Fall Beauty Favorites!

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I have to admit, fall is not always my favorite time of the year when it comes to foods and smells - pretty much anything fall scented is a no-go in my book. Cinnamon? Nope. Sweet Potatoes? Nope. Pumpkin Spice Lattes? Triple Nope (Sorry!). What I do love about fall, however, is all of the beauty trends that come back as a result of the chilly weather - so, here are some of my favorite fall beauty themes!

Dark Matte Lips

I could not decide what to call this section - brown lips sounded boring but chocolate lips sounded weird…so the best thing my writer's block could come up with was dark matte lips! In autumn, my favorite dark lip colors are dark maroons and matte browns! They feel like such autumnal colors and look so so cozy paired with a big fluffy scarf or oversized sweater. My current favorites are Colour Pop's lippie stix in Grunge and Bichette, and Pacifica's Power of Love Natural Lipstick in Tender Heart.

Peach Cheeks

One beauty mistake I often find myself making is accidentally mixing darker lip colors with way too pink cheeps - aka, the unintentional clown look. Usually my coffee has yet to kick in when I do my make-up, so I try to go for peach blushes so I don't have to think too much in the mornings! Peach blushes are the best of both worlds because they're neutral enough not to conflict with bold lips but still bright enough to help give a healthy flush to the cheeks! Plus, if it means I can think a little bit less at 6 in the morning then I am all for it :) My current favorite peach blush is the Cargo Cosmetics Powder Blush in Big Easy.

Neutral Eyeshadows

Since a dark lip color is usually the focus of my fall make-up, I like to even things out with neutral tone shadows. Neutral shadows are easy to apply and hard to mess up but still manage to give the eyes a little autumn-y feel to complement dark lips! My favorite shades to combine are from the Too Faced Natural Matte Shadow Collection. It's a beautiful palette with shades of browns and nudes that you can really mix and match as you please! 

With all of these favorites combined - you get a very matte autumn-y look that I absolutely love and have been wearing almost every day! Not only is it easy to wear, it's also quite natural looking and can go well with just about any outfit. Now, if only I liked pumpkin spice lattes to complement my fall favorites….I'll just have to drink my peppermint hot chocolates instead :) What are your favorite beauty and make-up items for fall? 

Work Casual

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Jacket: Zara / Top: Forever 21 / Jeans: American Eagle / Shoes: Payless / Bracelets; Francesca's / Watch: PopSugar / Lipliner: Lord & Berry

Although I’m no longer working in a corporate environment and could probably get away with wearing a sweatshirt to work if I wanted to, I find that going to work is still a fun excuse for me to dress things up a little bit! When you live in a pretty casual town, there’s almost pressure to dress down since no one else is dressing up and it can feel a little out of place to dress up too much!

After spending the last year in Chicago feeling underdressed, my wardrobe suddenly feels overly dressy for a town in Wisconsin! I'm trying my best to pair a little bit of a casual feel to my more professional clothes so I can get the best out of both worlds. For me, it's often a psychological thing. If I dress up and feel like I look more put together, I'm more productive and feel more confident going into the day!

What makes you feel more confident going into each day? 

Changing Personal Style

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Top: Zara / Jeans: American Eagle / Shoes: Payless / Earrings: ShopMissA / Bracelets: Francesca's

One of the best things about the fashion world is that you can really develop a personal style that changes with you as your body and personal tastes change over time. While I might not have worn a crop top just a couple of years ago, over the past year, I've found that they can look very put together if you find the right top and do wonders for evening out my short torso! 

I truly didn't realize how much my personal style had changed over the past year until I re-located to my hometown and got the repeated reaction that I now dress "fancier" than I did before! While I always knew that yoga pants and crewneck sweatshirts were kind of my sweet spot in college (oops!), I hadn't realized how drastically my outfits had changed in just one year. In no way have I been trying to dress "fancier", my clothing choices just started to change as a result of a change in lifestyle. Instead of dressing for comfort to trek across campus and spend late nights in the library, I started to select pieces that could fit in in both a casual or professional setting in case I needed to switch things up between work and home! 

One of the amazing things about personal style is that it can change. It changes with you as you grow, as you age, and even as your belly pooch gets bigger (yep, that's happening). There are always new trends in the fashion world but the great thing about them is that they're just trends. You are free to adopt them or let them pass you by, and a couple of years later you'll be greeted with another set of a new trends to try. You can pick and choose what works best for your personal style and incorporate that into how you look and how that makes you feel - and how you feel is what really matters :) 

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