The Glamorous Rachel Bilson In Marie Claire Mexico + Highlights

I've been crushing on Rachel Bilson since 2003. I love everything about her in this Marie Claire Mexico editorial - the sequins, the cat-eyeliner, the drop dead beautiful laser cut gown. Her sequin look is exactly the vibe I go for year after year on New Years Eve. Adore!

Psssst, see below for highlights from the week.

1. I love my Mom! 19 signs your Mom is your best friend. Via thought Catalog. 

2. The official color of 2014 is....! Via Pantone.com.

3. Why aren't these old fashion dating habits cool anymore? (Thanks Dessert for sending this article over.) Via Thought Catalog.  

4. The Christmas DIY that you can eat. Via Honestly Yum.

5. The calf hair pouch that is perfect for traveling this holiday season. Via J.Crew.

6. How do you know when Christmas has arrived? Answer here. Via Man Repeller.

7. Your computer can be festive too with this holiday desktop wallpaper. Via LaurenConrad.com.

8. 100 notable books from 2013. Via NYTimes.com. 

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Lauren Conrad's Office + Highlights

I was more than happy to see Lauren Conrad's Paper Crown office redesign on Domaine for a couple reasons. First, I adore Lauren Conrad, her career, and her LaurenConrad.com team. Secondly, I was interning at Who What Wear when they launched Domaine so I saw a lot of behind the scenes prep for the website, making it even more of a must read for me. 

Domaine did a wonderful job of bringing Lauren's office to life by making it a streamlined, functional, and youthful haven speckled with vintage elements. What do you think?

P.S. Read below for some highlights from the week.

1. Everyone wants a great life but what pain do you want to undergo to get there? Via Huffington Post.

2. A look inside Lauren Bush Lauren's life and career (remember her wedding dress!?). Via The Zoe Report.

3. A new website dedicated to all things denim. Via Jean STORIES.

4. Spotted a couple of my favorite places around LA in Lauren Conrad's LA City Guide. Via Laurenconrad.com.

5. Another reason why Katy Perry is my absolute favorite pop singer. Via Mashable.

6. The new arrivals at Club Monaco are a collection of classic pieces that every girl can wear this winter season. Via Club Monaco.

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Rebirth In Fall + Sales + Hightlights

Finally! After temperatures in the 80s this week, LA is getting some cool fall weather. It's about time. I hope everyone is enjoying this fall Friday. Happy Weekend!

I get the shopping bug like crazy this time of year. Thus, I tend to have a difficult time waiting for all the Black Friday sales. Lucky for me (and you!) more and more stores are having short sales leading up to the madness of Black Friday. A couple sales to scope out this weekend:

• Extra 30% off sale at Madewell with code MOREPLEASE

• Nordstrom half-yearly sale for women & kids

• 30%-40% off at Gap with code GAPMORE

• Extra 40% off sale at J.Crew with code STYLETIME

• 25% off Kate Spade (today & tomorrow only!) with code HOLWD13

• 20% off dresses at Anthropologie

See below for some highlights from the week (I really enjoyed #2)...

1. Cures for those of you suffering from a quarter-life crisis. Via BuzzFeed.

2. LOVED this article on labeling women as "crazy." Via Huffington Post.

3. What your food cravings really mean. Via Refinery 29.

4. 28 signs you've found a BFFL. Via Thought Catalog.

5. The craziest first date ever - 3 weeks worldwide! Via Salon.

6. 10 Thanksgiving Cocktails. Via Williams-Sonoma Blog.

7. The difference between dating a boy vs. a man. Via Just My Type.

8. Having a swoon-fest over all the infinity scarves at Intermix after doing a little window shopping. Via Intermix.

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San Francisco + Highlights

And we're off! See you on Monday loves after I return from up north!

On the San Francisco agenda: going out at the marina triangle bars, football celebrations, birthday parties, hotel dance parties, & yummy eats & drinks.

Some places on my San francisco radar to eat & drink:

• Foreign Cinema - California/Mediterranean 
• Benu - Contemporary American
• Saison - Contemporary American
• Zuni Cafe - Modern European
• The Slanted Door - Modern Vietnamese
• Yank Sing - Dim Sum
• Swan Oyster Depot - Seafood
• A 16 - Italian 
• SPQR - Italian
• Rye - Specialty individualized cocktails
• Nopa - Italian 
• Little Star Pizza - Pizza
• Pizzetta 211 - Pizza
• Nopalito - Mexican
• Nick's Crispy Tacos - Mexican

See below for some highlights of the week...

1. A different way of looking at a loving marriage. Via sethadamsmith.com.

2. Brent Bolthouse talks The Bungalow and the evolution of LA nightlife. Via The New Potato.

3. Having a bad day? Let New Girl's Schmidt brighten your day. Via Thought Catalog.

4. All that glitters - Kate Spade's holiday gift guide. Via Kate Spade.

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Cara Delevingne Gets Flirty In Vogue Australia + Highlights

Cara Delevingne is irresistibly fun (I'm not the only one who thinks so, hello Stella McCartney, Chanel, Marc Jacobs etc.). Her flirty, frisky Vogue Australia editorial is perfect for the first day of November - a Friday. Cheers to a new month and a new weekend!

