Fall 2013 Daily Beauty Regime

 Face!

1. After moisturizing, apply a thin layer of MAC Prep & Prime Tinted face primer.
2. Apply MAC Studio Fix Concealer to any red spots and under the eye area. If you have oily skin I would recommend this concealer. However for dry skin, I would use a more liquid-based concealer to add moisture to the skin.
3. Take a kabuki brush and apply BareMinerals all over the face to desired coverage. Mineral make-up is the best because you can add coverage in layers without it looking cake-y.
4. Next, with an angled contour brush, I contour my cheeks with NARS Bronzer in "Laguna". Contouring your cheeks defines the face and lifts your cheek bones.

Eyes!

1. First prime your eyes with MAC Paint Pot in the neutral color "Painterly". Using a colored eye primer neutralizes any veiny or red discoloration under the thin layers of skin on the eye.
2. Next apply neutral eyeshadows of choice from the half-matte/half-shimmery Lorac Pro Palette.
3. Then for eyeliner, I have been in love with Marc Jacobs Highliner Gel Crayon. It's ridiculously smooth and effortlessly smudge-able. I leave my lower waterline clean and only apply this to my tight line and upper lash line.
4. Finish the eyes with Smashbox Full Exposure Mascara.

Lips!

1. On clean lips, apply any mauve/rose colored lip liner to ensure all-day color. I've been using Milani's Easy Liner in Rose Pink.
2. Finish off with a moisturizing tinted lip balm. I've been using either Burt's Bees in "Rose" or Yes to Carrots in "Soft Plum".

-Rml

Today's Regalia - Autumn Dress

Dress: Forever 21

Watch: Skagen

Bracelet: Kiel James Patrick

Sweater: Marshalls

Flats: Target

Necklace: Tiffany & Co.

-Rml

Today's Regalia-"You look like a chicken."

I entered my dorm to be greeted by my friend who stated, "I love that sweater! You look like a........chicken!" Sick, Tiffany. Anyways.....

Felt Hat: Target

Sweater: H&M

Pixie Pants from J.Crew

Combat Boots: Target

Watch: Skagen

Nail Color: OPI "Got the Blues for Red"

-Rml

Today's Regalia-Layering Basics

Layering neutral basic pieces was the name of the game picking out my attire before class this morning. None of these items of clothing are new-but they still look fresh exciting. Ah the beauty of basics!

Black Tee: Alizeé

Circle Skirt: Gap

Riding boots: Target

Trench Coat: Target

-Rml

Fall Shoes 2013

Starbucks Etiquette

This was a short paper I wrote in high school for psychology class. I'm pretty sure it landed somewhere under the topic of personality types. Regardless, I just re-read it and thought it was kind of silly. Enjoy my poor and adolescent writing skills.

Psychology H
05 May 2012

Starbucks Etiquette

Upon waking up today my friend and I drove to Starbucks to get ourselves some morning beverages. We ordered our venti soy chai lattes and sat down waiting anxiously for our names to be called. People watching in a constant hustle & bustle environment is always exciting. The line to order was out the door per-usual. My dear friend and I witnessed one of the biggest crimes one can possibly commit in a coffee shop: cutting the line. The culprit was a little girl, roughly 8 years old holding a small coin purse that carried a few 1 dollar bills. Eager for her 100 grams of sugar/30 grams of fat in a tall cup that the baristas call “frappuccinos”, she wedged her way under the rope and perched herself just in front of an elderly couple. The couple smiled at each other and let her order in their place, even though they had been waiting patiently for what must have been more than 10 minutes. Senior citizens can go either way: they can be generous and kind or the complete opposite: grouchy and unnerving. This couple could have been either kind of personality however they allowed the little girl to cut them probably because she was just a child, and children can get away with small mishaps such as passing the 20-person line in a coffee shop. Wouldn’t it be nice?

-Rml

Today's Regalia/Morning Routine

This semester on Tuesdays I am lucky enough to begin class at 12:30. Naturally, I roll out of bed just before 11, ready to start my day. My morning routine when I have plenty of time to get ready generally goes as follows:

-shower

-turn on Lana Del Rey radio

-get dressed

-makeup/jewelry

-blow-dry (with head upside down)

-run a wand through the bottom half of my hair in 2-inch sections

Sorry for the mirror pic-I hate me too. Striped chambray from J.Crew, necklace from Madewell, Pixie Pants from J.Crew, flats from Banana Republic, Skagen watch, Lokai bracelet

I then gather my things for class, then walk over to Starbucks for a Venti Iced Coffee with Soy & 1 pump of pumpkin (fall/winter) or raspberry (spring/summer). There I enjoy my coffee and Rise Breakfast Bar (contains only 5 organic ingredients!) while looking over my Lilly agenda to plan the rest of my day. 

-Rml