Kat Von D Studded Kiss Lipstick Review

Those of you who know me know that I am a sucker for a bold lip and choose to rock it every chance I get. Last night I went on a spontaneous trip to the mall with two of my best friends and spent a ridiculously long time in Sephora hunting down the perfect burgundy lipstick. Enter the Kat Von D Studded Kiss collection.

I bought the color Vampira (apparently a cult favorite, surprise surprise seeing the inside of my makeup bag), a matte deep reddish burgundy with hints of pink. I absolutely adore the color but I have a problem with the matte finish on my lips, which are more on the dry side, so I pair it with one of the MAC lipsticks in the color Myth, a nude. The Myth is creamy enough to moisturize and also helps to lighten up the dark burgundy against my light skin.

Currently I'm choosing to rock the lipstick with a neutral eye, subtle winged eyeliner and a sock bun, but look forward to experimenting with different looks for the holidays!

xx

Weekend Review

I haven't been sick all year and oooooof course I get sick the weekend before I leave for france for two weeks. Well, on the plus side, I got some major packing done! I'm talking my suitcase went from this: 

to this: 

A few things have changed in my packing as I've found out more about the weather and other activities we'll be doing so I've had to add a few things like a light jacket (I'm bringing my J Crew Field Jacket), dresses and a pair of heels for parties, and a black Yves Saint Laurent clutch that I am thinking about marrying (thank you to my mom for passing down that beauty!) for nights out.

As for jewelry and makeup, I'm mainly staying pretty classic. The jewelry coming with me includes some simple stud earrings, a nice watch, my monogram necklace, and a dainty turquoise drop necklace on a gold chain. And for makeup, I like to travel with my Naked 2 pallet and my favorite staples like my Stila liquid eyeliner pen, Nars Orgasm blush and Laguna bronzer, and my Fairydrops mascara. I'm also bringing lipsticks and gloss in red, pink, and fuchsia for more fun looks when dressing up.

For me, I've always found it helpful to plan out individual outfits first while packing so you can see what items you can and will wear multiple times  as to not overpack. I have a running list on my computer of all the outfits and other things I need to pack and once it gets put in my duffle I put an X by it on the list. I was able to narrow my list down by not bringing some of the things I was only going to wear once or twice (I'm looking at you, Tory Burch riding boots), but because of that extra space I have room for some extra things like my favorite Vineyard Vines shep shirt and that extra clutch I wasn't originally planning on bringing. Another belle trick, pack your socks inside your shoes to save space!

My carryon items for the plane are going to be my Longchamp tote which will serve as my purse for a majority of the trip and my school backpack because I'm missing a week of school and will still have to keep up with my work, which requires my laptop and some other books. 

On a non France related note, I cannot believe that tomorrow marks the beginning of crew season and spring sports for the year! It literally feels like yesterday that we were packing up our boats to go compete at states. My oh my how the time can fly! I can't even begin to explain how excited I am to get back out on the water!!

I hope you all have had a safe and lovely weekend and STAY HEALTHY!

Xoxo, Katy