AUTUMN LIPS

Happy November! I can't believe we're at this point already. I feel like everyone says this in every blog post, youtube video or tweet, but it's so true! It feels like last week I was graduating college and yesterday I was struggling through the muggy New York summer. 

Thank goodness we're past that point because we are finally in one of the most wonderful times of the year: Autumn! Specifically, Autumn in New York, which is so magical. 

In today's post I'll be sharing four of my favorite Autumnal lip combinations. These are the colors I've been wearing lately because they shout 'Autumn Cheer' and I love that. 

My first favorite is the Kylie Cosmetics LipKit in 'Leo' which is a deep burgundy. It veers on almost dark purple and dark red, which makes for such a great shade on the lips. It's dark and vampy and perfect for Autumn nights out.

Next up is something a little sweeter and more demure. It's the Burberry Lip Velvet in 405 'Nude Rose'. When I first got this product I felt a little bad because it was expensive and over the top but I've quickly realized that it's priced that way for a reason. Realistically I know that mostly it's for the name 'Burberry' but these really are fantastic lipsticks. This shade, which is a pinky nude, comes across lighter on flash, but looks like a subtle nude in person. I love how moisturizing and long-wearing it is also!

My next Autumn Lip choice combines two of my tried and true favorites: The NARS Satin Lip Pencil in 'Rikugien' and MAC's Lip Liner in 'Whirl'. These two have been in my makeup collection for years and I thought that I would combine them to make a perfect berry lip color for the fall. The combination is a great mix because deep purple and rich red, making for that unforgettable lip color that is so enviable as a 'Your Lips But Better' shade.

For my last Autumn Lip, I've gone with the traditional red. But to spice it up, I've combined two of my favorites to create a red that is a deeper than your typical shade. To create this look I first lined my lips with the Kylie Cosmetics 'Kristen' Lip Liner and then filled in the top with Makeup Forever's Rouge Artist Intense in '39'. 

I love how all of these lips turned out and they've definitely become part of my #AutumnLook. 

What are your favorite lip shades for the Fall?

xo Emily

Autumn Glam

Hey guys! I have a Autumn Makeup look for you today - something I like to fittingly call 'Autumn Glam'. I call it that because it's a bit more elevated than my everyday look, I added some drama and flash, but it also has those beautiful Autumnal shades to make it seasonal!

To get this look:

1. I decided to go all out with makeup today so I started with one of my favorite moisturizing primers, the Clinique Universal Superprimer. 

2. I used a Real Techniques Sponge to apply my L'Oreal True Match Magic Lumi Foundation all over my face.

3. To conceal, I used NARS Radiant Creamy Concealer under my eyes and on blemishes.

4. Next I set my t-zone with the Rimmel Stay Matte powder.

5. Time to add color back to the face! I bronzed my cheekbones, temples, nose, and chin with Tarte's 'Social Butterfly' and then used their 'Amazed' blush on the apples of my cheek. For a highlight, I used 'Pink Champagne'. All of these face products came from Tarte's Holidaze Light of the Party palette.

6. Next up are eyebrows - which I shaped and filled in with my all time favorite, the Anastasia Brow Wiz Pencil.

7. For my eyes, I'm again using the Tarte Holidaze palette to create an Autumnal look. To start, I blended 'Yule Be Surprised' (a deep brown) and 'Mulberry and Bright' (a deep burgundy) into the crease, adding color and dimension. Next up, I patted the most gorgeous Autumn shade, 'Fireside Chat' all over my lid. It's a sparkly burgundy/brown shadow and look lovely when blended out with a matte brown or matte deep burgundy.

8. Instead of harsh liquid liner, which still would have added more glam, I decided to use 'Mulberry and Bright' to define my upper and lower lash lid. I also added a bit of 'Fireside Chat' to my lower lash line to bring the look together. 

9. Next, I coated my lashes with the Tarte 'Lights Camera Lashes' mascara - one of my favorites. It's lengthening and volumizing, making your lashes look magnificent.

10. To add extra glam, I popped on some Ardell fake lashes - the 'Demi Wisipies'. They look natural, but add lots of volume and glamour.

