Friday, August 31, 2012

In My Element


Ni-hao dear friends!! Today's makeup / style post is inspired by the four elements: earth, air, fire, and water and is featuring my newest fashion collaboration!
 


Read more for pix & deets!



As you may have noticed in the past few months or so, I've been aiming to expand my content to cover more areas of beauty, incorporating skin care reviews, jewelry collaborations and style posts. Today's makeup / style post was made possible with SammyDress.com, an online fashion retailer featuring a wide range of clothing and accessories at factory direct prices.

I'm wearing Gamiss Irregular Hem Sleeveless Chiffon Dress in Navy. Because of my smaller physique (5 ft 2 in) and curvy body type, I always have to accentuate my waist in order to avoid looking heavier. I kept this in mind when choosing this dress, but also wanted to try something different from what I normally wear. 

Dress: Irregular Hem Sleeveless Chiffon Dress for Women

Color: Navy (also available in orange)

Size: One Size (see measurements)


 Airy, Windy, Bluesy, Earthy
The Style: Casual, effortless cool. Although this dress is probably meant for a taller / thinner person, I feel comfortable wearing this style to an afternoon of shopping and strolling. I love the airy feel of the chiffon layer and the asymmetric detailing of the cutouts at the waist and torso. The inner layer of the dress is pretty short, so I paired it with matching heather gray leggings to give it an even more comfortable look. Since I'm used to wearing a lot of form-fitting dresses, this style is rather different for me, but it is definitely a style I can get used to!

My Accessories:
  • Leggings: Mossimo by Target
  • Leather Studded Bracelet: Stella & Dot
  • Studded Clogs: Steve Madden (similar)
  • Silver Fatima Earrings: souvenir from Tunisia
  • Jade Pendant: souvenir from China

My SammyDress Experience: My package of two dresses arrived to my door within three weeks of the order date, which is pretty standard for shipments out of China. The dress featured in this post came as described and appeared to be consistent with the photos on the website. 


On To The Maquillage!
For the Elements of Fire and Water, I incorporated a bright red lippie and a soft bluesy smokey eye. I kept my hair Earthy and disheveled to complete the makeup look for the Airy blue dress.

Makeup:
  • London Fog -- lid
  • Vintage Violet -- inner lid
  • Fresh Linen -- inner corner
  • Coffee Bean -- outer corner
  • Chinchilla -- crease
  • Tufted Suede -- blending
  • Velveteen Bunny -- highlight
In My Bluesy Element(s)!
SammyDress is based out of Shenzhen, China, and is a leading Chinese online wholesale supplier of Women's and Men's Clothing, Shoes, Bags and Accessories, Wedding Dresses, Cosplay Costumes, Intimate Lingerie, Wigs, Fashion Jewelry, and many more great items. SammyDress aims to provide a wide range of high quality, trendy clothing at factory direct prices along with professional service to customers all over the world.


Stay Tuned for Future SammyDress Collaborations!!


I appreciate your comments and welcome all questions <3


Bisous,


Maryam Maquillage


Photos by: Le Var (merci!)




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*The product/s in this post were provided by said company for my consideration and use.


Maryam Maquillage © 2012. www.maryammaquillage.com

73 comments:

  1. You look gorgeous! :)

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  2. STUNNING! I love your outfit and makeup look <3

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  3. I absolutely LOVE this outfit! Fierce and the makeup is perfect with it. So beautiful!

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  4. I'm always trying to pull off a smokey navy look because I always see how beautiful it looks on brown eyes like yours. Just perfection. Alas, my pasty skin and light eyes don't offer enough contrast for this kind of stunning effect but a girl can always keep dreaming.

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    1. Hey dahling!! I think what you're trying to say is that your skin tone offers too much contrast for the darker blue smokey eye. However, you can totally pull it off if you pair it with a lighter color on the lid... perhaps gray or even pale pink?? xoxoxox

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  5. you look so amazing. i love that dress - looks so interesting! your eyes look so lovely!

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  6. gorgeous honey that dress is stunning love the lip color and the makeup you look beautiful!

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  7. ur clogs are hott and leave it up to you to rock that so well..

    hey hun i tagged you on my blogg hope you will do it :)

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  8. You look stunning!
    I like your outfit!

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  9. BEAUTIFULL <3
    XOXO

    http://makeupbynora.blogspot.com/

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  10. YOU'RE SOO BEAUTIFUL!! you should be a supermodel!! :) i love your outfit, the colors look amazing, perfect for the weather :) i adore the makeup look too! XO

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    1. Awww thanks Christine <3 I'm no supermodel, but thanks for making me blush :)))

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  11. This outfit is so cute...I wonder if my mom can make something like this for me. You look gorgeous as usual :D RoRos World

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  12. You look gorgeous! Love the makeup and the outfit looks good on you!

