70's Fashion and How to Wear it Now

I love the 70's fashion. It's so simple and wholesome looking. Not to mention I hate almost everything modern...

The 70's fashion mostly consisted of bell bottom jeans, light weight fabrics, and platform shoes, all of which I absolutely love, especially the bell bottoms and platform shoes! But, you know, going all out in 1970's attire might make you look funny and out-dated. So, I will share with you how to wear the 70's now.

This is a perfect example how to wear 70's fashion a little more modernly. Perhaps you've noticed while strolling around the mall that maxi dresses and skirts, baggy shirts, super flare jeans and big belts are pretty common lately-- all of which are the basics of 70's chic.
So...
Instead of going for super high waisted, super-ultra flare bell bottoms, you should get a lower rise, and smaller flare to represent a modern fit while still clearly showing the 70's without actually being stuck in the 70's. Tuck in your shirt while wearing high waisted jeans, but allow the shirt to be out of the jeans a little, for a loose and easy feel. Wear very neutral colors for an earthy hippieook and don't be afraid to add prints like paisley and floral.

This kind of platform bootie is perfect to wear under flare jeans and maxi dresses and skirts. Just make sure you can walk in them firts and that they are brown or tan and not black or gray or some other unnatural color. Keep and neutral and hippy, while keeping it modern.

If you want to wear 70's party or club clothes you should shoot for something like what is above. 70's club wear was cute, but sexy. Long sleeves with belts over them, and bright colored shorts, and gogo boots were popular. Your shorts should be conservative and should not look too skimpy. And the gogo boots and shirt should be light, pastel colors and shorts vibrant, dark colors.. A sash or do-rag over your hair is not bad, either.

Long, straight hair was very popular in the 70's and is perfect to achieve a 70's chic look. It's totally achievable either with natural length or extensions. Do not go overly long with it, to keep it within modern length. To dress up this look add a headband or shash around your head.

Voluminous, wispy curls are almost iconic to the 70's celebs, bringing memories of farrah fawcett to mind. This can easily and quickly be done by simply curling your hair away from your face with a 1-1 1/2 inch curling iron. However, avoid going over board with the volume, you want it to look casual and natural.

 

70's makeup was very natural and light. Go for a pastel blue or aqua smoky eye, using white frosted eyeshadow to hightlight your brow bone. Use black liquid liner to create a cat eye and go over the black line with dark purple eye pencil to blend and add smokiness. Swich the big volume of modern lashes for big length on both top and bottom lashes. Since 70's makeup played up the eyes a lot, a peach or bronze blusher over the cheek bones and a pale pink lipstick should be enough.

 

I hope you enjoy this big post of ideas for a cute, and easy 70's chic look from head to toe and I hope you enjoy the 70's fashion as much as I do.

My Makeup and Hair Evolution of 2012

My makeup and hair looks have changed so much over the year of 2012. I went from gyaru all the way to the 70's in less than one year. Amazing... 

 Right around the beginning of 2012 I became fascinated with the Japanese style of gyaru. I loved the eye makeup and the sweet and girly look and fair skin.

 In Winter, I went for the 50's inspired look, with gold and brown smoky eyes, rosy cheeks, and red lips. 

 Around late Winter and Spring I had an ultra-girly palette of pinks, purples, browns, and whites. I often did a cat eye and pink lips.

 In the beginning of Summer I had a very natural look. With no eyeliner or mascara, gold eyeshadow, bronzer, tinted moisturizer, and lipgloss. 

What I like to do now...

 I like the naturally pretty 70's inspired  look. I do that often, with rosy blush, and thick eyeliner. I also like the smoky, rocker, 60's makeup like this... 

 

Now for the hair... 

(no real pics, sorry, i just wanted to show you what I went for, most of the pictures i have, i have straight hair)

I used have straight/wavy hair with an uneven side part, I had no bangs or layers

Then I had peicey, curls, still with the same haircut

Then I had wavy hair with bangs

Then I had pushed back, wavy hair, with no bangs or layers

And now I have a messy shag, with long layers and bangs inspired by the 70's.

