Cessation of Halloween!

 Yesterday was the day of one of my favorite holidays, Halloween!I love everything about it, the history of All Hallows' Eve, the costumes, new and old traditions, and lets not forget the candy. For the day filled with family bonding and other activities I wanted to show my festive spirit by dressing up again. I decided on a deer with a bohemian twist, because even on Halloween you can add some style.

My sister and I before passing out candy to trick- or- treaters. She's dressed up as an assassin.

My outfit for the "costume" includes a white flowy top, tan bat-winged sweater, red harem pants and a red printed silk scarf. I made the antler head piece with ahead band and some tree branches from my backyard and my make up is modeled after a great tutorial I fond on youtube.com, which you can view below.

Give 'Em Lip!

It's time to fully embrace the new fall season, we've put away our sheer, gaudy undressed and now we must pack away the tinted lip balls and barely there lip glosses and trade them all in for a bold, full-bodied lipstick! Fall 2013 collections we've seen this week at NYFW, has proven without a doubt that bold lips are in. But let's get real, the rich bold lip has always been in style for these colder months ahead, and to tell you the truth I love it! It's one of my favorite aspects of fall fashion. You can see me rocking a dark red or brown any day of the week! 

Don't be timid to try something entirely new. Stores are already stocking up on shades of purple, oxblood, browns and much more like fruit punch colors and even some ombre lip effects! 

Sporting my favorite lip color! A shade of Oxblood/Brown by Yium

D.I.Y Gel Eye Liner

Livin' la vida broka!! Okay ladies, we all want nice things but sometimes we have to make sacrifices like saving money to pay the bills instead of buying that new gel eyeliner that's $45. But why can't we have both? The fact is that we can, you just need to know how to cut corners. Here is a little guide on turning any old kohl pencil eyeliner you may have laying around the house or a cheap one you can get at Target for $1.00 into the perfect gel eyeliner!

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What You'll Need:

• Kohl pencil eyeliner
• A Flame; use a lighter, candle, or stove top