A Post by Violet ... We've Been Tagged!

Hello Darlings!

Violet here!
The last time you saw me,
I introduced the "Glamour Ghoul" Halloween card
showing me sitting on the stoop of my city apartment
with my cat ears on.
We Ooh La Frou Frou girls do have a lot of fun!



For my post this week, I get to play!
Play at what, you ask?
Well, let me tell you!
 I always thought it would be so much fun
to be the person that gets to hold a microphone
and interview the stars as they walk down the red carpet.
No.  I don't get to do that.  Yet.
But I get to practice!!!

We were tagged this week
by TWO fabulous blogs:

Paris in Pink and Moi Decor
with a few
"I LOVE YOUR BLOG"
Questions.

Thank you, lovelies,
for loving our blog and
for inviting us to participate in all the fun!

So, after being tagged,
the artist called all eight of the
Ooh La Frou Frou girls together
and asked which would like to act as
interviewer on this post
so that she could answer the questions!
Well, we all just about
fell over each other to volunteer!

(I think we all have the same red carpet fantasy)
Guess who was chosen?
Me --- Violet!

And since my interviewer dreams were coming true,
I thought I might as well go all the way and
I asked the artist if I could choose a little

designer dress to wear for the interview.
(one of the perks of being an Ooh La Frou Frou girl!)
And voila!
The dress above is Oscar de la Renta's embroidered Dance Dress!

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WELCOME TO THE INTERVIEW:

VIOLET:
Okay!  Artist Sandy, are you ready?
 I've got my microphone!
(Little side note: This is where I imagine cameras flashing
as I step in front of television cameras.)
QUESTION NUMBER ONE

WHY DID YOU CREATE THIS BLOG?"

SANDY:
"When I started the Ooh La Frou Frou Collection card line,
I chose eight darling girls to star in them.
I wanted the girls to be fun
feel like best girlfriends to us all.
After the first cards in this new line were created,
I thought it might be really fun to have a special place
to see what the girls might be up to in their daily lives in the city.
A little fantasy world.
Sort of a grown-up girl play date!
And that's what our blog feels like to me.

And I am hoping that the fun we have on the blog
will be remembered and make you smile when you see
an Ooh La Frou Frou card in card stores.
I'm hoping to have the line in card stores
(my wish is for Papyrus)
sometime in 2011."

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VIOLET:
"So glad I'm one of the eight girls!
I can't wait to be on the stands in the card stores!

Well, here's
QUESTION NUMBER TWO
WHAT KINDS OF BLOGS DO YOU FOLLOW?"

SANDY:
"I'm drawn to visually beautiful images.
They're so inspiring.
Often, these images are of glamorous fashion photoshoots,
so I love fashion blogs
and blogs that take me to faraway places
(like Paris!).
I also love design and entertaining blogs,
as well as lifestyle blogs.
I also love wedding blogs for ideas that can translate into
entertaining ideas for use at home.
You can see by the size of my blog roll
that I enjoy a variety of fabulous blogs.
Too many fabulous blogs to list at one time,
but here are just a sampling of some of my favorites!
Brown Eyed Belle, Absolutely Ladylike,
The Simply Luxurious Life, The Alternative Wife,
Haute Design, Simply Seductive,
EventTrender and Eddie Ross."
 

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 VIOLET:
"We love looking over your shoulder
when you visit all of the blogs!
Here's
QUESTION NUMBER THREE
WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE MAKE-UP BRAND? "

SANDY:
"For my moisturizer and make-up base,
I use Clinique.



As far as the rest, I never limit myself to one brand
and sample a little of everything.
Being in Sephora is like a toy store!"

