Time in a bottle: October 2015 favorites

                                                        Fashion and style inspirations:

I'm drawn to three colors this fall. Moss, cognac, and black. 

                                                                                  

Candice Swanepoel wearing the Avalon bodysuit. 

Reformation Avalon bodysuit in Black Velvet, Jewel Velvet, and Mossy Velvet. 

                                                       

Boots:

                                        

                                           Sam Edelman Petty boots in suede moss 

                                           

                                           Matisse Brooke Chelsea boots in tan

                                                                      

                           
                                         

                                                                         Perfume:

                                                              Guerlain Shalimar

                                                              Commodity Book and Wool 

                                                             

                                                 

                                                             

                                                                            Hair care:

                                           Suave Almond & Shea Butter shampoo and conditioner 

                                                           

                                                 Elizabeth & James Nirvana Black- dry shampoo

                                                        

                

Skin care:

Sunday Riley Blue Moon Tranquility Cleansing Balm

Sunday Riley Good Genes 

Peter Thomas Roth Pumpkin Enzyme Mask

Raw coconut oil

Skyn Iceland Artic facial oil

Body care:

Yes to Coconut oil body wash

           Pacifica Kona Coffee and Sugar Detox Scrub                    

          

                                                              

Foundation: 

                  Illuminaire Mattifying Mineral Foundation     

         

                                                            

                                                                     

  Concealer:
NARS Radiant Creamy Concealer

 Blusher:

Chantecaille Protect the Wolves blush in Ella

MAC Burnt Pepper

Tom Ford Savage

RMS Lip2Cheek in Diabolique 

                                        

           

 Highlighter:
H & M Halo Illuminiser in Champagne Gold and Delicate Pearl

  Eyeshadow:
Urban Decay Lounge
Make Up For Ever M644
Milani Bella Khaki
NARS Steven Klein shadow in Stud
& Other Stories Gante Sage, Shetland Brown, and Lockram Cactus

Chantecaille Protect the Wolves trio palette

  

 Eyeliner:
Bobbi Brown shadow in Smoke 
Urban Decay Stash
L'Oreal Voluminous Smoldering in black

     Mascara:
Guerlain Cils d'Enfer So Volume Maxi Lash

                                      

Lipstick: 
Bite Frozen Berries collection in Plum and Black Cherry

L'Oreal Cinnamon Toast and Raisin Rapture 

Too Faced Melted in Chocolate Cherries

Maybelline Crazy for Coffee (a match for Liv Tyler in Empire Records)



Lip balm:
Lipstick Queen Belle Epoque in Wine

       Nail Colour:

Zoya Ember

Essie Leggy Legend

Automne makeup: The Legend of Sleepy Hollow

                                                                       

                                                                     


This post was inspired by the Getting Cheeky  'Inspired by Literature' posts. I found them so interesting and wanted to match my own autumn colored cosmetics with a classic tale. I am a big fan of Washington Irving's The Legend of Sleepy Hollow and have chosen it for my first post. A ghost story set in the fall of 1790 and loved by generations. I hope this inspires others to play with fall colors, try some new products, or even read the book.


The story begins with the setting of Sleepy Hollow NY. The autumn leaves, golden hay, the Hudson River flowing close by, and smoke from chimneys. Cool and sweet autumn just before the first snow comes. The countryside is beautiful and rich in color. From twilight till dawn a misty fog covers the ground. It's the perfect time for a restless ghost to roam the land.

The beautiful Hudson River Valley. 

                                                                             

           The fairest of fair, Katrina. A coquette and rosy lip and cheek with glowing skin. 

                                               Bite Beauty High Pigment Pencil in Tannin
                                               Stila Convertible Color in Poppy
                                               Bobbi Brown Art Stick in Cassis
                                               Becca Shimmering Skin Perfector in Moonstone
                                               Bite Agave Lip Mask in Smashed

The autumn leaves and amber fire. 

Clockwise

Make Up For Ever palette 1: m644 Fawn, me840 Pink Chrome, and m844 Burgundy

Make Up For Ever palette 2: me554 Gunmetal, d320 Golden Khaki, and m738 Auburn

MAC Sumptuous Olive

MAC Antiqued

ELF  Burnt Plum

Warm and toasted neutrals.

Becca Mineral Blush in Songbird

Revlon Toast of New York

   Nars Audacious Lipstick in Audrey

MAC Lipstick in Chili

Shea Moisture Blush in Varkala Spice

Burberry Eyeshadow in Midnight Brown

Colourpop Blush in Bardot

The headless horseman rides again!

Nars Eyeshadow in Mekong

Sephora Rouge Cream lipstick in Cancan

Make Up For Ever Ink Eyeliner

Colourpop Eyeshadow in Game Face

Essie Devil's Advocate 

If none of these appeal to you, use the ShadeScout app to get inspired by the colors of fall. 

       ***Post updated on 2/16/17 with new products. 

Halloween specials of the 80's and 90's

                                                                         

Making a list of every episode, special, or movie that I love to watch around Halloween was harder than I thought. Here are 30 classics from the 80's and 90's that will never get old. 

1. The Simpsons - Treehouse of Horror V

2. Amazing Stories - Ghost Train, Mummy Daddy, and Go To the Head of the Class
(with Christopher Lloyd!)

3. Buffy the Vampire Slayer- Fear Itself, Hush, and Halloween

4. Disney's Mr. Boogedy and Bride of Boogedy

5. When Good Ghouls Go Bad

6. The X Files- Home

7. The Midnight Hour- Abc tv movie from 1985

8. Roseanne- Boo, Trick or Treat

9. Martin- The Night He Came Home, Boos in the House

10. Stephen King- Anything based on his books.

11. Two Guys, a Girl, and a Pizza Place- Psycho Halloween, Mind Over Body, The Satanic Curses

12. Dawson's Creek- The Scare, Escape from Witch Island, Four Scary Stories

13. Are You Afraid of the Dark? Seasons 1-3.

14. My So Called Life- Halloween

15. Freaks and Geeks- Tricks and Treats

16. Family Matters- Dark and Stormy Night, Stevil, Stevil II

17. Boy Meets World- And Then There Was Shawn

18. Square Pegs- Halloween

19. That 70's Show- Halloween, Too Old to Trick or Treat, Too Young to Die

20. The Real Ghostbusters- When Halloween Was Forever, The Thing in Mrs. Faversham's Attic, The Boogieman Cometh, The Boogieman is Back, Mrs. Rogers Neighborhood

21. Cheers- Fairy Tales Can Come True, House of Horrors with Formal Dining and Used Brick

22. MacGyver- The Secret of Parker House

23. Perfect Strangers- Fright Night

24. South Park- Korn's Groovy Pirate Ghost Mystery

25. Garfield's Halloween Adventure

26. Murder, She Wrote- The Witch's Curse, Night of the Headless Horseman, Fire Burn, Cauldron Bubble, and The Legacy of Borbey House.

27. Disney's Ichabod and Mr. Toad

28. Unsolved Mysteries- Ghosts dvd set- The series explored everything from the Queen Mary ship to Resurrection Mary and even ghosts in England.

29. The Office- Halloween, Costume Contest, Here Comes Treble

30. Sabrina the Teenage Witch- A Halloween Story, A River of Candy Corn Runs Through It, Murder on the Halloween Express