5 Questionable Eyebrow Styles

Although I usually stick to fashion trends, today we’ll be approaching one of the BIGGEST beauty trends of the 20th century aka having eyebrows that are “on fleek”. The early 2000s were notorious for over plucked high arched eyebrows and now we’re fans of thick filled in brows or even all natural eyebrows. Some influencers I’ve seen (@princessgollum or Jeferee Star) even shave their eyebrows off for various reasons. Needless to say, eyebrows have gone wild. To celebrate and inspire your brows we’ve compiled a list of 5 shoulda-been-coulda-been-kinda-are eyebrow trends! Let us know what you think with a like or in the comments.

1. The Unibrow.

Ode to el natural, the Unibrow is what most people rock before they learn about the wonders of threading,waxing, or tweezers. Although many people in modern day see these as unattracfive,in many cultures we see these prevailing. In our version we had to pay homage to the most pop culture significant unibrow in hipsters style: Frida Kahlo. Here’s one of her self portraits: 

2. No Brow

The exact polar opposite of the unibrow, the no brow look is only worn by the very bold and generally eccentric. Some people shave or wax their brows off completely in favor of tattooing fake brows on while others such as make up artist Jeferee Star shaved them off to allow more room to experiment with make up and drawn on eyebrow trends.

3. Smokey Brow

The Smokey Brow is probably the most fashionable and wearable of these experimental eyebrow styles. It involves doing your eye make up with a super heavy smokey eye that extends directly up into the eyebrow. For our take on it we combed the eyebrow upwards and filled it with both her actual eyebrow color, and the colors we used to design the smokey effect. This look is probably best rocked and inspired by model Cara Delevingne who is debatable one of the people spear pointing the eyebrow trend with her heavy iconic brows. 

4. Expressive Brows

For the last two looks we just let our imagination run wild and tried to bring you two original takes. This one we termed the “expressive brow” we loosely lined the shape of our wonderful models natural brow with a black liquid liner. It definitely draws attention to her brows and demonstrates how expressive eyebrows can be.

5. Glitter Brow

A personal favorite, the Glitter Brow really shines through. (Yes, that was indeed a pun.) for this look we coated her natural eyebrows with a layer of Vaseline and careful shook out a fine brass and gold glitter mic over the area. Although we could have gone super crazy with different colored glitter to make a bigger statement ultimate we wanted these looks to be somewhat believable for the everyday adventurous lady.

What do you think of these experimental eyebrows? Would you be brave enough to rock any of these looks? Which is your favorite?

With love,

Anna B

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Shades of Sheer and Grey

This abnormal November heatwave isn’t stopping me from enjoying two of my favorite fall clothing trends: layering and thigh high boots. For today’s look I kept it simple with a dark grey, black and, white color palet.

I started my look with a basic black cropped tank top from Brandy Melville paired with a super soft circle skirt with a zig zag linear pattern from Aritzia. Seeing how that look is super summery I then layered a sheer black mech dress over the whole look. The opaque layer makes the look intriguing and flirty. Because the mornings are stil brisk (it is November on the East coast after all), I wore a cropped grey blazer. Because of the simple color pallet I decided a statement necklace was needed and wore a hematite stone necklace that my Nana had made a few years ago.

My favorite thigh highs from the brand French Blu enlongate my legs and give me a little boost with their three inch wedged heel. 

With love,

Anna B 

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Wearing Stories OOTD

Wearing new clothing, and slipping into a perfectly crafted outfit you had just bought yourself are definitely phenomenal feelings, but in this OOTD each piece of clothing I’m wearing has a significance or story to go along with it. These thrifted, hand me down, or otherwise acquired pieces add dimension to my look because they all had a journey before I wore them.

Let’s start with my dress, a piece my mom, sister, and I have shared for a few years now its a staple slip dress from Free People. In the past, I’ve worn it underneath other dresses to add length and texture. Due to the trend of slip dresses over tee shirts (check out my post on that here) I decided to layer it on top of a tee. The tee shirt is from a family member of mine who spent multiple years living in China. There’s authentic Chinese characters (that I unfortunately cannot read) on the front of it which can be seen poking out of the neckline of the slip dress. This shirt has a thicker neckline then most tees I’ve purchased in America and I cuffed the sleeves for added dimension.

Next, my jacket was a piece I discovered in the bottom of a bin at my favorite thrift store. The athletic light weight materiel, bright design that seemed to be a cross of nautical symbols, flags, and just a lot of colors, and the quarter length sleeves just drew me in. I love wearing pieces I’ve never seen anyone else wear. For the slightly breeze but surprisingly warm day this windbreaker was ideal.

