Oscar Awards Inspired Beauty

This winter is just relentless in making sure spring is a far away thought. I'm ready for no more snow and no more cold freezing days. But until that finally happens, I will amuse myself by trying out some of this Oscar inspired beauty looks. I am OBSESSED with how fresh Emma Stone looked that night. I will definitely be buying the Revlon color she used come this spring. Until then I plan on wearing a dark lip a la Chrissy Teigen and Naomi Watts. 

Emma Stone: Revlon Ultra HD Lipstick in Tulip (exact) bareMinerals Light It Up (similar)

Margot Robbie: Hourglass Opaque Rouge Liquid Lipstick and Panoramic Long Wear Liner in Raven (exacts) Buxom Rogue (similar)

Chrissy Teigen: Maybelline Color Sensational Creamy Lip Color in Divine Wine and Maybelline Sensational High Shine Gloss in Plum Luster and Tom Ford Ultra Shine Lip Gloss in Wet Violet (exacts layered on top of each other) Smashbox Plum Scene, M.A.C. Lush Life (similar)

Naomi Watts: L'Oreal Infallible 2-Step Lip Color in Violet Parfait (exact) Sephora Collection Sexy Game 12 (similar)

Sienna Miller: Charlotte Tilbury K.I.S.S.I.N.G. Lipstick in Bitch Perfect (exact) Nars Cruising (similar)

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Best Dressed: Ocsars

I apologize in advance if any of my picks for best dressed at the Oscars seem a bit loopy. It's what happens when you are dying a slow death from a sinus infection and watching the Oscars.

I will say that I found most of the dresses just kinda ehhh or not quite right for the Oscars (Anna Kendrick would have been on this list if only her dress was another color). There was only a small handful of attendees that I thought were absolute perfection (the worst dressed list is twice as long). Here are the best dressed winners in my opinion.

Emma Stone is always one of my favorites. At this point I am pretty even if she wore a paper bag, I would love it. She exudes old Hollywood glamour in this chartreuse Elie Saab gown. Emma is simply glowing in this color and it complements her hair so well.

Lupita Nyong’o has finally redeemed herself this award show season. I am so glad she nailed this look in a Calvin Klein Collection custom pearl and ivory beaded dress. There were over 6,000 pearls on this dress!! She literally looks like a goddess.

Jennifer Aniston easily has a better body than me and it really shows in this stunning Versace dress. The color, fit, and details are all perfect on her. I have been rewatching Friends on Netflix and her hair is always flawless and it's not exception here. It's really not fair.

Reese Witherspoon has had a very good award season this year in terms of dresses. She looks effortlessly chic in this modern Tom Ford dress. It really goes to show that sometimes less is more.

I would like to come back as Margot Robbie in my next life. This Saint Laurent dress is simply exquisite on her. I am beyond obsessed with the sheer sleeves of the dress. Not to mention her Van Cleef & Arpelsis necklace is just perfection with the dress. I have to keep telling myself I will not look like Margot if I go and cut my hair like her's. Overall perfection.

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Best Dressed

Oh the Golden Globes will always be my favorite award shows. The mixing of TV and movie stars with alcohol is just the absolute best. Well that and Amy Poehler and Tina Fey are the best hosts no questions asked. I will seriously miss them hosting since this is their supposed last year of doing it. 

There were many great looks on the red carpet, as well as many misses but we won't really get into that part. Although I will say I am disappointed in a few of my favorites--looking at you Keira Knightley and Claire Danes. Anyway here are my picks for Best Dressed at the 52nd Golden Globe Awards.

Emily Blunt is my absolute favorite of the night. Actually she might be tied with Emma Stone-- I can't decide who looks better. Emily looks beyond stunning in this custom Michael Kors. I adore the little cutout on the dress and her chic braided do.

Emma Stone is the epitome of chic in this gorgeous jumpsuit by Lanvin. I cannot get over how amazing she looks in it and I love that it's something completely unexpected on the red carpet. Also, I am so happy her hair is red right now. 

Oh Jennifer Aniston will always be one of my favorites. I love her so much thanks to Friends. Jennifer looks stunning in this sleek Saint Laurent dress. I'm actually shocked her hair is in an elegant updo since she almost always has it down on the red carpets.

Talk about major hair crush here. I am obsessed with Jenna Dewan-Tatum's haircut and color. Her hair color is actually my dream hair color. Also, she looks beyond smashing in this yellow Carolina Herrera dress.

Obviously Amal Clooney was going to be on my list, especially since she is my newest girl crush. I love her throwback to Old Hollywood glam in this Dior Haute Couture dress and her own gloves (or as George joked she made them herself).

Amy Adams always looks to pretty and put together and this year is no exception. She glows in this periwinkle Versace dress.

Julianne Moore needs to give me all her aging secrets because she looks AMAZING!! Absolutely stunning, especially in this custom Givenchy Haute Couture dress. I just cannot get over how radiant she looks in it.

