August 2012
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Fall Preview: One Blazer, Three Ways
Have to say: I really enjoy a truly excellent blazer. Always have.
It’s just so versatile.
For this post, I partnered with The Limited to style a key Fall piece three different ways: for Date Night, for an afternoon of shopping in the city, and for Sunday evening drinks with friends…and to show how one classic investment piece really can take you everywhere you want to go all...
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Whimsy For Your Wine And Your Wrist
Head over to the Timex StyleWatch page to learn how to add this whimsical wine stopper to your DIY repertoire…and to check out the rainbow that’s on my wrist these days.
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Conde Nast And Changes
In 2007, I moved back to NYC from Los Angeles to be with my new fiancé, but also to start a new career. I had published a couple of articles (one a cover article in a national teen magazine) and had graduated from a good school, and so I thought hey, I’ll just stroll into the Time, Inc (or wherever) offices and be handed a job, and presto: upward trajectory, corner office, et cetera.
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Four And Counting
Happy Anniversary to The One.
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What's By My Bed?
My nighttime routine is a pretty simple one: wash face, brush teeth, remove eye makeup, maybe stretch a bit, and then get between the sheets with a magazine and try to keep my eyes pried open so I can get caught up on the latest goings-on with Katie Holmes (the drama!).
Here are the things you’ll always find on or in my bedside table:
1. A vintage jewelry dish for storing my wear-everyday...
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FAQs
Did you know I have a FAQ page? I do!
See if I answered any of your burning questions here (I talk everything from my very favorite posts to housekeeping to blog advice).
And of course, you’re always welcome to shoot me an email at jordan@ramshackleglam.com if there’s anything you think I should add.
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Is It Ever OK To Wear Jeans To An Interview?
Q. Jordan, I’m really hoping you can help me.
I have a second-round interview on Wednesday for a job that I really, really want.
Before my last interview, the owner emailed me and said, “FYI, we’re VERY casual here.” I came straight from work at my stuffy corporate job, so I was wearing a jacket, black top and tan dress pants. His comment to me, in a joking way, was,...
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Peach, Avocado & Arugula: Not Your Average Side...
I make this salad all the time (here, it’s served with steak for my backyard dinner with Mom last weekend)…but only during the summer, because if your peaches are not spectacular it goes from incredible to yick (biting into a mealy peach - or a mealy orange, for that matter - gives me the butterfly-shudders).
Just dress up some cubed peach, diced avocado and arugula with a little...
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Objects Of Affection
The customized garden stone I ordered for an upcoming JITH segment inspired by a certain famous children’s novel…
Gorgeous painted marble coasters from My Mela (one of my favorite home accent sites)…
A crystal ball that I’ve owned for decades and now sits in my office next to one of our wedding pictures and a picture of me and Morgan during her wedding...
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Want To See One Of My Favorite Home Purchases...
EVER.
I mean that.
Oh, Homegoods. You so crazy. I adore you.
(I totally went back and bought the other one. My living room is thanking me.)
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Nothing But The Basics
Now this is an outfit I love.
Head over to the Timex StyleWatch page to see more, and for an easy tip on how to make the very most timeless of outfits look perfectly up-to-date.
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My Kind Of Office
My office is kind of (OK, very) weird. And very me.
I love it.
Wanna see?!?!
The leopard carpet was installed by the original owners (who were obviously some seriously kindred spirits); I just had it deep-cleaned prior to our move-in.
And those walls are kind of crazy, no? The plan is to change them to a pale mint green one of these days, but for now, they’re kind of growing on me....
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Daily InstaGlam
Snuggling at sunset.
Good morning. (On a walk through the woods w/ baby & dogs.)
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Start Fresh This Fall
Click over to Makeup.com for some of my favorite ways to prep your face, hair and body for a new season (including DIY body scrub instructions!).
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New Use For An Old Thing: Tie-Back As Jewelry Rack
One of our brand-new (but not new enough that it fell within the 30-day exchange period) Urban Outfitters curtain tie-backs broke.
