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By allie, on August 30th, 2010
Keep the e-mail submissions coming! I have a full iTunes playlist that doesn’t get nearly enough use & it’s definitely feeling pretty sad & lonely right now. I haven’t done a Monday Mixtape in a few weeks, partially because of my hiatus & partially because my playlists were starting to feel a little dull. So, last month I went CD shopping & I picked up some awesome new music. Super excited! Instead of picking from one of the suggestions, I’m going to use one of my own. Just this once.
Goodbye summer & hello fall. I love your hats & boots & adorable scarves & the leaves changing colors. This is a playlist to listen to while jumping into a huge pile of red & gold leaves while wearing adorable boots & mittens.
1.) Hail to Whatever You Found in the Sunlight That Surrounds You – Rilo Kiley (The Execution of All Things)
2.) New Slang  – The Shins (Oh, Inverted World)
3.) Sleep The Clock Around – Belle & Sebastian (The Boy With The Arab Strap)
4.) Secret Heart – Feist (Let It Die)
5.) Honey  – The Hush Sound (Goodbye Blues)
6.) Love & Communication – Cat Power (The Greatest)
7.) Constant Knot – City & Colour (Bring Me Your Love)
8.) Colours – Hot Chip (The Warning)
9.) Lost Girls – Tilly & The Wall (Bottoms of Barrels)
10.) Never Destroy Us – The Dears (No Cities Left)
I’m so excited about sleeping in on chilly fall mornings & wearing cardigans & chunky sweaters. I’m still waiting for the first morning that I head out to my car & can see my breath.
WHAT WOULD YOUR FALL MIX INCLUDE?
By allie, on August 30th, 2010
Because I haven’t been able to leave the house, I’ve had a lot of time to virtual window shop. Even though I haven’t felt the first crisp breezes of Fall in the air yet, I’ve been thinking a lot about it’s arrival. I love (almost) everything about summer, but fall is my favorite season, hands down. Being on the East coast, you really get the full effect of every changing season & that’s one of my favorite things about home. I love cardigans and scarves, hats of all shapes and sizes and knee-high boots over tights.
Gala Darling called her fashion direction for fall “Gossip Girl on Acid” & Nubby Twiglet said she was going for “I Am An Urban Warrior & I Just Survived the Apocalypse“. I guess if I had to put a name to where I want to go this fall, fashion wise, I would call it “Witch Baby: Down the Rabbit Hole”. If you’re not familiar with <a href=”http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0064470652?ie=UTF8&tag=httpwwwlitt0d-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=0064470652″>Witch Baby </a><img src=”http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=httpwwwlitt0d-20&l=as2&o=1&a=0064470652″ width=”1″ height=”1″ border=”0″ alt=”" style=”border:none !important; margin:0px !important;” />… well, first I would probably stand there, staring at you open mouthed for a few seconds & then I would tell you to get thee to the library & read everything you can get your hands on by Francesca Lia Block & not to talk to me until you’d finished.
Seriously, go do it.
WITCH BABY: DOWN THE RABBIT HOLE
I am really loving mixing structured pieces with loose, unstructured and flowing pieces. Cardigans with big pearl buttons mixed with trendy skinny jeans & a pair of killer heels. I love bright colored crinolines underneath of neutral skirts for a pop of funk. I love big, funky necklaces & adorable ankle socks with everything. Patterned tights & bows & headbands & accessorizing to the max. I’m finally comfortable with myself & my body & fall 2010 is the perfect time to fearlessly explore my own, personal style. Instead of sticking with boring, neutral jeans & t-shirt combination, it’s time to explore & wear attention-drawing pieces that I never would have touched a year ago. Pieces that I thought existed only in the realm of “skinny” girls.
I want to incorporate huge bows & layered skirts, funky leggings & ruffles all over the place into my “look” this fall. Adorable, whimsical pieces & impossible heels. Scarves that wrap around & around & sparkles & sequins everywhere. Old oxford shoes & antique, granny pins & broaches. I want lots of funky pieces to offset my regular old standbys & a closet full of color. I’ve tried having a “standard” color pallet to work from but I’m just too all over the place to have a fixed set of colors I’m forced to choose from. I need spontaneity & change & to be able to re-invent myself on a whim. If I end up with a few stray pieces, so be it. It just forces me to be more creative.
