As discussed on the upcoming podcast, here's a great story about how to land a job with a (very) risky gimmick. Freelance Folder.
Look successful and professional for your interview: try Kissaka Pearls at Ashley's Big Secret.
Showing posts with label Pearls. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Pearls. Show all posts
Monday, November 12, 2007
Thursday, November 1, 2007
Daily Dose of Dita
I feel like I look like Ms. Dita today! Isn't she flawless! I am out promoting Ashley's Big Secret today, and my makeup has been done, my hair has been styled to within an inch of it's life, and I am wearing one of my favorite pieces of jewelry, the Fauxture Pink Pearl Charm Set.
Maybe I don't look exactly like this, but I sure as heck feel good!
Maybe I don't look exactly like this, but I sure as heck feel good!
Monday, September 24, 2007
Ashley's Faves: Fancy and Pink
Yep, it's time to be totally girly and completely fancy! I've picked these delightful items for their delicate and feminine looks. Throw these on with a little black dress, and you've got yourself a fabulous look!
Start shopping Ashley's Big Secret now!
For fabulous accessories, visit AshleysBigSecret.com.Please feel free to comment here, or give us a shout out at writeus@ashleysbigsecret.com.
© Copyright 2007. Ashley’s Big Secret, Inc.
Sunday, April 1, 2007
Fantastic April Addiction Sale!
At the first of every month, we come out with new sale items- and even though today is April Fool's day, I'm not foolin'!
(My accountant probably wishes I were, though!)
As everyone knows, I am totally addicted to fabulous jewelry... and of course I love bargains. We we've dubbed this sale our April Addiction sale to indulge my 2 favorite addictions. A girl's gotta have a couple vices, right? We have some pretty amazing sale items including Kissaka Pearls, and some items as low as $3.00!
(My accountant probably wishes I were, though!)
As everyone knows, I am totally addicted to fabulous jewelry... and of course I love bargains. We we've dubbed this sale our April Addiction sale to indulge my 2 favorite addictions. A girl's gotta have a couple vices, right? We have some pretty amazing sale items including Kissaka Pearls, and some items as low as $3.00!
Have fun... and remember- Veni Vidi VISA!
For fabulous accessories, visit AshleysBigSecret.com. Please feel free to comment here, or give us a shout out at writeus@ashleysbigsecret.com.
© Copyright 2007. Ashley’s Big Secret, Inc.
Monday, February 19, 2007
Christina Ricci and other news
I just found this picture of Christina Ricci, who I just adore, wearing a stunning pair of black pearls. Do you think she spent more or less than $28.00? She always looks so gorgeous- I love a dramatic look!
So I decided to do something about my unfortuantely expanding rump and joined a Curves! Yay for me! One of the things that I really like about it- other than it only taking 30 minutes- is that there are NO BOYS ALLOWED! I think this is about the greatest thing ever. Girl, if I'm going to hop around sweating in spandex, you can bet I don't want any boys to see.
The owner of my Curves, Julie, is really great about giving away prizes to the ladies who lost the most weight, the most inches, or who have been really good about coming 3 times a week. I decided to help her out, and gave her some fun jewelry- she loved it! She even was able to get someone who was on the fence about joining to sign up by giving her a Kissaka Pearl Necklace as a welcome gift! We are so happy that our jewelry is helping women in so many different ways!
Happy Day!
For fabulous accessories, visit AshleysBigSecret.com. Please feel free to comment here, or give us a shout out at writeus@ashleysbigsecret.com.
© Copyright 2007. Ashley’s Big Secret, Inc.
So I decided to do something about my unfortuantely expanding rump and joined a Curves! Yay for me! One of the things that I really like about it- other than it only taking 30 minutes- is that there are NO BOYS ALLOWED! I think this is about the greatest thing ever. Girl, if I'm going to hop around sweating in spandex, you can bet I don't want any boys to see.
The owner of my Curves, Julie, is really great about giving away prizes to the ladies who lost the most weight, the most inches, or who have been really good about coming 3 times a week. I decided to help her out, and gave her some fun jewelry- she loved it! She even was able to get someone who was on the fence about joining to sign up by giving her a Kissaka Pearl Necklace as a welcome gift! We are so happy that our jewelry is helping women in so many different ways!
Happy Day!
For fabulous accessories, visit AshleysBigSecret.com. Please feel free to comment here, or give us a shout out at writeus@ashleysbigsecret.com.
© Copyright 2007. Ashley’s Big Secret, Inc.
Sunday, January 28, 2007
Jeff's Wine and Jewelry Pairings
Poor Dad/Husband lives completely surrounded by fashion loving girly girls! He's a good sport, though, so we thought we'd give him his own blog segment. We love wine, and no one knows more about good wine than he does, so without further ado, we bring you:
The traditional and most obvious wine and jewelry pairing is, as we all know, Sparklers and Sparklers – sparkling rings and sparkling wine.
I remember seeing a friend’s wife who had some serious real jewelry one-upped by Toni wearing a Cubic Zirconia sparkler that looked every bit as delightful on Toni’s hand as the oversized real thing on our friend’s hand. They were both beautiful rings and attracted everyone’s eye to the dazzling display of opulence or, in our case, faux opulence.
So, if we are going to pair a sparkling wine with sparkling jewelry like: a black pearl necklace with matching pearls, we need to find a sparkling wine worthy of the jewelry and tasting expensive, but not. My first choice in this category is the Roederer Estate NV about $20, a deal at twice the price. Or, for half of that price, you can get a delightful sparkler in Domain Ste. Michelle Blanc de Blanc NV about $8. Ashley recommends wearing something classy and sparkly with either of those champagnes.
Buying great wine at a great price is sort of like Ashley’s Big Secret. If you are smart about what you buy, you can get great things at great prices. Let everyone else pay high prices. You are too smart for that.
