♥ TURKEY NEWS ♥ BLACK FRIDAY ♥ BOOK DISCOUNTS ♥

We will be off today and tomorrow for THANKSGIVING! (Though I'm a vegetarian and only really eat mashed potatoes and drink wine on Thanksgiving. I sit under the covers and watch films and rest if I am not going to dinner parties. This year, I feel like staying home and being creative and hanging out with my baby dog, Lotte.) BUT I wanted to give you some great info...! 

First! If you are an old school book reader who loves/covets/collects/adores old books and hardcovers and handmade goodness, Maybeparade (my publisher) will be selling a hand-bound hardcover version of my novel ARCADIA! I will post more info on here soon. We will have teaser images and there will most likely be a pre-order something once they are ready to bust them out! You can email info(at)maybeparade.com for more info. The covers are GORGEOUS and the flier below is a little teaser/sneak peak of what they'll look like. Sort of. :) Thanks for Lara Sabatini for the lovely cameo hesher heads and to C. Sabatini for putting these lovely books together by hand! ONLY IN PORTLAND!

Next...I want to let all of you in Los Angeles know that ARCADIA is selling at one of the best indie bookstores in Hollywood...SKYLIGHT BOOKS on Vermont in Los Feliz! AND if you go into the book shop on SATURDAY NOVEMBER 24TH AND SUNDAY NOVEMBER 25TH, you get an extra 15% off the book! You can also order these books online from their site at skylightbooks.com. This is a THANKS FOR SHOPPING INDIE promotion and we LOVE supporting indie! 

maybeparade.com 

skylightbooks.com

SKYLIGHT BOOKS

1818 N. Vermont Avenue

Los Angeles, CA 90027

(323) 660-1175

Open Every Day

10 a.m. to 10 p.m.

 

MORE NEWS AND UPDATES SOOOOON! 

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HAVE AN AWESOME HOLIDAY!

 

I'd also love to thank 

Chris Bettig for creating an awesome book cover for my novel...

Maybeparade Press in Portland...

and all the Nancy Girl readers!

 

xxxxmt ♡

  

GIFTS FOR COOL GIRLS PART 1 ♥ THE SLEEP SHIRT ♥

I intended to do this post later in the week, but I just received an email with a great BLACK FRIDAY offer to the readers...so I thought I should post it up today! Because they might be sold out if I post this up later! 

the long sleep shirt $210

the long sleep shirt (back)

A while ago, my dear friend and fashion maven Alexandra Suhner Isenberg from Searching for Style announced she was producing/launching a line of sleep shirts modeled after a vintage piece she discovered years ago while living in London. She gave some of us (her friends) a chance to pre-order and so I did. They come in a longer version (which I will also purchase) and a shorter version (which I own now). I've had mine for a month or so now and I LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE it. It's cotton, with blue stripes and reminds me of the work shirts my father used to wear when I was little (the fabric, not the style). It's EXTREMELY well made, feels super super luxe and fancy girl (which I LOVE LOVE LOVE) and is very chic. There's also something very sexy about these sleep shirts. It's almost like wearing your boyfriend's shirt to bed or waking up in his shirt and lingering around his penthouse. It's just awesome. 

The Sleep Shirt is actually the most perfect gift for that hard-to-shop-for lady (or man) in your life. The one who covets Dyptique candles and orders their socks from Commes des Garçons. :) 

the short sleep shirt...i don't roll the sleeves up. i think it's more chic to have them long and buttons at the cuffs. $195

the short sleep shirt (back)..i am quite petite and the shorter sleep shirt is above my knees and below my thighs...somewhere there...(sexy!)

The Sleep Shirt can be ordered on thesleepshirt.com. The long sleep shirt is $210 and the short sleep shirt is $195. And...lucky readers of this blog will receive an extra 20% off on Black Friday (through the weekend) on all sleep shirt orders! See below...and get your order in as soon as possible! 

More gift guides coming soon! Happy shopping!♡

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MAKEUP MONDAY ♥ LAURA MERCIER CREME SMOOTH FOUNDATION ♥

As soon as the weather shifted, my skin took a nose dive into dryness. SUPER DRYNESS. And now most of the foundations I was using during the summer and fall are no longer working...the way they should. My skin looks parched and even flaky somethings. Ick. And it feels awful. And even though I use all of my hydrating skincare and do the vitamins and water, that foundation thing was just not happening. The only one I could really use all day and still look fresh was the Revlon Whipped Foundation, which looks pretty good and lasts all day without any touch-ups. (Not even my Nars or Chanel are doing a good job during this climate change). So I decided it was time to migrate over to a brand I've been coveting lately, Laura Mercier. I stopped at the counter the other day and explained my face situation to the nice sales lady. I also explained that I need to more coverage sometimes, because of some pigmentation. She immediately suggested the Crème Smooth Foundation, which comes in a pot, can be worn sheer or built up to fuller coverage.

I was surprised to see the pot. I didn't even know some of the LM foundations came in a pot. It's a gorgeous little pot of luscious cream. I have only used it once so far, but I did love the texture. It didn't dry out. But it doesn't seem to have quiiiiiite the staying power as my Revlon Whipped Colorstay foundation has (even though that's a drugstore brand, it is an awesome foundation!). Also, the Laura Mercier foundation feels richer and less silicone-y like the Revlon foundation. I also think I was given a shade just a tad too dark and too orange-y for my skin. But all in all, I do love this foundation. I do think Laura Mercier is my new favorite brand and once I go through the shelves of skincare and cosmetics I already own, I will be replacing them with everything Laura Mercier. 

The foundation is $50, and you only need the tiniest amount because it spreads evenly and smoothly. Amazing. It's so nice to use products from a brand that live up to the hype. I don't even think a brand like Chanel really always does that (and I do own quite a bit from Chanel). 

So if you are freaked out by the weather change and your skin is not having any of the foundations in your collection, maybe get a sample of the LM Crème Smooth variety. You will probably love it. (I will most likely be buying this foundation as soon as I go through some of my others.) 

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SUNDAY MATINEE ♥ ROLLER BOOGIE! ♥

I just discovered this film recently by accident...it's ROLLER BOOGIE from 1978, methinks, so the outfits and hair are AMAZING (lots of vintage Gucci!). PLUS, it was shot in Venice Beach (California), which is cool to see. It hasn't changed too too much. Though there are some places in the film that are ghetto-ish back then...and now they all have multi-multi-million-dollar homes (especially when you see them skating around the canals).

It's worth a watch. It's not really painful at all. Especially if you love 70s fashion! And if you are a fan of Xanadu, you will LOVE it!!!♡

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