Not a problem, though, because guess what a fancy tie-back is also perfect for?
Jewelry storage. (It’s hung over my office closet door frame.)
Ta da!
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Daily InstaGlam
Shooting the Fall ‘12 campaign for @uggaustralia in Hell’s Kitchen with Sean Hotchkiss.
Wearing for the UGG Fall ‘12 shoot: @TimexDotCom watch, @ROXoxoxgirls bracelet, @uggaustralia boots.
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Jordan In The House: Season 2 Preview
Some of my favorite moments from Season 1…plus a taste of what’s coming up over the next few months.
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Rainbow Potato Salad & Rainbow Potato Hash
This potato salad is slightly more traditional than my Tangy Potato-Avocado Salad, but still has a little zing to it courtesy of the white vinegar and dill pickle, and I love that the leftovers can easily find their way into the next morning’s breakfast.
Note: these mini “rainbow” potatoes can be a little pricey, so I generally only go for them when I spot them on sale (these...
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American Express Back To School Program
I’ve been an Amex devotee for over a decade now: they’re the very first credit card I ever got, and I’ve stuck with them since. Partially because of the Membership Rewards, but mostly because of their truly stellar Purchase Protection program, which covers your purchases from accidental damage or theft for up to 90 days. I once had my card stolen in a club (during my...
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Three Things
1. While coming home from CostCo on Friday, I made an improvisational detour to avoid traffic and managed to actually arrive at my front door with only a single stop to consult my phone. Progress!
2. Virgil is really thwarting my attempts to get to know other people in our neighborhood. Whenever we encounter another friendly-looking dog-walker and I start to strike up a conversation, he tries to...
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Weekend Snapshots
In a crazy turn of events, we spent most of this weekend fixing up the house.
(Starting to notice a pattern here?)
It’s fun, actually. I’m a little confused as to why I haven’t grown enormous arm muscles yet, but maybe I still need to lift another rug or two.
This is Kendrick’s studio (he gets the garage all to his lonesome) mid-makeover.
So far, we’ve removed...
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Daily InstaGlam
Yeah, that’s right…I’m down like that.
(That would be a baby monitor clipped to my belt loop for on-the-go surveillance.)
Sushi lunch + Dad is fun.
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A Little Hostess Glam
Click over to the Timex StyleWatch page to see the slightly over-the-top, but (I think) rather fun outfit I chose for my very first stab at entertaining in the new casa.
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Stovetop Grilling: Tips And Recipes
Q. Hi Jordan,
I am moving into an apartment that does not have a balcony or a gas stove - this building is electric only. I am best at cooking meat on a grill outdoors, but I won’t have one at this place. I’m wondering what you did living in your (former!) apartment.
Are stove-top griddles any good? Any ideas?
Thanks for your help. Most importantly, congrats on the new home!!!
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Fried Chicken Recipe Suggestions?
Want to hear something kind of weird?
I’ve never made fried chicken.
I’m sure it’s no big deal…but it sounds intimidating.
Anyway, I’d like to try making it tonight. Anyone have a great recipe to share?
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Daily InstaGlam
Just arrived for Monday’s Hell’s Kitchen photo shoot for @uggaustralia. Eeee love.
(Very Kelly Taylor, no?)
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Dream Updates
Totally agree.
I spent last night half-watching Breaking Bad and half-obsessing over the living room and what I want to do to make it feel more “us”. The thing is, pretty much everything in it right now is hand-me-down stuff that’s way nicer than the stuff we would have otherwise owned…but still sorta not quiiiiite my taste.
Want to see what my taste is?
This, more...
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Easy Beach Bun
Going to the beach this weekend? Me too. (Hopefully.)
Here’s how you whip up an easy, pretty hairstyle that’s perfect for the sand and the sea…and that leaves you with gorgeous, beachy waves at the end of the day.
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DIY "Depression Glass"
What’s Depression Glass? It’s that gorgeous colored glassware that you find all over antique stores and flea markets; it’s called “Depression Glass” because it was distributed for free during the Great Depression (brands included pieces with things like boxes of food as an incentive to purchase).
