Teenage Dream

We took these pictures at Love Circle, a very well known "park" in Nashville where you can look down on the city. It's always seemed strange to us that it's such a high point, but from the city I never see it. It's like magic. 

It's also a hideout for packs of wild teenagers...

We walked up the hill to find a group of teenagers in their most comfortable environment; a make out spot. We approached them slowly as to not spook them, but they did seem to be a bit frightened and scattered to the other side of the hill. 

I wondered if we should try to feed them. I didn't see any "don't feed the teenagers" signs, but in the end I decided it was best to just try to ignore them. 

Eventually one of them, presumably the pack leader, approached us slowly to ask if we had a cigarette. We politely, but a little sternly (cigarettes are bad, Mkay...) told him no and he quickly fled along with the rest of the pack. 

We didn't know where they went until we heard the rattle of an old car and the squeals of the female pack members as they rolled down the hill. I think they'll be ok. 

I highly recommend visiting this spot if you are ever in Nashville, but bring some McDonalds french fries because teenagers love those! 

-H

Cardi: Marshalls (Cute one) 
Henley: Target
Jeans: Alloy
Scarf: H&M (Similar)
Watch: Coach (Similar)
Bracelets: H&M
Boots: Hunter

P.S. The hubby and I celebrated 15 years of marriage this weekend! Happy Anniversary shout out to my main squeeze! I love you Smuckers! Muah! 

Pant Intimidation

I put these pants on to wear them out for only the second time since I bought them well over a year ago. These pants. Intimidate. Me. 

I'm honestly not intimidated by much, but a few things do the trick. Bright colors, wooly worms, hot peppers, and patent leather top my list, but these pants are now right up there. 

Sometimes you need to face your fears and confront what intimidates you head on! I pulled these pants out, tough talked them a little, flopped them around, and put them right on! They had nothing more to say to me. I had won this round. Silly pants. 

Now if you will excuse me I have a pepper eating wooly worm with bright pink patent leather shoes staring me down and I really need to get my husband to deal with him. 

-H

Top: Target (Similar, get a larger size for a similar look)

Intimidating Pants: Tilly's

Sandals: Target 

Bracelet: Pangea 

Earrings: Kate Spade

Necklace: Forever 21 (I think)

Lacy Thing: Free People

Lets Makeup

I decided to do a beauty post since I haven't done one in a while and it's raining like crazy here with no sign of stopping. So here it is! This is a basic makeup look that I would do if I were just wanting to do a simple clean face. 

                          

I start out with Oil of Olay lotion and MAC foundation (I'll list all the products below with links) and then MAC mineral powder to set it. 

A little blush and phase one is complete. It's probably super weird that I literally think of these steps as phases, but whatever. 

Phase one. Boom. 

   

On to phase two which is the final phase and the best phase. Yes I am aware that only having two phases seems unnecessary, but I have some makeup routines with three phases so you'll just have to deal with the two phases this time. 

I typically use my Naked pallet here. It's. The. BEST.  I use a light shimmery color on my whole lid and up under my eyebrow and then a darker charcoal color in the crease. Make sure to blend really well so you don't look like a crazy person. 

Next comes eyelash curling and mascara, which if I'm being honest could give you the look of a whole face of makeup by itself! 

I finish it off with filling in my brows just a bit (still with the Naked pallet) and some Buxom plumping lip gloss! 

Like I said, a simple clean face. Although it's technically not clean I guess. It's actually pretty gunked up, but it looks clean! Products are below! 

-H

Lotion: Oil of Olay Complete

Foundation: MAC Studio Face and Body Foundation

Powder: Mineralize Skinfinish Natural

Blush: Sonia Kashuk Beautifying Blush

Shadow: Urban Decay Naked 2 Palette (I used Booty Call for the whole lid and Pistol for the crease with Blackout in my brows)  

Mascara: L'Oreal Miss Manga Black

Gloss: Buxom (My fave is Sandy) 

Little Pink Godsend: Beauty Blender (Well worth every single cent. Trust me on this one.)

Green Water

I can't promise that this post will be even remotely coherent because I am high on Benadryl at the moment trying to combat the horrific war going on in my sinus cavity. It's not cool. Also not cool is the color of the water behind me. 

 

That water is straight up dyed green. Why? Why would you dye water like that? It's so weird! What if a white duck goes into that water? They would come out with a green butt! I have never seen a green butted duck, but I can assure you if I do it's not natural and probably came from this pond. 

