Purple is my favorite color and ironically I’m allergic to it. I kid you not. True story. I discovered that bizarre fact in high school when one afternoon at school my eyes swelled almost completely shut and I determined it was the purple eye shadow I was wearing. But did I learn my lesson? Nooo…Over the years I wanted to wear purple eye makeup so badly that I’d periodically give it a try and lo and behold, my eyes would turn bright red and swell up.
     Flash forward to two years ago. Don’t fret, I’m plenty old enough to have learned my lesson in regard to purple eyeliner. But what didn’t occur to me with my 40-something wisdom was that maybe, just maybe, my newest tattoo should not include purple ink. Yes my friends, I of the purple dye allergy allowed a man with a needle to inject purple ink under the surface of my skin. Can you say Oh. My. God. Am I a total moron? Not usually, but in that case…ummm…yes. The entire area where the tattoo was swelled up into a huge itchy red hive. I totally freaked out when I realized what was going on. All kinds of crazy thoughts went through my head…Was I going to die? Would my arm develop some huge incurable infection? Would my entire body become one giant hive???? Ya, I can be a bit of a drama queen on occasion. Fortunately for me, after several days and a tube or three of antibiotic itch ointment my body was like, “Eh, what the hell? It’s in here, I might as well adapt.” All’s well that ends well. Needless to say, any future tats will not include purple ink.
     This is one the fab collection of skater skirts (here, here and here) that I ordered from Boohoo.com last summer. Like I often do when I want a piece to stand out, I paired it with all black. The blazer layered over the sweater was a must since the morning temperatures are already in the single digits (seriously, WTH?!). That would also be the reason I went with taller boots over ankle booties. A girl’s gotta keep warm, right?
     Now on to the giveaway I promised. In honor of reaching so many follower milestones in one week I wanted to send out hugs, kisses and a great big thank you to you all! So I put together a little “Winter Faves” Giveaway. The giveaway includes two (yes, two!) infinity scarves; a plaid and also a black one, a pair of layered gloves that can be worn three ways, my all-time favorite Chapstick Cake Batter Lip Balm and finally, what giveaway would be complete without some fab neckbling? So go ahead my friends…enter away! Good luck! The giveaway is open through next Friday and the winner will be announced the following Monday.

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