Decorating My Wedding

 

 

 

Surprise surprise, I'm going with a retro look for my wedding. I'm trying to make sure I get the vintage pieces I like without going over the top or overkilling the theme. I want everything to be simple and beautiful, elegant but still casual enough for everyone to have a great time.

 

 

My lovely ladies :) I wasn't very interested in making my girls wear the same dresses. All I really care about is that the dresses are red, short, and that the girls feel beautiful in them! I decided to go with Alfred Sung dresses, so my bridesmaids could choose the style of dress they're most comfy in while staying the same color and relatively same look. Above are the styles they chose. My maid of honor to the far left, then my sisters and Steve's sisters to the right. Very cute if I say so myself! Can't wait to see it all in person!!

 

They will all be in black shoes with subtle jewelry. Not sure what I want to do for them for flowers yet... more to come on that!

 

 

I've always said I wanted "Reservoir Dogs" for the guys in my wedding and thankfully Steve was on board! All the guys will be wearing plain black suits with thin black ties. Steve will get a red boutonniere and the rest of the guys will get white.

 

 

Since I decided to go with paper flowers, I've been skimming through Pinterest for ideas on what to do for centerpieces. I originally planned to do real flowers, under water in vases with candles floating on top. Once I said farewell to doing real flowers, I thought I could do little vases full of paper flowers, but that sounded a little too plain. Then I found the above arrangement and fell in love! Especially because it's using the style of flowers I already figured I'd go with :) I want to do little flower wreaths around a vase and may or may not put a candle inside... we'll see, they'd have to be taller vases to make sure nothing starts on fire... Bleh, so much to consider!

 

These are the colors/styles I'll be using.

 

I'm still not 100% set up on what I want to do with my hair, but I really do like the above picture. I like that it's simple, classic and could be taken down if I felt like it later in to the night. I'm doing a few trials to see if I'd be able to pull it off myself, otherwise I'll look in to tracking down a stylist for the big day.

 

And lastly, make up. Nothing too surprising there, I want to go with a subtle, simple wing liner look with bold red lips. Subtle blush and maybe a little contouring for the pictures.

 

That's what I have so far! For all the stress planning a wedding causes, the styling of it really is the fun part. I want the look to be classic, creative and unique, without breaking the bank!!!

 

If anyone has any decorating tricks, tips or DIY's, please comment below! I'm very open to suggestions and will appreciate anything ideas :)

 

XOXOXO

 

Snazzy Eyes, Coral Lips Makeup Tutorial

I said I'd be back quick with a new tutorial and here it is! A snazzy, shimmery eye look with bright coral lips!  I decided to do this look after getting the new L'Oreal Colour Riche Caresse Aqua Lip Lacquer in Coral Tattoo. I've always been a huge fan of coral lip colors, but have had the worst time finding a shade that suits me without looking too orange or harsh against my skin.

I've finally found it, this color is beautiful and the formula feels amazing!! I've heard from other bloggers/youtubers that these lip lacquers are supposed to be dupes for a YSL lip line, but I can't really speak to that. YSL is far too rich for my blood! I'll take their word for it though, because for the price, this is a wonderful lip product! 

OK, enough babbling, enjoy the tutorial! Don't forget to comment if you like the look!

 

Simple Batgirl Halloween Costume/Makeup Tutorial

So Halloween is coming up quick and I know there's people like me out there who love Halloween but have the hardest time coming up with a costume or making one happen... For as much as I love the holiday, I'm usually super lazy about the costumes I wear.

A few years ago I was a bum Yoshi (aka me in a green hoodie, green sweatpants and a tail sewn on...). The next year I just wore a pin up dress I owned and did my hair and my boyfriend was trying to go as Larry King but looked more like Colonel Sanders.... And last year I just went out in my normal clothes with a slit throat haha

So this year I put a real effort in to my costume, but I'm honestly not a huge fan of the costume sets sold in most Halloween stores. I didn't want to be a "sexy" batgirl or really "sexy" anything. C'mon, It'll be late October in Minnesota, I need my ass covered! So I put together this costume from a few things at the Halloween store and a few things I had at home.

 

I did all my actual shopping at the Spirit Halloween Store on a weekend when everything was 30% off. I got the tank top/cape for $23 (+ the discount) and the gloves/mask for $10 (I believe...). The shorts were $9. I had the thick sparkle tights, combat boots and yellow belt already. And that's the costume! I curled up my hair and did some pin up-esque makeup and transformed in to vintage

Batgirl!

 

 

 

So there you have it, my ultra geeky, simple Batgirl look! I hope everyone has a fun, safe Halloween!!!