My shoes aren’t just any old beaten up pair of Converse, they’re what I like to call my “Concert Converse”. Nearly every concert (with the exception of one or two) in the past two years, I’ve worn these lovely all black shoes. They’re perfect because they’re comfortable, close toed, and don’t really show stains. Low top converse are versatile with seasons too. Peaking out of the shoes I have mesh socks from my favorite online  kawaii site, Inu Inu. My sister got me these pastel beauties featuring bananas to play on people calling me “Anna Banana” when I was little.

Finally, my back pack is made of soft Italian leather directly from Italy. My mom travels to Italy every year for a seminar and last year she brought me home this beauty, ideal for holding everything I would need for a day.

With love,

Anna B

Dramatic Bell Bottoms and a Long Coat OOTD

If you read my last post, you’ll know how I’m into crushing the velvet trend this fall season. To incorporate crushed velvet I styled this whole look around my super flared, high waisted velvet bell bottoms. Believe it or not, I purchased these pants over a year ago at LF’s Soho location during one of their huge end of the season sales. They fit and feel like a comfortable pair of boot cut yoga pants yet they look so dramatic.

To elevate me and prevent the bell bottoms from dragging on the ground I went with my Free Bird cut out ankle boots with a velvety design on them.

If you couldn’t tell, this outfit was all about mixing statement pieces so my shirt is an embellished white waffle texture. I love the dark maroon and black designs on the forearms and neckline.

Coordinating with the dark floral theme of my shoes I topped my look off with the most beautiful jacket in the world. It’s a Johnny Was mandarin collar three quarter length car coat from 2011. This specific coat was a showroom piece gifted to me from a family friend.

It tapers in at the waist and features super detailed embroidered flowers in a variety of muted colors. Embroidery (specifically embroidered roses: here and here and basically everywhere) has been so popular since the end of summer that it’s not even noticeable how this cost is from a few season ago. All trends circulate again and again people.

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Do you love this dramatic ensemble as much as I do?

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With love,

Anna B

Crushing the Velvet Trend

Summer is full of lightweight fabrics such as silks and linens, and while silky jumpsuits and other pieces are still rampant through all seasons, this fall has been dominated by a revival of crushed velvet. Perhaps the beginning of this trend parallels with the sexy velvet chokers that every girl seems to be slipping on since the beginning of summer, or because the materiel is thick enough to keep warm while still adding texture to any ensemble; but whatever the reason its being seen everywhere. From shoes, to dresses to fall heres my velvet favorites (and where to purchase a lot of them).

1. ACCESSORIES: for the on trend girl looking to incorporate this statement fabric in a low key way, perhaps you’re not a fan of velvet but still want to try it out. From jewelry to hair scrunchies start building your velvet collection. Plus by incorporating it in a small way theres so many opportunities to try statement colors! Find this choker and numerous others: Topshop (through Nordstroms) Statement golden yellow and perfect layered with a fur coat how about a skinny scarf or any color scrunchie? From Urban Outfitters
2. SHOES: Perhaps this is just me, but I love when new shoe trends come out. From Creepers to heels to beautiful ankle booties, velvet is on the feet of every economic level fashion enthusiast this season. I can tell this shoe trend will definitely extend      into the winter.                                                             Shop these beauties and dozens of others (velvet and other high fashion trendy shoes) at one of my favorite shoe stores Public Desire.            Besides these to die for midnight blue thigh highs, the store Nasty Gal is a popular place for fans of somewhat edgy but trendy takes on popular fads such as velvet.
3. SHIRTS, BODY SUITS, PANTS, AND MORE: Maybe you can tell by now, but basically velvet is taking over. Any article of clothing you can think of is being expertly translated into this trend with various colors.          Despite not being a big fan of the ethics of American Apparel, I’ll always give credit where credit is due and from bombers, to dresses, to body suits, they have been on the trend since 2012.  Looking to crush the velvet trend cheaply and quickly? For practically any trend, Forever 21 never fails.
   Despite already having them on this list once, Urban Outfitters velvet collections are the most varied and on trend I have seen for the middle end consumer this season from body suits to my personal favorite, velvet pants.

Get excited to see my OOTD later tonight incorporating gorgeous red crushed velvet bell bottoms from LF’s summer sale to years ago.

With love,

Anna B

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OOTD Textured Patterns

The frigid weather on the cold mornings of fall make it nearly impossible to get out of bed let alone get dressed every morning so having super comfortable clothing is a must have. I hate how many people fall into the pattern of wearing leggings and oversized sweatshirts because there’s so many other comfortable and fashionable options out there.

Today I slipped into some jogger hybrid pants with a high waistline and a straight legged fit. The waistband has a tie but also has elastic in the back so they truly feel like sweatpants (but don’t look like ratty sweats!) They have an almost slack like feel to them while still being a comfortable cotton mix. Most notably these pants have a black and white plaid pattern that just makes them look sleek. The plaid pattern is a modern take on the timeless “flannel for fall” look! 

