This weekend is going to be a very busy one for me in terms of festivities. Tomorrow night I am going to a birthday cocktail party of a friend, which sounds fancy just because it is December and on Sunday evening I am going to see that NY holiday tradition that is the Nutcracker at the Lincoln Center and that, in eight years that I have been living here, I never got to see.
For the Nutcracker I am probably going to wear the Talbots taffeta combo that you have now seen ad nauseam and I am not going to show you again (don't worry).
The cocktail party tomorrow night is not a formal occasion, so I can wear whatever I want and I have decided to break out the Lisette cami in black that I bought recently with a promo. This cami is VERY flattering IMO and quite classic. I am going to wear it with my Minnie twill pants in black and an open cardigan, cinching everything with a belt like in a Jcrew catalog (not sure about the shoes as it was very cold today):
I have been looking to replace this BR merino open cardigan with something similar but more streamlined if I can say so, as I find it a little bit overwhelming. I tried today the Dulphine open cardigan and really liked how it looked (put on my list and checked it twice). The Lisette fits TTS. I am wearing a 0 and you can see the straps of my bra here:
Because I had all these parties and festivities coming up I decided to invest in a Brazilian keratin hair treatment, that is supposed to leave your hair straight like after a blow-dry for a few months (it works on hair that are already pretty straight, I think). It has been a month already and this is how they look without any blow-drying and even brushing (they are not freshly washed in this pic and my cut is older):
If you have lots of parties coming up, this is a good (if kind of expensive) trick to be always party-ready. Bye-bye blow dry!
I am going to leave you with the outfit that I wore today. This is an example of how the fact of feeling good in your clothes can prevent you from buying stuff that you don't need. I went to JCrew looking to find the cashmere cowlneck sweater in black, after putting it several times in my cart without pulling the trigger. Well, after trying it on I realized that I liked my boatneck from last year (that I was wearing) much more than the cowlneck that I was there to buy, so I saved my money. The faux-pearls are chipies from Nordstrom Rack:
Have a nice weekend!
Hi Ema - Have a great time this weekend. I've had the Brazilian Keratin treatment about 4 times now over the past year and a half and I just love it. Expensive, but totally worth it. After all, we "wear" our hair every day!
ReplyDeleteI think that grey sweaters and pearls on blondes must be on my list of favourite things
ReplyDeleteEma, thanks for posting the pic of the lace shell, I was wondering how it fit. It's really pretty. I also love your grey sweater and esp those black shoes. You always look so pulled together. Have a fun weekend.
ReplyDeleteWe recently saw a local production of the Nutcracker & were seated front & center. It's the first time my son has seen ballet performed live & the first comment he made after the show was how clearly he could see the man's 'parts'. Lol!
ReplyDeleteDoes the Brazilian keratin hair treatment leave your hair looking silky/shiny without adding any other product to your hair? My hair is not sleek & smooth without blow drying, thermal polishing spray & a quick going over with the flat iron.
The Lisette lace shell is very pretty. My fav is the Heirloom Pink but I don't want to go strapless.
The holidays only come round once a year - enjoy being Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde! It sounds so much more fun than my lackluster social calendar (not complaining, I'm a homebody).
You look smashing in the grey & I love the perfect pearls, too.
ReplyDeleteEnjoy the Nutcracker!! WHat a lovely experience. I love the lisette cami,i tried the pink color one but it bothered me to see my bra straps underneath. Love the second outfit, black minnie's with the grey boatneck sweater, that is a perfect outfit, for so many occasions. I need to find a perfect grey sweater, now that i think of it........seen any other options out there?
ReplyDeletethank you, btw, for the inspiration. today is parent/teacher conference day and i am wearing my black ponte "pixie" leggings, black open shawl cardigan (gap last year) and a pewter/gray colored silk/chiffon tank!! thank YOU!!! black+gray= my go to outfit!!!!
ReplyDeleteYour hair looks amazing!
ReplyDeleteThat Lisette cami is really sweet, I love the whole outfit, very polished but festive.
Enjoy the Nutcracker, I've seen it many times and I always love it.
I've heard wonderful things about the keratin treatment--you have the perfect hair for it and it looks great! People with thin hair-be warned it will give you flat head;)
ReplyDeleteLove the boatneck you already owned--don't you love that! Is that the Bateau cashmere?