Onto the duds. After the long Memorial Day weekend, on May 26th,
I wore a very old outfit - the pants have been around for probably 20 years. I got the embellished tank top in La Jolla a long time ago, and the sweater is also ancient.
The sweater has a silk front. This necklace is brown and white diamonds in a teardrop shape.
This cord belt is also very old - I think these were last popular in the 1980s.
The next day, another old sweater - I cleaned out my closet again and several of the things I wore this week were in the "Keep or Donate" category. This one is Misook, and I got a lot of comments that it looked very nautical. I guess so, since I paired it with all white.
Some gold jewelry finished it all up.
The next day, more pants. I hardly ever wear pants three days in a row. These printed pants are from a store called Cache that went out of business long ago. But their clothes were nice and good quality, so I still have many of them. Nice expression on my face.
They have a wide band of lace around the bottom of the legs. On top, a crepe top from Nordstrom.
Two necklaces - one thick costume chain, and the other, a gold coin from the Vatican which belonged to my mom.
Finally, my legs make an appearance!! I didn't feel like ironing, so this jersey knit skirt was the answer.
The top is a sweatshirt type material and is embellished with crystals at the neckline.
On June the 1st, a lot of ironing was needed. This silk top is from Escada, and these pants are from a boutique in Newport Beach called A'Maree's. They are Italian wool. The boutique closed and is now a restaurant called Cano's. Weird transition.
On top, a pale mango colored jacket. It's from Barami and is ottoman knit.
You can see the baroque print on the top in this shot. My necklace is actually a Swarovski piece that has fastenings on the back so it can be worn as a necklace, a pin, or a hair ornament. I always wear it as a necklace - my hair is very fine and since this thing weighs a lot it would just slide right out of my hair.
On June 2nd, an outfit that is probably going to be donated. I wasn't really feeling it. The pants are pale yellow and are actually men's golfing pants if you can believe it.
I don't know what man would wear them, but golfing clothes can be kind of weird.
Once again, I doubled up on the necklaces - the top one is costume, and the bottom one is a rose gold locket that I got for my mom one Mother's Day.
On June 3rd, a dress from H&M. I usually don't try stuff on in the store - I am a pretty regular size, and if it doesn't fit, I just return it. I hardly ever have to do that. In this case, there was a snag in that plan.
This dress was really short. But I have a plain black skirt that I wear under dresses like this. It worked.
I spiffed it up with Dior shoes - everybody likes these shoes.
I got this necklace a long time ago at JC Penney - it still looks nice after many years.
On June 4th, I wore a sweater from Joseph A with plain navy slinky knit slacks. Very comfy.
Two necklaces seems to be my thing. This time, a shorter costume piece with a long gold chain and a miniature Faberge egg pendant from a museum exhibition in San Francisco - my mom and I went up there to see the real Faberge eggs.
On June 8th, I started this work week with an outfit made of pieces that I purchased during my travels all over the place. Except for the dress from Theory. On top, a suede jacket that I got in Hawaii.
My scarf came from a souvenir shop in Truckee, and my shoes were purchased in Las Vegas. They are leopard fabric booties - that sure does sound like shoes from Las Vegas.
On June 9th, I went for comfort again. More slinky knit pants, this time black, and a top of similar material.
A Versace belt and Gucci mules finished this off.
On June 10th, my latest acquisition. I desperately needed new workout pants, so I went to Macy's. They were having a huge sale. I paid a whole $4.93 for this nice heavyweight cardigan.
It has pleather trim at the slash pockets and down the front. No buttons or zipper, but the pockets have zippers. It was worth five bucks. It will replace the Misook that you saw above - that will be donated.
So how about some non-clothing related stuff? Let's get to the cosmetic boxes, since both of them arrived a little early this month. We will start with the June Birchbox:
I guess that tie-dye is back in style. This month's box was yellow tie-dye - my favorite color. Inside, from top to bottom:
1) Daily Concepts Your Facial Microscrubber - a mini loofah that has a pocket for your fingers in the back. I have been using it and I like it.
2) IBY Beauty Radiant Glow Highlighter in Prosecco - a rose gold shade
3) Amika Flash Instant Shine Hair Mask
4) Benefit Chachatint Lip and Cheek Stain
5) Arrow Color Enhancing Lip Balm in Blush - this is the tube that says Boost (I couldn't figure out why). It's like a mood ring - it reacts to your skin's pH and makes a unique shade on everyone.
6) Briogeo Color Me Brilliant Mushroom and Bamboo Color Protect Primer - use before styling.
My Ipsy bag also came and it also features a summery theme.
From top to bottom:
1) Sur Medic Azulene Soothing Creme
2) Pacifica Cheery Gold Highliter and Blush palette
3) Sugar Kohl of Honour Intense Kajal eyeliner in Black Out
4) Eddie Funkhouser Domed Blendign Brush
5) Malin + Goetz Grapefruit Face Cleanser - I have gotten this before and I like it.
On the night of June 1st, the sunset had the most beautiful colors. It was amazing.
On June 3rd, my coworkers gave me the nicest surprise !!! To cheer people up and give them recognition, I have been making an anagram of a particular department and bringing them donuts for the past couple of years. I call it the Performance Improvement Pastry Series. This was put on hold because of all the COVID foofarah.
So they did the same for me !!!
And the front porch got its spring spruce up !!
On May 31st, I got some flowers from the local flower shop to help out their little local business.
I got two bouquets, and split them up around the house.
I also ordered some candles from IKEA months ago, and they finally came. I love their candles.
And that's about it for this episode of my life. Let's hope that things get better in our world, in all ways.
