Friday Five

Can you believe it is July 31st??

Where is time going??

Is it me or is the summer

just flying by??

Let's get right to my Friday Five.

{one}

Ladies of London

I love this show and I'm so excited that 

season two will be airing soon.

I'm not really into reality shows but 

I absolutely love this one. 

 {two}

Firmoo

When Firmoo contacted me to try a pair of glasses, 

I was a very hesitate and a bit skeptical.

Ordering glasses online was something I had never done before. 

However, they made it easy peasy. 

They have a huge selection of affordable glasses.

The best part is they tell you the exact measurements

 of each frame. My prescription is high and can only be made 

into certain frames. If the glasses are too wide, my prescription

won't work well in them. I was pleasantly surprised when 

I received my glasses. Other than having to have them a little adjusted, 

they are great. I was very impressed with the quality of the frame 

and of the lens. If you are looking for affordable frames, you need to 

try Firmoo. They have a huge selection, and their customer 

service is top notch. I highly recommend them.

Firmoo

Glasses courtesy of Firmoo
All opinions are my own.

{three}

Loren Hope Carly Bracelet

This bracelet was in my Rocksbox set

and I was so thrilled with it. It's such a

great statement piece. I wore it non-stop.

In the end, I decided to send it back.

I was very tempted to keep it but

I thought the price was a little steep 

for what it is. 

Loren Hope

{four}

Lip Sync Battle with Tom Cruise 

You gotta watch this lip battle, it is epic. 

Who knew Tom Cruise could be so down to earth.

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That wraps up my Friday Five.

I got nothing planned for this weekend

and I'm pretty excited about that.

I have been going going, lately 

and it's time to take a step back 

and do a little relaxing.

It will be glorious doing a little bit of nothing.

Have a Wonderful Weekend.

What are your favorites this week?

Let me know, I love hearing from you!!

Best, Marie

Linking up with April.

Linking up with Amanda

Wish List Wednesday

Seeing as I'm limiting my shopping, 

I'm merely wishing for these items.

Why is it so hard NOT to shop??

Stella McCarthy Iphone Case

Tai

MAC Strobe Cream

I Heart Road Trips Kit by Dry Bar

Gap

Gap

What's on your wish list?

Let me know, I love hearing from you!

Best, Marie

Love/Hate

I was tagged by the lovely Kate to list

 ten loves and ten hates.

Here goes.

Loves 

1) The color PINK. 

2) Purses- they are my favorite thing to purchase. 

3) Iced coffee- especially flavored Iced Coffee

4) Pop music-I pretty much like all music except for metal.

5) Traveling- love seeing the world

6) Baseball- I just love the game.

7) Taking pictures

8) Kindness

9) Norman Reedus-my celebrity crush.

10) French Bread-ooh with a little butter, yum.

Hates

1) Rudeness-manners are dying.

2) Mean people -the world needs more kindness

3) Traffic-makes me ragey.

4) Fakes-all kinds, people, purses, etc.

5) Bad coffee.

6) Rain-my hair hates it too.

7) Chipped Nails

8) Crowds-I get major anxiety when in a crowd of people.

9) Ageing- it breaks my heart seeing my Grandmother getting more and more

frail as she ages. I miss walking the mall with her. 

10) People who pretend to have perfect lives-no one does.

What are your love and hates??

Let me know, I love hearing from you!

Best, Marie

Linking up with Biana & Meghan for Weekending.

Friday's Five

Friday, my favorite F word.

Yay for Friday.

It's my second favorite day of week.

Saturday, being my favorite, since it's my

only day off. lol.

Let's get right to my favorites.

Song

Like I'm Gonna Lose You by Meghan Trainor ft. John Legend

I'm so loving this song. 

Been listening to it non-stop.

Love Love Love this song.

Beauty

Smashbox '24 Hour Photo Finish' Primer

I'm loving this eye shadow primer.

My eye make up didn't cake or move when I wore this.

 And on that day it was super hot and humid out.

