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what’s ringin’ our belle…round 129

21 Tuesday Nov 2017

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And Other Stories, apartment therapy, boots, brussels sprouts, cake, Food52, Sweet Recipeas, The Glitter Guide

Love this tip for our trash cans

via Shutterstock

Via Apartment Therapy

A boozy cake … (bourbon and pumpkin!!)

Via Sweet Recipeas

Get a load of these boots !

Via And Other Stories

Ways to practice gratitude

Via The Glitter Guide

We will be making this for our rebel-belle

Via Food52

Happy Thanksgiving, belles!!

a&a

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boots even Santa wants…he’s an honorary belle

16 Friday Dec 2016

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booties, boots, intermixonline, Rag and Bone, shoes

Can you stay Studly

From Intermixonline by Rag and Bone

Click-n-buy, belles…only 1 week left!!

a&a

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a few of our favorite things…the belle gift guide

08 Thursday Dec 2016

Posted by theRAREbelle in belle perks, fashion forward, what's ringin' our belle

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All-Clad, amazon, Aquatalia, boots, bracelets, budhagirl, cashmere, Christmas, Equipment, Feetures, gifts, Longchamp, LuluLemon, Simple Human, slow cooker, socks, theory, travel mirror, workout wear

We thought we would share some of our go-to items…just in case you are stumped on your gift hunt.  You’re welcome!

Our fave cashmere cardigan…

From Equipment (for the fashiona-belle)
Our fave mirror (and it travels like a pro!)….


…from Simple Human (for the one who is always looking for her reading glasses)

Our fave travel boot…

Pretty much anything by Aquatalia…available at Nordstrom (for the fashiona-belle traveler)


The best slow cooker…All Clad from Amazon (for the busy cook)

The socks we can’t do without…


…From Feetures (perfect stocking-stuffer for the runner…or the one who lives in her Lululemon)

Our go-to workout-wear…

Our Lululemon uniform (for yourself…or the daughter who MUST have the cutest workout-wear)
The pant that does it all…


We could LIVE in this “ponte pant” from Theory!  Crisp, comfy, chic. (Well…this might not technically be a gift…except for yourself 😉

BuDhaGirl bangles…


Duh…we have said this over and over and over!  Buy these now.  

Loving this monochromatic Longchamp…


For any belle who goes anywhere…just sayin’.

More to come, belles!

a&a

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aquatali-ah ha!

20 Thursday Mar 2014

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boots, rain boots, style, travel

Boots…we have become a bit obsessed with finding just the right ones! Probably just like you! There are just so many things for a belle to consider…color, heel height, boot height, circumference, material, brand…the choices can make a head spin. Now, mind you, we see the need for at least a handful of options in every girl’s closet (a black, a brown, a heel, a flat, warm, waterproof, a casual cowboy, a sleek city boot…). A belle needs choices!

However, if you must choose just one, we think we might have found it! That’s right…we have had a boot “ah-ha” moment! Enter Aquatali-ahhhhh!

aquatalia diane

Aquatalia by Marvin K. – Diane (from Zappos)

http://www.zappos.com/aquatalia-by-marvin-k-diane-black-calf-suede-combo

Aquatalia upswing

Aquatalia by Marvin K. – Upswing (from Zappos)

http://www.zappos.com/aquatalia-by-marvin-k-upswing-black-calf

While preparing for our recent jaunt to Paris, leaving husbands behind and with the baby belles in tow, we had some very specific boot requirements. First, Paris in March can be quite cold and rainy…but a true belle would never clunk around such a chic city in not-so-chic galoshes or snow boots! We needed something that would be warm and at least semi-waterproof, yet stylish enough to impress the fashionistas. And, speaking of style, the fit on the calf is, to us, quite important. Who wants to have boots that stand away from the leg…making a belle resemble a conquistador? Not us! Then there is the comfort issue. Mind you, we tend to sacrifice comfort for beauty on a regular basis, but these were special circumstances! We wanted to expose the baby belles to as much of our favorite city as possible, and this would mean a lot of walking…day after day, morning til night…we mean Fitbit steps on steroids!

Our Aquatalia boots were très magnifique! Warm without being fleece-lined foot saunas, weather-ready (feet were dry even after a half-hour walk to the Eiffel Tower in a torrential downpour), perfectly slim fitting…even on slim calves, and amazingly comfortable from the first step to the last, day after day, how could a belle ask for more than these little beauties offered?

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the boots in action on the streets of Paris

Bonus…several styles are on sale now at http://www.zappos.com, http://www.amazon.com, http://www.shopstyle.com, and more! Order now, at the end of boot season, and belles will be ringing when you pull them out next fall!

You’re welcome…again 😉
a&a

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a RARE stroke of genius…your friday friend-1-1

07 Friday Mar 2014

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boots, Closets, friend-1-1, storage

Sadly, we can’t take the credit for coming up with this brilliant idea. Pinterest has been one our entertainment tools of late as we have been stuck in our homes for what seems like a coon’s age.

This neck of the woods is unaccustomed to being accosted by such frigid, aggressive, and downright abrasive weather. We scurried into our humble abodes to wait it out. Thanks to being forced to set a spell, we have discovered some interesting things to keep us occupied.

Obviously, we have been wearing our boots a lot, and when we came across this idea, we just HAD to share because that’s what belles DO. Pinterest told us we don’t need boot stands . We can use Manila folders!! What??? They don’t cost a mint (use that money toward the next pair) or fall on your tender toes, they don’t take up room in our meager closets (c’ mon, y’all know belles never have large enough closets) and they neaten things up in a skinny minute!! What’s not to love?!?!

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A little multitasking tip like this warms our lil’ ole hearts just when we need it.

a&a

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these booties are made for …. everything!!

16 Thursday Jan 2014

Posted by theRAREbelle in fashion forward

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booties, boots, fashion

A dear friend of ours was searching for the perfect pair of booties. In order to be described as perfect they had to be:

comfortable, have at least a little bit of lift in the heel, fashion forward, sexy, practical, and look good with absolutely everything!!

A strong contender was this short, simple bootie with a western bent…

http://www.zappos.com/sam-edelman-petty-putty-suede

sam edelman petty

One of the final candidates was this comfortable, neutral choice from Sam Edelman…

http://www.zappos.com/sam-edelman-louie-tan-suede

Sam Edelman tassle bootie

And the winner is….

This feminine wedge with a touch of flirt in the way of a tassle at the heel…perfection!

http://www.zappos.com/anne-klein-torny-black-suede

black Anne Klein booties

Hope these ring your “belles” as much as they rang ours!!

a & a

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