Hey Glossies,

The Friday Footwear pick is the Zara Wide Strap Sandal.

I am not a huge white shoe fan, so I love that the Zara Wide Strap Sandal include black and grey.  The material is leather and the heel is 4.72 inches.  The platform looks to be about an inch.  These tri-color sandals are such a fun (and flexible) option for the summer.

Stylist Corner

Hey Glossies,

I love the idea of wearing black and brown together, especially if one of the items has a print.  I also like wearing black with a light to mid-tone brown, which helps to provide a contrast with the black.  The contrast will help to create an elegant classic look.

Talbots Pleated Satin Top - Black

Charter Club Leopard Print Pencil Skirt

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Hey Glossies,

Summer 2011, Talbots found itself in a precarious position.  The brand was trying to reach out to the younger demographic and it seemed that the (newer) young and long-term customers were not liking the offerings.  Well, it seems this year (Spring/Summer 2012) that Talbots is working diligently on catering to both demographics while keeping its classic bent.

The Talbots Trellis Lace Dress has been on my wishlist since I saw the Spring lookbook in Fall 2011.    My eye has been on the Ivory version.  The lace is gorgeous and the dress is so romantic and flirty. I got a chance to see and feel this dress in-store and the material is substantive, definitely good quality.  Definitely made me want the Trellis Lace dress more.

Talbots Trellis Lace Dress - Ivory

Well, this dress seems to be selling out (at full-price) in the Women’s sizes, so I do not know if the Ivory dress *will come home with me, anytime soon. *sniff sniff*  Maybe…A miracle?!?!

Mix Maven

Hey Glossies,

For the beauty mavens that skipped or missed out on MAC Heroine lipstick from the Reel Sexy collection,  Tish, a fellow beauty maven, suggested a possible dupe, Lancome #381B Violette Coquette.  The color is not as intense as MAC Heroine, but I think it is similar enough to do the job.

What do y’all think?

Mix Maven

Hey Glossies,

So we have seen and discussed the makeup looks.  Today, I will focus on the hair design for Ace.

The stylist duo,  Style Konfidential, decided that to achieve the ‘”glammed up” look that Ace desired was for her to have longer hair. KL of Style Konfidential, “Normally, Ace wears her in twists and we knew longer hair for ‘ The Coronation’ would help her to stand out among her peers.”

Ace - Hair - Before

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Hey Glossies,

I was tasked with creating a makeup look for Ace.  I wanted her to have a neutral, classic look.  First things first, we had to get those brows waxed and shaped!

Ace - Eye Brow - Before

Since this was her first time getting a brow wax, I went easy on Ace.  I asked the woman who did the brow waxing to clean up the brows and create a slight arch. Read the rest of this entry »

Hey Glossies,

This week, Pumps and Gloss will be doing a special Prom 2012 feature.

A few months back, the stylist duo, Style Konfidential,  was asked to help create a look a look for a high school senior attending the ‘prom’. In her case, the ‘prom’ is called “The Coronation”, which is similar to a Cotillion because all the young ladies in the senior class have to wear white gowns and parents and other adults can attend.  At The Coronation, a king and queen are crowned based on the total amount of money collected in the fundraiser.  Each high school senior of this class retains the funds collected and the money goes towards his or her college education.

The Client

“Ace” is a very ambitious young woman and is very active at church and at school.  She is a honor student and will be attending university in the fall.

Ace’s style is a cool casual, no makeup save mascara and light lip gloss.

Before

She told the Style Konfidential duo that she wanted to have a glammed up look for the Coronation.  She wanted the “Wow Factor!”

Over the next few days, with the permission from the ladies of Style Konfidential and Ace, Pumps and Gloss blog will  chronicle the run up to the day of Coronation.

Mix Maven

Image credit: applediva / 123RF Stock Photo

Hey Glossies,

If you read last year’s Mothers Day tribute, you will know that my Grandmother “Pearl” meant (and still means) the world to me. In honor of Mothers Day, the Friday Footwear pick is the Ralph Lauren Collection Python-Mother of Pearl Sandal.  How fitting that I find a lovely heel from the Ralph Lauren Collection called Mother of Pearl.

The leather of the sandal is made from python and the heel is covered in genuine Mother of Pearl.  The sole, leather-lined, is padded.  The heel is 4 inches.

I love the pink pearl python (say that 3 times fast) leather and the mother of pearl-coated heel.  The sandal is so chic and über-feminine.

I think my Grandma “Pearl” would have loved these shoes.  I can imagine her wearing these gorgeous high-heeled sandals to one of her very fancy functions.  She would have killed them softly.

Retails for $2,500.

Mix Maven