MOUR Magazine | December/January 2015

MOUR Lexington’s Fashion & Lifestyle Magazine 2014/2015

December / January

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table of contents DEAR READERS LEXSTREET STYLE TREND HUNTING

WATCH & LEARN SNOW DAY LIFE WITH JAMES HOLT MIX IT UP GOTTA TRY IT MUSIC NOW BLACK & WHITE

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editor - in - chief tamra graves

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art director maggie christensen

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copy editor jaime shouldis

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newsletter editor jamie hagood

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writers: lauren allen trish allen lee cutlip jamie hagood edd mackey jon shouldis Photography: paul bradley Graphic assistant: rachel walker 2

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Dear Readers See MOUR gift inspirations on page 28!

editor’s gift guide

for him: Whiskey Flask, $32, Adelé Chillsner, $19.99, Peggy's Gifts & Accessories

Here we are, yet again, another holiday season. The chaos of our crazy schedules, jam packed get-togethers of family and friends. Work’s holiday celebrations, Christmas parties and caroling, ugly sweater socializing and a tad too much egg nog. Not to mention our mile long lists of gifts to buy. In a time of what should be beauty and bliss, often creeps in the stress and anxiety of making time to get it all done.

This year, this season, today... I charge you with one task. Slow down. Take a look around you. A long, hard look. Realize all that you have to be grateful for.

Too many presents to wrap? First, be thankful you can provide. Second, host a wrapping party! A great excuse to gather (yes, one more!) and feed off of the creative people in your lives. Sharing ideas, tips and tricks.

FOR HER: Date Night Clutch, $156 OMAR + ELSIE

Another celebration and you don’t want to go? Be grateul that people want you around and enjoy your company. Maybe you’re the life of the party and you don’t even know.

I hope for you all, that during this holiday season you will take a deep breathe, put down your phone, unplug and be present with those around you.

Wishing you all the best!

Happy Holidays & Happy New Year

xo - tamra

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LexStreet Style Last month we teamed up with to celebrate two exciting releases, the 1st MOUR Men’s Issue and the launch of the 2015 Fashion at the Races calendar.

It was a night for dressing up - fascinators encouraged - and enjoying tasty drinks with fantastic friends. A huge thank you to those who came out to support and celebrate with us!

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WHO: Fashion at the Races & MOUR Magazine WHAT: 2015 Fashion at the Races Calendar Launch

& MOUR’s 1st Men’s Issue Release

WHEN: November 8th, 2014 WHERE: Bellini’s Italian Restaurant Visit www.fashionattheraces.com to purchase their calendar and a portion of the proceeds will be donated to support retired racehorses through the Thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance.

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| what you’re meant to wear

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white out Making a statement doesn’t have to involve an overly bright color - sometimes the most effective statements are the simplest. Amidst all the expected darker tones this fall, donning an all-white look will provide a much needed breath of fresh air. You’ll be the ultimate minimalist, especially when taking cues from Christophe Lemaire’s and Organic

by John Patrick’s head-to-toe winter whites.

Organic by John Patrick Christophe Lemaire

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trend hunting

put a belt on it Forgo the puffer coat this season and opt for something a little more figure flattering. Designers proved that keeping warm this winter doesn’t require bulky layers and instead featured cinched at the waist outwear for an equally chic and functional look.

Go matchy-matchy like the silhouettes seen at Altuzarra or simply throw on any belt with your favorite oversized coat. Style and utility in one coat – what more could you ask for?

win ter WEARS Altuzarra

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caped Crusader If the collections this season taught us anything, it’s that capes aren’t just for superheroes. From rich velvet at Saint Laurent to a sophisticated seventiesesque ensemble from Valentino, chances are you’ll never see Batman wearing the likes of these.

Next time you find yourself heading out, throw on a cape; they may not give you superpowers but they do have the ability to instill you with the confidence of the most beloved crime fighters.

