Things I Love--November 11th

These past few weeks have been super low-key. I've been enjoying time with my friends, boyfriend, and family now that I have a job that gives me weekends off! However, work has been awesome too. I've been getting settled in, and personalizing my desk with a few, um...essentials.

Yep, that's my mustache mug! I use it to keep my feather pen and all of my Hello Kitty gel pens-adorable. I work with almost all guys, too, so they are especially entertained by my desk area now. Wait until they see my Christmas decorations ;)

The second thing that I loooove is my custom pair of Tiffany Vans. My mom surprised me with these for my birthday last month, and I have been waiting to wear them for weeks! I'm bummed out that it is so cold out, because these have been calling my name. And yes, they are on my kitchen counter. Don't worry, they're clean!

Finally, I am obsessed with Forza: Horizon. I know, it's not very girly. But seriously, it is so fun! And can these pink wheels on this M1 be any cuter? Didn't think so.

Mermaid Hair

I just realized today that the majority of the pictures I take are in my car with my iPhone. I really, really need a good camera (cough cough boyfriend cough Christmas cough cough...haha just kidding!) Anyways, this is second day hair, which is why it curled so easily. I used a 3/4" barrel curling iron, but I used it as a curling wand instead of the normal way. I just took 1-2 inch strands of hair and wrapped them by hand around the barrel instead of using the clip. I found that this way, the hair took better to the curl, and didn't have that awkward kink at the bottom that my hair always seems to get when I use it the normal way! I then took about a 3-4 inch section from the front left of my hair and french braided it over to near my right ear. Hairspray is KEY here ladies! (and gentlemen!) My hair is so fine that it loses a curl unless I spray it a ton.

Smokey Eye & Contouring!

Some days, I just get tired of my beige and brown eye makeup. When I was in seventh or eighth grade, I discovered the smokey eye, which at the time was NOT a good thing. I had raccoon eyes for days! Plus pale skin...ugh. I looked like something out of the Walking Dead! Now, though, I approach the smokey eye with more caution, and lots of contouring so I don't get washed out. 

I used a brown shadow on the inner corners, and then a black shadow from Sephora's Hello Kitty palette to blend out the wings. I lined my eyes using Rimmel black pencil, and added some false lashes. The real trick, though, is the contouring. I used a fluffy brush to blend bronzer into the hollows of my cheeks, underneath my bottom lip, onto my temples, and on the sides of my nose. I then used a shimmery champagne-colored shadow to highlight my cheekbones, bridge of my nose, forehead, and above my upper lip. While this look might be a little intense for everyday wear, it is absolutely perfect for going out on the weekends! I got tons of compliments on my eyes and makeup all night long!

Couture Makeup--Peacock Feathers

I did this look a few weeks ago, but things have been sooo crazy between school and work! I was so stoked about how this turned out; I honestly wasn't sure how I wanted it to go. I didn't use any crazy cosmetics here, but here's some pics and a step-by-step ;)

First, I used a pale mousse foundation, pretty much the lightest I had on hand. I did this so that the colors would stand out more. I started by gluing the lashes on. It was way trickier than expected! I originally had them on the top, but they didn't look right. I glued them as close to my lower lashes as I could without pulling all of my lashes out (OUCH). I then used ELF's shadow primer liberally over my eyelids.The palette I used was a cheapo multicolor palette from Icing, it has like 88 colors. I started with yellow in the inner corner of the eye, and blended out into a lime green, then orange, and finally 2 different shades of blue and turquoise blended out into my temple. I used the Hello Kitty Charmmy eyeshadow stick to make some dots underneath the blue, and to add definition to the color blend. Finally, I lined my eyes in black pencil and added some short fake lashes on top. This look ended up WAY better than expected!