click, purchase, mine: white lace dress by Pim + Larkin

 white lace dress by Pim + Larkin ($79)

PS – get 2o% off with code "SPLURGE"

Ever since this post on Vanessa Jackman's blog, I've been on the hunt for a white lace dress. And after searching practically everywhere, I finally found one that works for me. My favorite outfits are always a mix of masculine and feminine elements, and I'm itching for a chance to wear this dress with my camo military jacket. Until temperatures drop, though, I'm planning to balance out the sweetness of the lace with edgy sandals and a bold red lip. 

saturday/sunday snapshots

found on sale at J.Crew (because everyone needs a ridiculously bright plaid shirt, right?)

playing around at home with new makeup (still not convinced that I know what I'm doing)

fresh vegetables from the neighborhood co-op (assembled for this recipe)

yep – I bought this sweater in two colors

(don't even act like you're the least bit surprised)

not pictured: fried eggs on sourdough toast, masala chai, too many ginger + cardamom cookies, the three attempts it took CVS to correctly fill my new prescription

friday links

• just added two new books to my reading list: Running with Scissors + Me Talk Pretty One Day
• debating whether this sequin skirt is too short for me
• followed this paleo shepherd's pie recipe on Wednesday night and was seriously impressed with the results
• currently drooling over these avocado brownies and this brown sugar/fig/gorgonzola crisp
• this is my favorite desktop wallpaper from Design Love Fest yet
• Baggu, you're killing me with these new fall colors

cheap thrill: polka dot sweater from Old Navy

polka dot sweater from Old Navy ($24.94)

PS – Take 25% off with code "ONTAKE25"

obsessed: Madewell songbird dress

stucco stripe ($138) / black spotshadow (on sale for $99.99) / chambray ($138)

It's outside my normal price range, but trust me when I say that this dress is a WORKHORSE.

saturday/sunday snapshots

a birthday gift to myself – NARS 'Funny Face'

the perfect bag for an afternoon of shopping

a movie choice inspired by Shark Week

not pictured: homemade pound cake and fresh strawberries, a new dress from Madewell, getting caught in the rain

obsessed: J.Crew shirts

oxford boy shirt in polka dot ($78)

boy shirt in red plaid ($78)

perfect shirt in chambray polka dot ($88)

Please get in my closet.

saturday/sunday snapshots

fresh asparagus for homemade panang curry

lazy weekend wear: stripes and cut-offs

Sunday afternoon reading: It Starts With Food

not pictured: one very noisy cat, two scoops of salted caramel ice cream, three loads of laundry, four songs added to my workout playlist, five episodes of The Killing – Season 1

cheap thrill: peplum tank from Zara

peplum tank from Zara ($19.90)

saturday/sunday snapshots

scored this floral dress from the Zara sale

finally got my hands on NARS 'Heat Wave' ('Funny Face' is next)

broke out my new iphone case (designed by Julia Marshall / available at Society6)

not pictured: homemade falafel on Saturday night (we've been using this recipe), a dangerous situation at J.Crew involving several button down tops (this one came home with me), the blueberry cobbler recipe that I ran out of time for on Sunday afternoon

friday links

• planning to make this avocado toast from A Cup of Jo as a Sunday afternoon treat
• how amazing is this post-it pinata from The House That Lars Built?!
• can't wait to see Celeste and Jesse Forever
• may have to murder Lacey in her sleep just so that I can steal her new bag
• this is genius: Carrie Bradshaw gets Coveteur-ed 
• just added to my Google reader: Nom Nom Paleo
• thinking about buying this book about digital food photography
• and this top from Ann Taylor, despite a self-imposed spending freeze

cheap thrill: layered necklace from Zara

layered necklace from Zara ($25.90)