July 30th

Happy 23rd Birthday to my good friend Logan Anne McClure!

May this year bring you lots of joy and many blessings!

Seems like just yesterday we were celebrating her 20th birthday!

Cheers to the next 23 years!

Pinyada-Yada-Yada!

Has anyone tried the "Confetti Nails" look that's trending?

This past week I spent the afternoon with my best friend from college, Danica, running around in the Woodlands! We spent an hour and a half at Starbucks catching up, then I introduced her to the grandiosity that is Sam Moon and finally at Ulta! I could have done much more damage than I did while I was there, but one of my favorite finds was the nail polish color produced by Ulta's private-label brand of what I call Confetti color. 

I figured this would be a perfect polish color for my birthday since it's like a party on my nails! The best thing about this was I got it while it was on sale for $2!! 

If you're interested in getting a bottle for yourself, it's called Pinata Yada Yada and it's a clear polish with confetti sparkles that can be used on bare nails or used as a top coat to add some glitter. On my toes I put on a coat of silver polish before using it as the top coat. On the nails, Danica and I both used a bare nail and sort of "globbed" the polish on to get the desired look we wanted. I wish I had a better picture, but the camera on my phone kept failing to produce a shot I liked. It came out like this...

This is a better shot I found on Google 

Let me know what y'all think! Is anyone else feeling the itch to try it?

Friday Favorites (Part Huit)

So for anyone who's been following my blog lately knows this has been a very Mirandapalooza Week! Tomorrow the festivities will bring the end of Mirandapalooza 2011 while also celebrating one of my best friend's birthday, Logan! With that said, here's a my list of favorite's this week :)

Favorite Fancy Cake:

Favorite Wisdom:

Favorite "Hangover" Quote:

Favorite Dress:

I would dress like this everyday if I could.

Wouldn't you?

Favorite Powder Room:

For more Friday Favorites click here!

Feathers Galore!

Friday Favorites (Part Sept)

I just realized that somehow all my numbering for "Friday Favorites" got totally out of whack. Oops :) I cannot believe that it's already Friday! 4 Days until I turn 22!!

Favorite Piece of Advice:

I love the mustache :)

Favorite "Aww" Photo:

Favorite Newly-Discovered Website:

Inspiriation for all!

Favorite Pop of Color:

Favorite Nap Place:

Imagine chilly air, light breeze & warm blankey :)

Counting the days until Fall!

Favorite Fashion Idea:

(Here's the How-To)

Have a Happy Weekend y'all 

and don't forget to check out my 

Amazon Wishlist ;)

Your mom's a Featherhead!

A good friend of mine posted on Twitter today the "To feather or not to feather" question. 

(Photo Credit: How-To Hair Feathering)

The hair feathering trend really took off this Spring and has continued to remain pretty popular throughout Summer. What I love most about this trend is there's no damage done to your hair! Unlike dying, they simply thread them through a micro-link which can later be pulled out or cut out. You can do everything with them in your hair; wash, blow-dry, curl, straighten.

I gave the look a chance after one of my best friends, Logan, had them put into her hair. When I got back to Denton I kid you not, I had tons of people compliment me whether I was standing in line somewhere or sitting at Lucky Lou's. I love how they look in blonde hair because the color contrast is dramatic but it turned out really awesome in my dark hair as well (especially the bright colors)! 

(Logan after having her feathers put in)

With all that said, there are a few ways to go about hopping on this trend-train. Fine Featherheads will show you which salons in your area offer feather extensions. The downside to having them put the feathers in is they typically charge from $20-60! If you know someone who took it upon themselves to buy in bulk and start their own little Featherhead business, that is the best way to save when you want them. Or, be on the lookout for when I start my own Featherhead business ;)

Tuesday Ten: Dear 18 Year Old Me

In honor of Eagle Camp & the new school year quickly approaching with a new band of freshmen entering the realm of college life I decided to do a Tuesday 10 themed as

Dear 18 Year Old Me:

10. There is no need to spend 1/3 of your first semester pulling an all-nighter to get an A on a quiz. A test? A major project? Maybe!

9. Freshman Year can & will be life-changing. Soak it up and enjoy every memory as they come.

8. Your metabolism will change! So don't think you can just make a habit of late-night Taco Bell runs with friends on a school night, drinkin lots of beer til the wee hours of the morning & hittin up Taco Cabana on the weekends!

7. If your first two random roommate assignments worked out, don't expect the third one will! 

6. You will find that the majority of your best friends from Freshman Year will probably drift apart and go their own ways. You will still be friends with most of them, but it won't be the same as when y'all were 18.

