A Place for All Your Christmas Gift Needs

Are you sometimes lacking present ideas for the girlies in your life, like I am? Well I was recently introduced to the brand new gifting site called Ask Her Friends. It literally may be the best gifting platform website i've ever come across and it's so easy to get around (woohoo!).

Ask Her Friends helps you choose the perfect gift by letting you select a number of personalised options - Such as: 'Picture her in an outfit she likes wearing, tick all that apply'. For my sister I ticked 'Understated, classic elegance – clean lines and neutral colours' and moved onto the next question. Once you've finished every questions they then choose presents that best apply to the answers you gave.

The gift they chose for my sister were fantastic! You can choose up to 8 present ideas -- With those you have the choice to Ask Her Friends! Secretly Askherfriends then send the gift ideas to all her friends either via Facebook or Twitter and then the friends can choose which ones they think said person would like the most. How amazing is that!!

So basically Askherfriends crowd-source ideas by asking normal women to tell them exactly what they want, so they know what they're talking about!  So if you're having a christmas gift block or if you're on a budget Askherfriends IS the place to be.

Gury Shopping

We continue sharing with you amazing places for shopping with international shipping, great affordable prices and stylish clothes.
This week's favorite is definitely Gury. Street style yet feminine you will find something for yourself we guarantee that! Born in Iceland, living in Copenhagen international designer G. has manifested her lifetime passion for fashion in latest collection sold at her e-shop.
Hot-right-now at Gury: always elegant black, everlasting leopard prints , pink tone to brighten up your autumn and trendy accessories.

Check out our favorites and discover your own on Gury website & Facebook page.

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Members Only Election Night Out

Here in Columbus, we LOVE our red, white, and blue…..and our shoes! To celebrate our right to vote, some of the Columbus members gathered for dinner. To lighten the tension and have some fun, we decided to have our own “election” so to speak. And what else are we going to vote on? SHOES!  We elected the member with the best pair of shoes on and gave a prize to her!

 

Heather was our lucky winner!!  She came all decked out in her patriotic accessories: red, white, and blue stars on her cheek; red and white feather boas; a red rosette clip in her hair; and the cutest sequined black dress!  BOOM!  She was representing in full effect tonight!  Not only was Heather elected our “best shoes” winner, she was also pinned tonight as an official Little Black Dress Club member.  I don’t know how she does it, but she wins all of the time! J

 

 

In addition to our first official “members only” event, we did a lot of brainstorming for 2013.  We are going to have a fantastic year filled with amazing events.  Now is a good time to start bringing your friends to events and inviting them to join our club!  Don’t miss out on all the fun!

 ~Rachel Blankenship
Director, Columbus Chapter

 

Topshop OOTD

FAUX FUR SNOOD - M&S
GREY JUMPER - C/O TOPSHOP
  SLEEVELESS BIKER JACKET - C/O TOPSHOP
HIGH SHINE LEGGINGS - AMERICAN APPAREL
 BROWN BAG - C/O BRANDVILLAGE

The absolute lovelies at Topshop gifted me a voucher to spend on anything in their store. So I had a major think about what clothes I actually needed and what would keep me the warmest but is also on trend. Then I remembered this Sleeveless jacket which I had been lusting over for ages and ages, needless to say that was the first thing i popped into my basket. It is THE comfiest and warmest jacket ever and the good thing about having a jacket without sleeves you don't feel so trapped in, if you know what i mean. Then I decided to use my voucher on this dip-hem jumper, which i needed and i'm so glad I did! It says it's black but i'd say it's definitely a sort of dark grey. Thank you very much Topshop!!

I also recently received this bag from Brand Village. I am SO in love with it I have been using it everyday to the point all my friends and family keep asking me if it attached to me. (it is, foreverrr). Anyway I hope you're all good on this windy and wet day. Yucky!

P.S. If my lips look kind of weird, this morning I woke up with one side of my top lip bigger than my face..luckily it's gone down a bit but I still look a bit like Pete Burns haha.

Shot of S'mores, Anyone?

                      
We have posted a lot about fall during these last few weeks. But one thing we can not leave out is our favorite seasonal cocktail recipe! Everyone loves a good cocktail now and then. But wouldn’t it be even better if you could tailor your cocktail to the weather outside?

