my fuchsia lips!!

u must click the collage to enlarge the photos.

okay, so i would say the attempt to duplicate the marc jacobs runway look for spring rtw 2010 was a success!

steps i went through for the lips:

1. apply aquaphor healing ointment onto lips (after exfoliating the lips really, really well)
2. line lips with rimmel lip liner in indian pink 004
3. apply shiseido perfect makeup fuchsia RS0324 lipstick
4. dip pointed q tip into the neon fluorescent pink pigment powder (also blacklight reactive! not safe for eyes, but ok for lips- from tkbtrading.com) and apply to lips

that's it! looks great in pics and EVEN BRIGHTER IN PERSON! i love it!

can't say how long it will last or how practical it would be for a night out on the town. but it is supposed to glow in blacklight!
so u can look great in the club too!

note: eyes were lined in bobbi brown and mac black track gel eyeliner and winged at ends.

CC

Neon Pigments

Thanks to rarebirdfinds.typepad.com, and in my quest to duplicate the pink lips exactly...I've discovered tkbtrading.com..the place to get all ur neon pigments! I am still waiting for all my pigments to come in, but i can't wait to try them out. Went to an event last night and wore bright turquoise eye shadow by illamasqua (wet it) as i couldn't wait to test out the look of pigments! It will work much better once I use the right materials though!

so far, i've gotten pigment from tkbtrading.com, etsy.com, and ebay.com I've got to stop!! But u all know i'm obsessed with color!

pic credit: rarebirdfinds

Thinking Pink

Please someone tell me where to buy the exact shade of lipstick they used for Marc by Marc Jacobs' ready to wear runway show for spring 2010?!!!

anyone??

I need this now!

UPDATE: after some internet sleuthing, i've found the answer!! it's shiseido "the makeup" lipstick in fuchsia!!

makeup artist: Dick Page, Shiseido’s Artistic Director

How to achieve:
prep with Aquaphor, the Perfect Rouge Lipstick in Fuchsia (RS320), then a high pigment bright pink powder, dust with the Translucent Loose Powder from the Fall 2009 Collection.

CC

Happy Halloween

me being lazy for halloween usually consists of donning one of my many vintage kimonos from the closet. but this time i actually painted my face white and got the geta shoes and socks for my outfit. we all went to a halloween costume party, but ended the night all drunk at the neighborhood bar..

And what I found at...

What comes around, goes around..

Chanel premiere watch 1987 silver.

I once found a gold one for $75 at an antique shop, and resold it over $400!!

The premiere watch's face was modeled after their famed chanel no. 5 perfume bottle

and for now, i'll just dream about the one with diamonds around it!!

Accessories I wore that night

MEETING MY FASHION IDOLS!!!

OMG, I WAS SO NERVOUS meeting my two fashion idols!!! Jane from seaofshoes.com, and Judy from atlantishome.com
They held an event at the vintage store What Comes Around Goes Around in Soho, nyc.

Even though this was our first time meeting, I felt like I knew them. Must have been an odd feeling for them..having all these fans they've never met come up to them..Guess this is what being famous feels like!!

They are two of the sweetest ppl ever!! I was too nervous to even say goodbye. I was like, I worked up enough courage to say hi to them. that's enough for me for tonight!!!

I love Judy bc she has such an abundance mentality. Her and her daughter are so generous with their fashion knowledge, their insider tips, their ebay finds etc. I like that trait in people. I don't like the competitive, cut-throat aspect of the fashion world. These two bring such a breath of fresh air to the industry.

I follow their sites religiously!!

Please excuse the horrid photo of me. I am NOT PHOTOGENIC, AS WE ALL KNOW VERY WELL BY NOW. hence, the boringness of my blog to some degree. bc i can't really post photos of myself in my wears unless i had a brown paper bag over my head in every shot. and based on the angle i'm standing in this photo, i look twice the size i actually am!

that's why i've cut out half of me in the pic.

I was actually wearing a pretty cute outfit. I was wearing a sheer black chiffon ruffled blouse, and silk chiffon crepe balloon shorts, with two vintage czech crystal opera necklaces, black glitter ballet flats, and my black chanel cassette tape clutch.

All in all, it was a fun night! the drinks were amazing!! the fashion was great! (lots of vintage chanel!!)
Here's hoping to seeing jane and judy again one day!!!

CC