5. You will meet a boy, he will change your life; it may or may not be for the better. You will learn a lot, but it will not always be easy.

4. Enjoy your youthful looks. After Sophomore year you will start to look older and more mature...maybe not so much wiser.

3. It is not the end of the world if you fail a quiz, test, or class. And, watch out for Accounting 1...it will be the bane of your existence.

2. You do not have to be friends with everyone. You will come across several people throughout your college experience that are not meant to be your friend. If they do not take you as you are, appreciate you for who you are, or make for a positive experience, you do not need them in your life!

1. You will learn a lot about friends, even more about life but the most you will learn will be about yourself.

National Miranda Day Wishlist

With Mirandapalooza quickly approaching, I have put together a dream wishlist for if I, my family and my friends had all the money in the world to shower me with gifts! Fun right? :) 

Mac Cine-matics Face Brushes 

(Nordstrom Exclusive)

Marc by Marc Jacobs

Ipad Case

Juicy Couture 

Daydreamer XL Canvas Tote

Chanel

Black Rain Boot

Urban Outfitters 

Ruffle Duvet Cover

Anthropologie 

Cooled Globes Base

Friday Favorites (Part Six)

I have had myself a crazy little adventure this past week between being in Denton, trying to find a new apartment, packing/moving/cleaning my current apartment and trying/failing to register for my Accounting 2 class and everything else that's landed in between. I am optimistic this will all pick up to a better speed of excitement. For now, here are this week's favorites by yours truly, enjoy <3


Favorite Wine of the Week:

Only about $10 from HEB :)

Favorite Song of the Week:

Dreams by Fleetwood Mac

"Players only love you when they're playing"

Favorite HGTV episode:

Is he not cute or what?

Favorite "Trash to Treasure" Piece:

For more click here!

Favorite Inspiration Room:

Rainbow Library? Yes please

Favorite Oldschool Photo:

Playing dress-up at the tearoom in SOFLA 

for my 16th birthday :)

What are some of your favorites this week?

Current Obsession

Can't stop obsessing over Glee's renditions of Fleetwood Mac! 

Let me tell you about my best friend

I'd like to take this opportunity to introduce and brag about some of best friends.  Friends who have loved me on my best days and even on my worst. I have my moments when I'm hard to deal with and even worse when I'm a hot-mess and these lovely ladies have stuck close through it all.

Shereditthe

My lifelong bestie

I met Shereditthe in kindergarten, been best friends for 16 years, so we've pretty much been through it all. We even managed to stay best friends while I lived in Florida for 4 years. She is probably the most caring person that I know! She will do anything for you and always knows how to cheer me up. She's also the most blonde person I've ever met! She's been up in NY for school, so I miss her dearly <3

Logan

Princess Lead-foot

Logan and I met senior year of high school so we've been best friends for about 5 years. She has the best fashion sense and greatest confidence. She went off to SFA for college while I've been going to UNT but the best times we have are always when we're both in Houston. I love love love my Logan bear, I don't know where I'd be without her!

Danica

Miss Amanda Bynes

She's been my wifey, my roomie, and my bestie. Danica and I met at Freshman Orientation and we've been besties ever since. Over the past four years we've watched each other grow up and helped each other through the tears. We've shared hot mess moments and been through it all. She's moving to Waco for grad school at Baylor next year so I will be missing constantly!

Barnes

Partner-In-Crime

Barnes and I got off on the wrong foot our sophomore year, but it wasn't anything a girl's night couldn't fix :) What I love most about Laurie is her exciting zest for life she has. She is extremely positive which I find to be endearing. Laurie's my hotmess girlfriend. We've got one last year to finish off the college experience strong!

Amy

Dearest Amy <3 Met her my first day of college freshman year! We had both signed up for the wrong textiles class and were kind of freakin out about what to do. We've seen a lot of good times together and since she's graduated and soon to be moving back home I will miss her so much this next year!

Friday Favorites (Part Quatre)

Favorite Dream Kitchen:

from HGTV.com

Favorite Fall 2011 Runway Look:

Giambattista Valli Couture

Favorite Kate Middleton Look:

Be on the lookout for my Kate Middleton post 

coming soon! :)

Favorite Wii Game:

Last week would have been Super Mario Wii

Favorite Decorating Inspiration:

Wish I had a photo of my peacock feather vase 

Happy Friday everyone! 
I will be off to Denton to pack up my apartment with mi madre!!