Perfect: Winter Px

The hands down best:

Rose Hand and Nail Cream 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Harrods, London

bows

FENTON-FALLON for J.Crew Carrington crystal bow necklace

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today in garance dore
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miracle: we are here

TENACITY:  There is a Haitian saying which might upset the aesthetic images of most women. Nou led, Nou la, it says. We are ugly, but we are here. Like the modesty that is somewhat common in Haitian culture, this saying makes a deeper claim for poor Haitian women than maintaining beauty, be it skin deep or otherwise. For most of us, what is worth celebrating is the fact that we are here, that we against all the odds exist. To the women who might greet each other with this saying when they meet along the countryside, the very essence of life lies in survival. It is always worth reminding our sisters that we have lived yet another day to answer the roll call of an often painful and very difficult life.

Edwidge Danticat, "We Are Ugly, But We Are Here" (The Caribbean Writer, Volume 10, 1996).

NY Times 

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miracle worker

Miracle worker miraculous anti-aging moisturizer helps firm and hydrate the skin, while addressing the signs of aging. this luxurious miracle cream features a unique complex that helps replenish skin's natural moisture barrier, leaving it feeling satiny smooth. resveratrol helps promote skin's vitality for a firm, radiant result as it calms and soothes. loaded with vitamin c and glutathione, our miraculous moisturizer contains the highest level of antioxidants of any philosophy moisturizer. it helps support natural collagen, brighten a tired complexion and protect skin against environmental attack, the primary cause of premature aging. use in conjunction with miracle worker miraculous anti-aging retinoid pads for optimal results.

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anthropologie

Blue

Stripe cotton popover
 j crew

Platforms

still here for spring

Blue

blue striped chambray scarf
gap

New Years Eve

New Years Eve by agelessbeautyalways featuring J Crew

heading south

pewter metallic suede espadrilles
j crew

crazy new year's eve

Yves Montand eyeing Jeanne Moreau across a crowded room.

Middleweight champion Marcel Cerdan noticing a not so reticent Edith Piaf for the first time.

The come hither look.

The French accessorize better than anyone else because they understand signals a little more.

For the woman that knows who she is, what she wants, and doesn't care who knows it.

Gold Lace Choker (No. 2570). French lace, crystals, and velvet intertwine. Great flirtatious fun.

peterman

Pretty, simple

j.crew

Merry Christmas

"I have spent my life watching, not to see beyond the world, merely to see, great mystery, what is plainly before my eyes. I think the concept of transcendence is based on a misreading of creation. With all respect to heaven, the scene of the miracle is here, among us. The eternal as an idea is much less preposterous than time, and this very fact should seize our attention."

Marilynne Robinson
images: the drifter and the gypsy