The Usual Suspects.

I love perfume. I love secretly smelling my wrists throughout the day. Most of all, I love the hunt for the perfect perfume. In my opinion, perfume (and sunglasses) is a very personal and hard gift to get someone...unless they give you a specific name or style. That's why I like buying it for myself. Going into a store, studying the bottles, wondering what scent hides inside, and finally smelling one that captivates you....I love it all! My favorite places to shop for fragrances are Barneys New York, Bergdorf Goodman, Nordstrom, and small boutiques. The reason for those choices is that they all carry unique and interesting perfumes and brands. I also love Luckyscent for online shopping. Happy perfume hunting! Here are some of the ones I wear most...

L to R: Nanadebary "Pink"; Fendi "Palazzo"; Hermes "EAU DES MERVEILLES"; Frederic Malle "Lipstick Rose"; Kilian "Love"

My two fave bottles. Love the woman on the Nanadebary bottle! The other is very classy!

My vanity tray of perfumes.

Gratitude

My bff, Ashley, took some more pictures of me today. Mainly, I wanted to get shots of the pyramid of rhinestones I had atop my head. Then I went on with my day, all the while developing this extreme since of gratitude. To be honest, like a lot of people, I hurry throughout my day - trying to be on time to things & not trip while running in heels - with a general sense of gratitude but not completely taking it all in and being truly thankful for it. I recognize how incredibly blessed I am....how I'm thankful to spend another day wandering this earth and chasing my dreams....how lucky I am to have a supportive and extremely close-knit family...how thankful I am to be a healthy young woman who is lucky enough to be taking any opportunity that comes my way...what a wonderful gift it is to have so many friends who love and believe in you unconditionally. I could go on and on, and one day I might :) But my whole point is that I am a point in my life where I couldn't be happier. My heart is so full of gratitude that I literally think it might burst! I just got engaged, too, which probably has something to do with it :) I just had to get that out there. Thanks for listening reading. I am also thankful for everyone who has chosen to "follow" me and for those who read my blog! I appreciate it more than you know!!

Headband from Kittie Kyle; Vintage belt

Getting my hair done tomorrow...sorry about the roots :)

Love this headbands like this for bad hair days!

I don't know where I'm going, but I'm on the way...

Yet another cold, snowy day in Nashville. Had dinner with my best friend, Ashley. We've been best friends since we were four! She's my new photographer since my boyfriend fiance is now in FL! (Thanks girl!) Sorry for the blurry pics...he also got to keep the good camera, ha! So now I'm stuck with the old one until I get a new one...which hopefully will be soon. While I'm on the subject, anyone have a suggestion on what camera to buy? I don't want to spend a ton of money, but I do want a nice camera that will take great pictures for the blog! Ashley gave me the Pioneer Woman's new cookbook, which can be found here. I cannot wait to try some of the fab recipes in there! I've already tried several, and they have all been amazing...especially the chicken spaghetti! That one is a must-try! Wanted to share a couple pics of my outfit - a new lace shirt a friend gave me for my birthday and an amazing rich, caramel-colored fox furr & leather collar from Kittie Kyle in Memphis, TN. Kittie Kyle is one of my favorite stores on earth!! (more on the store to come)

I've also been collecting a ton of images that just strike or inspire me, so I wanted to share a couple of those as well. A couple are from two of my favorite blogs - Life In Travel & Sea of Shoes.

From Style.com

Her style is impeccable! An all-black ensemble. Love it!

From http://chicsensibility.blogspot.com/

From Chic Sensibility; again...all black. :)

Gucci shoes -love the bronze color with the light wooden heel. Image from Sea of Shoes.

My DREAM shoe, leopard AND lace...wow! Louboutins from Life In Travel.

Super edgy, yet very wearable. From Life In Travel.

I wouldn't normally be drawn to these, but I think they would be a cool addition to my shoe collection. Proenza Schouler booties from Life In Travel.

No clue where I got this image (sorry), but I am crazy about the arm-full of random jewelry!