I havenottriedthembecause I wasjustsoskittishaboutwhattheywouldlooklikeonmebecause I'm 51 andthat's mostlyliketorsolike I donothavelonglegsand a lotofpeoplethink I'm tallerthan I am.
Butit's reallyjustlikeplayingwithproportionsandtryingtomakeitlooklike I havelongerlegs.
Then I d'oh, I wasactuallyreallysurprisedathowlongmylegsendeduplookingbywearingthesailors.
I thinkthere's somany, likepetiterulesouttherethat I reallyjusthadtotestandtryandseeiftheyweretrueforme.
Also, youguysletmeknowifyou'd beinterestedin, like a reviewofallofMinasAloshoes.
Youguysknow I wearnosoloalmosteveryday.
Soifthatwouldbesomethingyouguysareinterestedin, I definitelywanttoetapethatandseewhatyouguysthink.
Sothisniceitemiskindofmorefashionrelated.
So I justhavetomentionit, though, becauseit's something I'veneverinvestedinuntilrecently, WhichisRayBansunglasses.
I lookedhighandlowfortherightshapeforme.
Um, I wantedtoget a nicepairofsunglassesbecause I wasgoingon a triptoDisneywiththat, anditwas a reallyspecialtrip, andweknewwe'd takelotsofphotos.
So I lookedbackonphotosthat I'vehadofothertrips, and I just, youknow, thecheapsunglassesthat I wouldget, like, $10 sunglassesJustreally, um, wasn't asniceforpicturesandnothinglikeasclassicsignofgetting a reallyclassicpairofrebandsthat I knew I couldwearforyearsandyearsandstilllookgoodonmyfacewillbestylish.
Um, I wentwiththeroundones, andthisonehas a baracrossthetop.
Andafter I gotthem.
I noticedhowmanypeoplearewearingtheroundraybands, sothatwaskindofinteresting, But I reallyliketheirbaronthetoponmyfacemorethantheroundonesandactuallywenttothestore.
And I'm soglad I wenttothephysicalstorylikeTryemonandseewhichonesworkedformebecause I actuallyliketheseairstilllittlebitbigonme.
I couldhavelike, thejuniorsizefitsmyfacebetter, butwhen I triedthemon, I waslike, Nope, thisdefinitelylookslike I'm wearingkidssunglasses.
Maybeifthelenseswere a littlebitbigger, I couldhavedonethat.
Soinstead I wentwiththeseones, whichis a smalloftheroundclassics, andthey'realsopolarized.
I wasjustsoskittishaboutspendingmoneyonsunglasses.
I wasn't sureoftheirbreakorhowwell I'd takecareofthem.
Butsofar, sogood.
And I alsowentwiththebrowncolor, whichjust, I felt, lookedbetterwithmyfeatures.
Anditwas a littlebitlesslikedramatic, youknow, Buttheblackoneslooksgood.
Andwhen I wascheckingout, shegavemethiscase, which I loved, whatshesaid, whichisstuckwithme, whichisifthey'renotonyourfacethereinthecase.
And I'veactuallystuckwiththat, Um I neverjustthrowmysunglassesinmypurseandwaitforthemtobescratchedbykeysandeverything.
Andyes, so I'vehadtheseprobablyabouteightweeksorso, andsofarsogood.
I'm sohappywiththem.
I lovejustthrowingthemon.
Andnowwhen I'm outside, I justcan't believe I Youknow, whenever I forgetmysunglasses, I justgetreallyticked.
Somovingon, I gotthisreallynicetopfromElizabeth.
Suzanne, I amreallyhappywithit.
Letmeshowyou.
So I gotthisonebecause, likemostthingsonhersite, I'm usuallylikeyouknowwhat?
Thisonejustlookssounique.
There's nothingreallyouttherelikethat.
And I thinkitwouldjustupmylevelofuniquefashioninmywardrobe.
And I alsoknewthiswouldbesomething I couldhaveforyearsbecauseitcouldworkaslike a smokewhen I'm doingartaswell.
