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Go Saints!

admin — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 23:09:36 +0000

Yeah, this one is a given..

Purp in the ‘burg!

admin — Sun, 03 Jan 2010 14:54:21 +0000

violet sighting

Purple, in a row….

admin — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 15:29:02 +0000

What's this I see in front of LIU?

Botanic Antic!

admin — Sun, 13 Dec 2009 21:19:47 +0000

photos: San Diego Botanic Garden @ Balboa Park

Naomi- tres chic et Lavande-Garde!

admin — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 00:40:30 +0000

Naomi with purple quilted Chanel bag- 2.55?

Violet Sightings: Purple Cafe- Pacific Beach, San Diego, CA

admin — Sat, 05 Dec 2009 20:32:53 +0000

Over the Thanksgiving Holiday, I gave thanks and went out west to my origins on the West Coast- California.

As luck (and a good friend) would have it, we stumbled upon a bombardment of violet entities while in San Diego and Pacific Beach (or known to locals as “PB” ) is a purple spectacle all on its own- and not in a Barney kinda way.

While lunching, we came up on the Purple Cafe on Grand Ave. Decked out with lavender walls ( and the scent- to add a special touch). It instantly took me away from my fond memories of PB Bar and Grill and, Moondoggies and Typhoon Saloon in the evening. This was the gem that instantly relaxed, drew you in and melted the stress.

My favorite takeaway from the Purple Cafe? The Jimi Hendrix, violet framed piece behind the barista.

Violet Sightings: Fashion Sense

admin — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 17:06:11 +0000

A Love Grenade

Top Shop makes my heart melt

V is for Chanel’s Vendetta

admin — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:24:54 +0000

Chanel Vendetta Nail Polish

Vendetta:- Italian, Blood feud, “beef”, retalitory violence, vengence seeking

firm examples: USC vs. UCLA, Chargers vs. Raiders, Vampires vs. Warewolves, Montague vs. Capulet, etc.

Chanel’s Vendetta Nail Polish: -eggplant, inky- deep purple with slight shimmer.

The name speaks volumes, sparks a flair for the dramatic and the shade has been talked about all year by beloved beauty bloggers and beauty editors who have been ready to embrace the noir side of life.

Pitching a Purple fit on Bleeker

admin — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 02:14:20 +0000

Bleeker not Bleaker!

Purple Fit outside of Marc Jacobs

So Lavande-Garde: Kathryn Finney- The Budget Fashionista!

admin — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 14:14:55 +0000

Kathryn Finney- The Budget Fashionista

I had the pleasure of meeting Kathryn at an event at the Soho Grand here in NYC! After the Ladies Lotto Panel, I had to introduce myself and inquire about her lipstick hue.

She is the Queen of budget friendly chic! back when everyone was going nutzo over the Dior Saddle Bag and Juicy Track suits, in 2003 she was one of the first official bloggers and she started sharing her cost-friendly shopping tricks on Thebudgetfashionista.com.

Kathryn delightfully indulged in her lipstick color- its MAC’s Cyber, described as an ” intense blackish purple”. She also tipped us off and let us know that Black Radiance has a similar lipstick hue.