XOXOXO

 

Joan Mad Men Season 5 Inspired Makeup Tutorial

Woah! Sorry for the long hiatus! I've been a super slacker with updates, so I'll catch up with 2 tonight!

I decided to do a revamp of my Mad Men Joan makeup tutorial. I did one last year when I was first getting in to doing makeup tutorials. I really thought I could do one with a lot better quality now than I had then, AND with season 5 in full swing, I wanted to give my take on how Joan's makeup has evolved since my last video.

Enjoy!

Look of the Day!

So it's my day off work and I basically spent it watching movies and getting cute! Hurray for free days!!!

I look like a school teacher with the glasses on :D

1920's Inspired Glamour Look + NYX Cosmetics FACE Awards!!! Please vote!!!

I'm making a late submission to the NYX Cosmetics FACE Awards Contest! I love NYX products already, and I think this contest is an amazing opportunity for any aspiring makeup artist!

For my entry, I decided to go with what I love and went with a vintage inspired modernized 1920's look glamour look. I really love the over the top makeup women wore during the 20's and 30's and thought I could channel that for a glamorous, perfect for a party look that would work for women today. Please check out my video and don't forget to "like" it! Likes go towards my chances of moving to the next round!!!

And below is how I actually wore the look later that day.

Until next time! xoxo

Titanic Inspired Makeup Tutorial

To celebrate my faaaavorite movie Titanic coming back to theatres in 3D this April, I decided to create my own Titanic inspired tutorial. Enjoy!

Adele Makeup Tutorial

I had quite a bit of feedback on my Joan Mad Men tutorial saying it looked a lot like Adele. I finally decided I'm going to re-do my Joan tutorial to make sure it looks like JOAN and made a separate Adele video. I'm thankful for all the feedback and definitely know I can improve when I put more time in my videos.

What I Used:

Urban Decay Eyeshadow Primer Potion - Sin
Urban Decay Book of Shadows IV - Zypher, Skimp, Missionary, Bust, Lost
BH Costmetics Eyeshadow - Black
Urban Decay 24/7 Liquid Eyeliner - Carbon Black
Ardell False Lashes
L'Oreal Voluminous Million Lashes Mascara - Black
Rimmel Bronzer - Sundance
BH Cosmetics blush/bronzer
NYX Soft Matte Lip Cream - Tokyo
NYX Lipliner Pencil - Nude Pink
Smashbox Lip Enhancing Gloss - Illume
Revlon Colorstay Brow Enhancer - Light Brown

HAPPY BIRTHDAY MARIE!!!!!!!!!!!

So its my best friend Marie's birthday today, and she  let me do her hair and makeup for her big bash!

She wanted a fun, retro but not too crazy look, so I went with red shadow to match her dress over the black, winged liner.

AND! I had some lovely bejeweled fake lashes for her to wear : )

Her hair is always an adventure.  Its LONG and super super thick, so I had to divide it all in a few pony's then curled and wrapped them around to create a lot of messy curls.

And I had to give her a little curl in the bangs!

Sort of a barbarella-esque look, and she rocked it!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY HOME SLICE!!!!!!!!!!

Joan Holloway Mad Men Makeup Tutorial

2 Uploads in one weekend!? I did a look for a friend of mine, as well as Joan from Mad Men! I borrowed some wigs from a friend and when I saw the red one, I knew I had to do a Joan tutorial! I hope you enjoy these!!

Gina let me do her hair and makeup again :)

Once again, the lovely Gina! She let me do her hair and makeup for a party she was going to after class!

 I cut her hair too.  Before she had an asymmetrical bob, where one side of her hair was down to her chin and the other was cut above her ear.  She was sick of it so she let me even it up for her :) I just cut the front side of her hair at a diagonal to match the other side and did a uniform cut for the rest of her hair.  Looks great on her!

 She went with purples on her eyes, and I used some white shimmer shadow to highlight her cheekbones/bridge of her nose. 

Been busy busy busy!

I've been super busy with training at work and school, so I haven't had a lot of time to post new pics/styles.  BUT! I do have a few to post....

Of my sister taking pics of us being silly while I highlighted her hair in school :)

AND!!! I went shopping at a vintage sale last saturday and bought 2 dresses! I love them!

A Few Styles

My friends are going to get sick of me in class! I hound them every Saturday to let me do their hair!

The lovely Kelsey....

Salon Fair Spring 2011

Sooo exhausted! Salon Fair was awesome, but now I'm pooped.

I didn't win but I still had a great time! Mollie looked great and so did everyone else!