Well Blended

I like eyeshadow (when I have time), but I hate this look.

I’m more into the blended effect, which is hard to do if you are working with a dark or highly pigmented crease color. Here is a tip when it comes to blending the crease color into the rest of the eyelid:

1. Sweep the shadow brush across your crease several times.
2. Then make tiny circles with the brush across the same area from left to right, then right to left.
3. Sweep your brush all the way back across several times.

Sweep, circle, sweep. Or circle, sweep, circle.

For bonus points, put your crease shadow on first, then layer a wash of your all over color last.

I Love the 80s

For my toddler’s birthday, we took a trip down to Texas to celebrate with my parents. The night before the party, my mom brought over some of my favorite dolls from the 80s, including my boy and girl Cabbage Patch dolls (yes, she still had their birth certificates), a Strawberry Shortcake doll, and a couple of necklaces in a clear plastic tote my tot now uses as a purse. One of the necklaces is a big gold bead costume piece that I recently wore it to work with a blazer from Brooks Brothers and a jersey dress from Tory Burch. I still love the 80s.

Red Stripe

Super soft knit Jacket by Bailey 44 from Mabel & Zora, a great little boutique in Portland. (Check out these matching lamps they have on their counter – LOVE.)

Two Ways

Here is another transition from summer to fall, wearing the same silk J. Crew skirt I found on sale at the end of the season.

DKNY blouse and D&G leopard pumps from Gilt.com.

Tory Burch jacket (sale score here, too), Brooks Brothers blouse, Christian Louboutin pumps found at the Decades Two Pop Up in Chicago.

Fall Transition

Late summer look:

Switch to orange:

And a dark jacket:

DKNY dress, silk Pucci scarf, shoes from Gilt.com. Blouse by Warehouse, Missoni for Target sweater vest, J. Crew pants, Manolo pumps, Tory Burch bracelet. See by Chloe jacket.

Long Time

…away! I’ve been traveling again, and I have great pictures to post. In the meantime, here are a few looks I have been saving up.

Switching Gears

Gray happens. Pants happen. I happen to be switching gears.

Summer Bright

Luggage Brown

Go Gold

I finally wore a gold chain necklace I have had forever tucked away in my accessory closet. With the silk nude skirt against a simple black backdrop and my hair pulled back, I felt like I needed to curtsey for my ballet teacher, Ms. Woody. Instead I grabbed a cup of rocket fuel and tore out for work.