OOTD: February 12, 2012 (Valentine’s Week: Day Seven)

This outfit is what I wore to our cheer banquet on Sunday. :) I lettered, and I got the academic award for our squad. :)

from Glitzy Glam

from Guess

I wore a red sparkly dress from Rue21, a black cover up from Kohls, nude heels from Guess, a bracelet from Rue21, a necklace from Glitzy Glam, a ring from Kohls, and earrings from Guess.

For my face makeup, I wore: Smashbox Photo Finish Primer, Covergirl Invisible Concealer (Fair), Almay Clear Complexion Concealer (Light/Medium), Rimmel London Renew and Lift Foundation (Porcelain), Garnier Anti-Dark-Circle Roller, Physicians  Formula Organic Wear Powder (Translucent Medium), and MAC Mineralize Blush (Dainty).

For my eye makeup, I wore: Urban Decay Primer Potion (Eden XL), MAC Paint Pot (Rubenesque), Urban Decay Book of Shadows IV (Skimp, Lost), MAC Eyeshadow (All That Glitters), Almay Liquid Eyeliner (black), Covergirl Liquiline Blast Eyeliner (Brown Blaze), NYX Slide On Eyeliner (Glitzy Gold), Covergirl Lash Blast Length Mascara, and Ulta Lash Blow Out Mascara.

MAC Lip Stick (Angel)

On my lips, I wore MAC Lip Stick in Angel.

Other Valentine’s Week Posts:
Day One
Day Two
Day Three
Day Four
Day Five
Day Six

Polyvore Monday (Valentine’s Week 2012: Day Six)

I put together an outfit that I think would be so cute for a Valentine’s Day date.

I picked this dress because it looks a lot like a shirt that I wanted to buy about a year ago. To glam it up a bit, I made sure to add accessories that had some glitter and gems but that were simple at the same time. This is definitely an outfit that I would wear on a fancy Valentine’s Day date.

To find out more information about the items in this set, click here.

Other Valentine’s Week Posts:
Day One
Day Two
Day Three
Day Four
Day Five
Day Seven

Kristen’s Banquet Outfit (Valentine’s Week: Day Five)

Today Kristen went to my cheer banquet with me. :) The dress that she wore was from Kohls. She wore white sandals, a gem necklace, and hoop earrings.

For her makeup, she put on tinted moisturizer, brown eyeliner, champagne and pink eyeshadow, and black mascara.

She pinned her bangs back for a more polished look.

We had a lot of fun together!

Other Valentine’s Week Posts:
Day One
Day Two
Day Three
Day Four
Day Six
Day Seven

How To French Braid Your Bangs (Valentine’s Week 2012: Day Four)

For today’s post, I decided to do a quick hair tutorial. I will be showing you how to french braid your bangs. I do this look for nearly every basketball game that I cheer at. I love french braiding my bangs because it is something I can do really quickly in the morning when I’m running late, and it looks really cute. :)

In regards to Valentine’s Day I think this hairstyle would look really pretty to wear because it looks good with both straight and curly hair. :) I curled my hair for cheer pictures and did this hairstyle, and I really like how it turned out!

Other Valentine’s Week Posts:
Day One
Day Two
Day Three
Day Five
Day Six
Day Seven

Valentine’s Day Lip Colors (Valentine’s Week: Day Three)

Here are some lip colors that I have that I think would be perfect to wear on Valentine’s Day. Before I put on each color, I used C.O. Bigelow Rose Salve from Bath and Body Works.

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Other Valentine’s Week Posts:
Day One
Day Two
Day Four
Day Five
Day Six
Day Seven

Valentine Nails (Valentine’s Week 2012: Day Two)

The other day, I came up with a really cute idea for Valentine’s Week nails using OPI Sweetheart and Finger Paints Red Crackle Nail Polish.

First, I painted three coats of Sweetheart on my nails.

After the last coat had tried, I painted a heart with the crackle nail polish on each of my thumbs. Next time I do this design, I think I will use tape to outline the heart so that the hearts are symmetrical.