Saint Laurent

pretty in pink Collections took a cue from spring and featured various pastel hues, namely pink. The looks felt as if they could be worn now and the upcoming warmer months, clear by the bubblegum pink dresses at Giambattista Valli and the perfect ballerina hue at Ralph Lauren. Wear the color as a standout piece or let it be an accent to a jacket or dress.

Valentino Giambattista Valli

Fair Isle Friends You might not be visiting Aspen any time soon but you can still look like you hit the slopes with a Nordic inspired sweater. Cozy up to the idea of a Fair Isle knit with Tommy Hilfiger’s traditional approach (complete with ski goggles!) or maybe Miu Miu’s sixties inspired take on the trend is more to your liking. Either way, you’ll be sure to look good on and off the slopes.

Ralph Lauren

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by lee cutlip Tommy Hilfiger

Miu Miu

#localalert Calypso Boutique Snow Board Sweater calypsoboutique.com $44

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Watch & Learn: one coat, three looks

By Lauren Allen

the coat:

The Paddington Coat Calypso Boutique $60

Look one Cable Crop Sweater (Bluetique) $24.99 (on sale!)

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While out shopping, have you ever been so overwhelmed with all of the options that you simply turned around and walked out? Even though the average store is organized by color and style and is occupied with knowledgeable store associates, it can still be overwhelming and hard to find something that is right for you.

Times like these are when a stylist can become the most valuable part of your budget. But, what can a stylist do that a store employee can’t?

To anyone who is, or has ever hired, a stylist this question may seem obvious, but to the rest of us this is a valid question. Stylists focus their lives on helping women, and men, look and feel their best in clothing. To a store employee, a cardigan is a piece of merchandise that, as far as she knows, will look good on everyone and her job is to sell it as such. A stylist will see that same cardigan as a layering piece to a complete outfit that they have already envisioned. To them, the cut, shape, size and color matters to flatter their client’s body in the best way possible.

Stylists find importance in how useful a piece of clothing is to her client. If the client hates cardigans and would not wear one, then there is no reason to buy the cardigan. That is the time to find an alternative layering piece to add to outfits for warmth and style.

Look two Tootsie Top (Calypso Boutique) | $42 Rolled Skinny Jean (Omar + Elsie) | $235

Along with being useful, the piece has to be worth the money. Usually this can be calculated with cost-perwear. Even if something costs more than you would typically spend, the CPW might prove it’s value because the more expensive piece will probably last longer and be worn more often.

Clothes can take on a life of their own when they are in the hands of the correct person. They can be mixed, matched and made into a new look that no one ever saw coming. One of the best parts about this is that the items don’t even have to be new! Having a new pair of eyes peer into your personal world of clothes (also known as your closet) can put everything you already own into perspective. That means that you will only have to buy one or two new pieces to get a whole different set of outfit possibilities!

Look three Tip Top Shape Dress (Bluetique) $43.99 (on sale!) lk bennett aleena ankle boot (Omar + Elsie) $495

The next time you are in a rut, have a special occasion coming up, or are just ready for something new, consider consulting with a professional. You might be surprised how much time and money it will save you in the long run.

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Snow Day Local fashion photographer, , captures the quiet calm that follows the first fall of snow. Embrace Winter in all it’s glory and the opportunity it brings to cozy up IN the season’s favorite, fur.

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Photography: paul bradley model: Shelby coleman hair & makeup: christy loy assistant: jazzie perez stylist: Francis Lee Baker wardrobe: morton james

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Mix It Up

By Jon Shouldis

YOU WILL NEED: 1- Anjou Pear 2 - Fuji Apples Vodka, Rum or Bourbon

DIRECTIONS: Turn oven to 350 Core and slice 1 Anjou pear and two Fuji Apples into 4 pieces each Roast for 20 minutes Let cool slightly Add to blender with 1 teaspoon cinnamon and sugar to taste *To create our MOUR Toddy, we used Ice Fox Vodka (pictured in our Gift Guide, page 28)

Puree the fruit and press through a fine mesh

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Garnish with red pear slice, apple or cinnamon stick

