Cosmetic & Beauty Must Haves :MAYBELLINE NEW YORK

If I had to choose three beauty products to take with me on a trip and ONLY three it would include, tinted moisturizer, highlighting concealer & mascara! Here are some great products you can snag on a budget from Target or CVS.... Maybelline DREAM FRESH BB 8-in-1 Beauty Balm Skin Perfector is made with Titanium Dioxide Suncreen with an SPF of 30.  It leaves a beautiful skin finish.  DREAMLUMI touch Highlighting Concealer for highlighting underneath the eye and hiding imperfections.  You can also contour with this product. Of course my all time favorite... that classic pink and green tube of Black GREAT LASH Mascara never lets me down.  It delivers quick volume and no clumps.  

Maybelline has also come out with some fun blushes, lipsticks and nail polishes you must try! 

NAIL POLISH TRENDS 2012

I've been obsessing lately over nail designs and the latest trends popping up in the industry. A must have is Oscar de la Renta's (just featured) runway colors exclusively on whowhatwear.com.  
My favorite look I created this summer was using the Ciate' Cavier nail pearls and having my nail guy strategically place them in black OPI half moon Gels.  Oh so fabulous.  

My friends over at Essie just surprised me with the most gorgeous array of nail polishes too (smiley face).  Sheen polish is a big trend now and if anyone knows how to make a perfect nail sheen it's Essie.  Im flipping out over "Penny Talk"! 

Chanel Cosmetics have also launched some great polish.  I love all their latest fall colors hitting the shelves. 

How to Create the Perfect Eyebrow (As seen on FOX)

Over tweezed brows? Uneven high arches? Follow these simple steps to achieving the perfect eyebrow shape.  

1.) Throw your tweezers away and surrender your brows to a professional.  Instead of plucking one or two each day allow your brows to grow completely in then make an appointment for a brow design.  Your brows will eventually get on a "growth cycle" where all the hairs grow in at once 1 time a month.  This makes for easier maintenance.  Also having your brows tinted by a professeional can thicken the appearance resulting in a fuller brow. 

2) Use a stencil and a pencil (as seen below) to fill in your  brows daily.  Comb your brows in a downwards direction as the hair grows naturally. Next use small light strokes in one direction with an eyebrow pencil in your correct color.  To smooth the color use an angled brow brush. I used Chanel Crayon Sourcils Sculpting Eyebrow Pencils, Chanel Angled Eyebrow Brush #12 and Anastasia Eyebrow Stencils. 

3.) For bushy unruly brows use Anastasia Clear Brow Gel to hold everything in place! 

4.) And voila! 3 Steps to the perfect brow!

Jan Svankmajer : Alice

This is fantastic: Jan Svankmajer "Something from Alice" 

Heart Shaped Box

Abandoned Amusement Parks: The Fun Never Stops

Hottest Summer 2012 Beauty Trends

Summer Beauty Trends Night/Day

(as seen on FOX)

Night (Left) Smashbox Photo Finish Color Correct Primer, Bodyography Natural Finish Foundation, Hard Candy Mattifying Powder (T Zone), NVEY Eco Blush "955", Victoria Secret Lasting FX Eye Primer, Victoria's Secret Eyeshadow Quad"Come Closer" Hard Candy Take Me Out Liner "Black" Victoria's Secret Color Lust Lip Lacquer "Come Closer" , Caudalie Beauty Elixer.

Day (Right) Victoria's Secret Airbrush FX Bronzing Primer, Smashbox Tinted Moisturizer Sheer Focus SPF 15, Victoria's Secret Powder Bronzer "Heat Wave", Tarte 12 Hour Blush "Tipsy", Victoria's Secret Lasting FX Eye Primer, Charlotte Ronson Eyeshadow Palette "Dani" Victoria's Secret Eyeliner "Dark Chocolate, Victoria's Secret Perfect Lipstick "Be Mine" Caudalie Beauty Beauty Elixer.

Lip Locked: Lipstick Trends 2012

Abandonment

The last three churches are within an hour from my home town in SC. The first photo is a Church in Georgia. 

"Arcadia Vintage Presents" Girls Night Out in Hollywood

"Arcadia Vintage Presents" series. (HD video, let it load completely before playing)

Dannijo Jewelry Obsession: Daggers and Chains

I die for Dannijo.  Here is a picture of my stunning Dannijo gold dagger necklace paired with a custom piece and HGK chain choker. Black lace dress is by Arcadia Vintage.

Hello Heavy Metal Parking Lot Fashion 2012

Fashion inspired by every metal heads favorite short cult classic film "Heavy Metal Parking Lot"...  What's better than faded denim, leather, animal prints and mullets? 

  

Nasty Gal

Jeremy Lang

Alexander Wang

Peplum Fashion 2012 LOVE IT.

Channeling Nico 60's trends in Spring/Summer '12

60's fashion is back and who better to represent the era in fashion than Nico. I love her so much I may or may not have dressed in all black, blonde whig and carried a tambourine around on Halloween (yeah i know). Her simplistic dark chic style consisting of all black or white and basic makeup made her look timeless.  Her long lustrous lashes and thick black liner forced you to look into the windows of her dark soul. 

Vintage Playboy :AV

Courtney Love Fashion "KinderWhore"

I have to admit ever since I saw Courtney Love stumbling out of a party during NYFW last fall I've peeped her blog from time to time.  I've always loved and identified with Courtney's style "kinderwhore", which she was known for popularizing in the 90's. My fashion is so often reflected by music/musicians because of course they are so intertwined.  I have to say, Courtney Love, you are the most fashionable train wreck I've ever seen and I thank you for that.  Below are a couple of my favorite looks/pic's I took from her blog.

Arcadia Vintage Layering and Stacking Jewelry

Have you ever seen those girls walking down the street with way too much jewelry on? You know the ones who over did it at H&M and F21 then decided to stack everything on at once? There are definitely rules to layering and stacking jewelry.  1st ALWAYS throw in a statement piece, whether it's your fav Hermes bracelet or fabulous Spinelli Kilcollin necklace. 2nd DON'T over do it! Stack either bracelet's or necklaces.  3rd instead of cheap bracelets mix in quality VINTAGE pieces to complete the look. Check out the new 2012 Arcadia Vintage Jewelry video below... 

Craig Stecyk's new short film

FIN

Damir Doma Spring Summer 2012 Men's Fashion

Getting excited for S/S 2012 Menswear.