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Happy Friday ladies!  Explore some of these fabulous links to get your weekend off to a great start!

• gs lillian says she is more comfortable in a dress or skirt than in jeans.  Are you the same? It's not hard to see why, she always looks fabulous in dresses and skirts! (find gs lillian on twitter!)
• lex and learn makes a very delicious looking semi-homemade pumpkin bunt cake - get her simple trick for this fall treat! (find lex and learn on twitter!)
• simply bold just snagged a gorgeous pair of leather shorts... check out how she styles them up for fall!
• rachael, really looks absolutely adorable in her denim shorts plus knee high socks plus hunter boots!  What a fun combo! (find rachael, really on twitter!)
• take me for a twirl is totally rocking this bright green blazer - I am loving these looks! (find take me for a twirl on twitter!)
• little girl in a big world does a fall weekend on the beach - check out her trip and live vicariously through her! (find little girl in a big world on twitter!)
• everyday mom style wears a great patterned top to work, but wonders... is the pattern too much!?!? I don't think so, I love it! (find everyday mom style on twitter!)
• fabulously average shows you ladies how to layer even if you live in a warmer climate!  So cute! (find fabulously average on twitter!)
• a spot of whimsy rounds up her favorite fall looks - and they are all just swoon worthy! Head on over and see her inspiration! (find a spot of whimsy on twitter!)
• the style dossier lists their top reasons why fall will rock - such a fun list! (find the style dossier on twitter!)
• sweetie pie style rounds up cozy and unique ways to add blankets to your home decor this fall!  These photos all look so warm and cozy! (find sweetie pie style on twitter!)
• chic or treat finds these adorable velvet flats in several colors for such a steal! Stop by her blog to find out where to snag them! (find chic or treat on twitter!)
• high heels and bubble gum puts together a fab outfit with white pants - yes, after Labor Day - that is perfect for fall! (find high heels and bubble gum on twitter!)
• behind the dressing room door rounds up her top picks for Anthropologies recent 30% off sale! I am loving this gorgeous camel coat! (find behind the dressing room door on twitter!)

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How To wear a beehive

Yes I'll admit it I'm under the "beehive" spell. I've been wearing it with almost every hairstyle but in a much more modern, playful way. If you think about it it's just volumized hair but with a fun name!
I gathered my trusty teasing brush & compiled three of my favorite modern "beehive" looks. Beehives are every where, on the runway, on the new fall t.v shows & now on The Style Dossier. So jump on the beehive bandwagon...come on you know you want to!

*the best thing about these three "beehive" looks is I used the exact same bump for each look.

Tools:

volume booster

teasing brush

bobby pins

curling iron

hairspray

Step 1. Start by curling your hair. I used hot rollers for extra body but you can use a curling iron & just curl the bottom half of your hair.

Step 2. After you've curled your hair grab some hair on the very top of your head & spray with a volume booster. Then tease that same section of hair. Tease as little or as much as you would like.
Step 3. Pin back the teased section of hair. Make sure you leave the sides of your hair unteased. Set with hairspray.

Tools:

rubber band

bobby pins

hairspray

Step 1. Using the same "bump" gather your hair hair off to the side to create a side ponytail.
Leave one strand of hair from the back of the ponytail out. This will be used to wrap around your rubber band.
Step 2. Now tie off your ponytail. Once you've got your side ponytail where you want it take that extra piece of hair & wrap it around the rubber band & bobby pin to secure it.
Step 3. Set with hairspray.

Tools:

rubber band

bobby pins

hairspray

headband (optional)

Step 1. Take down your side ponytail.  Now leaves the sides of your hair down. Gather the rest of your hair into a low bun & secure it with a rubber band.

Step 2. Take one side of your hair that was left out & wrap it around your bun. Once it's wrapped around your bun pin it into the bun. It'll help make your bun feel more secure. Do the same exact thing with the other side of your hair.
Step 3. Set with hairspray. Add a headband for extra glam if you would like.

Who knew I'd be this obsessed with 60's hair. What's next crimped hair? Oh by the way Katy has that post coming soon. Halloween are you ready for the Castillo girls!

Leather Love

Soon we'll be in that transitional period, where it's not cold enough to wear a coat but it's cool enough for a jacket. We here in Texas are pretty much in that period until January....lame! Good News though, it's the perfect time for a leather jacket! They are not too heavy but just enough for those chilly winds! There are so many variations of leather jackets out there, but here are 3 that we are loving! 

