Since our favorite lady Siobhan is off for the week, I am stepping up to bring you the latest and greatest for your Monday Music Must!

You may have never heard of Christina Perri before, but after the June 30th episode of “So You Think You Can Dance” she has exploded into the collective music consciousness. From behind dancers Billy Bell and Kathryn McCormick, Perri’s song “Jar of Hearts” reached the ears of many; more than 48,000 downloads of her song on the Billboard’s Hot Digital Songs charts debuted her at No. 28 this week.* Not bad for a Philly girl who isn’t even signed!

Perri’s voice is haunting in the honest hurt that can be felt in the song lyrics. Such an open expression of emotion will hopefully pay off in the future. Good Luck Christina! I’ll be getting your EP when it comes out!

*http://www.billboard.com/news 

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Last night a promo video for Glee’s upcoming episode featuring a Madonna playlist was aired. Jane Lynch sings along to “Vogue,” making me want to grab the new Like a Prayer Gloves and dance around the warehouse circa 1990. Strike a pose, there’s nothing to it!!

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Rosanna is a crazy cool cat. But all alternation aside (ha!) she has updated the Conversation Hearts into the tech age.

I was lucky enough to go to undergrad with Rosanna at UC Davis, majoring in Design. She is now finishing up her grad school work at CCA, where she made this little project for class.

Watching the video below will better explain the process, but in short her special made chocolate conversation hearts will activate a program Rosanna wrote to play quirky loved themed videos when held up to your laptop camera for all to see. This is about a zillion times cooler than  “Be Mine” on sugar chalk.

Take a look at the cool hearts! Good work Rosanna!

Conversation Hearts from ro.sanna on Vimeo.

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Beach. That is all you need to know about this New Year’s adventure.

But not just any beach. If I were to have my New Year’s way, I would head to the Manuel Antonio National Park in Costa Rica located south of Quepos on the Pacific Coast, 132 km from San José. Tours through the park are available, including a rain forest walk where you might be so lucky as to spy a sloth!

Coastal Manuel Antonio at night is pitch black, being lit only by the moon — perfect for some stargazing. Instead of the big count-down at midnight, I would suggest quietly bringing in the New Year with a few good friends or your sweetie on the sands.

With spring coming, this would be a perfect place to try out next season’s trends: the Pocket Change Necklace in Gold [sold out!], the Silk Arboretum Maxi Dress, and the Bamboo Poetic 04 Gray and Silver WhipStitched T Thong

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Ahh, Venezia! Que bella!

Every year, this city of bridges and islands gathers in the Palazzo di San Marco for one of the biggest gatherings of New Year’s kissers! The Palazzo di San Marco, being the biggest and most culturally relevant square in the city, is a great place to gather with your sweetie and snuggle up until the Campanile di San Marco, or bell tower, strikes midnight.

I would suggest making the effort to stay up to see the sun rise over the Adriatic Sea from the beach island of Lido, where the Auguri di Capodanno sulla spiaggia del Lido di Venezia takes place … aka jump into the freezing cold water a la Polar Bear Swim.

Venice is high fashion, and the Palazzo di San Marco has no heaters outside. When I was there last year, the stone ground was iced over, so make sure to watch your step and have some cute walking boots like the Bamboo Follie 04 Black Mid Calf Riding Boot in Vegan Leather [sold out!] (great for going over jeans!).

Add a little bit of sparkle with the Kismet Karma Dress  so you don’t have to wear any metal on your neck. Again, it will be cold, so the Emma Pillsbury Coat in Soft Pink is a great piece to keep toasty in, and attract the eye of any cute Italians walking by!

Pucker up, New Year’s is almost here!

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With only four days left, I still have no idea what I will be doing … but I know what I would like to do! Barring money, travel, and time, here is the first of four awesome New Year’s Eve destinations I would love to visit (and the outfits I would love to wear!)

Ginza is an upscale part of Tokyo with luxurious shopping and high fashion everywhere. The flagship stores of Chanel, Louis Vuitton, and Gucci are always lit up, creating one of the most beautiful city nights I have ever seen. Having been to both, I dare say Ginza is brighter, even, than Times Square.

