Beauty Tip: Scotch Tape

Anyone ever have trouble with excess eye shadow that speckles the under eye area while doing a beautiful job with the eye makeup?  I always have this problem.  I painstakingly attempt to do a perfect smokey eye, only to have bits of gel liner and eyeshadow resting underneath my eye.  Making me look like I needed some 10+hours of sleep.  I’ve tried layering loose powder under the eye so I can flick it aside once the excess shadows make their way there and I’ve tried the putting a business card underneath the eye so it can protect form the eye shadows.  The former just didn’t work and the lather was just tiring.  I then resorted to wiping it away using some grapeseed oil (works wonders for cleaning away eye makeup) but all the hard work I put towards concealing my dark circles were wiped away too.

I was casually explaining this dilemma to a friend while we were all getting ready to go out and she told me a super simple solution for it.  Just get some scotch tape, stick it on the skin, and it takes all the debris away!  Works like a charm.  Now I always have scotch tape with me for eye shadow troubles.  🙂

Muse

I went to the Muse concert on Monday night and it was so awesome!  Waited in line for2-3 hours to be in front of the stage.  It was insanely cold in line…I had a few stuff to read and keep me entertained but couldn’t focus because of the shivering.  All in all, the concert was worth the wait and my only regret is not going an extra hour earlier.  Could have gotten a high five from Matt Bellamy!  He was sooo close!

By the way, isn’t his jacket pretty awesome?  After the concert was over, they were giving away their drumsticks and guitar picks.  I wished he would give away his jacket.  Ha!

(S.W.O.R.D jacket, Brandy Melville shirt, Fiorentini+Baker boots)

Avengers

Uh oh!  Making a horrible habit out of “borrowing” clothes from Ed!  He just received this Junk Food shirt through the mail and I snatched it up before he could even wear it.  I am fully utilizing the advice to “borrow from the boys.”

(Zara jacket, Junk Food shirt, Pleasure Doing Business skirt, Shoemint wedges, Jaine K. snake bangle)

Saturday Inspiration: The Devil Wears Prada

My favorite outfit from the movie! Love the preppy but sophisticated look. I’ve been dying to try that cute ponytail with the bangs but never quite manage to pull it off.
Miranda’s outfit is also a stunner too. So chic! I love how that red belt takes a white and black office attire to another level. Let’s not overlook that statement necklace either!

A look I can’t forget from the movie! I love the newsboy cap and she pulls it off so perfectly with another preppy outfit that she jazzed up with Chanel necklaces.

More awesome necklace layering. I have a soft spot for all black outfits and this one is so perfect! Especially with the boots.

This is what made me obsessed with long leather boots. Chanel perfection!

Another cap! I don’t know why I don’t own a white coat yet…I love the pure look of it but never got one for myself.

I couldn’t find too many pictures of Miranda but she definitely stole the show in this movie. She always wore a gorgeous coat and noone can quite pull off that hair as lovely as she does.

Emily Blunt made me want to watch this movie so many times. I loved her bold outfits and makeup!

One of my favorite fashion movies ever!  I think I watched it twice or three times in the theatres and watched it a billion more times when I got it on DVD.  The outfits were fabulous but I loved the hairstyles and makeup even more.  Gorgeous Gorgeous Gorgeous.  I think I will go watch it again tonight before I fall asleep.  😛

(all images via Google search)

All the outfits above is how I would love to dress and look 24/7 but unfortunately I look more like this. Especially at home when I’m lazy and feel so happy looking like a bum. 🙂

Slouchy

Do i look a bit creepy smiling on the stairway?  Sometimes when I don’t feel like smiling and attempt to crack one, I end up looking so creepy!  I’ve been feeling a little under the weather lately and it took all my willpower to get my butt to work and fit in a quick photo shoot in the morning.  Thank goodness for makeup, right?  Fixes almost anything.  Although these were few of the only ones without massive dark circles under my eyes.  Photos can be so unforgiving sometimes.  😛

I bought this sweater from Express a couple of years ago and I think it has such a perfect slouch to it.  I wear it whenever I’m feeling lazy and just want to be comfortable.  I usually pair it with black clothes and higher heels to make an attempt at looking more dressy when I’m going out but this time I wanted to try something with more color to lift my mood.  I thought pink and purple would be the perfect mood lifter with this sweater.

(Express sweater, J Brand jeans, Botkier crossbody, Fiorentini+Baker boots)

 

The sun is shining down on us! 😀