All Glamed Up

Post by Jessica

Yesenia is a good friend of ours, and when she asked me to do her make-up for Fordham's 100 Nights: Old Hollywood Glam event I was super excited. I started to research what kind of look was associated with old Hollywood. neutral and shimmery eye make-up and a bold lip was my conclusion. Yesenia has gorgeous groomed eyebrows and I wanted to accentuate theme and bring out her eyes. I filled in her brows and highlighted her outer brow with my Nyx Eyebrow Push-Up Bra. I wanted to make sure that her eye make-up would last the night so I primed her eyes with the Nyx Eye Shadow Base in nude. I used a array of really light and semi darker neutrals to create a simple smokey eye. Of course her make-up also included a cat eye eyeliner. How can you have a vintage look with out the most gorgeous eye look of our time? I contoured and highlighted her face to draw attention to her bold lip and sultry eyes. Finally, Yesenia wore a bold red lip and curled her hair. Her look was timeless and classy. The long black dress and gold accents tied the entire look together. She looked stunning!

The Intern Life

Post by Jessica

Exciting news, I landed the internship of my dreams! I'm the new graphic design intern for the Revlon offices based in New York City. I'm so excited for the opportunity to do what I love, graphic design, for a company I love! Along with this exciting new chapter in my life comes a good opportunity for me to build a slightly different wardrobe and accessory collection. I've always been the type of girl that loves to dress up. I hardly ever wear lounge-wear to school (except for finals week) and I've been pretty consistent on applying make-up and accessorizing. Now, I have an extra excuse to wear all the blazers I bought and skirts I've collected! Who am I kidding, I wear those with out an excuse =D

 Today, I wore a heather gray bandage skirt. I never really picked up on this trend until now. The design flatters us curvier girls by giving some extra support. I of course, had to were some black tights because it's nothing short of Antarctic weather in New York and a 2+ hour commute can be very, very, very bad with out coverage from Mother Nature. To add some color to the outfit I wore a chartreuse chiffon blouse. Alex wrote about the beautiful combo of gray and a yellow tone, and I followed her advice. To top things off, I wore a crystal and white choker necklace. This business casual look was great for my first day! 

Working for a global make-up company, I felt it was important to put just as much consideration into my face as my outfit. I wore a high coverage matte face featuring my new favorite: The Becca Ultimate Coverage Complexion Creme and my Nars  Radiant Creamy Concealer. I'm really loving this Becca foundation because it lasts literally all day. I have some really long days, I apply my make up at 6AM and get home around 10PM and this foundation is still on and me skin is still soft. It's also not too cakey. I created a very simple, neutral smokey eye using my Lorac Pro Pallet and my Urban Decay Naked Basics Pallet. I added a winged liner and some mascara and lined my waterline with some white shadow. I also applied my Revlon Colorburst balm stain to my lips. For long days like today, i make sure to carry some oil blotting pads to freshen up through out the day.

Overall, I had a long day, but it was so much fun and I can't wait to post more outfits! Do you have an internship? Post a picture of your intern fashion on Facebook or Twitter and tag us, we want to see! And you might be featured in our next post. 

50 Shades & Lemonade

Grey, although sometimes not the most exciting shade to wear, has its place in fashion: silver, pewter, charcoal, and even the classic Eeyore from Winnie the Pooh shade.  However, when mixed with a shade of yellow, the combination is so fresh.  It's no surprise that this has shown up everywhere: home decor, crafting, clothing, etc.  Recently, Paulette Thomas, a Junior at Fordham College, sported this lovely neon yellow and grey sweater with a complimentary charcoal infinity scarf.  Her look is casual, yet crisp enough for class.

Yellow is a color of awakening. When I'm tired, the site of yellow instantly makes me feel more awake.  Today I woke up late (so late that I actually missed my train), exhausted from the day before.  I quickly threw on this sweater and I instantly feel more prepared.

Thankfully I don't totally look like someone who got ready in 5 minutes this morning.  This sweater is from the spring 2013 collection at the GAP, purchased for $39.99.  It is the softest sweater I own and it has saved my but on many occasions.

