Passing Fancies: November 2013

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“‘November is the most disagreeable month in the whole year,’ said Margaret, standing at the window one dull afternoon, looking out at the frostbitten garden.”

— Louisa May Alcott, Little Women

Reading: Donna Tartt’s The Goldfinch 

Video: Mr. TC and I have been watching old Inspector Morse episodes on Netflix

Art: “The Armory Show at 100” at the New-York Historical Society

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Covet: Deborah Lippmann Space Oddity Nail Color Trio

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Deborah Lippman is offering a limited edition trio of nail colors for the Holiday 2013 season. The set is called Space Oddity, and it includes three layerable shades titled When Lightning Strikes (“celestial silver”), Planet Rock (“smoky lavender”), and Baby I’m a Star (“galactic rose gold”).

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Product Review: L’Oreal Colour Riche Lipstick in Blushing Berry

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Sometimes I feel guilty about indulging in expensive lipsticks, and about recommending these lipsticks to any of you who are reading here. Just for the record: I do have some drugstore favorites! Here’s one: L’Oréal’s Colour Riche Lipstick in Blushing Berry (shade 590).

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On the Street: York Beads and Manhattan History

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I don’t normally slow down when I pass the various bead and trimming stores in west Midtown, but this sign made me laugh. I can never resist a reference to New York City history.

I’m sure the real story is more complicated, but still — very clever.

Purchase-of-Manhattan(This post goes out to my friend Leslie—New Yorker, historian, and craftsperson extraordinaire.)

Images: photo by Tinsel Creation; detail of postcard (1909) from the Museum of the City of New York archives, reproduced here.