Valentine's Style / Frolic Vintage

Valentine's Day is a day we all want that romantic look. Many girls are planning to go out and buy a new dress or outfit for a special night out. This week I visited Frolic Vintage in downtown Springfield, to style some Valentine's Day numbers. 

Frolic has such a great variety of pieces, you could create something subtle & sweet, or sexy & daring. For me, I like to wear something I feel comfortable in, but still pretty! I love flowing pieces  & florals. 

Here are some looks I went for & then some other items I loved that aren't necessarily my style! 

Ladies, don't forget about Frolic Vintage (online or in store) when gearing up to create you look for love this season.

Natural Look || Beauty

Hello lovely readers. Alexa here to share with you my go-to eye makeup. I love this eye because you can dress it up or down, depending on the lip. Lets begin!

I start by prepping the area around my eye and create my brows (you can find my brow tutorial here). Normally, I would prep my eye and finish my shadow before applying my foundation, but for the sake of the tutorial, I went ahead and finished everything. I do that to keep the fall-out from the eye shadow from my face.

Next, I apply a taupe or ash brown shadow to my crease, and into the outer corner. I apply it with a bigger shadow brush, like the one shown in the photo. I make sure to follow my natural eye shape while doing this. 

After that, I use a smaller, more precise brush to apply a warmer brown to the outer corner, and halfway up the crease. This color also goes on the bottom lash line. I apply by looking upward and sweeping back and forth. 

A deeper brown is then applied to the outer corner and blended slightly along the top lash line. I use an off white shadow on the lid, inner corner and brow bone, and then blend with the same brush.

I take an angled brush and dip it in my liner, and draw a small line starting from the corner of my eye, and drawing toward the end of my brow. I create a small triangle and fill it in, and then continue brushing my liner along my top lash line. 

Using a white pencil, I color in my water line on the bottom, and also the inner corner. This will make the eyes appear bigger.

Finish off with some mascara.

 Thanks for reading! 

Have a lovely Valentine's Day from Alexa & Sarah. 

Details : Shadow Palette/Eyeliner/White Pencil/Mascara 

It was a flawless night.

Truly // Sarah

DIY | Table Centerpiece

       For those couples who may be staying in this Valentine's Day, because you desire to avoid all of the hustle and bustle it brings, you might be interested in this little project. I created this table centerpeice to shape a romantic atmosphere for my love and I on Valentines Day. 

     My boyfriend, Nathan and I are quite the home bodies. Don't get me wrong we love dressing up and going out, but we do our best to dodge loud and crowded environments. Especially when we want to be able to talk and listen to each other. It's hard to enjoy each other's company to the fullest when a stranger is sitting, literally, at the same table as you. So we decided to stay in, save money, make dinner together, and set up a moment that's especially sweet.

      This project is fairly cheap and pretty easy to create. I had lots of fun making this lovely centerpiece for the dinner table. Here's how I did it...

Supplies needed:
>Pressed Flowers
>Paint brush
>Painter's tape
>A bag of pine firewood (Price Cutter)
>Minwax Polyurethane (Walmart)
>Acrylic or Silicone aerosol spray (Hobby Lobby)
{Any other decorative objects you would like to use to create a unique look. I used forest animal figurines, a doily, and a vintage candle stick and wooden candle holder.}

Step 1: Coat the wood with the Polyurethane. This makes the wood look a lot nicer and creates a deeper brown, which you'll love.

Step 2: Tape around the edges of the wood, so that you don't coat anything unnecessary (less mess). Place the pressed flowers on the wood & apply 2-3 Coats of acrylic spray.

Step 3:  Allow 24 hours to dry. Decide the following day if you want to apply any extra coats.

Step 4: Arrange the lovely pieces on your dinner table. Add any accessories you desire. I wanted to shape a romantic forest-like feeling so I added a few deer figurines.

 This project is super simple and extremely customizable! There are so many different things you can do with it. The great thing about it, is you can keep it as a centerpiece all spring. You and your honey can constantly be reminded of the special night you held each other's hearts.

Happy Valentine's Day, sweet friends!

Truly // Sarah