A Colorado Wedding

I flew out to snowy and beautiful Denver, CO to celebrate the wedding of my high school best friend. Not only was I her maid of honor, I was also her makeup artist for the entire weekend (bachelorette party, wedding rehearsal, and actual wedding). This weekend made me realize how much I actually like to do bridal makeup. For the bridal look, I went with a smoky, soft plum and brown eye, well groomed and defined eyebrows, lush lashes, and blush lips. The bride normally goes au natural on a daily basis so this was fun to play up her natural features! My favorite part of her face was her eyebrows. All it took was to fill them in slightly with Anastasia Beverly Hills Dip Brow in Dark Brown and a clear coat of brow gel. Since I posted a photo of my bride on social media, I've been getting asked on how much I charge for bridal makeup application which is something I never thought about but am highly considering on doing now. So, I'm thinking of going back to school to become a professional makeup artist and esthetician. At the moment, I'm currently exploring schools in the Orange County area. Do you know of any schools that I may like? If so, comment below!

GET THE LOOK

PRIMER: Avon Magix Face Perfector // FOUNDATION: Too Faced Born This Way Foundation // CONCEALER: Bare Minerals Correcting Concealer // POWDER: NYX Studio Finishing Powder // CONTOUR: Anastasia Beverly Hills Powder Contour Kit Light to Medium // BROWS: Anastasia Beverly Hills Dip Brow in Dark Brown // EYES: Avon True Color Eyeshadow Quad in Mocha Latte (all shades) + LimeCrime Venus Palette in shade "Divine"// LASHES: Ardell Demi Lashes in 120 + Avon Super Shock Max Waterproof Mascara // BLUSH: Avon Ideal Luminous Blush in Warm Flush // LIPS: Kat Von D Everlasting Liquid Lipstick in Double Dare // HIGHLIGHT: Becca x Jaclyn Hill Shimmering Skin Perfector in Champagne Pop

xx,  Ivey

San Francisco

Last weekend I had an amazing time in beautiful San Francisco attending Outside Lands Music and Arts Festival with my sister. Quite a change from the usual Coachella experience. People were more chill, less pretentious, and had more clothes on haha. I wore simple outfits mostly with bigger and bolder accessories. Glad I got to bust out my black shag coat (Free People knockoff)... I luff it so much<3. My favorite performances were Elton John, Classixx, and Billy Idol! Sam Smith gave an amazing performance and Tame Impala was perfect as usual. Definitely thinking about coming again next year. If you ever think about visiting San Fran, take the GreyHound and just Uber/Lyft/walk everywhere. Not only will you save tons more money, you get to experience the city a lot better when you're not focusing on directions and spending all your money on gas. I absolutely love this city to pieces. Can't wait until my next trip!

Just Peachy

PEACH DRESS - MINKPINK (Wasteland @ Melrose, LA)

ETHNIC TASSEL CLUTCH - MANGO

 "REGINA" WEDGE - JEFFREY CAMPBELL (Buffalo Exchange @ La Brea, LA) 

ETHNIC CHAIN NECKLACE  - MARK.

CAT EYE SUNNIES  - Bought from blogger Amy Rolland via Depop

Last weekend I attended a wedding in Denver, CO. It was about 95 degrees and humid! Eeeek! So glad I wore this loose and flowy dress I found at Wasteland to keep me sane and cool. I paired it with my Jeffrey Campbell low wedged heels for comfort and this tribal and roomy clutch bag that fit all my necessities (except my camera).  However, it encouraged me to take excessive photos throughout the festivities, so all is good! I'll be posting photos from the trip soon! xx

Sin City

So this past weekend, I stayed in Vegas with some friends and a bunch of people I had never met.

IT. WAS. FUN. 

I had previously gone to Vegas on a trip for Avon that I won for an incentive. I had a good time and all, but I spent the majority of the time with ladies that were much older than me (no offense Avon ladies). So pretty much, this was my very first time having the actual Vegas experience. We were a group of at least 15 people all cozied up in a suite right off the strip in the Wyndham Hotel.
Day 1: We arrived at the hotel and start getting ready to go out. Everyone is drinking excessively at this point and taking photos. We left the hotel and walked down the strip for about 5 hours. So much fun!!! I even ran into my old friend from high school. All of us didn't get back to the hotel until about 4am. Unfortunately, all the places to sleep were taken so that night, I slept next to my best friend and her bf in the last available queen sized bed (ahahaha).
Day 2: I probably woke up like a billion times because around 7am, people were already starting to drink, play around and talk loudly!!! We ate pancakes and went to the Draii Pool Party. TONS of plastic surgery victims and pretty boys that were a little too pretty filled the waters. There I was, having eaten a pancake combo an hour before, hoping my high waisted Bongo jeans would do me some justice and hide my gut haha. Regardless, the music was good and the water felt amazing. A few hours later, we went back to our hotel, chilled, and then started getting ready for a big night at Club XS at the Wynn, where ZEDD was playing that evening. After waiting about an hour in line, we got in!  This place was gorgeous! Zedd came on around 2am and it was amazing! We danced off the ledge of the pool and ended up jumping in with all the other retarded people (Yes, we were retards for jumping in, because now I am sick from walking the strip in drenched clothes). WORTH IT THOUGH. We got back to our room at 6 IN THE MORNING! I showered, then slept on the floor this time with my memory foam pad. Sleep until 1pm!
Day 3: Chill, Pack, Eat pizza at Moon Doggies, and go to Pasadena for a friend's birthday.
Overall, I had a blast. Besides the perverted men and the sexism that goes on in Vegas, who you go with makes all the difference and this crew was so down for whatever. Can't wait to go back when I have time to recover and save some monies! Who's down to join?!

xo, IveyDee

Check out this Vegas recap ;)