Inspired by Film Fashion Event // 1940s {Day 2}

It is the second day of the TV/Movie Inspired Fashion Event and the theme for today is 1940s. Sorry about the long delay in my post getting up, but I work on Monday's and this evening I also had a Bible study to attend and life come first. Anyhow, after mentioning in yesterday's post that I wished to shorten the name of the event one of my wonderful readers, Kellie, came up with the name: Inspired by Film and I've decided to use this name the entire week in reference to the event. Thanks, Kellie, you are a dear! 

Alright, my inspiration for today came from the Hallmark film, The Magic of Ordinary Days which is set in the 1940s. Livvy's wardrobe is beautiful and I can see myself copying her look again in the coming weeks and months. For my outfit I picked out a floral blouse that felt very Livvy like (since she wears a lot of floral prints); a navy skirt (one of her main colors that she wears); and then accessorized with a vintage hat, drop earrings, and a cameo necklace. See dressing in an inspired vintage look isn't too hard. *smile* You see, to make it more of a challenge for me, I didn't wear any of my 1940s dresses that I've made over the years, as that is too easy to me -- plus this event is supposed to be a challenge and not a-piece-of-cake. *grin* 

(Also, I've been meaning to mention that all of my indoor outfit pictures are taken inside my parents bedroom, and not mine. Once me & my sister, Hanne-col are finished rearranging all the furniture in our room & reorganize it a bit -- I'll be doing a room tour video/post.)

Floral Blouse -- Kohl's

Navy Blue Skirt -- Thrifted

Belt -- Vintage

Plum Tights -- JCP or Kohl's

Oxfords -- ModCloth

Hat -- Vintage

Earrings -- Little Black Bag

Cameo Necklace -- Portobello Road Market

You can link up your 1940s inspired outfit below. Remember to link to your outfit post, and not your main blog link. Thanks!

TV/Movie Inspired Fashion Event // 1900s - 1920s {Day 1}

Are y'all ready for day one of the TV/Movie Inspired Fashion Event? (I need to come up with a shorter name. Ideas?) I hope you are ready, for today's theme is 1900s - 1920s which gives you/us a wide range of period dramas to choose from. Today I picked the '90s TV Show Christy for my inspiration today, which is a show set in the early 1900s. I've adored Christy Huddleston's wardrobe for years -- ever since I first saw the show, but I don't remember when that was. For a majority part of of the show Christy is wearing a skirt, blouse, and sometimes accessorizes with either a belt or tie/scarf -- very pretty and feminine.

What I'm Wearing

Blouse -- April Cornell

Edwardian Skirt -- Made by Me

Cardigan -- Forever 21

Belt -- Forever 21

Oxford Heels -- Forever 21

Earrings -- Little Black Bag

Lipstick -- Revlon "Pink in the Afternoon"

Nail Polish -- Essence in "Modern Romance"

You can link up your 1900s - 1920s inspired outfit below. Remember to link to your outfit post, and not your main blog address. Thanks! 

My Favorite Beauty Products

I promised y'all last month that I would share my favorite beauty products with you girls, since a bunch of you shared your favorites with me (and several of your favorites are on my beauty shopping list to try out). So with out further ado, my beauty favorites.

- Favorite nail polish brand/color? Some of my favorite brands are: Essie, OPI, Julep, Sally Hansen Insta-dri, Rimmel London. Color wise I enjoy wearing pinks, corals, reds, purples, greys, and mint green. 

- Favorite blush? First off, let me say I'm addicted to blush so I'm always open to trying new brands & colors! My favorite powder blushes are the e.l.f studio line blushes in Mellow Mauve & Tickled Pink, theBalm in Frat Boy, and NYX in Mocha. I've also tried out two cream blushes: Cargo in Key West & Youngblood in Pink Cashmere -- I love them both in the summer for a natural flushed look.

- Favorite lipgloss? Alright, I'm also addicted any & all lip products. I love e.l.f's supershine lipglosses that are only $1 in the summertime, on vacation, or when I'm at the beach. My other favorite glosses are: Bath & Body lipgloss in Strawberry Cosmo, Bare Minerals Marvelous Moxie Lipgloss in Dare Devil, Revlon Super Lustrous lip gloss in Pink Whisper, C.O. Bigelow Mentha Lip Shine, and Mark Glow Baby Glow in Honey & Blow Kisses. 

- Favorite lipstick? I recently started wearing lipstick (as in last fall, before that I was a gloss girl only) and I've come to really enjoy it. I haven't tried too many brands out yet -- Revlon & MaryKay only so far. My favorite's for Revlon are: Pink in the Afternoon, Love that Pink, and Certainly Red. My all time favorite is MaryKay's in Apple Berry. Sometime this year I want to try out MAC lipsticks -- like Ruby Woo. Ooh, I also love NYX's lipstick pencil in Hot Red (this is the only red lipstick I've worn in outfits posts on BF).

For lip butters (which are like a lipstick) I like the Revlon Lip Butters in Candy Apple & Raspberry Pie. I also really like the brand new Maybelline Color Whisper in Rose of Attraction. 

- Favorite lip balm? When my lips aren't too chapped (or under my lipstick) I like: Burts Bees in Mint, eos in Sweet Mint, and YOUDABALM in Coconut. In the cold winter months, or when I'm sick and my lips are really chapped I like C.O. Bigelow's Rose Salve (which you can buy at Bath & Body Works).

- Favorite eyeliner? In pencil form I haven't found the perfect one yet, of course I haven't gone looking for one either. But, I enjoy Starlet Cosmetics eyeliner pencil in black for when I'm in hurry (though it does have fall-out as the day goes on). For liquid eyeliner I enjoy e.l.f's from their $1 line, I also like e.l.f's studio gel eyeliner too.

