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Friday, March 7, 2014

The perfect Swell skirt for an AZ Summer Winter



In good ol AZ we like to jump back and forth from 60 to 90 every few days.
Ya know....just for super fun times.....
Luckily, I finally got myself a maxi skirt aka a woman's best friend.
This one from Swell is comfy, pretty and transitions perfectly from

Summer




to Winter!



If you are late to the party like I am and need one of these long & lovely beauties
OR if you already have one but need another because, um, they're magic

Thursday, January 23, 2014

I'm totally crushing

Currently crushing on lbd's for everyday wear from Asos. 






Monday, January 20, 2014

happy monday!







Help with sources on a couple of these would be appreciated.

Monday, January 13, 2014

Real Talk // Girl Talk


 Real Talk:

Anyone else out there have a lot of guilt induced anxiety?
Don't get me wrong, I have plenty of stress induced anxiety too,
but lately the guilt factor has been totally knocking me down.

Here's how it usually plays out:
It usually starts with a little anxiety (usually social or stress) that keeps me from going somewhere or doing something on time which makes me feel extremely guilty. I feel foolish for for letting something so small affect me so much. So then I feel the guilt induced anxiety. If I go, I will be late, which I hate, if I don't go, I'll let people down, and/or myself down. So then I usually get a lot of stomach pain which hinders me from going and doing which increases the guilt yada yada yada.

Doesn't it sound delicious?

My parents rarely had to punish me growing up because I put myself through such extreme guilt.
My mother has always been good at helping to ease that guilt, but I really want to figure out some ways to break down the anxiety on my own.

If you are going through this or have gone though this I appreciate suggestions!
If you haven't, please don't suggest...just like...not feeling this way.
Believe me, if I could just not feel anxiety, I would. It's not a choice. I was born this way.


NOW then!


Girl Talk:

I was totally jazzed about Seth Aaron's
finale runway looks on PRAllStars.

I love a good suicide roll & the glasses made me so happy.
Plus the clothes were well tailored, simple but extremely chic and flattering.
I even loved the shoes! Everything! Head to toe!
Surprising because I wasn't into much else he did this season.





Shout out to Korto, too.
I thought a lot of her looks were beautiful
and I loved her styling.

All photos from MyLifetime


Did you watch? Who did you love?
I love Christopher. He's such a lamb.

Wednesday, January 8, 2014

Vroom




its 9 months til my birthday if anyone would like to start saving.

Monday, December 16, 2013

NYE Photo Shoot!


I got some of the beautiful photos back from Dream Photography Studio
for the shoot I did for Emma Magazine!

Stacey Woodward is the beauty & brains behind Dream Photography Studio
& she dreamed up this wondrous shoot with the Emma team!
Anything involving Emma founders Sarah & Shelly is bound to be magical
so I was thrilled when they asked me to be a part of the shoot!
I feel so lucky to have been able to work with Stacey, Sarah and Shelly
and cannot overemphasize what innovative, lovely people they are!







Aren't these dresses from Cleo and Clementine utterly gorgeous?!
Monique's talent is phenomenal and her designs are inspired!
Her whole team was top notch!
They dressed me up in a whole array of glittery, fluttery goodness!
It was seriously one of the best days of my life.

I couldn't decide which outfit I adored more! 
Good thing they had a keen eye for just the right look.



Definitely one of THE best parts of the whole day
was hanging out with these beautiful women!

nicest, most talented people you'll ever meet! 






Location and Dresses by: Cleo and Clementine
Make Up by: SN Makeup Artist
NYE Shoot for: Emma Magazine
Editors: Sarah Hubbell and Shelly Sazdanoff

Wednesday, December 4, 2013

iphotography








just some recent snaps with ye olde iPhone

Wednesday, November 27, 2013

Giveaway: Phoenix Flea


Sorry for the wait, my wifi situation has been lacking!

The winners from random # generator are.....
Andrea Stenvenson for the free entry ticket 
And Kristin Pear for the gift certificate!!
Your winnings will be waiting for you
at the check in table!!!

Thank you to everyone who participated and
Phoenix Flea for the awesome prizes!
Everyone check out the event this weekend!!!

Pretty much everyone knows about the amazing event this weekend with Phoenix Flea!
They have so many amazing vendors and their venue is beautiful!


Today Phoenix Flea is generously offering 
ONE free ticket to their event 
AND a $25 gift certificate!

There will be two winners, one will win the ticket and the other the gift certificate!

Requirements for entry:
AND leave a comment here!

FOR ADDITIONAL ENTRIES
each of the following is good for an additional entry
just leave a comment here for each thing you do:
Tweet about the giveaway, tag @PhoenixFlea AND @shmandyface

Winners announced tomorrow!
Good Luck!

Friday, October 25, 2013

Animated Arm Bags

How cool are these purses that look like cartoons from Jump From Paper??




Wednesday, October 23, 2013

Happy Hump Day!

Friday, October 18, 2013

I Made a Music Video!

I blogged over at Jester'z Improv with a Karmin spoof Halloween music video I did!

Saturday, September 21, 2013

CLOSED Giveaway: Floating Specks!

The winner, chosen by random number generator, is
Chelsea Bock!
Congrats girl!!!
Email your address to dash.it.all@hotmail.com by this Saturday!


It's no secret that I'm in love with Floating Specks.
They're local and have a magical, modern romance to their products
while still being cool and down to earth.
They have everything from adorable birthday cards
to slick groomsman cards


After I did the Diving Girl print giveaway on my IG
a lot of people mentioned they also loved
so Floating Specks generously offered a 3 pack of each to go to one lucky winner!




How to win:

1. Be a follower of my blog
3. Leave a comment on this post

Badabing badaboom.

I will announce the winner on this post Wednesday, September 25th!

Tuesday, July 2, 2013

Backpack'n



The life expectancy of my backpacks usually is one semester
so I need to find a new one for school in August!
These are my top picks!
They obviously look pretty similar, but what's your opinion?
Have you tried any of these before?
Know any other cool ones to check out?
Halp!