Works Outfits: Beige and Green

I like to dress business casual at work during the week. Half the time I find shirts or cardigans in my closet that I never even remembered I had. I've decided to capture some pictures of a few of my outfits. I remember where I bought most of the items I'm wearing.

1) Left: 

• White blazer with light brown stripes: Forever 21. I had bought this years ago and always told myself, "I'll wear it one day!" Well, I decided to finally wear it this week.
• Brown boots: Fashion Q. Not the most comfortable boots, but they're perfect for the office since I don't have to walk too much. Although I should!
• Ring: Forever 21

2) Middle: 

• Beige Blazer: Fashion Q. Can you tell I love Fashion Q? I like to buy basic items from there since they're so affordable and lightweight.
• Shirt: Fashion Q
• Necklace: Charlotte Russe
• Ring: Forever 21
• Shoes: Bakers. I bought these a really long time ago. Unfortunately, Bakers is closed now so I can't buy shoes from there anymore. My wardrobe is full of Bakers shoes. Come back Bakers!

3) Right:

• Green cardigan: T.J. Maxx. Affordable and very comfortable!
• Shoes: I don't remember exactly where I bought them but I know for a fact they were either from Love D or Reflection.

Wedding Glam: Goddess Inspired Gold and Black Makeup

I went to a wedding last night and wore my goddess styled gold necklace from Cebu. I wore a red dress and wanted to keep my eyeshadow looking smokey yet neutral. Anytime I want to pull of a look like that, I always keep the inner crease color neutral with a bit of shimmer, which is why I decided to use gold in the inner crease and of course black to make the smokey look. I took a few sets of pictures to capture my look. I used flash on my camera in one set of pictures and turned off the flash in another set.

Here are my pictures with natural sunlight:

Here are my pictures with flash:

*I didn't use any filters or apps to edit the pictures.

Products used:

Bronzer: Arbonne Bronzer

Lips:  Mac Prep + Primer, Prestige Lipliner in "Sand," NYX Matte Lipstick in "Couture." I LOVE NYX matte lipsticks! Although some of their matte colors may be really nude, they come off really strong on the lips - thus preventing me from having to use a bunch of other lipsticks to get the color I want!

Eyebrows: Sephora Retractable Brow Pencil in "Midnight Brown." I went to Sephora a few weeks ago to buy Anastasia Beverly Hills Eyebrow Pencil but Sephora was out of the color I needed. They showed me their brand's eyebrow pencil and I decided to give it a try. I'm glad I did! It's very easy to use and it stays on all night.

Eyelashes: Maybelline Falsies Big Eyes Mascara. This is the one with the purple tube and it has a separate mascara wand for upper lashes and also for lower lashes. I think mascara works best when you've used it for a while. I've had this for a few weeks and now I can really see the full dramatic effect when using it.

Eyes: 

• NYX Black eyeliner (I've been using this brand for YEARS), and I've seen the price go up every so often throughout the years. Where is that $.99 eyeliner I used to love so much?! Now we're at $2.50. Loyal fan - always and forever.
• Mac eyeshadow "Cosmic" gold color used in inner crease and "Beauty Marked" used for outer crease to make the smokey black look as well as to line my bottom lids. I also combined "Mirage Cosmetics" black eyeshadow to make the smokey look. I feel like I have to pour on the Cosmic gold eyeshadow to make it pop. I have yet to find a really good old eyeshadow that shines nice and bright on my lids.

Face: NYC "Naturally Beige" pressed face powder. I've also been using it for years and it's under $5! I also used an ivory face highlighter from "Chella" to highlight parts of my face. I received this through my monthly Ipsy subscription and I really like it!

Neklace: Cebu

There you have it! My goddess gold and black inspired wedding look.