Here's the plan: Gatsby

So I know, you haven't seen me lately, but a lot has happened lately. In that list of things, school has started...Ugh. I am super busy, but still want to be able to blog for you all. So on Friday I learned that my homecoming theme this year is going to be Gatsby
Gatsby? What Gatsby?
And I am not sure if I've mentioned this, but I love everything vintage and retro, so this is straight up my alley.
So here's the plan:
Makeup:

This is one of my most favorite makeup youtubers that I actually found through this series of historically accurate makeup tutorials about a year or two ago and have been watching her religiously ever since. Now obviously she has a lot of hinged products that I don't have, but there is a makeup palette by wet and wild out now that I don't know the name of, but I plan on getting it for the eye shadow part. I also have a pair of ELF eyelashes that will do the job, I just need to get better lash glue, which  will probably just get duo lash. For the lips,there is a number of colors I am thinkg about and I want some opinions, so here are the options:

Miloni Black Cherry

Wet N Wild Cherry Bomb

Revlon Black Cherry

and Wet N Wild Sugar Plum fairy

The Two Wet N Wild lipsticks will apply more matte, and the others will be shinier. I am leaning more towards sugar plum fairy, but it might be kind of hard to find, so i need to figure out which one I want to get. 

I probably won't be doing the while cupid's now lip shape thing because i don't want to look costume. This is homecoming of my senior year, it has to look really good this year! As well as thee way I apply blush and my eyebrow filler, I don't want to look crazy.

Hair:

Now, if you don't know, I have extremely long and extremely red hair at the moment.I plan on redying my hair with my FAVORITE hair dye(R57 Cherry Crush by L'Oreal Feria power reds)

SO now that you know what my hair looks like, I would like to take a second to explain how opposite the trends were in the 1920s.

In the 1920s, hair was revolutionary in the way that women were now cutting their hair super short instead of veing traditional and keeping it as long as mine is now or possibly even longer.So the challenge for me is, I want to make my hair fit into the time period without giving myself a costumeish faux-bob type look.

So I'm thinking this

I did this for a dance a few years ago that I had a 20's vibe for, but this was different, so I couldn't look as sultry as I wan tot go this time. So I want to do this hairstyle oer with the same feather jeweled headband and instead of making it looked polished and pretty, I want to make it loser and curlier allover the sides and the tops of the head. (Also I apologize for the poor makeup application in this picture. Oh the eyebrows are so bad!!!!!!) 

I also found some inspiration from these pictures online too

Dress:

Even before i knew the theme, I decided I would be wearing the dress I wore my freshman year to homecoming Simpy because I hate most of the dresses in the stores this year and I have so many, there is no need to buy another one. So let's look at little Allison for the dress

Accessories:

Instead of the shrug I am wearing in the picture on the left is not god enough is it, no it isn't little 14 year old Allison. So I am going to borrow a little mess beaded shawl with tassels that looks very sensual and classic, without being too costumeish. 

As far as shoes go,I originally wore some sparkly silver heels with this dress, but this time I am wearing the satin shoes with silver sparkly jewel details on them that I wore with my first 20s dress. I don't have a picture of them, but they are four inch heels with straps that buckle on the side. They aren't super 20s, but they will work and make the outfit look a bit more modern. 

I have a retro clutch that I borrow from my mom every time I need a black clutch for homecomings/dances. 

I am planning on going to Charming Charli to get some kind of long necklace to wear to complete the look. I might get new earrings as well, but if not, I can wear the earrings I borrowed from my mom pictured in the picture of my hair from the first 20s outfit. 

Thta took a long time to write,did I miss anything? 

If you have any suggestions, feel free to leave a comment and tell me your thoughts especiallyon hair and makeup because I am kind of not really 100% on it all yet.

<3 Allison

Natural Lip Exfoliator

I've been really into lip colors lately and because of this, I've started to notice how uneven and cracked my lips are. They needed a little scrub.

Because I'm a poor lady and I don't make a whole lot of money, I have to work with what I got and what I got is a fully stocked kitchen. (I LOVE to cook.) So I started looking up different natural exfoliants a while back and used to use them all over my body. This time, I needed something just for my little pouty lips.

I settled on sugar (yum!) and olive oil for moisture.

I mixed the two 50/50 and made a paste out of it then gently scrubbed it onto my lips with my finger tip, wiping it off with a washrag.

I followed the scrub up with a thick coat of lip balm and my lips felt softer already. I plan on using this a couple of times a week until my lips even out a bit and my lip color can sit on them a little nicer.

This is a really nice scrub that can be used for your whole face or as a full body scrub, if you desire. I only did my lips because I had used a face scrub this morning and don't want to over-exfoliate.

Burt's Bees Tinted Lip Balm in Hibiscus

During our journey to Target to buy new sheets (which are soft, wonderful, and organic), I discovered the clearance makeup section. Oh. My.

There wasn't much selection but I'd been wanting to try Burt's Bees for a while and I'd used up all of my other pink tinted lip balm from Bath and Body Works so I figured I'd give it a shot. 

I mean, I paid $3.48 for something that is normally $6.99 so I really can't argue with that. I'm satisfied with that price. 

The texture of it is a bit waxy and I wish there was some taste or scent to it. It's very plain, which I'm not really used to. Even some peppermint oil would have been nice. That's my biggest complaint. 

When I got home, I immediately opened it and started taking photos. Here we go!

I just love the packaging. I just think it's so cute! The cardboard case is so precious; I don't think I'll get rid of it. 

Unfortunately, once you open up the cute packing there's just a sad little tube of chapstick inside. I guess I was just expecting something a bit more exciting than just a plain tube of chapstick. 

Here's a shot of the color on my arm. It's a very sheer color which is a bit buildable but you won't get an overwhelming amount of color. I'm definitely going to wear this in the summer months. 

Here's a shot of the product on my lips. It nearly matches my lip color exactly, just enhances it a bit, I think. 

Overall, it's a nice product. I'm not sure I'd pay $7 for it; but it's a nice chapstick, none the less.