SHOP: [ nunn better design | esty]

hello hello my lovelies!

i know it's been way too long since I've posted and i promise that i'm going to try my best to get back into posting on a regular basis. i have some exciting news for my first post back in eight months...

as a graphic designer over the years i've specialized in creating custom wedding invitations for my clients, which can be not so budget friendly at times. so earlier last year i decided to sign up for Esty.com and open up a shop to sell more affordable printable DIY options of my designs. it might've taken me a little while to start listing some designs but starting last week the NBD by Nunn Better Design on Etsy shop is finally up and running!!

so go check it out, like it, share it, add it to your circle & favorites!



xx
j

MUST HAVE: [essie | matte finisher polish]

Look what I just found...
Essie has a top coat polish that makes your shiny polish have a matte finish called "MATTE about you". I'm so glad they decided to bring this back. I had one from Maybelline back in high school and LOVED it!

Also I just looked online and it looks like Maybelline either brought it back or still has their matte polish line.

I don't know about you guys, but I love me so matte nail color sometimes.

Xoxo
J

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TECHNOLOGY: [powermat charger | wireless]

i want, i want, i want!!! how MAJOR is this?! it's a wireless charging pad. here's like youtube commercial...


it's technology + convenience AMAZING?! LOVE IT!!

FASHION: [american apparel | le sac dress]

my new MUST HAVE is American Apparel's Le Sac Dress! i love things that are versatile. there's at least 7 different way you can wear this dress. LOVE IT!

i also LOVE LOVE LOVE their Circle Scarf. there's so many different ways you can wear it as well (and not just the many ways they show you, there's more!). i have 4 of them! i'm planning to wear one as a top (in a way they don't show) to a wedding we have to attend in august.

oh how i LOVE having options!

hope you enjoy this find as much as i do!
xoxo

GREAT FIND: [free | new flavors | pinkberry]

This friday between 5-9pm Pinkberry is rolling out the FREE carpet for their brand spanking new flavors coconut & passion fruit.

so be sure to go in and grab your free small Pinkberry... especially in this economy who doesn't love FREE things?! hell i loved FREE things even when the economy wasn't bad, who i'm i trying to fool. lol

enjoy!
xoxo

GREAT FIND: [poladroid project | program]

did the news of Polaroid stopping production on their instant cameras over a year ago sadden you as much as it did to me?!

well i've just found the next best thing. it's not as cool as the actual thing but its just as close. it's called Poladroid – an online program available for Windows and Mac users that converts your digital shots into digital Polaroid look-alikes. YAY!

What’s so cool about about Poladroid? You drag and drop your digital photos on top of the camera and then the camera shoots out a blank photo (just like the real thing) that slowly “develops” on your computer desktop.

Sticking true Polaroid form, you can only take 10 shots at a time.

Also, for you iPhone owners, Shakeit is an iPhone App that uses the same tinted colors, staggered developing process and entertaining “shake” technique. which means the Polaroids actually develop quicker if you shake it. This app will costs you $.99 US. i might have to carry around my deactivated iPhone just to have this app handy haha.

Polaroid is also coming out with PoGo but its just not the same without the white border and the crazy vintage-looking color hue. if you know what i mean?!

{source: nymag.com, justintimberlake.com}

FASHION//: [ target | alexander mcqueen]

last year i got a text from annie letting me know that AQ is designing for target and i completely forgot until mina reminded me this morning that it's ALMOST finally here.

OMFG! it's the best of both worlds people. Target's joining forces with ALEXANDER MCQUEEN!!!!!!! (and other designers after him!! YAY!) now my favorite store is even BETTER!

"As Isaac Mizrahi’s final collection for Target cycles through stores, the retailer is unveiling plans for a new fashion initiative.

Target in March will launch Designer Collaborations, which is aimed to be an ongoing program that will bring a series of established designers to the masses at low prices. Designer Collaborations is a separate program from Target’s Go International... The launch collaboration will be with Alexander McQueen, who will create a version of his McQ collection, called McQ Alexander McQueen for Target." - wwd

if you live in NYC you the McQ line for target drops for you TOMORROW!!! but me and the rest of the world will have to wait until march 4th {source: glamor mag}

REVIEW//: [blackberry | bold 900]

The day I FINALLY joined the crackberry nation (aka addicted blackberry users) was on November 4, 2008. The very day the new blackberry bold was released by AT&T to the USA. The second day I got the Bold I wrote a small short/early review and I said i'd write another one once i've used it a little longer. Today's that day!

Let me just first off say I'M IN LOVE and with any love it's not perfect but I'm willing to look past the imperfections (for the most part at least ha). I've now had the Bold for over 2 months now and I believe I'm able to give a pretty accurate review about it at this point.

• VISUALLY (exterior): its sleek, clean, the screen is vibrant and I love the faux leather backing. It's easier to grip and a nice texture vs the BB Curve's slippery plastic one, etc., the only thing that's a draw back is the silver border is black plastic painted silver. So when you drop the phone and it dents/chips/scratches the plastic is shows the black.

• GUTS: the new OS is nice and the icons are clean they reminds me of a Mac's. As for applications it seems that BB devices only are allotted a certain amount of space and you can't use the Slot memory card to add to it. Also the OS freezes once in a while and you'll have to do a hard restart which is taking out the battery and putting it back in. the Bold has wifi and bluetooth and it's also 3G. one thing the iPhone has over the BB Bold is that the iPhone 3G you're able to turn off the 3G if you'd like, while on the BB Bold you stuck to using it unless it drops on you and go to the EDGE network.

