Liebster Award

I have been nominated for a Liebster award by allthingsglitterandbeauty. Thank you so much! I'm pretty new to the blogging community so it's nice to be recognized by other bloggers :) 

The Liebster award is passed on through bloggers with under 200 GFC followers. 

The questions I was given:

1. What is your favorite foundation? Covergirl Clean (I'm the color Warm Beige)
2. Heels or flats? Flats because I'm only 17, so I feel like wearing heels looks a little too try-hard (on an every day basis). When I'm older though, I think I will definitely be a heels girl!
3. If you could live anywhere on earth, where would it be? Either New York City, Paris, or London.
4. Nude or bright lips? Nude...and by that I mean pale pinks & soft colors, not literally "nude"/skin-tone colored
5. If you were on a desert island, what 3 items would you want with you? Well, if items count as people--my sister, my mom, and my dad! But if "items" means more along the lines of objects I would bring a blanket to keep me warm, my laptop, and a box of cereal (random but it's something I don't have to cook or heat up and I do love cereal)
6. Do you speak any other languages? I take Italian in school but I don't speak it well :)
7. Straight or curled hair? Hmmm, this is tough! I guess if I had to choose, straight 
8. What is your biggest pet peeve? Being woken up... I like my sleep! 
9. Countryside or city? City
10. Favorite accessory? Long, thin necklaces
11. What is your favorite Halloween costume? When I was little my mom used to make my costumes, and one time when I was about 4 my mom made me a Christmas tree! This is my favorite just because I think it's kind of funny. I mean, I was a Christmas tree for Halloween???

I nominate the following blogs:

anacelinelabod

britishbeautyaddict

beautyabouttown
luvsthat
thestylechateau
izzehfashion
randommonchi
oliviapaige31

dreaminspiredesire
brightondream
erinandkatherinetalkbeauty

My 11 Questions for the blogs I nominate:

1. What is the one beauty product you couldn't live without?
2. What is your dream job?
3. What is your favorite season for fashion?
4. How did you get into blogging?
5. What is your dream vacation?
6. What is your favorite website to shop online?
7. Gold or silver?
8. Favorite book?
9. What is your dream designer purchase?
10. Where is your favorite place to eat out?
11. What is your favorite color?

Here are the rules:

1. You must link back to the person that nominated you
2. You must answer the 11 Liebster questions given to you by the nominee before you
3. You must pick 11 bloggers to be nominated for the award with under 200 followers
4. You must come up with 11 questions for your nominees to answer
5. You must go to their blogs and notify your nominees

NYFW Day 1 & 2 Favorites

Cushnie et Ochs - Rodebjer - Tess Giberson - Zimmermann - Misha Nonoo

Marissa Webb - Tadashi Shoji - Tadashi Shoji - BCBG Max Azria - Organic by John Patrick

Misha Nonoo - Tanya Taylor - BCBG Max Azria - Misha Nonoo - Tanya Taylor

For self-proclaimed fashionistas like myself, Mercedes Benz Fashion Week is one of the most exciting weeks of the year. Okay, so maybe the closest I will get to the runway shows in New York is through stalking instagram accounts, blogs, and style.com. But even though I can't be there in the flesh, I still get incredibly eager just to see each designer's latest collections and spot spring's upcoming trends.

Above are my personal favorites from Day 1 & 2 of New York Fashion Week. I could literally go on for days and days about each look, so instead I will just let the photographs do the talking, or else you would all be reading a short novel.

This year's fashion week definitely seems to have last year's beat already. While I swooned over collections like Elie Saab's last September, I find myself loving a whole lot more this year.

Sheer panels. Two-toned shirts. Edgy cut-outs. Pastels. Oversized vests. Natural Makeup. Plaid lace. (I think that one deserves another round of recognition...I mean, plaid lace?!) Silky trench coats. Tea length skirts. Gorgeous silk jumpsuits! Pops of color. Lots of lines. Crop tops galore. Sheer pants. Color splattered dresses.

Need I say more?

 Images taken from style.com

The Perfect "Between-Seasons" Nail Color

When September arrives, I'm no longer in the mood for summery pastels on my nails, but I also don't want to dive straight into deep reds, black, and earth tones.

What I do need are nail colors that can serve as transition colors for between the seasons, and "Go Overboard" by Essie does just that! It's a dark greenish/blue color that is just colorful enough for summer and just dark enough for fall.

During transition months such as September, I tend to keep my nails colorful, but on the darker side. What exactly do I mean? Take the color purple, for example. While in the summer I will choose a pretty pastel purple, in September I'll choose a purple that's jewel-toned. Basically, I pick a random color in my head, and crank the brightness down a few notches.

I love finding new nail colors, so let me know some of your favorite September shades!

PS: Did you notice the reflection of trees on my nails?