I like the short hair pics that bmel posted! I've been thinking of going short, but there's no way I'm going to style my hair in the morning. (I ride my bike to work most days and it's just a hassle!)

And I have a feeling none of those cuts would look good without a blow dry ... any suggestions on easy short hair??

7/13/2011 3:21:23 PM

i feel like unless you have naturally straight hair

or hair for a fro

or hair that is totally resistant to the weather (ie humidity and moisture)

short hair is just hard. it ends up looking like a mushroom. even people with naturally curly hair usually have to do some styling to get it to be tame curly instead of wild mushroom curly

something like this could be easy though. have you ever "scrunched" your hair? you just get some product (there is this john frieda product i like, also a bedhead catwalk product i like) and apply to damp hair and scrunch then it ends up looking messy/cute. it looks REALLY good if you scrunch with a diffuser while blow drying, but since you don't want to blow dry there are products that work fairly well just air drying (they just give a little texture). but i don't know if you can do that with the navy gig or not. but i could see you with a hairstyle like this:


i also feel like this could potentially be a cute short hair style that is good for air drying - if you add some texture (via a mousse or whatever):


[Edited on July 13, 2011 at 5:39 PM. Reason : .]

7/13/2011 5:33:53 PM

bmel: I still like my Elisha Cuthbert suggestion

tartsquid: I think you could definitely pull of a platinum blonde!! The only thing I would be worried about is the maintenance of such an extreme color change

7/13/2011 6:21:44 PM

Can't decide if I should get this from NY&C

7/13/2011 6:49:55 PM

I know this has been discussed before (at least I think so), but where do you Raleigh ladies buy fabric?

I have a small foot stool that I've had for years, but have started using it while nursing. I want to find something cheery, maybe kinda boyish, and fun to use in the nursery it's such a small piece that $ isn't an issue. I only need like 1 yard.

Thanks!

7/14/2011 4:28:50 PM

Jo Anns Fabric was my choice

7/14/2011 4:32:40 PM

^ yup

search online for a 40% off coupon. sometimes they run 50% off a cut of fabric

you can get the coupons in-store too but they run out a lot so i try to get mine online when i know i am going in for something. they also have coupons in the sunday circular

7/14/2011 6:39:44 PM

nordstroms anniversary sale started today

must.stop.looking.

7/15/2011 11:26:09 AM

i just bought this little bad boy yesterday



don't let the picture decieve you, its bigger than it looks.



i've become OBSESSED with dooney and bourke bags as of the past year or so.
you know how you have that brand that pretty much hardly no matter what they put out you love.
that is what D&B is for me.


:swoon:

7/15/2011 1:41:59 PM

nice saddle bag

I'll let you have D&B as long as its not that monogram shit they put out

7/15/2011 1:44:44 PM

you have actually proven me wrong- i HATE the monogrammed ones, im not a big fan of that anyway though.
and the giraffe ones they got goin on.
all their other stuff though


i have this one thats my baby



(i'm not sure what the design is )


i'm swooning over these:





slate and red though-respectively

[Edited on July 15, 2011 at 1:57 PM. Reason : sdfd]

7/15/2011 1:57:11 PM

i love that first bag you just posted in ^ post.

7/15/2011 1:59:21 PM

[Edited on July 15, 2011 at 2:09 PM. Reason : hjk]

7/15/2011 2:00:45 PM

I LURV D&B! I don't have any yet, but I'm on the edge. You can actually get stellar deals on beautiful D&B bags at MARSHALL'S!

^^^ Also, diggin' the NCSU troll! Very Amelie.

[Edited on July 15, 2011 at 3:40 PM. Reason : f]

7/15/2011 3:39:02 PM

I think short hair can be really easy. I have a pretty thick hair with a medium wave (lots of cowlicks) and will never go back. I don't use product, either. As long as you have strong bone structure you can rock it. Nerdgirl, you've got the face for it.

