Brazilian Carnanval Inspired FOTD

Alexandra Dean over at All Things Girly is hosting an international-themed contest, asking participants to do a look inspired by a particular country. My inspiration was Brazil -- specifically, Brazilian carnaval. I embraced the green, blue and yellow of the country's flag for my makeup, and feathers, bright fabrics, shine and jewels for the rest of my outfit. (Even though I'm much more low key than the real celebration, of course!)

Gold Digga Contest Look

Whitney over at Whitz World of Makeup is having a "Gold Digga" contest that ends tomorrow, Jun. 25. I had a lot of fun putting this look together and adding the captions to my photos. Coming up with slogans about greed wasn't as easy as one would think...

Eki's Cosplay Contest Entry!

I whipped out my pink wig again to do this look for Ekimura's cosplay contest, which is running until Sunday, June 14.

My inspiration was the below photo meets Lady Gaga.

And here's meeeeee:



The goods:


Different lighting:

My Wonderful Hello Kitty-filled Life

Nee over at Simply Nee is having an *amazing* Hello Kitty contest -- a lot of fun/creative contests going on right now -- which calls for participants to share what is their favorite HK item. (Mine is listed at the very bottom of the post, btw.) The contest runs till June 5.

This is difficult for me to answer because...the more I think about it, there is probably far too much HK in my life. Uhhh well you see...my *mom* loves HK. Something she picked up after my sister and I left for college. So our family home is filled with lots of little HK touches. And I happen to be in NY visiting this weekend, so let me share (just) some with you...

The HK products that mean the most to me are the ones that I share with my mom -- like we have matching bracelets and lockets. I keep a HK bracelet clasped around the clothing bar in my apartment's closet, for example, because it's a happy reminder of my family.

I don't have a pic, but the HK product I use most often is my lap desk. It stays close to my bed and I grab it in a pinch to have a flat surface for my laptop, a bowl of cereal or a note pad.

But my FAVORITE HK product??

My Hello Kitty toaster. Hands down. It's just so adorable and useful and kind of crazy in a fun way. My mom and I both have HK toasters too!

It burns little HK faces into toast. Yummm toast. (Hers is packed away, sadly, plus I can't take a good photo of it with the toast like that, so I used this official Sanrio pic.) This thing kept me with lots of toast all throughout college. :)

Tinkerbell Inspired FOTD Contest Entry

This is my entry for Sarah's Disney Inspired contest, which is running until June 1. Since I recently purchased a short blonde wig, I figured it would be perfect to use for my Tinkerbell inspired look!


I applied a light beige shimmer to the inner corners of my eyes, followed by a light green on the middle and darker green on the outer V. A light touch of blush on the cheeks, and a swipe of pale pinkish lip gloss topped things off. Oh, and lots of mascara!

The goods:

I feel pretty, oh so pretty...