Vintage floral pieces with trendy (p)leather biker jackets, adorable knit hats & gauzy winterized “summer” dresses are absolutely a must. I love big, messy, teased hair with an impeccably pulled together & classy make up. I love the idea of barely constrained chaos, a mess with a purpose. Thrift store finds are a must for me this fall, it’s a cheap way to update your wardrobe, especially with one of a kind accessories & pieces that I won’t ever be able to find in a store. I also love the hunt of thrift stores. It can take an hour to find something amazing, sifting through everything to find that one, awesome, diamond-in-the-rough. Plaid, lots of plaid and long, hem skimming jackets & curled hair & red lips. These are absolutely necessary. For sure.
& hats!! I have always, always been a hat person. I love the idea of celebrating my unbirthday in an adorable sequined top hat & a gauzy, ephemeral nightie. And on that note, I am also very big into wearing nighties & lingerie as stand alone clothing pieces. A silk camisole tucked into a pair of high waist pants or a lacy nightie with a pair of thick, wool stockings & a blazer.
Looking at all of these pictures & saving links & bookmarking pages & pages of outfits that I am absolutely in love with makes me even more excited for that first, crisp fall breeze in the air. The first whiff of bonfire smoke & the leaves changing colors on my drive to work. Fall has always been my absolute favorite season, I just wish it could last longer!
WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE FALL STYLE? PICS OR IT DIDN’T HAPPEN!
By allie, on August 28th, 2010
Things have been hectic & crazy since I finally went back to work a little over two weeks ago. It feels good to be getting out of the house, but between screwing up my routine so badly during my month off & lugging those heavy boots around, I’ve been exhausted. More than exhausted, if that’s possible. I’m finally getting back into the swing of things, but setting my own schedule for an entire month made me realize that I want to work from home. I want to be my own boss & I’m willing to do anything to make that happen.
It’s something that’s been a really long time coming, now I just have to figure out how to achieve that goal. I’ve set myself a six month deadline… because, well, I work best under pressure. Maybe? I hope? & I’ve decided to put it out there on the internet, because now I can’t fail. Because if I fail, I have to answer to the entire internet. & you know how much I hate disappointing the internets.
In the midst of this hiatus to re-group, re-focus & concentrate on how to achieve this new goal, I’ve written a two page long list of things to write about. & I’ll get to all that, seriously. I will. Even though I’m a horrible, terrible slacker who procrastinates like it’s my job. I will get to every single one of them. Probably. Maybe. Tomorrow?
But for now, I’m too busy falling in love with fall. I’ve been window shopping my heart out & saving pictures of my fall “direction” left & right. It’s been so excited to step outside & feel that first, crisp breeze in the air. I can’t wait for sweaters & scarves & adorable hats. When I have a solid style direction together I’ll post everything & I want to see all of yours too.
This is just my way of saying that 1) No, I am not dead. Nor have I been sold to gypsies, wandering all over Romania, picking up camel poop. (Side note: Are there camels in Romania? I don’t think so.) 2) No, this blog is not dead. I’m not a quitter! Okay, wait, yes… I am a quitter. But not this time! and 3) Three? What?
 ALIVE & NOT PICKING UP CAMEL POOP IN ROMANIA FTW!!!! what have you been up to?
By allie, on August 17th, 2010
I know, I know… It’s been too long since I last updated. & I wish I could tell you that I’ve been having amazing adventures, but honestly, I haven’t. I’ve been languishing on my couch with my broken ankles, watching episode after episode of Gossip Girls & eating a lot of ice cream. Just in the interest of full disclosure & all.Part of the reason I’ve taken an extended break from Little Skeleton is because I’ve been trying to figure out just how much of myself I want to give away. Do I want this site to be an impersonal series of OOTD photos and music reviews or do I want to tie it together with me as a person?
I’ve decided I’m just going to let everything evolve organically.
By allie, on August 1st, 2010
This is what I wore on a trip to the doctors office, the only time that I get to actually leave my house lately. You’ll have to excuse the fact that a) these were taken in a bathroom and b) they were taken with an iPhone. It’s hard enough to maneuver around with two broken ankles… I’ll make it up to you, promise.
