christmas eve outfit!

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so model-y, I know :)

Dress: Forever 21, Vest: Kohl's, Belt: Forever 21, Tights: Kohl's, Boots: Marshalls, Earrings: Vintage

Hello lovelies! Merry Christmas to you all!

I can safely say Christmas is my favorite time of year. I love the beginning of winter, pulling out all of the cold weather clothes, the lights, the smells of pine, cocoa, and vanilla, the music, and the overall cheer. I love gifting the perfect gift and spending time with my family. Ever since winter break started, I've been relaxing with Christmas movies and eating lots :)

My family had a simple Christmas Eve gathering, just my parents, my sister, and I at my grandma's house for dinner. I went with a casual dress, and "winterized" it with a knit sweater vest and grey tights. The rosy gold belt adds some sparkle, and the brown riding boots are the perfect preppy touch. As you can see, these boots are my go-to winter/fall shoe! Really high quality riding boots are a great investment- they can be worn with a dress, jeans, leggings and they will last a long time!

If you want to see how I did my hair (heatless curls that come out really well!) just let me know in the comments.
For eye makeup I did a "cinnamon cocoa eye" which is by one of my favorite beauty gurus on YouTube, who you can find here.

I'll be posting my Christmas Day outfit later. Happy Holidays!

xoxo Andi

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OOTN & MOTN December 20, 2012

Top: H&M, Skirt: Forever 21, Tights: Bloch, Socks: Kohl's, Boots: Marshalls, Scarf: street store, Earrings: gift, Bracelet: handmade!

{sorry for the low-quality pictures-the lighting was awful! but all credit goes to my sister for the photography}

For my dad's birthday yesterday my family and I went out to dinner at a semi-niceish restaurant, which of course meant me finding a super cute outfit for the two hour occasion. I LOVE the denim shirt I'm wearing, probably one of my favorite clothing purchases from last year. I can wear it casually with leggings, or dress it up with a skirt or dress- and I'm kind of pleased with myself for buying it before these shirts were really trendy :) My skirt is another one of those "trendy" pieces. I wasn't sure if I was going to ever wear it, but I knew I wanted a pleated leather skirt. This is the first time I've worn it, but hopefully this winter I'll get more wear with more semi-nice occasions (its another piece that can be dressed up or down- I think it adds a cool, hip touch to an outfit). My infinity scarf is another one of my latest obsessions. I got in in NYC last weekend from a street stall, and I'm actually really happy with the its warmth and comfort. And the sequins make it easy for me to wear it, again, on nicer occasions. My wardrobe faves are usually staples that can be dressed up or down! 

My makeup was simple, but still polished for the dinner.
Face: moisturizer, Paula's Choice concealer, MAC Mineralize Skinfinish Natural (I've started using this again since my skin cleared up!), MAC Liberty of London blush in Prim & Proper
Eyes: UD Primer Potion, NARS Eyeshadow Duo in Madrague (lightest shade all over lid), Covergirl Eyeshadow Singles in Tapestry Taupe in the crease, Maybelline Unstoppable Eyeliner in Cinnabar smudged on the upper and lower lashline, and a dark brown shadow smudged over the upper lash line

I've been wearing smudgy eyeliner with a darker shadow smudged over it a lot recently. I'm thinking of doing an every day, get-ready-with-me kind of makeup post soon- the eye look is pretty similar, just less/no shadow depending on the day. 

Well, that's all for now. More posts coming soon! 
Gotta go to bed so I can get up early tomorrow to run and then clean :( but then over to my friend's house for Christmas festivities!

xoxo Andi

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