Showing posts with label Maleficent disney movie. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Maleficent disney movie. Show all posts

Wednesday, June 4, 2014

Follow Me Around: Iowa Adventures pt. 2

Iowa Again!
This past weekend I traveled down to Iowa, again, to visit my good friend Cassidy. I'm sure if you have been reading my blog you know who she is! 
We had a nice relaxing weekend in Iowa and it was so good to see her after 3 weeks (it doesn't seem long but it felt like forever!). While we were in Iowa we went to a lot of cute little cafes, restaurants, and I met a bunch of people from her home town. 


Here is Cafe Fresh which was in Moline, IL! I had a lovely steak wrap and it was super yummy. The decor of the restaurant was also beyond darling. I love this sign that was leaning up again the outside. They had a bunch of cute little chalkboards like this. 


The next morning we went out to breakfast with some of our Pi Phi sisters that live in the area! I had the waffle breakfast at the Indigo Cafe and it was very tasty. Around where I live there are NO good breakfast places so I was impressed with this delicious meal. Not to mention you got a lot for your money! 



Here is a picture from one of our nights. Yes we are very weird I know!


 The next day I went to one of Cassidy's family friends graduation parties, drove around, and went to see "the river" as they call it. Also known as the Mississippi river. We took a few cute pictures on the dock because we have to take pictures everywhere we go! 





On the last night we went and saw Maleficent which was AMAZING! I have been wanting to see it and it definitely met my expectations. I wont' ruin the movie for you but it for sure was not what I expected. They turn the story in a very interesting view of Maleficent and I love how they tied the cartoon movie in with this film. Overall, I would highly suggest you go see it! And lets be honest who isn't a sucker for a Disney movie?

Well that was my weekend in Iowa! What did you do over your weekend? Whatever it was I hope it was fabulous :) 


Wednesday, May 28, 2014

Beauty Bar: Maleficent Inspired Look

First, I would like to welcome you to a new series of mine called Beauty Bar! Every wednesday I will be posting a new beauty feature. It can range from hair and makeup looks to my favorite products! I thought I would incorporate more beauty related posts to my blog to mix it up once a week. If you have any requests for looks you want me to re-create/ other post ideas email me at mirandapollitt@gmail.com 
Thanks and enjoy <3 

A dark beauty look..... 
Teen Vogue has a contest going on (still a few days left to enter!) to create a makeup look inspired by Maleficent the new Disney movie that comes out in a few days (aka May 30th). For my look I decided to go very dramatic but still wearable. What to get this dark and evil look? Well, here are the steps!

Makeup
1. Apply your normal foundation routine. This includes both your foundation and powder for me. Your next step is to apply a dark blush. Make it pretty bold to frame your face and give it color. Maleficent is generally fair skinned so skip the bronzer for this look! 
2. Next it is time for the eyes. I first applied a creme shadow so that the colors will show up better on my lids. The same effect can be given if you use an eye primer. Next I took a white shimmery shade and put it in the inner corner of my eye. Following that I took two shades of green and layered them on the outer part of my lid. I blended them together to get a dark green color. For the crease I took a dark black color then blended it with a blending brush. 
3. For eyeliner create a small wing with a liquid eyeliner pen. Keep your line thin up until the outer part of your eye. Then create a thicker line for the cat eye. To finish the eyes apply your favorite mascara generously. 
4. The last step in this evil look is to apply a dark maroon or red lipstick. This will give the finishing touch the look needs! 





 Look out for an upcoming Beauty Bar post on how to get this teased bun look! 

{The completed look!}