How to rock a popsicle pout

  The preferred treat of the summer is hands down the popsicle, but who knew your cherry stained lips were on trend? As the heat intensifies so does the color, so it's no wonder bright lips are all over the fashion scene.

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Start off with matte skin, add a good coat of mascara, a little bronzer on your cheekbones and a pretty-in-pink lipstick! Swoon.

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Start off with a BB cream to cover up any acne and even out a skin tone. BB creams are wonderful because they give all the coverage as foundation but they feel lighter. Add mascara, a thin line of eyeliner on the upper lash line, coral blush and a tangerine lipstick.

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Warning, this look is not for the faint of heart. Start with dewy (not oily) skin by using a product like NARS Sheer Glow Foundation for full coverage and a light glow. Next use an eyeliner pen to draw on fierce cat-eyes, paint your digits the darkest black you have and apply your red-hot lipstick.

There is much fault to be found in our stars

Today I wasn't inspired by a song title, but rather a quote from my favorite book, The Fault in Our Stars by John Green. If you haven't read it, I suggest you get your butt to Barnes & Noble, because it is phenomenal!
Great books aside, today was extremely tiring. I was at school until 6:30 because I had a yoga class, and I'm pretty much tired as... A really tired person? I suck at metaphors.
Moving on from bad metaphors, how've you all been since we've last spoke? I do apologize for my absence, I just got really busy and lazy over the weekend. Just try to imagine what I wore! I know it's not the same, but it's all I've got. To make you feel better, I have some beautiful selfies for you to gaze at today!

Attempting to be a cat

Meow!

In all my pictures I look slightly insane. I think it's because I sat on my glasses and they're now lopsided.

Derp

Que the Michael Jackson "hee hee!"

There you go, narwhals. In conclusion, I'm a goofball, I'm currently watching Baggage Battles, I'm a lazy bum and I like cats. Bing, bang, boom.

Cat ears// Urban Outfitters
Plaid shirt// H&M
Dress// Nordstrom
Tights// I don't even remember
Boots// Nordstrom

Don't you forget about me

Guess what day it is...

 Hello folks, today is February 14th, and that can only mean one thing. 'Tis Valentine's day! The day of chocolate and flowers and love! And what better way to spend it than toting a cardboard cutout around with you all day? Yes, it's true. I'm a directioner. If that makes you dislike me, then so be it. Nothing can stop my love for those goofs.

Harry's creeping in the back

Don't mind Sophie's thumb in the corner there...

My friend Claire looked adorable with her cutout, so I thought I'd include her in this post of love!

Blurry face

There you have it, folks. My Valentine's Day duds. Told you it would be something to see! Along with the cutout I brought chocolate cupcakes and hand written letters to my friends, along with special gifts for my Valentines (Sophie and my other friend Claire. I have two friends named Claire. And now you know.) Over all it was a good day!

Cutout// Justice
Vest// Forever 21
Peplum// Nordstom
Skirt// Nordstrom
Tights// Nordstrom
Shoes// Crossroads Trading Co. (thrift store)

All the pretty girls on a Saturday night

  Continuing with the theme of posting song lyrics as titles, I'm using the some All The Pretty Girls by Fun. as my title today. It's funny, I like Fun.'s older album so much more than their newer one. There's too much autotune on the new one.
  I'm watching Criminal Minds right now oh my goodness he just stabbed a hooker.
   Sorry, tangents.
   You're in luck, narwhals! Today I wore a super fun outfit today, so you get some major eye candy. Yay! My past few were kind of boring and mundane, so I channeled all of my creativity into this. And my V-Day outfit. Wait'll you see that one!
    Before I get to the pictures, I'd like to apologize for the picture quality. It sucks that my first great OOTD post was taken by me and a mirror, but my photographer (AKA my mom) is in Seattle for a psychology convention, so I have so make do with what I've got.

This skirt is hands down my best thrift store find ever. It's a sunny yellow high waisted skirt with gypsy caravans all over! It's a shame you can't see it too well...

