I was reorganizing my polish drawer and realized that I didn't have enough space for my polishes anymore! Blargh. What should I do? I have no more space in my room. I could get a wall display, but my room is already a mess as it is, a display would disappear into the mess.

How do you guys organize your polishes? Or your makeup, for that matter. The amount of makeup I have, although not as much as a lot of people, is too much for my small drawers.

Anyway, I'd just like to share PART of my collection of polishes. I have too many!




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I'm super excited about dancing styles! I like the "I just got out of dance practice" outfit. What do you do to create this effortless looking style?

1) Loose shirt over tank-top
2) Comfortable mid-length skirt
3) shoes that you can move in

Here are some ballet-girl inspired variants:

This season is bringing neutral shades, pleated skirts and (I'm really excited about this one) the return of maxi skirts!


This set also features some of my favorite hairstyles for the season. There's a ton of youtube videos about the fishtail braid. It's a bit tricky, so I'm practicing! Here's the video I'm using:



The season will be friendly to people who love pink. Cardigans will work for those days you visit the beach, or when you get out of bed so early, there is a bite in the air...which in Sacramento...seems like the chilly bite before 10am is here to stay for another month...


just rustle up a skinny belt if you want to show the cute blouse beneath, and fasten about the waist. Like the messy curls and hair, it's a good comfortable easy look.

But that isn't fit for office wear. Personally, AC chills me. I tend to wear sweaters through the summer when I'm indoors. Looking forward to fall, and the trends I'm watching...I'm still looking after vintage inspired outfits:


If heels aren't your thing, look for ballet slippers, wedges and kitten heels. personally, I like '40's, 50's and 60's dress over '70's and '80's. The conservative yet feminine dress of the 50's silhouette is perfectly suited to office wear for a classy take on business dress. The fact that skirts will be creeping down the next year (and I predict the longer skirts will hang around for a few years, this time--bouncing from knee to ankle and back)means looking forward to finding more inspiration from the previous century.

Yet another Polyvore example!

Metalics have been popular the last few years. You can find gold bags, bangles, belts and more. But incorporating metalics stylishly and not garishly can take some thought.

I suggest pairing metallics with solid dresses and sweaters. You want to match your metallics, and make them match your outfit: look at the shoes.

I would not pair bold patterns with metallic accents. Nor would I wear gold with a color too close to yellow. Pair bright metallics with dark solids.

The red sweater adds texture to the outfit, without minimizing the elegance of the gold. The belt cinches in at the middle to maintain the feminine form. The flowing sleeves also add a graceful, feminine shape.

The heels elongate the legs (good for short legs, like mine :P). The metallic accents are edgy as well as elegant. The overly feminine shape of the clothing prevents the edginess of the accents from making the look "hard."

Duplicate this look from your closet:

Remember the flowing sleeves popular almost 10 years ago? Dig 'em out! Pair under a sleeveless dress or tunic--something short, to elongate the legs (if your short). And then follow with either 2 skinny belts or 1 corset belt, to get the same effect. Toss on your metallic accents, and you're good to go.

A Note on Gold:

Gold-- the most perilous of metals, the easiest to create an accidentally gaudy look. If you don't trust yourself to be able to pull off gold, don't try to.

Silver-- easier to work with, especially if your color scheme leans towards the cooler end.

Copper-- presents a rustic or unique look. If you look good in bright colors, using a deeper, ruddy metal can create the inverse of this look.

Bronze--which has a darker cast than gold can be used as milder substitute.

Our ranking of metals is generally based their price and that influences their perception of value/desirability. But creating a classy look means setting these ideas aside to play with color and shape. Trust that when you put cloth and metal together in the right proportions, you will exude a classiness that does not depend on how much you spent on your jewelry.