Step 3: Glasses

Trying to pick out new glasses. I usually wear my contacts, but if I can find a cute pair that might change :) Here are a few of my favorites. Shuron Nulady CB

These are all from the etsy store: www.etsy.com/shop/vintage50seyewear

Step 2: Lips

I have never been one to spend a lot of time on my makeup. I pretty much wakeup, throw on some mascara, maybe a bit of eyeliner, and head out the door.
For some school dance years ago, I had my makeup done and the artist put some red lipstick on me. Mommie Dearest bought it for me because it looked great, and it has sat in my makeup box ever since. Well, with my new style I decided I needed a new face, but one that is still low maintenance.
Red lips are a Coco Classic, and combined with my fair skin, the color really makes my blue eyes pop. The problem is finding a lipliner or lipstick that will stay put throughout the day. My Prescriptives liner is a fabulous flat red, and I put a light layer of Mac pink gloss (Underage) on top to give it some shin and volume. I use the Prescriptives red lipstick on top of the liner if I am going out to a nice restaurant, but both the lipstick and the liner smudge and run too easily for everyday use. So I went on a hunt and decided to try the Covergirl Outlast I keep seeing on TV. The applicator is basically a marker, and the color is nice. I bought the Wildberry Wink. It doesn’t run, but it will fade throughout the day as you eat or drink, though it will still leave a red tint. I top this one off with the gloss as well. It is my new go-to for lips, and I receive a lot of compliments on it.

(Poor quality picture, I know, but I will be in red lips in pretty much anything I post on here so many more opportunities to see :) ) The only makeup I have on here is the outlast and gloss, and Lancome Mascara and Undereye Concealer ( I have awful undereye cirlces and this is the best concealer I have found so far.)

Fifth Avenue Meets Nob Hill

So, a little over a year ago I was getting ready to do my senior photo shoot. And while some of my friends' normal shoots did turn out great, the run of the mill stock shots were not for me. I went in a whole new direction: re-shoots of famous Audrey Hepburn pictures. Here are some of the shots:

















It was actually really easy to put together. I went to Dillards for the hat and bought a bunch of pearl strands (though I found out today that JC Penny's of all places has the best price on pretty high quality glass pearls, bought some really cute pieces), put an old brooch I had on it to make her famous necklace. Alxardnax helped me with makeup tips, and I put my hair up in a "sock" bun, and then made my own bangs by looping the first centimeter of my hair. I got the shirt I was wearing at Target (every now and then you can find some cute things), and the gloves from a costume ship for like five bucks. Cigarette holder was a few bucks from a cigar store.
All the shots are at places around Nob Hill in Albuquerque. Objects of Desire let me use their storefront, and Yanni's let me use their cafe and alley.
The guys in the one shot were total strangers that ran up in the middle of the shoot so I went with it.
Then I had a "Breakfast at Tiffany's" Party made into "Dinner at Libby's"
Here is the invite:


And the RSVP card:


Both on Tiffany's Trademark colored paper of course. My cake was a T&Co Box, with the Blue fondant and white ribbon, and surrounded by cupcakes with the same color icing. It was fabulous.

Step One: Hair

So I usually keep my hair longish (mid-shoulder blades), but I have thick hair so it is a pain to keep up with it. I usually end up just pulling it up in a clip to avoid a cliched ponytail. Then, I was watching Coco Before Chanel with Mommie Dearest when I got back and fell in love with her hair. So cute, right? Alxardnax was worried it might be too old for me, so I threw ideas back and forth with her till we got Charlize Theron's long kinda-bob.


So, old hair:Thanks for the flattering picture, Old Man.

AND new hair!!!Yay!!! So pretty. And I get to curl it everyday! Fun times.

Summer Starts

I came back from college for the summer with four suitcases shoved full of clothes, a backpack filled with purses, and a carry-on brimming with shoes. As I rolled my baggage into my house, Mommie Dearest told me to put the suitcases in the living room before I unpacked as we were going to "review my clothes first." M.D. has been reading this book What to Wear for the Rest of Your Life, by Kim Johnson Gross (totally recommend reading it, love it!), and now is all about "Forever Clothes." So, out of six bags, the clothes that ended up in my closest would only fill three. On top of that, we also removed two black trashbags of shoes and other clothes I had left here when I moved. I own a lot of clothes apparently...
The removal of clothes wasn't easy, and I fought M.D. all along the way, and bargained my way into a few new dresses from her (stay tuned for those!!! going to be super cute!). I've picked my Fashion Idols (Chanel, Audrey Hepburn, Grace Kelly, and Ingrid Bergman, I'm all about classic films...), and am now beginning my journey to Classic Chic.
So here I am, blogging about my closet as it gets refilled with clothes reminiscent of Golden Holywood with a modern twist. My Mental Twin, AlxArdnax (see her blog here: http://lagarconneme.blogspot.com) gets updates every time I shop, so I am sure I'll be writing about her input too.