Embracing the Femininity

It's not often that I am truly "girly." As a chemist, they teach you early on to compete with men, and thus the feminine side is often left ignored. Last night, we set out to be purely and unabashedly feminine, cocktails and all. My middle-school mate, and fellow blogger, Liz and I traveled into DC to enjoy an anniversary party for the upscale boutique Terra. Sadly, wine was not present, but my friend mojito was, and we spent the evening chatting with the ladies of Terra and their guests.

Let me explain the mojito: crisp, refreshing, and far to easy to drink. I'm especially fond of nibbling the saturated mint leaves at the bottom of the glass. Hardly ladylike, but delicious. A traveling bartender from Latin Concepts did the honors. I do admit that mojitos, as goes for all cocktails, usually contain far too much sugar for my taste: thus the vino issue. But these tasty treats had plenty of mint to contrast the sweet, and frankly tasted fantastic. Dangerously delicious, as my dear friend Liz found out. She'll probably discuss it in depth on her own so I'll spare her my assessment.

We perused the store to find lovely dresses, many of which I'll drool over for months to come (I'm a closet fashion addict). Like this one by Black Halo; one of many beautiful tailored pieces at the store. I'm actually considering that Black Halo may be my next designer addiction. I adore the clean lines and simple elegance that their clothes exhibit. In contrast to my couture obsessions, these dresses are surprisingly wearable. A cobalt wonder worn by one of the stores "models" also caught my eye, but I cannot find the dress to show you.

In addition to drinks and gelato (from Dolci Gelati), the store invited a traveling makeup artist peddling Laura Mercier and Nars. I don't usually wear much in the way of makeup, so in the spirit of mojito, I implored her to do "whatever you please!" I walked out with the most sensuous smoky eye in DC. This morning as I compose this piece, I still retain the eyeliner, unable to remove it.

Nonetheless, despite the unfortunate lack of wine (and the resulting digressive post), Terra embraced Liz and I, and perhaps earned themselves some young clients. If nothing, I am happy to encourage all females to explore this lovely boutique as the selection is classy, elegant, and the staff are nothing short of lovely!

photo credits: Neiman Marcus, Life of Luxury