With long hair, you either have to "do" it, or it goes in a ponytail, and what fun is that? Short in the back, longer on the top gives you plenty of easy styling options and if you leave some wispys around the front you avoid it looking too masculine or "mom-cut" like.

Check out how Emma Watson's been wearing her hair lately- it is AMAZING.

7/15/2011 4:18:27 PM

My new favorite accessory!! I bought it at the Farmers Market today.



I have squealed with excitement at least 3 times since wearing it.

[Edited on July 16, 2011 at 12:53 PM. Reason : Sorry for the instagram overload. I LOVE that app!]

7/16/2011 12:53:13 PM

Yes, I want these shoes.

7/16/2011 2:07:32 PM

i really like that bracelet, not a fan of those shoes though

7/16/2011 4:35:13 PM

My mom and 1.5 sisters have been raving about this site

Www.pintrest.com

Figure you people might find it interesting

7/16/2011 4:43:31 PM

I've been so torn about whether or not to keep these shoes. I think they look fab, but they kinda pinch in the toes and are loose on the heel (damn weird narrow heels I have). They're Betsy Johnson and good quality leather so I'm hoping the toes would stretch and mold to my foot a bit.

7/16/2011 5:02:08 PM

sometimes you just gotta put with the pain & awkwardness of cute shoes for a few hours. i like them!

7/16/2011 5:08:19 PM

Whoops, that picture screwed up.



Yeah, I'm leaning hard towards keep, because I love how they look with those jeans and I'm thinking about wearing them in a wedding soon.

7/16/2011 6:41:13 PM

pinterest is fun
it's all this OMG LOOK AT THAT, THAT'S CUTE, I LIKE THIS
click click click click click

completely girly crap but I've found many ideas and recipes that are awesome

7/16/2011 6:46:36 PM

OOOH! Keep the shoes, Tartsquid. Those are awesome!

7/16/2011 8:32:28 PM

I LOVE pinterest, ThePeter. Be my friend if you are on there.

7/16/2011 8:36:18 PM

I haven't done much of anything on Pinterest....I forget about it

7/16/2011 8:43:38 PM

those shoes look incredibly uncomfortable

at least they're not wedges

i don't like wedges

7/16/2011 8:56:35 PM

They are amazingly cute

and I have a thing for espadrilles

7/16/2011 8:57:21 PM

Me too! My other ones I posted earlier in this thread were stolen, so yesterday to fill their void I bought these at Saks for 50 bucks. Win!!

7/16/2011 9:01:50 PM

nice

are those elastic straps or just fabric?

7/16/2011 9:09:35 PM

Pretty sure I just planned my dream wedding on pinterest! I'm also following punchmonk and divababy now! Divababy, I am disappoint!

7/16/2011 9:19:55 PM

yeah really
I need to make a separate board for hair though, it's just ending up in the general wedding one. hmm.

7/16/2011 9:20:55 PM

you guys i'm in the nordstrom sale section HELP

do not even go on their website right now i am warning you!!!!!!

7/16/2011 9:23:21 PM

kadwackie

buy me shit if you wanna get froggy

bmel...I have internets now Just you wait. We'll be hanging out and I'll be pinning shit all over the place.

I really use Evernote to save stuff I like. Its more personal in that I don't share it with folks.

BUT I WILL JUST BE AN ATTENTION WHORE FROM NOW ON

7/16/2011 9:26:45 PM

why can't i be rich guys?

frye boots on nordstrom anni sale $219

after sale they go up to $327

DO WANT

7/16/2011 9:40:52 PM

Diva they are elastic.. these are the ones that were stolen from me.