One jacket is $10,000, (i bet you can't guess which one) it seems one of us is living in a fairytale thinking she can afford that! I hope she can though, cause then it is our right as sister's to borrow it!

We hope y'all are doing uber-tastic and enjoy hump day as much as us!

What a comeback!

It seems like every way I turn I feel like I'm in the 1960's. It's all over my t.v & the magazines. I just can't get enough of the hair & the fashion. To be honest I'm a little jealous that my mom got to grow up during that time. If I could predict my future I'd say there's a pretty good possibility that the 60's will be a part of my halloween costume! Stay tuned for more 60's posts comin' your way.....

Makeup Monday: How to do 80's makeup

The 80's was pretty much that era where anything went. Big hair was in (for guys and girls), Clothing was outrageous, and the makeup well, the more the merrier. Seriously it took a village to put it on and take it off. I should know I did this look two days in a row. I have to say though that I'm super fond of all this makeup, its fun and colorful and well, you can basically look like a clown and still get compliments all night. If you have any 80's party's coming up, as we did (hence this tutorial) or you want something easy for halloween this look would be like so super rad!

Step 1: As with all tutorials start with a bare eye. I used primer on my lid to make sure the colors popped and helped them stay all night long. 
Step 2: I used two different blues with this look, The lighter blue I used for the base on my eye lid. Apply it to the lid not going any higher than the crease. 
Step 3: This is were the darker blue comes in. Apply the darker blue to the crease and the outer corner of the eye, then you blend these colors as well as you can. 
Step 4: Take a white eyeshadow and apply it right under the brow bone, this gives you depth to your look and it will catch the light as well. Then take a purple eyeshadow and apply it right above the darker blue shadow and bring it to the outer corner as well and below the lower lash line. You then need to blend the colors together. 
Step 5: If you have it, take a purple eyeliner and line your lower lash line. Note: If you do not have any don't fret, you can always add more purple eyeshadow to your lower lash line. 
Step 6: Take a black eyeliner (pencil or liquid) and line your upper lash line, seriously the more the better. For some reason ladies in the 80's loved black eye liner.
Step 7: You then want to take a black and purple eye shadow and go over the eye liner with the same color. The powder over the liner will absorb the liner guaranteeing that it stay all night. Next if you have an aqua colored eye liner feel free to use it now. Line the the lower water line of your eye. This makes your eyes stand out and adds that awesome 80's look to your eye.
Step 8: Curl your lashes and apply about 10 coats of mascara! Ok maybe not that many but 9 will do. Ladies in the 80's were never short mascara so put as many coats as you want to feel satisfied!
Step 9: Blush is a must, take a fuchsia blush or a hot pink color and apply liberally to the apples of the cheeks as well as going up into the hair line.  
Step 10: This is my favorite part, THE LIPS! Just apply a hot pink or fuchsia color to your lips (no need for gloss) and voila your gonna look like the bombdiggity! 
Crimp and tease your hair as big as you want and have fun with it ladies, I guarantee you can't mess this look up! Yeah like totally!

Hello Fall!

Since today is the 1st official day of FALL, 

we made a list of all the things that make FALL rock!

What are some of your reason's FALL will rock?

a little love....

Shoe Porn by thestyledossier featuring metallic sandals

  Happy Thursday Guys! Today i give you SHOE PORN! 

I'm convinced if any or all of these shoes were in my closet right now, all my problems would be solved. The truth is i'd probably have more problems if i paid $900 for a pair of shoes, but that's another story! For today though, i'm gonna settle for drooling over these oh so fabulous shoes, won't you join me!

PS- Make your Thursday awesome and go LOL at this video, you won't regret it!

1960's comeback

Hi there y'all! NYFW has come & gone but it left us with some fantastic ideas! To many for me to count. One show that inspired me was a gal you might know....DVF. I was in awe of the 1960's comeback. Especially those beehives! I tried for about two days straight to get that exact same look as the models did...but that was impossible. My french twist didn't look so "twisty" but the beehive part was rockin' if I say so myself. So I decided to do a little something different, a beehive but a more modern wearable beehive. I love this look or should I say I love the beehive. I'm beginning to wear it with every hairstyle. Pretty soon I may need a beehive intervention!!

Stay tuned for more Runway to Dossier Way looks!

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P.S I have a little tutorial up my sleeve with this hairdo, check back next week :)

Runway Report: Part III

It's our final Runway Report of spring/summer fashion week!

You can check out Part I and Part II here. 

