In January I tried the
ombre lip trend and promptly decided I wouldn’t be trying it again – yet, here I am! A lot of you who read the post said you likely wouldn’t try the trend yourselves, whether out of preference or fear, and I decided to try again in a more basic way to see if it could be achieved on the fly. And guess what? It can! Rather than the very fickle red-to-nude tone I did last time I decided on the simpler process of swiping a lighter shade across the inner portion of my lips. I didn’t think it would be possible to really see a light shade on top of a dark one, but miraculously it is. It might depend on the lipsticks used, and it might take a few applications to get the desired effect, but it makes for a totally effortless beauty trend.
The shades I used are discontinued now, but these two match up rather well (and the brands are right-on). Make sure your bottom shade has a matte consistency while the top, light shade is creamy and thick. Alternatively to a lipstick you could apply a cream lipcolor with a make-up brush; I have a bright cream shade from a MAC palette that worked well for the same effect. Add a dash of a bright gloss for extra shine and voila! Instant statement lips.
What do you think, gals? Still an out-there style or something you’d be more inclined to try? The best part, I think, is that we’re all likely to have both a dark and light shade of lipstick so it’s easy to try it in the spur of the moment without spending any extra cash!
“It’s the clothes, not the celebrity, and not the spectacle.”
“Money is the cheapest thing. Liberty, freedom is the most expensive.”
“The best fashion show is definitely on the street. Always has been, and always will be.”
Editta Sherman, photographer and (at the time) 95 year-old Carnegie Hall squatter.
“I’m really a legend now.”
“A legend or a fixture?”
“Well, I’m both, yaknowwhatimean?”
“I’m just about capturing what I see.”
“A lot of people have taste, but they don’t have the daring to be creative.”
After just about a year since its release, I finally had the opportunity to sit back and watch Bill Cunningham New York. If you don’t know, the documentary follows 80 year-old New York Times street style photographer Bill as he adventures around New York City by bicycle, snapping away at the most fascinatingly dressed passersby on the street, at charity events and in fashion shows. He’s considered one of the first – if not the first – street style photographers, and he’s certainly a revolutionary for the way he keeps himself immersed in fashion as an art while maintaining a blissful obliviousness about starlets and social status. In Bill’s world, we are who we are; it’s what we wear that counts. What I love, among many things, about him is the way he’s so unaffected by fashion as an industry: I think it’s sadly very typical for a woman to consider how she’ll be perceived by others when she gets dressed in the morning. There’s always someone who’ll judge. But for Bill, he’s that person on the other side of the looking glass and he doesn’t represent all those things we fear – he’s quite the opposite. It’s freeing to think about, and I think in a way he stands as an icon of self-confidence in personal style from his place behind the camera.
If you haven’t seen the documentary yet, I highly recommend it!
Screencaptures are my own, from the Bill Cunningham New York DVD
After an exhilarating time putting together
Little Fashion Week‘s medley of content I’m so excited to look back at all the inspiration and conversations that grew from my initial ideas. Thank you tremendously to everyone who left comments, shared posts and engaged through social media. As the lady at the helm of this blog I’ve felt like the area of content that focuses on fashion has been kept at bay lately while I attempt to balance all the many facets of The Girl Who Stole the Eiffel Tower, so this week presented a great opportunity for me to immerse myself in the sort of fashion-related content I’m interested in churning out. And I’m so glad to know you all enjoyed it, too! In case you missed a bit, here’s a full recap of the week’s events:
Sunday: {a little giveaway} Kathy van Zeeland Handbag (you can still enter until 2/28!)
Monday: {a little project} DIY: Turn a Scarf Into a Shoulder Bag
Tuesday: {a little history} Fashion History: The Chanel 2.55
Wednesday: {a little motivation} 5 Lessons in Style I Learned from Adele Adkins
Thursday: {a little inspiration} Tips for Building an Inspiration Board
Friday: {a little style} On Cultivating a Signature Style
Saturday: {a little look} Lookbook: An Affair to Remember
If you kept up with the articles last week – thank you! And feel free to head back and check out the comments; there were some truly wonderful words of wisdom.
Upon seeing my inspiration board tips my dear friend Lyndi was motivated to undertake a similar project with her adorable daughters, Amy and Becca; I’m thrilled that she kindly let me share the photos of their finished inspiration boards with you all! Aren’t they the sweetest? Amy’s inspiration collage decorates the front of her school binder – a brilliant idea – and Becca’s serves as ornamentation for their bedroom door, while Lyndi herself focused her inspiration board on her favorite lyrics and quotes. I love!
Lastly, many thanks to Independent Fashion Bloggers for featuring one of my Little Fashion Week articles in their weekly Links a la Mode series. Check out the full list of the week’s great reads below.
THE IFB WEEKLY ROUNDUP: LINKS À LA MODE: FEBRUARY 2ND
Thank you all again for your support with my little project!