Other than having horrible allergies, I have spent the week doing the following things:

1. Wondering if you can get rabies from a pig. 
2. Eating Chic-Fil-A Salads so much that we actually got a special Chic-Fil-A-List card. (No that is not a joke. It is literally called the Chic-Fil-A-List.)
3. Googling Pig Rabies
4. Reading old notes from High School that my husband found in storage. 
5. Having a nose bleed and wondering if that is a symptom of pig rabies. 

I might have overreacted to the pig bite just a little. 

I also bought purple lipstick. It's MAC Heroine to be exact and I love it. 

Can ducks get rabies? 

-H

Top: Free People

Tights: Target

Scarf: Alexander McQueen 

Boots: Sam Edelman (Similar)

Bag: Coach

Bangles: H&M

Bumblebee Farts

The other day I was going into the Dollar General (I get fake nails there so cheap because I do my own at home) and in front of the door wanting in was a bee. It made me think of the movie "You've Got Mail" where she talks about a butterfly getting on and off the subway and possibly buying a hat at Bloomingdales (I think it was Bloomingdales, correct me if I'm wrong). 

I think if a bee were to go shopping at the Dollar General he might be looking for some soda and honey buns. I'm almost positive that all that junk food would give him gas. 

Maybe he also picked up some GasX. Maybe he was just browsing. I don't know him personally, but he seemed very gentlemanly as I let him in the store. 

None of this has anything to do with what I'm wearing which is a groovy vintage sweater and high waisted jeans. When do I ever talk about what I'm wearing anyway?

If you see a bumblebee out and about in Nashville waiting for a door, follow him in and see what he buys. I'm curious about the GasX. 

-H

Top: Thrifted
Jeans: Alloy
Shoes: Rocket Dog
Bracelets: H&M
Necklace: Coach
Clutch: Target
Earrings: Coach
Sunnies: Target I think

Red

I dyed my hair red. Just like every other brunette on earth in the fall, I put on the gloves, poured the sauce, and poisoned my scalp. I feel pretty good about it.

There is just something about a new hair color that makes me feel alive! Not just normal alive, but alive alive. Like something really cool is going to happen, or I might secretly be a super hero! If I were secretly a super hero, I would be mega angry about it. Like secretly I can fly and I never told anyone about it...not even myself??? What the heck? Maybe that's my super hero name; Mega Angry! Able to leap...to conclusions! It's a little mad, it's sorta upset, NO it's MEGA ANGRY! 

I got a little off topic up there, but please don't call me out on it because you might make me angry. Trust me, you wouldn't like me when I'm angry! 

-H

Tank: Target (similar)
Vest: Tilly's
Jeans: Alloy (similar)
Shoes: Thrifted (IT IS NOT GROSS)
Bag: Madewell
Arm Party: All over the place
Necklace: PacSun I think (similar)

Fudge Sunday

I wish I could write really well in pirate. If I could I would write this whole blog in pirate talk and confuse you, my wonderful reader. I say reader because you might just be my mom viewing this over and over. I have no way of knowing. So I guess I just need to start speaking to my mom in pirate talk. 

I called this post Fudge Sunday because it's one of the filters I used when edited these. It always makes me smile. There is no other reason. This might be Sunday, but there was sadly no fudge. 

I started drawing recently. Little doodles here and there. Do you like reading about stuff I like or do.....mom? 

In that case I also like the boots I am wearing in this post and pirate talk. Gosh I like pirate talk. 

-H

Top: Target
Jeans: Alloy
Cardigan: Target (Old)
Lacy Thing: Free People I also have it in white. Obsessed. 
Boots: Amazon - Riverberry Avery Zip Up
Necklace: Pre to Post Modern Nashville (Similar)
Hat: Target (Old)

Husband Jeans

That was a completely unintentional blog break, but I am back and my goal is to do a lot more posts! So happy Labor Day. Here are some pictures of me...

I know these are typically referred to as "boyfriend" jeans, but I don't have a boyfriend. I have a husband. I've had one for almost 15 years so I just can't in good conscience call these boyfriend jeans. 

I bought my mom bought that shirt for me when I was in the 10th grade I believe. No, I am not kidding. It's old. It's way old. That shirt is so old that when I told it to act it's age it died. 

I don't know if it's a good or a bad thing that I can still wear that shirt. It means one of two things; I either had big boobs in the 10th grade or I have small boobs now. I would ask my husband, but he is mad that I stole his jeans. 

-H

Top: Ancient American Eagle (Similar)
Jeans: Gap
Sandals: Off Broadway
Bag: Madewell
Arm Party: Tilly's (I think)
Belt: Target (I think) Also old...