3.25.11

Heritage 1981 (Forever 21) Paisley Dress (similar here)
Old Navy Khaki Cardigan (buy it here)
We Love Colors Rust Nylon/Microfiber Tights (c/o WLC, buy them here)
Steve Madden Gold Flats (similar here)
Banana Republic Goldenrod Belt (similar here)

So on Sundays I have a bit of a ritual. I wake up early (my little brother gets up for work at 6am, which wakes me up), catch up on all the TV shows I missed the previous week on hulu, read the posts I have in Google Reader, watch my work's TV show, eat breakfast with my dad (my mom also works Sundays), do my nails, and then do a face mask. Thrilling, yes?

I always use the same face mask - the cheapy Queen Helene's Mint Julep mask. I've got dry skin, but HUGE poors, so I use that, then I mosturize like crazy and have better skin.

So yesterday I started my regular routine...only when I rinsed my normal face mask off, my face was BRIGHT red. Like RED RED. And puffy and HOT. Which isn't really the look I'm going for. Absolutely not cute. Thankfully after a few cold washclothes and a benedryl the redness and swelling was gone, but dang!

Also!

So remember way back when we We Love Colors provided a few FBFF bloggers with a pair of tights to review? Well, I emailed them and told them how much I appreciated it, and they responded offering me another pair of tights to review.

I chose the Nylon/Microfiber tights in Rust, which isn't a red, ruddy rust color, it's more of a bright rust - I would say the picture above is true-to-color to a bit bright. For being such a bright color, they're surprisingly easy for me to style - they work really well with earth tones and shades of red.

In the interest of full disclosure, I will say that the first pair of tights that was sent to me was damaged - however, I emailed my contact at WLC and they were quick to send me another pair out, no questions asked. Customer service like that is hard to find, and I really appreciate the friendliness of the WLC staff.

The damage must have been a freak accident, because I've since ordered several pairs of WLC tights (that I've paid for) and I've had absolutely no problems with them.

But back to the tights - I've said it before and I'll say it again - you can't beat the softness of the WLC tights - they're so snuggily and comfy - I'm actually a LITTLE sad that tight-wearing weather will be over soon for me.

Thanks so much to the staff at We Love Colors for offering me these tights to review - I really appreciate it!