For anyone looking to try color-blocking their wardrobe, I highly recommend a combination of grey and yellow.  Send us messages and pics of your grey and yellow experiments!

Make-Up Haul & GIVEAWAY!

Post by Jessica

Last Saturday Alex and I met up at the Ulta in Port Chester. I walked into a make-up and beauty heaven. Where to start first? Benefit? Stilla? NYX? Not to mention all the drugstore brands of makeup and the brands that are exclusive to beauty stores like Ulta. Needless to say, I browsed every make-up aisle in the store and swatched almost everything on my hand. Alex got first hand experience with my shopaholic alter ego, she even lost me a couple of times in the store!

The day before my Ulta visit I stopped by Sephora to return exchange my Clinique stay matte foundation. I had purchased this foundation before and was really satisfied, I used it almost every time I applied makeup and when I went back to repurchase it the formula was different, it was really liquidy. Maybe I got a defected version, but I decided it was time for a new foundation that was not from the drugstore. One of the makeup artists at Sephora was kind enough to give me a consultation, she told me about the new Becca ultimate coverage complexion creme. I love the Becca primer I've been using for the last couple of months and I know Becca is a good, high-end brand and when I tested our the foundation I fell in love! I have oily skin, so I will only buy a matte finish foundation and this product is perfect! It's a little pricey, but a little squirt of the foundation covers my entire face and it's full coverage! Along with my foundation I decided to try another primer and the lady at Sephora suggested the Smashbox photo finish matte primer.

It doesn't feel as silicony as my Benefit porefessional and it gets the job done, I bought the sample size because the full version is a tad expensive and I want to make sure it's worth the money before I splurge. I also got Benefit's erase paste concealer.  If you look at the picture on the right, it reminds me of silly putty, it's thick, but it works nicely. To complete my face product haul I purchased the Real Techniques miracle complexion sponge. I LOVE THIS SPONGE! First, it retails for only $6.00 which beats the Beauty Blender's $20 price tag. Plus, it's incredibly soft, airy and light. It blends just as well and the beauty blender, and I really like the flat edge for blending foundation. I definitely suggest this sponge if you can't bring yourself to spending $20 on the beauty blender. My only con about this sponge is the color. I love pink, this is not pink. But I have hope they will come out with a pink version.

The rest of my haul consists of some more items from Sephora and Ulta. The NYC lip crayons are surprisingly very pigmented, I need to go back and buy more colors because they're so cheap! I'm also in love with the smell of the Hand Food lotion. Honestly, I've only used my NYX eyebrow push-up bra one and I find the brown brow fill in shade hard to apply because the pencil is not soft, the highlight is nice though, I don't really think it's worth $10. There are a couple of items I forgot to photograph but I'll include them below.

Revlon Just Bitten Kissable balm stain in 030- Smitten Eprise

Revlon Colorburst balm stain in 001- Honey Douce 

NYC City Proof Twisistable Crayon in 030- Metropolitan Mauve

NYX Jumbo Eye Pencil in 604- Milk, 619- Rust & 602- Dark Brown

Ulta Eye Crayon in Little White Lie, Black Tie & Pink Pearls

NYX Eyeshadow base in nude and white

Rimmel London Kate Moss Collection in 104

Pop Beauty Lovey Little Liners - Smokey Hues

NYX Eyebrow Push-Up Bra

Urban Decay Naked Basics [I seriously love this pallet because I adore matte shades and all but one shade in here is matt and you can create the perfect smokey eye for day or night]

Soap & Glory Hand Food

Revlon Color Burt Lip Butter in Pink Lemonade [I'm so happy Alex convinced me to buy this, I love the formula and the pigment]

NYX Super Skinny Eye Marker [I bought this hoping it's a dupe for my Stilla all day liquid liner, I have not used it yet, but I did swatch it compared to my Stilla liner and I did a quick smudge test and the Nyx liner smudged, I hope It will last on my eyes if I give it time to dry *fingers crossed*]

Wondering about the giveaway? I love the Soap and Glory hand food lotion so much I'm giving away a tube. To win, like us on Facebook and comment on this post or our Facebook update about this post. I will randomly pick a winner by Febuary 15th.