Bronzer: Do's and Don'ts

Jeesh, I have not been here for a while! One is because I'm a procrastinator, and two because... 


IT'S SUMMERTIME!

and with summertime comes sun, sand, and... tans! Usually, we try to accentuate our tans. And what I usually see is girls over-accentuating their tans with ten pounds of the most orange bronzer, which is not good. So, I shall show you how to accentuate your tan with bronzer without over doing it. 

We all know that bronzer can look very orange leaving you looking like... well.. an orange. So, to avoid looking like and orange we need to make sure the bronzer is a good shade. So, it accenuates your newly tanned skin tone. 

So, to do that we can pick a bronzer one or two shades darker than your natural skin tone. DON'T pick one that is five times darker. Do pick a light, medium, or slightly darker shade to add warmth and glow, but not a fake orange hue. 

^dark^ 

 ^light^ 

Another thing we can do is find a bronzer that compliments our undertones. DON'T pick a very warm shade when you have a cool undertone, or a very cool shade when you have a warm undertone. Neutral undertone skins can get away with both cool and warm bronzers, though. DO pick a cool shade when you have a cool undertone and a warm shade when you have a warm undertone. This will create a warm and natural glow without looking fake. 

^cool^

^warm^ 

Tip: If you do not know what your undertone then listen here! 

       

If your skin tone is very pink, or peach without much yellow you may have a cool undertone. You will also have very blue veins when you look at the veins of your wrist and your skin will most likely be of the pale sort. 

If your skin tone is dominated by yellow, gold, and orange hues you may have a warm undertone. You will also have very green veins in the wrists and your skin will mostly likely be of the medium or deep sort. 

Neutral skin tones will be a mixture of both and you can wear any shade of makeup!

Another thing we can do to ensure pure perfection with our bronzer routine is to make match our skin type with the bronzer type. DON'T pick a shimmery bronzer when you have oily skin and do not pick a matte bronzer when you have dry skin. DO pick a matte bronzer when you have oily skin, to reduce shine while creating a glow and pick a shimmery bronzer when you have dry skin to create a more dewy and healthy glow. If you have combination skin then pick which one is more comfortable for you. 

^matte^                            ^Shimmery^

Spring/Summer 2012 Makeup Trends

This year, I absolutely love most of the makeup trends. Usually I hate a majority of the trends I see, but this year most are just my fancy.

Since the pictures below are of runway models, they have a lot more makeup on than anyone would wear everyday, so make variations so you don't go out looking overdone.

Pumped Up Pretty 

Shiseido showmen made a doll-like, youthful look with lolita lashes, pink lips, coral cream blush, and hyper real skin; along with fake freckles for an innocent appearance. 

Blue Peter Beauty 

Mac makeup artists liked arts and crafts this season. They used gold leaf, clear glue, and black bandage tape to create embellished and edgy eye makeup. Their vision for this look was a 60's housewife that was teleported into the 90's. 

Groupie Glamour 

Maybelline and Mac makeup artist created a chic, morning-after-the-night -before, look. Thickly black lined eyes were a staple and keeping the eyes horizontal rather than slanted was also used a lot. 

Ocean Colour Scene 

Etro makeup artists used cool coloured eye shadows, and light, washed over hues to create a soft, Monet-like look. Mac eyeshadow were used in shades of azure, aqua, and pearl, while the face and lips were kept neutral. 

Maxim's 100 Sexiest Women 2012

Yes, I do follow celebrities sometimes. When I hear about some of the most sexiest women voted by Maxim, I know I have to steal some style from them. So, I wanna show you my favourites out of the 100 that were voted. I'll also show you their 2012 styles so you can steal from the celebs. ^_^ 


p.s. these are just the winners that I liked the most, there is no specific order of my liking only the rank they came in for Maxim 

Bar Refaeli 

She was #1! I really didn't know about her, but I like her look! Natural, casual, and down-to-earth, but feminine at the same time. 

Mila Kunis 

I've always loved Mila and her style ever since her days in That 70's Show! She's really girly and sassy, it's cool. 