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A Makeup Pro's Winter Tips

Gotta Try It Trish is the PRO behind Image Insight, with her 17 years of hands on experience in the world of cosmetics, Allen’s style has been noted as “classic”, “natural” and “timeless.” More than anything she loves to enhance the natural beauty that she sees in each and every face that she works on. www.imageinsight.me

Nothing

says December more than a calendar full of social events! Here are some behind the scenes makeup artist tips that every girl can use to navigate this season’s beauty trends and challenges.

is just as comfortable with jeans and a sweater for an evening with friends as it is with a glamourous gown at a formal event.

Keep cheeks and lips neutral and simple and let your eyes be the star of the show.

prevent makeup fade out. Mix a tiny dot of your favorite concealer to your face primer prior to application. You’ll need less foundation and your skin will look amazing in photos!

Winterize Cold winds and constantly running dry heat can wreak havoc on facial skin. Not only uncomfortable and unsightly, dry skin can also accelerate the aging process. NOT okay, right? Now is the perfect time to take your moisturizer to the next level and for those with combination/oily skin, pull back a little on the oil control products. If heavier moisturizer interferes with your makeup longevity during the day, focus on nighttime moisturizing. Your skin does its best repair work while you sleep so you’ll want to give it every possible advantage.

For day or nighttime, creamy cheek colors are the on-trend way to get a beautiful fresh glow. Apply with fingers or a small synthetic brush starting at the apples of the cheeks and blending slightly up the cheek bone. Choose a shade that mimics your natural flush.

Under-eye circles got you down? Choose a concealer that counteracts the undertone of the discoloration. Peach covers bluish undertones, yellow covers reds. A small synthetic brush is the best application tool to place the product exactly and only where you need it. Heavy handed concealer can show up as owl eyes in photos so always remember that less is more and blending is critical.

Cold weather also keeps us inside and your summer tan is probably fading fast. Make sure that as your tan fades, so does your foundation color. Again, drier conditions may also call for a change of formula. Trade in your powders for creams or liquids and consider asking a professional or a trusted friend to help you choose the correct shade.

Party Girl Face Showing up at all special events this year will be the ever esteemed Smokey Eye, traditionally darkest at the lash line and in shades of gray and charcoal. You can also rock this amazing look with gold, bronze or even plums. Keep it matte or add some sparkle, your choice! This sultry eye look

Want to go from work day to party girl glam in just 3 minutes? BOLD LIPS! Keep your eye look neutral, add a layer of powder to rejuvenate your foundation, and then pack on the punch with your lip color. Choose a berry stain, rock a traditional holiday red or shake things up with a vibrant pink. Tuck a tube of the selected color into your evening bag; you’ll want to keep this statement piece touched up throughout the evening.

A fuller brow is both on trend and youthful. Brows frame your face and add expression. If you have gaps or very light brows fill them in with a sharpened brow pencil using short feathery strokes in the direction of hair growth. Complete the look with a soft matte shadow applied with an angled brush.

Insider Application Tips Face, eye and lip primers are a worthy investment of time and money. A good primer can improve application ease and

Rosewater is well known for its soothing and moisturizing properties but did you know it can be used as a finishing spray?

A small mist can take the “makeupy” look out of your makeup and leave you with a healthy glow and dewy finish! Carry a small bottle in your purse for refreshing touch ups during the day.

For lasting lip color apply one layer of cream lip color, blot with a tissue to remove the moisture then apply a second layer of color.

Makeup is a fun way to express yourself and change up your look! Play with the trends or stick with the classics, but always choose what flatters your individual features and enhances your natural beauty. There is nothing more gorgeous than a woman who feels confident in her own skin!

