Sun Kissed Gold

• Urban Nomad

    Size ?
    Made in China
    Modern

   Isn't this a neat little dress?! I myself have thought a sari made into a top would be cute. Well, this is a dress but close enough! :-) It has a lot of metallic threads so it's very shiny. The fabric is a bit sheer so be pre-paired to wear something under it. It definitely has a bright and shiny beach feel to it.
   The top is an elastic rushing. I don't know what size this is but the way it's made it doesn't matter much. At the bottom there is a thin long fringe. The side split up at the sides.

•     Dream Out Loud by Selena Gomez

    Size 13 juniors
    RN# 59778
    Made in China
    Modern

    Since this dress is sheer and short with slits up the side I'm wearing some shorts from Dream Out Loud by Selena Gomez This brand is carried by K-mart. Fun young styles that you can get at really good prices when they hit clearance. I picked up several pairs of shorts the day I got these. I like to wear shorts under short-short dresses. Hey, I'm a classy girl ;-)

Accessories

•     Flip-Flops

    Brandless I guess. You know, a dollar at Wal-mart...

•     Sunglasses

    Sunglasses are in this year! So many stores are getting in more designer looking frames and at reasonable prices! And the are UV protective!

 

    Nails:

• NYC New York City Color 205A   

    This polish is old. I don't remember when I bought it but it was a long time ago. The main color is a coral red but with a gold metallic tint to it. Not sure it the camera really picks it up well but I thought it went well with this dress.

 

 

 

Frozen Fractals Nails: How To





• Rimmel 60 seconds Nail Polish 595 "Marvel"
• NYC Long-Wearing Nail Enamel 104A "Scandalous Blue Glitter"
• Salon Perfect Professional Nail Lacquer "Platinum Party"

   Base color is "Marvel" a blue teal. I do not remember where or when I got this bottle. It's a pretty color... 1 to 2 coats, basically till your nails are a uniform color.
   Next comes lovely pale-pale blue gloss blue with icy glitter. Very sheer so I mostly use it over other colors.
   And last to make a noticeable contrast I used a deep silver glitter gloss starting at the base of the nail and streaking down toward the tip.
   Be sure to set it with a quick dry oil to keep from messing it up before it dries!

Is That Scary For You, Baby?

   First off… if you have never seen Michael Jackson’s +Michael Jackson  Ghost, it’s time! It impressed me more then Thriller the first I saw it! Check it out at the end of this post!

 

    And so rolls through another Halloween!!! Always one of my favorite holidays because of all the fun of putting on a costume! I even continued with the costumes as an adult. I have not missed a year but one, which was the year of Sandy. I spent that Halloween in a Red Cross shelter... tops on my worst hurricane experiences...

  

 

  T-Shirt:

Target T

Size M

RN# 17730

Made in Honduras

Modern

This is my favorite Halloween T-shirt! Not gory or evil, but beautifully creepy which is my style. :-) A large candelabra with spiders and spider webs.

 

Jacket:

Mossissue

Size L

RN# 17730

Made in Bangladesh

Modern

  By what I can gather Mossissue is made by Mossimo Supply Co. sold now only in the US by Target. Otherwise I'm not familiar with the brand. Nice comfy jacket. Been wearing it a lot lately in the northern Fall weather. I am surprised how warn denim can be!

 

Pants:

Faded Glory Quality Goods

Size 10P

Made in Bangladesh

RN# 52469

Modern

 

   These pants are comfy but too BIG! I need to fix these! I hate wearing belts unless they are some fancy cool thing that is more for looks!

 

Hat:

Bongo

Size OSFM (One Size Fits Most)

Made in China

   Smooth Criminal… yeah, gotta Michael Jackson theme going on here for sure!

 

    Got this hat on clearance at K-mart +Kmart . I’m a hat wearing type of girl. Love it in the north that you have an excuse to wear a hat for warmth. I’ve been a hat fan as long as I can remember.

As for "One Size Fit Most" if this hat were any smaller it would not fit my head.

 

Makeup:

NYC Liquid Lip Shine 554U Sungold Pink
Avon Glaze wear Liquid Lip Color G322 "Coral Beat"

    Day off = little makeup ;-) Just some lip gloss fun. The main coat is this unique almost metallic Pink from New York Color. I’ve had this gloss for years. I doubt they sell it anymore. I did a Google search for it and looks like you can pick it up on E-bay if it's worth over $10 a tube to you. It has lacquer type feel. For a two tone effect I have been seeing lately I put Avon’s "Coral Beat" in the insides of my lips.

