I believe in wearing lipstick

One of my favorite quotes from the ever classy, Audrey Hepburn:

"I believe in manicures. I believe in overdressing. I believe in primping at leisure and wearing lipstick. I believe in pink. I believe happy girls are the prettiest girls. I believe that tomorrow is another day, and... I believe in miracles."

-Audrey Hepburn

With that said, I am a huge fan of wearing lipstick. I used to feel timid about anything on my lips (Lip gloss always drove me nuts-my hair would always stick to it. Gross!), but there is something about putting on a coat of lipstick. I feel like a lady. My "go to" color is red, but I keep feeling bolder by the day and yearn to try more colors. What's your favorite?

MAC Russian Red Lipstick. My favorite!

DIY: Glitter Shoes

Pinterest has truly changed my life. No joke. I brought my sister down with me, and we have wholeheartedly committed our lives to crafting (well almost). This past weekend when I went over to Seattle, we busted out our craft skills (during the Bronco's playoff game and Miss America pageant, I might add!). Our result? We turned some drab shoes into something quite fabulous. The best part? It was super easy and cheap!

Too plain!

Watch out Dorothy!

I am now obsessed with modpodge! Someone might need to restrain me, because I have this overwhelming desire to add glitter to EVERYTHING!  


To turn shoes into glitter shoes:
1. Clean area and lay down newspaper (this project can get messy)
2. Make sure shoes are clean 
3. Paint the modpodge over shoes in section (Not too big or you will end up with a mess)
4. Sprinkle glitter over modpodge area
5. Repeat until entire shoe is covered
6. Let dry!

Pretty simple right? Now I just need this snow to go away so I can rock these babies.

Dreaming of Brighter Days

My lucky sister has a snow day in Seattle, WA. Lucky me, I am living on the east side of the state of Washington, and we are just now getting lots of snow (fingers crossed we get a snow day, highly unlikely though). Although I love the snow to a point- I am already dreaming of obtaining a few new spring pieces.

I love this peplum dress from Modcloth 

Still obsessing over ballerina pink! I love these flats from Nordstrom's, they have a great spring vibe to them.

The bird print is going to be my go to print this spring. How adorable is this blouse from Old Navy (awesome price too!)

What trends are you excited to bust out this spring? 

Feeling Dainty

My wardrobe is overrun by neutrals, so when I come across a color I feel that is worthy of treating as a neutral I go crazy. For about the past three years I have been obsessed with wearing all black with a bold color, and this color typically has ended up being red. What can I say? When I love something, I really commit to it. The color red and I have had a good run, but currently I have a new color in my life that I am obsessing over. This color is what I like to call ballerina pink! I feel feminine and dainty in it, but I can still pair it with all my neutrals. To me light pink is the best of both worlds, it has a neutral feel to it but in a refreshing, lady like way. 

My sister rocking the ballerina pink

The lace top is actually a light pink, but it was really hard to edit it for the color to show up. Also the top is from my lovely sister-she knows me so well!

Clearly from the pictures above I need to work on my posing for pictures. The hand on the hip is sassy, but way over done.
What is your go to color?

Braids & Ink

Most people that are close to me, know that I have a terrible and unhealthy relationship with my hair. I absolutely hate it, because it simply takes forever to grow. This year I have declared war against my hair, and I am determined to get it ultra healthy and long! What tips do you have?

I found a wonderful blog that offers amazing tips on everything about hair! The blog is called Hairdresser on Fire  and I adore everything her blog! (Seriously! Check out all her Answers and Tutorials- I literally spent close to two hours going through them!) I was so excited to find her blog that I ended up doing a tutorial right away: Tutorial: Braid Headband- she is adorable to watch, and goes through the ENTIRE process!

My results:

Excuse the crappy iPhone picture (I really wish the front camera had a flash!), but here it is! 

Another "thing" on my mind is tattoo fever. I know several of my friends that have just finished their amazing tattoos, and it is making me itch even more for another! I have two, but I am really craving an actual "piece". What I mean by that is I love all of my tattoo's, but I would like a more intricate work of art.

Sometimes I wish I had taken my time with a tattoo artist who specialized in words, but I really love this tattoo and the meaning.

How do you feel about getting inked?

New Camera, New Problems

Hello!
For Christmas my wonderful stepdad got me a new camera! (I was so surprised, and happy!) I am in love with it, but I am also confused and frustrated. I want to improve my photography skills and learn all there is to know about this marvelous gift, but I am having a hard time even knowing where to start. Here's a few picture's I took with my new best friend:

This little guy, Harley, is such a little cutie! Look at that smile.

My best friend and sister

Yeah....had to try out the self timer!  (sans makeup and in my Christmas jammies!)

The camera I got is supposedly called a "high bred" camera. Not quite the professional and super, spendy type, but definitely an up grade! What type of camera do you use, and do you have any tips for a newbie? 

The Year of Blogging

2012 is finally here! I have a great feeling about this year, and I am determined to blog way more. I have a semester left at Gonzaga University, and I will finally be a college graduate! 2011 treated me pretty well, but I am excited for what is to come as a "real adult". Here's an update of what I have been up to during the months I have been gone from my blog:

My love affair of red and stripes has continued. *Big surprise*

Went to the fair, and was finally able to get a candy apple! I haven't had one of those since I lived in the South.

New York was amazing! I was able to go to the Teen Vogue Fashion University, and meet some of my idols-aka Whitney Port and Betsey Johnson!

The tree's at the Davenport Hotel never disappoints. 

I am going to get on the ball this year with blogging. Some of my new year's resolutions are:

1. Blog, blog, and blog
2. Improve my photography skills
3. Improve my eating habits (cook healthier meals) and work out more (yoga and cardio)