The Afore-Mentioned Fabric

This is the beautiful fabric I bought last weekend at the Portsmouth Fabric Company. From left to right:

Belle Collection:
Gothic Rose in Turquoise
Crysanthemum in Olive
Gothic Rose in Burgundy
Coriander in Blue

Lotus Collection:
Geisha Fans in Olive
Wallflower in Sky

Lovely!

This Week's Face

I also mentioned doing a post on a makeup look once a week, and I had time this morning, so I did something fun. I'm totally obsessed with my new eyeliner from Clarins, and I've done something with it the past three days. This morning, since I didn't have to work, I did something a little more out there.



Here's what I did!

Face: No foundation today, because my face is looking okay. But I still wanted something to even things out a bit, so after concealing any little spots with Chanel ProLumiere Concealer in Light, I whipped out my Chanel Hydramax+Active Tinted Moisturizer (from here on, everything is Chanel unless I specify otherwise). I just smoothed that on with my fingers. The blush is called Reflex, it's a really nice orangey peach with gold flecks (it's also discontinued). Other than my cheeks, I also dusted a little blush on my forehead and nose.

Eyes: From the lash line to just above the crease, I applied the darker purple shade from the Star-Dust Duo (dusted that along my lower lash line too). At the inner corners, I used the pink from the Flash-Back duo, pretty much just around the insides of my eyes. Along the lash line, I smudged on the purple from Flash-Back. I also intensified my lower lash line with the Stylo Yeux in Violine. The turquoise is Clarins' new waterproof crayon that goes on as smooth as a khol pencil. I drew a pretty broad line with the end winged out past my eyes (oooo, cat-eye)! The mascara is Inimitable in Noir-Indigo.

Lips: With an eye as bright as this, a nudish pink gloss will do: Glossimer in Sundress! Done!

Hope you liked it! :)

Introducing: The Playlist of the Week!

I have a great new idea that I think will be fun! So I'm always creating playlists for theoretical events and situations, because I love to orchestrate an event right down to the smallest detail (coordinating my frilly toothpicks and napkins with the colors of the beverages). I will weekly present a playlist of 15 or more songs. I plan to do this until I run out of imaginary scenarios for which one would need a specialized playlist. This week, the event is:

Swanky Uptown Retro Soiree

Sexe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Line Renaud
Call Me . . . . . . . . . . The New Classic Singers
Mayo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ana Laan
Leisure Suite . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Feist
Fly Me to the Moon . . . . . . . . Astrud Gilberto
Insensatez . . . . . . . . . . . . . Maria Creuza
Me Echaras De Menos . . . . . . . . . . . Ana Laan
Blue Bossa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ana Caram
Vivo Sonhando . . . . . . . . . . . Astrud Gilberto
Minha Flor . . . . . . . . . . . . . Luca Mundaca
Girl From Ipanema . . . . . . . . . Astrud Gilberto
Innapropriate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ana Laan
Something in the Air Between Us . . . Sophie Milman
Quiet Nights (Corvocado) . . . . . Blossom Dearie
Low-tech Lady . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ana Laan


This music makes me want to don a black shift, sip something from a ritzy glass, and make charming conversation while gesturing in a way that draws attention to my cat-eye liner, nude lips, and marvelously bejeweled beehive (a classy beehive-- lately the reputation of teased hair has suffered because certain rehab-destined people have sported it, but big hair is still classy). If your next dinner party needs that certain je ne sais quoi, this is the perfect sonic backdrop for a sexy little gathering of polished people in a properly dim setting. Especially if you favor drinks that require tonic. One last thing: the last four songs are excellent for after all the guests have gone home and that stimulating someone has stayed to help "clean up" (hint: the dishes can wait till morning-- evenings are for romance).

Fabric Fever

Yesterday at the Portsmouth Fabric Company:

How I wish the camera did not jet off on my parents' camping trip! But alas, I am without it, so I can't take a picture of the absolutely GORGEOUS Amy Butler fabrics I got yesterday. Most are from her "Belle" collection, which I still love, even if it's not the newest one. I saw her new Midwest Modern collection too, and while I like the patterns and shapes, I'm not nuts about the pastels. I also got a peek at her Nigella home dec collection, and the fabrics in the "Water" palette are just GORGEOUS. I just love her fabric in general. But I can't buy a truckload of $10-a-yard fabric, so I had to settle for a yard of two of them and then fat quarters of the other four I liked. I'll hopefully have some new items posted on my etsy. It still looks like winter on there! I also plan to take a photo of my pretty fabric when the camera comes back, so it will be here on Tuesday or so!

Regarding the Chanel Exam:

I got a 100! Wowee! Luckily I impressed our Regional whatever-she-is, Patty. I forgot to mention that at the Chanel Basic School, my astuteness impressed the Education Executive such that she e-mailed a bunch of people in the company about me, and went so far as to say that I was the kind of person they were looking for at Chanel, and that she couldn't wait to see me grow in the company! I was very happy, so I hope it doesn't sound like I'm tooting my own horn-- it's just nice to have people see that kind of potential in me!

As soon as I have something created with those lovely fabrics, you better believe I'll be posting it!

In desperate need of structure

So as you can see, I have been superbad at posting here lately (or for the past month?), so I really need to make some kind of plan. As in "Once a week, I'll post one of each of these: a food item, a music video, and a makeup look, and then whatever else I happen to care about." So maybe that's what I'll do. It will at least keep things interesting.

I have my Chanel exam today at work, which ought to be good. It takes 3 hours, I'm told, and it's EXHAUSTIVE. I'm not really nervous. Oh, I guess I never posted anything about Chanel school. Well, it was awesome! I won seven prizes in the three days, plus we each got a gift bag at the end with some products.

I saw Prince Caspian on Saturday night, and it was excellent. I can't think of any particular criticism. I've heard people complain about some additions to the screenplay that weren't in the book, but as a lover of C.S. Lewis's series, I have to say I don't have any gripes. The Voyage of the Dawn Treader is expected to come out in 2010, so I can't wait to see that one, as it's one of my favorite books!

So the other day I was reading Spin and I discovered that Scarlett Johansson has an album out called Anywhere I Lay My Head-- it's all Tom Waits covers. I listened to the 30-second previews that iTunes offers, though I was skeptical. Although I felt her vocals left a bit to be desired, the arrangements were good-- very dreamy. Good sonic backdrop to a philosophical discussion!

I have bought some music lately that is just great. Stars is a new discovery; I'll leave you with an excellent and beautiful song/video that kind of reminds me of Eternal Sunshine because of the whole lying on the ice thing. Enjoy!