Welcome to Speaking of Style!

In-season sales are like eating dessert before dinner…you get to treat yourself to something you’ve had your eye on, and you don’t have to wait to enjoy it! (This sale ends September 7th, so if you want the great prices—order now!)

Fab sale finds:

Lighted Candleholder Set—now $51.99 for all three!

I love the antique design of this candleholder—it even has a lighted LED base for more deliciously-soft low light beneath your candles.

As a decorator-fabric geek, I was charmed by the pretty crimson pattern on this Toile Slipper Chair.

Toile Slipper Chair—now only $63.99! (was 129.95)

I think it would spark some “oohs and ahhs” around the table during the holiday season—and when I want to have the girls over for tea and gossip, oops, I meant sympathy.

Dessert, anyone? (click here to see everything in the sale!)

Serena

What styles are you dreaming of this Fall?  Elegant Urban?  Soft and Romantic?  Glittering Metallics?

MV’s opulent selection of new Fall comforters, quilts and coverlets keeps you warm and cozy, while transforming your bedroom in an instant!  Check out these gorgeous bedding fabric swatches below.

With so much beautiful detail…it’s difficult to choose a favorite! Hopefully you’ve found an idea to help you start planning your fabulous Fall.

Sweet dreams…

Serena

The weather is changing…but it’s still too hot for boots, fall sweaters and coats—so what fall style treasure can you sneak into your wardrobe, without rushing the seasons (and raising some eyebrows?)

Fall Handbags are the perfect go-between for when you want to start flaunting new faves, without changing up your entire closet.

Our Embossed Suede Handbag (above) is soft and luscious, in the perfect right-now color. The handle is a couple shades darker, for a buttery rum color contrast…and it feels soft in your hand and on your shoulder.

A little Rock ‘n Roll…a lot of sophistication. The Chain Slouch bag is no style slouch! Check out the reviews here plus see the tempting styles from former Miss Universe Barbara Palacios and more beautiful bags to get you thinking about fall.

How do you make your seasonal style transition? Write and let us know!

Serena

m. vie™ Mineral Makeup Starter Kit

We all want beautiful skin…and we all need a little help now and then to achieve a smooth, gorgeous glow (without spending a fortune!)
But where to start?!

Putting the right colors together can be a trick too. Gone are the days when I could wear just any old foundation and not worry about looking nice for the meeting, dinner with my in-laws or simply achieving a healthy glow for everyday, with makeup that lets me look like “me”.

Who else out there needs a little help?!

m. vie™ Starter Kit to the rescue!! A complete starter-size kit, custom-designed to your skin tone, it includes:

•Pressed Mineral Foundation
•Pressed Mineral Blush
•Mini Kabuki Brush
•Lipstick
•Mini Mineral Mist
•A pretty, black velvet embossed cosmetic case

Mineral Makeup helps bring out your glow with light-reflecting and complexion-soothing natural minerals, antioxidants and vitamin power. Best of all—the Starter Kit has everything you need to get a beauty update—at a special introductory price of $49.95. (Don’t forget to use the Foundation Finder to help find the shade that best matches your skin, and check out Maureen’s tips for Mineral Makeup on her beauty blog)

The right colors and the benefits of minerals? I’m off to find my beautiful fall color!

Serena

How do you feel when you walk through your home? If you’re having coffee or tea in the kitchen, do you feel bright and awake? When guests walk through your home’s entryway, do they feel welcomed by its soft light and style or hushed by a dark hallway?

It may seem strange to think of a space generating “emotions” but if you do a quick inventory of the rooms in your home, you might start to see (and feel!) things a little differently.

Find out how to create your own inspiring spaces with more advice on Emotional Rooms from Style Expert and Interior Designer Benjamin Noriega-Ortiz.

Happy! Home Decorating!

Serena