It’s been a long while since I ran one of these bad-boys, but it’s about time I revisited, if only to lend provisional structure to my “things I like today” posts. So: here goes. Looks, trends, products that are on my radar this spring.
(PSST. Love the pink Jason Wu dress above? You can snag it here for a casual $3K. NBD.) And then I started taking cues from street-savvy fashionistas…
UM, yeah. Talk about a dramatic/cool silhouette. Loves. I’m going to invest (lightly) in the trend with this affordable eyelet topper ($59, PiperLime)…but this fun little romp of a dress caught my eye as well (Lilly, $198, Neiman’s). I love that the peplum is on a small/manageable scale.
Alternately, how fresh are these tops from Marc by Marc Jacobs ($258, Shopbop)?!
So, I debuted my new YSL Rouge Pur Couture lipstick in Fuchsia Innocent ($30, Barney’s), and — much to my surprise — Mr. Magpie loved it. He usually doesn’t like a lot of loud makeup, so I was a little surprised/thrilled by this discovery.
Sigh. And, um, I love you, Rebecca Minkoff. You just keep getting better and better, don’t you? Thanks for recently dipping into the sunglasses market, because I’m smitten with every style you’ve released, but most notably the Bedford ($230, Shopbop).
Mr. Magpie and I are big time cocktail lovers, but I must admit to a flavor-of-the-month tasting personality when it comes to them. I’m the type of person who finds, falls in love with, and then promptly exhausts and retires something — whether it be a new favorite song, a piece of jewelry, or a cocktail. (I’m getting dangerously close to the “exhaust and retire” phase for Justin Bieber’s “Boyfriend.” So.delicious.) Mr. Magpie mocks me relentlessly on this flaw of mine. But then he totally enables it because he’s an incredibly talented and dedicated mixologist — he infuses his own liquors, has made his own soda, and cares about little things like finding the best tonic water out there to make the ultimate G+T (in case you’re wondering, it’s Fever Tree tonic). Further, if you ever come by for cocktails chez Magpie, your drink will never go unadorned — Mr. Magpie loves a nice garnish. At any rate, my latest cocktail favorite is what I’ve taken to calling the Mr. Magpie Muddle. It’s basically a margarita but with the limes all muddled up at the bottom and only a touch of sweetener. Super tart, super delicious…and super potent. (Straws pictured below are available on the cheap here.)
My mouth is sort of watering right now…
Welcome, spring! What are your musts for this season?!