look#42

BACK WITH A VENGENCE

I threw this cutie outfit together for a Lis and Josh date night last weekend. Rockin' a messy bun, my golden emblem tiger shirt, my black side-zipper jeggings and my black faux-leather roman sandles!

You may also notice that I don't have earlobe jewelry in? Well, if you know about stretched lobes, you probably already called my folly. I am wearing clear, silicone ear skins. I love them. I also gauged my ears up! I am now at 5/8's of an inch! 

Josh says that I have to stay at that size. v-v

I don't care though, now I can stock up on kawaii ear jewelry!

I am also taking a *fakie septum ring for a test run. Once I get a little money set aside for the actual piercing I will go and get the real deal, can't wait! I am ready to move on and take out my cute little spider bites.

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oh man, did i find a good one... again.

deadfaceplugs

Look at the plugs.

Know the plugs.

Love the plugs.

look#41

i got a pant suit!

I have been wanting to get myself a pant suit for ages now and I finally managed to score one from my local Ross. This pant suit is fashionable, cool and it looks like a "baby clown suit" or something like that.

Paired with my favorite glittery-gold flats, this outfit really does say something along the lines of "Hey, I am a disco queen."

I have also been wearing my hair pulled like this a lot more often here lately! It's cute, quick, easy and keep my headaches at bay. It also keeps the back of my hair from going way flat.

look#39

another look for work.

Honestly, I wish that I had a new camera. I also don't wear a bolero with this dress unless I am wearing it to work because it is a spaghetti strap. I got it from a Ross and it is way cute.

That is a size small children's belt that I re-purposed into a skinny belt that I use to accentuate my waist.

I wore a small ring to work that day... It is has a completely black (fake) jewel. You can't tell, but on either side of the jewel there is a small heart, so it matches the dress pattern!. Again, it makes me think back to LOTR. Doesn't it just look like it could be an artifact of Mordor?

look#37

here is my first work outfit!

Remember how I said that I went shopping for my new receptionist job? Here is one of my new outfit coordinates!

Even thought it is technically supposed to be business casual in our office, we can all get away with wearing really cute outfits. I am talking high heels, flowy blouses and cute summer dresses.

I love this new shirt so much, the floral print is so delicate.

I don't have to wear my lip rings at work because I have had them long enough that they won't seal up one bit. I can leave them out for eight hours straight and it's cool. I made the earrings so that I can cover up my gauges. It's true that people in the world of business will not take you seriously if they are visible... Or at least I think so.

Here are my super cute new flats. The are like bedroom slippers with righteous buckles on them.

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i had mentioned that i was considering this a while back

Like I mentioned a few posts back, my Mama finally came home from Iowa. And along with Mama, came all of Mama's jewelry making tools. All of which she bestowed upon myself. Therefore, for the past few weeks or so, I have began to prepare merch to sell online!

Yes, I will be selling handmade jewelry with different themes such as mori girl, crystals and pastel goth pieces on an online shop. If I do well with my pieces online I may also do a few free giveaways for those of you that show the best interest. I haven't decided yet how I am going to incorporate a giveaway into my posts yet, but I will keep updating on my blog as I go.

Here are a few sneak peaks!

look#35

more navajo-inspira for you all

I wanted to do a look for this week that was soft and feminine, but also with a slight Native vibe.

I love to drag out my legitimate raccoon tail for these types of looks...

Oh yeah, I straightened my hair. Every time I do straighten my hair, I am always disappointed with the results.

I am not sure what type of crystal that necklace is made out of, but it is really pretty and iridescent. The beaded bracelets were made by me. I think that the banded bracelet  is an orange obsidian stone, but I may be wrong.

The plugs are "9/16's and they are made from real moonstone.

look#34

this week's look is dark, but with navajo-inspira

So I have been using fashionfinder.asos to combine different pieces of my wardrobe together to make Navajo inspired looks. Here is this week's:

I love my striped crop top and my ripped black shorts... Who would have through that I could use them in a look like this. 