If you want all of your nails to be identical, I suggest using the red crackle polish over Sweetheart on each of your nails would still look really cute.:)

Other Valentine’s Week Posts:
Day One
Day Three
Day Four
Day Five
Day Six
Day Seven

OOTD: February 08, 2012 (Valentine’s Week 2012: Day One)

For today’s outfit, I wore a red floral dress (as a skirt) from Rue21, a red camisole from Rue21, a cream flyaway from Target, earrings from Guess, and shoes from Limited Too.

from Guess

from Limited Too

For my eye makeup, I wore MAC Paint Pot (Rubenesque), Covergirl Liquiline Blast Eyeliner (Brown Blaze), Maybelline Falsies Mascara, and Revlon Double Twist Mascara.

For my face, I used L’Oreal Studio Secrets Magic Perfecting Base Primer, Covergirl Invisible Concealer (Fair), Almay Clear Complexion Concealer (Light/Medium), Rimmel London Renew and Lift Foundation (Porcelain), Garnier Anti-Dark-Circle Roller, Physicians  Formula Organic Wear Powder (Translucent Medium), and MAC Mineralize Blush (Dainty).

Other Valentine’s Week Posts:
Day Two
Day Three
Day Four
Day Five
Day Six
Day Seven

Valentine’s Day!

Happy Valentine’s Day everyone!

 

To celebrate the holiday, today I wore a pink ruffle skirt, a grey shirt, a zebra striped scarf, and black boots.

 

I was reading Seventeen, and I came across some good tips for picking out what dress to wear.

 

If you are petite, a fitted mini will work in your favor because it will make your legs look longer and fill out your curves.

 

If you are athletic, you should pick a floaty tank because the loose fit will give your body a soft shape.

 

If you have a small bust, the recommended dress for you is one that ties in the front because it adds volume to your chest.

Valentine's Day ♥

 

If you have a curvy butt, a dress with a cutout back benefits you because it can highlight your curves.

 

If you have curvy hips, a color block dress is for you because a sweetheart neckline helps fill out your top half, while a darker bottom streamlines hips visually.

 

If your body is an hourglass shape, a scoop neck dress will look good on you because it flatters your bust, while your hips are shown off by a nipped-in waist.

 

[All of these are paraphrased from Seventeen's March, 2011 issue (pages 52-53)]

Valentine’s Week: Day Six

Today, Kristen is going to be my guinea pig. I decided to do a more theatrical make-up theme going along with Valentine’s Day.

First, I did her eyeshadow. I used a rosy blush color as the base of her eye shadow. Then I took a maroon eyeshadow, put it in the crease of her eyelid, and blended the edges with the base. After that, I took a very light pink, put it above her crease to her browline, and lined her lashline with it. I put a white shimmer eyeshadow in the inner corner of her eye and below her bottom lash line.

You can't really see what the colors look like:(

Then, I partially lined her bottom lashline and put a thin line on her top lashline with purple liquid eyeliner. After that, I drew a fishtail type line coming from her eye with the eyeliner. Finally, I put mascara on just the tips of her eyelashes.

In addition, I decided to add a little heart on her face with the purple eyeliner. I filled it in with hot pink lipliner, covered it with light pink shimmer, and outlined it with silver glitter eyeliner.

The heart!

And finally, I was done.

The final product:)

Valentine’s Week: Day Five (February 12, 2011)

I had cheerleading tryouts today, so I didn’t get dressed up.

The dance that we had to learn involved a lot of getting on our knees, so I wound up with this lovely bruise:

Thank you cafeteria and gym floor.

Thankfully, cover up works as well on knees as it does on the face:

Now I can wear a dress if so desired:)

I didn’t get a picture of how I did my makeup for the tryouts, but I will tell you what I did.

I put a light blue shimmer eyeshadow all over my eyelid. Then I took a dark blue eyeshadow and put it in the crease of my eyelid. I then blended some of the dark blue with the light blue in the middle of my eyelid to create a slight darker color. After that, I took the light blue again and made a line along my lash line. I then proceeded to put a thin line of black liquid eyeliner on my top lash line (the light blue was still visible). Finally, I used a blue eyeliner pencil on my bottom lash line, and I applied two coats of black mascara to my eyelashes.