11. To finish the look, I used an Obsessive Compulsive Lip Tar 'Queen' for the finishing touch of glam. 

I absolutley love how this turned out. It's beautiful and luxurious and a perfect way to bring the colors of the season into your makeup!

xo Emily

Autumn Lip Favorites

Here are some of my picks for Autumn Lip colors. They're all perfect for the Fall months and cold weather!

1. NARS Audacious Lipstick in Bette - Dark Red

2. MAC Lipstick in Dark Side - Deep Burgundy

3. YSL Rouge Per Couture Kiss and Love Collection Lipstick in Le Rouge - Perfect Deep Red

4. Colour Pop Lip Pencil in Grunge - Cool Toned Plum Brown

5. YSL  Rouge Per Couture Glossy Stain in Le Nu - Deep Nude

6. MAC Lip Pencil in Spice - Plum, Nude

7. Bobbi Brown Lip Color in Berry Punch - Bright Berry

8. Rimmel Exaggerate Lip Pencil in Innocent - Brown, Nude 

What are your picks?

xo Emily

Brown Eye (Shadowed) Girl

One of the best things about the transition of Summer into Fall is that your makeup and wardrobe transitions just as the seasons do. 

One of my favorite ways to spruce up my makeup in Fall is by utilizing beautiful browns, plums, golds, and warm toned shadows. Today's look uses one of my favorite eyeshadows from one of my favorite palettes - the Tarte 'Golden Days and Sultry Nights' palette. I go back to this palette all the time because it has 5 amazing shadows - a shimmery brown, true gold, shimmery green, matte brown, and matte white.

For this look, I blended the brown shimmery shadow into my crease - building color until it's deep and dark. Then, I patted a mixture of the gold from the Tarte palette and 'Beige' from my Lorac Pro 2 Palette, blending those two shadows into the brown shimmery shadow. For a little pop of color and fun, I used the green shimmery shadow in my inner tear duct and lower lash line. 

To keep the look a little more subtle and 'Autumn-esque' I used a brown liner. I find myself really opting toward brown liners lately because they're a little less harsh, but still give the same effect as black. 

I used L'Oreal's Infallible Lacquer Liner in 'Espresso' to line my eyes and create the cat-flick. The formula of this product is so perfect - it's creamy and smooth and goes on easily. I love this product so much!

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I used my Nars Creamy Concealer under my eyes and then used my (newly-acquired and OH so LOVELY) Anastasia Beverly Hills Contour Palette to set my under-eyes. I used that same Anastasia palette to contour, bronze, and highlight. I have been loving experimenting with this palette and I'll be doing a post on it soon.

To finish the look off, I used YSL's Rouge Volupte Shine Lipstick in 'Pink in Paris' - one of my favorite lipsticks of all time. 

Do you like this look? How would you transition your makeup into Autumn?

xo Emily

The 'Do it Yourself' Autumn Lip

Today is officially the first day of Autumn and it's a day I always look forward to. Autumn is one of my favorite seasons (behind Winter) because I love cold weather, the beautiful way the leaves change, hot cider, and of course, the Autumn fashion and beauty trends. 

One Autumn beauty trend that I always participate in is that classic 'Autumn Lip' - or that beautiful plum/red/purple shade that seems to just fit the season perfectly. 

It's probably one of the best feelings when you find your perfect shade, but it's also very difficult. Even though I do have some favorites that are easily bought (which I'll share with you later on this season), it's actually pretty easy to create your own. The 'Do it Yourself' Autumn lip is easy and utilizes lipsticks, lip liners, and lip glosses you already own!

Today I'll be showing you a combination of three lip products that created the wonderful shade you see above - it's beautiful, perfect for this season, and wears all day.



1. Rimmel Exaggerate Lip Pencil in 'Addiction' - Neutral, Purple and Brown Tones
2. Makeup Forever Rouge Artiste Intense Lipstick in 'Mat 8 - Bright Red' - Rich Red
3. Bite Beauty Luminous Creme Lipstick in 'Musk' - Pink and Brown Tones

This is such an easy look to recreate and such an easy look to create yourself - using whatever products you own.

To start out, I lined my lips with Rimmel's 'Addiction'. This liner is a deep purple/brown shade and gives a great base to add extra color on. I lightly filled in the rest of my lips using the liner.



