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Friday Frocks: Fifty Shades of Garnet

By Kirsten|January 17th, 2014|Friday Frocks|

It’s Friday night. You’ve got a hot date- be it with the girls, a new dude, or your handsome husband. You don’t want to look just good. You want to wow. Well, you could reach for red as red dresses certainly do bring the sex appeal but can sometimes come off a bit cheap or perhaps as a tad too much. Besides, you are no basic bitch. That’s why a more subdued hue like garnet is just the ticket. It’s like I said: garnets are just chicer rubies. The color is still sexy, but shrugs and says, “I woke up like this.” Since we already know that garnets come in an array of shades, there’s no reason why you should not experiment with the shade when styling yourself.

1. Loveappella Ruched Stretch Dress, 2. L’Agence Silk Block Dress, 3. Free People Lily Lace Blouson Dress, 4. MINKPINK There She Goes Velvet Maxi Dress, 5. Bec & Bridge Helena Cutout Dress, 6. Marc by Marc Jacobs Gertrude Double Face Wool Dress, 7. Shades of Grey by Micah Cohen Edina Tee Dress, 8. Sparkle & Fade Knit Cold Shoulder Dress, 9. Lush Open Back Chiffon Maxi Dress, 10. For Love & Lemons Lulu Lace Dress

Bye, b.b.’s!

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Beauty Buzz: Shine Bright Like a… Garnet

By Kirsten|January 16th, 2014|Beauty Buzz|

Your clothing isn’t the only place that could benefit from this month’s dedicated color of garnet. Your eyes, lips, and nails could all also use a healthy dose of the hue. An update to fire engine red, garnet gives a more goth look to lips, a sultrier shade to your nails, and won’t leave your lids looking like you’ve come down with a case of pink eye. Use the images above for inspiration and go ahead and give garnet a spot in your makeup bag.

1. Estée Lauder Pure Color Nail Polish in Enchanted Garnet, 2. Badger Lip Tint & Shimmer, 3. Lancome Le Crayon in Garnet, 4. Dior Sérum de Rouge Treatment in Garnet, 5. Nyx Cosmetics Glam Shadow Stick in Exquisite Garnet, 6. Too Faced La Créme in Bumbleberry, 7. Bite Beauty Lush Fruit Lip Gloss in Garnet, 8. RGB Garnet Nail Polish, 9. L’Oréal Infallible Eyeshadow in Glistening Garnet, 10. NARS Satin Lip Pencil in Garnet

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Setting the Mood: Garnet Girl

By Kirsten|January 13th, 2014|Setting the Mood|

Not only is the garnet January’s gemstone, it also happens to be one of my favorite colors behind black, white and grey and closely followed by ballet pink. And wouldn’t you know, January just so happens to be my birth month. The deep red hue most often associated with garnets (did you know they could also be green, yellow, purple, and orange?) is a perfect shade for the chilly winter months. It looks great in everything from outerwear to accessories to your pouty little lips. It would appear that I’m not the only fan of the shade as it was quite popular at this year’s Golden Globes.

Givenchy Large Antigona Shopping Bag, La Perla El Color Rojo Lace and Satin Bra and thong,Valentino Rockstud Leather Bracelet, Rag & Bone Harrow Leather Biker Boots

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Why Did You Wear That: Darn It, That’s a Garnet.

By Kirsten|January 8th, 2013|Why Did You Wear That?|

Whether you’re into astrology or gemology, Capricorns and Aquarians have been bestowed with the garnet as their birthstone, such as this post on numerology at Your Higher Journey, numerology is the mystical study of you guessed it numbers. I used to think I got the short end of the stick when it came to birthstones, but over the years, this deep red stone has grown on me. Sure, it’s not a diamond, but this year especially, the color has gained some momentum with the influx of oxblood.