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Chef Tin Oo Aqua Sushi

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Oo was born in Rangoon, Burma, spent most of his childhood in Europe. He migrated to California in 1993 to further his education and while taking a break from college, decided to work at a friend’s sushi bar in Huntington Beach. In 1998, after college, he moved to Albany, NY and opened a sushi bar inside Cowan & Lobel gourmet market in Stuyvesant Plaza, where Rachael Ray worked as a buyer. In 2000, Tin Oo moved to Providence, RI and operated two sushi bars. Soon after, Tin and his brother along with Kyaw Oo teamed up and opened Menemsha Blue Restaurant in Oak Bluff, Martha’s Vineyard. In 2005, Tin Oo joined the BHG family to operate Aqua Sushi in Lexington.

(found only at Malone’s)

Justin Taylor is the Owner/Pitmaster/Rollmaster for Smoke This BBQ and Roll This! Gourmet Egg Rolls. He is a self taught cook who loves everything fresh, local, hand crafted and smoked. Justin has been serving his BBQ publicly since 2010, and privately for many years before that. BBQ is his passion. He believes in making everything from scratch and doing things the traditional way. Justin steers towards Carolina style with mustard and vinegar based sauces, sweet rubs and hickory smoke.

Chef Justin Taylor

Smoke This BBQ & Roll This Gourmet Egg Rolls

Over the last three years Justin has been working on a side business called Roll This! Gourmet Egg Rolls. Not your typical egg rolls but rather deep fried sandwiches or “hot pockets”, far from a Chinese restaurant egg roll. Items like a Monte Cristo, Pulled Pork, Reuben or Blackberry Cheesecake. The egg rolls started out as a unique snack and have taken on a life of their own, perfect hand held and affordable treats. You can find Justin’s tent set up in front of breweries, bars that don’t sell food, or local concert venues, music is another passion of his. Justin also does private catering and pretty much any event that you want some delicious food. In the near future he looks to break away from his day job and earn an actual truck so he can have his food available on a daily basis.

Chef Wai Lin Aqua Sushi

(found only at Malone’s)

Lin was born in Burma in 1980 and migrated to the US with his parents in 1991. By age 14, he was getting his first kitchen experience at a Subway restaurant operated by his grandparents. In 2000, he moved to Oregon to attend college and while working a part-time summer job at his uncle’s Portland sushi bar, he found what would soon become a full-time career.

Wai Lin’s skills have taken him to Temper, FL, Detroit, MI and Palm Desert, CA and now Kentucky after being recruited by Tin Oo of Aqua Sushi in 2008.

Chef Victor Buenrostro arrived in the United States from his native Mexico City at age 19. His journey to Executive Chef of Central Baptist Hospital Cafeteria has been a less conventional journey than other Executive Chef’s.

Arriving in Kentucky in the early 1980s, his first position was working at a horse farm doing everything except cooking.

Chef Victor Buenrostro Baptist Health

Eventually he heard of a more appealing opportunity at a Mexican restaurant. It was here he learned to be a line cook and the love affair with being in a restaurant kitchen blossomed. He worked at a number of other restaurants before getting his first real promotion in his profession, when he decided to join the restaurant staff at The Hilton Suites, Lexington Green. He ultimately worked his way up to becoming the Executive Chef. After 10 years heading the Hilton kitchen, he scaled back his hours to devote more time to pastoral work in his church. But his reputation followed him, and he was approached by a former Hilton colleague to head the Baptist Health Lexington cafeteria.

His experience at Baptist Health Lexington has added to his viewpoint of food from being just about presentation, texture, appeal and taste to include preparing food for people who have medical conditions that can be affected by the food they eat.

Executive Chef and Owner, Kentucky Scratch Cooking. Benita McCoy Lyons is a descendant of the Hatfield-McCoy feud of American folklore, but she’d rather feed a Hatfield than shoot one these days.

The Hatfield’s and McCoy’s came together in the 1970s in front of the cameras of CBS News and officially ended their feud. The Kentucky McCoy’s and the West Virginia Hatfield’s now live in peace in the Tug River valley on the Kentucky-West Virginia border. The Winchester rifle that fired the feud’s last shot is now Benita’s treasured family heirloom after being displayed in the Smithsonian.

