makeup & hair x 3

OK.

WOW.

trying to get a job is a LOT more time consuming than having a job!! (ok, maybe, sometimes... depending on the job)

i mean, i've gone on at least one interview or meeting for the past three days- and i don't know what's more exhausting, the actual chit chat and selling myself... or ALL THE GETTING READY!

geeze! i've had to have perfect (yet not over the top) makeup and prim and proper hair three days in a ROW!

now, i don't know about y'all, but when i'm acccctually working, there are a couple days during the week i could care LESS about my hair and makeup.

so this constant cycle of getting ready to a T has truly tuckered me out!! annnnd i have two interviews tomorrow... heeerrreeee we go again!!!

i don't have any tips or tricks right at the moment, but i hope everyone's working on their halloween costumes!!!



good choice katie. won't be as good as my parents' costumes... but very relevant nonetheless.

i can't wait to make a post with pics from this epic halloween with the fam in ATL!!!

lock it up you li'l bit

ummmm WHY ohhhh dear god WHHHYYYYY would Miley Cyrus' little sister, Noah, be allowed out in public, nay ATTEND AN EVENT, dressed like a child witch-hooker???!?!?

i think Billy Ray Cyrus (her FATHER) missed an important life lesson moment, when he could explain the saying

nobody's going to buy the cow if they can get the milk for free.

ummmm YEAH.

and not to mention anyone who wants to buy this "cow" would end up BEHIND BARS.

ewwwwwwwwwww. gross.

[[[shudddder]]]. ok, moving on! SMYLA takeaway? sometimes it's wwaaaayyyyy better to cover up a little to up the sexy intrigue rather than just showing it all off.

DUH, right??!!? it's an old lesson, but nonetheless a MOST important one!

and why is it that the people showing WAY TOO MUCH off are often the ones who REALLY need to lock it up the most!??! jeepers creepers!

p.s. i think it's simply fabulous that there's real kids fashion out there now, so if a child has a true interest in it, they can express themselves by throwing on a tiny fedora or a great pair of li'l boots! ummm Kingston Stefani-Rossdale anyone?!?!?!

ahhhh isn't he just precious and totally SUPAHFLYYY??!!! loves!

the doctor is in

"You have brains in your head.
You have feet in your shoes.
You can steer yourself
any direction you choose.
You're on your own.
And you know what you know.
And YOU are the one who'll decide where to go."

- Dr. Seuss


from Oh, the Places You'll Go!

**the last line is really, "guy," not, "one," but i think it's better this way. i edit famous text. deal wit it.

fifty f...fun years young

it's my dad's birthday today. he's probably just like the BEST.DAD.EVER. seriously, there are so many times i'm telling people about my dad, and they're just like, WOW, he sounds amazing.

and he is.

he may not know all the SMYLA rules, but he's the best dad(dee) ever.

here are some pics from when we went to vegas last year. why these pictures look so vintage? oh, don't worry, that's just because they were taken on a disposable camera. nbd.

we stayed at the red rock casino and resort. balllllleerrrrr.

we hiked up red rock canyon and saw the calico basins. subway picnic? ooookkkkaaayyyyy.

did we take the dam tour? dam right. those dam jokes never got old... though they're really not as funny in print.... hmmmm... dually noted.

AND DID WE GO SKYDIVING??!!?????!?!?!??! that's right people. best father daughter trip ever. i got him to go by calling him an old man. then that old man jumped out of the plane first and showed me how it's done.

happy birthday pop!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

hairspray, hair spray, hairs pray

GOOD MORNING BALLLLTIMOOOOORREEE!!!!!

ok, not THAT hairspray.

so hair spray is one of those beauty tools that people are either really scared of, and thus don't even own, or own it and use it incorrectly.

hair should MOVE it should look like it's soft to the touch... hell, it should BE soft to the touch!!

and hair spray can actually be your friend and help make this possible! i sweeeaaarrrrr!

the new flexible hold hair sprays are not your grandmother's hairsprays that kept her hair looking like an easter egg on her head, they really just make your hair stay where you want it to stay, while still allowing it to move and be touseled...

mmmm, vegas. how i miss you so.

ok, point is, get a flexible hold hair spray in an aerosol can (the kind that goes shhhhhh not spritz spritz), and before you go out for an evening on the town, lift sections of your hair and spray it at the roots- providing lift all night if you have fine hair like i do, and/or just mist it all over and smooth hair down, so that no matter the weather you won't get frizzy fly-aways.

if you are using hairspray to give you crispy, crunchy, won't move a millimeter hair, then you're using the stuff alllll wrong.

and if you've never seen this guy sing and dance, you're living life alllll wrong.

mmmmm, zac efron. you are the only person who can pull off that much gel.

loves it / hates it

love that halle berry proves she's not preggers by looking smokin' hott.

hate that because high wasted jeans are making a comeback people might think these are OK...

if you are wearing these, you're adding bulk to your lower tummy area, and creating all the wrong proportions!! stop making yourself less attractive by getting a DARK WASH great fitting pair jeans, first and foremost, and then the most universal flattering shape is a TROUSER JEAN that is fitted around the thigh, then just floats down through the rest of your leg- making you look loooong and lean!



ok, so obviously this model is a size PPHHH YEAH RIGHT, but SRSLY, these jeans are really flattering!!! this particular pair is from shopbop.com but trouser jeans are everywhere- i even found a few great pairs on sale at oldnavy.com for as little at $9.99!!

if you ever watch what not to wear, this is like, the FIRST thing they change every time... AND it's so easy to do! one little change that takes 10 years and 10 pounds off... why would NOT you make this switch?!?!?!

change your jeans to SMYLA and go from a mom with a FUPA* to a MILF* in 2.5 seconds flat.


*if you aren't familiar with these terms, feel free to email me... heh heh.

eyebrows are everything. period. pt. I.

"I had a lot of dates, but I decided to stay home and dye my eyebrows."


-Andy Warhol

eyebrows are everything. period.

this is definitely the first of MANY eyebrow entries. right now, for example, instead of charging money to my roommates and friends whose eyebrows i shape, the price is that you must be photographed for la cmblog.

so, i'll start with this: my go-to eyebrow product is Anastasia's Brow Pen from Sephora.No matter how dark or bold your eyebrows are already, you probably could still benefit from a pen like this, which would make your brows look more uniform in shape and color. I love this one because it's like a watered-down liquid liner that you can both see, but isn't harsh at all.

Actually, all of Anastasia's products are genius... but this is the one I've fallen the hardest for.

talk of what your eyebrow shape should be (a huge component of stooooppppMYLA) to come!!!