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!

Striking Silver Hoops: $15

25" Simulated Pearls: $30

Bow Tie Pink Evening Bag: $60

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Ashley's Faves: Pink and Gold

Ok, so my new favorite combo is Pink and Gold. They look positively delicious together! Ok, ok, so you know I love pink, and of course I do love gold- but together they look rich, classy and utterly fabulous!

The two items shown, Pink Circle Shell Earrings and Pink Sparkly Beads, are my faves because they combine both fabulous colors in one item. However, I have also been wearing monochrome gold accessories with pink blouses and jeans- I feel like a total rockstar!

Pink Circle Shell Earrings: $8.00

Pink Sparkly Beads: $21.00

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It's A Great Time to Be Single!

Spring is almost here, and it's a fantastic time to be single! I have long held a dating theory that goes something like this:

If you are in a relationship for Holloween, it's bound to last through Valentine's Day. If you're dating someone on Holloween, no matter how long you've been dating, you'll probably make it to Thanksgiving. Once you hit that turkey of a holiday, it's too much to break up before Christmas, so you're in through Christmas. Even if you decide not to introduce each other to the folks, you can't make it through Christmas without ringing in the new year together. Once you've shared the new year kiss at Midnight, you're in until Valentine's Day because what's one more holiday together?

It is simply cruel to break up before anyone of those winter holidays, and besides- who wants to be single for New Years? Upon getting to V-Day, a couple has either had too much of each other or still can't get enough. Those who still can't keep their hands off each other after Christmas cookies and candy hearts will stay together- those whose coupledom isn't going to make it will realize that no more obligitory hoidays are coming for another eight months and break up. Suddenly, every year about this time, eligible bachelors and bachelorettes come on the market in scores.

So, all my fellow single Divas, it's time to put our game faces on. Which brings me to another piece of brilliant dating advice: boys like shiny things. Yep, of all the rules of attraction, this is the easiest and most sure fire way to get the man of your dreams.

It may seem like I'm comparing the male population's mental capacity to that of apes, but it just so happens that if you want to get the attention of either ape or attractive human male, go for shiny. I prefer a dazzling, wild necklace like our gold necklace with dangles, or a fun silky necklace with matching earrings. The bigger the better, and if your best friend thinks it's a bit too much, it's perfect- you're a total man magnet.

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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.

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