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VIOLET:
"LOVE make-up!
Okay, here's
QUESTION NUMBER FOUR
WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE CLOTHING BRAND?|

SANDY:
My heart melts at Dior on the runway.
And Chanel.  And Valentino.
So much beauty, how does anyone decide
on a favorite designer?
I love it all and I get almost teary-eyed during fashion week,
it's all sooooo beautiful.
And all of the details are there in mind when I head out to shop.
Was it the ruffle I loved?  Was it the faux fur?
The softness of Miu Miu?  The cuteness of Stella McCartney?
I remember all of the details ...
little details like the fact that animal prints are going to show up
in pretty pastels in the spring.
Who would have thought?
When it comes to buying,
I shop in a variety of places and not by designer only.
Anywhere from Anthropologie to vintage.
From White House Black Market to H and M.
I just have this criteria:

Do I feel beautiful in it?
If the answer is yes ...
you know the rest."

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VIOLET:
"I can't choose a favorite either ...
how does anyone decide? 
A different designer for each of my different moods, I'd say!
Okay,
QUESTION NUMBER FIVE
WHAT IS YOUR INDEPSENSABLE MAKE-UP?"

SANDY:
"I never put on eyeshadow or blush or mascara
without first starting with a sheer make-up base,
so since that's such an important beginning,
I'd have to choose that!"

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VIOLET:
"I'd say lipstick!
That and mascara.  Okay ...
QUESTION NUMBER SIX
WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE COLOR?

SANDY:
I love so many colors for many reasons.
Love hot pink.  Love spring green.
Love tangerine.  Love chocolate. 
Love creamy buttery yellow.
Love the sophistication of black.
The freshness of white.
I don't know why, but in the last year
I felt the need to pin one color down until it squirmed
and name it my favorite.

I thought back to my childhood.
I ALWAYS ordered Blue Moon ice cream
even though it wasn't my favorite flavor


Image via

And a couple of years ago, I painted my kitchen walls
(my kitchen has all-white cabinetry and white carrera marble counters)
the prettiest shade of pale pale tiffany blue.
It was called Icing on the Cake by Benjamin Moore.
I discovered that every time I walked into my kitchen,
I suddenly felt so happy.

I've often thought I'd love to find a beautiful
English painted wood garden bench ...
maybe Chippendale ...
and paint it a pretty, milky shade of pale blue green.
How pretty would that be sitting amongst a green formal garden?

So, yes, I'd say my favorite color
is the palest blue green.

I recently came upon a drink someone made
called Blue Moon.
Don't know how it tastes,
but I loooove the color!

Image via

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VIOLET:
"Oooh, gorgeous!
Okay, are you ready for another?

QUESTION NUMBER SEVEN
WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE PERFUME?"

SANDY:
"I love spicy orientals or citrusy scents
more than florals usually.
I started wearing Opium many years ago
and have tried many others but always
end up coming back.
I think it's my signature scent.

I recently saw that Opium as come up
with a new one I'd like to try
on my next shopping trip!"

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VIOLET:
"QUESTION NUMBER EIGHT

WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE FILM?"

SANDY:
"I am a romantic. 
My favorite all-time movie
was a movie made in my home state of Michigan
at the Grand Hotel on Mackinac Island.
back in the 80's.
Somewhere In Time.
Starring Christopher Reeve and Jane Seymour.
Love the romance.  The soundtrack.
I've even gone to the Grand Hotel
for one of their Somewhere In Time weekends.


Another Older Favorite:
Other Favorites:

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VIOLET:

"QUESTION NUMBER NINE

WHAT COUNTRY WOULD YOU LIKE TO VISIT AND WHY?"

SANDY:
"Where you ask?

First Paris
Second Italy
Third Greece
Why?
Have never been."

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VIOLET:
"QUESTION NUMBER TEN
WHEN DID YOU KNOW WHAT YOU WANTED TO BE
WHEN YOU GREW UP?"

SANDY:

"I've always known.
Deep down inside.
Didn't always listen,
but I've always known.

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Violet and I now pass along these questions
to the following lovelies
should they wish to enlighten us with their answers:

Simply Luxurious
Cafe Bellini
Brunch at Saks
The Alternative Wife
EventTrender