She's Got the Look...

Hair and makeup for me is tricky. My hair is thin, fine and completely straight. It's difficult to get it to hold a curl, and applying product only weighs it down and makes it look dirty. With makeup, I never like the way it turns out when a professional does it. I don't look good with black eyeliner and mascara does absolutely nothing for my eyelashes (luckily, my eyelashes are super long and curly!!).

From the beginning, then, I had decided that there would absolutely be no professionals involved with my hair and makeup, besides my mom and sisters. Tomorrow I'm heading over to my mom's house for hair trial #1. She's known for her mild hair talent and major eyebrow talent, so this has all been entrusted to her.

But, we still have the makeup to work out. I'm a huge fan and proponent of Bare Minerals, having been on the bandwagon for over three years (and converting at least 5 people to it since...). I plan on taking a trek over to the Bare Escentuals store soon and testing out more of their eyeshadows and liners, since I really want to concentrate on my eyes (what I deem as my best feature).

I saw the picture below, and really liked how her eyes were the focus, and the rest of her makeup was natural, but still pretty. Substitute the black eyeliner for brown, and this is pretty much the look I want to achieve:



I really think my makeup should still be natural looking, and just a slight exaggeration of how I normally wear it. I want to look back at my wedding pictures and see me, not see the trends of '09 reflected on my face (much like the brides of the '80's look back and see blue eyeshadow staring at them).

Eh. Time will tell. Of course, I'll post updates on how my adventures go.

Happy Weekend!

The Old Hair/Veil Debate.

Here's the dilemma:

My hair is at a medium-length with plenty of layers and sideswept bangs. It's not exactly what you would call "bridal hair." It's a proven fact: my hair usually looks better down than up. Why? I'm not really sure. Fact: I refuse to wear my hair down for the wedding. Fact: I also refuse to wear my veil (if I wear one) on the crown of my head. I will only wear it at the nape of my neck, or not at all.

So how are we going to make this work? I'm not sure. I'll be scheduling an appt. with my normal hair stylist and hopefully she can figure out the puzzle. Below are pictures of how I'd LOVE my hair to be:

Ideally, of course.

Looking for Opinions...

**Update**: I bought this. A moment of boredom and unusual bravery overtook my indecisiveness. I probably should have checked out the return policy first...



I really like this...I think it might be just the right amount of sparkle. But, since I'm not completely sure what I'm doing with my hair, I don't know if it's a good idea to buy it.

It's only $18.00, though. Opinions??


Also, while I have your attention, what do you think about this Save-the-Date??



It's our absolute favorite movie! :) Too cliche??

Oooh. Pretty.

I'm sorry for saying this for about the third time in a week, but I am again swamped at work, therefore drained of both time and creativity (hence the boring title).

Anyhoodle, I've managed to find a NEW topic to post on today.

HAIR.

So as it stands now, my hair is fairly similar to the picture on the right....somewhere between chin and shoulder-length, layered, flippy-ish and brownish-auburn. Lately I've been getting the itch to grow it out. Not super long, just maybe a little past my shoulders, with longer layers. I don't really want to mess with the color as I really like what my natural color has become, and I don't want to keep having to spend money on the upkeep of highlights and what-not.

I've always said, though, that on my wedding day, I want to keep my hair fairly similar to how I wear it usually, as that tends to look better and more natural on me. But I couldn't help falling in love with this hairstyle and wanting it. A Lot.



See what I mean? AWESOME. Simple and elegant, but not tight and severe. Plus, how easy would it be to tuck the veil underneath with a small comb/bobby pins and be done, without the crazy tiaras???

Thoughts?