Love Day

 

To me, Valentine's Day means a handful of things. Of course it means spending time with that special someone (why do we need a designated day for this to happen?) but for me, it also means makeup, flowers, and other pretty things. If you can't be girly on Valentine's Day, when can you be?

For the occasion, I will be wearing this look.

Soft brown eyeshadow, classic black winged-liner, punchy pink cheeks, and bright fuchsia lips. It's soft enough to be natural, but colorful enough to be fun.

I created this look with the products pictured above. Bobbi Brown's "Pale Pink" blush, NYX's Soft Matte Lip Cream in "Addis Ababa," The Balm's Mary-Lou Manizer, Maybelline's The Falsies mascara, and MAC's fluidline liner in "Blacktrack."

Top-bottom: Mary-Lou Manizer, Addis Ababa Lip Cream, and Pale Pink Blush

Of course no makeup look is complete without a few little extras like the perfect romantic scent—I like Flowerbomb by Victor & Rolf—and fun nails. And throw in a little glamour with some bejeweled earrings. I mean, why not?

I'd love to hear what everyone is doing with their Valentine's Day, or better yet, with their Valentine's look! I hope everyone enjoys all the sweetness the day has to offer.

Til next time. 

A Night Out...

On Saturday night, Dan and I joined our friends and some family to celebrate Dan's brother's 21st birthday. I knew it would be a night to remember some way or another, so I decided to dress up a bit.

I always aim for simplicity when dressing to go out, so I went with these black coated H&M skinny jeans and a sheer taupe blouse from Forever21. This acted as an easy and comfortable base to which I added fun accessories.

This old black leather clutch is from the Gap of all place. I love the gold studding and the floppy-fold style of it.

Black booties are a must for fall and winter, so on this semi-brisk October night I went with these tried and true leather BCBG booties.

Possibly may favorite element of this outfit was this bib-necklace from Forever21. The mint beading felt vintage, while the gold and crystal made it night appropriate. It transformed the outfit into something special.

My nails being mint and taupe was not an accident...

We had such a great time. Craig (Dan's brother), among others, got appropriately intoxicated. We didn't get home until 2am, by then my feet were nearly pulverized from being in heels for eight hours, but I feel these are all signs of a good time.

Til next time.