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A pin-up model and aesthete who is one part sexy librarian, one part international spy. Louise writes about fashion, beauty, night-life, and being a pin-up in the modern world.
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Louise Looks into It: Liquid Leggings

Louise Looks into It: Liquid Leggings

Recently I mentioned on Facebook that I often get questions from friends and followers about style and beauty. Because of this I thought it would be fun to answer some of these questions as an occasional series here on the blog. So, the lovely pinup model Valerie Voiture recently asked me about liquid leggings. I...
Frock Friday: The Kills

Frock Friday: The Kills

I was feeling a little under the weather when we went to see The Kills last Saturday night, hence my serious look here. I chugged 2 bottles of water and felt a lot better though. I was super excited for this show because we saw them on tour for the Midnight Boom album years ago...
Louise Loves: 1.26.12

Louise Loves: 1.26.12

Source Greetings darlings! I’ve been thinking about makeup so much this month because of the Pucker Up! posts that I have a makeup shopping list for this weekend because I’m meeting one of my besties to do a little Restaurant Week lunching and shopping. I am so looking forward to it! I’m also excited to...
Pucker Up: Lipsticks!

Pucker Up: Lipsticks!

For my last installment of Pucker Up! I’m focusing on lipstick. It’s what I wear the most, it’s what I love the most. It was the first makeup item I bought myself when I got a job as a teen (L’Oreal chubby lip pencil in Cayenne). My lipstick obsession got me my cosmetics boutique job in...
Quotes to Inspire: We must never…

Quotes to Inspire: We must never…

Frock Friday: Le Fou Frock

Frock Friday: Le Fou Frock

    A couple we’re friends with took us to dinner at a local French restaurant, and I decided it was time to debut a dress I’ve had for a year. It’s vintage, and the tag says “Quality Hill” in a script that looks 1950′s, but I haven’t done any research. The matching belt has...
Louise Loves

Louise Loves

Source Greetings, lovely readers! For starters, this week got cold. Boo. However, a few terrific things happened too, including my face appearing on the side of a building, suede booties arriving in the mail, cocktails and apps with an incredibly insightful girlfriend, and a much needed trim at the salon. Plus I’m looking forward to...
Pucker Up: Not to gloss over things…

Pucker Up: Not to gloss over things…

So, I need to start this post with some backstory. When I was in college I was completely obsessed with these Christian Dior lip glosses called Plastic Shine. They were amazing, very thick, sticky and plastic-y. I had the red, and this dark, dark purple that looked black unless you really spread it thin (but...
Quotes to Inspire: clothes…

Quotes to Inspire: clothes…

Style Sheets: polka dots & fairy lights

Style Sheets: polka dots & fairy lights

Frock Friday: New Year’s Frockin’ Eve

We spent New Year’s with a small group of friends at one of their houses. They had just gotten a new bar, have a terrific karaoke set up, and we all pitched in to make a delicious dinner. I have a pair of black high-waisted shorts but wanted something more formal for New Year’s. Thus,...

Louise Loves: mid-January heat wave

Source Greetings hot stuff! So what if a cold front just moved through the Midwest, things are smokin’ as far as I’m concerned! Along with several exciting email exchanges this week, I’ve been accomplishing a lot, generally, which is awesome. I’ve got an exciting collaboration to announce in the next few weeks and I can...
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