Best Website Ever

Everyone knows I am a beebee animal lover fanatic. See here.

Well, look what I just came across... CUTE ROULETTE!!!

Just spent 34 minutes on it. Check it out. It will make you happy.

http://cuteroulette.com/#/

Happy Friday!

This video is epic. BEYOND.

I kept hearing about this Rebecca Black girl.. and just watched her music video for the first time this morning. With 47 million YouTube views, fianlly I had to see what the buzz about...

Now I know... It's FRIDAY! FRIIIIDAY!!!! Gettin' down on Friday! Fun Fun Fun. Partying and partyin' YEAH!

Net-A-Porter Dreams Come True

My first Net-A-Porter purchase, I am happy to report is this gorgeous toffee colored leather See by Chloe bag.

I admit I have a bit of a shopping problem, and I am usually not one to buy online, but it isssss a fraction the price of the Prozena Schouler PS1 bag ($2,350) and the Mulberry Alexa bag ($1,150) that I'm obsessed with (as mentioned here)... thus, a steal!! haha.

I love the perforated scalloped trim - it's so country chic! What do you guys think?

The Man Repeller

OMG you guys! This bitch is brilliant. And you know I never use bad words! (= emphasis!)

ManRepeller is my new favorite blog. OBSESSED!!!!!!!!!!

The concept behind The Man Repeller:

ward off men by means of wearing ridiculous haute couture, a la Chanel yak fur to our left.

The blog's author, Leandra Medine (below) is a Yeshivah high school come Parsons New School educated gal, but that's not why we love her! It's her personable voice, hysterical writing, and authenticity that had me at hello-harem-pants.

J'ADORE.

I'm Too Pretty For This

Meet Tiffany. She is a brilliant writer, has exceptional style, and gorgeous long hair (real).. and she's my friend. And she's gonna be the creative director of my budding fashion/art empire. Where were we? Oh ya! HER BLOG:

I'mTooPrettyForThis

Unlike my blog, which is mostly visual candy, I'mTooPrettyForThis is text candy. So take your sweet time. With weekly topics such as: #WhiteGirlWednesday, and #ModelMondays - what's not to like?! Check her out. It's brilliant.

{photos via Tif as follows: Ikea ad, Tiffany *please note her manicure and tan, and some Marc Jacobs skateboards}

Penny Chic

Check out my most fabulous, gorgeous, chic, and did I mention gorgeous friend, Shauna's new blog: Penny Chic.

She styles incredible outfits with pieces hand picked from Wal-Mart.

Yes, you heard that right. Wal-Mart.

Outfits put together so cooly and so tastefully, you'd think you were flipping through W magazine.

But don't take my word for it, check it out yourself. Penny Chic is soon to be a household name.

Young Sophisticates

A very cool blog called Young Sophisticates did a spotlight article with yours truly! They asked us fun questions like "where's your favorite place to shop" and "what inspires your line". Check out the interview here.

{a peak inside my studio aka The Sparkle Dungeon}

Jewel Mint

Kate Bosworth and her stylist Cher Coulter have teamed up and created a jewelry collection and a unique online jewelry membership called JewelMint.

How it works: members pay $29.99 a month and receive one piece of designer jewelry of their choosing. The jewelry retails for about $100+, so if you sign up for membership you're essentially saving 70%!

I love Kate Bosworth - she has great style and am excited about this new business

venture for her. I'm just not sure if I want a new piece of costume jewelry every month...

As much as I love jewelz... I may be more of a cheese club membership kinda gal!

What do you think?

Cute Overload

The post about Hello Kitty Kitty, inspired me to share with you another adorable pic...

BunBuns in a convertible!!! And not just any convertible! A hot pink Corvette... thooo stylish!

If you know me, you know that I am a HUGE animal lover. I am also a vegetarian for this reason (and invite you to join me!)

I really miss my BunBuns. I had a pet bunny for 7 years. His name was Slim Shady and he died just recently. I miss him so much. Slim Shady the BunBuns is a story I must share later.

