Hey guys! Today I gave the self-timer another shot, and I have two outfits! I think I’m getting better with the self-timer, though it’s funny, it’s so windy that my hair’s different in every picture, haha. Anyway, hope you like the looks. :)

faux leather jacket by People’s Liberation; t shirt by GAP; cargo skinnies by H&M; Ahnu Lucia shoes; watch by Skagen; bracelet by Express; necklace by Amy Ensign; rings from the vendor fair at UCSD; crossbody bag by Vieta

Sorry the pictures are a little overexposed. I’m still having a really hard time getting my camera to focus on the self-timer shots. I really like this combination of motorcycle jacket and skinny black pants, and it’s casual enough that I’ve worn it to school and for going out a couple of times. I’m a graduate student in biophysics, and I already stand out enough as it is, haha. I’m thinking this will be more or less what I wear to the Outside Lands music festival this weekend.

For this second outfit, I decided to glam and girlify it up a bit! I’m not entirely sure where I’d ever wear this, other than just for fun on days when I don’t have lab. I do love it though. =)

blazer by H&M; t shirt by GAP; black pumps by Payless;

bracelets by Express, American Eagle, Anthropologie; druzy ring by walkonthemoon@etsy; necklace from Greece

I actually have never worn this second outfit out yet – I snagged this blazer from H&M for $10 a few weeks ago! I was so, so close to buying the grey one too, but really, how many lace blazers with a giant bow closure do you really need? I usually don’t buy clothes without having a pretty good idea of how it’ll fit in with the clothes I already have, but for $10 I brought this baby home without really worrying about it. I’ve been bouncing ideas around in my head for a little while now, and I’m really happy with how this outfit turned out! Hopefully I’ll think of more ways to wear it too. =)

For both of these outfits, I chose to wear Bvlgari Black as my sotd (scent of the day). It’s technically marketed as a men’s fragrance, but it’s a spicy black tea and vanilla with just a little edge of rubber. I like it because I think it’s a feminine fragrance with a masculine edge to it, kind of like black skinny cargo pants, or a blush pink lace blazer with a tailored fit. Sexy without trying too hard. =)

For my FOTD I just decided that it was a good day to pull out my hot pinks. I haven’t worn X-Rated or PK369 in quite a while, but I love them everytime I do. There’s something magical about a hot pink blush and lipstick. =)

Face: NARS Sheer Matte Stromboli, MAC Lustre Drops in Pink Rebel; Eyes: Bobbi Brown Bronze Palette Amber, Espresso, UD 24/7 Bourbon, HIP Gold Charge; Cheeks: R&R X-Rated; Lips: shu uemura pk369

Hope you guys enjoyed this post! I really hope I have time (and some sunlight!) to take pictures for and write up some makeup posts soon. I’ve really missed blogging. :)

Hi guys. I got a makeover at NARS with a good friend of mine last weekend at the Westfield downtown. We had an awesome day – makeover, lunch, shopping, and Crazy Stupid Love, which was AWESOME. (Unfortunately I forgot to bring my camera, so there’s no documentation of the day… =/) Anyway, my makeup artist at the event used Exhibit A on my face, and I LOVED it. It’s actually been on my to-buy list for a while now, so I’m really happy that’s the one he decided to use! Anyway, they were actually out of Exhibit A in the store, so I had it shipped to me, and I got it Thursday night. These pictures are from yesterday, my first fotd with it.

Face: NARS Sheer Matte Stromboli, MAC Lustre Drops in Pink Rebel, Estee Lauder Bronze Goddess Bronzing Duo; Eyes: Bobbi Brown Bronze Palette Olive, Espresso, Amber, WnW Comfort Zone green, UD 24/7 Stash, HIP Gold Charge; Cheeks: NARS Exhibit A, MAC Improvise; Lips: Laura Mercier Clementine

I’m also wearing shadows from Bobbi Brown’s Bronze palette, from the fall Tortoiseshell collection. Hopefully I can do a post on that soon – it’s freaking gorgeous and I’ve been using it practically every day since I got it. Olive doesn’t have the most amazing texture as far as BB shadows go, but it’s stunning. I’m also wearing Laura Mercier’s Clementine, which is one of her new(er) gel lip colors. It’s so pretty, and for having such a sheer, lightweight gel texture, it actually is very buildable to a full red lip and it wears down and stains beautifully, so it’s very versatile. It’s also pretty much the same color as NARS Matte Velvet Lip Pencil in Red Square (which is what I had put on at the NARS event, and bought, but may have to exchange because it absolutely murders my lips and does not stain well…).

And … I’ve been thinking about doing outfit of the day photos for well over a year now… but have never had anyone to photograph me. I went to a blogger book signing a few weeks ago though, and figured I might as well give the self-timer a try. And dude, it is really freaking hard!! These are the only good shots I got… and they’re really not that good in terms of actually showing the outfit. I think I need a tripod. Or I don’t know, a real photographer, hahaha. We’ll see.

coat by Jolt, from Nordstrom; tights and scarf from H&M; old sweater from American Eagle; bracelets from Anthropologie, American Eagle, Edition by Banana Republic; rings from Aldo and walkonthemoon@esty; shoes by Born; bag, which you can’t really see, by Melie Bianco

I’m positively in love with this Jolt cape that I bought during the Nordstrom Anniversary sale. It’s not quite cold enough to be wearing it out yet, but I’m sure I’ll get a lot of use out of it once fall really starts. I’ve also been obsessed with stacked bracelets – this is quite a new thing for me since I’m generally quite insecure about how thin my wrists are (my bones just happen to be very close-set apparently), but it’s really a lot of fun. And statement rings, thanks to Ilyana – I actually think that was my gateway drug into the bracelets lol.

Anyway, hope you all are doing well, and hopefully I’ll have another post up soon. I have quite the backlog to cover!