Fall reminds me of the leaves changing, hayrides and campfires, roasting marshmallows and of course, s’mores! Why not take this great seasonal tradition and turn it into a fun drink to share with your girlfriends on a cold Saturday night during a fun Girls Night In?

One of our Directors found this great recipe for s’mores shots in chocolate glasses. CHOCOLATE GLASSES? YUM! These are fun. These are chocolate. These are delicious!

Here’s what you’ll need:

10-12 ounces dark chocolate
Shot Glass Mold
2-3 tablespoons graham crumbs
4 ounces chocolate vodka
1 teaspoon vanilla
4 tablespoons non dairy whip
Shot glasses (make a day ahead): In medium saucepan, melt dark chocolate over medium heat. Spoon into shot mold, let cool. Place in refrigerator to set, preferably overnight. Makes four chocolate glasses.

Vanilla Whip: Stir vanilla into whip cream.

Pulse 2-3 graham crackers in food processor to a fine crumb (or use store bought crumbs), pour onto a flat plate. Wet the rim of each chocolate shot glass with water, roll in graham crumbs. Pour 1 ounce chocolate vodka into each shot glass, top with vanilla whip.

Cheers! 

Shay Ashcraft
Social Media Director, LBDC
 

Girly Christmas Gift Ideas - Under £10

001. Models Own Glitter Nail Varnish - ASOS £9.00

002. Christmas Jumper Mug - Topshop £6

003. Cut out Cross Necklace - ASOS £10

004. Jammy Dodger ring - Truffle Shuffle £8.99

005. Ryan Gosling Colouring Book - Topshop £7.50

006. Cupcake Hand Warmers - Prezzybox £4.95

007. Bird Print Makeup Bag - Matalan £4.00

008. Dipdye Mitten Gloves - Topshop £10

Thought i'd continue with my Christmas Gift ideas posts! I wanted to give some ideas for a person on a budget, or someone who doesn't fancy spending all that much but wants to give something just as fabulous. My favourite item would of course be the Ryan Gosling colouring book...just so i could kiss it at night (wait what). I hope this gives you lovelies some ideas. Who's getting excited about christmas?! I certainly am, but to be honest i was excited in July.

Autumn Esssential - Zohara Tights

  

Today's fashion scene is described by many designers and experts to be at it's peak. A time when every single detail matters and is carefully selected to fulfil artistic creation of modern outfit.
Although some dress codes require tights all year long, stylish tights are a must for those of us who have winters. Whether you wear them on daily dress/skirt, or short on an evening night out they have power to visually extend your legs, refresh monocolor outfit and warm you up.

Those days when you enter shop and cannot find anything but nude-black-brown (and if you're lucky some other color and leopard print) tights are over. More attention to details gave diversity on the market but as we all tend to have something different a perfect place to shop artistic, quality and statement tights is Zohara.

All of their tights are work of art, high quality 120 Den, soft and comfortable and one size that fits every girl size 34-50. You can find more of these gorgeous leg-accessories on Zohara Website & Zohara Tights on Facebook . Meanwhile take a look of our favorites and you can get yours wherever you are thanks to international shipping at Zohara.

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Gratitude

‘Tis the season to be grateful and appreciative of the special people and things in our lives.  Gratitude is defined as the state of being grateful; thankfulness.  During our first member meeting last night, the Columbus ladies shared and created a fun list of things we are thankful for.  (Keep in mind, this conversation would not have taken place if the LBDC did not exist in our great city ofColumbus.)  The following is a list of those items we hope we never have to do without:

 

Chocolate

     Tanning Beds

      Sparkly Fingernail Polish

       Retail Therapy

       Grilled Cheese and Pizza Rolls

      Cooking

       Crest White Strips

     Listerine Strips

      Hot Showers

      High Heels

    Camera Phone

        Lip Gloss

      Wine

     Great Friends

       Little Black Dress Club

 

While it is important to express your gratitude during this Thanksgiving season, we encourage you to express it daily.  It can be as simple as saying “thank you.” Whether it is trivial or not, share your gratitude with others – it’s contagious!  J 

“Gratitude is the best attitude.”  ~Author Unknown

"Gratitude helps you to grow and expand; gratitude brings joy and laughter into your life and into the lives of all those around you." ~Eileen Caddy

 

 

~ Rachel Blankenship

Director, Columbus Chapter

                           

Clarisse & FIMD Winter Giveaway I

Look & feel like a prom queen in Clarisse dresses. And not only for your prom night, promgirl.net has dresses for every occasion you want to be the star of the evening.
At promgirl.net there's a dress for every style and taste, from girly teen and over sexy bombshell to elegant lady looks. You will be the Prom Queen wherever you appear wearing these glamorous dresses.