Me. I did.

As you can see here, I used a combination of different war patterned jewelry to accent this look. I am also rocking my black moccasins yet again. I also styled my hair into a double-ponytail to give it some more length and volume. I failed a little bit and you can see my bathroom doorknob through my hair. Whoops. The necklace and the two smaller bracelets were handmade by myself.

I wanted to do my eye makeup in a way that would also bring out the Native American in myself... Even if I probably have zero blood line. I used a paint brush that I trimmed down to be extra thin so that I could get a very smooth line for my lower eyeliner. I also accented my eyes with some red lipstick. Yep. Lipstick.

Here you can get a good look at my handmade earrings. I hope that this week's theme doesn't offend anyone. If it does, please message me. I just really admire Native American heritage and I wanted to emulate their fantastic creativity, although my creativity surely pails in comparison to the real deal.

look#33

remember last week when i was playing with the idea of native american inspiration?

The inspiration continues this week as well. And probably for a few more weeks. Since it is summer here in the sunshine state, wearing black constantly can get very uncomfortable. So I figured that for a while at least that I would play around with Native American inspired fashion looks... While still of course keeping my edginess.

Alright, so this isn't actually a "look" persay. But I did go all through my wardrobe and compiled all of my favorite Navajo-esque pieces just for your viewing pleasure. Here I have purses, pouches, bracelets, necklaces, belts, plugs, earrings, feathers and headbands as well. Throughout the next few weeks you will be seeing many outfits combined with these little pieces that all in all may help to inspire you as well to go native.

look#32

 'been trying to add a little native american chic to my normally very dark looks

I went shopping with my Mom at our local Goodwill so that I could find a few interviewing outfits to get ready for... Interviews. This is one of the tops that I got. As you can see it is very flowy and great for the stifling summer heat. It also has a few designs on it that reminded me so much of Native American type designs. Thus, becoming the perfect occasion to break out my black moccasins.

I don't do selfies normally, but this one is in the name of fashion.

And here are the moccasins. I don't wear them a lot because I am paranoid that they make my feet look really long... They do, I am telling you. But Josh likes them and he always reassures me that they look cute.

I, of course, never believe him.

I experimented with my hair for this post and I tried a side braid with a deep part. Holla to my girl KStew.

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weee-ooo i have found yet another awesome shop.

Literally, I wish that I had mass amounts of cash so that I could help out the young lady whom owns this online shop. She has so many different items all from clothing, jewelry and art for purchase. Here is a link to her page. I will of course also add a link in my following/sites page.

(koalaart&design)

earrings for stretched ears

with my mom's homecoming there are many perks...

You know Moms... My Mom loves to cook for Joshua and I, plus she is very neat and tidy. She is basically the best roommate ever. But one of the really awesome things about my Mom is that she loves to make jewelry. Therefore, she has loads of jewelry making accessories. Seeing that she has given me permission to play with all of her jewelry making items, I have been playing around with the idea of creating earrings to hang on my surgical steel tunnels for my stretched lobes.

When you take the dive into body modification, specifically the stretching of the earlobes, you soon come to the realization that you can no longer wear dangly earrings. And even if you do happen to find a jewelry maker that specializes in it, you only get what they make, not what you really and truly want. So, I made a few pairs of my own dangly earrings to wear with my tunnels!

I am starting with five different pairs that I just made, each one of them has a very specific feel for different types of outfits that I may match them with.

I made this pair to have a more natural feel. I used natural stones and crystals for those days when I feel dark and magical.

I made this pair out of boho inspiration. I wanted to have a pair that have both gold and silver in the piece, that way I can wear them with multiple colored jewelry.

This pair is inspired by indie and Aztec! You all know how much I like to wear black, so these will fit in perfectly with my wardrobe!

I am in love with all things 1900's vintage and Downton Abbey. Therefore, I made a pair of earrings that looked so lavish and rich that if they were normal earrings, one could possibly mistake me for a duchess.

