This will be kept brief and image-heavy, as I’m in the midst of working on an illustration and wrangling an interview for Coilhouse 05, operating at half brain-speed because my blood is at least 50% spice lemonade thanks to the MC, sending off the last of the sticker orders, and standing on my ears while doing so [the standing on ears thing is an old Russian idiom]. Without further ado, I give you speeding-through Style Dispatch, featuring a day to night outfit of sorts, with a teensy bit of Valentine’s flare, topped off with a make up breakdown.
I was waiting to conduct a photo shoot at Lumi’s beautiful apartment, and took the opportunity to shoot another one of these. The time was right for climbing chairs and being generally rambunctious while my friend was getting dolled up for her shoot.
Possibly the most adorable earrings ever, partially because of the way you put them on. One has to literally thread the hair-thin silver chain through their earlobe.
Ehehehh.
This fairly innocent, every-day ensemble turns into a party/streetwalker outfit as soon as the jacket and scarf come off. We did end up at a party that night, where this seemed appropriate.
Outfit Breakdown
- Long pinstriped blazer
- Gray woven scarf
- Cap sleeve dress
- Garter skirt
- Black stockings
- Motorcycle boots
- The black heart pendant and ring are both by Marcos. You can get them by contacting the folks at New High (M)art and at Church Boutique here in LA.
Make up Breakdown
- Eyebrows – MAC eyeshadow in Contrast
- ELF mineral eyeshadow in Seductive, highlight is the same brand, in Sweet
- Powder foundation by Bare Escentials
- Red lip gloss , borrowed from friend, I think by LipFusion.
Lovely as usual. I’m amazed at how great your framing and DOF is for self-portraits.
Oh! You use Bare Escentials? I’ve been looking for people’s opinions of it, do you dig it? My makeup look really isn’t much makeup and more of “clean face” and it’s hard to do with cruddy foundation (and I’ve tried lots of foundation only to find them cruddy). I like how polished and clean your face looks! So, I’m assuming this means BE is Good Things? I have some of their Buxom lip gloss and it’s wonderful. That’s all I can go by, for now.
Also garters? Amazing.
The matching heart jewlery is cute but not gawdingly so! It’s hard to find/pull off heart jewlery without having it seem little kid-ish or gawdy.
Also, did you paint that painting of the girl in the third from the bottom picture? That’s AMAZING!
Thanks!
I have that dress! I absolutely love it!
I really love the photos in this set. There is something about the mood of them that is simply beautiful and fantastic.
the crush continues. Still without shoe-chewing.
I don’t normally like your choice of footwear but those are lovely.
@Val nope, it’s my painting; Zoetica’s at my place, you see. :)
I like the number diagram.
I wonder if you’d ever have use for Amy’s Sugarpill line, though I’m guessing it would better suit more colorful folk.
@Val: and Lumi’s an amazing painter, you see…
MAC cosmetics are great. In my book the best of all.
The second picture in the row will not show up … I’ll go now for a pair of these stockings ..
Beautiful! Good luck getting through the rest of the week on your cleanse. Wish I had the balls but my body punishes me if I don’t give it tons of fuel.
I absolutely love everything about your outfit, especially that dress! *.* The best Style Dispatch recently.
hmm, and what about some hair styling or make-up post in Blush response? I would love to read about that! Your hair and skin always looks flawless on the photos!
Ooh, is that the same scarf from the Coilhouse create-a-beau feature? My scarf obsession is clearly growing….
Love the subtle heart pieces! I actually found a similar pair of chain earrings when I was younger, and it wasn’t till a little later that I realized how one is supposed to use them…
i love that first picture of you sitting. vedddy nice.
shapely, stunning, and downright sultry!
you certainly know how to rock those stockings and garters.
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