JADE Nail Polish – Fall 09 Trends

Jade nail polish is in…says Bao.  That was one of the gifts Bao gave to Alisa for her birthday dinner we just had only a few hours ago.  I don’t know why, but this stood out to me.  So I immediately did my usual searches, and sure enough, JADE (green) nail polish is a Fall 2009 must have color.

Chanel started the trend by including it in their Fall lineup, and Fashion Allure quotes, “As for Fall 2009, classical reds, avant-garde blacks, deep violets and navies will still be en vogue. However, the trendiest nail colour for this fall is…green!” It appears that jade, pine, mint and olive are the dominating laquer shades this season.  CollegeFashion.net advises that if you don’t want to pay the Chanel pricetag, you can always find a much cheaper alternative at Sephora or drugstores.

Wow, Bao’s trend awareness never ceases to amaze me.  GO GREEN!

Hot!

Rihanna wears green too.

As seen in Elle.

What?! That’s a CAKE??

About a month ago, Mari came to me and said I MUST see these cakes made by her friend, Laurie. It was really cute because Mari said her words would do no justice to just how amazing the cakes were. She tried earnestly to describe it and got really flustered because I guess she saw I wasn’t getting it.

That is until I actually saw the cakes myself. Holy crap, UNBELIEVABLE!! When I saw that purse cake, I was completely baffled. How can that be a cake?!?!?! I mean, look at it. It looks like real leather to me. And the detail!!  Then I saw the next picture – the purse was cut, and yes, that is definitely a cake.

From that point on, I could not stop talking about these amazing desserts. I made everyone look at the cakes and forced them to guess what they were. I loved everyone’s reaction upon realizing that it was a cake (try playing the guessing game with your friends – you’ll love their reaction too).  So I finally decided it’s something that really needs to be shared with the masses.

The talented individual behind these masterpieces is Laurie, a super cute artist and a self-employed cake designer, making custom cakes (among other things) from scratch. I absolutely love how she incorporates items all girls love  – designer purses and even the coveted light blue box from Tiffany, with a lovely white ribbon turned perfectly into a cute bow. These cakes are every girl’s dream.

I’d like to say more, but Mari’s right – Laurie’s cakes are too cute for words.

Please check out her profile and more custom cake pictures on her Facebook Page.  If you have any inquiries or would like to order, email her at laurie.sanae@gmail.com.  Mention you saw it at LIVINGcute!

Luckies Zipper Pulls by Kidrobot

We are a huge fan of Kidrobot toys and these super cutie zipper pulls definitely made our top 10 favs. They are just darling to look at. How could you NOT smile? You can dangle them on your favorite zipper hoodie, gym bag or wallet. These Luckies Zipper Pulls are said to bring TONS of LUCK so take them with you where ever you go!

Mari introduced me to these so I just had to get her some for her birthday

One note: the Luckies Zipper Pulls come in blind boxes so you won’t know which one you’re getting. We think the idea of not knowing what you’re getting is charming. It’s like getting a little surprise gift for yourself. How exciting!

$6.00 at Fredflare (Free Shipping Code Here! – Hurry before it expires!)

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Cute, Colorful Sundae Spoons

The girls and I were able to enjoy a nice little dinner for Mari’s birthday. We started off with some drinks while chit-chatting to catch up on our latest updates. Everyone looked very cute, and Bao was even wearing the Mixed Charmed Bracelet from Forever 21 and rocked it in her recommended oversized t-shirt and skinny jeans.

We quickly moved on to our favorite part of birthday dinners: GIFTS.  Mari got a lot of cute, practical and very useful gifts such as a mini travel blow-dryer from Brookstone, Luckies Zipper Pulls, a large silver shower head and an adorable strawberry plant that sits in a little egg.

My favorite among the gifts was from Alisa. Her gift included these SUPER cute, candy-colored, acrylic Sundae spoons from Crate and Barrel. I absolutely love sundaes, smoothies, ice-cream, parfaits…pretty much any kind of dessert so I turned into the green-eyed monster when I saw them and vowed to get my very own set. And it’s perfect as they are on sale on the Crate and Barrel website. Only $3.95!

Top-rack dishwasher-safe

On sale for $3.95 (regularly $4.95)

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Cute Birthday Cards by Fomato

My girlfriends and I were talking about birthday cards not too long ago. We all kind of realized, the older we get, the more we appreciate them. We like seeing how the card we pick out totally matches our personality and we love going home after our birthday party to read all the cheesy good stuff inside. It’s funny how after all these years, we still have something nice and sweet to say to each other specifically on our birthdays.

Today is actually Mari’s birthday and we’d like to wish her a very happy birthday…with an adorable card she’s found herself (Mari always find the cutest cards).  This super duper cute card is from Fomato and is less than $5.00.  And I believe this card is so appropriate because we never say NO. We are YES people and we often joke about how we’d just love to say these two foreign letters to everyone we see all day long.

So here’s to you, Mari: your special day to say H*LL NO to anyone and everyone!

Happy Birthday!!!!

Yes, you ARE fabulous

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