• SOUND/PLAYBACK: this is one of the things the BB Bold trumps on the iPhone... the speaker on this bad boy is amazingly loud and clear. As for the music playback it now has a previous song/next song button (vs the old curve). The only thing I don't like is that it can't play music I buy from itunes (but I think I read some where now you can... but I'm not sure) which I blame itunes for more than RIM for this flaw.

• EMAIL: this feature is what BB is known for and yet another feature that trumps the iPhone over. Out of all the devices i've owned (which tech only my sidekick and iphone had email) the BBs email system is AMAZING. It's extremely reliable and fast. On the sidekick and iPhone you can wait up to 30 mins to 24 hrs to receive an email. The blackberry works on its own emailing system so it's able to shot you your email right away. LOVE IT!

• MESSENGER: aka BBM aka Blackberry Messenger. Oh how I love thee. for those of you who don't know BBM is I AIM for BB user to other BB users. I never knew how many people I know owned a BB until now. The great part about it is its FREE to BBM unlike AIM for BB thats actually considered text messages. I'm trying to convert all my friend that aren't BB users to do so mainly for BBM reasons and because it's so reliable ha.

• WEB BROWSER: one thing that I loved about the iPhone was it's internet browser and how you are about to control it with the touch screen. But to be honest the BB Bolds browser isn't to shabby. When it comes to mobile browsing to be honest I don't do much of it either way it takes too long to load (iphone and/or bb bold)... I can wait until I get to my laptop or desktop for most things.

• CAMERA/VIDEO: the pixel in the camera is lacking a little (iphones resolution is a tad better), but at least theres a flash (unlike the iphone). I'm still trying to figure out the setting for the camera. The flash is a little harsh on the photos and washes things out at times. the video is also at a tiny qlty, but what do you expect its a mobile phone right?! at least there's a video. yay! (even tho i'll hardly ever use it ever heehee.. just nice to have)

All in all I love the phone. I wouldn't go back to the iphone for nothing (until they come up with a solution for all the things i hate about it now... then we'll see). Personally, its well worth the money. But then again I am a tech geek in a way. It'll be hard to sway me away from being a crackberry addict now! Look even president select Obama can't resist it. haha

COME JOIN THE CRACKBERRY NATION TODAY!!!! lol

MUST HAVE//: [car | butt warmer]

Winter is finally here in LaLa Land (YAY for the snow, boo for the cold) and with that comes freezing cold cars in the mornings on our way into work. And like me I'm assuming your cars also take a while to heat up enough to be able to blow out warm/hot air into your car.

This is way I filed this under the "Must Have". Ever morning (even when its not winter out... I get cold easily) instead of turning my car heater on right away I just push my seat heater button. It warms my bum up in a jiffy!

I had this function on my '97 M3 and so it was a MUST that I had it in a my car. That was the only extra option I wanted and got. I honestly don't know how I'd survive without it... Haha okie I'm lying, but it is one of those luxury items on the top of my list.

Keep warm and toasty during this holiday season!

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MUST HAVE//: [google | mobile maps]

i've been hearing about google maps for your mobile device for a little while now and since the Blackberry doesn't have a maps application like the iphone did i decided to give it a try and download the free application. 

let me just say it's amazing! even better than the iphone maps application (which is google as well). google maps mobile can target your exact location to the T (unlike the iphone gen1 where it showed just the general area) and it gives you a "street view" option so that you know what the place you're driving to looks like from the outside. AMAZING! 

i recommend that everyone to download this onto the mobile device. it's a very hand thing to have in the end. (especially blackberry uses that don't pay for the maps)

enjoy!

MUST HAVE//: [comfort | dr. scholl's heel liners]

these Dr. Scholl's heel liners and one of my MUST HAVES. i put them in almost every pair of my high heels. lately i haven't been able to find them in the stores. all they have are the crappy Dr. Scholls's "for her" heel liner which is rubber and made me get blisters... so don't get those. make sure they're the soft gray ones.. they work SO well. LOVE THEM!

MUST HAVE//: [dream | boots]

i know i've posted this boots before, which are my dream boots. not because who they're made by, but because they're seamless, classic, elegant and so much more. 

every girl out there knows that the PERFECT pair of boots are one of the hardest things to find and every girl out there has their own vision of what they're perfect boot is and every since i can remember i've always wanted one with rounded toes and NO seam. 

i've always dreamt about this boot and now i have FINALLY found them. yesterday was the first time i actually tried them on. it was like they were made especially for me. obviously i can't tell if they're long term comfortable but from what i could tell by just trying them on, my toes weren't cramped, the arch wasn't strained... from what i could tell i probably could walk a while in them.  

i was with my friend krista at the time and she's normally the one telling me that i'm crazy for even thinking about spending that type of money... but even when she saw them on me she said "i'm not even going to lie, they look HOT on you! you should get them." and to be completely honest if they had my size i probably would've got them no questions asked. (they only had my size in the suede) 

i had a OMFG moment when i zipped up these boots. OMFG! 

{source: net-a-porter}

MUST HAVE//: [camera | polaroid]

must have a polaroid camera or its more like... must buy one. ^_^