SATC 2!

Thursday evening, following my pedicure, I had some friends over for a few cocktails and finger foods, before heading out to see Sex and the City 2 in theatre! I mixed a few (strong) cosmopolitans for all ladies in attendance (Shauna, Jenn, Katie, Lyndsay and Pam- they all looked great!) We sipped and snacked while watching a few episodes of Sex and the City. Pam brought this amazing combo of cinnamon pita chips and fruit salsa and Lyndsay brought a premixed bottle of Cosmos! Check out our spread!

We were off to the theatre with plenty of time to spare to make sure we got good seats! I loved, loved the movie, although I must admit the first SATC was better plot-wise. However I was not at all disappointed, and the fabulous four and the fashion lived up to (if not exceeded) expectations!

The outfit:

Pink top with ruffled cap sleeves- R&W Co. (2 yrs ago)

Pink dress with black lace overlay- Jack BB Dakota- Je Suis Prest Boutique (Spring '10)

White braided skinny belt- Chinese Laundry- Je Suis Prest Boutique (that day)

Pink suede platform sandals- Aldo (ordered online the week before)

Black cuff bracelet- Chanel- E-bay (Sept '08)

Pedicure- Mistral by Chanel- Perfumes Plus (that day)

my feet dress up for a night of sex and the city....

Thursday was everything Sex and the City since the second was movie was out in theatres! After work that day I hurried uptown to my pedicure appointment with Kayla at Perfumes Plus! With Laura's help I decided to go with Chanel's Ming (#3 from my last post):

I had thought I was going to go with #2, Chanel's Mistral, but in person, Ming was actually more of the peachy shade I was looking for. So first Kayla set me up for a soak (and I sloshed and made a little mess...oopsy):

Her workstation:

Their collection of pretty nail polishes:

Ta Da! The finished product:

And here are my feet all dressed up in my Sex and the City shoes!

Pink suede platform sandals: ordered online from Aldo.

sex and the city shoe preview...

Wow, my 50th post on this blog! I can't believe I've spent enough time on here to write and assemble 50 posts already! So with that, I'm going to share something a little special and I'm going to do another Sex and the City feature at the same time. I'm sure by now that it will surprise none of you that I've purchased a new pairs of shoes and that I've bought them for fun to wear to the movie this coming week! I've also decided I'm going to give you a sneak peak...

I can guarantee you I'll pretty much have Sex and the City on continuous flow this week (I've already watched every episode many times in the past to the point that I can quote them...) In fact, I'm watching it right now, but with a very specific investigative purpose. Remember the last episode of Season 4, I heart NY, when Carrie has to have the pink Christian Louboutin sandals, approaches the window and says, "Hello lover."

Well, I saw a pair of heels that seemed to reflect the same feminine, romantic feel to them as Carrie Bradshaw's Christian Louboutins (although thankfully I didn't need to break the bank by comparison). I had picked out a pair of pretty pink suede platform sandals with feminine ruffle details and heels like stilts. They arrived on my doorstep last Thursday.

Hello lover!

These babies bring me up about 4 inches...

Love, love, love...

To go with my lovely new shoes, I've scheduled a pedicure at Perfumes Plus for Thursday afternoon. I've invited friends over to my place for a cocktail that evening and then we'll head out to see Sex and the City 2! Can't wait!

my sex and the city style

You'll see that in the upcoming days, many of my posts will follow a Sex and the City theme, in honour of the soon-to-be-opening movie! I was browsing those I following on twitter the other day- one of whom is In Style Magazine.

For fun, I decided to click on the link and take the quiz:

Left click the photo above to open the link in another tab or window, and then take the quiz yourself!

Of no surprise to me, my result was the following:

Enlarged below:

My results claimed:

I would say the above describe me to some degree, except I'm a little more "matchy" and I have no sparkly clutches in my collection- though I am open to owning one or two! I have taken a big interest in clutches as purses  (while I used to only carry oversized shoulder bags).I'm also learning to pair things outside of "playing it safe". Lately I am loving edgier shoes, higher heels, fun mini dresses, and cute charms actually.  

