French doodles

A set of drawings to be used for a menu project for a french food truck. Working on this project really took me back to when I traveled to Paris over the summer. Such a lovely city! The snobby smoking french man that's the first of the set is not actually how anyone I met there was.. more like what I thought they'd be like. Oh, American stereotypes...

Comment if you'd like to see these made into cards.. I just might do it!

Purple eyeliner on a budget

I love experimenting with new makeup ideas, but buying makeup all the time can really break the bank. So, when I saw purple eyeliner on a fair skinned lady like myself in a magazine last month, I had to try it. The only problem was.. the magazine I saw the idea in was suggesting some very expensive (at least for what it is) stuff! So, off to ULTA I went to try to find a middle ground.

Above, NARS Larger Than Life Long Wear Eyeliner, $23 at Sephora online.

Above, my bargain find: NYX Slim Eye Pencil for just $3.50 (!) at ULTA online.

The result! I'm in love with adding color to my makeup palette. And yep, just saved almost $20, too.  I'm wearing Too Faced Fuschia lipstick here, which you can find at ULTA online as well.

Weekday Wear

I love trying new things.. So this is my shot at print mixing and also trying to stay warm during this cold snap. It was 0 degrees in DeKalb today.. yikes! The scarf was a gift from Brussels, but the sweater I found in the sale room at Anthropologie last year. I looove Anthropologie but don't love their prices, so I always head straight to the back sale room before I fall in love with something I'll never be able to afford and get depressed.

Anyway... Happy Tuesday!

Now that I've had 10 days to think about it...

I was never one for doing things right on time... This year is going to be a big year for me!

I used cheap and not-so-cheap lipsticks for these colors, but it's proof you can create the same looks that you see in magazines for less than $50. Some of the lipsticks I used were less than $10!

Cranberry - darker pictured Stila lipgloss ($22 for a pack of 8)

Bubblegum - Rimmel Lasting Finish Lipstick in Pink Blush ($5) as a base, lighter pictured Stila lipgloss ($22 for a pack of 8) over the base

Nude - Clinique Stay-Matter Oil-Free Makeup ($23) as a base, lighter pictured Stila lipgloss over the base

Red - Lorac Breakthrough Performance lipstick ($22) I LOVE THIS STUFF

Fuschia - Too Faced La Creme in Fuschia Shock ($21) NEW FAVE <3

To the one person on the internet who may have read this post (if you're out there) ... THANK YOU!!!