DIY

It is no secret that I am always on a budget. But,  I am so blessed to have so much inspiration around me to help me develop my style into a reality and not a luxury.

Style doesn't just stop at your clothes.  My home is a reflection of me as well.  Wall art, hower, can add up...so I did some research...and as much of the world is, I am absolutely infatuated with pinterest and find myself on it for hours! :-/  It is here I found what I was looking for...

One particular pin has been on my mind for several months and I finally bit the bullet and tried it out.  It was originally on Lowes Creative Solutions, but I found it via pinterest via a another blog..(whew...that is like seven degrees of separation)..check it out here

It was much easier than I thought...and it turned out so much better than I thought also.  I got all the materials at Lowes...and the entire project probably cost be about $50! 

I am moving so I have not put mine up yet, but this is what the end result will look like..

Lashes

I really have an odd obsession with lashes...not so much as an everyday item, but when I want to wear a smokey eye look. This is my "going out look" of course...Daytime makeup is much more conservative. :) However, as much as I like lashes, I don't like spending $5 bucks a pop for a pair...that may last only a day or two...and $5 is on the very inexpensive end!!!

I recently discovered e.l.f. and have gotten some great products from them. Great news is that this brand is now carried at Target, so instant gratification..no need to wait and to have it shipped. One of the products they carry are lashes. The big hiccup for me is that I don't want it to look like I have false lashes on...and I kept getting that look with a full strip of lashes. I don't want the obnoxious lashes that clearly look false...I like an natural false lash look...lol

In comes my love of accent lashes...meaning lashes that just go on the end of your lashes. It is such a great way to enhance your lashes but in a natural way...but again, not spending the $5 a pop on them. So...I bought the full strip $1 lashes from e.l.f. and just cut them. And here is my end result...I will post pictures of me with them...rocking a smokey eye! :) Give it a try...see how it works for you...

Leather pants please

So I went out on a limb and bought a pair of leather (well synthetic leather) pants...I only did because I have seem so many "conservative" non-Harley Davidson ways of wearing these and more importantly I scored these at F21 on clearance for $9!!!

I decided to soften them up with a blousy top and a boyfriend blazer and then paired them with a fantastic pair of heels! I also tried to accessorize it with a scarf...just to ass to the "layered" look that I do love so much!