Soit's, I believeit's theHarperTunic, but I'lllinkitdownbelowsoyouguyscangettheexactone.
It's linen, whichherlinen, I feel, isjustthehighestquality.
And I justlovethispocket, thisgiantpocketthatithaswithit.
I justloveElizabeth, Suzanne, everythingthatshemakes I wanttobuy.
Butthiswassomethingthat I'm sohappy I haveinmyclosetnow.
Sothenextthing I neededtogetfor, like, springandsummertimeis a purselike a totebag.
And I neededsomethingthatwas, like, smallersizebecause, um, I'venoticedthatinphotos I canreallygetthewrongsizedbagforme.
Andso I neededsomethingthatwasonthesmallerside.
Soonme, thisactuallylooksquitebig.
Butisthisbeautifultotethat I thinkistherightsizeformybodyas a tote?
It's, youknow, it's gotleatherontheoutside, butthenthisisactually a gaveItlooksthesameonbothsides, whichisreallynice.
Andthenonthebottomithasleather, whichisgood, because I feellikethemostofthewearthatyou'llgetoutonthisislikestuffthatistryingtoweighdownyourpurseonthebottomsotheyensurethatthathasleatherisnotgoingtobreak.
So I forgottomentionthisisfromLionheart.
And, um, theyactuallygavemethis.
So I'm reallyhappywiththisone.
I loved, like, alloftheirpursesontheirsite, andtheyhavelargeronesaswell.
But I justlovedthisonesomuchso a coupleofbeautyitemsthat I gotesoglossy a I got a couplepiecesthat I wasreallylookinginto, um, onebeingthewouldstar.
Whenthiscameoutandhitmyinbox, I waslike, Oh, I reallywantthis.
But I couldn't choose a colorthanallofthesepeoplestartedtryingthemonline.
Sospeakingofnails, I dowanttotalkabouthow I alwayswearthiscolor.
I'vewornthiscolorforlike, half a yearormore.
Thisissomethingthatgets a lotofcompliments.
So I justkeepwearingitbecause I can't find a colorthat I likemore.
And I amalso a bigfanofthe S e gelpolish.
Therearesomemorelikenaturalbrandsanddifferentcolorsthat I wouldrecommend, ifthat's likemorewhatyou'reinto.
Butifyoujustwantreallystrongnails, thisiswhat I use.
And I'veneverbeenabletogrowoutmynailsaslongaswhen I woreEssie's gelpolish.
I alsoliketowear a topcoatwithit, Um, butthat's forvideoforanotherday.
Butyeah, I actuallygotthiscolorformymama's well, becauseshewaslikewantingtoknowwhatcolorthat I wasusing.
So I justgother.
Oneoftheseispartofhermother's daygift.
Youknow, that's actually a goodideabecauseyoucanalwaysthrowinlike a nailpolishaspartof a gift.
Ifit's like a neutralcolorthatanyonewouldwearandactuallythinkthiswouldlookreallygoodoneverybody's skintonesandlookdifferentandjustflatteryouindifferentways, so I'lllinkthisdownbelow.
Soyeah, sosomething I alwayshaveinmypurseatanygivenmomentis a lintroller.
Andthat's because I have a white, fluffycat, assomeofyouknow, and, youknow, I justreallydon't realizethat I need a lintrolleruntil I gooutinbroaddaylight.
So I alwayscarryoneinmypurse, buttheproblemhasbeenthatissixtoeverythinginmypurse.
Andsothenwhen I'm like, Oh, I needmyphoneand I getmyphoneout I have a lintrollerstucktomyphone, andit's justnotveryclassy.
Soinstead, when I wenttobuy a newlintroller, I foundoneofthesethingsthat, um, hasreallybeen a lifesaver.
SoitiscalledFlint.
It's a lintroller, andit's somethingthatyoucanjustunscrewandit, youknow, there's yourlintrollerandyouscrewitbackin.
Itcomesindifferentcolors.
I believetherewas, like, a blackone, and I reallywantedtogetthatone.
