Bright in White

 

 

 

 

I love white for summer. It's cool, its light, and it looks really nice next to a tan.

Ok, maybe I need to go get a tan.... I'll start working on that. ;)

Stay beautiful,
Ren

Classic Summer

Ah! Summer is finally here. Shorts, swimsuits and sandals....be still my heart! Here's today's look...

In this shot, I'm wearing what may just be the best invention in make up products (but feel free to argue in the comments below). I have discovered the tinted lip shimmer from Burt's Beeswax. It's a great product. This outfit and my plans were too casual for a lipstick, so I used this instead. The shade is "Merlot". It tastes minty and makes your lips feel cool. So it's perfect for summer... cool and simple. And added benefit is it doesn't smear off in an unsightly way like lipstick will (leaving a strange lip-liner look) when you eat. Considering lunch with friends was on the agenda, this worked out nicely. I will have to buy more shades of this.  

 This has become my new "cheat" for getting ready in the mornings. In order to have an extra go-round with the snooze button, I skipped drying my hair and went for this quick and easy style:

1. Brush your hair over to one side, leaving a part somewhere around the outside corner of your eye.
2. Then worked your fingers through the hair to break up the wet strands. Then french braid down the side. I pulled some of my bangs into the braid to reduce some of their bulk. Remember to start an inch or two from your hairline, so you can pull hair from both sides of the braid.
3. Tie off the nape of your neck with a neutral colored hair band.
4. Tease the hair in the pony tail and twist it into a messy bun. Add bobby pins, and spray the whole thing down with hairspray. (I used Sunsilk Hold Me Forever, Serious Hold) And you're done!

So, what do you consider the best makeup invention of all time? Comment below!

Stay Beautiful,
Ren

Things to Come

You might have noticed that I hadn't been posting outfit shots for a while. This is where my mind has been for the past few weeks:

Sanibel Island, Florida. Between packing, getting everything done before I left, and just wanting to escape the gloomy weather that had been plaguing Atlanta, I just really wasn't that inspired to post anything.

But I'm back! And now I've got a tan and a collection of outfit shots from the beach (just as soon as I remember which suitcase the camera was in...). Summer is finally on its way. After months of trying to survive until the fashion shows would run and Vogue would start printing the summer ads, the time for sandals and shorts has finally arrived! Stay tuned!