My Little Boudoir

I must admit, I’ve never been one to wear flamboyant designs on my fingernails. The most risky I get is a French manicure and, why, that’s not risky at all now, is it?

I am, however, captivated by these creative “Chanel” manicure looks that I found at Lacquer Boudoir; a blog about nail art. I particularly fancy the one inspired by the 2.55 Chanel handbag.

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This look is darling, too…

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Who knows, perhaps I may just venture beyond my go-to french manicure and taupe and opt for one of these fun designs one day.

If you’re a boudoir beauty who is all about nails, you must visit LacquerBoudoir.blogspot.com. She has so many ideas for nail art. It’s quite impressive, really. You can check out all of the posts from Lacquer Boudoir’s “Chanel Week” by clicking here. You must go have a look!

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I interrupt the regular Sunday’s Best series, to share some very sad news…..

While I was visiting some of my favorite blogs from my blogroll yesterday morning, I naturally stopped by Bumpkin On A Swing to see what Lisa was writing about. I was shocked to see a guest post titled, “In Loving Memory“, telling of Lisa’s recent passing.

Even though I don’t personally know Lisa, I sat at my computer and cried. I then cried again when I read Trish’s post at Pink Preppy Lilly Lover (Trish was Lisa’s bestie). In three short weeks a very aggressive form of ovarian cancer took over Lisa’s body, and she passed away. She was only 40. It is truly heartbreaking.

If you’ve read Lisa’s blog, Bumpkin on a Swing, you will gather that she was a happy-go-lucky gal who, while having a taste for the finer things in life, was very down-to-earth and had a heart of gold. This is evident in her many posts about animal rescue and the Gulf Coast oil clean-up.

Lisa always showed a lot of support for My Little Boudoir, by leaving nice comments and kind feedback, for which I am greatful. She was very thankful for the Sunday’s Best post that I wrote about Bumpkin on a Swing. It featured her a post from her “Wordless Wednesday” series on the topic of Chanel. Therefore, I dedicate this upcoming week of Chanel themed posts on My Little Boudoir to Lisa, our Angel On A Swing.

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If you’re following the posts on My Little Boudoir you will know two things; that I have started a weekly series called “Sunday’s Best” where I showcase a favorite blogpost or series from another blog -and- that I have a fondness of a blog called Lily Lemontree.

Instead of sharing one single post from her blog, today I am going to share a series. The series is called “Look of the Week“. The looks that she selects are so stylish, usually in neutral colors (like black…one of my favorites) with classic lines. Occasionally she’ll even throw in some casual looks, like Gwen Stefani in her Wellies, for example.

Here are some of the looks that I fancy that have been featured in Lily Lemontree’s weekly series, “Look of the Week”. To see more of the looks, click here. I also recommend following her other posts as well  by visiting www.lilylemontree.blogspot.com.

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From here on out, each Sunday, I intend to share with you
a post from one (or maybe a few) of my favorite blogs.

This Sunday, I would like to introduce:

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The owner of Chinoiserie Chic is Beth, who also is part of Style Redux (both of which, I highly recommend you visit). I first discovered Chinoiserie Chic back in December. One of the recent posts at the time was My Christmas Decorating – Dressing Room. Even though today we are almost a year away from another Christmas, the post is still appropriate to share, because what you are about to see is her fabulous boudoir (or dressing room as she calls it).

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Something that I enjoy doing in my little boudoir is visiting other blogs. One that I came across today is called Lily Lemontree. The header alone is enough to draw you in…

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What’s even better is that she has a contest going through March 2nd where you can win Coco Before Chanel on DVD (which I have been waiting to see FOREVER). To enter, you can visit lilylemontree.blogspot.com for details.

P.S. Don’t forget to enter to win the vintage Chanel print ad on My Little Boudoir, too.

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I recently found a new beauty blog that is a must-see for all of you cosmetic queens. On this blog, Lady Kina, a professional esthetician and free-lance makeup artist, shares with her readers about all things related to cosmetics and beauty products. What I especially like is that she knows what she is talking about when it comes to these topics and it’s actually quite informing, in addition to being entertaining. You can tell that she really does use, and believe in, the products that she touts.

I highly recommend you visit Confessions of a Beauty Addict.

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Here are some my favorite posts on her site:

Alternative Makeup Confession

Confession: I Use Shave Oil!

Makeup Forever Powder & Foundation Confession