Confession: I have never been able to properly pull off a red lip. Pink, purple, burgundy, even orange, I’ve managed to (mostly) master. But red? I look like a naughty toddler playing in mommy’s makeup. It just never seems to look rose-blossom right.

Until…Amy of Cincy Chic invited me and a few other lady-bloggers to The Bridal Studio to have our makeup–including the Perfect Red Lip–done by pros Mollie and Nancy of FACEing.

Reds, reds everywhere…

Gettin’ my makeup did

Marsha and Brock of Style Edit

Photographer April Smith was there to record the transformation, and Brock and Marsha, Kate, Amy, Julie and I posed and preened for the camera like pros.

 This is how you give good glam, bitches

You can show off by posting a picture of yourself wearing your Perfect Red Lip on Cincy Chic’s Facebook page! When you do, you’ll be entered to win two tickets to the sold-out Go Red event on February 3rd, a $50 gift certificate to Stone Creek, and a personalized FACEing makeup class gift certificate. Bonus entry if you make your Red Lip Pic your profile picture!

I made Mollie and Nancy of FACEing and photographer April Smith take a turn in front of the camera

Mollie used a combination of Revlon Crimson and Laura Mercier’s Neutral Brown liner on me (plus false eyelashes–my first time wearing them!). What shade(s) do you use for a red lip?

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I went to see Tim Gunn speak at Smart Talk Women last night (big thanks to Erin for hooking up the tickets!) and was extremely impressed by how down-to-earth and funny he was as he talked about his books, Project Runway, and all sorts of, um…entertaining stories involving Anna, Andre, Heidi, et al.

He shared so many funny stories and such good advice that I couldn’t tweet it all, but I gave it a shot!

Zach and I chatted while waiting in line to meet Tim (I called him Mr. Gunn and he immediately insisted I call him Tim), and he was just as lovely and accommodating up close. I seriously want to shrink him down and carry him around with me all day so he can tell me amusing anecdotes about the over-the-top behavior of fashion industry folks. Make it work!

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A few days ago, a group of Cincinnati style bloggers and friends got together at Neon’s for our (perhaps annual?) Holiday Style Bash! We had a great time awarding each other silly superlatives, taking pictures of our respective “assignments” (see below), and just having a plain ol’ good time mingling with shop owners, PRs, designers, and each other.

Tiffany’s donated a beautiful reversible bag to raffle off (thanks, Darcy!), and jewelry designer Megan Fenno donated a lovely pair of earrings. Both winners were NOT ME, so whatevs.

My assignment for the evening was Accessories, so bags, belts, and jewelry were of extreme importance and worthy of extra attention:

Leopard and leather and shine, oh my!

Attendees left with a gift bag that included a free FULL SIZED Olay product (thanks, Kasmira!) and the new issue of A-Line magazine. We wound up with bags of clothes to donate to Dress For Success, plenty of business cards, and several invitations to do it again.  Trust me, we will–and I hope to see you there!

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The Cincy Style Bloggers group (and plenty of fashionable guests) had a blast at last night’s Holiday Style Bash! Thanks to all my lovely blogging buddies for their help planning the event–more pics to follow!

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It’s been a “few” years since I could credibly claim even attending any sort of school, let alone wearing a uniform. As much as I’ve always loved clothes, I would’ve killed for a Gossip Girl-style uniform back in junior high and high school–and sometimes I still like to pretend.

Colin Stuart blazer; thrifted blouse, skirt, and boots

Also, there’s a Jenni Kayne pop-up shop at The Wardrobe starting today, with a portion of proceeds going to benefit Lighthouse Youth Services. The prices are usually a bit rich for my blood, but I love pulling from there because they carry great labels and have fabulous stuff.

Have a great weekend!

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On Saturday evening, Ashlee, Marsha and I hit the road and headed to Indianapolis for the Midwest Fashion Week finale.

Outfit pics! I have no idea why I look so surprised.

I took a picture of Ashlee taking pictures of Marsha. How meta is that?

Photographers in the pit

Designs by Marlene Thomas, Melissa Tabor, and Cincinnati’s own Amy Kirchen

Of course, being fashion bloggers, we took outfit pictures, enjoyed cocktails and wine, and stuffed ourselves with Mickey D’s on the way home. All I did was mention ice cream and everyone was all in!

How was your weekend?

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Fun times at the PopShop + vitaminwater uncapped event last night:

Sometimes I forget how many awesome people I know here. Last night was a good reminder.

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