- Favorite eyeshadow? I adore Wet 'N Wild's eyeshadow trio in Walking on Eggshells. I also like my Stila Merry and Bright palette. Someday I really want to try out Urban Decay's Naked palettes (1, 2, and the Basics).

- Favorite mascara? I'm not really picky about my mascara but some of my favorites are: Tarte's Lights, Camera, Lashes!, Benefit's Badgal Lash & They're Real.  

- Favorite face mask? I've come to adore the Quea Bella face masks at Target! They make my skin feel so silky smooth for days afterwards (and some of them help with my dry flaky skin problem). The flavors I've tried so far are the cucumber peel & the chocolate mask (which smells so yummy!). 

- Favorite face scrubs? I've tried out two so far (and I only use them like once every week, or so) and they are the Clean & Clear Deep Action exfoliating scrub, and the St. Ives Apricot scrub. 

- Favorite body scrub? The lavender sea salt body scrub from Trader Joe's is amazing! All of the girls in our family use it. The scrub has really helped with my dry skin problem & helps make my skin feel all silky smooth. If you have a Trader Joe's near you, you should really pick up some of this scrub to try out.

- Favorite body wash? JASON Organic Body Wash in Lavender or Rose Water, and Bath & Body Works Shower Gel. 

- Favorite Bath & Body Works scent? Hmm...I love the Twisted Peppermint, Pink Chiffon, Sweet Pea, Forever Red, and Pairs Amore.

- Favorite perfume? The only full size bottle I own is a body spray by Bath & Body Works in Pink Chiffon -- which I love. I do own several perfume samples, and I have some favorites that I would love to own in a full size bottle someday. My all-time favorite is Miss Dior by Dior (plus the packaging is adorable!), the runner-up would be Twirl by Kate Spade. Honorable mentions would be (in no order) Forever Red by Bath & Body Works, Wonderstruck by Taylor Swift, Viva La Juicy by Juicy Couture, and Viva La Fleur Juicy by Juicy Couture.    

- Favorite makeup brushes? I've only used e.l.f ones and I like them.

- Favorite makeup brand? Hmm...Revlon, NYX, e.l.f, or Benefit.

Black Dresses for Spring

I don't know about you, but I love wearing dresses, especially in the spring & summer. Now, judging from the title you might not think that a black dress would be the best for warmer months -- but they are very versatile for different occasions (everyday, church, formal events, parties, etc...). Plus you can accessorize black dresses with punches of color, be that with cardigans, scarves, belts, shoes, handbags, necklaces, or just any piece of jewelry.  

Of course, your black dress doesn't have to be solid, it could be in a really cool print like polka-dots, stripes, bows, floral, birds, etc... Now, I really like my polka-dots for dresses (in any color scheme) -- they just fit my style best. *grin* Personally I think every girl needs a basic/simple black dress in her wardrobe. Of course, I haven't found my perfect LBD yet (I need to though). *smile* Anyhow, to give you an idea on how I would style the above polka-dot dress for Spring, let me share a Polyvore set I made for y'all.

Personally, I would wear the polka-dot dress with a jean jacket (love those -- perfect for either those cooler days or nights), define the waist with a belt (you could also use a color one), colorful shoes (I picked flats), a nice classic bag (the one I picked matches the leather of the belt), and some cute earrings (of course, you could use any jewelry of your choice). This outfit would be perfect for shopping with friends, a luncheon date, a picnic, or a concert in the park. Of course, you could just wear this outfit for normal everyday wear too, like to work. Also, instead of leaving the jean jacket sleeves down, why not try rolling them up a bit -- looks cute, stylish, and gives off that somewhat relaxed feeling.

You can find all of the black dresses featured in this post on a site called, New Look. It is an UK based company that sells some adorable clothing for fairly reasonable prices (they have a wide range of black dresses -- something for everyone). You should really check their site out.

Have you found your perfect LBD yet?

Sunday Style: Zooey Deschanel as Jess in "New Girl" Inspired OOTD

Today's outfit that I wore to Church is a perfect example on how the TV/Movie Inspired Fashion Event works. I took a picture of Zooey's character in New Girl that I found on Pinterest (as I've never seen the show) to create and inspired "Jess" outfit. In the picture "Jess" is wearing a green gingham button-down and a navy/black(?) skirt, from that picture I took those elements, plus added others that seemed very much like her: polka-dot tights, colorful flats, crossbody bag, etc... (all from studying pictures found on the internet). You can do this with any movie, or TV show for the event -- your goal is to just capture the feeling of the outfit you are copying/getting inspiration from. Make sense?  

What I'm Wearing

Gingham Button-down -- J.Crew Factory

Navy Skirt -- Secondhand

Belt -- Vintage

Pearl Necklace -- c/o OASAP

Polka-dot Tights -- Target

Green Flats -- Ruche

Watch -- Betsy Johnston @ JCP

Bracelet -- J.Crew

Earrings -- Kohl's

Nail Polish -- Rimmel London in Steel Grey

OOTD + Ramblings

::What I'm Wearing::
Floral Dress -- Made by Me
Chambray Button-down -- T.J.Maxx
Anchor Necklace -- Forever 21
Bow Earrings -- Forever 21
Cowgirl Boots -- Christmas Gift
Green Tights -- JCP

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I also have some updates about the Movie/TV inspired fashion event. You do not have to have any sewing skills to do this event, as we aren't going for perfect replicas of movie/TV costumes. The goal of the event is to take things that are already in your closet, or you can buy some things if you want, to create inspired everyday outfits. You also don't need vintage clothing to do this event either. Just dig around in your closets to find things that will work for each theme -- accessories will be your best friends for this event! Also, you don't have to stick to the list of movies/shows I gave in the blog schedule -- you can use your own favorites for each theme/genre.