In honor of the fact that I showered AND washed my hair AND put on make-up AND wore real clothes and not sweats today, I'm sharing this "day to night" make-up look. As my grandmother used to say, I "put my face on" for a friend's birthday party a few weeks ago and my Instagram Husband (and real life husband) Tony snapped these pics before we left. It was an early evening backyard barbecue, and I wanted to go for something that would still pop in photos and look pretty once it got dark out (but not look like a child beauty pageant contestant in the harsh daylight). Here's what I used...View Article
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Guys, I am fully aware that it is no longer spring and is, in fact, past the 4th of July and deep into summer. Like, 3 1/2 weeks away from our wedding into summer. Right now, juggling the final details of planning (like how to procure affordable AND natural-looking hair extensions, and figuring out where we can "borrow" WiFi for the photo booth) are at the top of my priority list. Me taking a shower and changing out of sweatpants is at the top of Tony's priority list. Recently(ish), I saw Vogue's piece on the best lipsticks for spring and decided to try them out myself. Then, I totally forgot to share the pictures until I ran out of storage on my phone because it's clogged with selfies of me in my wedding dress, and discovered these photos. I need to get my shit together. But, I'm of the mindset that lipsticks shouldn't be "seasonal" because they're really expensive and my frugal grandfather taught me to clean my plate, and I'm applying that mentality to make up and plan to use them until they're gone, not until the weather changes. So, here is how Vogue's picks stack up for me...View Article
We are getting married exactly ONE MONTH FROM TODAY. Today I had my wedding beauty trial AND my second dress fitting AND went to Tony's tuxedo fitting... My life has officially been taken over by the wedding. When I'm not scouring the internet for gold house numbers for a little DIY project I (Tony) will be attacking or pondering Xanax, here are a few articles I've been distracting myself with as of late. HAPPY HUMP DAY!View Article