take the L train . . .

hello again!

long weekend style has crafted yet another music mix on our favorite online free streaming music site, www.8tracks.com - this time capturing the essence, spirit and big dreams that is new york city right down to the rain, steamy streets and 24/7 energy.

be inspired.

we hope you like it.

find it here: http://8tracks.com/longweekendstyle/longweekendstyle-take-the-train-to-new-york

hayden hartnett

hey there longweekendstylers - check this supa dupa cute zip top leather carryall from designers hayden harnett.

known affectionately as HH, their studio located in new york turns out some of the best made leather items, from handbags, to travel totes, clutches and wrist cuffs.

if it's one item that continues to get used over and over again, it will be your hayden harnett carryall. depending on the season, this cute little leather carryall is offered in colors that reflect the season's trends. lined in their signature HH acetate lining, the carryall approximately 8"L x 2 1/2" H x 3 1/4" D, it's a great size for purse, gym bag, office drawer and retails for $78 but LWS has noticed that the carryall price undergoes a severe slashing right after major holidays and as new seasons and thus newer colors, emerge throughout the year, you might be able to score one of these little beauties on the cheap. and in these fiscally frustrating times, everyone needs a little something cute and cheap.

the hayden harnett carryall is so absolutely adorable and perfect for holding all your makeup essentials then doubling as an evening clutch. or a very stylish pencil case. you must get one. today. if at all possible.

check out their site for more delicious leather goodies: http://www.haydenharnett.com - plus there also seems to always be something yummy on sale!

the glass castle

ok, so just about everybody thinks their parents are unhip or just downright weird. jeannette walls, on the other hand had parents waaaaaaaaaaay beyond the unconventional; jeannette, along with her 2 sisters, brother and her parents were often on the lam, escaping the evil clutches of the FBI and CIA. or at least that's what jeannette's father rex walls believed. never staying in any one place longer than a few weeks, the walls family often vanished into thin air in the middle of the night, leaving unpaid bills, pets and various belongings in their wake. setting up house in little ramshackle desert mining towns with names like superstition mountain, needles, bouse or goffs
scattered throughout the valleys of california,
arizona and nevada.

jeannette artfully, in amazing detail, reconstructs her unusual family treks across the country in "the glass castle". she deftly recalls the emptiness, hunger and hardships she and her siblings endured throughout their collective childhoods along with absolute jaw dropping stories about everyday family life. her story is absolutely enthralling and unbelieveable - especially when her parents, going through empty nest syndrome, decide to live on the streets of new york as jeannette tries to piece together a normal, everyday existence.

"the glass castle" by jeannette walls is available online at www.amazon.com.

neutrogena pink grapefruit

so summer got the memo and is finally in full swing after a month of gray may and june gloom.

and with this summer liberation comes the eventful shedding of those traditional winter layers. which means that you're probably going to be slinking around in halter tops, boy beater tanks and sarongs. this, of course, only after you have dutifully exfoliated to the max and obliterated all signs of the dreaded bacne (acne + your back = bacne).

bacne + summer skin, is not good. that is unless you are armed with one of those awesome japanese body scrub loofah towels long weekend style blooged about in april AND a bottle of neutrogena oil free acne wash and body clear body wash, now available in delicious pink grapefruit - just in time for sum-sum-summertime.

available in strengths for both the body and face, neutrogena oil free acne wash and body clear body wash both contain salicylic acid, mortal enemy to the acne bacteria. both products banish bacteria to siberia without so much as a blink. which means smooth, spot-free skin, ready to be kissed by the sun.

here comes the sun indeed.

molton brown lipsheer

while living abroad, a long weekend style operative discovered molton brown, which incidentally, sells their products stateside (mostly bath-type products: shower gel, hand soap, and lotion, that sort of thing) BUT the freestanding brick and mortar molton brown stores in the UK also sell this amazing lippy called "lipsheer".

molton brown lipsheer is a stunning rich colored balm housed in an easy-to-transport tube. the color is sheer but rich and deep while long lasting enough to compete with your favorite tube of lipstick. and filled with all sorts of lip nourishing vitamins to keep your pucker polished as well as soft and kissable.

long weekend style's favorite lipsheer color is snapdragon, a sheer red-brown that flatters most skin tones and gives your lips a little "pop" of color. there is also pinkbell - a sheer pink that goes on almost transparent but has gorgeous flecks of shimmer throughout. a .63 ounce tube currently sells for 10#s (about $15 to $17 US dollars) in the UK.

sadly, we've not been able to find lipsheer here in the states but be on the lookout should you be heading to the UK any time soon. and their showers gels smell heavenly too and molton brown perfumes come in the cutest, expertly engineered boxes that look like little closets, complete with tiny door.

website: www.moltonbrown.com for locations near you or to order online.

photaine - feels like home

it's one of those days and we're really feeling this song by phontaine:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=scP2tolrDO8

from their 2008 album, "bibliotec" - it hits the right notes of electronica, chill, and jazz with a low, hypnotic hip hop backbeat and amazing vocals by nadia clark.

originally hailing from brighton, england, the quintet known as phontaine now calls vancouver, canada home. the collective band classifies their sound as "downtempo".

actually, the entire bibliotec album is amazing and songs range from a bluesy bayou mood (mississippi two tone) to an upbeat lazy day at the shore (sunny day).

bibliotec by phontaine is available online at www.amazon.com or itunes.com for those of you with the apple products. www.youtube.com also has a bevy of phontaine songs from various albums past & present, all free for the listening!

road trippin' california joie de vivre style

our fav hand crafted free, streaming music site www.8tracks.com has paired with joie de vivre hotels for a contest to celebrate summer and the road trip. long weekend style has put together a music mix of quintessential road trip songs to make your drive most pleasant. give it a listen here:
http://8tracks.com/roadtrippincalifornia

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