 The staying power of this stuff is incredible. 

As soon as my sample runs out, I'm going to buy it. 

It really does make my eye makeup last all day.

I'm so impressed with this product, it 

works so well.

Smashbox '24 Hour Photo Finish' Primer

Purchase

Sam Edleman 'Alaine' Flats

I picked these up during the Nordstrom Anniversary sale

 and I'm so glad that I did.

I'm loving them so much.

Funny, I was never really into leopard but for

reasons unknown, I LOVE leopard flats.

They just make an outfit pop.

Sam Edelman

TV 

Are you obsessed with the show Homeland, like I am? 

I was so excited to see the first trailer 

from the upcoming season.

From what it looks like, season 5 is gonna 

be awesome. I am so excited, I totally

love this show. Although, the death in season 

3 (won't spoil it if you haven't seen or don't watch it)

still leaves me a little broken.

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That wraps up my Friday Five.

Tomorrow, I'm spending the day with my Mother.

We are gonna have lunch and do a little shopping.

I love having a Mother-Daughter day, it's

always super fun.

Have a Wonderful Weekend.

What are your favorites this week??

Let me know, I love hearing from you!

Best, Marie

Linking up with Amanda

Linking up with April

Confessions...

.. that I'm always listening to music.
It's always playing in my office.

... that I can't whistle.

...that I can't sing, at all.

...that I would NEVER participate in Karaoke because
my singing is THAT bad.

...that I'm utterly obsessed with island life during the winter. 
I would love to live on an island.

..that I do not like to cook and I'm Italian. 
I should, it's in my blood.

...that I went to Italy and called home complaining about the food.

...that I didn't like pasta or tomato sauce as a child.

...that whenever I travel, I take my rosary
 that were blessed by Pope John Paul, with me.
I can't fly without them. 

..that at times I pretend I am my twin sister. 
Most people can't tell us apart over the phone.

..that if I'm having a bad hair day, it turns into a bad day.

...that the heat and the humidity make me cranky.



Now, it's your turn!

What are your confessions?
Let me know, I love hearing from you!
Best, Marie

Nantucket Dream Home

As soon as I saw this home on Nantucket, 

I was like THIS IS MY DREAM HOME!

This home was too gorgeous not to share.

This is designer Victoria Hagan's summer home on Nantucket. 

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Seriously, is this not the most gorgeous summer

 home you have ever seen?

It is PERFECTION!!

What does your dream home look like?

Let me know, I love hearing from you!

Best, Marie

Linking up with Biana & Meghan

Friday Five

Oh this was another insane week

and I'm happy that it is over with.

Let's get right into my faves this week.

SONG

Summertime by DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince

Ok, this is an old song and I'm probably dating myself here 

but I absolutely love this song. 

It's not summer if you haven't heard this song,

at least, a few times a week.

Beauty

Kiehl's Correcting & BB Cream Sunscreen

I love this stuff. 

It not only serves as a sunscreen but 

it also works like a BB cream. 

It makes my skin glow and blurs the imperfections.

You can't even tell that I have it on.

Neiman Marcus

Purchase
Halogen Twill Cape
When I was in London back in March, everyone was wearing capes. 
Even since then, I have wanted one. When I saw this on at the 
 Nordstrom Anniversary sale, I knew
I had to get it. I'm so happy I did.
I cannot wait to wear it.
 It's perfect for fall. 

Nordstrom

Jewelry

Rocksbox

I got another Rocksbox and loved it.
I really wanted to keep it all but in the end decided to send it all back.
Looking forward to getting another box.

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I saw this on Pinterest and 

it just spoke to me. 

It's so very true. 

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That wraps up my Friday Five.

I'm so excited for the weekend as I'm 

hoping to get to the beach. 

Finally, haven't been yet.

Have a Wonderful Weekend.

What are your fave's this week?

Let me know, I love hearing from you!!

Best, Marie

Linking up with Meet @ the Barre.

Linking up with April.