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

Time in a bottle: September 2015 favorites

                                                                       Fashion inspirations:

                                                                                  

                                                                               

Gucci fall 2015

                                                        

Vogue Italy November 1993

Shoes:

Cassadei Evening in Sassicaia and Eggplant 

                                   
                                         

                                                                         Perfume:

                                                              Vilhelm Parfumerie Smoke Show

                                                              Commodity Wool and Oak 

                                                              Tom Ford Amber Absolute

Home fragrance:

DW Home now has a website and is offering free 2 day shipping with orders $20. 

DW Home- Warm Tobacco Pipe (coffee table size, 27 oz.)

DW Home- Hickory Clove

Yankee Candle Red Berry and Cedar (all time fave)

                                             

                                

                                                                Makeup inspiration:

                                                                

                                                                                 

                                                                                       

                                                         Jodie Kidd for  Elle Germany, August 1995

                                                                           

                                                                      Skin care:

Ren Wake Up Wonderful Night Time Mask 

Ren Glycol Lactic Radiance Renewal Mask 

Ren Flash Rinse 1 Minute Facial

The Body Shop Oils of Life Intensely Revitalizing Cream (samples on their site, here.)

                   

                         

                                                

          

                                                              

Foundation: 

                  Illuminaire Mattifying Mineral Foundation     

         

                                                            

                                                                     

  Concealer:
Maybelline Fit Me, Dream Lumi Radiant

 Blusher:

NARS Sin and Outlaw

                                        

           

 Highlighter:

Laura Gellar Baked in French Vanilla/Portofino

  Eyeshadow:
NARS Paramaribo duo
Prestige True Metals in Copper (the best drugstore metallic shadow I've ever seen)
MAC Cranberry, Sable, Sketch, and Sumptuous Olive

  

 Eyeliner:
Make Up For Ever Ink Liquid Liner
Kat Von D Trooper
Black kohl

     Mascara:
Revlon Grow Luscious

                                      

Lipstick: 

MAC Amorous and Taupe

Maybelline 14 Hour lipstick in Endless Raisin and Lasting Chestnut

Maybelline Vivid Matte liquid lipstick in Berry Boost (coming in 2016)

Wet n Wild Megalast in Spiked with Rum and Sand Storm

       Nail Colour:
China Glaze Wood You Wanna?
Essie Swing Velvet
Deborah Lippmann Brick House

Something extra:

Secret Garden by Johanna Basford

Enchanted Forest by Johanna Basford

Lost Ocean by (you guessed it) Johanna Basford 

The Art of Nature Coloring Book by Adams Media

Adult Coloring Book- stress relieving patterns by Blue Star Coloring

Time in a bottle: August 2015 favorites

                                                                      Fashion inspirations:

                                                                                 

Mate the Label jeans a/w 2015

                                    

                                                   

                               

                                                                         Perfumes:

                                                              

                                                             

                                                               Acqua di Parma Magnolia Nobile 

                                            (reminds me of the long last days of summer in the south)

                                                               L'Occitane Eau des Baux

                                                                              

                                

                                                                Makeup inspirations:

                                                                             

Oscara de la Renta's fall 2010 show. It featured all Revlon makeup in cocoa tones and was created by Gucci Westman. The lipstick is Revlon Chocolicious sheered out. 

                                                                       

Cara Delevinge's fiery amber eyeshadow. Try MAC Red Brick and Orange pro pan shadows. 

                                                           

                     

                                                                    Hair care:

                                               Pantene Deep Cleanse shampoo with mosa mint

                                               Pantene Damage Detox conditioner with mosa mint

          

                     

Skin care:

I took a break from trying new products and let my skin rest this month. 

Burt's Bees Grapefruit Cleansing Towelettes to remove most makeup. 

Then simple cleanser and moisturizer from Cetaphil. 

Thayer's Rose Witch Hazel

Andalou Naturals 1000 Roses serum

                   

                         

                                                

          

                                                              

Foundation: 

Marc Jacobs Re (marc) able 
A little in the t-zone goes a long way. 

                   

                                                                     

  Concealer:
Lancome Effacernes

 Blusher:
MAC Sweet as Cocoa
Jordana Terra Cotta and Cinnamon Spice
MAC Burnt Pepper

MAC Burnt Pepper

                                        

           

 Highlighter: 
Laura Geller Baked Gelato Swirl in Gilded Honey 

  Eyeshadows:

MUG Flame Thrower
NARS Isolde
NARS Surabaya
MAC Orange
MAC Red Brick

  

 Eyeliners:

Bobbi Brown 'Smoke' Eyeshadow

           

   

     Mascara:

Cover Girl The Super Sizer
Revlon Grow Luscious 

                                      

Lipsticks:


Clinique Black Honey (It's what Virginia wears on Masters of Sex)

Revlon Plum Velour, Chocolicious, and Terra Copper

No one talks about these Revlon shades, and they're fantastic!
I mix them to create the shade I want, but Terra Copper is a fall nude on it's own. 

             

       Nail Colour:

Essie Very Structured (burnt sienna)

 Essie Apricot Oil