Next, I used a lip brush and painted on the Makeup Forever Lipstick. I put the red on first because of how strong the color is - meaning it's easier to blend on top of it. 

Lastly, using the same lip brush, I painted on 'Musk' from Bite Beauty. This lipstick is a lot creamier than the other two lip products so it was easy to apply last. The combination of the three products left me with a beautiful plum lip for Autumn! 



Honestly, I just randomly decided to try and make a new Autumn lip color and I really love how it turned out!

Will you try to make your own creation for Fall?

 xo Emily

Festive Thanksgiving Makeup

Hey guys! Today I'm sharing the makeup look that I'm doing for Thanksgiving. I decided to go with a pink toned brown smoky eye with gold because my outfit for the day will be a pretty red dress. It's a great look for the holidays because the colors are very festive and sparkly and can really be used or modified for any sort of outfit or party!

For the majority of this look I used Urban Decay's Naked 3 palette because it has great warm and pink toned colors.

To Create This Look:

1. Start off by priming your eyes with your favorite primer {I used the L'Oreal De-Crease Primer - my favorite}

2. Pat 'Buzz' from the Urban Decay Naked 3 across your whole lid {it's a deep shimmery pink and by patting this across your whole lid, it will really shine through the rest of the shadow we put on, really encapsulating that pink toned look I want}

3. Darken the crease using 'Mugshot' {this will add that brown, smoky definition into the crease}

4. Pat 'Trick' across your lid {this is a deep gold shade, with pink undertones, it looks totally perfect for the holiday season}

5. Darken up the crease with 'Darkside' {this is a shade darker than 'Mugshot', so we're just taking a shade that's darker and deepening our crease}

6. Pat 'Liar' across the outer your part of the lid {this is a cranberry/brown shimmer shade and will finally darken up the entire look}

7. For a final bit of definition, take the slightest bit of 'Blackheart' into your crease, bringing it down to your lower lash line to balance the look and define your lower lash line {this is a dark, pink toned shade, that's super pigmented and gorgeous. It'll add the last bit of definition we want}

8. Line your lid very lightly, using whatever liner you want {I went in with Maybelline's Eye Stuido Lasting Gel Liner because I wanted something to stay put all day on the copious amount of shadow I used. Using 'Blackheart' or a dark shadow across the top lash line works perfectly too}

9. Get that mascara on your eyes {I used the Maybelline Rocket Volum Express and then went over it with Too Faced's Better Than Sex}

10. The last step for me is adding lipstick. This is a definite optional step, but I wanted just a bit of color on my lips. {I used YSL's Rouge Volupte Shine in #1 - Nude Beige - which was a great nudey pink shade since my eyes were so dark}

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Do you like how it turned out? What is your go-to Thanksgiving makeup?

xo Emily

My Everyday Fall Makeup

Today I thought I'd share my everyday fall makeup, which I wear almost everyday in fall. The products and application vary somewhat from week to week and I usually vamp it up or change my routine for special occasions or nights out but this is pretty much my everyday look!

I usually go for a color scheme that emphasizes dark browns and red/gold tones as well as shimmer!

 

Autumn Smoke and Sparkle

Hey everyone! I've got a fun, Autumn makeup look for you today. It's a bit of a variation on some of my previous 'brown/wintry' eye looks, but it's a bit more smoky and sparkly. 

It's really pretty and soft, yet it has that intense smoky look to it as well, which I love. It's easy to add or subtract from, making it transition well from day to night. I also love how versatile you can make the lip color with this. Today, I went with a matte beige lip that's perfectly brown and perfectly maroon. 

To Create This Look:

Holiday Jamz

It's finally November, which means it's socially acceptable to listen to Christmas music. That didn't stop me before November, as I've been listening to my favorite Holiday tunes since September but C'est La Vie!!! With only a few weeks to go until Thanksgiving and the leaves all but turned into those beautiful Autumn colors, the air cold and promising snow soon, I thought it would be a perfect time to share my Holiday Playlist! I've had a variation on this playlist for years and years, inspired by my dad (who works in radio and makes a ton of playlists in his free time), and so I've just altered it each year to make it my own! 