Last but not least I loved Chrissy Teigen's Zuhair Murad's blush gown. It was so different from the other dresses on the red carpet, but just as gorgeous as them. The beaded details in the dress truly makes it a standout.

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Top Honors

The Academy Awards aka the crown jewel of award season were on last night. Everyone always brings their A-game to the Oscars, and this year was no exception. I might not have stayed up for the whole thing (battling a pretty bad cold at the moment), but it doesn't seem like there were any major surprises with the awards. It did make me realize that I really need to see Frozen though.

Here are just a few of my favorite looks from the Oscars:

 Lupita Nyong'o in Prada. She looks beyond stunning and I love everything about it from the color to the headband.

Kate Hudson in Atelier Versace. This was old school glamour.  The back of the dress was also stunning.

 Charlize Theron is not only one of my major girl crushes, but she is always one of my style crushes as well. I love this Christian Dior dress. It's simply classic.

 Cate Blanchett does it again in Armani. The embellishments on this dress are just outstanding. She looks so beautiful.

 

This is how you do pregnant at the Oscars.  Olivia Wilde stunned in Valentino. I wish I had a picture of the back since the train on this dress was gorgeous.

While I might hate Jennifer Lawrence's hair (it looks like Hilary Clinton's!), I do love this Christian Dior dress. She does look beautiful in it and I love the simple necklace. 

Who were your best dressed at the Oscar's? 

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And the Award Goes to...

Me! For taking way to long to update this blog. Do not fear, I am back... although I will not be updating every day since my life is still a bit crazy and I am working on give this blog a major makeover. 

I do hope everyone had a great holiday season and New Year's! I'm very excited about 2014. I have some majors plans in the works, but that will be discussed in another post.

Now let's talk about the Golden Globes aka my personal favorite award show made even better this year since it was hosted by Tina Fey and Amy Poehler. I am still cracking up about this joke, "Gravity, the story of how George Clooney would rather float away into space and die then spend one more minute with a woman his own age." 

Tina and Amy are just flawless. But let's talk fashion. Best dressed are...

 Lupita Nyong'o

 Lupita stunned in a gorgeous red Ralph Lauren dress. I cannot wait to see what she wears at the other award shows now, since she already killed it at her first major show. Definitely a fashion darling to watch.

Cate Blanchett

 Only Cate could pull off this lace Armani Prive dress. She looks exactly like a classic Hollywood actress. Cate will always be one of my favorites on the red carpet for the risks she takes.

 Also, I am completely in LOVE with her diamond earring. They are seriously stunning.

Margot Robbie

 Meet Margot, my new girl crush. She looks absolutely gorgeous in this white Gucci dress. The only thing I would have changed would have been to give her a red statement lip. I think a nice red lip would have added a little extra something to the whole look.

 Jessica Chastain

 Jessica looked beautiful in her classic black Givenchy dress. I'm just in love with how elegant Jessica looks with this dress and simple jewelry. She always comes through for me--definitely one of my fashion favorites.

 Olivia Wilde

Olivia could not look better, even when pregnant, in this emerald green Gucci dress. It did remind me of Angelina Jolie's emerald green Atelier Versace dress from the 2011 Golden Globes. But then again, I did love that dress as well. 

Best dressed for trying to imitate a Disney Princess...

Jennifer Lawrence

Jennifer was in a Dior dress that just did not fit her or flatter her. Now I know she is a Dior brand model, but their dresses just do not flatter her body. She should have been a Calvin Klein brand model instead since she looks amazing when she wears their dresses.

And can I just say that I am over the moon that Amy Poehler was finally recognized for her work on Parks and Recreation. She more than deserved that Golden Globe. 

What was your favorite part of the Golden Globes? 

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Award Show Madness

I cannot believe it is already award season. I feel like it sneaked up on me. While I do enjoy the Emmy's, my favorite will always be the Golden Globes since all the celebrities get completely drunk and look like they are having a ball. I didn't watch as much of the red carpet as I wanted thanks to my coding class (more on that tomorrow), but I have to say I was very disappointed with what I saw. I usually am in love with everything Claire Danes and Kerry Washington wear, but I sadly hated what they were wearing at the Emmy's. Here are my favorite looks from the red carpet:

 Kelly Osbourne looked stunning in this red dress. I thought it was super flattering on her.

 

Kiernan Shipka dresses better than I do. She looks adorable and very age appropriate in this fun dress.

Allison Williams looks stunning in this blue dress. I just wish she had on a gorgeous statement necklace to complete it. 

 Rose Bryne looked stunning in this pale pink number. 

I loved this dress on Julia Louis-Dreyfus when she went up to accept her award. It fits her so well and I love the subtle sparkle to it.

Also best speech ever! goes to Merrite Wever for her "Thank you, thank you! I gotta go!" speech. It's basically the same speech I would give if I ever won an award for some reason.

And can Tina Fey and Amy Poehler host again?

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