Summer Shoe Crush

Some girls have crushes on every new boy they meet, I have crushes on every cute shoe I see. My latest crush is this pair of L.A.M.B. wedges. I used to think that pale blush shoes just blended in too much with my skin color but now I realize that it can really elongate the leg (which is really good considering I have short legs in proportion to the rest of my body). Unfortunately, like the majority of the shoes that are on my crush list, these are out of my price range for the moment. So sad but someday I'll have a whole closet full of pretty shoes like these; for now I can only wish for them.... aren't they lovely?

            

Shredded T-Shirt

After seeing beautifully shredded t-shirts on Childhood Flames, Outsapoptrashion, Atlantis Home, and a few other blogs, I had to make one, too. Since the project doesn't require any supplies other than a knit t-shirt (or any knit fabric) and something sharp to separate the loops, I thought it was the perfect DIY for a lazy Saturday.  The shredding started out slow because I didn't realize that you have to start each section to be shredded with the width THEN work upwards pulling the loops (if you watch the childhood flames video this will make more sense.  The whole process ended up taking over 5 hours and was spread out over several days.  Even though it took forever, I am so happy with the result.  I already have several friends comment that they want one of their own! Instead of making all of them, I'm thinking about having a t-shirt shredding party.  That way I have time to make more for myself! 

From the front it looks like a normal plain white t...

T-shirt: DIY shredded, Hanes 8 pack from Target

Bra: from Victoria's Secret

Skirt: gift, Kimchi Blue from UO

Belt: borrowed from friend

Bracelet: borrowed from friend

Shoes: Steve Madden from Steve Madden store

from the back it is artfully deconstructed...

I used a regular Hanes tshirt that comes in a pack of 8 from Target because that is what I had lying around but any knit will work, even if it is a rib. Good luck shredding your own shirts. Just remember it takes a lot of time and patience. OR if you don't want to DIY it I would be happy to take custom orders for a small fee.

In the Garden

My lovely cousin Tanya offered to take these photos for me today in exchange for helping with her makeup portfolio. They were taken in the garden on the side of her house. She even let me borrow the snake belt that I am wearing.  My sister has a complete phobia of snakes and was freaked out just by touching the belt but it reminds me of the pet snake that my college roommate had.

Blouse: batwing from H&M, gift from Danish cousin

Skirt: Kimchi Blue, birthday gift from friend

Shoes: "Firlik" via Aldo Day After Thanksgiving Sale

Belt: borrowed from Tanya

Here is a close up of the shoes. They are my favorite shoes but since they are pointy I can't wear them for hours at a time like I can with some of my other heels. 

- Melissa 

The Perfect Red

I went on a quest to find the perfect dark red lipstick.  After seeing all of the fall runway looks with dark red lips I knew that I needed to get one for myself.  The sales woman at Sephora pointed me in the direction of Make Up For Ever #205, a gorgeous deep red color (you can only get this color at Sephora and they sell out fast in the store!).  I managed to snag the last tube and even had to fight my friend for it.  (She decided to get MAC's Russian Red instead.) Just in the 20 minutes that I modeled it around the store I got a few compliments and people asked me which lipstick it was because they wanted it to try it too!

After wearing it to work twice, I can say that if you wear it you will get a TON of comments on it, all good ones of course (except for maybe a few creeper ones).  The color is very saturated and leaves my lips bright pink until I exfoliate them!!! I am definitely hooked on this lipstick and plan on wearing it whenever I want to feel extra glamorous. :)

The only red lipstick that I had before was Revlon 655 Scarlet Velvet.  If you are looking for a good drugstore red lipstick that might be comparable I would definitely suggest trying this Revlon color.