Chef Benita McCoy-Lyons Kentucky Scratch Cooking

Benita would be happy if everyone who knows about the famous feud also knew the rich culinary tradition of her native Appalachia. Benita wishes to preserve the lost & dying art of Scratch Cooking in America. She is the founder, 100-percent owner and guiding force behind “It’s the Real McCoy, Inc.” a company based in Lexington, Kentucky, that markets her Cook Books, catering, food products & teaching techniques. Cooking comes so naturally to Benita that she started writing her recipes down and measuring ingredients. She began keeping track of her methods and quantities only because friends urged her to record her recipes for others’ benefit.

Benita learned some of these recipes from her McCoy ancestors. Recipes in her “Scratch Cooking” cookbooks name their sources, so readers learn to make “Florene’s Fresh Apple Cake.” “Aunt Loretta’s Corn Pudding” and “Idy Mae’s Sour Dough Bread.” Other recipes even include “Apple Soufflé Pancakes & “Caramel Orange Fondue”. A variety of styles & dishes make up the delightful array of recipes in her books & she even shares step by step instructions for fresh preserving & home canning.

Her excellence has been recognized by the KY Department of Agriculture, which certified Benita as an official KY Food Producer whose products are good enough to bear the KY Proud label & Certified Organic label. www.kentuckyscratchcooking.com

Chef Pete Combs Executive Chef UK Healthcare Throwing a newspaper through the screen door of a country club began Pete’s foray into the culinary world at the age of 13. The chef expressed his anger and suggested that Pete the paperboy needed a new career – Pete boldly asked if the chef had any open positions! Since then, Pete graduated from Perdue University and the Culinary Institutes of America. His work now allows him to employ his food knowledge and experience.

Justin Clark, drawing upon 20+ years in food service, enjoys providing culinary experiences that open the palate to new things. Fusing the basics of cooking from scratch and the vision of creating new plates with fresh ingredients Justin seeks to impact those around him. Opening the eyes of people to the beauty that is natural food and it’s nurishment is key. “I like to blend fresh ingredients with a bit of science in process, abstract thought in creativity, and world influence in flavor.” From hole in the wall to corporate to fine dining Justin has found experience and inspiration. His current adventure into institutional work at UK Hospital brings a new vision. He hopes in time to help bring about social change in food as medicine and bring the farm to table idea of fresh ingredients to the populace he serves.

Chef Justin Clark Sous Chef UK Healthcare

Jason Bowmar joined the Sonny’s BBQ family in 2006. A lifelong “foodie,” Jason honed his intrinsic skills and passion by enrolling in Le Cordon Blue Program and graduating with a culinary degree from the Atlantic Culinary Academy. After graduating, Jason sharpened his new skills on different cuisines, working as both a sous chef and chef in restaurants in the New England area, before finding his home in the Bluegrass and at Sonny’s BBQ.

Chef Jason Bowmar

Sonny’s BBQ

At Sonny’s, Jason achieved the coveted title of Pitmaster, a Sonny’s BBQ title awarded to only those who exemplify exceptional technical and tacit knowledge in the art of BBQ. Jason has participated in a number of BBQ competitions and food shows, and has received recognition and awards for items he prepared that featured Sonny’s beef brisket and Sonny’s pulled pork. In January of 2015 Jason will we featured in a national commercial as a Sonny’s BBQ Pitmaster.

Health Coach, Lifestyle Expert, Chef. Kate Horning, author of Healthy Living Redefined: Live It. Share It. is an emerging thought leader in health and nutrition. She is an ambassador on the leading edge of a new generation that challenges established ideas, looking for better ways to achieve healthier, happier lives.

Kate's journey began with a book report at age thirteen, to be allowed by her mother to become a vegetarian.

That sparked a passion that has led to studying and living nutrition for over a decade. Through her personal experiments with the typical American diet, as a vegetarian, vegan, calorie counter, and raw foodie, she has discovered the secrets of developing a practical, sustainable, healthy lifestyle. She studied dietetics at the University of Kentucky, and is a certified holistic health coach and chef.

