Stila Did It

Stila has some gorgeous new palettes that are a breath of fresh air this fall. All varying shades of earth tones in shimmers and mattes, you can't go wrong with any of these luscious combos!

Heart, Soul and Spirit are the three new palettes I purchased this week. Eager to try the tones and textures, and inspired by this image of model Karlie Kloss that I'd torn from a November, "Best Looks" spread, I decided to play with some of the russet and beige-gold colors.

After beginning with my newest investment, (more on that this week) in Shiseido's BB Cream Dark, I applied loose finishing powder and a drop of concealer above and below my lids to get the canvas primed.

Step one was to swipe the tone "Affection" across my entire lid, from lash to crease. 

Next I added a soft, off-white, matte shadow in "Light" to blend out the crease tone, and buffed  it with a large, blending brush. I ran a beigey-brown shadow under my lower lash line in "Thought" to create contour and depth.

 I blended and softened the lines, but kept the shadows a bit thicker than my normal routine. (A La Karlie).

I also used a swipe of Stila's ubiquitous "Kitten" shadow, (a favorite highlighter for many artists) to lift directly under the brow for a slight sheen.

Next I grabbed a mixture of the top left shadow, (Light) and mixed it with the middle lower shadow, (Heart) to create a blond, brow powder filler. Sometimes you can get the correct tone without resorting to an additional brow palette, as long as the colors are matte and fairly neutral or ash in tone.

I extended my lash line with my favorite Stila pencil, the creamy and perfect, russet colored, Tigers Eye.

 Voila.

For some additional warmth and sheen I added Benefit's Coralista (which is a peachy, shimmer blush), along with a highlighter from Rouge Bunny Rouge.

 Both applications were done with a flat brush to create depth and a slightly more edged line.

 Cheek in center, highlight from orbital bone to hairline.

 A coat of my favorite L'Oreal Manga mascara, and some gloss from Rouge Bunny Rouge sealed the deal.

Stila Eye Palette in Soul, RougeBunnyRouge highlighter and gloss in Sweet to Touch and Fleur Parfait

With Love,

Noa B

Falling into Fringe

Happy Weekend everyone!

I've been noticing that trends which were strong last year have reasserted themselves this fall. Thank goodness that a minor wardrobe re-fresh can always bring your clothes out of hiding.

  

This H&H Conscious Collection, lace skirt was a purchase made several years ago, but each fall and each spring cotton lace seems to reemerge. I paired it with carnation pink wedges (my final goodbye to summery shoes before the real cold begins), a polka-dot chambray top, and of course, (my favorite staple) fringe!

Fringe can  "bad girl" up your outfit, or "boho" the heck out of it. (Black for biker, brown and beige for hippie chic). In this case, a little black fringe took the preppy out of this combo and gave it some edge.

And since there are still a few last days of warmth remaining I can rock these wedges for another week or so.

But it's always the fringe that gets me. I'm a sucker for it on bags, cardis, kimonos... you name it!

Shirt: William B, Heels: ShoeMint, Skirt: H&M, Bag: LF, Choker: JewelMint

With Love,

Noa B