Auctions!

Finally. I finally put something up on auction after years of inactivity. And here it is.

What Goes Around Comes Around - Tangerine Dream Shift Dress
Size 0
done for Anthropologie. Comes with sewn on new buttons as well as two of the original buttons (the 3rd one broke)

Just because you're a size zero in college and you make it past your freshman year without gaining 15 pounds doesn't mean you've made it past all the weight obstacles life will offer. What's worse was that I bought this dress when I couldn't even fasten it properly because it was missing a button. It's also not good to have pride in your size...because of how small it is. Seriously, this is probably one of the few instances where it's not good to have confidence in numbers. As such, this dress has never been worn...tried on a few times, but never worn out. I look like a sausage in it. Such a shame...because it's so nice, but for it to fit the way I'd like it to - I'd have to shave my hip bones down, because losing weight alone won't do it

sun punched face

So, my sister got married. That was awesome. The oversize dress I got worked out in the end because I wasn't able to eat that much :( If I was wearing a size smaller, I most certainly would have passed out from all the dancing. That was June 12th. Pictures to come as soon as the photographer sends them. Best lesson learned from the wedding: it might be a good idea to have a back up or reserve DJ in case his ex-girlfriend is at the wedding. It's hard to maintain professionalism after a recent break up. Among other observations, there are actually a lot of good, upbeat, sad-in-theme-but-happy-in-tune songs. Break ups are pretty common music fodder, they may as well make it the best break up song ever. Here's a sample list:

Smokey Robinson & The Miracles - Tears of a Clown
Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons - Beggin' (Pilooski edit)
Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons - Let's Hang On
George Michael - Careless Whisper
The Cardigans - Lovefool
When in Rome - The Promise

and the list goes on. My sister and I had good fun putting together a "recently broken up, but still thinking about you" list.


Anywho, I haven't been able to do much lately because I got sunburned---on the face. :(

The sun certainly did more than kiss it. I can't buy make up, or try on clothes without this semi-permanent blush affecting my perception. So, I have to switch back to things that I've known I wanted for a while:

foams heads
a hat rack
the Black Betsey Johnson Little Bow Pleat satchel


yeah baby. yeah

The look of AWESOMENESS

Truly, the one quality that will make anyone look good is knowing that something good is going to happen. :)

I was driving back to Austin from San Antonio, dropped by the Cosmetics Store Outlet - because I had to: it's the best deal when looking for good quality makeup brushes.

I get home and get ready to prep my sample lesson and then I get a call back from the principal of the school that I wanted to work at. And I'm offered a contract!! Score! Who has a job lined up? I have a job lined up. I suppose it's not official until the paperwork is signed, but I don't think anything I can do to my face could make me look better than that.

So, I go back to my room and I'm happy, I have my makeup, and my job. Then I realize that they gave me the wrong color eye shadow (sigh)

eye painting

I haven't abandoned my blog. Just been busy. Personally, I didn't think helping out with SOMEONE ELSE'S wedding would take up as much of my time as it does. I've been traveling between cities a lot and I'm so tired at the end of my day, I can't even finish the last 25 pages of the book I'm reading. Pitiful.

Anyway, I love Sephora. I can spend a good chunk of time there. I also have an acquaintance that works at MAC who always tells us to not shop at Sephora for what come off as fairly biased reasons.

I remember a long time ago (so long I can't find the blog) I blogged over my excitement in procuring the Smashbox Mother Earth Palette that was done exclusively for Sephora. It had 4 pretty awesome shades of eyeshadow and and orangey blush. Made from cornstarch and other natural ingredients, no parabens and all that jazz.

I've been acquiring a lot of eye shadow lately as I have been learning to get more comfortable with going crazy with eye shadow combinations. Most of the colors I acquire happen to be MAC. Recently, I put MAC to the test against the dark brown from my Mother Earth Palette - oh yes, I went to a night club. Using two colors on my lid, by the end of the night, only the MAC color stayed on it's own. I don't know if it has to do with the nature of "all natural" eye shadows, but right now, the Mother Earth Palette is just an eye shadow mixer for me.