I love the stuff, but it can get pricey…
So I thought I’d...
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Exciting Announcement Time!
Oof, I’m so excited about this.
Click over to the Timex StyleWatch page to hear about what I’ve got coming up for the next three months!
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Question For You: Rug!
OK, fine: enough of you said “rug!”…I’m going to look into a rug.
BUT.
Help?
I’ve been puttering around on Nuloom’s website, and can’t decide whether to go for color and pattern and just make the room crazy and amazing, or to tone things down a bit with a softer piece (you can see all the rug styles here). I’m open to pretty much any...
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Get Pretty: For College
Head over to Makeup.com to check out some improvisational beauty tips for the scholars among you (and yep, that’s my college yearbook photo).
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Skin-Soothing Beauty Tips
I got sunburned.
So: let’s talk skin-soothing beauty tips!
(After the jump, a list of the products used in this video.)
1. Simple Skincare Soothing Facial Toner
2. Simple Skincare Hydrating Light Moisturizer
3. MAC Studio Fix Powder Foundation
4. Vincent Longo Fleur de Flirt Lipstick
5. Elizabeth Arden Liquid Eyeliner in Brown
6. Benefit They’re Real! Mascara in...
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How-To: Smudging Ceremony
This is me, performing a smudging ceremony on Saturday morning in between episodes of Dora The Explorer, which I now love almost as much as Yo Gabba Gabba. Almost.
A smudging ceremony, in a nutshell, is a way to cleanse a space of negativity; it traditionally symbolizes new beginnings and is done when a house is in need of a “spiritual cleansing”…so, say, when you move into a...
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Daily InstaGlam
Peach, prosciutto, mozzarella and basil salad.
Recipe here.
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Swarovski Polyvore Set Contest Winner
More Than a Feeling with Swarovski: Hope by amandanicole-xo
Congrats to Amanda Nicole, the winner of my Swarovski contest!
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Jordan In The House: Speakeasy
An episode all about some of my very favorite things: Prohibition-era decor, teacups…
and secrets.
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Weekend Snapshots
So our town, in a bid to make me love it even more than I thought possible, does this thing called “Third Fridays”, where on the third Friday of every month they more or less shut down Main Street and have things like live music, free food and wine samples, and capoeira demonstrations. And all the restaurants and shops stay open late, so it’s basically a town-wide street party....
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Etsy + Wine = ?
Want to see what happens when it’s late at night and I decide to drink a bunch of wine and hop on Etsy?
That.
I went for white with gold antlers - obviously; it’s now hung in the place of honor in the very center of our living room wall - but White Faux Taxidermy makes them in almost any color combo you want.
Like mint green with silver sparkles.
I’m also partial to...
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OnSwipe Interview + A Question For Phone-Readers
Thanks to OnSwipe for the kind words and fun interview (points for the dramatic headline!) over on their blog.
For those of you who read RG on your phones, you may have noticed that I switched things up a bit: I started using a program called OnSwipe, which (hopefully) provides a more user-friendly way to browse the site on the go. Instead of waiting for the entire site to load on your phone,...
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Weekend Breezy
Not gonna lie: I’m dressing a little differently at the moment.
Not in a style-revolution way…it’s more of a “me, with an extra dash of laziness” look.
Remember my Fashion As Lightning Rod post, where I talked about how, even when I visit small towns, I tend to dress more or less the same way I always do? That appears to hold true, for the most part - I mean, I...
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Blue Monster Burgers
When I lived in LA, I used to make these all the time.
I grilled - or at least had my dad or my friend Daniel grill - pretty much every night during the years I was living in Sherman Oaks, but after awhile I realized that the pre-made blue cheese patties that I kept buying from Whole Foods just because they were so delicious could easily be duplicated at home for a fraction of the price.
If...
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Love This
Remember Danielle of Project 3x5?
(If you missed it the first time around, her story is beyond worth a read.)
Well, here she is again. Love the bikini, love the shot, love the girl.
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