Frosty pale shadow or liner is a fresh, ehteral way to look seriously feminine without resorting to an hour-long makeup session. Paired with some of Springs airy fabrics, it’s spot on chic.

-Smudge pale apple blossom pinks or champagnes all around the eye. With the color so soft it’s hard to over do it. (mixing white/bone with a silver is another variation)

-Make sure you conceal under your eye beforehand so you avoid the “tired” look.

Straight haired girls: This ethereal makeup style looks fantastic with straight hair. Wear it well!

A few celebrities launched this trend, and it’s surprisingly easy, particularly if you have wavy or curly hair. Just don’t over do it- walking around looking like you stuck your hand in an electric socket is not the goal

How to do it:

1. Work a volumizing cream into your damp hair to add extra oomph before blow drying.

2. Wrap smal sections of hair around a medium barrel curling iron. Pin up the curls until they are cooled, then fluff them with your fingers.

3. Give waves body and bounce by teasing them with a large brush. To finish, mist locks with hairspray and pat down a bit.

Looking a bit pasty? Me too.

Here’s a few tips on giving your skin a rev-up in Februrary:

Give your face winter warmth

1. Prep. Start with clean, moisturized skin. Using a synthetic foundation brush, sweep foundation on the forehead, cheeks, nose, and chin—just where you need to even out your complexion. Blend it over the skin and finish with downward strokes (to flatten the tiny hairs on your cheeks).

2. Conceal. Pat a creamy, yellow-toned concealer under the eyes, being sure to get the inner corners near your nose. Disguise blemishes with a thicker, cakey concealer that matches your skin exactly. And eradicate an oily T-zone with a touch of loose, translucent powder on a large, fluffy brush—just dust it over the center of the forehead, down the nose, and on the chin.

3. Bronze. Swirl a medium-size, fluffy brush in a matte powder bronzer that’s slightly deeper than your skin tone. Tap most of the bronzer off the brush, then lightly skim it across the forehead and cheeks, then down the bridge of the nose.
4. Add blush. Give skin a believably sun-kissed look by applying a rose-tone powder blush to the apples of the cheeks and blending up the cheekbones. Be sure the blush is rosy, or at the very least pink; peach-tone blushes look orange over bronzer.
5. Highlight. With your index finger, sparingly apply an iridescent champagne shade of liquid or cream highlighter to the tops of the cheekbones and the inner corner of each eye.

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Sources: allure.com 

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Who wants to wade through all those trashy Fashion magazines? (Especially when you have brothers in the house-)

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There is an amazing woman behind the veils you’ve seen in several of our photo shoots. Not only is she mentor to most of the young ladies we know, she also is a full-time wife and mother of triplets and even operates her own home business on the side. What does she produce with her business? The most beautiful, delicate vintage veils you have ever seen. When we expressed interest in shooting with some her veils, Dorene Vandermeer of Unveiled Bridal Designs graciously proffered help with whatever we needed. And that’s how we found the gorgeous veil on the homepage. To find out more about Dorene and her incredible designs, check out Unveiled Bridal Designs.

 Creating 3 gorgeous outfits from “items every woman has in her closet” was more difficult than we first anticipated. The first set is based off your simple black skirt and t-shirt. Every gal has one, you could even throw in a colored tee- . The strong point with this theme is the pearls. Classy and timeless they generate romance and elegance simultaneously.

This second set is for all you gals who are going to be running around town on Valentines. The denim skirt could be replaced with denim trousers, if you prefer. We presented a few different jacket ideas so you could get take what's in your closet and make it work.