Happy Diwali for those observing this holiday — celebrating the festival of lights!

Check out my article last year on Louis Vuitton + Diwali here.

xo,

PD

I woke up one morning with this concept for my Valentine’s Card.  {My ipod alarm clock happened to be playing Trey Songz’s Red Lipstick, that may have had some influence.} I wanted the message to be “hidden” in the lip imprint, so you literally would have to read between the lines. I chose a hand-written font to make it look more scribbly and personable. While the copy I came up with is definitely more snarky than it is sweet, I hope these lip imprints will leave lasting impressions ON your recipients.

Oh, and I am slightly obsessed with Red Lipstick, particularly Lime Crime’s Retrofuturist Rouge Lipstick that I learned about on Beauty & The Feast’s Blog! So thank you for the inspiration =] {Perfect Rouge to leave these love marks…just sayin’}

I was so tempted to shoot these photos with my lingerie, {I worked at Victoria’s Secret in undergrad…} but I refrained and opted for red roses and black pumps.

Playlist: Trey Songz | Red Lipstick

Enjoy. Kisses.

xoxo,

PD

Last year, I did a line of Eid Greeting Cards in Silver & Black. I was going for a contemporary-vintage-baroque look. Not so much Madonna – but more like me.  I scoured the internet and never found Eid Cards that matched my unpretentiously luxurious style.  That being said, I opted to design my own.  {I mean, it is what I does after all} Seeing how it’s now 13 days into Ramadan [but who's counting],  I thought this was perfect timing.

Actually, ain’t gonna lie, what really reminded me of these cards – was an email I got from my friend Sarah Aleem, with the picture featured below attached.  Still hung on her bulletin board next to a picture of her and her sister – AND  a LUCKY coupon!  I was so happy to see this preserved.  She is indeed still in my prayers!

Any requests/ideas for this years Eid Cards??

Just like a prayer, I’ll take you there.