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By Sami, on August 10th, 2011
I’ve been obsessing over Degrassi Junior High and Degrassi High, the late 80s/early 90s series that gave birth to {literally} Degrassi: The Next Generation {I watched that, too, until all the characters changed}. I could go on and on about how Degrassi has always been the most intelligent, informative and all-around amazing young adult television show, but I promise I won’t. Let’s just say, when I have kids, they’re definitely watching it.
Anyway, I’ve always loved 80s fashion — okay, some 80s fashion. It just seems so bright and fun, two adjectives I try to incorporate into my daily outfits. Lucy Fernandez {played by Anais Granofsky} has an especially great wardrobe. Including the one shown in the photo above, here are a few of my favorite outfits:
Sorry about the image quality — they didn’t have 1080p in the 80s!
I love how she’s always wearing a head scarf too. So cute!
Okay, off to work now. Enjoy your Wednesday!
By Sami, on August 8th, 2011
Mish and I have been dying to try out recipes from Vegan Cupcakes Take Over the World by Isa Chandra Moskowitz and Terry Hope Romero for a very long time, and we finally did on Friday. Because neither of us had ever made vegan cupcakes before, and Mish has never made cupcakes from scratch, we decided to go with a simpler recipe: Simple Vanilla and Agave Nectar Cupcakes. For the frosting, we made a Chocolate Ganache using the recipe from the book and adding a little bit of our own invention. Here’s the result:
These were the most moist cupcakes I’ve ever had! I’m guessing that’s a result of using agave syrup in lieu of sugar and eggs/milk. I mean… wow. I’m not vegan {though I may be slowly heading that way, if it weren’t for bacon…}, but I have a feeling I’ll be making many more vegan cupcakes.
Psst: check out author Isa Chandra Moskowitz’s website, The Post Punk Kitchen, for more unbelievably delicious vegan recipes. :)
By Sami, on August 3rd, 2011
Remember the sea salt hair spray tutorial I posted a few weeks ago? New reader Caitie sent me a super sweet e-mail yesterday about the customizations she made to the spray, so I’m thrilled to share them with you! Here’s what Caitie had to say:
My hair is on the slightly thinner/average end of the spectrum, so it needed some help. I added a little more salt and opted for lavender oil for a scent, twisted it up for the first 15 minutes or so of drying.
Wears well after a top down drive into the office. :) Nice option to the smooth bob look!
Above is Caitie wearing the smooth bob look {left}, and how her hair looked after using the sea salt hair spray {right}. Doesn’t she have a ridiculously sweet smile?
I always love getting feedback from my readers, so if you ever try any of my recipes, please let me know! You could appear here, too. :)
By Sami, on July 29th, 2011
Okay, the creative team at kate spade new york has a great eye for art {and pretty much everything else!}. I’m loving every artist they’ve picked to represent 2011 as the “year of color.” Last month, I blogged about Grant Hamilton‘s colorful polaroid photography, and this month I fell in love with Miss Capricho when Felt & Wire announced kate spade’s fall artists. You may also recognize her work from Daily Candy {see below, left}. Her vibrant, whimsical watercolor and ink paintings are just incredibly inspiring to me. I need some for my walls!
Note: I’ve placed a pink stroke within these images to denote separate pieces.
See more of Miss Capricho’s work in her flickr gallery.
By Sami, on July 25th, 2011
Okay, lame headline again. Sorry! This is a cross-post from the Jennie Fresa Beauty Library blog. In light of my recent sunburn acquisition, I was in sore need of an exfoliation today. Here are a few of my favorites — found across the web — that are super easy to make at home. My focus for the Jennie Fresa post was on scrubs for feet, but you can use these for your body, too:
1. Gimme Some Suga, Scrub! from Poor & Pretty — you may remember my sugar scrub diy from last February. This sugar scrub is very easy to make and only requires two ingredients: raw cane sugar and a carrier oil {I prefer jojoba or safflower oil}. You can also add in Vitamin E oil for extra smoothness, but that’s entirely optional. Read the full instructions here. Image below.
2. Strawberry Hand and Foot Exfoliant from Spa Index — this is another super simple one, and you can find all of the ingredients at your local grocery store if you don’t already have them in your home. You just need strawberries, olive oil {or apricot oil, if you have it}, and coarse salt {Kosher or sea salt}. Read the full instructions here. Spa Index has tons of really great masks, scrubs, and other spa-at-home recipes. See all of them here.
3. DIY Salt Scrub from Everything Fabulous — coarse salt + oil + essential oils {optional, but definitely beneficial}. Easy as pie! Sasha makes this recipe simple, but also gives you tons of ways to customize it. Love! Read the full instructions here.
4. Homemade Foot Scrub from Soap Deli News — Rebecca’s blog always has great tutorials, ranging from categories like beauty, home improvement, organization… I could go on and on. This Homemade Foot Scrub recipe was shared by a guest blogger, and it contains four ingredients, all of which you can find at a grocery store. Read the full instructions here.
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