Forget Stereo Rose!

Ok so Temptalia did a post on MAC's Stereo Rose MSF, and in the post she swatched some other blushes that she thought might make good dupes for it... one of those swatch images was this picture:

...the second one in is Stereo Rose, but the one I couldn't stop looking at was the middle swatch which is Lancome's Mandarin Sky!  How gorgeous is that?  Needless to say I'll be heading to Nordstrom next week to pick one up.

What about you guys?  Not in to the Stereo Rose hype?  What's your favorite Stereo Rose "dupe"?

LUSH Color Supplements Review

Alright everyone, here's my latest review!

The Lush website describe the color supplements as:

"Perfect for giving an even, flawless look to your skin; these little beauties will cover up the odd blemish and tone down any redness. They can be used by themselves as a normal foundation for more concentrated coverage, or they can be mixed with our beautiful moisturizers to give a lighter, more dewy complexion. Made with red rose petal infusion to calm redness and glycerine to help your skin retain moisture, these mineral oil-free Colour Supplements do lovely things for your skin."


Alright so I'm going to give you the bullet points:


-I wouldn't use these by themselves, I think that they would be hard to work with and way to thick on their own.  Even with moisturizer mixed in it was still a little hard to work with.  


- If I did this again I might use a foundation brush instead of my hands, because, as you saw, the finger application technique wasn't very even. 

-Obviously there's a VERY limited color range (as you can see on their website) I think that maybe the theory is that if you mix it with moisturizer it should be thin enough that it will match the tone of your skin rather than the exact shade and that that should be good enough?  This is what it says on the subject on their website, "There are four different Colour Supplements that are meant to cover all the ranges in colour of skin. You can use them straight onto your skin as foundation, concealer, or by supplementing (blending) the colour with your moisturizer on the back of your hand to find the perfect shade."


- I didn't use any kind of primer or base because I was blending the supplement in with my moisturizer, I wonder if that is why it really didn't last on me very long at all, or because it was hot out...  It sort of managed to stick to some of my forehead for most of the day, but it also settled in to some deep cracks I have on my forehead (sun damage from my lifeguarding days unfortunately...)  It slide off of my cheeks and chin pretty quickly though, and that's after I set it with some bare minerals and minerals veil.  


-  I don't think that I would buy this product, especially since you only get .7 (I think ounces even though it doesn't say so on their website) and it costs $13.00, but I suppose you have to factor in that you mix it with moisturizer instead of just using it straight (or at least that's how I'd use it.)

If you have any questions that I didn't answer or any comments at all please leave it in the comments!  

Thanks for reading!

Classic Looks Recreated, Vol. 1: Marlon Brando in On the Waterfront

Ok so today in my A Reflection of American Film: 1950-1999 we watched "On the Waterfront" and I'm not going to say anything intelligible about the film, but I am going to say... holy crap I love Marlon Brando, and the jacket he wears for most of this movie.  It really stuck out because everyone else was wearing plain jackets, and of course while its a black and white movie I imagined that the coat was red and black or something like that.

^^^ Pretty great jacket right?  Hey and how about that eyeliner?

I know I'm a little out-of-season with this post, but anyway I found these:

Unfortunately, both of these coats (1 and 2) are from Woolrich and each cost $189!  Also the plaid on both of these isn't quite as block like as it is on Brando's coat.  I have to say though the first one probably fits it better because it has buttons instead of a zipper...

 This one is a Levis bomber jacker for $195 but is closer looking to the Brando Jacket, though I guess really made for women.  I guess I'm having so much trouble finding a suitable dupe for the Brando jacket at a reasonable price because it's the middle of the summer and nobody is selling this stuff yet.

So on that note here's my nice summer interpretation of the Brando jacket in On the Waterfront:

It's not hugely original but I like it.  In keeping with the theme that Terry Malloy is a worker on the docks, I kept the outfit simple and not too flashy, we have the plain black jean shorts, I would do high-waisted but that's a personal choice, some ankle boots that are somewhat reminiscent of work boots and a nautical inspired statement necklace and a mautical rope bracelet because it's "On the Waterfront" .  I'm also imagining that that shirt-vest is red and black instead of gray and white here haha.  Photo credit: the shirt, the shorts, dark boot, lighter boot, necklaces left to right... 1, 2, 3, 4, and bracelet. 

So what do you think of my On the Waterfront style reinterpreted?  Sorry it wasn't more cost friendly, I had a hell of a time finding what I was looking for.  What about Marlon Brando, do you think he is one of the sexiest men that ever lived like I do?  I want to hear your thoughts!

Good Tech News!

I finally have a working digital camera and card reader in my apartment so I will be able to make videos and take pictures again!  My first video will probably be a review of the Korres Tinted Moisturizers.

I may also do some tutorials of my favorite everyday looks that I love.

All righty that's all she wrote for now, but I will leave you with a lovely little piece from the Pleasantville Original Score by Randy Newman, it's one of my favorite pieces of music ever!

Video Update

What's in my Weekend Travel Bag Video

Though I might as well post this, I think in the future that I will just post all of my youtube videos on here as well.



Enjoy!

My first YouTube Video!

Hello all!  This is my first YouTube video!  It's a "What's in Your Bag"/Intro video.  If your interested go ahead and give it a listen and if not then keep on keepin' on!