Class would be the name of my game — including a midnight toast at the Icebar Tokyo, a bar made entirely of, you guessed it, ice. Everything from walls, the bar, tables, and even glasses are made of ice. A jacket is provided in the Icebar Tokyo, but I would walk in wearing the Little Time Dress and Nekhbey Necklace in Gold [sold out!]. Simple, sophisticated, stylish … kind of like Ginza itself.

But let’s not be square bears — a splash of color is needed!  Jeffrey Campbell Pacific Teal Leather Double Ruffle Heels it is!

Check back tomorrow for my next New Year’s hotspot!

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This weekend I discovered a marvelous eye shadow that I can’t help but tell everyone about, almost to the point of annoyance. I’ve already called my sister twice telling her how much I like the Urban Decacy Ammo Eyeshadow.

“Sis,” I said. “The color matching has a great egde to it by covering well with a great shimmer.”

“I know,” my sister huffs over the phone, “I was the one who bought it … now give it back!”

Oops! Sorry, little sis, but I’m keeping this one.

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What we did see? RED! Lovely dresses from Jennifer Morrison, Debra Messing, Sigourney Weaver and Carrie Preston.

But the red dress of the evening definitely goes to Blake Lively. Fantastic shape, dangerouly low plunge… makes me think of our own Lady Danger in Red Dress [sold out!]. Wow! Fashion never looked so hot.

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The one thing I did notice right on was that when first meeting the judges, and during panel, all of these mini-models were wearing flats. Hmm … curious choice by the producers, but I myself like to keep the height low from time to time. My boyfriend is only 5′ 6″ himself (he claims 5′ 7″) and that extra 4″ of difference helps. No matter how much you love ‘em, you don’t always need to be literally in their face.

So which flats are of choice? Unfortunately, I didn’t hop on the Soda Volcano Tan Snake Vegan Leather Pointed Toe Flat [sold out!] quick enough to get my size, but my runner up flats were well stocked. The Soda Vestia Chocolate Faux Suede Ballet Flat [sold out!] and the Classifed Border Purple Crinkle Patent Button and Bow Flat [sold out!] are now a part of my fashion life.

Flats: Good for going out, Good for going to work, Good for the ANTM models of Le Cycle 13.

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In third grade, who wasn’t obsessed with Mad-Libs? I never quite grew out of the phase, so below is a custom-made Lulus.com Fashion Mad-Lib!

Just answer the numbered questions, then plug those answer in to the paragraph below. You can get some awesome results! Okay, go Mad! (Yuk yuk!)

1. Time of Day
   
2. Most flattering dress for you from Lulus.com
   
3. Hotties shoes on Lulus.com
4. Place
   
5. The most stylish person you know
   
6. The sweetest person you know
   
7. The most creative person you know
   
8. Something you do everyday
   
9. Something you want to do everyday
   
10. Favorite drink
    
11. The handbag you are lusting after at Lulus.com
    
12. Color
    
13. Favorite sweet treat
    
14. Adjective
    

Now, the Lib!

It’s not even (1) and I’m already planning on wearing my (2) with my  (3) out to the (4). (5), (6), and (7) will be there so you KNOW it will be a great time. It’s been a long week of (8) and (9), so I can’t wait to unwind with a tastey (10). I’ll be able to fit everything I need in my (11), including my (12) eye shadow and (13) flavored lipgloss. Tonight is going to be (14)!

Below is what I came up with! I shared mine, so you share yours! Comment on this post with your own excellent Fashion Mad-Lib!!

It’s not even noon and I’m already planning on wearing my Ada Dress in Black [sold out!] with my Qupid Impress 06 Black Crinkle T-Strap Sandal [sold out!] out to the concert. Brittany, Kathleen, and Siobhan will be there so you KNOW it will be a great time. It’s been a long week of working and exercising, so I can’t wait to unwind with a tastey Diet Coke. I’ll be able to fit everything I need in my Disk Jockey Handbag in Black [sold out!], including my plum eye shadow and cupcake flavored lipgloss. Tonight is going to be great!

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