See below for a few highlights from the week...

1. Alexa Chung sounds off. Via Who What Wear Blog.

2. I've had a close relationship with polka dots ever since I fell for a Minnie Mouse dress when I was two-years-old. I think I could add this mod Alice + Olivia polka dot top to my wardrobe as an adult update! Via Alice + Olivia.

3. How to STOP your skin from breaking out. Via Refinery 29.

4. Why we are STILL obsessed with Princess Diana's style today. Via Vogue.com.

5. The most popular baby names overtime by state and year. Via http://1.bp.blogspot.com/.

6. Happy Día de los Muertos! Via Honestly Yum.

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Katy Perry On W Magazine + Boulder, CO + Highlights

Wow, I don't know where this week went. I spent most of the week with family so I became extra busy!

I'm a lucky girl today though because I'm heading off to Boulder, CO to reunite with my best college friends. I currently can't sit still because I'm SO excited. 

Our weekend is jam packed with plans and meals at some of our favorite Boulder eats - tapas and sangria at The Med, brunch at Brasserie Ten Ten, and beer & BBQ at West End Tavern. For me, the best part of the weekend will be catching up and laughing with my best girlfriends (already dreading the friend hangover to come next week!). 

Thanks to Prism, we will be jamming to Katy Perry's new album all weekend. She seriously kicks ass in her new W Magazine cover shoot. 

1. Surprise - 13 nutrition lies that made the world fat. Via Business Insider.

2. Halloween costumes you can wear to work next Thursday. Via Vogue.

3. Kate Middleton stunned at the royal christening! Via Vanity Fair.

4. Ten spook-tacular Halloween decorating ideas from my fave engaged girl Lauren Conrad. Via LaurenConrad.com.

5. 23 underrated things about being 23 (I'm 23!). Via Thought Catalog.

6. Snaps from blogger Luella & June's white, pink, and blue wedding. Via Luella & June.

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Tory Burch Holiday 2013 + Highlights

Tory Burch's Holiday 2013 lookbook is here; it is gorgeously done is a color palette of black and blush. The jewel, lace, and sequin details seal the deal for me on the collection. I'll have one of everything please, thank you very much. Shop the collection and other new arrivals here. 

+ see below for some highlights from the week.

1. The history of lipstick. Via Rue Magazine.

2. The types of girls boys should be marrying. Via Elite Daily.

3. One of my favorite nail polish giants, Deborah Lippmann, launches lipsticks. Via Nordstom.

4. The perfect smoothie to make in the fall. Via Baked by Rachel.

5. SAVE 30% on your entire Kate Spade purchase until Sunday with code FALL13FF! Via Kate Spade.

6. This Anthropology confetti striped pullover sweater is a must for me this fall. Via Anthropology.

7. Johnny Depp & Kate Moss are reuniting. Via Into The Gloss.

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Hunger Games Honey + Highlights

Miss Jennifer Lawrence, gorgeous as always. TGIF!

See below for highlights from the week.

1. These neutral blogger outfits from Atlantic-Pacific & Always Judging. Via Atlantic-Pacific & Always Judging.

2. This DIY polka dot vase in the blogger behind The Pursuit of Style's house. Via Glitter Guide.

3. I want to cook this deliciously yummy looking breakfast recipe this weekend. Via Domaine Home.

4. This wonderfully fall scented candle - pumpkin souffle - has been burning in my house all week. Via Anthropologie.

5. More proof that we are what we eat. Via The Atlantic.

6. A girl's guide to red wine. Via Cupcakes & Cashmere.

7. An interesting perspective on getting engaged. Via Converge Magazine.

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Love + Highlights

It's Friday. I'm heading to Alabama today to visit my brother in college. My, am I happy to be seeing my family. I have two mantras today - 1. God's timing is perfect 2. See below...

See further below for highlights from the week.

1. Jewelry Designer I discovered & am OBSESSED with. Via Holst + Lee.

2. My best friend on Makeup.com here & here. Via Makeup.com.

3. A comical take on Whole Foods. Via the Huffington Post.

4. Recently released list of the 100 best restaurants in LA. Via the LA Times.

5. Sandra Bullock on the cover of Vogue. Via Vogue.

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Tory Burch Spring 2014 Snapshots + Highlights

Well, New York Fashion Week is over & London Fashion Week is starting. It really should be called fashion month, not fashion week. Below are a few lovely photographs from the Tory Burch show as well as some of my favorite links from this week.

Tory said this of her show: "The easy glamour of the French Riviera in the late 1960s - inspired by Romy Schneider's character in La Piscine - mixed with garden elements. Blueprint, botanical, lattice, Queen Anne's lace and folly prints are paired with cleaner silhouettes and proportions in a fresh palette of green, white and coral." 

1. Darling pajama company I discovered (I love cute pjs!). Via Sleepy Jones.

2. These words on Girl Code. SO true. TOO under appreciated. Via Man Repeller.

3. The short hemlines and mod sixties vibe of the Ralph Lauren Spring 2014 collection. Via Vogue.com.

4. The new book I'm devouring this week - A Hundred Summers. Via Target.

5. This linen Paris tee I scooped up this week. Via Madewell.

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