Wow I suck at this

More sucking

  And there you have it, folks! My cute outfit of the day. I somehow managed to cut my feet out in every single shot, but during the day I was wearing black studded Steve Maddens, but when I took the pictures I was wearing pink suede Jeffery Campbell Lita booties. Uninteresting-interesting facts by Janae. Anyways, yeah. This is my life. Hopefully tomorrow I can get one of my friends to photograph me or summat.
   Until then,
Stay gold, Ponyboy

-Janae

Sweater// Nordstrom
Bralette// Nordstrom
Skirt// Red Light (vintage store)
Tights// Nordstrom
Boots// Steve Madden

Footloose and Fancy Free

   What inspired the title for this post, you may ask? Because the song Footloose was on the radio when I came home from school. That's it. Pretty unremarkable.
   Anticlimaxes aside, I want to share something very personal about myself with you all. Why would I post my deepest darkest secrets on the internet, you ask? The answer is very simple. This thing isn't a secret to me. It's not something I'm trying to hide. It's not something I care to kept locked up, because I'm not ashamed, I'm not embarrassed and I really think it's not a big deal.
   Last year I was diagnosed with clinical depression and started taking prescription meds for it. At the time it felt like a huge relief, because I always knew something was off with me, I just never knew what. Depression runs in the family so I could've seen it coming, I just never knew it was a possibility. The meds helped immensely, and depression doesn't take over my life anymore, so I'm glad for that!
At the risk of sounding like a Cymbalta commercial, I'm going to move on.
   Clothes! Outfits! Happy stuff! Yay.

My cat finally decided to cooperate. Congratulations, Cricket. You're famous.

 Today I wanted to be comfortable and cute, and what better way to go about that than with a maxi skirt? I've actually never owned a maxi skirt until now (behind on the trend, I know) and I never really liked the look until I saw this one at Nordstrom's junior department, BP (no, BP is not paying me to talk about their stuff all the time. I just like it.). What I liked about this skirt is that it's a wooly sweater material which makes it perfect for winter! Sadly, I won't be able to wear it in the summer, but I live in Oregon so it's almost never summer.

And here we see Cricket trying to wiggle out of my grasp.

Of course my mom had to take the picture when I looked down...

   There you have it folks. My outfit of the day from 2/11/13. Hope you enjoy, and stay tuned for some grade A Valentine's Day posts!
   Until we meet again,
Janae

Sweater// Urban Outfitters 
Cami// Nordstrom
Skirt// Nordstrom 
Shoes// Converse

Prom? Nordstrom? Blasphemy!

 Alright narwhals, I've got something near and dear to my heart that I must share with you. Nordstrom's junior department, BP is currently selling prom dresses! If you're wondering why I'm so buzzed about this, it's because I'm on the BP fashion board. What is the BP fashion board? What is the BP fashion? What is the BP? What is the? What is? What?
 BP fashion board is a board of high school age kids (mostly girls but there's one guy) who meet once a month at a certain BP location to talk about trends, fashion news and upcoming things in BP. I don't think all states have a board, but Oregon does, so yippee! A month or two ago we talked about prom at one of the meetings and what we'd think about BP selling prom dresses, and now they're selling them! It feels really cool to see that Nordstrom has been listening to our feedback and took it into consideration.
 I've looked at the dresses and they're all really beautiful! There are tons of styles online for every body type and every price point!
Of course, I didn't mention this just to give Nordstrom a shoutout. I also wanted to share some of my favorite dresses!

Trixxi Sequin&Tulle Party Dress, $78.00

I absolutely adore this dress. Everything about it works for me. The sequins, the tulle at the bottom, the color, the silhouette. Of all the dresses they have, I think this one is my favorite. I'd pair it with glittery gold pumps to match the top of the dress and a wavy side fishtail braid.

As U Wish Strapless Sequin Ombre Mermaid Gown, $118.00

This dress really stood out to me because I love the ombre effect with the sequins. It really looks like a mermaid's dress! It would look really good on a tall and slim girl with strappy silver heels and wavy long hair, like a mermaid. This would also look fantastic on a girl with teal tips on her hair!

Hailey by Adriana Papell Embellished Jersey Gown, $129.00

This dress is absolutely stunning. It's very sophisticated with a little sex appeal from the lace cutout and the leg slit. It would look gorgeous with a red pump, red lip, cat eye and a deep side part.

Jessica McClintock Strapless Lace & Tulle Dress, $115.00

I love how adorable this dress is. It's really playful and fun but the black lace gives it some sophistication. Really great for prom. This one would look great with black heels and a voluptuous top bun.

Pisarro Nights Beaded Illusion Cocktail Dress, $148.00

Of course I love this dress. Though it doesn't scream "prom", how could I pass up a 20's style flapper dress? Love it. It evokes thoughts of hazy speakeasies and chill jazz bars. This one would look great with t-strap heels, a faux bob (there are some great tutorials on youtube) and a cute headband. Avoid feathered headbands and feather boas so it doesn't look like you're wearing a costume.