    X

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  13. great outfit!!

    http://www.thefashionhive.com

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  14. wow sweetheart such gorgeous pictures,you look amazing!! I love it all! xoxo

    Tamara Chloé

    http://tamarachloestyleclues.blogspot.nl/
    http://tamarachloestyleclues.blogspot.nl/

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  15. Great makeup!Check out my blog and maybe we can follow each other? I follow everyone back!

    http://perlaxmakeup.blogspot.com/

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  16. Gorgeouss! The first pic is just breath taking.

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  17. really gorgeous look!
    http://starvogue84.blogspot.com

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  18. This dress looks so cool and suits you well! Love the look!

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  19. OMG! You are BEATIFUL! View behind you is wonderful <3

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  20. You look great!!! Love the outfit!

    <3 From: www.thedocndiva.com

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  21. You look gorgeous :) The whole outfit and makeup is well put. I really love the last photo!!

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  22. You simply take my breath away! GORGEOUS! The navy eye, red lip, sheer jump suite... sometimes I can't!
    xx
    -Imani Love

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    1. thank you my daaaaaahling :))) I bet this dress would look so much better on you!!! oxoxoxox

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  23. YOU LOOK AMAZING!!!! I love the outfit, the makeup, EVERYTHING!!! I HAVE to get the eye shadow palette!!! It looks amazing!!!!

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    1. Thank you honey!! Yes, this palette is awesome!!! I love it and I know you'd love it too :)))

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  24. Beautiful outfit!!! I love your style, Maryam!!!
    Have a wonderful weekend! and my G+ for you...

    Besos, desde España, Marcela♥

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  25. Beautiful as always! I love this dark lidded makeup look!

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  26. I've just started blogging, it would be really nice if you wanted to check it out :)

    http://fashionandbeautybyhelena.blogspot.com/

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  27. amazing style! you look so sexy! we can follow each other if you want! ;)
    Let me know!
    Kisses!!!

    www.marilynsclosetblog.com

    By the way, I have a WORLDIWDE GIVEAWAY on my blog!
    http://marilynsclosetblog.blogspot.com.es/2012/08/worldwide-giveaway-liketosurf.html

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  28. This is such a cool and casual look - it's nice to kick back and throw on some comfortably chic items, eh? I've been looking for some matte eyeshadows and am glad that you featured Too Faced's matte shadow palette. I was curious about that one.

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    1. It sure is hehe :)) This palette is one of my faves -- you'd love it!! In fact, I don't know a person who wouldn't :))

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  29. i love the dress so unique

    Jessica
    http://www.jumpintopuddles.com

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  30. One word = Stunning!!

    Tia
    www.bellezzababe.blogspot.com

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  31. holy shit ! You are so beautiful !

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  32. OH God! yo have the best body in the world love the each and everything is so beautiful on you

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  33. You look gorgeous and your very pretty,love that dress,i wish i can do my makeup the way you do,totally following you back, love your blog:)
    http://shana-style.blogspot.com

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  34. You look great, Maryam! I love the lip tart colour! :) xx

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  35. super gorgeous honey,love everythin!

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  36. Casual chic! Love the navy with the earth tones, the makeup looks fab as always!

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  37. Wow, such a great look! Your makeup is flawless, like usual. I just love that super unique dress! It is really flattering on you, and the colour is so pretty!

    xo Jenny
    www.crazystylelove.com

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  38. Hello cute :) I love your make up and outfit :)

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  39. OMG LOVE THIS! you're the prettiest model. Love the dress too <3 <3

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  40. So pretty!!! Love the outfit & makeup <3

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  41. what a fabulous outfit! You look gorgoeus! I should get this palette!

    XoXo
    Plami

    http://www.fashionthrill.com/

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  42. Great look Maryam, you look amazing with smokey eyes! The outfit is really beautiful too ^^ xx

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  43. Okay that dress is really cool. I've never seen anything like it! Love that you're incorporating more, much like myself I'm really bulking up on fashion posts. They're incredibly fun to write! Could be my love for posing in front of the camera though.. haha

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    1. haha thank you darling!! Yes, isn't this dress so unique and different?! I'm glad you like my style posts, I sure enjoy yours!!!

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  44. Perfect dress :) so unussual .. and you are beautiful woman

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  45. Great dress, I like that it looks effortless and casual but very fashionable as well. I also really love your eye makeup!

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  46. Hi Maryam, Another stunner from you. You are a catwalk queen !
    Warm Regards Ram

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