8.29.2013

come and get it

come and get it

I'm gonna talk about this video for a second alright? I just watched it for the first time today at work actually. It was a slow morning and we didn't really feel like swiffering or finishing replen so we went to Starbucks to get protein boxes then sat in the office to gossip, giggle, and poke around on Youtube while waiting for the mall to open. 
So obviously if you have eyes you can see that Selena is gorgeous. But the whole video was done so well, so artfully. The colors were were liquid, vivid, even sensual in a way. The scenery was appropriately exotic and the transitions between frames were as velvety smooth as Selena's voice. 
I'd also like to point out that I very much appreciate Selena's take on sexiness. Sultry and primal are the two words that come to mind while watching this video. She is very sophisticated and glamorous in a way that feels acceptably provocative. She isn't twerking around in latex lingerie making a hot ratchet mess of herself, because that just isn't her thing. (Disclaiming: I give props to Miley for her confidence and zero fs given attitude. She got what she wanted- attention. So, girl power.)  Instead, Selena is rolling around in a field of lavender laced up in a silk chiffon corset and smizing into the camera with soaking wet hair before plunging beneath the surface of a mystical teal blue spring. You wanna talk about sexy? I'd say Selena nailed it. Please enjoy the video below. 


8.26.2013

sweet nothing

sweet nothing


Simplicity is a very good thing.

8.23.2013

things don't run we

things don't run we


Red cups and sweaty bodies everywhere
We run things things don't run we
It's our party we can do what we want to

I just love this video okay. Okay. 

8.21.2013

miss bardot

miss bardot


Comme tout le monde, j'adore Brigitte. The idea for this collage came to me while watching some Lisa Eldridge videos. She's a really cool makeup artist with a sensational British accent. Watch the video below for a how-to on the classic cat eyed, pink-lipped Bardot look.  


8.17.2013

weyill and ry in fl



My boys came to see me over the past few days. It was so wonderful to finally see them again after so many months apart. They're like family to me and life without them just isn't the same. I showed them around town and we took the boat out; that was real fun. I meant to load up my Nikon with a new roll of film, but I never got around to it. Shame on me. At least I got a couple phone pics. Ry's twentieth birthday is tomorrow, so we had cake and pizza and presents and what not. I love that boy with all my heart. He's the sweetest thing I've ever known.

Happy Birthday Baby.

8.12.2013

little sickling

little sickling

Still sick. Still in bed. Polyvore, Girls, Ricola, repeat.

8.10.2013

for thursti-thursdays

for thursti-thursdays


Asher says on thirsty Thurday and Tuesday night ice I can get pizza a dollar a slice. Well we don't eat pizza on Thursday nights but we sure do have a good time. Me and Paigey are big fans of the classic combat-boot-and-tap-short combination when it comes to a night out after class. 

nightcall

nightcall



Inspired by nights in Dyson. (I have Nightcall by Kavinsky stuck in my head... listen here.) 

pillow lists: dreamy things

pillow lists: dreamy things



My high school art teacher used to have us make these things called pillow lists. As the story goes, they were invented in China I think it was. Girls used to write lists of things they liked and put them under their pillows at night. Tamcon had as do them in order to get ideas for projects. I'm not so sure I got many projects out of it, but they sure are fun to make. I'm a little sick and haven't gotten out of bed much today, so I made a 'dreamy things' list.

1. The other-wordly and sweetly oneiric notes of songs from The xx have been putting me to sleep this past week since Ry has been gone. 
2. Lavender macarons will always be a favorite of mine.
3. Yogi tea Skin Detox blend is a twice daily for me.
4. Aura Cacia Lavender Harvest room mist leaves the air with a divine sleepy scent. 
5. H&M pjs. I like mine supersoft and barely there. 
6. Silk stockings. I've had a lingerie obsession since about the age of 17. I used to go into my mothers armoir and steal her thigh highs and lacy bras from when she was my age and wear them without her knowing. I still have a lot of it. 
7. Lipsmackers. Remember these from kindergarden? I never got rid of my collection.
8. Voluspa French Cade Lavender candle. As Erin from Anthro would say, "It smells like a frickin man". Yum.
9. Intimately Free People bra.
10. Minuit Douze Vismara Shorts. Precious and femme. Just how I like my sleep shorts. 
11. Sleep mask. 
12. Caudalíe VinoPure Purifying Mask. Smells like sweet grapes and olives.
13. Lollia Relax Lavender and Honey perfume. My new fragrance. 
14. Chantal Thomass Ensens' Moi Bikini. My favorite brand of French lingerie. 
15. Kiehl's Creme de Corps body cream. Literally the greatest moisturizer on the planet. Ry says I have the softest skin at SCAD (lol). This is why. 

Sweet dreams~

8.09.2013

my gdf kitchen endeavors: coconut banana cream smoothie




I was just cleaning my room when I happened upon a (sealed) free sample packet of Hemp Hearts seeds that some kind old woman handed to me in WholeBody one day. So I decided to make a smoothie with it. Here's how I did it:

You will need:
-handfull of shelled hemp seeds
-a scoop or so of cocoa chia flax seeds
-2 frozen bananas
-about a cup of coconut milk
-a splash of almond milk

Assembling process:
-dump all ingredients in your blender
-push the blend button
-ta da you're done

As you can see this is not a very precise but very easy recipe to follow. I just kind of used the ingredients I found in my fridge. It turned out really good, and tastes really bananacreamy. Oh, and it's good for you too. Totally GDF. (Gluten and dairy free).

8.08.2013

born and raised

















I came back from Texas with a 35mm Nikon from Ry, and it just somehow took me forever to drive two miles up the road to Walgreens for new batteries. No matter; here's roll number one. I'm pleased.

1. two bearded dudes who seemed a little disgruntled that i was taking their pic
2. bridge bokeh
3. trouvé boots and a white sundress
4. the roosevelt bridge
5. sandpit at keylime café
6. southwest rivers end way
7. don't ask me why i took a picture of this sign
8. some grass down the street from me
9. median flowers
10. watching the sun sink into the earth
11. accidental hand shot i ended up liking; i was trying to adjust the blurriness. oops
12. kilwins ice cream
13. favorite gap jeans
14. the lyric theater
15. windstone
16, a stop sign

There you have it. Katie Smith, south Florida born and raised.

8.05.2013

ink me











 various images from my tattoo folder gathered from Pinterest and Tumblr

It's tattoo time. I'm gonna do Klimt's The Kiss for my first, since it's my favorite painting and holds a lot of meaning for me. I love how to girl is absolutely surrendering to her lover, giving herself fully to him and his embrace. I am much like her. 

I'll get a bunch more eventually; ideas are still coming to me. I definitely want something with lots of flowers and a few butterflies maybe. Make my hands or an arm like a living garden or something. Like the garden in Song of Songs. I am my love's and my love is mine; he browses among the lilies.