 
Dress: Cato
Sweater: Target
Sunnies: Target
Shoes (not pictured): the hospital
I absolutely love this dress, I picked it up back in April for a wedding I was going to. It looked amazing dressed up and looks equally amazing dressed down. Plus, it was easy to slip on over my head, since my feet are currently encased in huge black medical boots. My only complaints with this dress are the straps. The straps were adjustable, there was a button on the inside of the dress and two button holes on the strap itself. Even at the shortest strap length I had to safety pen them because they were just way too loose for me. I guess fatties are supposed to come standard issue with huge racks, I, unfortunately, do not. Once pinned however, the dress fit fabulously.
The dress itself seems to be pretty well made, however, all four interior buttons have completely popped off in the last couple of weeks, which is really disappointing. What I was doing was pinning the back of the straps because they were less noticeable that way, now, if I want to wear this dress again I’m going to have to go through the hassle of pinning the straps completely back on. Not to mention, I’m totally going to lose the straps. I know I am. It’s just the way I am. So, this may have been one of the last times I will ever wear this dress, which is incredibly disappointing. It’s incredibly flattering and I love every single fiber of this dress. Except for the buttons.
Cato really surprised me, I have to admit. Previously, whenever I’d peaked into their stores, the clothes were not exactly up to par with my style. Meaning, I’m not forty and no, I don’t want to hide my fat under a moo-moo, thank you very much. But on a whim, a fellow fattie and I ventured in because I saw this dress hanging in the window. I actually walked out with this dress, a cute pair of capris and a couple of shirts. They’re website doesn’t really show it, but they have really stepped it up.
Bravo, Cato. Bravo.
By allie, on July 31st, 2010
The lovely Shannon and I met on 20sb.net, a few weeks ago she contacted me about doing a guest post over at her blog shannon & the bees. Of course, I jumped at the chance, because I absolutely love her site… on one condition. I absolutely demanded that she do a guest post at Little Skeleton in return. Our posts are about our very different experiences in the shopping options for the curvy. You can see my post here…
Picture yourself browsing through a popular clothing store. You see an outfit on a mannequin that you would love to try and venture off to find it in your size. You sift through the delicately hung garments and double back unable to find the number you seek and think to yourself, “they must be all out.” So, you ask a store employee if they have any size 16, 18 or whatever, out back and she replies dumbly, “We only carry up to a size 12.” Your cheeks turn a shade of pink from a mix of anger and embarrassment, you buy a scarf and scurry out of the shop with your tail between your legs.
If you are a curvy girl (size 16+ according to me!) then you have experienced some variation of this same scenario. Few things frustrate me more than being unable to find a simple pair of jeans in my size, in the style I want. In particular, one of my greatest pet peeves is the abundance of jeans for plus sized women, with tapered legs and some sort of sparkling decal on the thigh or back pocket. Because, yes designers, that is exactly what I want, to draw the eye directly to my child bearing hips. Thank you!
It makes no sense to me why they can’t just take the exact same style of jeans for a slender person and make it in a curvy size. Yes, it would cost more to make, but trust me, for a good pair of jeans a curvy girl is willing to spend a bit more.
I think, for the most part, that stores are starting to accept and embrace bigger sizes but we still have a long way to go.
No, I don’t want to wear wide legged jeans as my tiny coworker told me I should, “Because Oprah wears them and she is bigger too.” Well, Oprah is also in her 50′s and I am only 25, so excuse me if I don’t aspire to dress like her just because she is curvy too.
I don’t think I should have to shop in plus sized stores either. I don’t mind them I guess, but rarely find anything I like that doesn’t incorporate an elastic band.
I guess I will stick to my faithful favorites and hope that other stores (I’m talking to you A&F!) realize that there is a reason they sell out of size Large right away. There is a reason that your online clearance section is made up of Small and Extra Small items!
That is my curvy conundrum.
By allie, on July 28th, 2010
Hey guys, a couple of weeks ago, my bestie, Kelsey, came to spend the weekend with me, right after Anklegate… I asked her nicely (read: peer pressured her until she gave in) to write an article about her writing style. Because her writing style? It’s amazing. There’s so much that I’ve learned from her and keeping her all to myself seemed selfish. So here she is…
Writing is hard.
People who don’t write will often refuse to believe that this is the case, and will demand to know why you aren’t more prolific/why you can’t just finish that story you’ve been working on since forever/why you threw your laptop out the window.
Do not listen to them, for they will make you angry.
Well, angrier.
Writing is hard and frustrating and painful and often involves hours of staring at a blank paper while wondering how it would feel to take apart your own head with a rusty spoon. But at the end, if you’re lucky, you have a product that you don’t hate. Or at least don’t hate too intensely.
