what's black and white and red all over?

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It's my Old Hollywood look of course! A few years ago I was very inspired by the elegance of Audrey Hepburn--I went through a classic movie phase where Roman Holiday was on repeat. Yikes.
Anyway, I bought a lot of my pieces those next few years to imitate the "Audrey" look that she has throughout her movies. And I've gradually started adding my own favorite pieces to create a timeless, classy and yet, adorable, look!

Outfit of the Day

So this "Old Hollywood" look...

Audrey never wore peplum. But one of her classic looks is the slim leg pant and a basic shirt. I don't own anything with horizontal stripes to imitate the look I'm going for, so I adjusted. I took a polka dot peplum top from Bohme Boutique (site here) and paired it with dark wash jeggings, by Flying Monkey.

Instead of pulling an Audrey and opting for a cute flat, I decided to pair the outfit with a cute red heel from Mossimo Supply Co.

Makeup
My absolute favorite look is the basic cat-eye with a bold lip. For the eyes, I did a light, neutral smokey eye, using a set from Ulta, with navy blue liquid liner (Sailor's Kiss) from Sephora.

Steps for eyes:

Prime the entire lid with Sin eyeshadow primer from Urban Decay
Using light pink eyeshadow, cover the inner half of eyelid
Now taking a contour brush, use a light brown on the outside of the eyelid. This adds depth and interest and makes your gorgeous eyes stand out beautifully!
Liquid liner time! I always line the eye itself before attempting the wing. Best tip for beginners with wings and cat-eyes: you can use tape to create the angle you want, use your liner and peel away the tape! Ta-da--perfectly sharp angles.

Lips:

Red lips are my FAVORITE. No questions asked.
Using your favorite red lipstick (mine is from CoverGirl), make your lips POP.
Don't forget to blot your lips using tissue so it doesn't get everywhere :)
Tip from Juliana: I always use lip liner as well, to define and enhance my lips since I have VERY thin lips.

Audrey Eyebrows:

Audrey had amazing eyebrows. Can we just all admit that right now? Not all of us have those, sadly. So we gotta work with what we've got.
Have you tweezed/waxed/threaded your eyebrows lately? No? Ok, I'll wait...
Back? Are your eyebrows nice and neat? Fabulous--now, the way I do my eyebrows is with a powder and a pencil
First, I take the powder that matches my eyebrow color and fill in the gaps in my eyebrows. (TooFaced sells an amazing eyebrow kit at Sephora with blonde and brown eyebrow color!)
With this step, you want to make sure that you are lining the eyebrows closly to define your NATURAL eyebrow shape. Please don't try and imitate crazy eyebrows. Please. It's not worth it.
Now, use your eyebrow pencil to emphasize arches and the end of the brow!

And there you have it, shining stars! A classic, Old Hollywood look from top to bottom!

Love abundantly,

Juliana

"Your beauty should not come from outward adornment, such as elaborate hairstyles and the wearing of gold jewelry or fine clothes. Rather, it should be that of your inner self,the unfading beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is of great worth in God’s sight." 1 Peter 3:34

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