Pure Joy

Ah, the magic of the camera phone.  Every now and then, it actually captures a moment exactly the way it feels, which is why I had to share this ridiculous photo of me clearly having fun, and more importantly, wearing fabulous lipstick - it's Nars Velvet Gloss Lip Pencil in "Happy Days" (yes, indeed!) with a touch of Nars Pure Matte Lipstick in Carthage.

So next time someone wants to snap your photo at a dance club at an hour way past your normal bed time, laugh, grin, smirk, smile, whatever you like - just let them snap it. No, the lighting won't be flattering, and the angle is all wrong, but true, blissful, unfiltered happiness can't be staged.  And if nothing else, you can be sure it's 100% genuine.

A K8 ITM: Eye Can Appreciate

A very recent ITM (InTheMinute)... I'm pretty sure I put my contacts in the wrong eyes and spent 1/2 a morning switching them back and forth, covering one eye, and then the other ("better A or B?"), and essentially cursing my awful vision that cannot yet be corrected by Lasik (my prescription hasn't stayed stable for more than 12 months straight). ITM #1: I tried on fun new glasses frames and decided I will soon splurge on cool new specs for those moments of contact-frustration when it's just easier to pluck them out! ITM #2: Thanks to my unusual eye color, I can get away with minimal eye makeup and just tons of black mascara and a bright lip. I suppose if I have to be a "four eyes," at least they're pretty cool.