    Avon changed their formula for Glazewear quite a while ago. This is the old formula I got a hold of when I sold Avon. I have to agree the old formula was better then what they replaced it with. It’s more moisturizing and thicker.

 

Hair:

 

   Braids! No, I wasn't going for the Adam’s Family look. This is just an easy way to wear my hair to keep it contained.

 

Jewelry:

Sleepy Hollow Pumpkin Jack-O-Lantern Bracelet

    This is really my mom’s but I wanted to share it with you all. It isn’t marked with a brand but it’s well made. Came from the Phillipsburg Manor Rockefeller estate gift shop where I work in Sleepy Hollow during the Halloween season.

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   Now as promised... Michael Jackson's "Ghosts" ... enjoy :-)

Evening Get-together

 I've had this group of friends in my life for over 17 years. We met here and there. We got together recently at one of the newly wed's new apartment.

 "Make new friends, but keep the old. One is silver and the other GOLD!" a song I learned in elementary school.
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Top:
 Saucy Girl
Size Child's Large 12/14
Made in Thailand

  This is a ribbed fabric with the neckline beaded with sequins and beads. 96% cotton 4% spandex, and yes this is a child tank top... I admit I have kids clothing in my wardrobe. If they look good, fit, and I like it then why not?! Girls stop feeling ashamed! If you wear a women's XXL + or you still can get in stuff in the kid's section, doesn't matter what anyone might say about it, hold you head up high and make the best of what you have been given!

 No Boundaries
Size: Juniors Medium 7/9
Assembled in Mexico Modern
Cut #1194502
Style #15ja148p

 I have two tops like this one. The other is red and a different print. I've had them a number of years. Back when Wall-mart sold quality clothing. This is a pretty cool design! The chiffon has a 60's style print and can be seen through. It came with a top to wear under it but I thought the beading on the tank top would look nice.

Pants:
  Faded Glory
Size 8A
Modern
 (Also seen in this look... Click Here)
 Again wearing my Faded Glory jeans. Thought this time I'd get a shot of the back with the fancy embroidery.

Shoes:
   Avon
   Size 9
  Modern
 These have around an inch or two heel. I've had a number of people notice them. They came from Avon but I really don't know the actual brand. They originally came with green bows. I had a blue dress I wanted to wear them with so we went out and found some children's hair bows that clips and there ya go...
 
 Makeup:

  Face

• Cover Girl +COVERGIRL  Clean 220 Creamy Natural Pressed Powder
• Milani Double Impact Blush #02 Wine & Roses

  I'm not a believer in heavy makeup. It's just my personal style to keep it simple for everyday life. Hey, some days I only throw on some lip gloss. But I know how to glam it up too when I feel like it ;-) 
Here I have a powdering of Cover Girl Clean 220 Creamy Natural.
  As for the blush. I can't find it to give more details on it. It's around here somewhere... (Never mind, found it!)
 I've had it a while but haven't used it a lot. I bought it when I was trying to find something to replace my favorite color from Maybelline that was discontinued. Here I used the lighter shade. It's a very soft pink.

Eyes

• Maybelline NY Define-a-lash Mascara Very Black
• Black Radiance Shadow Crème (Markwins Beauty Products) "Jewel"

  Using Maybelline NY Define-a-lash Mascara.
  As for eye shadow I used Black Radiance Shadow Crème in what I would call a vivid medium blue. It's sold under the name Jewel but I don't know if they still make this particular eye shadow. I googled it and their whole website wasn't working. (Update 11/13/2014 Black Radiance fav'd this post on Twitter and thus here is their working website!)  This brand is focused for African American women. I have a collection of these eye shadows. I like how deep the colors are and it is a cream that should dry though for some reason it didn't work very well on this day and it moved around my eyelids. Not sure what happened, maybe I should have set it with some powder.

Lips

• New York Color NYC 445 "Coralista" EXPERT LAST LIPSTICK
• L.A. Color Brilliant Shine Glitter Gloss LG820 Rosy Pink

  "Coralista" is a new color for New York Color. My mom and I ran across it earlier this year. We both agreed that we liked this one the best and got it. We had to go to a couple of stores to find it as the one we did see was damaged.
  I really like the vivid colors coming out this year in lipsticks. Colors I've really haven't seen before! It's the early 1990's all over again!!! Only this time they are matching the neon colors in makeup!
  "Coralista" is a bright coral color. It's not my favorite lipstick formula but it's not that bad, particular at the price range of $2 - $3.
  I tried to put a gloss coat of L.A. Color Brilliant Shine Glitter Gloss on top of the coral and it's didn't work to well. The NYC lipstick doesn't work well for layering. Which is partly why it's not my favorite formula.