cows and composition books

Tommy Hilfiger dress, Ross

Haitian Beads earrings

       Friday was Picture Day at school. I have to admit that I totally forgot - I would have worn lipstick (vs. tinted lip balm) and worn my hair down otherwise! I might have also switched out my gigantic earrings for more restrained ones. Just one more dorky school photo to add to my collection, I suppose.

      I will henceforth call this dress my "composition book dress," since one of my students commented that I looked like a composition book. I didn't think about it when I bought it, but I can see how the small floral print resembles the spotted cover of a notebook. Another student chimed in that I also looked like a cow, but I'll overlook that one ... ;) 

     I know you can't tell with the headless photos, but I've been wearing makeup to work for the last three weeks, which I think is the longest amount of time that I've worn makeup consistently. The makeup, admittedly, is minimal - foundation, mascara on curled lashes, and tinted lip balm. I'm happy with this amount for now - after 3 weeks, I can slap this on by rote, but I was thinking that I'd eventually like to branch out a bit. My makeup goals: 

•  find a good primer. I had an ELF one that made me look smooth and glowy, but also left my skin red. Right now I just use Aveeno moisturizer then apply organic sunscreen. 
•     find a lipstick that doesn't dry my lips out. I don't mind the color (singular, ha!) I have, but I have trouble wearing it for a full week - after a day or two, I have to switch back to lip balms.
•      amp up the eye makeup a bit. I'm still confused on how to best apply makeup for my kind of eye, and liquid eyeliner terrifies me. I also need an eyeshadow primer to combat creasing. 

experimentation

dress, thrifted

earrings, Haitian Beads

bracelets, DIY and boutique

     Third-day-of-school outfit. I don't own a lot of aloha print clothing, so when I bought this dress I was excited about wearing it to work on Aloha Fridays. Thanks to a Savers sale, I scored this for $4. I wasn't sure about the dolman-style cut of the bodice, but for that price I was willing to give it a try. That's one thing I enjoy about thrift shopping - it lets me experiment with different styles. I don' want to spend tons of money on iffy things, but a risk now and then can be fun and add some variety to my closet.

   The finishing touch was gigantic yellow earrings - the dress doesn't quite have yellow in it, but I thought it harmonized with the tans in the print.

obsolete

Michael Kors shirt, hand-me-down from sis

Haitian Beads earrings

petite bootcut jeans, Banana Republic Factory Store

    To my dismay, my much-loved Salt Works jeans are giving out. I don't mind my straight-leg and skinny jeans, but I've realized that nothing is quite as comfortable as a pair of bootcuts in a very stretchy fabric. Skinnies reign supreme right now, but I'm going to be stubborn and stick to my obsolete favorite. These aren't quite what I'd consider to be a true bootcut, but I'll take what I can get.    
    

     I've realized that I don't like big hoops - at least once a day, when fussing with my hair, I catch my fingers in one and that makes me worry that I'm going to pull it out of my ear one day. However, I thought these were a fun accessory that played up the yellow in the shirt's print.
      What "out" silhouette or cut are you fond of?