getting ready for saturday art show.

I like to spend my Saturdays waking up early with a fresh cup of English Breakfast Tea with honey & cream, and an arranged plate of pastries & sweets. It's quite a fav!

• English Breakfast Tea.
• Crumpet with boysenberry jam & clotted cream.
• blueberry scones.
• coffee crumb cake.

^ I hardly finish all the pastry goods, but I like having the option of a few on a plate & well, I often tend to pick at it as well. I spent the beautiful afternoon re-arranging my room a little bit & getting rid of clothes I do not need. I still have more work to do, my closet is an utter mess! Once I accomplish cleaning & moving my furniture around I will make sure to take photos to show you the outcome of my new room.

^ I was invited to a grand art gallery opening located in West Hollywood a couple months ago and the day finally arrived. I was thrilled to be invited to this specific event & prepared myself for a great time. It was also Mr. Boss' first art curating event he has ever hosted so I know it means a lot for many people to attend the event.

I decided to go for a soft look with my makeup & of course, to accentuate my eyes again.

• bare minerals: eyeshadow in graphite : $13.00 @ Bare Essentials.
• Revelon Perle: eyeshadow in lavender lilac : $3.50 @ Target.
• Revelon: eyeshadow palette in moss : $7.99 @ Target.
• Bobbi Brown: long lasting gel eyeliner in dark brown : $22.00 @ Bobbi Brown Cosemetics.
• Clinique: liquid foundation in alabaster breeze 01 : $20.00 @ Clinique Cosmetics.
• Estee Lauder: pressed matte finish in aeromatte : $16.00 @ Estee Lauder Cosmetics.
• MAC: mineral blush colour in dainty : $ 22.00 @ MAC Cosmetics.
• Estee Lauder: bronzer in bronze : free gift! @ Estee Lauder Cosmetics.
• Estee Lauder: lip colour in nude: free gift! @ Estee Lauder Cosmetics.
• MAC: false lashes : $8.00 @ The Cosmetic Store.

^ I was so happy when I found my Revelon eyeshadow palette in moss in my pile of makeup I had put away in a box. I use these colours as part of my base to create a 'smoky' eyeshadow look. I photographed my Clinique foundation & Estee Lauder pressed matte finish for you to see. They are so light on my skin & feels like I am hardly wearing any face makeup at all.

For the event I put together a cute outfit I have been dying to wear. I just couldn't find the right time to display my outfit, and luckily this event was the perfect time to show it off.

• Apt. 9 tunic shirt: $36.00 @ Kohl's.
• Theory zipper leggings: $178.00 @ Nieman Marcus.

^ Here is a close up of the zipper that runs down the sides of the pants. I bought these during the Black Friday sale in Las Vegas after Thanksgiving. They were actually very tight on me when I purchased them, but now that I have lost some weight they fit perfectly. I finished my outfit with a pair of my Louboutin's & got ready for a little photo action with my photobooth.

^ If you know me, I hardly smile with my teeth showing. I never really liked my smile even though I have perfect straight teeth, but I was requested by a reader to take a photo with my teeth showing, so here you go!

^ My pants fit!

^ My fun outfit for the event. Here I am showing you the side zipper of my pants.

^ I am showing off my favourite reds.

This is quite a photo show!

I am attending the art show with Mr. Boss's lovely mother..I will have MANY photos to share after the evening so stay in touch.

- Hannah x

5 am.

I woke up a few times in the middle of the night yesterday, and I officially woke up at 5 am this morning. I'm not sure what triggered my awakening but I didn't feel like falling back asleep.

I received an anonymous question under my Formspring account and they asked what kind of make up I wear. It's hard for me to find the perfect lip colour since my skin is rather fair during winter & because I tend to apply more makeup on the eyes, the lips need to be much more subtle.

• Estee Lauder Lip Palette: free gift! @ Nordstrom.

^I absolutely ADORE this lip palette. I received it as a free gift when I was purchasing a matte face finish & it is by far the best little sample kit of lip shades I own. I apologize in advance for the blurry photo, I lent my Nikon to my brother so I have been using my easy point & shoot Canon. My favourites are the second colour, first row & first colour, second row. They are sheer & match my lip colour that just gives the right about of tint to bring out the nude shade.

• Estee Lauder eyeshadow & face correction palette: free gift! @ Nordstrom.
• bare minerals: eyeshadow in bark : $13.00 @ Bare Minerals.
• MAC: mineral blush colour in dainty : $22.00 @ MAC Cosmetics.
• Bobbi Brown: longlasting gel eyeliner in dark brown : $22.00 @ Bobbi Brown Cosmetics.
• Rimmel London: eyeliner in white : $7.99 @ Target.
• Revelon Perle: eyeshadow in snow : $3.50 @ Target.
• MAC: false eyelashes : $8.00 @ The Cosmetic Store.

^ This is my use of make up for the day. I actually didn't photograph the Clinique sheer foundation or the Estee Lauder matte press finish, but the list above is just to show you the collection of colours I use to achieve the look for my eyes.

^ The finished look. Although it appears I may wear too much eye make up due to the list above, I am able to make it look soft & romantic without overdoing it.

^ Here is a close up of my falsies. As you can see I wear glasses, 24/7. I adore my glasses & I think they give me & express my personality. It's hard for me to give them up for anything really, although I know I should give them up from time to time on special occasions where glasses clearly do not match my outfit. I call these the 'whore' lashes, since they are dramatically long, but they define my eyes very well & gives much focus on my almond eyes.

I'm ending my evening with a gorgeous black dress with frills at the top from Forever 21, black lace gloves, & my BeBe leopard Zaharas. I will photograph these later & update this post. Until then, here is a little photo booth action! x