Over the winter, I rediscovered my love for black kohl eyeliner.
And while there is still SNOW on the ground (which seriously, weather: stop it), spring is officially here. And spring means lightening up everything from your home decor to your makeup…and this year the latter lightening process is proving to be especially exciting, because have you seen the new makeup out there?!
It's gorrrrgeous.
I don't think it's any secret that I have a bit of a thing for really good jeans. But they have to be really good. Like…perfect. Otherwise I won't wear them; I'll wear that other pair that is perfect instead, and I'll wear them all the time, and I'll only (reluctantly) remove them from my person in order to wash them. And because I really won't want to take them off, ever, they won't get washed nearly frequently enough, and that's not a good situation for anybody involved.
Anyway, spring is a good time to reinvest. But you know how denim used to fall into two categories: really cheap but not especially cute, and really cute but also unconscionably (like, $200+) expensive? Now there's this whole middle ground populated by up and coming brands that you may have heard of or not, but either way: you should get yourself in some.
Right now, what I'm into are slightly cropped, distressed boyfriend jeans, white skinnies, and black skinnies. Let's take a look at some really good options in each category (all under $100).
Cropped + Distressed (that first pair is my favorite; ooh)
Something about tailored clothing (and especially suits) always makes me feel like an alien, or maybe like a five-year-old with messy hair who's been hanging out in Mommy's closet; it just never has quite the effect I hoped it would, and so I've more or less given up on the look and defaulted to Bohemian (a.k.a. "messy") over the years.
And then I cut my hair. And I'm sure we're all sick of The Haircut Heard 'Round The World (or at least 'Round The RG) by now, but for real: overnight, it made me feel like I wanted to - and maybe even could - wear anything. I loved my long hair, but it always made me feel a little…blowsy. Like if I wore anything even the least bit fancy, it was all a bit too much. And now everything from the neck up feels simple and sporty and not fussy at all, and so it feels a lot easier to play around with what's going on down below.
I have never worn anything even remotely like this before in my life.