Megan Fox

I always though Megan was pretty BA. She's not girly, but I don't know, like dark and mysterious looking. 

Rosie Huntington-Whiteley 

She didn't make the top ten, so old Maxim photo (Maxim only does articles on top ten and she was eleven). She made Maxim again! Yay! I've always loved Rosie's look, it's classy, girly, and really radiant. But, hey, have you noticed the celebrities are really dressing down that's... AWESOME!

☀OUCH☀

I got a sunburn! 

Yeah, it hurts and i'm peeling! Wtf?! I put spf 50 sunscreen on. Huh, maybe it washed off in the pool. Oh yeah, and exfoliating and aloe does not work on sunburns unless you apply it constantly throughout the day, just sayin'. So, now I'm red and my makeup looks all peely and scaly, it's so gross. 


But... 


I CURED IT! 


How??? 


NOT with aloe, you bum! I have come to the conclusion that aloe does not work for peeling sunburns. uh-huh, yep... 


So... I took some honey and put it all over my face, left it on for 10 minutes and then washed it off with cold water. I did this about twice a day for about two days and it soothed the burn and peeled away a lot of the dead skin. 

But, that wasn't enough, so throughout the day, I applied oatmeal cloth to my face. Yep, oatmeal cloth. I just took about 1 cup of oatmeal, wrapped it up in a washcloth, let it soak in a bowl of water for 15 minutes and then dabbed it on my face. 

This still wasn't enough T_T and I was NOT going to let this sunburn get away with ruining my makeup routine, no no no NO! So I took milk and soaked a washcloth in it and the dabbed the milk-soaked washcloth on my face. I had heard that the enzymes in the milk naturally peel away dead skin, and it was not lying. Most of the peeling skin had gone away like magic, ya!

The last thing I did was make a moisturising sugar scrub. I just took a little sugar and some olive oil, mixed, and massaged it on my face and rinsed with cold water. Now my face feels a little raw, but I rather have a raw, red face than a peeling lizard face!

The thing I did the most is after each treatment and throughout the day I took a gel ice pack and gave myself a cold compress. It draws heat out of the burn making it go away faster. Plus, it feels nice and cold.

J-Mag Scans! 日本の雑誌のスキャン!

My blog has been so boring lately, I apologise T_T I'm sorry if you missed me... just kidding, no I'm not, heh. I've been clicking around looking for recent and good J-mag scans. And... I've found some! They'll totally be awesome and you know it. I'm going to use Google translate to write in Japanese on my J-Mag scan posts because they are popular with Japanese speaking people ^_^ so don't blame me for bad translation. 

私のブログは最近退屈されており、私はあなたが私を逃したらごめんなさい謝る...ただ、冗談無し私は、あわやではない。私は最近、優れたJ-MAGスキャンを探して周りをクリックしてきました。と...私はいくつかのを見つけました！彼らは完全に素晴らしいだろうとあなたはそれを知っています。

The pictures are taken from these three magazines 

写真は、これらの3つの雑誌から取られ

                  Popteen April 2012        Egg April 2012              Jelly May 2012
                      ポップティーン 2012年4月          卵  2012年4月                   ゼリー 2012年5月

 ^^ Milky Bunny!!! ^^ Tsu-Chan! 

 ^^ Cute outfit! ^^かわいい服! 

 ^^ I like her hair! ^^私は彼女の髪が好き!

    ^^ amazing makeup! ^^ 驚くべきメイクアップ!

 ^^ puffy eye makeup ^^膨張したアイメイク

 ^^ loving the style here!!! ^^スタイルを愛して!!!

 ^^ the hair!!! ^^ 髪！

 ^^ so pretty! ^^ 美しさそう!

 ^^ CUTE! ^^ かわいい!

 ^^ natural makeup! ^^自然なメイクアップ!

 ^^ this hair is so wow! ^^この髪はとても素晴らしいです。!

 ^^ gorgeous much, no? ^^ いや、豪華なくらい？

^^ my favourite! ^^ 私のお気に入り!