An easy way to mix patterns is to stay with a similar color scheme, so my speckled sweater is also black and white. It has a cropped fit with wide comfortable sleeves and a crew neckline. The cropped fit and looser knit allowed me to be comfortable as temps tires warmed up later in the day.

To complete the look I threw my hair in a messy bun to be comfy and slipped on my beloved Prada loafers. 

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Wishing love and warmth,

Anna B 

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Long Dress, Tall Boots



Today’s outfit of the day is perfectly suited for the early Fall weather notorious to October. It features a beautifully patterned maxi style dress with creamy undertones, muted reds, blues, and some mustard yellows. Besides the stunning pattern, the dramatic leg slit and crossed neckline make this dress stand out. I took advantage of the leg slit by zipping up some suede thigh high boots.

To coordinate with the black boots I layered a Criss cross “cage” styled bra. The bra adds an eye catching dimension to the ensemble. I kept my purse small with a small saddle bag from Nasty Gal. I don’t normally wore make up but today I put some Bobby Brown Lipstick on to coordinate with the color pallet of my outfit. 

How was everyone’s Saturday? Mine was super productive traveling all over the city for various errands.

With love,

Anna B 

Cool Tones

Growing up my house was a warm place filled with yellows, reds, and dark woods so naturally I’ve seemed to gravitate towards those shades in my wardrobe, especially in the fall season when those colors are basically a must have. On Sunday however, I decided to trade my warm colors in for some cooler tones.

Despite the cool color scheme, this outfit was quite cozy focusing primarily on statement jewelry and textures. The shirt is a beautiful high to low styled imitation suede from LF’s recent end of the season blow out sale. It features a relaxed fit and pearly snap buttons. The dramatically longer back of the shirt paired well with my long fur styled vest. The texture and flared fit of the vest reminds me of clouds, ironically because Sunday was an overcast day.

Continuing the theme of textures to break up the bland color scheme, my black and purple tie dye jeans are cuffed to show off some scrunched down grey socks with an ankle frill. To finish the look I slipped on and buckled my favorite brushed black ankle booties with the side cut outs and velvet swirl pattern. Both the shoes and socks are from Free People and the jeans are American Eagle.

As for the statement jewelry aspect of this ensemble my necklace picks up the white in the vest and is from Run and Follow’s store. Its a modern bohemian take on a classic string of pearls featuring hand painted wooden balls on a canvas ribbon. Its adjustable in length but I wore it longer. Finally the biggest statement piece, my ear cuff/ earring hybrid (debatably an earwing) which is a silver metal wing. It wraps almost my whole ear and gives off such a unique and whimsical vibe.

Do you prefer wearing cool colors or warm colors? Let me know in the comments!

With love,

Anna B

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Fall Florals OOTD

Wearing: Culottes (similar) | Ankle Boots | Crop Top (similar) | Jacket

While florals for spring are less then ground breaking, florals for fall are a bold yes in my book. By picking the warm red as a background color the muted black, white, and grey tones in my pants definitely lend themselves to the fall. I paired the culottes with an effortless black crop top and two choker styled necklaces.

Right now in New York, the weather is frigid until midday so I layered my muti green army styled patch work jackets and my favorite little black ankle boots complete with cut outs and velvety swirl pattern.

However, by 1 pm the weather turns super warm which makes these light weight and loose culotte styled pants ideal when paired with the crop top. It take of the jacket, tie it around my waist, and viola I am weather appropriate. Pick an outfit that is adaptable and leaves you with multiple options in the seasonn of unpredictable weather. Because the colors are muted and dark, using black as my base color allows me to mix multiple patterns and styles.

With love,

Anna B

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Campus Daze

In the whirlwind of visiting numerous colleges and finalizing decisions that will basically determine my future, my mom and I spent some extra time exploring the towns that form around colleges. I love the environment of local coffee shops and how big brand stores like LF, Urban Outfitters, and Anthropologies get speckled in with various bars and local boutiques. The last college I visited, right outside of Boston, was a 10 minute drive from Harvard Square. Despite rainy conditions, my mom and I suited up and explored the college culture.

I wore super shredded Carmar jeans; these are made especially unique by the five completely exposed buttons. Ripped jeans are perfect for in between weather because they offer some warmth, and in this case protection from the rain, while also allowing a slight breeze from the sticky heat.

On top I slipped into a super comfy mint green shirt featuring an antique bicycle logo, and layered a cozy cardigan over it. This cardigan gave me such an old school, school girl vibe with its white piping and longer length. Finally to hold my necessities I used a powder blue purse. Keeping is casual and cool I slipped on my personalized white Converse sneaks.

My hair was not feeling the weather, and traveling has its downsides (yes I am thinking about my mismatched socks in these photos) so I just tied my hair in a top knot styled half up do. Of course the perfect accessory was a cup of piping hot White Chocolate Mocha from Starbucks and an open mind.

With love,

Anna B