#TwilightForever: My Inspired Look

Hello, everyone! I hope you’re excited to join me for my all day #TwilightForever marathon. I’m certainly excited about it myself. Of course, for the occasion I’ve put together a look. First things first, I spritz myself with Twilight Woods Diamond Mist from Bath & Body Works. That’s right – a sparkly shimmer fragrance on the wrists, neck, and décolletage. It’s quite a lovely scent, too.

Since I’ll be lounging in bed all day while working on this blogging marathon, comfort is key to my clothing choices. Grey sweatpants are an easy neutral, and fuzzy black socks keep my feet warm, since my roommates keep blasting the air conditioning. I add a lacey black camisole topped with a black t-shirt with the words “Yes, I’m In Love With A Vampire.” A very fitting graphic tee, hmm?

I slept with my hair in braids, so I brush it out for soft waves and add a black headband like Bella wears in the first movie. Bella wears very natural makeup, so I apply a luminizing BB cream and blend concealer and powder over my blemishes. I sweep a shimmering champagne shadow across my eyelids, curl my lashes, and apply mascara. After sweeping a peachy-coral blush across my cheeks, I color my lips with Revlon Just Bitten Stain+Balm in Twilight.

Red heart earrings and my Cullen Crest necklace are my accessories, and I finish off the look with black nail polish, and dark red polish on the accent nails. For a top coat I apply sparkly Luxe And Lush from China Glaze’s Hunger Games collection.

Final touch? A blanket for extra comfort.

It’s going to be a good day.

XOXO

Gossip Ghoul

#TwilightForever Movie Times

Hey, everyone! As I mentioned on Tuesday, this Saturday, April 26, is the #TwilightForever marathon! I'm really excited about it. Join me for a full day of live-tweeting and live-blogging! I think it's going to be a lot of fun. You can watch all five movies with me or pick and choose which ones you want to see. For clarification, I'm posting the start times of each movie below. Obviously I'm leaving a little bit of time in between each film to change discs, stretch legs, run to the bathroom, make more popcorn, etc. The whole thing should last from 10am-9pm. I've also included a teaser trailer and poster for each film.

1. Twilight: 10 am - 12:02 pm (122 mins). For this film I will be using the hashtags #TwilightForever #Twilight.

2. New Moon: 12:15 pm - 2:25 pm (130 mins). For this movie I'll be using #TwilightForever #NM.

3. Eclipse: 2:35 pm - 4:39 pm (124 mins). For this one I'll use #TwilightForever #Eclipse.

4. Breaking Dawn Part 1, Extended Edition: 4:45 pm - 6:49 pm (124 mins). For this film I'll be using #TwilightForever #BD1. Also, you don't have to watch the extended version if you don't have it, but that's the only version of BD1 that I own.

5. Breaking Dawn Part 2: 7:00 pm - 8:55 pm (115 mins). For this one I'll use #TwilightForever #BD2.



I look forward to sharing this marathon with you on Saturday!

Gif from Buzzfeed.

XOXO
Gossip Ghoul.

All pictures belong to Summit and to Little Brown.

Twilight Forever Blogging Marathon This Saturday!

So. 

I realize it's been awhile since I've posted. I can give all the excuses I've said so many times before. Life never gets easier, and when sleep's sweet siren call seems more persuasive than motivation for writing, sometimes things get pushed aside. I get so many thousands of ideas in the morning as I start work, but twelve hours later when I get home, I'm too exhausted to remember any of them. Or many other excuses get in the way. 

So I've come up with an idea. I'm going to have a huge burst of blogging done in one day. I've been thinking about this for a while, but it was the misery I faced on Easter that made me realize how much I need this. 

This Saturday, April 26, starting at 10 am Eastern Standard Time, I am going to marathon all five of the Twilight Saga films, and I will be live-tweeting and live-blogging the entire time. There will be posts here, on my Facebook, on my lesser used Tumblr, and particularly on Twitter. Please feel free to join in with the hashtag #TwilightForever. An interactive approach to this will make it even better, and I'd love to have some comments and feedback. 

Spread the word: this Saturday is the #TwilightForever marathon! Watch any or all of the movies with me while is blog and tweet with a singular focus. 

I feel like this is the jump start I need. The first Twilight book back in 2005 inspired me to write in genres besides high fantasy -- particularly urban fantasy, which is now the category under which most of my writing falls. Hopefully watching all five of the movies together (although they are far inferior to the books, I'll emphasize) will have a similar impact of inspiration to this writing. 

Plus if a whole day of blogging and tweeting doesn't make up for this last hiatus, what will?

Talk to you Saturday!

XOXO

Gossip Ghoul. 

Fabulous Tip of The Day: Spring Blazer

Today's Fab Tip:

Now that the weather's getting warmer and (finally) springy, try brightening up your wardrobe as well.

"Instead of a denim jacket, try a blazer in light-catching violet."
-- Taken from Lucky magazine, April 2014, page 127.

A violet blazer can work both in professional and casual settings, and it is definitely something to have fun with.

XOXO
Gossip Ghoul.

Fabulous Tip of the Day: Open Up Your Eyes

Today's Fab Tip:

"A subtle way to make your eyes look bigger is to apply a second coat of mascara only at the outer corners of your upper lashes."
-- Taken from Fast Beauty: 1000 Quick Fixes by Rona Berg, page 35.

Using a couple of individual false lashes on the outer corners will give the same effect, but mascara is faster. Curling your lashes before mascara also helps to open up your eyes and make them larger and doll-like.

XOXO
Gossip Ghoul.

Fabulous Tip of The Day: Tuxedo Jackets

Today's Fab Tip:

"Tuxedo blazers are the must-have new cover-up -- they show off your shape and add a luxe feel to even your most worn-in pair of skinnies. Leave your hair loose or in a messy pony to feminize the look."
-- Taken from Cosmopolitan magazine, December 2011, page 44.

Tuxedo jackets are still in and are a great way to try the menswear look without fully committing to it. It's also a great way to add another layer in this freezing cold weather. Just make sure to add a few feminine details to keep it chic.

Examples:

Pic from Nordstrom.com

Saint Laurent Tuxedo Blazer via Nordstrom

Pic from Nordstrom.com

Nicole Miller Tuxedo Blazer via Nordstrom

XOXO
Gossip Ghoul.

P.S.: Don't forget: Moonday tonight!

Fabulous Tip of the Day: Applying Pencil Eyeliner

Today's Fab Tip: an easy application tip for those like me who have such a hard time with getting pencil eyeliner even.

"For an even application, apply liner from the inner corner to the center and then to the outer corner to the center. The two lines will meet in the middle seamlessly."

-Taken from Life & Style magazine, February 3, 2014, page 54.

And if it's still uneven, take a smudge brush, qtip, or your finger, and smudge away!

XOXO

Gossip Ghoul

P.S. This is my first post done from my new phone, and I must say, typing is way easier on a laptop. 💋 But I'm in a cafe sipping a latte and writing in both a beige trench and a nude moto, so I feel beyond fabulous right now.