Amethyst

Happy hump day! I can't believe another February week is flying by, and next week we'll be in March! I'm ecstatic; winter is almost over!

Sunday was a bright, sunshine-y day that made it feel like we were on the cusp of spring. It was also my mother's birthday. I made black bean soup (super-spicy, just how we like it!), and we had cupcakes for dessert. Yum!

Here are a few snaps my "guest photographer" took around the house. Thanks, Mom!

Dress, scarf, tights, belt: Loft
Sweater: Kohl's
Bag: H&M (gift)
Locket: vintage
Bracelet: Apt. 9 (gift)
Shoes: Zigi Soho (DSW)

This knit dress is my favorite LBD. It's a great base dress with some simple attributes: a scoop neck (goes with everything), a banded waist, pleats, and pockets (hard to make out in these photos, though). I nabbed it last summer for a song. I like to infuse such a basic dress with a generous dose of hippie styling. A fringed bag, tapestry print scarf, and boho-rock heels are the way to go.

I usually wind up wearing purple on my mom's birthday, since amethyst is her birthstone (and purple is my favorite color, anyway). These eggplant-hued tights go with everything! Totally.

It should be noted that my mom shares a birthday with Jennifer Love Hewitt. We love her on Ghost Whisperer (mostly for her vintage dresses and nighties, and her gravity-defying false lashes). So happy belated b-day, J. Lo Hew!

Favorite things: February

It's that time again, already... new month, new fun stuff! Here, my second in a series of soon-to-be-monthly favorites... a few sights and sounds to delight in right now:

Frou-frou tulle, everywhere:The sweet sounds of chanteuse Charlotte Gainsbourg:

Rom-com movie infiltration:

No offense, Na'vi... girls' night out is back!

Lovey-dovey organic beauty products, just in time for V-day:

Caffeination, simplified. The Starbucks Double Shot:Sparkly taupe/latte-colored nails (a choice made, perhaps, under the influence of said caffeine):

Leighton Meester's enviable Louis Vuitton look at Paris Fashion Week:

I am so busting out the boot socks, sandals and sweater vest and snagging this look!

Lauren Conrad's sweet little dress:

Boston bloggers, FYI: LC's next book tour stop is at the B&N in the Prudential Center tomorrow night. I'd be curious to go, just to style-stalk her. This print is great, but maybe next time she should make a conscious effort to not clash with the bookstore. :P

Lastly, Anthropologie's divine bedding:

Ahhh. My dream set.

Perhaps I picked that last one as a hint to myself... time to wrap it up! Beddy-bye is calling. But do leave me a little note to read when I wake. What are you dreaming of this month?