lame lips.

i have almost no lips, one lipstick lasts me 25 years. seriously, i bought these when i was born.

from left to right: 1. "siren" by revlon 2. "wink for pink" by revlon 3. "impassioned" by mac 4. "va va violet" by revlon

siren - bright orange i've been wearing for summer.

wink for pink - a flowery pink i wear every time i'm in the mood to watch dolly parton movies.

impassioned - i've been wearing the heckkkk out of this color! it easily jazzes up an all black outfit.

va va violet - this is my newest color i've purchased...i am excited to whip this one out more!

this has been my friday night. who needs havasu and the beach when you can stay home and try on lipsticks for labor day weekend????

vivenorie.

moments i do not live for.

came up with a list of moments that i've encountered in my lifetime that i could REALLY do with out...

when you pull out a cup when a guest is at your house and you realize you failed to wash the lipstick stain correctly off of the cup.

the awkwardness of not answering your phone because you know it’s a bill collector...friend: “aren’t you going to get that bruh?” you: “nope, i'm giving YOU my undivided”

when you can't think straight because you have to go #2 while someone is talking your ear off.

when you have to hypocritically agree with someone while they are proclaiming their hate for people that put the oj container back in the fridge with only a little bit of juice left.

coming up with an excuse as to why you don’t want your dude to go with you to get your eyebrows done because you know you also have to get your lip done this time too.

grabbing a cup that is hot but having to play it off that it didn’t hurt that bad in order to save some cool points (you're running low)

attempting to slam your door to show you are mad but the door catches some wind and ends up shutting lightly or not at all. So you have to do a “do-over”

strategically planning when you will go #2 at work so that no one knows it was you.

going for coffee on a "first date" (coffee is such a safety zone) you take a gulp of your excruciatingly hot coffee (as opposed to a sip because apparently all cerebral matter is absent on first dates)then not knowing where to spit it, because you don't want to spit it back in the cup and reveal who you REALLY are on the first meeting; so instead you just swallow the scorching coffee while all of your taste buds singe off on the way down.

back in college not understanding what the professor was talking about so you decide to take a light nap - which turns into a slobber fest...this then leads to you waking up from a mild heart attack because your head slipped from your fist nearly smashing your face on to the desk.

don't know if anyone can relate but if not, entertain yourself with my hapless moments. good day.

vivenorie.

criticism is a hell of a drug.

i am currently looking for the perfect collection of bow ties for the fall/winter months that are quickly approaching. neutral tones for the fall months and then some sort of rich colored polka dot/busy pattern for the winter months.

i love how the textures of the bow ties completely change the persona of them. the knit bow tie is fun while the woven silk has a sort of sophistication to it. can't wait to play around with them.

while i'm here i'd like to say a few things about my style. i feel i have many "different looks" which i'm sure many understand. there are times when i am more contemporary and times when i'm more ethnic. different ends of the spectrum indeed, and you will also see me in everything in between. isn't that what is fun about dressing each day? i never find it a "chore" to pick my clothing out...it actually excites me.

i get a lot of, "that looks so cool on you but i could never pull that off" although i know some things that look good on one body type won't necessarily look as good on another, i feel that for the most part, when it comes down to trying something new out on yourself you should go for it! the only person that holds you back from doing it is you. life is WAY too short to worry about what other people think.

if someone isn't staring at the turban on your head, the natural curls on your head, or the almost black lipstick you're wearing then you aren't doing something right! i would hate to be overlooked in a crowd because i felt i "couldn't pull it off" be free and confident in YOU. that is all.

vivenorie.