The other, saner option is to take up a hobby that is somewhat less painful, like shark-baiting or juggling knives. But if you were that sensible you wouldn’t be a writer.
In any case, at some point you made the foolish decision to start writing, and now you’re stuck with it. It’s more addictive than cigarettes and the withdrawal sucks.
Everyone has their own way of approaching a new writing project.
The first step for me is always the characters. Often this will involve coming up with a loose character concept and then playing with it endlessly, placing the character into different contexts and rewriting their basic identity until I find a combination of elements — backstory, personality, even appearance — that feels right. I have dozens of Word docs on my computer that are just fragments of scenes, experimenting with how this character would be if they had this sort of family, or if they were raised in this kind of environment.
It can be really interesting to go back through these files and see how a single character has evolved, as elements that didn’t work were discarded and forgotten about and elements that did work were adopted so enthusiastically I forget they weren’t part of the original concept.
Lather, rinse, repeat.
Once I’ve done this enough times to have a cast I’m happy with — and, regrettably, I tend towards large casts, so this is a long process — the serious world building starts.
This involves everything from building a world from scratch — like in most speculative fiction projects, requiring the entire society and even physical rules to be invented wholesale — to just putting together the dynamics of a character’s college in contemporary Boston. Before I can write comfortably in a world, I have to have it firmly established in my own head.
Yes, even if it’s nominally the real world.
This is where research comes in, and as far as I’m concerned this is equally important whether you’re writing realistic fiction set in LA circa 2010 or high fantasy set on the Moons of Djabali in the Year Of Archibald. Whatever your setting, it has to be internally consistent, and the best way of ensuring that is to research and plan and draft until you know every detail.
Yes, this will result in your Internet search history containing terms like “cost of heroin in Brooklyn” or “dismembering with katana” or “how long you can store a dead body in your freezer before it goes bad”, not to mention your local librarians looking at you oddly. That’s just something you’ll have to live with. Anyway, that’s what the excuse “I’m writing a book” was invented for.
So at this point you have characters and you have the world in which they reside. That’s everything you need for a great story, right?!
This is the bit where someone nicely (or, more and more often, not-so-nicely) reminds me about that thing people call “plot”.
Fair disclaimer: plots are not my strong suit.
My standard tactic is to assume that a plot will magically appear as I write. Things happen, and if they happen in a coherent enough arc, I can call that the plot.
Sadly this does not always work, and my story will often stall out partway through because I don’t know what’s meant to happen next. Endings elude me. I have trouble structuring arcs that make sense. I would love to be the sort of author who writes grand, sweeping, complicated plots, but I am instead the sort of author who writes small, intimate character studies instead.
In part, this is something I have learned to embrace about myself. This is something I’m good at: writing characters who feel real. Examining the inner workings of people (who don’t exist). Character interaction.
This is what I’m not good at: plot.
So this is what I work on, trying to put together a story that is more than world building, a story that will keep people reading. Because while I love my strengths, if I don’t become at least adequate at my weakness, none of that really matters.
What are your strengths and weaknesses?
By allie, on July 26th, 2010
I love clothes, to the point where it could very easily become some sort of problem requiring classes… or a program. Maybe even a group home. But it’s hard to love shopping as a fatshionista stuck in the middle of nowhere. The high end stores I love to shop at seem to think that if you’re under a size six, you’d better start fashioning yourself something out of an old burlap sack. The few stores around here that do carry plus size clothing seem to be under the impression that a) the only fat people in town are over the age of 40 and/or color blind and b) are under the mistaken impression that it’s still the nineties and yes, I should want sparkly butterflies on the ass of my bell bottom jeans.
So, when I find a designer that sells sexy, cute clothing that fit more than just one of my thighs, I rejoice. And when I found out that this same clothing is carried in a boutique not even fifteen minutes away from where I work? Well, if I didn’t have two broken ankles, I would fucking jump up and down on my bed in joy.
I’m considering selling The Boy into indentured servitude in order to buy out their entire stock. BUT, for now, until I find a suitable gypsy who wants him… here are my absolute favorite things from my wishlist.
