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!

Bought L'Oreal Telescopic Explosion last week. (Thanks Target Weekly Ad!)

I haven't tried the Givenchy version, so I'm only comparing this to other mascaras with traditional wands.

Telescopic Explosion is easy to apply and you get great range of motion to coat corner lashes more easily. I loved it for corner areas and I loved the richness of the color. However, it has the same clumping issues at the wand tip that all mascara wands tend to have and, even after I dabbed it off, I was getting fairly thick, clumpy application.

I personally prefer good lash separation and fullness over length, so I don't think this will be in my regular rotation, but there's definitely something here for people who want length and good corner coverage.

So I am a dope and couldn't find/didn't get any shots of my Halloween costume in action. But the waist up was the more important part, anyway, so I figured why not post a crappy Photobooth picture of that. And why not post it really long after Halloween. Sure.

The face paint is Wet 'n' Wild Fantasy Makers Body Color. Surprisingly good quality, so I bought every color I could find. I am still cursing everyone who bought up all the Illamasqua white foundation at Sephora, but the Fantasy Makers worked fine and was way cheaper. Hooray!

I made the collar (and matching wristlets which you can't see) out of an embroidered Tahari shirt. It's okay, it had stains on it! I paired it with this Forever 21 skirt and a longer netted underskirt with exposed seams and rough edges from some random Japanese brand.

I had great fun, hope you all did, too.

My walls are empty (except for the Depeche Mode poster visible in these photos), my camera battery chargers are packed who-knows-where, I'm running out of clothes that aren't packed, and I still don't know where I'll be living in a month. Today = more packing and more apartment hunting. Pictures, hijacked by Arsenic cat, taken using Photobooth.

Dress - She's Cool, $12 at TJMaxx
Shoes - Guess by Marciano, gift from a cousin
Necklace - Same secondhand necklace from last post, $2
Bag - Gillian Julius, $10 secondhand
Bracelet - Cartier Love (I don't even take this off at the manicurist)