Cosmopolitan Summer Splash

Melificent!, Mia and Ms. Accidental Sexiness herself
Melificent!, Mia and Ms. Accidental Sexiness herself

Last night I was fortunate enough to be invited to the Cosmopolitan Summer Splash at the gorgeous Setai hotel in South Beach by fellow South Florida blogger, Rosy Cordero of Accidental Sexiness. This event is one of many during Miami’s Fashion Week. It was a pretty cool opportunity for me for many reasons: 1) I had never been to the highly regarded Setai (which lives up to the hype), 2) I had never been to a “big-girl” fashion show before and 3) it would be the first time I attended an event where I could network for Melificent!

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SDCC Show & Tell

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Now that I’ve rounded up my birthday girl outfits for this month’s Comic-Con, I decided I’d play a little show and tell with you all! That and people have requested to see them and who am I to deny you lovely people? ;) Now, I realize that it looks like I have some sort of strange antlers growing out of my head, but I assure you it belongs to my cardboard buck.

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I’d really appreciate some help from you all with this one. I’m pretty sure this is the winner for my official birthday party (note amazing princess tiara & shoulder details), but I’m concerned that it is a little on the short side, especially since the back is exposed (not pictured). So my question to you all is, should I brave the streets of the Gaslamp District with the itty bitty number or should I pair it with my favorite jean leggings? Advice needed!

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I absolutely love this dress! I found it at Loehmann’s this week and haven’t stopped obsessing over it since! It’s the runner up for my birthday dress if I am feeling a little more demure and less sex kitten. It’s so perfectly form fitting without being too suggestive and is made of the most delicious sweatshirt material.

So there you have it! My outfits for our nights on the town in San Diego! Hopefully I’ll look a little cuter the next time I wear them since I’ll actually make an effort to do my hair, accessorize and slap some makeup on ;)

What Summer Calls For

haircutA short, hip haircut!

I really tried this time to let my hair grow after so many people requested. I did. And it happened. My hair is currently extremely long. And extremely thick. And it is currently extremely hot & humid down here in South Florida, so in turn, my hair is extremely hard to deal with and spends its life in a disheveled ponytail. Can someone please tell me what is the point of having long hair if it is always tucked away and such a ginormous pain in the behind? I don’t know how you Miami girls do it. This crap is not for me, so I am doing what I have wanted to do for months now and getting my hair cut!  However, apparently I am like Samson and need my hair for strength because I got so many disdainful looks by friends and family when I announced my decision, which got me thinking…Why do people believe women have to have long hair?

Does it represent our femininity? Youth?
What is it? Share your opinions with me in the comments.

And yes, my haircut inspiration is coming from the lovely Christina Ricci and her sweet short ‘do pictured above.
I can’t wait to be free!

CocoMae Giveaway

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It’s no secret. I love me some girly dresses. So when the fabulous CocoMae contacted me to host a giveaway, I could not resist! One of my favorite summer dresses so far is their Don’t Burst My Bubble Dress that I clearly romp around in while just hanging out at my house (special appearance by my baby girl, Gwen). I can’t help but feel like a little cupcake when I wear this dress and you guys know how that fits perfectly with my fashion motto for this year. And how great would it look with a pair of mint or nude heels? Needless to say, it has made the cut as one of my birthday girl dresses, and your know how exclusive that list is ;)

And here’s the good part: lucky for all of you, all their items are up for grabs in this giveaway!
To enter the contest, please comment with your favorite item from CocoMae and what you love about it, then head over to Facebook and friend CocoMae for all the latest sales & updates!

A winner will be chosen at random a week from today, June 15th at 12am EST.
Good luck, everyone and make sure to spread the word!

Photo credit: El Sanchez

Lovable Friday!

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I’m back everyone!!! I’ve felt pretty detached from all things Internet since we started the move last weekend, but I’m happy to report that I am back in the saddle! We are completely head over heels over our new home, but it is a lot of work! I’ll make sure to post pictures next week of the progress we have made and will be sharing a lot of our ideas for the future. Also, make sure to keep your eyes peeled next week for another amazing fashion giveaway you are going to love! June is going to be a very busy month for Melificent – I can’t wait to share it all with you guys!

1. Smashing Pumpkins Announce Intimate US tour
1. Smashing Pumpkins Announce Intimate US tour

I honestly cannot control my insane happiness over the news that my favorite band in the world, The Smashing Pumpkins, will be playing an extremely intimate series of shows during the month of July. As if that wasn’t cool enough, one of their few stops is in Fort Lauderdale, specifically, at Revolution Live (one of my favorite venues)! Are you kidding me???? I’m pretty sure I just fangirled myself. Mr. Corgan is also hinting that special VIP access may be granted to some special fans including a private soundcheck! Unfortunately, the band has not released ticket prices or onsale dates, which has me extremely anxious. Must.have.tickets.now.
For the official press release, click here.

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Giveaway: Win this dress from Conversation Pieces!

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Memorial Day Weekend is right around the corner, which means it’s officially summer: time for BBQ’s, pool parties and long walks on the beach! And naturally this means you need to stock up on some new, sweet summer dresses, right? Well, luckily the adorable site, Conversation Pieces, has decided to team up with Melificent to host this amazing giveaway to help you do just that!

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Up for grabs is this adorable dress from the site’s new summer lookbook and you can enter to win by following these 3 simple steps:

1. Visit ShopConversationPieces.com.
2. Find the name of the dress pictured above.
3. Post the name of the dress in this post’s comments along with your dress size.

& there you have it!
The winner will be picked at random on Tuesday  (5/18) and announced on the blog.
Good luck everyone!

*This giveaway has closed & a winner has been chosen.

Lovable Friday

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1. Anthropologie's Bustled Shower Curtain
1. Anthropologie's Bustled Shower Curtain

Now that we are almost ready to move into our new home (squee!), I’ve been shopping for a lot more home accessories than usual. Unfortunately, I stumbled upon this gorgeous ruffled shower curtain from Anthropologie. I say unfortunately because this pretty little lady is $118! Of course, after seeing it, I became obsessed with having a ruffled shower curtain in our master bathroom and thankfully after some Internet scouring, I found a more affordable ruffle action from Target. But I’ll most probably still find myself lusting after this one from time to time. Oh, how you pain me so, Anthropologie!

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Lovable Friday: Lost Edition

1. LOST tarot cards
1. LOST tarot cards

In honor of the quickly approaching series finale of quite possibly the best show on TV ever, LOST, I decided to make today’s Lovable Friday LOST-centric. Plus, we need something to hold us over that horrific 2-week hiatus, right fellow fans? First, check out these amazing LOST-themed tarot cards! They were designed by Flickr user gravitybomb who did an amazing job capturing the personalities (often dual personalities) of our main LOSTies. Plus, you can download them all at full size, which comes in handy if you are planning an epic LOST party for the finale (like we are!).

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Lovable Friday!

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1. Christian Louboutin
1. Christian Louboutin

Every time I think Louboutin has made his most outrageous pair of shoes yet, he comes out with another absolutely amazing pair that I lust over for months. And you’re looking right at them above! Unfortunately, these sparkly pretties go for $1,195. Mortgage anyone?

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