1) THE DOUBLE B RIB COAT (IN TEAL): I know, I know. It’s not even August yet, so maybe it is a little early to start thinking about winter jackets, but after our last freezing winter where the sky dropped an insane fourteen inches of snow on us, I’ve been in the market for a warmer, cuter winter coat. The one I’m using now is a beat up black peacoat that has seen better days. I think I bought it when I was still in high school? Like, four or five years ago? The sleeves are at least three inches too short now… It’s just the kind of adorable, structured jacket I’m looking for and the website swears that the polyamide fabric insulates better than wool with none of the scratchiness. I’m sold.
2.) COTTON CLASSIQUE IN TURQUOISE: I love the ruffles! Did I mention that I LOVE the ruffles?! Because, I love the ruffles. The color is perfect, the only thing I’m worried about is the cap sleeve-y thing going on. Cap sleeves are not my arms friend. I think this is something I would need to try on in the store before I bought it. It also comes in a really pretty denim blue color. I wouldn’t mind having them both.
3.) PINTUCK BABYDOLL IN GRAY: Just look at the detail! It’s gorgeous! I love all of the little pintucks at the hip and the elaborate neckline. It’s exactly the kind of piece I love too, because I can easily see it dressed up for work or dressed down for hanging out and watching a movie. It looks so comfortable. The site says it’s made from lightweight chiffon and fully lined, so I wouldn’t have to bother with a cami or a tank top underneath and the fabric is non-stretch, which surprisingly, I also love. Because apparently fatties are supposed to love stretchy fabrics. Well, this fattie doesn’t. It rides up in all the wrong places, at all the wrong times and it generally doesn’t make me feel as confident as a nice, well fitted structured piece.
4.) PONTE ZIP DRESS IN IVORY/BLACK: I think this is the most adorable little basic dress, something that would definitely be on my list of basics required by my closet to function. I’m already sitting here thinking of a million ways to build on it… a cute belt, a colorful scarf. A hot pink crinolin peeking out from under the skirt. I’m not usually a huge fan of the empire waist, it makes me feel super top heavy and usually isn’t the most flattering look on me. But this little dress is cute enough to make me want to give it a go. Bad!
The store is line is called Missphit and it’s carried in most Dillard’s stores around the country, as well as individual boutiques. I love that they make specifically plus sized clothing because with some stores… not naming names, it seems like they throw in a few larger sizes here and there as an afterthought.
All clothing starts from a first pattern. As a style progresses from the very first test sample to one that will be mass-produced, a first pattern must be made to create this first sample. Adjustments are made to the first pattern every time there is a change in fit, so this first pattern serves as the foundation throughout the production process of a style. Well, many labels make their Plus size clothes based off first patterns which were originally created to fit the tiny “standard” model body. This makes business sense-it’s more time-effective and reduces costs to use an existing, proven pattern. Unfortunately, they run into a nesting doll effect when this first pattern is traced around and just made bigger. Although a great fit in it’s original, the larger form that is created from these smaller first patterns usually adjust incorrectly to the curvy shapes. All of Missphit’s first patterns are made in a 2X. By the way, did you know that the average American woman wears a size 14? We spare no expense with our fit samples and they are tried on over and over again on numerous fit models to make sure the styles flatter all curvy body types. - From “The Phit” on the Missphit website
This explains so much! There have been a couple times when out shopping with my super skinny, non-sexual life partner that we’ve purchased the same item in (very) different sizes. Hers fit like a glove but mine? Ugh. It was tight in all the wrong places, sagged in others and just generally didn’t seem like the same amount of attention was paid to the fit of the clothing on an actual person above a certain size. I love their philosophy that all bodies deserve to look good and wear clothing that accentuates their individual shape.
I’m so excited to stop into the boutique and check out what they’ve got. I’m dying to get my hands on that coat, or one of their amazing dresses. I’ve really got my fingers crossed here, because I was recently really disappointed by another local “plus size” boutique. As soon as I manage to get my hands on one of their beautiful pieces, I’ll review it. Check out the site! This stuff is seriously cute!
(Side note: No, I am not getting paid to endorse this site. I would tell you if I were, I promise. I’m just a girl who is excited when she finds cute clothes and wants to share it with the world.)
By allie, on July 26th, 2010
I’ve had way too much free time on my hands, lately. Just sayin’. I’m so ready to be up and moving around, I’m sick of being cooped up in the house for the rest of the summer. I want to be able to go the beach, swim in the pool, at least one more time before summer is over. Is that too much to ask?! In the mean time, at least I’m being creative again! Here are a couple of pieces I’ve been working on… rough drafts, really, but so far I’m very happy with how they are turning out.
