Novelette ~ Pink Valentine Part II

Hello Fabulous Ooh La Frou Frou Girls!
You may have joined us last week for our
Pink Valentine Novelette,
where we took a virtual taxi ride to the Upper East Side
to glimpse in on illustrated City Girl Aimee's 

fantasy Valentine plans with a new suitor.
And since it's February
{the Love Month},
we're taking the fun a little further this week with

Pink Valentine Novelette Part II
{if you missed Part I and would like to read it first, do go here!}.

New York City days have a way of speeding by
from morning to night in a
~ New York Minute ~
so, let's not miss any fun and start Part II right away, shall we?

Oh, Taxi!
Upper East Side please!

If there is anything that Aimee loves
 as much as the Sparkle of New York City,
it is the Sparkle of Paris ...
 

... and to Aimee, the only thing that could make
~ Sparkle ~
any more fabulous
would be to sprinkle it on pink
 to create pure magic ...

... so you can imagine her delight when she received the

~ Pink Heart Valentine ~
in the mail, inviting her to a
beautiful French restaurant in the city ...
La Grenouille!
Tres magnifique!

When we last left Aimee, she had spent the afternoon 
walking all over the city,
popping in and out of store after store,
 searching for everything from dresses and shoes
to perfume and nail polish ...
and trying on more sparkle than she could even recall ...
in preparation for her Valentine date.

As we peek in on Aimee this week,
she is just arriving back at her 64th Street townhouse,
her arms heaped with boxes and bags.

With only a few hours to go until her date,
all Aimee wants to do is make a hot cup of white peach tea,
turn on spa music, light some candles
and soak in a

luxurious

warm 

Is there anything more sparkling to our senses than
preparing for a special night?
Bathing, creaming, powdering, perfuming, nail polishing,
playing with hair?



And then the joy of stepping into
 soft, beautiful lingerie.

As the excitement for the evening
builds with every moment,
Aimee steps into her bedroom
and delves into all of the shopping bags
lined up in a row by her bed.
She practically feels glitter in the air!

We all have policies ...
and this is one of Aimee's::
If you're going to look fabulous,
you might as well make a
"Sparkling Entrance" ...
and Aimee plans to.
Rather than have her date
 pick her up at her townhouse,
she'll be taking a limousine to
La Grenouille
so that she can make that
Sparkling Entrance.
After all ...
why do the ordinary?

To see what Aimee pulls out of her bags,
we'll have to wait until next week, darlings!
You may remember that last week on
Pink Valentine Novelette
 I mentioned that if any of you had suggestions
for Aimee's date attire,
to let me know and that
you may see your choice of outfit in a future post ...
well, NEXT WEEK is that post
when Aimee makes her
awaited
"Grand Entrance"!

 Four lovelies
mentioned in their comments
what they envisioned Aimee wearing!
How fun!

 Below is a brief description of what they suggested
{I've included a link to go with the descriptions
only when a specific piece or link was mentioned ...
otherwise, we can all just use our imagination!}.
 Aimee will be illustrated in the winning outfit
next week in
Pink Valentine Novelette Part III!

 BELOW ARE THE SUGGESTIONS TO VOTE ON:
{Voting will only be held open only through
midnight EST this Wednesday, February 22
to allow time for the illustration.}


Rowena suggests:
(a) A "Little Pink Dress" instead of a "Little Black Dress"
(b) punctuated by some sparkly accessories!



Elizabeth suggests:
(a) A dress with one shoulder down
(b) with a jewel brooch at the waist,
(c) the highest strappy heels she can muster
(d) and her long hair in gorgeous waves ...
(e) and a pair of Marie Helene de Taillec earrings
as the crowning touch!


Kim suggests:
(a) A light carnation pink Carmen Marc Valvo plunge neck 
chiffon gown from Bergdorf-Goodman;
(b) Pierre Hardy rhinestone sandals from Barneys;
(c) Camelia Earrings in 18k white gold and diamonds from Chanel;
(d) Chanel 02A Pearl White Camelia Belt Necklace from
Soho boutique: "A Second Chance Couture";
(e) A Miu Miu Cloquet Nappa Leather Stage Clutch with Swarovski Crystals;
(f) and for later in the evening she suggests:
Christian Louboutin Bollywoody high heels in hot pink suede;
(g) and peony candles from Henri Bendel!


Christel suggests:
(a) A red Valentino cocktail dress with bows on the shoulders;
(b) or timeless, classic and sexy Lanvin red dress from
Bergdorf-Goodman!

Vote for your choice below!

Thanks for voting everyone!

~ Now ~
for the moment we've been waiting for ...
 the results of our giveaway
of the 11" x 17" print of my "Paris Party" illustration! 

 Thank you to everyone that participated in the giveaway
with your comments ...
I gave all of you that left a comment a number in the order
 that you commented last week
(not counting my comments, of course!)
and the winner of the
11" x 17" print of my "Paris Party" illustration
was chosen via random generator


Congratulations:

Christel, Captivated by Image!
Please contact me here, Christel, with your mailing address!
 If any others would like this print,
 it will soon be available for purchase
in the "Ooh La Frou Frou Boutique" above!

I'll end this post with
some fun links and eye candy:
(1) You may have noticed that I illustrated Prada's Candy perfume above.
Prada Candy's ad campaign is pretty darn cute
and is based upon a fictional "wild child" in pink underwear
who doesn't wait for her piano teacher that she has the hots for
to make the first move!
This Prada link has some very fun things to click on for a little fun!

(2) You'll notice that in my illustration above,
alongside the Prada Candy bottle, is a bottle of OPI Passion nail color.
 Time to play again!
Did you know that if you go to this OPI link 
and click on the "Try On This Color" tab
you can see what OPI colors look like on the hand illustration there ...
and you can even change the skin color to match yours!

(3)  And since this post was is about sparkle,
no one does sparkle better than Elie Saab.
 I'll end with a fabulous
 EYE CANDY link that is just pure beauty
and one I can never get enough of!I think you'll love the Elie Saab Fashion Show
 from Paris Haute Couture
Spring-Summer 2012
 Fashion Week!
Bye Lovelies!

All ILLUSTRATION in this post is by the
artist, illustrator and founder of Ooh La Frou Frou:
Sandra Shelton Markwalder
{Sandy M}

For CUSTOM ILLUSTRATION inquiries, contact Sandy M here.
To purchase OOH LA FROU FROU CITY GIRL CARDS
 featuring Sandy M illustrations, go here.

Photography and Cinemagraphs used in this post is were found via
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