Christmas specials of years past.

                                                               

1. The X Files- How the Ghosts Stole Christmas
2. The Simpsons- Roasting on an Open Fire
3. Alf's Christmas Special - Long forgotten, but one of the best of the 80's. I've seen it on Dailymotion. 
4. Growing Pains- The Kid
5. Parks and Recreation- Ron & Diane- Jerry's Christmas party is as festive as Pawnee gets. 
6. My So Called Life- So Called Angels
7. 30 Rock- Ludachristmas
8. Laverne and Shirley- Christmas at the Booby Hatch
9. The Office- Dwight Christmas- Who wants to break the pig rib with me? 
10. Prancer- My favorite. 
11. Amazing Stories- Santa 85'
12. Meet Me in St. Louis
13. The Shop Around the Corner
14. The Christmas List- 1997- A little gem about a girl at a perfume counter. 
15. A Smokey Mountain Christmas and Unlikely Angel- Classic Dolly Parton. 
16. Yes, Virginia
17. Twas the Night Before Christmas- 1974
18. Ebbie- Susan Lucci tv movie
19. Little Women- 1933, 1949, and 1994.
20. Ally McBeal- Boy to the World
21. Cheers- Christmas Cheers
22. Friends- The One with the Holiday Armadillo
23. All of the claymation cartoons from Rudolph to The Little Drummer Boy.
24. Scrooged
25. A Muppet Christmas Carol

Autumn reading list

I meant to post this weeks ago, but better late than never.



1. Something Wicked This Way Comes, Ray Bradbury

2. The Legend of Sleepy Hollow, Washington Irving

3. Rebecca, Daphne du Maurier

4. The Haunting of Hill House, Shirley Jackson

5. The Picture of Dorian Gray, Oscar Wilde

6. Practical Magic, Alice Hoffman

7. Wuthering Heights, Emily Bronte

8. The Secret History, Donna Tartt

9. The Witches of Eastwick, John Updike

10. Silence for the Dead, Simone St. James

Time in a bottle: November 2015 favorites

                                                                        Fashion:

                                                   

Jessica Choay A/W '15 look book

                                               

                         
                                         

                                                                      Perfume:

                                                        

                                                           

                                                                      Chanel Coco

                                                                                

                                                            Balmain Extatic Intense Gold

                                                                               

                                                              

                                                          

                                             

                             

                                                                Makeup inspiration:

Joanna McGarry for Never Underdressed (now working at Stylist) I discovered her recreated looks after the site closed down, but I had a time digging through Google images. I love to see someone be creative with various looks. 

                                                                      

                                                                  

Cate Blanchett's soft 1950's look in the movie Carol, based on the book The Price of Salt. 

She is wearing Chanel Rouge Allure #96 in Excentrique, mixed with #97 Incandescente and #98 Coromandel (depending on the scene). The lip liner used in some scenes was MAC Red. 

                                                                

                                                                            Hair care:

                                                  Kerastase Chronologiste shampoo and balm

                                                 

                                                        

                

Skin care:

Burt's Bees Orange Essence cleanser

Cetaphil Gentle Cleansing Bar

Sunday Riley Good Genes 

Burt's Bees Intense Hydration night cream

Sunday Riley Luna Oil (on alternate nights)

Body care:

Thymes Moonflower body wash & body lotion 

Philosophy Shimmering Snowlace body wash 

               

                      

                                                

          

                                                              

Foundation: 
Guerlain Lingerie de Peau 

                 

                                                            

                                                                     

  Concealer:
NARS Radiant Creamy Concealer

 Blusher:
Stila Convertible Color in Rose
Tarte Natural Beauty powder blush
NYX Rose Petal cream blush

                                        

           

 Highlighter:

Becca Moonstone powder 

Chanel Camelia de Plumes
Tata Harper Highlighter

  Eyeshadow:
Kiko Moon Shadow sticks in Glamour Gold, Mysterious Chocolate, and Attractive Plum. 
 Kiko Long Lasting shadow sticks in 05 Rosy Brown, 38 Golden Taupe, and 10 Emerald Green. 

  

 Eyeliner:
Urban Decay Perversion

     Mascara:
Guerlain Cils d'Enfer So Volume Maxi Lash

                                      

Lipstick: 
I pulled out every red I own to use half of them in November. 

Besame Cherry Red
Burberry Kisses- Military Red
Illamasqua Box
Tony Moly Delight Tony Tint in Red 
Dior  Rouge lipstick in 999
Clinique Berry Pop

Lip balm:
Fresh Sugar Lip Treatment in Plum 

  Nail Colour:

Zoya Sansa 
Essie Beauty Reporter (LE Allure magazine shade)

Smith & Cult No Poem, Filth Noir, and Regret the Moon

French makeup

 French makeup is effortlessly chic and simple. You can wear the least amount of makeup and get away with it, but if you apply too much eye makeup, lipstick, and blush it just seems like you're a painted doll or trying too hard. The easiest way to wear the classic French look is a red or berry lipstick, and blur the edges. It shouldn't be messy or quite neat, and only use a liner if it's necessary. You don't need much else except your real skin glowing (the foundation look is a big no, but concealer is ok) and a brow touch up. Maybe some mascara if you're up for it. Jeanne Damas is a good example of how this translates to real life.

Five lipsticks that I love:

1. Besame Cherry Red
2. Marc Jacobs Je t'aime
3. MAC Viva Glam III
4. YSL Rouge Pur Couture in Rouge Flamme
5. Maybelline 14 hr. in Continuous Cranberry

Jeanne's lip combination is a mix of MAC Diva, Venomous Violet, and Viva Glam III.