I haven’t had the chance to do something like this in so long! I feel like I’m rusty…
By allie, on July 25th, 2010
I’m a MAC girl through and through, no lie. But that shit gets expensive and fast. I’m guilty of dropping over $200 at my local MAC counter in the space of an hour. (I’m not sure that I’m proud of that?) But these days, I’ve got to be a fatshionista on a budget, I’ve had to let some of the finer things in life go, and that included regular trips to stock up on expensive make up. But with a little bit of trial and error, I rounded up some drug store finds that I love (almost?) as much as my MAC.
1.) LOREAL HIP DUO EYESHADOWS: For roughly half the cost of one of MAC’s eyeshadows, I get two different shadow colors. The colors are fresh and vivid, a real change from what I was used to seeing in the drug store. One of my favorite combos is a pink and tan duo called “Adventurous”, the pink is almost identical to my favorite MAC shadow “Sushi Flower”. The pigmentation is a lot more than I expected from a drug store eyeshadow, it’s the only drug store brand of shadow that I’ve been able to find that comes close to touching the way the MAC shadows pop. The lighter colors usually require an application or two, but they go on really smooth and lovely and they blend really well, too.
2.) MAYBELLINE DREAM MATTE MOUSSE: I’d seen the Dream Matte Mousse collection in the store but I was not going to buy it. Nope. Because I really, really hate liquid foundations. Or Mousse-like foundations. Despise them from the bottom of my black little heart. But on a weekend trip to the city, I realized I’d forgotten to bring my make up bag and had to resort to mooching off a friend’s stash. I tried it and… I liked it. It goes on really smooth and you can’t feel it, at all. I was worried that my face was going to melt in the heat, but this stuff went on really sheer, it wasn’t cakey or goopy like I thought it would be. It’s easily become one of my favorite products.
3.) MAYBELLINE MINERAL POWER FINISHING VEIL: I love, love, love this stuff. I never powdered or “set my face” after I put on make up, especially if I was wearing foundation because I hate the way it feels. But this stuff? You can’t feel it and it keeps everything nice and matte and in place. I’ve been really impressed with this because previously, I’d be ducking into the bathroom every thirty minutes to touch up my make up, especially in the summer, but this stuff really keeps my make up from creasing or sliding. The powder looks almost white in the container but once it blends into your make up, it’s invisible. This stuff is my BFF, at least for the summer, because I want to be able to enjoy myself, not worry that my eyeliner has streaked half way down my face!
  4. PHYSICIANS FORMULA BRONZER: I love the way all of the different shades blend into each other, it really gives it a more natural look than using a single shade. If I’m going for a really obvious, dramatic look sometimes I’ll use a make up wedge to dip into the individual colors and use them to highlight or contour different features. Most of the time, though, I just swirl a big fluffy brush through the entire palette and swish it on. Since I don’t tan, this is my go to. I’m Irish and there is no such word as “tan” in our vocabulary. There’s “burn” and “agony” and “lobster red” aplenty, though. I don’t like saving bronzer just for the summer, I use it all year long. I like to pretend that it tricks people into thinking I’m jetting off on exotic winter vacations. Okay, probably not.
5.) RIMMEL LONDON LIQUID EYELINER IN BLACK: Okay, I might be cheating a little bit, because I haven’t exactly been able to find Rimmel products at my local drug store. BUT, I did buy it at Wal-Mart, and I think it should count. So it does. For YEARS I had this weird hate/aversion to liquid eyeliner. Somehow, it always ended up all over my face. Last year, I decided to give it another shot and with a little practice… (okay, a LOT of practice) I think I’ve got this done. Mostly. The applicator tip is amazing, it’s the perfect shape for getting into the corners of your eye and your water line without smearing. Or, in my case, accidentally poking yourself in the eye wish the brush and crying your eyeliner all over your face and that cute new white shirt. RIP cute new white shirt.
I’m not saying I’m going to be giving up my MAC addiction anytime soon… (once an addict, always an addict) but I’m a lot more choosy about which products I blow my cash on. I usually save it for eyeshadows that I absolutely HAVE TO HAVE or something that I will never find the equivalent to in any drug store, ever. But why should I blow twenty bucks on a liquid liner when I get a product that’s just as good for half that? Answer? There is no good reason.
What are you favorite drug store finds? What are your favorite products that you splurge on?
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