The winner will choose 1 dress from three fabulous pieces posted under so we are sure whoever wins will find the outstanding piece for herself. Good luck!

How to enter the giveaway?

1. Like promgirl.net on Facebook HERE

2. Like Clarisse on Facebook HERE

3. Follow Fashion Is My Drug  HERE

4. Leave comment with your name, email and FB name so we can contact you if you win

The giveaway ends on Wednesday, 28th of November. The winner will be chosen by Random Generator

More looks and info on the dress here

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AMAs 2012

40th Anniversary American Music Award brought together some of the USA's biggest music stars. 

Check out who was attending it and let us know your favorite Red-Carpet-Look. 

Taylor Swift dazzling 

Nicki Minaj

Carly Rae Jepsen wearing Gomez Garcia 

Carrie Underwood

Gwen Stefani

Elisha Cuthbert

Ke$ha

Hayden Panettiere

Heidi Klum 

Jenny McCarthy

Kelly Rowland

Kerry Washington

Pink

Stacey Keibler

Christina Aguilera 

Ashley Tisdale 

Usher

PSY

Sunday Soup

Perhaps I'm a bit late to the show; it certainly wouldn’t be the first time. But I have recently discovered the easiest, most delicious fall soup recipe.

Each year my company hosts a fundraiser in which all my normally respectable, nose to the grind, uptight co workers don their most creative and inventive costumes, share in a potluck, and raise money for our education foundation.  It was at this year's event that I first discovered, and fell in love with, Taco Soup.

While there were several soups and chilis lined up on the buffet, I kept going back to this spicy, warm, meaty soup. I guess I wasn’t the only one because as I was sneaking into the break room later in the day to have another bite or two, I realized that someone else had beat me to it.

Lazy Sundays are few and far between in my household. But today I found myself right in the middle of one. The mister was off to a Titans game, the kids were at a sleepover, and I was hungry. So a quick email to a fellow LBDC member asking for her recipe and a trip to the grocery store produced a bottle of wine and all the ingredients to make Taco Soup. This is the perfect “cold day out” recipe: it takes minutes to prepare it and toss it in the crock pot, and then while it warms you have time to enjoy the leaves falling while sipping on your favorite glass of wine.  By the time the family returned home late in the afternoon, dinner was ready, the house smelled wonderful, and my husband and kids were amazed at all my hard work. I’ll never speak to the contrary!

There are several versions of this recipe online. I’m sure you can pick and choose depending on preference, but here is the recipe that my good friend Amy shared with me.

Taco Soup
Ingredients
2 lbs of browned ground beef,drained
2 cans of cream style corn
2 cans of diced tomatoes
1 can of rotel
2 cans of light red kidney beans (drained)
1 packet of hidden valley ranch salad dressing
1 packet of taco seasoning

Directions
Put ground beef (or shredded chicken, smart ground or any type of meat) in bottom of crock pot.
Add all other ingredients one at a time
Stir together and cook on high for 2 hours or low for 4 hours.

Serving suggestions
Top with fritos, cheese, tortilla chips, sour cream
Also serves well if you add a spoonful to a bed of salad greens and eat with tortilla chips.

Hope you all enjoy this recipe as much as I did. It was a big hit with my kids.

Happy souping!

-Shay Ashcraft

Social Media Director, LBDC

Romwe Annual Sale - Up to 70% off, from 21st to 26th

Good news!

Black Friday is coming and we can’t wait to tell you about big Black Friday Sale at Romwe!

Up to 70% off, Romwe Annual Sale in 2012.

From Nov 21st to 26th.

Don't miss it at http://www.romwe.com/