Monday, April 11, 2011

Don't tell my boyfriend, but I've been having a thrilling, passionate love affair- with the color yellow. I'm sure that you've noticed that it is the ubiquitous color of the season, so I guess I'm falling victim to trends, but I'm craving yellow all the time now. From rich almost orangey shades of saffron to wispy lemony hues I want them all! What I love about yellow is its power as an accent hue, its so strong and dynamic that you only need a little bit to make an impact.

All of that is a long-winded intro to this gorgeous image of Reese Witherspoon on the cover of Vogue. I literally cannot tear my eyes away from this cover, forget what she's wearing, that yellow and red combination is beyond belief. Soak it in:

Saturday, April 2, 2011

Peonies

I love those few weeks in the late spring when peonies suddenly explode everywhere and their heavy sweet scent hangs in the air: