Boudoir Queen

In high school, I saw the films, Our Blushing Brides, with Joan Crawford/ Robert Montgomery & It with Clara Bow. Since then, I have always had love for this "roaring" era. My two favorite decades in terms of dress, makeup, hair, film and music are definitely the 20s and 40s. I have always said that I was born too late and I will continue to live by this. The things I'm most passionate about or take the most interest in are mainly of past eras. I get a consuming feeling of nostalgia in antique stores, watching silent film, listening to Ruth Etting and seeing places like the Boudior Queen. I strangely transform into the typical "kid in a candy store"- my mind begins to daydream and I become wishful of the life of these swingin' and flapper girls. Below is a video by "There's No Place Like Here..." on Etsy.com. I am in complete love with this short video and especially the items and decor of Boudoir Queen. I could only imagine- I'd have to have 10 houses in order to decorate for each style I'm into and I really do wish I could play costume every day of the week! enjoy....

and here are some "Flapper-Style" finds from Etsy.

Hems and Bustles

Flapper Dashery


Marvita 13


David Joseph Designs

Dear Golden Vintage

Mistral and Nanette

So, I just got back from shopping at Anthropologie for a new notebook. Whenever I go there, I make sure to check out their soaps, lotions and perfumes. I came upon Mistral- Lychee Rose. The most HEAVENLY scent ever! It also reminded me to keep note of Nanette by: Nanette Lepore. Both scents are VERY feminine. If ever anyone needed to identify a perfume with the term "girly", these two are it. I can't wait to get them for myself... Lychee Rose is very subtle, yet whimsical in a way. When i tested it, my eyes began to close in utter delight. Walking back to the parking lot, I kept smelling the back of my wrist... Two weeks ago when I picked up Nanette in Sephora @ Downtown Disney, I immediately thought to myself, this is what a Parisian girl's home must smell like... anyhow, here are the two bottles. They literally look the way they smell!

sephora

anthropologie

p.s. i actually looked up Mistral's own website. The bottle goes for $52 there + shipping. At Anthropologie it is $48- however, i could only find their Citrus scent on the website.