Beautiful Things

Tuesday, February 9, 2010

Makeup: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly

The Good

I'm in a makeup rut right now, so I was looking for some inspiration to switch things up a bit; love all of these looks...

I love this bold, bright pink lipstick on Kim Kardashian. I would only wear this look at night.

I think Megan Fox looks STUNNING here, I love the neutral colors with pops of shimmer and nude lips.

I'm going to try this look out for our engagement photos, I love the black rimmed eyes with a pop of coppery brown shadow right under the lashline.

Not so crazy about the hair, but I love the natural look Leighton Meester is wearing here.

The Bad and Ugly

In my opinion, these models from the Elli Saab Spring 2010 runway show look dead. The combo of pinky-copper eyeshadow and flesh toned lips is a no-no.

Friday, February 5, 2010

Jennibean's Designs

The above pictures are of FABULOUS bags, handmade by my dear friend Jennifer. She is super talented and in addition to hand-sewing bags, she makes hand made cards that are adorable. She debuted her business in December 2009, and started out making travel bags for shoes. From there she began to make coin purses and cosmetic bags, which I am the proud owner of!! I cannot wait to use the travel shoe bag. I always just throw my shoes in my suitcase and worry about them getting my clothes dirty. Even worse, when I went to Florida last September, one of my shampoo bottles burst on the airplane and ruined my leather boots which I'd never worn!!
My most used Jennibean's Designs product is definitely the laptop case. I asked Jennifer if she'd be able to make a padded, protective laptop bag for my macbook, and that she did! It's padded just enough and I don't have to worry about my laptop getting scratched while I lug it around in my huge purse. An extra up-side is that it's so cute! So many laptop bags are so ugly and expensive!! If you're interested in buying any of Jennifer's bags, check out her blog and website, listed below. She can pretty much custom make anything you want, and you can choose different patterns for both the outside and interior!

Jennifer's Website

Jennifer's Blog

Wednesday, February 3, 2010

Real Housewives of Beverly Hills

When I heard the news that Bravo will be adding another city-BEVERLY HILLS to the "Real Housewives" repertoire, I was beyond excited. Beverly Hills is my favorite place to be. I go there at least once a year (always on my birthday) to shop! It's become a tradition for the past 4 years. One day it will be my home. I love the opulence, the fabulous restaurants, and most of all the awesome shopping!
It's also been released that Paris Hilton's aunt, Kyle Richards will be one of the housewives. If you're planning on googling her, beware...there is a male porn star with the same name...that's all I'm saying.
Anyone else as excited as I am about the Beverly Hills Housewives?

Tuesday, February 2, 2010

The Look For Less: Ruffle tank

Parker Layered Ruffle Tank

Silence And Noise Pink Ruffle Cami

Parker also has the gorgeous tank top in cream, and Silence and Noise had the same one as above in cream, but it was gone before I could snatch it up! I just purchased the pink one, so if you're interested in buying, do it sooner rather than later because I have a feeling this color will soon be sold out as well.

Monday, February 1, 2010

Engagement Photos

As our photoshoot for engagement pictures rapidly approaches, I have been stockpiling ideas in my "wedding ideas" folder. The look we're going for is ultra sexy and racy. There will also be classier pictures taken, but I just love the romantic, sexy couple photos I've found while searching for different poses and locations. We have two separate photo shoots booked, one in a studio, and one on the beach in San Francisco. I will definitely show you guys the end result(s) afterward! Below are some inspiration photos...

Jennifer Skog Photography

Source Unknown

Alain Martinez

Tuesday, January 26, 2010

Videography at our wedding

Emily + Meeko ~ Tiburon, CA ~ 10.3.09 from Rain Studios on Vimeo.

Thanks to a mutual friend of Emily's and mine, I found Rain Studios who does amazing Videography work. I've looked at several other Videographers and Rain Studios trumps them all (in my opinion). We are so excited to have booked them for our wedding!!