Coffee Break: Bud Vase

I’ve mentioned this before, but whenever I get flowers I love to put some of them in one big vase and then use smaller bud vases to sprinkle the flowers elsewhere — I particularly like a bud vase near my monitor. (Another place bud vases look great, if you’re home: the bathroom/powder room sink.) I…

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Coffee Break: Gem Trio Stud Earrings

Coffee Break: Gem Trio Stud Earrings

These delicate little post earrings look fabulous for work — they give a teeny tiny little pop of color right where I usually need it: by my face. I’ve pictured them in ruby red, but they’re also available in emerald and sapphire; they’re all $450. Gem Trio Stud Earrings Looking for something more affordable? These tiny…

Coffee Break: Business Bag

Coffee Break: Business Bag

This Art Deco-inspired bag from Mlouye (a relatively new brand) is so eye-catching — it’s gorgeous. It’s much more interesting than the average work tote, but not too out-there for most offices. We’re picturing it in the “blueberry” (which feels like more of a cornflower, no?) but it also comes in taupe and tan. The…

Coffee Break: Davey Heels

Coffee Break: Davey Heels

I think I found these shoes when I was doing a roundup for nude-for-you-pumps because they do come in a pinky blush tone and they’re highly rated. In any event, when I clicked over to Amazon they had a ton of other colors, including this light blue (and a darker purple that is now just…

Coffee Break: Large Leather Shopper Tote

Coffee Break: Large Leather Shopper Tote

I was just thinking about splurgey totes the other day because I was admiring a new friend’s Chanel tote and thought, hmmn, maybe I DO want one for my next big birthday. Of course Chanel bags aren’t online (at least not new), so I went off looking at the sites for other splurgey totes, and…