Let’s try another pairing.
This time what wine goes with pearls?
Naturally, you were going to say, Sauvignon Blanc is perfect with pearls.
Pearls look especially fetching while holding a glass of white wine and shout for white wine that is sophisticated, but easy to like. Voila, Sauvignon Blanc from California or New Zealand. Neither the pearls nor the wine need be overly expensive. Ashley suggests these pearls and I suggest either the Canyon Road Sauvignon Blanc at about $7 (WOW, what a deal) or the Villa Maria Sauvignon Blanc from down under at $12.
In both wine and jewelry, you don’t have to spend a fortune to have beautiful things, you just have to know what you are doing or have a friend, like Ashley, who does.
I remember seeing a friend’s wife who had some serious real jewelry one-upped by Toni wearing a Cubic Zirconia sparkler that looked every bit as delightful on Toni’s hand as the oversized real thing on our friend’s hand. They were both beautiful rings and attracted everyone’s eye to the dazzling display of opulence or, in our case, faux opulence.
So, if we are going to pair a sparkling wine with sparkling jewelry like: a black pearl necklace with matching pearls, we need to find a sparkling wine worthy of the jewelry and tasting expensive, but not. My first choice in this category is the Roederer Estate NV about $20, a deal at twice the price. Or, for half of that price, you can get a delightful sparkler in Domain Ste. Michelle Blanc de Blanc NV about $8. Ashley recommends wearing something classy and sparkly with either of those champagnes.
Buying great wine at a great price is sort of like Ashley’s Big Secret. If you are smart about what you buy, you can get great things at great prices. Let everyone else pay high prices. You are too smart for that.
Let’s try another pairing.
This time what wine goes with pearls?
Naturally, you were going to say, Sauvignon Blanc is perfect with pearls.
Pearls look especially fetching while holding a glass of white wine and shout for white wine that is sophisticated, but easy to like. Voila, Sauvignon Blanc from California or New Zealand. Neither the pearls nor the wine need be overly expensive. Ashley suggests these pearls and I suggest either the Canyon Road Sauvignon Blanc at about $7 (WOW, what a deal) or the Villa Maria Sauvignon Blanc from down under at $12.
In both wine and jewelry, you don’t have to spend a fortune to have beautiful things, you just have to know what you are doing or have a friend, like Ashley, who does.
For fabulous accessories, visit http://www.ashleysbigsecret.com/. Please feel free to comment here, or give us a shout out at writeus@ashleysbigsecret.com.
© Copyright 2007. Ashley’s Big Secret, Inc.
Tuesday, January 23, 2007
Our January Newsletter
Hello from my winter hideaway! It is freezing here!
Every winter season I grapple with how to stay warm and still look stylish- do I wear my ugly, bulky parka or that adorable overcoat I know I’m going to freeze in? I’m not one of those women who are lucky enough to look sporty and cute in North Face. I just picked up a gorgeous antique faux fur coat from a second hand store that I am so excited about… it was sooo inexpensive and sooo elegant, and we know how I adore that combination!
Here’s some style news: As always, I’ve been perusing the fashion rags, and PEARLS are the thing right now. I have always loved pearls, and am delighted that they are no longer reserved for women of a certain age. They add such a nice air of sophistication to just about anything, which I truly believe our generation needs. If I see one more Olsen twin walk out of the house in ironic hobo chic, I’m just going to scream! Funky pearls, classy pearls, colored pearls… they are all totally in right now. Check out our green pearl bracelet for $10.00 or my signature pearls for $24.00!
Big, glam bracelets are also hot at the moment… anything that sparkles. As far as I’m concerned, anything to shake the winter blues is perfect! Check out some pearls and sparkly bracelets on the site… http://www.ashleysbigsecret.com/.
Random fashion factoid: ‘a la mode’, as in ‘ice cream on my pie’, comes from the French ‘a la mode’, which means, ‘in style’.
Just remember: you don’t have to spend a lot to look like a million bucks.
Cheers,
Ashley
For fabulous accessories, visit http://www.ashleysbigsecret.com/. Please feel free to comment here, or give us a shout out at writeus@ashleysbigsecret.com.
© Copyright 2007. Ashley’s Big Secret, Inc.
Every winter season I grapple with how to stay warm and still look stylish- do I wear my ugly, bulky parka or that adorable overcoat I know I’m going to freeze in? I’m not one of those women who are lucky enough to look sporty and cute in North Face. I just picked up a gorgeous antique faux fur coat from a second hand store that I am so excited about… it was sooo inexpensive and sooo elegant, and we know how I adore that combination!
Here’s some style news: As always, I’ve been perusing the fashion rags, and PEARLS are the thing right now. I have always loved pearls, and am delighted that they are no longer reserved for women of a certain age. They add such a nice air of sophistication to just about anything, which I truly believe our generation needs. If I see one more Olsen twin walk out of the house in ironic hobo chic, I’m just going to scream! Funky pearls, classy pearls, colored pearls… they are all totally in right now. Check out our green pearl bracelet for $10.00 or my signature pearls for $24.00!
Big, glam bracelets are also hot at the moment… anything that sparkles. As far as I’m concerned, anything to shake the winter blues is perfect! Check out some pearls and sparkly bracelets on the site… http://www.ashleysbigsecret.com/.
Random fashion factoid: ‘a la mode’, as in ‘ice cream on my pie’, comes from the French ‘a la mode’, which means, ‘in style’.
Just remember: you don’t have to spend a lot to look like a million bucks.
Cheers,
Ashley
For fabulous accessories, visit http://www.ashleysbigsecret.com/. Please feel free to comment here, or give us a shout out at writeus@ashleysbigsecret.com.
© Copyright 2007. Ashley’s Big Secret, Inc.
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