Anyhow, I am obsessed with a website called CuteOverload. It's where I found the bunbuns pic! It's a website devoted to cute animals. An online necessity for a bad day, break up, PMS, or just a break from your cubicle. It will put a smile on your face.

Okay, I am totally the driver. And next to me is my seester and boyfriend in the back holding on for dear life.

Little Brown Dress

Thank God I don't know my credit card number by heart.

Sometimes I wake up in the middle of the night and can't fall back asleep, so I either read my book or take out my plooder and click around online to make me sleepy. And sometimes clicking around leads to 4am online purchases. Woops.

From time to time I reach out from under the covers for my wallet to make 'my basket' a reality. Tonight was one of those nights. Luckily the damage was only about $20.

I ordered 4 nail polishes from Essie's new fall collection. I admit it's kind of silly to buy nail polish online because the shipping & handling was nearly as expensive as the purchase itself, but I couldn't resist! A little August-month birthday (which is in June) present to myself...

Colors from left to right include: Limited Addiction, Sew Psyched, Merino Cool, and Little Brown Dress. I have a feeling that Little Brown Dress is going to be the new 'It' color of the season. Check out the complete collection here, and purchase the 4-some here.

Moving Day

Once Upon A Shine blog has moved! You can now find us at www.OnceUponAShine.com (as well as OnceUponAshine.blogspot.com).

Help us grow! Please forward the link to your friends!

Send an email to 30 girlfriends and receive a free gift (a $60 headband) from LoveBerman. Simply forward the email to friends and cc OnceUponAShine@gmail.com along with your mailing address to recieve your sparkling gift from us as a thank you for helping us grow!

XOXO

Sweet Girl aka Lex

Say It With Paper

With e.vites, facebook posts, and text messages galore, we're starting to lose the personal touch! The ever archaic snail mail!

But I love mail! And I love collecting beautiful stationary and notecards.

I bought a set from Social Butterfly Designs and I need to buy more because they are just wonderful and I'm all out! Sometimes due to my left handedness I smudge the ink from my writing and have to start over. Mergles!

Need to say thank you, happy birthday, or just a hello? Say it with an adorable design on beautiful linen paper.

We can be pen-pals!

Made for a Goddess

Once upon a time there lived a girl who always dreamed she'd become a princess... and one day, she came across some crystals and fastened her crown...

Here's a preview of some new Berman headband styles for fall and holiday. I don't want to toot my own horn or anything, but they're frickin' amazing!

Buy one (or two.. or three!) at LoveBerman, you won't regret it!!! Your happily ever after is waiting...

Queen Victoria

The Crystal Bow

The Elizabeth

Mouna

I'm Not Gonna Lie

I kind of want to do this to my plooder.

It's like when a 9 year old (or me last year) dyes her white bunny's fur rainbow colors for fun. You kind of feel bad for the bunny, but kind of like the colors as well. Well, that's how ridiculously amazing these customized Macbooks are. You can choose any color combination under the sun and will cost you around $500. Try it out here at ColorWarePC. Yay for colors!!!

Lady Grey

Lady GaGa covers the September issue of Vanity Fair UK.

If you love GaGa like I do, check out GaGaDaily. It's a website dedicated to Miss Stefania, tracking her every fashion and music move. I'm a free bitch baby!

Eye Candy

When I'm surfing the web, or perusing through gossip sites, I usually skip through the boring stuff (Jon Gosselin, Lindsay Lohan's lawyers, blah blah who cares) and go straight for the eye candy.

That is, the paparazzi shots of young female starlets. Hayden Panettiere at the beach, Alessandra Ambrosio getting a pedicure, Kristin Cavalari roaming Robertson Blvd. in five inch heels. You get the picture.

Now get this. I've come across a website that skips all the boring boys and goes right to the girls. It's called The Skinny Website and while it focuses mostly on celebrity weight gain and weight loss, it is indeed a feast your eyes.