DKNY

"Vibrant, Alluring, Vivacious"

JCREW

"Classic, Wearable, Fresh"

Oscar de la Renta

"Luxurious, Sublime, Divine"

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Makeup Monday: Emmys Recap

I know all of you watched the Emmy's last night, and if you didn't shame on you! OK not really, I'm sort of a TV snob/ TVaholic so I had to watch and root for all my favorite shows. Of course I watched the red carpet to see all the hit and misses of top celebs, makeup and also gowns. There were so many trends on that carpet. One being red dresses, anyone who was anyone was wearing red and two was stunning smokey eyes and nude lips. It was everywhere at the Emmy's and everyone wore it so well. I decided to do the same Emmy look today because I love a good smokey eye and lets face it I just wanna pretend I know what I'm doing!  

Step 1: You need to start with a clean naked eye(obviously)I always put primer and some loose powder on my eyelids just to make sure the eyeshadow stays all night.

Step 2: Dust a light brown all over your lid and take a cream highlighting color and dust right below the brow bone. This is gonna be the base of your smokey eye.

Step 3: I mixed a dark brown and a dark purple together and applied it to the crease and the outer corner of my eye. With a blending brush, blend all the colors together to create the smokey effect. Blending is always very important so BLEND BLEND BLEND!

Step 4: Apply a liquid eyeliner to your top lid and then add a black eyeshadow right on top of the liquid liner. This acts as a shield over the liquid to make sure the eyeliner does not smudge.

Step 5: Now this step I was going to apply false lashes to add that extra punch on the eyes, unfortunately I was unaware that I ran out of glue for my falsies so, I just added about 3 coats of my favorite mascara. If you have access to falsies I would suggest you put them on during this step. You wont regret it I PROMISE!

Step 6: Apply a nude lipstick and your favorite lip gloss on top. This look is all about the eyes so the lips need to be nude and glossy!

AND....Your done! Of course don't forget your blush and your set and mist spray!

This look is timeless, smokey eyes and a nude lip always looks stunning. Have fun with this look gals! Glam it up this week!

Runway Report: Part II

There were simply too many amazing collections to choose from this Fashion Week, so here is Part II of our Runway Report.....you can check out Part I here.

Monique Lhuillier

"Glamourous, Edgy, Divine"

Alice + Olivia

"Fun, Retro, Girly"

Michael Kors

"Classic, Exquisite, Safari-Chic"

*all photos via

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Friday already? Celebrate the weekend with some fun links!

• if I must say so is rocking some fall boots and they look fabulous!  Have you whipped out your fall boots yet? (find if I say so on twitter!)
• undeniable style has a perfect day in this darling outfit... do you ever have all the components of one day align just so? I love it when that happens! And I am in love with her shoes! (find undeniable style on twitter!)
• high heels and bubble gum pulls together the perfect Sunday outfit... how gorgeous is this ensemble? (find high heels and bubble gum on twitter!)
• the style dossier always has the best tutorials... I'm loving this make-up tutorial that they call "bold and metallic" - gorgeous! (find the style dossier on twitter!)
• behind the dressing room door always has her eyes on the best sale items at Anthropologie.  I love this cute jacket - it's perfect for fall! (find behind the dressing room door on twitter!)
• 100 inspirations recreates this great denim on denim outfit that Katie Holmes wears for less!
• sweetie pie style is loving this mustard sweater - so am I!  See how she styles it three ways! (find sweetie pie style on twitter!)
• fabulously average is seriously rocking the red pants - one of my all time favorite trends!  See how she wears them. (find fabulously average on twitter!)
• take me for a twirl is headed back to school... what's your favorite part about back to school? Or favorite memory? (find take me for a twirl on twitter!)
• lex and learn rounds up her favorite black boots for fall... check out her gorgeous picks! (find lex and learn on twitter!)
• gs lillian just snagged a pair of gorgeous green loafers and I am totally crushing on them.  Head on over and drool over them with me! (find gs lillian on twitter!)
• a spot of whimsy rounds up some really fun Peter Pan inspired eye candy - go check it out and then dream about being a kid forever! (find a spot of whimsy on twitter!)
• simply bold says all you need is love... or at least all you need is a cute "love" t-shirt!  I love this look!
• good life for less is one of the hosts for the luxe lotto... have you entered to win a Kate Spade handbag and a Coach necklace yet? Check it out! (find good life for less on twitter!)

the IT list is produced weekly by Jill of good life for less - for information on how you can be involved, click here!