christian dior fall 2012 couture makeup

Christian Dior, Fall 2012 Couture makeup. (Eyeshadow, kohl pencil, blush, maximizer and lipstick, all Dior.) Feeling inspired? Try 8 more ways to upgrade your cat eye.

Makeup: Pat McGrath. Photo: Thibaut de Saint Chamas for Christian Dior Parfums. Design: Kathleen Schenck.

love a little mood boost quote so do we weve

Love a little mood-boost quote? (So do we.) We’ve got 25 more where this came from! Photo: Mark Leibowitz / Design: Kathleen Schenck

would love to see the back of the dress on the

Would love to see the back of the dress on the left…

sparkly wedding heels

Sparkly wedding heels….

PARTY MAKEUP INSPIRATION

Tutorial + Photography by Amy Nadine, Graphic Design by Eunice Chun

Looking for something fun and different to try this weekend? Why not add a little highlight to your cat eye by calling upon its twin counterpart! You might remember when I did this look on Lauren Conrad back on the red carpet back in 2011 from our Double Liner Story... anyway, it's much more wearable than you might think and it shows you're confidently willing to take chances! Here's how:

TOOLS:

• A Black Gel Liner Pencil
• A White Matte Kohl Pencil
• A Light Rose Gold Powder Eye Shadow
• A Gold Shimmer Cream Eye Shadow
• An Angled Contour Shadow Brush
• An Angled Liner Brush
• A Small Smudge Brush
• Your Favorite Mascara

STEPS:

1. Sweep the dusty opal shadow all over the lid, concentrating on the crease with the shadow brush.
2. Trace the white pencil along the lash line and continue up and outward toward the end of the brow like you typically draw a cat eye.
3. Perfect the tip of the wing with an angled liner brush by dragging the line out a millimeter longer so it's really sharp. If needed, use a Precision Q-tip to clean up any "bobbles" in the line.
4. Now trace the lash line with the black kohl pencil as you would a typical cat eye, copying the shape of the white liner.
5. Again perfect the wing tip and any bobbles with the liner brush or Q-tip. **If you want to really make it dramatic, go back over the black line with a black liquid liner.
6. Rim the inner waterline with the black kohl liner.
7. Smudge the gold shimmer shadow along the lower lash line.
8. Apply two coats of mascara to the upper lash line.
9. Apply two coats of mascara to the lower lash line.

december inspirations

December seemed to fly by, yet I still found time to be inspired by these beautiful images. I obviously want to go live in an old Swedish farmhouse--this isn't the first one to show up on my radar. (If you like what you see here, you might also want to follow my Tumblr.)

1. London street style. (The Streethearts)2. Gorgeous, only slightly renovated, 1920s farmhouse in Osterlen, Sweden. (Quite Continental)3. British Sea-Fishermen book cover. (emerging artist2008)4. Olive green velvet coat, Alexander McQueen Pre-Fall 2012. (RDuJour)5. A group of skiers at Mt. Kosciusko, circa 1932. (New South Wales State Library)6. Anchor button. (blue water / black heart)
xoK

Fashion in How to Steal a Million

While many of us are watching Christmas classics at this time of year, I opted for another kind of classic movie last night - How to Steal a Million starring Audrey Hepburn and Peter O'Toole. This 1966 rom-com was full of everything that I love in a movie - beautiful people, gorgeous clothes, romance, comedy, Paris, and gorgeous scenery (indoors and out). (I can't believe I hadn't seen this movie until last night!)

Today I have recreated some of Nicole's (Audrey Hepburn's character) colourful ensembles.

All in white - Audrey Hepburn in How to Steal a Million

All in white - Inspired by Audrey Hepburn in How to Steal a Million

Pretty in Pink - Audrey Hepburn in How to Steal a Million

PJs, pink & rainboots - Inspired by Audrey Hepburn in How to Steal a Million

Yellow suit - Audrey Hepburn in How to Steal a Million

Yellow & white - Inspired by Audrey Hepburn in How to Steal a Million

Black lace - Audrey Hepburn in How to Steal a Million

Black Lace - Inspired by Audrey Hepburn in How to Steal a Million

For more photos and fashion commentary about How to Steal a Million, read this.

Outfits styled by Jordana via Polyvore.