Here is another pair that I made out of boho inspired style. This pair makes me feel like I am in Indonesia on the back of an elephant.

watercolor hair masque attempt#2

i am taking another whack at this from a different approach.

I know that I said that I was giving up after the last time. The last time that I tried to apply watercolors to my hair wasn't fruitful at all. Therefore, with my sudden nautical inspiration I have a need to try this again.

things you will need

-old shirt

-hair oil

-comb

-gloves

-watercolors

-time

-paintbrush

-curling iron

I began by mixing my colors together, I chose a nice blue-green so that the orange coloring in my hair oil would accent it it rather than making it an odd shade like if I would have used a purple. Since I really like the ombre fade effect, I pony tailed my hair on top of my head, like in past attempts. I wet my ends so that my hair could really absorb the oil and the color. After wetting my ends, I put on my rubber gloves and thoroughly applied the color. Since this time I decided not to rinse out the color, I gently combed through my ends after letting my hair down. Next, I pulled my hair back and waited for it to dry.

You can see here that the watercolors are pretty drying and that is why I decided to go with a hair oil, rather than a conditioner like last time. Next time I try this (because I surely will) I think I will thin out the watercolors with some H2O before adding the oil. That way it wont dry quite so thick. However, the color is very bold and turned up well.

Here is the finished (no filter) result!

Watering down the paints is definitely a must for the next time that I do this again... Although, I would call this attempt a definite success! If you want to try this yourself make sure that you use watercolor paints. Any other kind of paint (i.e. acrylic/oil) can and will seriously destroy your hair. Just don't do it. Make sure that you have plenty of moisturizer for your hair as the watercolors can be very drying once they are applied. All in all I am pretty satisfied with this temporary way to color my hair without tinting! Well... It may or may not tint, but I will find out soon.

Ear Cuffs

Decidedly very cute ear cuffs are in the mail.

I am so excited with anticipation for the arrival of my new ear cuffs. Since I have my lobes stretched and I do not want any more piercings on my ears, these ear cuffs are the answer to my accessorizing funk. I ordered the backbone cuffs on gofavor for just a few dollars. The snake cuff (which I ordered in black) and the plain silver cuffs both came from etsy for under $20. I am slowly getting more into buying from etsy. There are tons of creative and talented artists on there that make some of the best (for a price) pieces that I have seen in a while. It is literally a hub for these people.

Look#29

I look so grumpy for this post.

I had Josh take these photos for me a few weekends ago when we went out to eat and have dinner. He was being so aggravating while taking these. Wow that was an eventful evening. Some of our friends got pulled over and busted with a few grams of marijuana. I felt so bad for the guys... Then, Josh and another one of our friends locked us out of our apartment, so I had to climb up on our back porch overhang and crawl in through the window. All in all the evening went well aside from those few setbacks. Also, when we went to eat at our favorite sushi restaurant Wasabi, one of the asian americans that worked there told me that I "did my makeup well and that a lot of women can't do that." Flattery at its best.

Here, I am sporting my new cross ring that I got from Plato's Closet and my Sauron ring. I actually haven't gotten to even the middle of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn yet. Josh said that it is probably one of the best books he has ever read and I cannot dispute that. In this look I am also wearing one of my new shirts from my shopping haul underneath my black, over-sized sweater.

Repurposed Earrings

Ever thought about repurposing some earrings into plugs?

While I was scrolling through some Tumblr posts, I saw a post that mentioned repurposed plugs. Now, I hadn't put much though into it, in fact, I never once thought about it. I feel like I have been missing out because it seems so obvious. Take old/new earrings that are the right size, clip the backs off and then epoxy them onto some plugs with care. I decided that I would go and look at some pretty earrings on Forever21 and see if I could find any that I liked. I did and here they are.

I found each of these pairs of earrings on the Forever21 website. In dream world, I would buy these and attach them to plugs. I may yet, I'll let you know how that goes.