Skirts and Spring

Don't they just seem to go together?
And what skirt would be better for spring than this one?
I don't exactly love pink, but I love this skirt!!
ITS GOT POCKETS!!!
There's nothing quite like a good flowy skirt on a bright, sunny, spring day!
I hope you're having one of those today and that you're thoroughly enjoying it!
Oh! And we're going to see Oz The Great and Powerful tonight and I'm terribly excited!!

Less Than Three,
Sarah

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Much Ado About Eyeliner

So, I've had a few people ask me how I do my eyeliner/compliment me on it. Which always feels good!
But I thought it was high time I share how I get that look.
I've always done my eyeliner like this, but I finally got the hang of it RIGHT before I went on my mission.
Youtube actually led to this makeup epiphany!
If you are a little lost when it comes to makeup or hair, start watching youtube tutorials. Changed my life...or well...the life of my makeup and hair!
Seriously
I learned how to do glue in hair extensions on youtube and put them in Kristyna's hair! And was actually pretty successful! It's amazing the things you can learn on there!
This video is how I do my makeup pretty much every day (well at least the eyeshadow part):



I searched high and low for the video that really showed me how to do the precise eyeliner, but I couldn't find it.
So I guess I'll have to try to take a few pictures as I do my makeup this morning and show you step by step. I'm afraid I'm not the best at explaining everything, so I apologize in advance!

Ok, to start:
I did all of the starting work, foundation and eyeshadow, before I did the eyeliner. You always always always put your makeup on in that order. Base (foundation in my case), eyeshadow, eyeliner, mascara. If you're contouring, you work it into that routine, but that's basically what you start with.



I don't have any fancy tools or anything. I just don't have the money for it, and I have found I don't really need it! So I have an elf eyeshadow brush and I use Revlon eyeliner. I've used this type of eyeliner since my senior year of high school and it is my favorite!

Once I've done my eyeshadow with my elf brush, I start by drawing a line with my eyeliner, as close to my lash line as I can. Just a simple line, nothing fancy.



It doesn't have to be perfect.
The next part gets a little difficult to explain.
To make the "flick" I pretty much draw a line following the natural curve of my eye. So from the lower lid, you just extend that shape. You can make this line as short or as long as you'd like.
I also draw a line from the inner corner of my eye up, just a little bit. Almost like I'm drawing a piece of pie, using the first line as the base for the slice.



Now, all I do is connect the two lines. You're basically drawing a line, above your base line, from the flick to the inner line you just drew.



Now, I fill in the space between the original line and the top line. Add mascara and I'm done!



It really just takes tons of practice. If you really want to get it down, I suggest investing in some eyeliner: gell, liquid, pencil, whatever you prefer and some eye makeup remover. Try it, and then try it again.

I'm sorry that I'm not great at explaining exactly how to do it. If you want more clarification, check out some youtube videos. You can find all types of tutorials that use this kind of eyeliner. If you search for "old Hollywood makeup" or "Marylin Monroe makeup" or "Audrey Hepburn Makeup" well, you get the idea!

Oh! One more thing! There are A TON of tutorials that will tell you to pull on the corner of your eye to get the line to be straight and perfect. DON'T DO IT. Talk about a fast track to loosening the skin around your eyes! I mean, if you want eye wrinkles before your time, then by all means go ahead! If not, NEVER pull on your eye!!

Anyway, I hope this helps even just a little bit!
I also hope you are all having a fabulous week and a beautiful day!
Till tomorrow:

Less Than Three,
Sarah

Fashion, Oh Please, Don't!

I'm sorry
But these are hideous!
I know they're in style at the moment, but believe me, they won't be for long!

Who thought of this?!

A wedge and a sneaker?
I get trying to combine the comfort of a sneaker with the look of a heel...
but, please, just don't!
I'm sorry if you like them...but give it time.
Anyway, that's about all I've got for today! We have so many exciting things coming up, including seeing Oz the Great and Powerful! It's going to be a great week!

Less Than Three,
Sarah

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The Air Mattress Adventure

To start off with, a little update about Larry going into the Air Force:
He texted his recruiter, like he has done in the past, to find out if he had any new information. He got a text back...asking who he was.
Because THAT inspires confidence!
We thought it was hilarious. Especially after the night we had just had.

So, when we got to Arizona the first time, we got an air mattress (for various reasons...have you ever tried to cuddle on two twin mattresses? Someone ends up in the middle and eventually in a crack)
Pretty soon after we got the air mattress it started to deflate while we slept. We'd put press and seal wrap over the spot where it inflated and deflated to try to keep some of the air in at night. It helped for a little while, and then we moved into our own place and had an actual mattress to sleep on.
Now that we've come back and have been staying with Larry's mom for a few weeks, we've been back on the air mattress. And we've had the same problem.
Except worse.
We'd literally end up on the ground in the morning! Which, by the way, is killer on the neck!
Last night, we found the hole! The hole in the mattress that was making it deflate. We were so excited! Maybe we'd stop waking up on the floor every morning! So we put some duct tape over it and went to sleep. Well, about an hour later, we were completely on the ground! Somehow, patching the hole made the problem WORSE!
We got out the two twin mattresses again and put it under the air mattress so that, when it did deflate, at least we wouldn't be on the ground. It made sense at the time!
Poor Larry couldn't sleep till the air mattress deflated down to the twin.
And, for the record, two twins are not the same size as a queen!
Larry ended up in the crack between the twins anyway.
My poor husband. He puts up with so much!
We thought it was pretty funny, although that could be because of the sleep deprivation...
We did have an awful lot of fun laughing about all of it though!
Thankfully, we get a real mattress at the end of the week!
So, here's to Monday! I hope you all have a lovely one!

Less Than Three,
Sarah

Navy Blue Spring

So, I was really surprised by the crazy number of you who read my post yesterday about the puppy!
But I wonder...
Be honest, how many of you read it because you thought I was telling everyone we were having a kid?
Haha!
Sorry if I disappointed any of you! Nope, no kid on the way, but a puppy!!

Anyway, I saw this dress on Pinterest the other day and I think it is so cute! I'm loving navy blue and white! And stripes! It took me a while to jump on the chevron train, but now, I'm starting to lean toward stripes. Either way, this dress is adorable!

Well, that's it for the day! I hope you are having a fabulous one!

Less Than Three,
Sarah
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If I Were a Rich Girl

So, I've been browsing through H&M's site and I can't help myself, there's so much that I love on there! And I love their dressing room tool where you can put outfits together and actually see how things look. It's such fun!

Here's one of the outfits I'm loving and, yes, I want!!

Just as a quick little extra for today!

Lacy top

With a great blazer!

And comfy jeans

Lovely shoes

Topped off with gorgeous earrings!
And all together now:
If only...

Less Than Three,
Sarah

A Brilliant Idea

Hi everyone! Sorry its been a little while! I've been taking a bit of a break from blogging, but I saw this idea on pinterest and I love it! So I had to post it!!
DIY dresses out of vintage sheets!!! Who would have thought that those, sometimes ugly, floral sheets from the 60's would make such cute dresses?? I might have to make one of these (with sleeves, obviously) someday!
Anyway, I hope you are all having a lovely day!! (It's supposed to be 77 degrees here today, it's ok to be jealous) Welcome to March!

Less Than Three,Sarah

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