Elie Tahari i got for only $40:

7/16/2011 9:44:06 PM

This is what I got from J. Crew Factory online yesterday:


Eyelet Pencil Skirt in Black Plum




Cotton Short in Coral

7/16/2011 10:37:46 PM

CUTE!!!!

i just got these 3 things (proud of myself for narrowing it down i had more in my cart lol) from nordstrom clearance:

7/16/2011 10:43:38 PM

I forgot to post my birthday shoes my lovely boyfriend got for me.. they make me 5 inches taller


soooo retro

7/16/2011 10:46:35 PM

reminds me I want the TOMS wedges

ugh I need to sleep around and get shit

7/16/2011 10:46:39 PM

LOVE the plum skirt. I wish I had a reason/money to shop right now! Between this thread, and the Nordstrom sale!

7/16/2011 10:50:07 PM

^No kidding.. btw girlfrand.. found that in a size ZERO!!!

seriously.. how rare is that?

7/16/2011 10:51:19 PM

^aaah, they still have one left in a 0!!

But I got that love kit thing, so I've spent my allotment for the week.

[Edited on July 16, 2011 at 10:58 PM. Reason : ]

7/16/2011 10:55:58 PM

25 BUCKS FOR A PENCIL SKIRT IN A REALLY HOT COLOR IN YOUR SIZE

come on, now.

/enabler

7/16/2011 10:58:58 PM

i hope the jeans i got fit they were only 19!!!!!!!!!!!!!

otherwise i'll just return them nordstrom is good about that ish

may or may not have also gotten a $13 pair of shoes on ideeli today. my weekly allotment has now also been spent and the week hasn't even started yet ahahahaha



[Edited on July 16, 2011 at 11:30 PM. Reason : SHOES!]

7/16/2011 11:28:18 PM

omg lol @ the love is art kit

7/16/2011 11:30:07 PM

What do y'all budget per week or month for clothes?

I used to budget $100 per month for all(undies, socks, cute stuffs), but lately I've been getting so many hand-me-downs from friends and fam that I haven't reached that.

Note: I work in IT, with a primarily male dorm workforce, so not much fashion there at all. Work is all jeans and graphic tees.

7/16/2011 11:34:37 PM

Lately I only buy things in two situations:

1. I find an incredibly good deal
2. It is a necessary purchase

I don't sit and budget (though I feel like I should at least keep track, but at year end my credit card sends me a whole bunch of pie charts and tables summarizing my purchase history)

7/16/2011 11:36:33 PM

yea i pretty much only buy on sale. actually not pretty much. i only buy on sale now.

and i don't budget really either. i have 2 savings accts and a checking acct and i have a certain amount of $$$ i don't go below in any of my accounts. and i don't transfer money from savings to checking unless it is a life or death emergency (like hospital bill or something). so yeah.

i'd say prob around $100 - $150. but only buying on sale stretches that way out.

i have all my bills set up on automatic draft (except for the ones i have to pay my dad for like my piece of the family cell plan and car insurance). and then i have my accounts set up to where i deposit my paycheck in and every other monday it automatically transfers the bulk of it into my savings accounts. so i don't really think about it. i save money way better that way. it used to be hard for me to ignore my savings accounts when i'd look at my bank statement. but now i ONLY look at checking and i'm like, this is the only money i have so...if i buy a dress i will be eating pb&j for a week, or not going out on friday night, or whatever the trade off is. not that we are talking about savings but in the past year i have gotten so much better at saving and budgeting money so i'm kinda proud of myself

ALSO my new thing is to "shop" online and put things in my cart but not check out. it sometimes helps calm the urge to shop without breaking the bank. like the jcrew stuff i posted awhile back i never pulled the trigger on. i DID buy that ish from nordstrom ton because the stuff was dirt cheap. like $9 shirts!!!

[Edited on July 16, 2011 at 11:58 PM. Reason : .]

7/16/2011 11:57:25 PM

I have been spending a lot of money on groupons, living social and clothing lately - I was really good for about a month and now I am kinda bad again.

I got this dress last week at TJ Maxx. It's a Calvin Klein and was on clearance for $32.00. I really like it.

7/18/2011 10:23:13 AM