December 2010
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advertisers are fun!
It’s all good to have your sidebars lined with pretty banners of vintage shops or fashion brands, but it’s better when you support them. Which is why I’m writing this post, picking my favourite item from each store and seeing what you guys think. Is my taste in fashion and art grotesque or fashionable? Which of these items is your favourite?
The above image is a print called...
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what you're wearing!
- Masoom Minawala
- Amanda Brohman
- Hans
- Lindsey
What You’re Wearing will now be a permanent weekly feature on The Button Owl, composed of reader’s outfits. How do you get featured and how exactly does it work?
Simply:
1. Email thebuttonowl (at) gmail (dot) com an outfit photo you’ve taken during the week,...
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pocahontas likes the snow
When your complexion is beach pebble grey it’s time to call in the big guns, i.e. the crimson lipstick and kohl eyeliner. Together, they make me look just a little more alive.
There is six inches of snow outside. It’s MAGICAL. I can almost see the fairies flitting through the trees, and Santa with his snow-covered beard...
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black
“I spill my bright incalculable soul.” —e.e. cummings
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i like cats and weddings.
A lovely bride leant me her veil for this post, so before you all congratulate me (or yell at me for shacking up at age 16), no, i am not getting married. I am a bridesmaid though! It’s a black and white wedding at a little train station in the middle of the mountains. And Scamp, the brides dog, is going to wear a tiny dickie bow for the reception! Is this the cutest wedding or...
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thoughtful thursday: the intricacies of male...
We girls like to think that after a break up, men wallow in a brooding self-loathe. We fancy seeing them melt as they watch us waltz into the room with Guy No.2, their eyes full of longing and regret. But after being so disturbingly enlightened over the matter, I no longer see it that way. That may be how it is in the movies, but outside of the TV screen, male heartache seems like a darker,...
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style approved!
I’m a pretty crap blogger today. I don’t really have anything to say or post and I’m tired and I really want chinese food. Which brings me to conclude this very informative post. But tomorrow, I’ll have a Thoughtful Thursday post to offer you, which I hope you’ll all enjoy and, ahem, comment on! *wide grin, flashes teeth*
If...
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so supersonic I need a gin and tonic!
I had to shave my legs for this post, shock horror. It’s winter, shaving is a pointless action. One reason I shouldn’t shave: because it’s a waste of a minute of my life every day, one minute I could spend shopping for purses or hunting for vintage or saving dolphins. One reason I should shave: Because when I have my legs flopped over my beau and he starts stroking my...
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siren!
Siren sent me this cardigan the other day and I got all excited because IT MATCHES MY GLASSES. Such an joyous fact. Insignificant, trivial, but joyous all the same.
Another fun little thing that makes me happy is finally finding my way around Picnik. Who knew such wonderful effects could transform a photo like this? I am now at one with technology.
Siren is a London based brand...
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The Button Owl giveaway, in collaboration with...
To win a $20 gift card to spend at Asian iCandy all you have to do is:
1. Visit Asian iCandy and leave a link to your favourite item in a comment on this post.
2. Follow The Button Owl on Bloglovin.
FOR BONUS ENTRIES:
Become a fan of Asian iCandy on Facebook or Twitter.
Be sure to leave your email address in your comment too, so I can contact the winner easily.
The giveaway...
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get bitten by a vampire= get super cool hair
Pictures: Charmaine Olivia, Lookbook, the good ol’ Google Images.
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thoughtful thursday: will losing half a stone...
Let’s have a metaphorical hands-up from everyone who’s made a mental note to lose a few pounds once the New Year hangover wears off. It may sound shallow, but that goal is right up there with world peace. Regardless of what size you are, half a stone seems to be the magic wish for everyone. Why half a stone? Because its accomplishable, it’s realistic, it won’t have your friend’s widen their...