Make-up Haul

Some products I've purchased over the past few months:

Chanel

 

Glossimer in Erotic 

 (It is really as pink on the lips as it is in the tube! I'll have to do a swatch of this some time)

MAC

 

Kissable Lipcolour in Love Peck 

Kissable Lipcolour in Exxhibitionist

Dazzleglass Creme in Do it Up

Dazzleglass Creme in Totally Fab

NARS

 

Velvet Matte Lip Pencil in Red Square

Lip Gloss in Bilitis (on sale now on Ebay - bidding ends Apr 02 @ 15:16 PDT)

Lip Gloss in Babe

Lip Gloss in Bloodwork

 

Eyeshadow Palette in 9947

Blush Duo in Hungry Heart

Eyeshadow Duo in Rajasthan

Eyeshadow Palette in 9947

 

From left to right

Top: Kilimanjaro, Bohemian Gold II, Surabaya II

Bottom: Himalayas, Ondine, Night Flight

Here's another, better photo, courtesy of Latin Minx 79. (My camera is broken so I borrowed my mom's and hers isn't very good).

 

My cat being curious.

 

My cat admiring himself. 

Blush Duo in Hungry Heart

 

 

These are swatches done on my hand. I noticed that the consensus of reviews on the internet are negative and claim that this product is just a glorified glitter. The two colours aren't very different from one another and when applied, they only provide a faint coat of micro-glitter. BUT...this is what I love about it! The micro-glitter is so pretty! It looks great pretty much anywhere on the face or body.

  My cat being curious again.

Eyeshadow Duo in Rajasthan

 

Again, look how crappy the photo is. Plus, my pan is just a mess!

 

So I borrowed this photo from Temptalia, who always takes spectacular product photos!

The quality of this eyeshadow is really sub-par for me, which is probably why my pan is so gross. I have to dig into it about 7 or 8 times just to get an even coat of colour on my eyelids, and of course that results in tons of fall-out. Even applied wet, it doesn't work for me. But I just love the colour so much that I refuse to give up on it. I will swatch these at a later time...perhaps when I get a new eyeshadow primer to show you the difference in application.

Make Up For Ever

 

Lipstick in #37 (coral pink)

Glitter in #11 (gold sand)

Star Powder in #947 (iridescent white-peach-pink)

And finally some more pics of Snowball!

Happy Monday!

J

BCBG Bag

I recently bought this BCBG Max Azria bag off Hautelook for over 50% off the retail price.

For some reason, I googled this bag after I purchased it and all the photos don't look nearly as nice as this photo that was on the Hautelook website. I love the metallic bronze colour but other photos show it to be a very dull brown with just a HINT of bronze.

 

See how dull it looks? I think I'm beginning to suffer from buyer's remorse right about now.

But I do love all the compartments. My current crossbody is this caramel-coloured vintage messenger bag and it's got tons of pockets but it's not very stylish. I thought if I got the BCBG one I'd be able to combine my loves of casual and chic but now I don't know

I also don't think my wallet fits. I checked the measurements before purchasing it and figured that I could put the wallet on a slant. I used to always have a rule about bags: I had to be able to fit a book in. I don't think this one does that either. 

I guess we'll have to see when it arrives. When have you purchased something that you regretted immediately and couldn't return?

J

Ebay ♥ Gypsy Kimono

One of the trends I've been noticing on vintage Ebay vendors' sites are silk, burn-out velvet gypsy kimonos. I don't know where this started but I'm in love with these bohemian style kimonos and wraps. They're casual enough to wear over a tee and jeans but because of the detailing of the burn-out velvet and the beading, they're very dressy and fancy and can be worn with solid-coloured dresses.

Unfortunately, when the majority of these auctions were listed, I had no way of saving the photos and posting them up so they've all been sold but there are still some available. I just wanted you to see the wonders of these things and also get you familiarized with the going-rate (they don't come cheap!_

Check these out and tell me they're not gorgeous!

thriftwares

 SOLD for $610

indie cult vintage

 

SOLD for $470

tigerlilly vintage

 

 

SOLD for $133.50

 

 

SOLD for $14.01

Bustown Modern

 

SOLD for $355

thriftwares

 SOLD for $305

Tinroof Vintage

 

 SOLD for $225

THIS NEXT ONE IS STILL AVAILABLE!!

