Celeb Makeup Artist Napoleon Perdis Did My Makeup & Several OOTD's

Happy Friday lovely readers! As many of you have seen by now, my new template is up! I am so excited about my blog's new look! Thanks to everyone who took the time to comment here and on formspring and also to those who emailed me about the new look! You ladies made my day *big smiles!*

I just got back from an awesome Pilates class and had a healthy dinner from Zoe's Kitchen so I'm feeling great!  I love working out on Friday evenings. It gets me even more pumped for the weekend and it's a nice way to unwind after a long week.


I have a lot of catching up to do this week so I'll try to make this post a long one.  I had the opportunity to meet and have my makeup done by celebrity makeup artist Napoleon Perdis on Thursday!  What a fun experience :)  Palais Royal in Cinco Ranch was launching their new "Beauty Bar" featuring Napoleon's new makeup line NP Set, and many others and he made an appearance in the store. Some of the other lines included Crabtree & Evelyn, Juice Organics, Kiss My Face, Burt's Bees, Emani Minerals and Bremenn.


I interviewed Mr. Perdis about beauty tips and tricks and you can read that article when it's published on CultureMap.  I will be sure to post the link when it's up!  In the meantime, here are some photos from the event:

Napoleon did my makeup over my existing makeup but I think it looks great! He did everything so quickly I was amazed!  I don't have someone else do my makeup very often and when I feel all of the brushes all over my face I always convince myself that I will look in the mirror and be horrified...but in talented and quick hands, that couldn't be further from the truth! 

I must admit it felt really exciting to have my makeup done by someone who's done makeup for Hilary Duff, Leighton Meester, Evangeline Lily and many other celebs! You can buy his new line, NP Set at select Palais Royal stores and online on the NP Set website. The products retail from about $12.95 to $32.00.  My fave picks were the blush/highlighter duo, the eye liners and the eye shadow trios.

I know I've been slacking on OOTD posts lately...but that's because I never had time to post them individually so I'll post them here all at once.  I was able to do some with the tripod and some days I was in such a rush I just took them in the mirror.  Here we go!

Top- Forever 21
Skirt- BCBG
Cardigan- Express
Belt- J.Crew
Shoes- Jessica Simpson





Blouse- Tucker for Target
Skirt- Target
Belt- J.Crew
Shoes- Jessica Simpson
Necklace- Forever 21








Shirt- Forever 21
Necklace- Forever 21
Skirt- Banana Republic
Shoes- Jessica Simpson
Bag- MbMJ

Top- Forever 21
Skirt- Ann Taylor
Necklace- Forever 21
Shoes- Calvin Klein

Phew!  That's a lot of outfits!  Thanks for taking the time to read this long post!

I hope everyone has a wonderful weekend!  H and I are going indoor rock-climbing tomorrow! So excited (I've never done it before). Any fun weekend plans?

xoxo,

Veronika.

PS- for the Texas girls: Jessica Simpson stops by Dillards in Baybrook Mall 1-4 p.m. Saturday to meet fans and sign autographs. Any $50 Jessica Simpson Collection purchase qualifies fans to meet Jessica, receive a personalized autograph and gift bag including a "Layer Me" T-shirt from the new collection and a sample of Jessica's latest fragrance, Fancy Nights, while supplies last. Also, one lucky fan will receive the chance of a lifetime to "Get Styled by Jessica", winning a Jessica Simpson Collection wardrobe hand-picked and presented by Jessica herself!

Source: Shop Girl on the Houston Chronicle website

Gorgeous AnnaLynne McCord & Heidi's Plastic Surgery

I read a lot of celebrity blogs like Just Jared, WWTDD, Perez etc. I love seeing what all of the celebrities are up to...and particularly what they are wearing and their hair and makeup.

I was on Just Jared the other day and saw these gorgeous pics of 90210 actress AnnaLynne McCord.

I immediately fell in love with her makeup (click to enlarge, all images courtesy of Just Jared):

I think she looks young, fresh, glowing and perfectly made up, without looking overdone. The look has actually inspired me to want to try black liner just on top, and not line the bottom of my eyes as well (which I haven't done in a long time.) I love the rosy, glowing cheeks, perfectly pink pout and lush lashes. She just looks really gorgeous and is a great example of how to enhance your features without masking them.

I always love to share gorgeous celebrity makeup looks with you all for inspiration. What do you think of her look? I also love her wild volumized curls. I can see this hairstyle not being popular with everyone, but I absolutely love it!

In other news, Heidi Montag, who recently underwent 10 plastic surgeries (in one surgical session) revealed her new look at an event:


I think these photos speak for themselves. I don't like to make negative comments about other people's appearance, but it does make me sad that she felt so insecure with herself that she decided to change her face completely, right down to pinning her ears back. I think she wants that "Playboy Bunny" look, but I preferred her as a California girl who had a more natural look. By the way, I realize her surgery is "old news" but these photos are from a recent apperance and her face must have settled more by now, giving us a more accurate view of her results (though, it can take up to a year to all settle.)

I remember some of the first "Hills" episodes where Heidi and Lauren lived together, and she was just so cute then. I admired her looks and style back then, but I could also sense she was insecure.
When she had her first rhinoplasty and breast augmentation, I thought "good for her, she's tweaking two features she's a little bit insecure about." I never would have imagined that just 3 years later she would have 10 more cosmetic procedures done. She made a lot of comments in her interviews that she had her chin done because people on blogs were always commenting on how huge it was, and circling it in photos. It makes me feel sad that she let people influence her to that extent.

Sound-off in the comments below! Do you LOVE AnnaLynne's look as much as I do? Do you think Heidi went too far?

Here are a few more shots of AnnaLynne from WWTDD:

xoxo,

Veronika.