New makeup: before and after

Inspired by Xtabay's post with before and after photos of her new makeup from MAC, I decided to record my before and after looks with my new makeup from the Chanel counter today. I am surprised at how little difference I see between my photos; my glasses seem to hide my eyes quite a bit. (This is my first attempt at cell phone selfies, too, so I'm sure the photo quality is skewing my results. I'm hoping, anyway.) I bought new eye makeup, foundation, blush, and lipstick for summer.

Photo 1: before makeup
Photo 2: after makeup
Photo 3: after makeup, without glasses
Photo 4: what I wore shopping--black frayed-hem skinny jeans (Mother, the Looker, in blackbird wash); mauve flounce-hem sweater (Tempo Paris); pewter lace-up Mary Janes (Trippen); glassy pendant with moonstone center, and matching earrings (Kendra Scott). Not shown: taupe raincoat Ritva Falla, light gray backpack (Rebecca Minkoff).

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WIW: the "impractical" dress

On Angie's post about why dresses are less popular items of clothing, I wrote about the impracticality of a dress I had made this season. It has short sleeves, and I couldn't find any jackets or cardigans in my closet that would go with it. Angie suggested my blue jean jacket. Today was plenty warm for a short-sleeved dress, so I wore the dress to work. I took along my jean jacket, and sure enough, I needed it partway through the day in the air conditioning. It worked just fine (though I do prefer the dress without a jacket).

Here's the "impractical" dress, as worn to work today:
Blue rayon jacquard short-sleeved shift (made by me); pewter d'Orsay flats (Walk, Franky); medium blue jean jacket (AG, Robyn); gray backpack (Rebecca Minkoff).

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