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I get a lot of compliments on my style. To be honest, at times I think they are left handed compliments. For example, if I had a dollar for every time someone says, "How do you walk in those shoes?" I'd have Warren Buffet beat financially. Seriously? How do you answer that question? One foot in front of the other? But, I just smile and keep it moving. The thing that's most curious is that I don't spend a lot on clothes, shoes or anything of that nature, I'm not a big spender, rather a savvy shopper. I used to follow a really cool blog and she had so many do it yourself projects I felt it was so cool to take something and make it your own. I bought these boring shoes at Target for less than $10.00. They were in the clearance aisle and with some glue, rhinestones, and tape I made them my own. Here's what I did:

Cleaned the top of the shoes to ensure there was a smooth and clean surface to attach the stones.
Figured out the location I wanted for the stones and marked the location on the shoe.
Applied glue to the surface of the shoe and attached the rhinestones for about an hour.
Took some tape and placed it over the rhinestones to ensure they dried without slipping or losing the pressure needed to hold the gems in place.

So we take this:

And turn it to this:

The ugly shoes that looked plain and ordinary have become the beautiful swan.

Drab to Fab: Shoe Edition

by The Beauty Thesis on 2:05 PM

I get a lot of compliments on my style. To be honest, at times I think they are left handed compliments. For example, if I had a dollar f...

Not bad for 1st timer!

It's so close to Christmas, and although I'm really not keen on the shopping and gift giving/receiving, I do enjoy festivities. Unfortunately, times are quite tough and I find myself to be more skint (broke) than usual. Not good!

I find myself to be rather conservative with my spending but these bl**dy sales get me! So, what I do is along the lines of "Robbing from Peter to pay Paul." In other words, since I spent money on ~~myself~~ friends and family, I can't splurge on my eyebrows. Oh sure, I lied and said I was growing them out, and did all the tricks to conceal them and considered waxing them myself. I went to Sally's purchased the wax, but when I got home, I envisioned myself with no eyebrows and returned them. Twelve dollars isn't much for threading in California, but I tip in order to ensure there are no "accidents" so I did what I always do.

YOUTUBE!!!

I have to admit I haven't been keeping up with makeup and hair online as much, but when in doubt, there are two places I count on in a pinch. Google and YouTube always have an answer for me. Soooo I watched some videos on threading. Can't be that hard can it? Well... I think I did well; however, I will definitely need more practice. Threading seems cleaner than waxing, in my opinion; however, I'm quite new so time will tell. Here is what I created:

Nothing a bit of brow powder can fix eh?

For a newbie, I reckon I did rather well. I don't think there's a high level of difficulty, but the difficulty lies in the ability to control the "thread." In my case, I grabbed a bit too much from the tail of my brow. Because of it's natural curve, I had trouble separating the hairs. Next time I'll either tweeze or keep working on my precision.

The lesson? Never doubt yourself! I wouldn't advise doing all your primping on your own, but there are ways to save money and have fun in the process. I quite like pampering nights at home, but it may not be for everyone. I don't think gel nails would be smart for me, but who knows given enough time and desperation.

Let the holiday season begin. More tips to come!

xoxo