Dear Kara,

Please take it down a notch. Less talking. Thank you.

Love, roses, and puppy dog tails,
LizPoms

Before and After...

Soooooo. A while back I posted about getting the nerve to cut my hair. I had all sorts of inspirations, ideas, hope, etc but not enough courage.

Well call me the Cowardly Lion with the mane--here's before....


...and here's After (taken in the dark with Photo Booth)


Once I have better photos I will post again--I took this about 24 hours after the cut and blowout so it had flattened out a bit. Thanks all for your encouragement back then...finally got the guts (and a friend to encourage) to do it this weekend! Its Betty Draper inspired so when its full I have kinda a bouncy 60s thing going on, and tomorrow I am doing to try it all wavy and messy.

Thanks again for your help getting to the "new me!"

From the Dressing Room...Military Jacket

From my recent trip to JCrew--I keep thinking about the boyfriend military jacket.

All others besides the XS are too boxy, and not for full price...but this is really something I think I would wear a lot. Since SF is never really "hot", I imagine I will need a jacket of some sort all through spring and even summer. This one could work with a scarf, or loosely over a tee. This time I tried it on with a skinny belt, and I like the look.

Now to have it go on sale! Here it is in green...


Here's the gray...

This is one of the things I have in mind to look for in April, hopefully at a discounted price.

What do you think of this style? Anyone purchased this jacket?

Thanks for your input!

Crewcuts: Prettiest Dress Ever Seen

Just a quick look at the prettiest dress I have ever seen...from Crewcuts. A friend and I were out looking for a gift for her friend's daughter, and came upon this in the sale section. It was like an ivory silk painted with BEAUTIFUL oranges, pinks, yellows, greens. Of course, any person who has been an actual parent would probably tell us this is not a practical dress for a 6 year old, we thought it was precious.


LOOK at this pretty print. JCrew, make this into a pencil skirt! Or a pillow! ANYTHING!


What do you think?! Sigh...

Budget Find: Target Merona Elizabeth Wedge

On my trip to Target this evening for exciting purchases such as toilet paper and soap, I cruised by the shoe section--a habit I have had since college when I first visited a Target.

Ever since the Isaac Mizrahi line ended, I have had a hard time finding anything, but tonight I saw a shoe with great potential, the Merona Elizabeth Metallic Wedge.

I snapped a couple of pics, but you can also see more info here.



Retails for $24.99. These had a slight platform, a real sturdy wedge, and felt pretty comfortable on, I had to squeeze into the 8 for the try on--there was no 8.5 but I noticed that they felt nice on the foot.

I think these could really be a great spring neutral shoe--cute with jeans, skirts, even capris or work pants.

What do you guys think? I thought this was a nice find! I am keeping them in mind for April!

Zebra Tee in Emeryville

So, because Emeryville is a new store, they had stock of the Zebra tee--call if you are interested! For you all and my own laughs, I tried on the medium.

Its actually cute, but not my style:) The fabric is definitely thicker than other tees, but it is sized similar to the other applique tees. Hits at hip, slim fit. I mean, look at my face here hahaha...


Closeup of my buddy the Zebra...


What do you think?

New JCrew Jacket

Hi all, the next item I wanted to post about is this new Cotton Linen Metallic Jacket. I don't know the proper name for it, but the item number was 11482 and it retails for $148. 73% cotton, 24% linen.

It had a slight ruching around the collar, similar to the Issy Jacket, and the Metallic threads gave a small sheen, I wouldn't say it was "glittery"


I tried on the size 6 in this jacket so that it would be fitted at the shoulders and since I knew I would wear only a light tee underneath it. The jacket length hit between a couple inches about the waistband of my jeans. IT had a slight a-line shape but I wouldn't say it was swingy, just flattering...

The sleeves hit just beyond my elbow and were straight instead of belled, I liked the shape this created...

The fabric had a great texture and feel to it: had heft but not scratchy. The buttons were a nice matte gold that matched the dressiness of the jacket. There were darts/seaming in the front to shape the A-Line that were flattering.

Unbuttoned, the jacket sort of fell away from the body, but had a real fun look. I think this would also look great with a pencil skirt or capris. The key for me was that although it was gold, the jacket read as a neutral as opposed to a gold piece.


I liked this jacket, but I wouldn't spend full price on it as I am not sure how it would fit into my daily wardrobe. For me the Cocktail Crocodile Jacket is higher on my list.

What do you think of this jacket? Questions? Have you seen this jacket?