $29.99 a month, whether you like it or not.

M: I don't know how it always comes back to Scientology, but there you go.

Adrien: Thrifty.

I'm going to tell you this right now: I don't thrift shop. Not because I am weird about secondhand things (of which I have many) but mostly because I'm laaaaazy. I like to dig but thrift shopping is just overwhelming and there's so so SO much garbage to dig through. Plus, I don't have the magical eye like Nina does. So, this is where I tell you that the cashmere sweater I'm wearing is a thrift find. Nina thrift store find. The sweater is Lands' End and I believe cost $4. The jeans are Joe's Jeans Wide Leg Muse. I can't take credit for it but I will wear the hell out of it. 

sweater: Lands' End (similar)
jeans: Joe's Jeans Wide Leg Muse (similar here, updated version here)
boots: BP Trolley
bag: Marc by Marc Jacobs Hillier Hobo (similar)
scarf: Ann Taylor (similar here, this year's version here)

Marianne: Many Drugstore Makeups

Oh my god, I know! More makeup talk. What can I say, we are obsessed. ANYWAY, thanks to Kim France, who it is no secret Adrien and I have borderline inappropriate love for, I bought L'Oreal Voluminous False Fiber Lashes. Y'all. This stuff is gooood. So good that I took a creepy comparison picture for you, putting it up against my standby as of late, Maybelline Volum' Express The Falsies Black Drama (and yes, specifically the Black Drama, which is superior to the other versions).BEHOLD:

Top: L'Oreal False Fiber; Bottom: Maybelline The Falsies Black Drama

Okay, that picture would be a lot better if the bottom one was in focus, and if I didn't look like I wanted to murder you, but I think you get the idea. The False Fiber Lashes mascara is great stuff, and you can layer it to make it even more dramatic. It lasts all day with no smudging or fading, and it removes as easy as most any other mascara. True love, you guys.

I also continued the stalking of Kim France by ordering an old favorite, Labello lip balm. This stuff was my absolute favorite in college. I would load up (seriously, I'd buy upwards of 20 tubes) in Europe when I went in the summer (I know, I hate me too), and then I would wear it religiously all year. Now you can buy it in the States, which makes it far less insufferable and still the best lip balm ever.

Labello Classic Lip Balm

While on the subject of lip stuff, I mentioned here that I picked up a new Lip Butter. I'm generally a fan of the Revlon Lip Butters, they feel nice on and aren't a huge color commitment. For fall, I bought the Fig Jam and my first instinct was to cringe. It looked SO brown. Like, Monica and Rachel on Friends in the 90's brown. You know:

But surprise, it's very nice! Warm and glossy and fall perfection. Totally worth the $5 or whatever I spent on it. I'm wearing it in my past couple of outfit photos, if you want to see it on me.

Revlon ColorBurst Lip Butter ColorBurst

So, those are my new favorite drugstore standbys. Have you guys tried the Lip Butters? What about that amazing mascara? And can one of you start a support group for Adrien and I? Kim France makes us want to Buy All The Things and it's getting embarrassing.