Black and Blue

Baseball Jacket: Forever 21. Metallic Sweater: H&M (similar). Skinny Jeans: 7 for all Mankind. Motorcycle Boots: Jimmy Choo. Bucket Bag: Alexander Wang. Sunnies: Karen Walker. Necklace: Jennifer Hoodenpyle. Bracelets: Lily and Laura, Bfrend by Monika. Rings: J.Crew Madewell, David Yurman, Alex Monroe. Nails: c/o Julep.

Today I am wearing a necklace from the lovely Jen Hoodenpyle's etsy shop. I'm sure you all have seen the images of hand painted jewelry blowing up all over Pinterest and Instagram, but Jen truely takes it the next level. She painstakingly paints the most incredible vintage jewels, giving them new life. All of her pieces are utterly unique and I dare you not to spend an excessive amount of time deliberating which piece you like best. I'm already itching to add to my collection and have been eyeing this neon bad boy. I think it's  worth mentioning that this talented Texas gal is also a total sweetheart, and included the sweetest note with my purchase. You can check out her latest work here.

*note this is not a sponsored post, I just truly love Jen's work and wanted to share :)

Cat Woman Unmasked

As soon as I saw this editorial on theGlamourai.com, I knew that I had to replicate it for my Cat Woman costume! At first, I was a little intimidated to just start free handing an eyeliner mask on my face (mere hours before I was supposed to be at a costume party without a backup plan). However, with a little liquid courage and the steady hand of my bff Christina, drawing on this mask was a breeze! First, I used Urban Decay's Shadow Primer Potion as a base for the eyeliner and to prevent creases. Maybelline's Ultra Liner Waterproof Eyeliner was the perfect choice for the mask, it stayed perfectly in place all night. Next I filled in my waterline with Buxom's Insider Eyeliner and topped off my lids with Chanel's Mirifique Shadow for a little extra shimmer. Et viola, a mere 30 minutes later I was ready to head to my party! I'm not going to lie, I can't wait to come up with another excuse to paint that mask on again. I hope everyone had a fun and safe Halloween!

PS. At the end of the night I used Kate Somerville's True Lash Make Up Remover and I was good to go.

Happy Halloween!

Happy Halloween SideSmilers! What's on everyone's agendas? I am going to my last college costume party...I hope y'all have as much fun pretending to be someone else tonight as I do :) 

Illustration via Blair Breitenstein