Here's the tracklist of the 63 songs on the playlist. There's a huge variety of songs here (don't mind the JB, I love mistletoe), and I hope you all like this!

If you want to take a listen, check out the link below to the playlist on my Spotify!!! Enjoy :)

{ Listen Here }

I'm so excited for the Holidays! (And snow, and hot chocolate by the fire, and snuggling with my dog!!!)

♡

xo Emily

The Perfect 'Your Lips But Better' Color for Fall

I'm constantly searching for lipsticks and lip liners that capture that 'Your Lips But Better' feel. I love wearing shades that aren't too far off from my own lip color because I don't like to wear a bold lip that often. 

Recently, I've found the perfect 'Your Lips But Better' Berry shade for Autumn. I think it goes perfectly with the changing season and is really flattering and lovely.

It's MAC's Lip Pencil in the shade 'Whirl' which retails for $17, which I think is a pretty good price, especially since this product is so wonderful. 

It's easy to apply and isn't dry and brittle like a lot of liners. It also doesn't smudge off and the color payoff is wonderful. It also stays on your lips all day long, which is a plus - you never want to keep applying.

My natural lip shade, above and 'Whirl' on the below photo

Do you all have a favorite #YLBB color?

♡

xo Emily

Beanie Season Favorites

I am so incredibly happy that it's cold enough for fun hats and beanies. Beanie season is one of my favorite times of the year. I think it's so easy to make an outfit pop with a cute beanie! Below are some of my beanie favorites - click the image to see where they're from.... (can you tell I like the poofs on top?)

Beanie Favorites by eaperry featuring a red hat

♡

xo Emily

The Season of the Sweater

 Hello everyone! Today I thought I'd share with you my first official Autumn outfit, on a day that was chilly enough for me to do so!  

I went comfy and casual - and I love the color of the sweater and how perfect it is for the season!

Picking out Autumn fruit! 

Sweater: a.n.a. (similar style) | Scarf: NYC Street Vendor | Jeans: Uniqlo Skinny Jeans  | Shoes: Steve Madden (similar style) | Beanie: Urban Outfitters | Necklace: Brandy Melville (similar style)  | Jacket: Columbia

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xo Emily

Autumn Inspiration!

I'm so incredibly happy right now! I woke up this morning to the sound of leaves rustling in the wind and the sight of changing colors across my campus. To top it all off, it's 50 degrees. It's finally, in my eyes, officially Autumn! I checked the weather and it'll be in the low 60's and 50's all week, and I'm so incredibly excited because Autumn is my second-favorite season and with it brings the promise of Halloween and Thanksgiving and hot chocolate and all things pumpkin! 

I thought I'd do a nice Autumn themed post and share with you some lovely links and photos that'll get you in the spirit of this wonderful season and give you some great inspiration!

1. Check out these 10 easy no-carve pumpkin decorating ideas from A Beautiful Mess

2. Get some sweater weather inspiration from Glamour's 'The Only 6 Sweaters You'll Need This Fall'

3. I love all these idea's for 90's themed Halloween costumes on Who What Wear!

4. Fall is all about plaid! Here are 25 awesome plaid shirts that you need for Autumn.

5. I love these 16 fall DIY projects using fall foliage - it's perfect for Autumn!

6. Looking for fall outfit inspiration? Who What Wear has an awesome slideshow of 50 Fall Street Style looks that'll inspire you!

7. How good do these pumpkin and salted caramel ice cream sandwiches look?

8. I love curling up with a good book and some hot chocolate during Autumn so I love Lauren Conrad's Fall Reading List.

9. Buzzfeed's 33 Things To Do With Sweet Potatoes is the perfect fall/thanksgiving food inspiration!

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What is inspiring you this Autumn?

xo Emily

Autumn Jamz

Happy Autumn!!! Even though the first day was officially last week, I consider Fall to really start when October hits. And once October hits, my music picks become increasingly more cool and autumn-y. (does that make any sense?) Basically, I'm listening to less pop and more indie and alternative music! 

I thought I'd put together a playlist of all my favorites that I've been jamming to for Autumn, most of which are sure to become favorites of yours!

Click HERE to listen!!

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Which is your favorite of the playlist? 

xo Emily