Butthen I thought, I'm nevergonnabeabletofinditinmypurse, so I endedupgettingthislikeneonbrightpinkone.
It's reallycute, gotlike a watermeloncolorschemehere.
I willlinkthisif I canfinditonlineanditactuallypicksupherequitewell.
Zacpickeduptwoofthesecamerasforus, theirfilmcameras, andwhereas I won't beabletogointoallofthetechdetailsaboutthisstuff, that's morelikeZac's territory.
But I willbeabletosay, like, thisis a Olympusstylistepic.
Um, and I knowthatbecausehetoldmeitwasjustreallyfuntobeabletotakefilmpictureswhilewewereonvacation.
Theseonesaremorehandheld.
Theydefinitelybroughtbackmemories, too, when I was a kidand I wouldusefilmcameraslikethedisposablekind.
Butthiswasreallyfun, because I wasableto, like, take a CZmanyphotos I wantedonvacation, andtheycould, youknow, justcapturewhatever I wasseeingatthatmoment.
Itwasn't like I hadtohavemyphoneoutallthetimeand, liketakethousandsofphotosthatwasnevergoingtoprintorseeagain.
Soweendeduptakingquite a fewphotoswhilewewereatDisneyandsentthemallofftogetthemdeveloped.
Anditjustmadesuch a differenceonourtripandthenlookingbackthroughphotosjustmakesyoufeellikeyou'reonvacationagain.
Andit's somuchdifferentthanjustlikeflippingthroughthephotosthatwetookonherphonewhile I was a DisneyinEpcot.
Um, I lovegoingtotheEnglandarea, andthisismysecondtripwhere I'vepickedout a teacup.
Sothisteacupisjustabsolutelygorgeous.
I loveitbecauseit's got, like, allofthedifferentflowersonitanddescribeswhatthefloweriscalledwithlikebeesandbutterflies.
Andthat's justsomething I lovetodoiseverytime I gothere, I pickout a teacupformycollection.
Soformybirthday, I actuallyaskedmyparentstogetmecandlesticks.
Um, I'veobviouslyusedthemquite a bitsincethen, buttheseonesarereallyspecialtomebecausethecandlesticksthemselves, um, arefrommyhometown, andmyhometowniskindoflikeyeOlde s.
Soit's madewithbeeswaxandtallow, andit's got a cottonwick.
Andsothattypeofthing I justloveingeneralandcandlestickswassomething I didn't reallyhaveinmyhouse.
Sotheyalsogotmethesecandlethestakeholderswhicharepewter, and I lovethefactthattheywereusedliketheyhavecharacterinthemindetail.
Andmymomkeptapologizinglike I knowforyourbirthdayweshouldhavegottenyou, like, brandnewones.
And I said, No, no, I wantsomethingwithcharacter.
I wantsomethingoldSotheseairjustsonicetohaveinmyhouseand I trytojustburnthemonspecialoccasions, But I'm alreadylikeburningthemtoomuch.
Shesaidthatnunsactuallymakethesebyhand, and I justlovethatidea.
Um, it's justsocoolwhenever I canhave, like, naturalburning, likecandlesorcandlesticks.
So I'm reallyexcitedabouttheseaswell.
Andthatwasjust, like, such a randomoccurrencethat, like, I wantedcandlesticksformybirthday, andthentheseactuallyarrivedinthemail.
Sothankssomuch, Rachel, Bytheway.
Sothislastthingismoreof a tipthat I have, um I lovetofillinmyhomewithflowersandplantsand, youknow, flowerscanbeprettyexpensive, especiallyifyougetthemordered.
Butonethingthat I lovetodoisgotomygrocerystore, andtheyusuallyhaveonesthatareonsalethatthey'rejusttryingto, like, reduceinventorybeforetheystartto, like, weltandstuff.
And I liketogettheseflowersactuallygotOkay.
Soitwasfloorbouquetsoftulipswithlavender.
Andthen I alsogoteucalyptusand a bunchofothergreens, andeachbouquetwaslike, 50 cents.