When you visit a place like Central Park, you have expectations. And mine included a vast area of nature in the middle of a sprawling urban jungle. It sort of was that and it sort of wasn’t. I think I forgot that it was a park like any other one I could find in my own city and not an actual wilderness full of untouched human land. I don’t even know why I had this concept of Central Park to begin with. I’d seen enough photos of Mariah Carey walking her dog on the concrete pavements to know better. There
Author: Kristen Grace
Beauty junkie, food obsessed, and constant wanderer.
Kryolan Icicle Gel
I had big plans. I was going to get this icicle gel and show it off as special effects makeup. I was going to give you a heads up in case you wanted to be a frozen character or just another rendition of a cold hearted witch. Buuuut, I DON’T UNDERSTAND THIS. I see the promo pictures showing frosty flakes growing in men’s mustaches, or hardened icicles being drawn onto faces, and it looks legit. I use it and it looks like I have snot all over my face. And please, do not use it on facial hair, eyebrows included,
Week in Review #10
Operation: Move In With Boyfriend is going smoothly and slowly. By that, I mean, the place looks wrecked and if I could move in any more of a chaotic fashion, the house and maybe the world would fall apart. I swear I make these things way harder on myself! Enough about me, let’s talk about me more by discussing crap I wrote. I edit my face big time and then try to cobble together a reason that’s pretty much not a reason, but whatevs. I enjoyed it. Little Black Dress? Yes, and lots of them! This trip to the museum
Adventures in Shopping: The Aviator Jacket
There is a reason why the aviator jacket is totally in vogue, year in and year out. It’s timeless, adapts to the current trends like a champ, and goes with so many awesome outfits, it’s ridiculous. Utterly, freaking ridiculous. NYC Jackets – $189 This looks fabulously cozy and I want to snuggle into this and not take it off until winter is over. And the black leather against the white lining is pretty phenom as well. ASOS – $103 I like the brown coloring and the loose fit of this one. It’s a straightforward aviator jacket, so you don’t get
GRE Study Update
Well, I’ve officially registered for the GRE meaning I’m in nonstop study mode. PLUS, I’m moving in with that one guy I’m crazy in love with which means my TIME IS DISAPPEARING like crazy! But busy means good things and I’m all for moving forward in my life! I’m studying through Kaplan and they are seriously kicking my booty but sharpening my brain at the same time. I rock the verbal portions! But math? I’ve got a loooong way to go baby! There are way too many formulas and complicated equations. I’d rather just shop for furniture to add my
Pressed – a Restaurant in Boston, Massachusetts.
I was famished when I walked into Pressed. I had been up at six am, skipped breakfast, got stuck in traffic, rattled around on a duck boat tour and by eleven o’ clock, walking around Boston, I was ready to start eating my own hand off, because I needed food ASAP. Visions of bacon and French toast were dancing in my head. It was going to be delicious and full of calories. The BEST kind of brunch, you know? My aunt said she knew the perfect place! And off we went to Pressed. Spoiler alert: It was not the perfect
My Issue with Sephora.
I like makeup and skincare. Sephora is the Mecca for beauty. Therefore, it follows that I should adore Sephora with all my heart. However, their customer service just flushed away any last remaining bits of loyalty I’ve had for them. It started with the August sale they had. I, being the junkie that I am, purchased products for 20% off. Score! Buuuut, when my package arrived, it was all sorts of wrong. It was filled with all the things I didn’t order. Boo. I called one of my girlfriends up with the disappointing news. “Strange,” she said. “I got a
The History of the Little Black Dress
The title of this post is a little misleading. It implies that you’re going to get a discussion on how the little black dress evolved, its origins, and how it became the iconic and timeless wardrobe classic that it is. But really, all you’re going to get is pictures, because I really like pictures and hate reading little museum placards. And that’s where I saw this, the Washington State History Museum where this was their current exhibit. My boyfriend, thoughtful guy that he is, knew that I’d enjoy the time warp back to the start of the little black dress.
The Edits – 1
You know, I make a *real* effort to make sure all photos of me are untouched. No photoshop, no filters, no fiddling around with the lighting. Which means most of my pictures end up… Bad. I’d love to give a more vibrant description but let’s just call a spade a spade. So let me do the edits. Where I put on makeup I would never leave the house in, face tune my heart out and go VSCO like no other. I’m not immune people. You can think of this as a sneak peak of sorts. I guess. I mean, why
Week in Review #9
So I’m in the midst of moving in with my significant other and I’m taking my sweet time because it’s a lot of work moving and I’m just not wanting to pick up boxes. Sometimes, I feel like I’m the laziest person in the world. So instead of moving, I’ll recap the past week. Procrastination at it’s finest! I did one of those lazy posts where I just put photos up from my trip to Victoria, British Columbia. Sometimes, I choose the easy way out! I tried to channel my inner Martha and made this zesty citrus dressing. However, my