Color Me Styled - September Issue

IT ARRIVED!!!

The VOGUE September issue is here. 

Drop anything else you might have to do and get your hands on it now.

Color Me Styled - Oscar Red Carpet Roundup

Jennifer Lawrence in Christian Dior at the Oscar Ceremony and Calvin Klein for the Vanity Fair after party
(image via Fab Sugar)

My favorite look of the whole night is Jennifer Lawrence's Vanity Fair party dress! It is the perfect outfit for the Golden Gal. She does look stunning in her Christian Dior gown and I love the texture of the fabric. 

My favorite Oscar red carpet look was Samantha Barks in Valentino. It was the perfect balance of sultry and classic. Her hair and makeup were done perfectly to compliment it as well.

Samantha Barks in Valentino (image here)

My final favorite was Amy Adams in Oscar de la Renta. The dove grey color was perfect for her. It didn't wash her out or over power her porcelain skin. It was a lot of dress but Amy carried it perfectly!

Amy Adams in Oscar de la Renta (image here)

For a few honorable mentions I'd like to give credit to Reese Witherspoon in Louis Vuitton, Jennifer Garner in Gucci and Emmanuelle Riva in Lanvin.

Reese, Jen and Emmanuelle (images via Huffington Post)

I liked a lot of other dresses but was in general underwhelmed to be honest. I think stars tried to combine old holywood glamour and the edgier fashions of late (cut outs for example) and it just ended with a hodgepodge effect on me.  I won't even spend time on the major misses of the night except to mention them. Anne, Salma and Zoe. I think the idea was there it was just poorly executed. Anne was washed out, boxy and chilly. Salma was overpowered and also kind of boxy. Zoe should have picked one element; less is more.

Color Me Trendy - A-List A Game

Jennifer Lawrence stuns at the Oscar Luncheon (image)

Color me excited for gowns, jewels and hair dos at the Oscars in a couple weeks. But the bar has been set incredibly high as star after star nailed it for the official photo and luncheon.

Runway to Red Carpet (image via RCFA)

Our favorite? J.Law of course. The one and only RZ is her stylist and per usual each outfit has flattered the starlet letting her wonderful personality shine through. Sorry was that too much? I just adore her.

Image via Mail Online

Other leading ladies who brought their A List game... Jessica Chastain, Naomi Watts and Amy Adams! I am digging the florals and lace they wore.

NY Fashion Week starts on Thursday so keep your eyes peeled for gowns that'll walk the runway one week and the red carpet the next.

Color Me Styled - National Popcorn Day!

Normally we don't need a reason to eat popcorn but tomorrow we've got one for good measure. It is National Popcorn Day!

In case your calendar didn't have a reminder set up we've got a few ideas for how to celebrate. 

You can whip up a batch of Confetti Popcorn or if you're more into savory try Truffle Salt & Bacon Popcorn (recipe found here). With your munchies at hand put up your feet and tune in to Saturday Night Live where our girl crush Jennifer Lawrence will be hosting.

To make it a truly indulgent holiday I recommend trying LUSH Cosmetic's Let The Good Times Roll Facial bar with a popcorn garnish (no lies) and Popcorn Lip Scrub! I admit I am skeptical of popcorn flavored things (too many popcorn flavored jelly bellies haunt my taste buds) but the facial bar has a vanilla and toffee sent and the lip scrub is sweet like kettle corn. 

LUSH Cosmetics | Popcorn Lip Scrub & Let the Good Times Roll Facial Bar

Honor the tasty snack on it's national day with a bit of pampering while you nosh. Have a fantastic weekend! 

Color Me Trendy - She Bangs!

Go ahead, sing Ricky Martin for a minute... 

But seriously! Bangs are the one "trend" for hair that seems to make a comeback every other year and every other year I seriously consider them. Until I remember that I never dry my hair. Okay, not never but like it is 1% of the time. However, I can't kick this feeling that I need to change it up.

I first decided that I wanted them when I saw Jennifer Lawerence on the cover of ELLE this month. So sultry!! And they framed her face beautifully.

Here's more of my latest girl crush JL.

Then I wake up this morning to find out that my ultimate girl crush, The Duchess of Cambridge, has gotten bangs too!!

Kate's are much more manageable style. But how many ladies are running to their salons today asking for the new Kate. I could probably handle this style since they are side swept and long enough to still pull back into an up-do if needed.

So is it a sign from the celebrity gods that I need to try bangs?! Maybe I try the Jennifer Lawerence brow length first and as they grow out rock the Kate side swept style.

Whaddya think?

Remind me that I don't dry my hair so my bangs would become this curly, frizzy pouf on my forehead and that Jennifer and Kate both have professional stylists at their disposal!