well...i tried getting a white freshadama for my sister, but despite trying 15 different versions of my addresss, it said i had an address-card mismatch every time. pretty anticlimactic, haha.
i am!
my sister and mother need something lovely under the christmas tree.
(though judging by the number of exclamation points you just used, there might not be anything left for me to buy if you get there first :) :) )
the myla ones use real CFW pearls. here are the bracli ones. a couple spoylt (and this range) pieces have got faux pearl embellishment, too. this thread makes me giggle :)
dessous=ladies' underthings. i, too, have seen many pearl-embellished undergarments of late...andres sarda, myla, madame v, the bracli lace-and-pearl pieces. not to sure how i feel about pearl trimmed panties, but i like the bras :)
i just searched the site for 'add-a-pearl' (see search box in upper left corner), and there are a number of links to advice about add-a-pearl necklaces. from my brief overview of the threads, seems like some people have them put on gold chain (or silk cord) one at a time, some people keep them...
i was lucky enough to try on both pieces on in august...ohhh so pretty! i loved the earrings.
here is a picture...i look kind of sleepy, but the pearls look wide awake :)
edit: picture belongs to TPO...but i think it is ok to link to it? (if not, tell me and i'll delete it, terry!)
freshwater earrings: cheap way to indulge in satsifying retail therapy :)
add pearls to the list of countercyclical assets... along with canned soup, prostitution, and tasers.
haha yesterday a guy in the library asked me if my PP City strand was from Topshop. :) I am seeing faux ropes a lot these days. long necklaces are def. in right now.
i'd love to find more 'fashion' options available at affordable prices (eg. long tin cups made with off-round freshwaters and...
Ha! That is so funny (and flattering!) :) my mom says I look like her....she always gets mad when they straighten Anne Hathaway's hair in the Princess Diaries. "It's better curly!" she cries.
and yes, i really liked that all-chocolate one-- and i wasn't expecting to at all!
my vote: 10 way tie between all the pictures where my eyes are closed ;)
thanks for all the lovely comments-- it was so fun to do the shoot for terry, and it only happened because all of you commented so sweetly on my lina cavalieri picture!
My favorite pieces to prance around in were:
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