Guest post written by Pheobe Call

I like to pay as much attention to the decor in my home as I pay attention to what I wear every day. I've always been the type to plan out what I'm going to wear every day and I love thinking about the next change that I'm going to make to my home decor. To me, my decor will never be complete. It's necessary that I keep making little improvements here and there. Besides, I have to come home to my place every night and I want it to feel like my home.

Well one thing that I've been trying to try out in not only my wardrobe but also my clothing is color blocking. I was online looking for some inspiration about how I could achieve that the ohter day when I ran across soem info on Sears HVAC. I read up on it some and after that I decided to use them to replace my home's old system, which is something that i've put off for a while by now.

I did find some really great advice on color blocking for interiors and I tried it out in my foyer. It ended up being so cute that I'm planning on trying it in my bathroom next!

My very first CherryCulture package got delivered today! Their NYX lipsticks were on sale for $1.99 each so I grabbed four just to test them out.




I'm going to give these another try and I'll do another review then. In the meantime, I need to go to bed. Jake and I are going to attend a symphony performance tomorrow and I still haven't decided on what to wear. Need to get up early just in case I need to wash clothes.

Sorry for the ugly photo quality. I used my ready-to-throw-away Samsung point-and-shooter because I'm too lazy to charge my other camera. But wow, you can definitely tell how bad barrel distortion is on this camera. That's what you get for a wide lens compact.



Anyway... my "work" bag is from Forever 21 and I snatched it up on sale for $12 (?). I wanted a smaller purse to bring to work for just the bare essentials. So, what do I have in my bag?

• a Hallmark 2012 planner - a freebie from the last time I stopped by Bartells Drugs.
• bebe wallet
• Purell hand sanitizer
• oil blotting sheets I got years ago from Uwajiyama (I know! Hahaha! It probably has 10 sheets left)
• clip-on sunnies for driving because I don't wear contacts, so this goes over my prescription glasses. I don't know why I still have this, it's Fall already and whenever I drive, it's always dark!
• Revlon lipstick
• Burt's Bees tinted balm
• Cargo mascara
• Revlon Color Stay eyeliner
• Rosebud lip balm
• big hair clip
• hair tie
• small clam clip
• keys for work and my brother's apartment
• keys for the car and our apartment
• iPhone
• (not shown) feminine pads and liners

I usually have more hair ties/clips in my bag because I am not an early riser so sometimes I do my hair at work. This means I need to load up! Hehehe!

Your turn, what's in your bag?

I've wanted to try this color changing nail polish ever since I first heard about it but I don't really go to the mall that often and when I do, I forget to visit Claire's. But last Sunday I did not! Yay! I was so excited!

Well, well, well... it wasn't as exciting as I hoped it would be. First, the application was not smooth at all. It had this ugly sandy texture to it that I think is from the glitters, even after putting top coat. And it wasn't opaque! I had to layer 3 times to get some decent color. Plus, I was under the impression that it gives your nails the ombre effect having the "warm" color show up on your nail bed and the "cold" color at the ends. I mean, sure, it does change color, but I have to dip my fingers in warm water to see it, otherwise it's just one color. Maybe my fingers are just cold because it's Fall right now. Maybe it has fabulous effect in the Summer time. Or maybe I should have bought one that has a more drastic color difference. Oh well, it does have a nice purple shade.