Halloween Everyday

For Halloween we wanted to be everything! We went to two Halloween parties before the actual date, and for the first party we went to, I was going for a vampire. Needless to say, the only thing that worked were my outfit and make up. Lacey was Sandy from Grease, the awesome curly haired version. Round one was a great night

Round 1: Vampy&Sandy

For Lacey's Law School Halloween party, We decided to be Pin-Up Gools. I really wanted to do half sugar skull (which has absolutely nothing to do with pin-ups), but I was half non-living/half pinup. Lacey was a zombie pinup. We practiced weeks in advance and it looked a little like this...

Round 2: Practice

Round 2: Real Deal; The Undead Pinups

and lastly, on Halloween night we had a lot of studying and work to do. We didn't attend any parties, so we played dress up after all of the work was done. Lacey really wanted to be a baby doll, and I'd bought contacts for my vamp look but didn't know how to put them on. When I figured it out, I wanted to use them and became a Liger (because I couldn't find lion ears)

Round 3: Work then Play; Doll and Liger

Party, Party, Party...

This month Lolita made another year old and this time we decided to celebrate at our house (for which we call Chez Nous). It was an extremely successful party and we had so much fun planning for it. There was a photo booth and a bar...and pretty much, that's all a few 20 somethings need for a good time.

Yay Us! ^_^

We purchased some mason jars to use as cups, and accessorized our shutters with this DIY lighting, and purchased some thrifted frames to have the sign from.

Add ice and drinks to a table to make an easy bar

spruce up your old Christmas lights by tying little strips of tule around each bulb

For the photobooth, we bought a "happy birthday sign", more christmas lights, and hung them from
a dark window curtain. We set a macbook on a desk and it became a DIY photobooth for guest.

Don't forget to make your own cake!! 

...then have the time of your life

Yung Rapunxel Review

In my last post I asked for the newly released, MAC lipstick Yung Rapunxel and I got it. Now I did get it about a month back, so I'm late. Without going into long details, I didn't like it when I initially put it on...but it has grown on me. Without further or due...

The lipstick is from rapper Azalea Banks, and she is pictured about wearing the lipstick in one of her videos. 

The color is awesome, but it doesn't cover well. Before applying, I washed out my lip color with concealer to give it a matte surface. 

Will I wear it again?

 Of course! It's a great deep color for the fall and I absolutely love the color purple.

The finish is "amplified", so there's really no need for a gloss on top. 

iWish

A simple list of things I want before I start doing homework and making next week's lesson plan. Awe the pain. 

Azealia Banks for MAC

This is the first time I will attempt to hurry and buy a limited addition lipstick by MAC. Why? One, because I love MAC lipsticks. Two, because I need this plum. Goes on sale tomorrow (9/5), or tonight I guess. I will definitely be purchasing.

MAC Office Hours Collection

God, I'm already in love. If you know me, you know I love my pink lipsticks and blushes. This is a FALL collection, so I'll be buying a few things.

How cute is this picture below. I mean, that french roll sucks... but a business woman in pink is definitely me. Á la Elle Woods

beauty whisper : noxzema

The Beauty Whisper today is Noxzema. It's how both of us keep our skin flawless. It's no big secret about the brand, being that Noxzema is one of the oldest, if not THE OLDEST, brand of facial cleaning around, founded in 1914. The trick is the process in which we use the brand. Lacey found this technique online a little while back. I started using Noxzema because of it's strong clean feel, and it was cheap. This process took it over the roof.

Firstly, you need the big old school tub of Noxzema. Yes, the big chalky version that you have to dig in.  It comes packed tightly in the jar, so make sure you stir it (using your finger is fine) to make it a smooth product. If you still use the hair crack (perm), it's much like that process without the liquid substance. With a little stir it will go from hard and chalky to soft and smooth almost instantly. It should look something like the picture on the right.

You should then use a coat as you usually would to clean your face, rinse and remove. The big step is applying the next coat and leaving it there to harden. Then go to sleep! That simple.  We found that when leaving the product on over night, it leaves your skin feeling smooth throughout the day and removes any pimples are blemishes you had before applying. 

I would advise you leave a note in your bathroom reminding yourself to rinse your face the next morning! You won't be able to see the product until you rinse, so it doesn't leave any marks, but you don't want to leave your pores blocked all day.