Coffee with Friends

  Something about getting together with friends at a coffee shop I love. I don't drink so coffee's my drug ;-) And I have some pretty cool friend too.

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Top:
  Unlabeled

  Green sports top. This look is made from a number of item's I've had for a while. Fun to mix things up for a different look. Since I made NY my 2nd home I have also picked up the art of layering... I'm finding myself doing it in the summer when I don't need to stay warm!
 This top was a hand me down from my mom. If there was a label in it it isn't there now.

  No Boundaries:
 Size Medium (7/9)
 Made in the Philippines

  I have had this top for at least 7 years and have worn it many times and it still looks nearly as nice as the day I got it! I believe it came with a crocheted pink bolero. I still have it too.
 Unlike the new clothes Wall-mart is trying to sell now that will last you at the most 6-12 months if that this still has a few more years to go. Take care of your clothes and they will last if they were made with quality work and fabrics. A shame what some stores as offering these days. Cute designs, yes... will you get tired of it before it falls apart?
  Being 95% cotton %5 spandex it breaths which is good when it's hot outside.

Skirt:
  GEORGE ME (by Mark Eisen)
Size 12
Made in Bangladesh

  Again another piece I've had for a long time. Most likely as long as the pink top. George is a brand I have liked for a while. It's like the top of the line for what you can buy at stores like Wall-mart. I have a number of very well made clothing in the George brand that they would only have one of. It was odd cause these items would be much higher quality then anything else in the store! GEORGE ME is made by designer Mark Eisen.
 This skirt is made of 100% cotton with a 35% Cotton and 65% Polyester under skirt.

Shoes:
  Bongo
  Size 9
  Modern

  Teal blue slip-ons. These are new. It's surprising how many things this color will go with.

Makeup:

• Maybelline NY Define-a-lash Mascara Very Black
• Wet n Wild MegaLast Pinkerbell #968

  Keeping it simple. If your "friends" are going to judge you for lack of makeup then you need some friends.
  Maybelline Define-a-lash I have been wearing a lot lately. I mean this stuff is good! Looks good and stays put.
  PINKERBELL!!! Ok, I went out of my way to find a stick of this! I saw this color on Pinterest and wanted it! Wet n Wild is not a bad brand. Don't let the price fool you. This stick was around $2. I figured it wasn't too much to lose if it wasn't what I was expecting. It is a lovely color and lasts! It's light feeling on your lips but don't try to layer this on top of anything else. It works best on bare lips.

Jewelry

•   Vintage Cameo
•   Rhinestone Bracelet

Again wearing my Grand-aunt's cameo. To match the blues in the skirt I'm wearing a seafoam rhinestone bracelet. I don't recall the brand. I should have the tag around here somewhere...

Scent:

• Wonderful by Preferred Fragrance

  This is an imitation (or as I loosely call a knock-off) of Taylor Swift's Wonderstruck. I do have a bottle of the real stuff but I just don't have the money to spend on a large bottle of it. This is quite close to the real thing. Not quite as long lasting & strong but the scent is really close. This is one of my favorites scents! You can pick up a large bottle of Wonderful in the $3 to $6 range. The real Wonderstruck in this size retail is near $60.

Notes:

  Oh, and if your wondering, I got an Ice Latte Hazelnut Soy. Some with Gluten problems can also have sensitivity to dairy. Last time I got an ice coffee at Starbucks +Starbucks Coffee  with cream it didn't seem to agree with me so to anyone who doesn't know Starbucks has a soy milk option.

Sunday Evening Concert Look

   I recently attended a concert on a Sunday evening. Great concert, really glad I was asked to go but to the point of this blog...

Dress:
 Dress Barn
 +dressbarn
 Size 6
Made in China - Modern

 This was the first time I have worn this dress. What I love about it is the sheer layer on top in a soft flowing 100% silk. Lining is 100% polyester.
The quality of this dress is amazing for It's price range of around $50 retail.