 

BUY IT NOW: $325 or BEST OFFER

Until Apr 20 @ 11:23 PST

AND SO IS THIS ONE!!

MakiMaki

 

Bidding until Mar 24 @ 22:44 PST

thriftwares

 

  

Bidding until Mar 24 @ 20:34 PDT

FREE SHIPPING! 

And if you're looking for a more cost-friendly way to get the same look, try looking up scarves or table coverings. I found this shawl/table covering from ranch-man and although it's not the exact same style as the vintage apparel, it still has the lovely peacock design that is so quintessential to the gypsy kimono. And this only went for $41.65!!!!

These are truly sensational pieces to have in any wardrobe and I'm sure they'll turn heads. I can't wait to get my hands on one!

J

Patti Smith's Sequel to Just Kids

Yay!

Patti Smith is writing a sequel!

I'm really looking forward to this.

J

Aritzia Haul

Update of the things I've purchased at Aritzia over the past month:

 

Wilfred jersey Ace tank

 

  T. Babaton washed silk Ronnie polka-dot dress

 

Wilfred drapey lyocell Casbah pant

 

The Wilfred Casbah pant in action

 

Citizen of Humanity Avedon Slick Skinny jeggings

I love Wilfred's harem pants. I remember when the trend came out awhile ago except it was so over-the-top and so ugly (you know - the diaper pants?) that I thought that anyone that bought them was a trend-whore. But I like how the style has become more subtle now. They look like regular pants but with a bit more room to breathe. It's why they're so comfortable! I also bought another pair that are less drapey and have a button-front but I can't find a photo of them anywhere. Those ones are great because they're versatile: could be both casual and business-appropriate.

The Citizens jeggings are the most comfortable jeans I've ever worn. They look like jeans but they're stretchy like leggings. I couldn't find my exact shade on the internet. Mine are almost-black with a hint of dark navy blue with ashy grey undertones. That doesn't even make sense but I don't know how else to describe them? They look like the ones in the photo except there's more blue and less fading.

J

The Diving Bell and the Butterfly

For those of you who are unfamiliar with this harrowing tale, let me break it down for you: a powerful, narcissistic magazine editor named Jean-Dominique Bauby (aka Jean-Do) has a stroke and is paralyzed from head to toe. His mind, however, functions fine, and must continue to live his life as if he were a man trapped in an immobile body. The only part he can move is his one eye - he can blink. Such is the condition called locked-in syndrome. Jean-Do writes his autobiography by working with a speech therapist and blinking while she lists off the letters of alphabet and stops at the one he wishes to use.

 

Photo courtesy of Entertainment Wallpaper 

 The film is spectacular. I love the opening scenes and how the film is shown through Jean-Do's myopic perspective. I also love the scene where they sew up Jean-Do's bad eye while he silently protests to himself but instead of the screen going black, it goes a peachy orange, because such is what happens when you close your eyelids and it is still spectacularly bright outside (I know this because I often go to bed when the sun is out). I just love the overall tone of this film. It has such a delicate realism to it (lots of long shots and scenes without dialogue) and I love the fuzzy cinematography but it's also punctuated by surreal moments of clarity.

 Photo courtesy of The Revolving Door

I watched this with boyfriend (first for him, second for me) and towards the end, he said, "this movie makes me sad." I don't think I can say it any more succinctly than that. The film is about a man who feels like he's stuck in a diving bell, lost under water, incapable of escape, and the beautiful, free butterfly that is his imagination, which allows him to do whatever he wants and makes him feel more alive than when he was as a moving, talking body.

I also read the book for a paper in my last year in undergrad and the autobiography is just as poignant as the film. But it isn't so much an autobiographical narrative as it is a touching compendium of all of Jean-Do's insightful and ironic observations about the ephemeral past and the even more ephemeral moments of life.

I also didn't know (or didn't fully realize) that it was directed by Julian Schnabel, an artist that I'm a big fan of.

J