Mom's Birthday & Magic Wrap

My mom's birthday was on August 24th, if that lets you know how much work I've been doing! I rarely get more than one day off in a row, and I'm working full time hours with no benefits. It kind of sucks, but I really need to save up money for that move to L.A. next year! Anyway, for mom's birthday, we just went to dinner and I brought her some presents. Low key, but it was nice to be just the two of us as usual!  I also included the outfit I wore the next day, which included another of the magic wrap dresses I bought in Savannah. I wore the first one as a dress, and this one as a skirt. I'm obsessed. I think I want to learn to make them and sell them on etsy!

Mom's Birthday
dress- Kimora Lee Simmons, love necklace- Forever 21, bangle- Charming Charlie

wrap skirt another way!
tank top- Body Shop, sandals- Target

lips- MAC Morange (my fave)

Kisses and Cupcakes,
Jess

Orange & Blue (plus, I graduated!)

I can't believe I'm just now getting around to posting this, but I finally had my graduation ceremony from Aesthetics school a few weeks ago! I completed my program in May, but they combined the summer semester with our class, so we all graduated together. This particular weekend was a great one for me, as I was hired on at Starbucks and landed a second interview at MAC (where I also got the job, yay!). I can only hope that bigger and better things are to come, as I have my foot in the door of my dream profession, a makeup artist. Thank God! 

Jason and I after graduation (I love my Honor Society sash!)

 The next night, I had a super fun evening chatting with some new and old friends at a local venue. Usually there are loud bands and annoying smoke at this place, but it was much more chill and pleasant that night.

lips- MAC Morange, necklace- vintage

dress- Forever 21

Kisses and Cupcakes,
Jess

Mommy Date

My mom takes me on the best dates! :) We went to dinner at Greenlife and then she unexpectedly paid for my healthy (aka expensive) groceries. We then went to her house and watched guilty pleasure reality TV together. I don't know what I'd do without her!

dress- Guess (also a gift from mom!), necklace- Charming Charlie, bracelets- swap party finds, belt- thrifted, sandals- Steve Madden

Holly's Birthday

For my good friend Holly's birthday, she wanted to wear a really short dress, so I wore the shortest skirt I own so she wouldn't be alone in her "skank dress"! Haha I love her! I felt like people were staring at me all night, but that's probably just me being self-conscious. I matched my makeup quite literally to my outfit, not necessarily on purpose. The orange lipstick is my new obsession.

tank top- The Limited, skirt- Forever 21, necklace and earrings- swapped from my friend Ashley, shoes- Dollhouse
eyes- MAC Lucky Green, and lined with Carbon. lips- MAC Morange, cheeks- Tarte blush in Tipsy

memorial day

For Memorial Day, my roommate and I went up to my dad's lake house for boating and sun. We ate delicious ice cream on the way up there, laid in the sun, had barbecue for dinner, and then a fun pontoon boat ride and swimming. I wish it was summer all the time!

dress- TJ Maxx, sandals- Target, necklace- Charming Charlie, bracelet- H&M, earrings- Body Central, hat- a shop in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico (oh how I miss Mexico)

job interview part 1

I had an interview for the makeup counters at Belk a few days ago, and I wanted to look professional yet fashionable at the same time. I went with black, because that's a universal color for makeup artists and it looks conservative. I jazzed it up with some bright orange jewelry and lips. I had my second interview today, and I have one more phone interview to do. Wish me luck, I really want this job!

lips are MAC lipstick in Morange
dress- Target, necklace- Charming Charlie, earrings- H&M, shoes- Target, bangle- H&M

orange obsession

I go through these phases where I get obsessed with certain colors. A few months ago, it was teal. Now it's orange. And still teal. But anyway :) I've worn this outfit before, which I hardly ever do. But I felt like it was cuter this time, and I added makeup to match! So I'm posting it anyway (this won't happen hardly EVER!)

tank top- The Limited, skinny jeans- Levi's, boots- Blowfish from shoes.com, sweater- TJ Maxx, Love necklace- Charlotte Russe, gold pendant- vintage, earrings- Forever 21

Beale Street Music Festival

I made a rather questionable decision when I agreed to go to a music festival 5 hours from my home, the weekend before my final exam. The first 2 days of the fest were okay, but the last was torturous. I couldn't study, as I had no books or internet access, and I was stuck alone at a festival while the people I was with went to see a band I don't like. We didn't get home until 4 AM, so I got 2 hours of sleep before my final. Like I said, bad judgement call on my part! Anyway, here's what I wore.

first day- dinner at Gus's Famous Fried Chicken with the boys

romper- Target, necklace- Target, earrings- Forever 21, sandals- TJ Maxx (Steve Madden)
I kept one of the bouncy balls from the Flaming Lips show :)
My friend Morgan and I on Beale Street in our matching stripes and hats.

hat- some place on Beale Street, red jeans- Forever 21, top- Forever 21, necklace- vintage, bag- thrifted in Memphis when my other purse broke
There are no pictures from the last day because I sat in a tent, alone, and was in a terrible mood. Haha.

flash of orange

As you can see, this post is the outfit and makeup I'm currently using for my new header :) My boyfriend got some new lighting equipment for his studio, so he took some photos of me. I think I get the most compliments when I do my eyes like this, for some reason. I guess because it's loud! Maybe someone will like it enough to let me do theirs, now that I've graduated Aesthetics school :)

necklace-charming charlie, bracelets-h&m, dress-forever 21, parrot earrings-vintage, sandals-rue 21