Shoes:
 Faded Glory
 Size 9
 Modern

 These are heels from Walmart... what can I say... but you can get some cool heels a Walmart! I've worn them a few times already and they are pretty comfortable! All man made material I'm sure. They are around 4inches high.


Makeup:

Eyes

• Love My Eyes concealer stick (not pictured)
• ELF +e.l.f. Cosmetics  Brightening Eye Color Neutrals 1854 (Top right color)
• Maybelline NY +Maybelline New York (Landmark North)  Eye Studio 15 Forest Fury (lower right green)
• Maybelline NY Define-a-lash Mascara Very Black

Concealer is used as a foundation for the shadow. Elf shadow covers eyelid and above eye crease. The Maybelline green is placed within the crease and winged out a little with brush. It is blinded into the brown so not to be to harsh of a look.
 Eyelashes have a couple of coats of Maybelline NY Define-a-lash Mascara Very Black. I like this mascara. I got it in a set of mascaras and really just started using it cause the one I bought the set for I have about ran out of. I can take a bath with this on my eyes. Wash my face and it's clings like I don't know what! And I have very sensitive eye's and Maybelline NY is the only brand I use since I everything else I've tried burns them so bad!

Eye Brow

• Hard <3 Candy Single and Loving it 517 "Night Out" eye shadow

Using a shadow brush lightly (and I mean LIGHTLY) brush into eyebrow to make them darker. Don't, PLEASE don't go to far with it or it will not look good. Sorry, I'm just a fan of natural eyebrows...

Skin

• Avon Shimmer bronzing "Shake and Go" Powder Brush Light
• ELF HD Blush "Headliner" *83231
• Shimmer Powder Brand unknown (came in a Walmart Christmas set)

  Since my skin is in rather good shape and the weather is so hot outside all I put on as foundation was some brushes with Avon's "Shake and Go" Powder Brush. As for blush, I found that ELF had the color Blush that I could not find anywhere anymore! This is the most natural blush color for me and I use to buy it in another brand until they stopped making it. I then found a limited edition Revlon Blush that was the same but it was a limited edition color!!! This was pretty annoying. When Walmart started selling ELF I saw the blush and put some on my hand and wow, this stuff was good! A little goes a long way and the stuff is in the $2/$3 range! Elf is a great brand and hey, if you find you hate it for some reason your only losing a few dollars. That's more to say for other brands that would sell this product for way more!
  As for the Shimmer Powder. I like glitter so I throw a little on the shoulders and neck for fun.

Lips:

• Megaslicks  Wet n Wild Balm Stain Moisturizing Lip Color 125 "Red-dy or Not"
• Avon Ultra Rich 24K Gold Lipstick K503 Chocolate Gold

  First I put a thin coat of Wet n Wild Megaslick on my lips. To be honest this stuff is not very moisturizing but it is one of my most used lipstick due to how long lasting it is. I will put this on as a base coat and put another color over it which in this case was Avon's Chocolate Gold. I've had this a while and it's not a color I use a lot of but it looks good when I'm wearing something the color compliments. There is real 24K in this stuff. I read people complaining about it clumping... not much of an issue to me. I don't sell Avon anymore but I still use and recommend their products. Just so you know I nor anyone I know is making anything on my recommending Avon. Honestly they have good products.

Scent

• Paris Hilton +Paris Hilton  for Women

So you can't smell me online... haha, what a thought. But this is one of my favorite perfumes. My cousin upon getting a whiff of me one day wearing it said I smelled like roses. I guess it does have a sent of roses with a fruity blind. Two things I like the smell of, roses and fruit. I've read a lot of people online don't like it very much. Actually my mom likes the knockoff better then the real thing! But I own a bottle of the real stuff and I prefer it but the knock off isn't bad. It's kind of the reason I wanted a bottle of the real thing!

Jewlery

• Vintage Cameo

  I have wanted a real cameo for a long time. This was my grandmother's sister's cameo I got after she died.

Hair

• Faded Glory Heart Snap clips

  Pretty simple. Brushed to the side and two pale purple snap clips holding the hair back on one side.