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Fall Essentials

Today was a beautiful foggy day in London, check out my view! I’ve always really loved the fog, and I’ve been spoiled in terms of gray weather; London, Paris, Monterey, San Francisco…all gray, foggy cities.

Anyway, now that I am in a thoroughly Autumnal mood, I thought I’d post my fall essentials list.

  • Leopard print crop jacket from Topshop. As far as I’m concerned, leopard print is ALWAYS an essential. I’ve been wearing this jacket way too often.
  • Comme des Garcon‘s “Wonderwood“. I already rambled on about it here and here but I think its the perfect fall fragrance…very warm and not flowery at all.
  • Nars matte red lipstick…I’m really liking red lips right now, even though I didn’t used to be a lipstick person. Now I wear it almost every day.
  • Doc Marten Divas. I don’t actually own these, but I love them and I think they would fit in nicely with my fall wardrobe (HA! Excuses).
  • Bandanas/Head scarves. My hair is in that awkward growing out period. Actually its been in that awkward stage for over a year now but the best way to keep me from hacking it all off in frustration is to cover it with a scarf.
  • Peter-Pan collars. I’m not sure why but I love these little collars on everything lately…this one is Topshop but its funner to find vintage dresses with this feature.

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Inspiration

I’m definitely a blush girl more than a bronzer girl. I do not tan by any means, I just freckle and burn and get pink, so “golden glow” is not my thing. I lean towards the cooler sheer mauve sorts of blush shades. Also, I hate lipstick. The only thing I can stand on my lips in non-greasy chapstick or lipstain. 

bronzer look 1However, this look from a Dominic Jones Jewelry shoot made me want to run out and buy a nice dark bronzer and clown red lipstick. It’s obviously not a casual look but I love how aggressive and honest the makeup is; its about clean lines and definition rather than blending and softness. 

look 2

In the same shoot I found then that there was an alternative to the bright lip (which I will never pull off), which is to play up the eyes. Again, a little dramatic.

Finally, we have a compromise. This picture (below) doesn’t show it that well but she has the same dark contouring bronzer line that I am inspired by, without too much on the lips or eyes. 

bronzer 3

I’m thinking this is an awesome look for fall, because matte appears to be coming back in after such a sparkly season as well as neutral grays for the eyes…so what do you think, ditch the pink and go with shadowy brown cheekbones or is it too bold for everyday?

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