Monday, May 23, 2011

Antiqued Gold

I often go through periods where I become enamored with a certain color, and nearly everything that I buy in one (or several) shopping trips somehow contains that color. This past weekend after a shopping trip with my friend and fellow blogger Stefany, it was apparent that I am having a serious love affair with anything in the style of antiqued gold. We stopped at Newport Centre Mall and Hell's Kitchen flea market where I picked up a few trinkets that happened to follow the same color pattern. 

My obsession manifests itself mostly in the jewelry that I got. Exhibit A - these two sets of bracelets that I bought at Charlotte Russe
Charlotte Russe is not a store that I normally shop at, but I'm glad I went in because I found these two sets of bracelets for a total of eight bucks =).
I love the antiqued gold charms on the wooden bead bracelet (even though there is a butterfly one on the other side that is waiting to be ripped off) and the detailing on the gold bangles which is mixed in with pretty coral colored bangles. 

The phone necklace is from Forever21, and I think it is just adorable. My boyfriend thinks it's ridiculous, but wearing a telephone around my neck is something that I am justifying while I'm still young =X. The Paris inspired necklace I bought a few weeks ago from Urban Outfitters and is a cute everyday necklace. 
I have been obsessed with these rings ever since I got them from the Hell's Kitchen flea market. They are moderately chunky and have all satisfied the antiqued gold criteria. The skull ring is my favorite! 

Also from the flea market are this set of candlesticks, which I would probably not have even noticed if it were not for cupcakes and cashmere's post
I'm so excited to decorate my apartment with these, and I foresee a candlestick obsession in my future. I especially love these because of the rounded plate on the bottom, which would be great for holding jewelry and little trinkets. 

Even my makeup has taken on bronze/dirty gold tones and I have been really loving MACs taupographic shadestick and tempting eyeshadow, separately and layered together. Both have cool brown undertones with a golden shimmer running through them. 
Taupographic goes on very subtle and light and is easy to apply, no brushes necessary. Tempting is one of my favorite browns that I've been wearing all over the lid on its own. 

It seems that I should expand my horizons, but at the moment I am loving the style that this shade gives. 
I hope you enjoyed reading

~Vida

23 comments:

  1. love it! your pictures are always amazing. :)

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  2. Love everything you got, I think tempting is SO pretty! I have the same color obsession phase thing, lol, my current one is light blue.

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  3. These pictures look so good!

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  4. I go through colour phases too... everything you have selected there to photograph are beautiful! x

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  5. Tempting looks like something I'd enjoy! (: I've always been into brown/bronzey colors for eyes.

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  6. I definitely know what you mean by colour phases, you picked up some gorgeous stuff - I think I love the ring with the white stone the best and the bracelets :) I love Charlotte Russe I wish they had them in the UK!

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  7. Thank you guys!

    @Yu - I wish we had half the stores you have in the UK here! haha

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  8. I love your selection, & as ever, your photography & composition! Great post.

    & I don't know why, but I feel like Tempting is kind of.. chunky? On me anyway. Well, not chunky, but maybe not as smooth as I expected! I love the colour though.

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  9. 25FLONDON, hm that's weird I don't feel like mine is that chunky. It does feel a little grittier than some of the other eyeshadows, but once its blended out on the eye I love it!

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  10. That skull ring is gorgeous!! I'm the same, I will wear the same type of jewelry over and over again. I really try to force myself to wear other pieces. And I have wooden bead bangles just like those! Except I made mine so they aren't as fancy hehe.

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  11. I can't get over how AMAZING these pictures are!!

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  12. Loving the skull ring & the Taupographic shadow looks like such a nice colour :)

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  13. Lovely post! It's always rewarding finding something special at a flea market!!

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  14. Love the phone necklace! But ack, fake antiqued gold turns my skin green.

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  15. Haha Dara! I haven't had a problem with it so far, I am loving my cheap-y jewelry =).

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  16. Wauw, love all the jewelry! (:

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  17. I love all these pieces! I wish there was a place here to buy cheap jewelry, like a vintage flea market :) xo

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  18. I love antique gold- especially those candlesticks! The shape of them is so pretty

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  19. I love everything.

    greetings from Germany:)

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  20. I get obbessed with a color too (that's the reason I have a million and one taupe eyeshadows). I adore tempting too. It's one of my all time faves. xx

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