the thrifty fox

I'm selling brand new shoes (and other trinkets) on my ebay.  Take a look around!

Lorac Pro Palette 2, FULL REVIEW + SWATCHES here

full RECIPE and more PHOTOS here For those of you who don't know, I have switched to wordpress.  My blog is now thriftyfox.wordpress.com.  I will still post on this thriftyfox.tumblr.com, but it will be secondary, and will most likely not have full posts.  I will link to my wordpress from now on, and I'll explain why in a more specific post in the near future.

full post and recipe here at my new and official blog

my Monday thus far. So much math. So much pain. Brownies are in the oven.

full post here

Pearls cupcake shoppe (full post here)

S'MORE CUPCAKES *marshmallow recipe posted on my thriftyfox wordpress

I don't know what I'm about to write about.  I'm sitting here in the bottom bunk, taking shots of pink lemonade and eating apple cinnamon cheereos by the cup.  Without milk.  You heard me. I spent 18 years with a plan.  I'd finish amazing grades, go to college, get a job, be awesome at that job, be awesome at life.  Then -- surprise, surprise!  Life happened.  That wasn't something I expected.  I expected a lot... but I never expected life to happen.  And by "life", I mean mistakes and changes, some good some bad.  Yet changes happened anyway, and no, it isn't fair.  No high school happy ending, no college, no husband by the age of 21, no Long Island cottage, no fancy letters at the end of my name.  It's easy to see all that I missed -- but that's where I'm wrong.  I missed what I wasn't made for.  My plans aren't always God's.  Now I'm starting to see the things I am made for.  I'm no world renowned makeup artist.  I'm a little dot in the state of Virginia with a passion for makeup and fashion and a small saving's account.  On the kitchen table there's a big ass GED (general education diploma) study book, gel pens, quad paper, and a pile of Billy Joel's greatest hits (study music at it's finest).  On a daily basis I wield an assortment of artists' brushes, spatulas, vacuum cleaners, fedoras, and the various puzzle pieces of fashion I like to play with.  I have babysitting powers and a knack for applying foundation.  I get paid a little, I study hard, and, to be quite honest -- once I look past the fear and shaky hands -- I'm actually happy.  This is who I am.  I don't have to save the world the way other's are meant to.  I'll do it with the odd jobs God has given me. I can aim to bring a smile to the girl who puts lipstick on for the first time, or a bride, when she looks in the mirror and see's the glow in her face, or the old woman who sees her wrinkles embraced.  God makes many different "hero's".  Mothers.  Fathers.  Makeup artists.  Bands.  Photographers.  Designers.  Doctors.  Athletes.  Priests.  Siblings.  The list goes on.   So be happy.  God gives us tools.  It took me 20 years to stop moping and to pick up the tools, to trust Him, to be content with HIM.  So when I say "be happy", I mean be happy with Him.  We don't have to be traditionally successful to be good... Even great.  The world lies when it tells us otherwise. “Every earthly ideal is lost by being possessed.” -- Fulton Sheen. Well, I didn't know what I was going to write about.  It's midnight.  I'm still sitting here on the bottom of this bunk bed, taking shots of my pink lemonade and eating apple cinnamon cheereos by the cup... Yes...Without milk.   It's like college life.   Though I guess I wouldn't know.   And I'm okay with that. "If you want to make God laugh, tell Him your plans." -- Woody Allen

photo taken by my sister, Moira.  Her blog:  Send Coffee or Help  edited/enhanced in photoshop by me, yours truly

"Your spirit is sweet, so pull off your sheet, And give me a ghost of a smile, Show me your teeth, 'cause you're a teddy beneath, So just grin and bear it a while. Just grin and bear it a while."

364 Days of Fashion, Day 2 Dress: "Lily Rose" brand thrifted from Good Will (in Florida), originally from Kohls. Heels: From Back Room Shoes (Linke HERE) Lipstick:  NYX Soft Matte Lip Cream in "Amsterdam"

365 DAYS OF FASHION: Outfit of the Day, Day 1 Today was one of Richmond's chillier days.  And... by "chillier"... I mean it was around 79 degrees, with a slight Autumn wind, and on-and-off sunshine.  But don't worry. I worked with it.  Virginia can't take my September away!!  It's FALL, dammit!  Ahem.  Sorry.  So I brewed up some hazelnut coffee and poured it in my all time favorite ceramic tall Starbucks cup, put on some mascara and lipstick (but of course!), grabbed the camera, and attended my own photoshoot.  (What.... you think that's corny?  Um... Does it look like I care...?) I thrifted most of this outfit.  The shirt and necklace are from various thrift shops on Long Island.  The ring was my mom's (favorite ring!) and the vintage shorts are from Ashby's Boutique in Richmond (BEST THRIFT SHOP EVER). (I'D LIVE THERE IF I COULD). The nail polish is "Berry Blue" by Salon Perfect.  Lipstick is "Sassy Mauve" by Revlon, outlined with NYX's lip liner in "Neutral".

So glad my blog was helpful -- and that you too are a makeup junkie, haha.