I've been home recovering from the retched flu. Today I got a little stir crazy but I still feel too gross to go out with coughing fits and constant need for tissues and lightheadedness. It's okay, I've been reading the Clan of the Cave Bear books to pass the time. Anyway, home sick is probably not the best time to play with makeup, but, well, see: stir crazy, so I did a PhenomenEyes v. Telescopic Explosion review. Everything else is normal, warm-and-cozy-when-sick business as usual.

Sweatshirt - Target, Sonoma Collection, stolen from hubbs, $10
Sweater - Forever 21, H81 Plaid Sweater, $5.99
Boy beater - tag sale, $1
Skirt - American Apparel, California Fleece Skirt, free due to a silly mix-up on an order
Leggings - TJMaxx, Hue, $3.99
Socks - Filene's Basement, $2
Belt - tag sale, Moschino, $5
Necklace - Macy's, Betsey Johnson, birthday gift from hubbs (I really love the sword with the rose on it, reminds me of those VW necklaces)

I couldn't resist the Phenomen'Eyes, guys.

What Phenomen'Eyes has over Telescopic Explosion:
1. The brush has much smaller bristles and a LOT more of them.
2. Darker, richer color.
3. Better color depositing (probably due to 1).
4. Curls the ends up just a bit and coats the tips better.
5. Just way more rock star.

What Telescopic Explosion has over Phenomen'Eyes:
1. Smaller head slightly less intimidating to put near your eye.
2. Can stick the brush into any mascara tube (P'E's brush is way too fat).
3. More natural for everyday use.

In the comparison pictures, Telescopic Explosion is on the left and Phenomen'Eyes is on the right. The difference isn't as obvious in the pictures, but the Phenomen'Eyes makes my eyelashes look a lot longer and thicker and the overall result is that my eye looks a lot more open and large. You'll notice the Phenomen'Eyes gave me the same clumping issues that Telescopic Explosion did the first time, but they brushed out easily after the pictures. Telescopic Explosion isn't giving me the clumping issues anymore, though I still have to dab off the bottom. Phenomen'Eyes has bristles at the bottom so you can't dab it off as easily and I think it will become less of a problem as I use it more.

I probably Will buy Phenomen'Eyes again and probably won't buy Telescopic Explosion again. Mascara is important enough to me to splurge for results. I don't know if I'll replace my DiorShow Iconic with Phenomen'Eyes for everyday use, but it's definitely going to be my go-to for evening. Only word of warning on Phenomen'Eyes is that, because it deposits color so well at the ends, you have to be careful to let it dry fully before you do a lot of blinking or it'll get all over your face. I speak from experience.

For Thanksgiving dinner, I wore the dress my sister bought for me for my birthday. It was so comfy and had such nice movement for such a structured piece. And, yeah, I didn't so much do my hair as neglect to do my hair, haha.

Dress - Priscilla Dawn on etsy, $48 gift from my sister
Necklace - tag sale, $10

Pincurl results! Got nice, tight pincurls but I fingercombed them out a fair amount. I thought they were very West Side Story.

Earrings were $4, thrifted.
Shirt is American Apparel Baby Rib tank, something like $5 on sale.
Skirt is Urban Outfitters Kimchi Blue purple houndstooth skirt, $29.99.

So the best part about short hair, something I completely forgot about when I cut it on a whim, is it's easier to do vintage hair! Today I woke up and decided it was Time to Remember This. I stuck the scarf over my head because pincurls look pretty ridiculous while they're setting. I'm not used to seeing my hair so flat because I LOVE BIG HAIR, so I kept my bangs out to do some spitcurls so I wouldn't look like I had chemo.

Nothing retail today.
Shirt - Ralph Lauren, $3 at a tag sale
Pullover - Fetching (silk/cashmere blend, so soft!), something like a quarter cuz I got it by filling up a garbage bag of clothing for $10
Jeans - Gap, free at a clothing swap
Boots - hand-me-downs from my mom
Necklace - Chan Luu, $15 at a tag sale
Scarf - a couple of francs at a French market, so long ago that they were using francs

I want to get in the habit of regular blogazining, so I figured I'd use my silly Halloween post as a jumping off point and I actually done did my whole face up so I could post my Telescopic Explosion review. So today's the big day. As usual, a cat busts in on my picture.

Sweater - American Apparel Lightweight Sheer Rib Raglan Pullover, $35, birthday gift from the hubbs
Dress - Urban Outfitters Silence & Noise Boatneck Tunic, $9.99 in-store half off clearance (still going on!)
Leggings - TJMaxx Hue, $3.99
Boots - Gillian Julius, $10 secondhand at a tag sale
Necklace - Unknown designer, $10 for two of them at a tag sale

This dress is super comfy, guys. And POCKETS!