Chef Kate Horning Kitchen Concepts

Kate is the in-house chef with Kitchen Concepts and focuses on sharing ideas for entertaining and healthy living.

She is our ambassador to the community because it's more than just a kitchen... it's a dream.

I grew up in a small farming community 65 miles south of Chicago on a mushroom farm. My grandfather Fiorindo Mastarone, grandmother Rose, and great grandmother Granna Anna, along with my Mother and Father played a large role in developing my love for food and my work ethic. I would help around the farm all week and also in the kitchen learning. While those days have passed, at Sutton's I still get to create great meals and entertain daily.

My first paying job in my field was at a local pizza parlor. After that, I went on to study Restaurant Management at Purdue University and graduated in 1991 with a Bachelor's degree. In 1997 I was contacted by a group in Lexington, KY to become a part of the 1st Ruby Tuesday franchise in the world as the Chief Operating Officer. In 2008, I developed Sutton's, a family restaurant, named after my daughters first name. We feature old family recipes that are made from scratch with high quality ingredients. My business model is to provide great value and quality in a fun atmosphere that people can afford often. I have been a part of opening 9 restaurants from start to finish and have owned 7 of them. In 2010 we sold all 6 of our Ruby Tuesday franchise locations.

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t’s noisy with conversation as open mic begins here at Common Grounds Coffee Shop. The crowd is meager but still drifting in. While no one really notices the opener, a beautiful female with a smile that could grace any magazine cover begins her set and quickly the audience gives attention to this Joplin-esque folk vocalist and her guitar. Her voice is huge and her acoustic cords pour distinctively with punctuated edginess. Jo Robbins was raised in a musical family and it shows. She’s had her first guitar since the age of 15 and considers her style more along the likes of Natalie Merchant but her voice emotes Joplin, however on stage she is an artist defining herself in what she terms “emotional raw punk energy”.

In her music she separates the substance from the fluff.

Jo is thankful for her musical family background. Her dad was a folk singer and minister. Often at services she would be called on to lead the small congregation and in doing so she could belt out many a hymn. Jo thinks that what’s important for a song is to be able to tell a story worth telling. Though she’s only been on the open mic circuit in Lexington a month and a half, she has embraced her emerging career. Beginning at a street fair in Clearfield, Pennsylvania she is an artist constantly creating, and loves what she calls “weird things” such as a desire to write a ballad about UFO’s. (Which is not weird at all since songs are written about everything.) Jo is challenged by the reinvention of old songs. Her best loved example of this is Nirvana’s cover of Lead Belly “Where Did You sleep last Night.”

For an artist who makes this kind of comparative Jo is well along in creating a name by way of her music because she separates the substance from the fluff. She is a dedicated Tom Waits fan and would love to jam with other artists dedicated to this genre. Jo sees herself in a transition period and wants to write and perform music that has the effect of light shining in a dark world. These are noble pursuits with ecclesiastical overtones but then for Jo, her music is all about something higher.

Connect with the artist at www.mourmagazine.com

Artist Profile: Jo Robbins

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For Little Ones: Wooden Elephant Push Toy, $37, Lollacup in Good Green, $18, Adelé Bunny Flatware Set, $26.99, Peggy’s Gifts & Accessories

gift guide continued...

for a friend: Kate Spade Nesting Boxes, $54, Kate Spade Acrylic Straw Set, $14, Peggy’s Gifts & Accessories Kobo Warm Embers Candle, $38, Adelé

For you: The CV Messenger in Oxblood, $380 Lightray Earring in Green Glow, $165 OMAR + ELSIE

to celebrate: Ice Fox Vodka, $24.99 Used in this month’s Mix It Up! Page, 21 The Bloody Mary Mix www.lexbottlingcompany.com *online store coming soon!

lexi asks: What has been your all time favorite gift? Given & Received.

Tell us all about it! @mourmagazine

#VeryMOURChristmas

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