Although, I'm not quite as out there and bold as SJP, a few of my friends have called me their version of Sarah Jessica Parker, which to me is such a huge compliment! I love, love SJP and her style! Funny enough I did have a Carrie moment today (reference: episode Anchors Away, Season 5, Sex and the City), when I walked out of the front doors of Walmart- I went to cross to the parking lot and my skirt blew up suddenly and showed off my underwear (all I can say is OHMIGOD thankfully I was wearing full-bottom coverage!) When there is that many people around, what can you do but laugh at yourself too?

Anyways, who is your style twin?

ready to carrie on!

Last night, myself, Erica, Katie and Allie got together for a girls' night in of dinner and a Sex and the City marathon! We watched a few episodes from season 4 and then bumped it up to the movie, which came out almost exactly 2 years ago. I remember a few of my friends in Halifax and I were a few of the first people lined up to get into the late viewing of the show opening night. We stood there, dressed up in our pretty heels and waited in line for almost an hour to ensure good seats (success was achieved).

I can tell you (and I'm sure my feelings are shared by many) that I am pretty excited about the sequel, set to be released Thursday, May 27! I'm not sure whether or not that will result in a theatre viewing in Saint John to occur that evening or Friday- but I can assure you I will be buying a ticket to the movie's opening night here.

According to the offical site for Sex and The City 2: "The fun, the fashion, the friendship: Sex and the City 2 brings it all back and more as Carrie (Sarah Jessica Parker), Samantha (Kim Cattrall), Charlotte (Kristin Davis) and Miranda (Cynthia Nixon) take another bite out of The Big Apple and beyond carrying on with their busy lives and loves in a sequel that truly sparkles"

Trailer 1

Trailer 2



We can see the following pieces to the plot-line are going to unfold: The girls somehow manage to score an all expenses paid trip to Abu Dhabi! Carrie catches Big flirting with a Spanish woman (Penelope Cruz)....but things are further complicated when she bumps into ex-fiance Aiden (John Corbett) in Abu Dhabi.

It was fairly popular in many cities a few years ago, when the first movie was in theatres, for women to get dolled up and don their stilletos in order to dress the part! I can say that I will be sipping a Comopolitan that evening and I'm currently searching out a pair of new heels for the occasion (stay tuned)!

before there was sex and the city...

...there was The Carrie Diaries. Prequel to the series Sex and the City, here comes the coming-of-age story of Carrie Bradshaw. The book was released today and I walked into Indigo this evening to find it sitting on one of the front shelves!

The Carrie Diaries

This weekend, on our drive to Halifax, I flipped through some of my preferred reading material to catch up on current trends and styles. I had a couple of the latest copies of Harper's Bazaar in the back seat and had purchased May's issues of Vogue and Glamour.

Vogue featuring Carrie Bradshaw herself, Sarah Jessica Parker

Lauren Bradshaw splashed on the cover of Glamour

Inside Glamour was a small feature on the new book: "Meet Carrie Before Sex and the City", labelling The Carrie Diaries "a prequel about the fashionista's makeout years"!

Glamour asks Bushnell a few questions: was it fun to imagine Carrie in high school, do we meet any of her future friends, and how did she came up with Carrie's bad boy interest?

Apparently, Carrie hails from a small town prior to NYC, meets Samantha first of the fabulous foursome, and there almost wasn't a romantic interest in the story...

The book focuses on Carrie's life as a 17 year old and a senior in high school. And then there's Sebastian Kydd, her early version of Mr. Big. This prequel will tell the story that leads us to what brings Carrie to New York City. Read an excerpt from the book!

Word is that this is the first of two books- the sequel being expected next year. (Bushnell has already starting writing it.)

This year, I'm just pumped to read The Carrie Diaries and I cannot wait to see Sex and the City 2 next month on May 28! You can bet I'll be there opening night!