Shelved

Remember when I talked about working some blog magic on my bookshelf? Well, I’ve styled my shelf with what I have, which isn’t much anymore, since I got rid of most of my books — all the ones I had read, didn’t plan to reread, and weren’t very pretty. I do almost all of my reading on my iPad now, so I want to make sure future book purchases are books that are better on paper and look pretty on the shelf (except for these, which are so gorgeous they’re worth the purchase, even if I can get them on iPad!). Here are a few titles I have my eye on:

1. Color Harmony Compendium: A Complete Color Reference for Designers of All Types / 2. Vintage Type and Graphics: An Eclectic Collection of Typography, Ornament, Letterheads, and Trademarks from 1896 to 1936 / 3. Vogue: The Covers / 4. National Geographic Simply Beautiful Photographs / 5. 100 Years of Fashion Illustration / 6. Logo Design Love / 7. Design*Sponge at Home / 8. Domino: The Book of Decorating

P.S. I know pretty much everyone in the blog world has blogged about the Design*Sponge and Domino books. But they’re so preeeeetty. Especially together, yes?

P.P.S. One of the reasons I want the Vogue covers book. See how pretty they are?

Photo by Heather Clawson for Habitually Chic via Design Darling

Just beachy

In less than a week, I’ll be on a plane to Maui — insert 50 million exclamation points. I would not be disappointed if these items were to magically appear in my suitcase! Especially those sandals — I have a similar pair in metallic gold that I’ve just about worn out from wearing practically every day for three summers.

Is it Sunday yet?!

1. Old Navy Striped Charmeuse Dress / 2. Topshop Navy Band Straw Trilby / 3. Seychelles Caw Sandal

Photo via Ka’anapali Beach Hotel

Lip service

Though you wouldn’t know it by looking at my makeup collection, the one area I’m really lacking in is lip products. I’m embarrassed to admit it, but most of the ones I own are too old to wear and I just haven’t bothered to replace them. Every girl needs at least one showstopper in her lip collection, and I’d love any of these by Nars. Bonus: Apply Aquaphor first, then dab the color onto your lips for a pretty daytime look like the freckled beauty above! Do you have any lip favorites — lipstick or gloss?

1. Heat Wave / 2. Transeurope Express / 3. Schiap

Photos via Into the Gloss, The Glamourai, Into the Gloss, and Cup of Jo