brand new hurr do (or, my life as a My Little Pony)

Hey there.

I was doing some organizing on the ol’ internet machine (that’s all laptops are, right?) the other day when I found these pictures from a very special day a few months ago. I went in to get my hair done by my good friend (and the most amazing hair magician) Phillip Saunders and once he finished doing my color he decided he wanted to add it to his portfolio. Being the well-connected and sweet man that he is, he called one of my favorite Cincinnati photographers, Annette Navarro and set something up for that night. Needless to say I was about to jump out of my pants with excitement. I still wanted to get some blog pictures in my new bag dress though, so the boyfriend and I stopped by the park on the way home.

I finally found a fake Chanel quilted bag and I was so happy to debut it with my fake Armani shades, and fauxlex watch. I guess you could consider my Jessica Simpson Danys fake Jeffery Campbells too, that’s pretty much what they are. I’m all about the fakes. Then, I got a completely random urge to climb the tree I was standing next to. Don’t ask me why.

Must’ve been something in the Kool-Aid that day.

And then, that night…..


It was a lot of fun and very relaxed atmosphere working with them two of them, which always helps. Especially since I am certainly no model. Annette shot me in three or four other looks, but she wanted to start with this one. Being the good little stylist girl that I am, I brought an Ikea bag stuffed full of pieces that I hadn’t yet worn. I’ll share some of those next time though.

WHAT: fake armani sunglasses, yard sale

plum sack dress, gift from friend

sash (made from two ties), NYC street vendor

fauxlex watch, pixel 19

fake chanel bag, thrift

dany platforms, online

WHERE: hair appointment and photo shoot (normal tuesday NBD)

new year, new look

HELLO! It’s so good to see you again! Today is an exciting day for a lot of reasons, one of which is that this is my blog’s 2nd birthday. For my second year on the interweb, I thought that a new look for Mascara or Motoroil would be just what I needed to restart my momentum. I’m ready to be a multiple posts a week blogger again, I hope you guys are still interested in seeing my stuff! Here goes nothin…..

This was from a particularly rainy gross evening, hence the basement pictures. I just scored that amazing lip bag at H&M thanks to the dedicated internet hunting of a few friends, surprisingly I couldn’t afford the Lulu Guinness original. $12>$200

 

WHAT: white tank, h&m

black bra, victoria’s secret

chains, nyc street merchant

fauxlex, pixel 19

gold chain bracelet, on loan

lip bag, h&m

faux leather pants, forever 21

jessica simpson dany’s, online

WHERE: evening out with my boy

WHEN: thursday, september 22

 

Thank you very very much to my wonderful, talented and incredibly handsome boyfriend for all his hard work on my site! Expect more posts from me very soon!

no bummer summer!!

From Merl aka Clyde’s Rebirth’s latest post: “Dressing in a way that makes you feel confident and happy is a profoundly powerful tool, and shouldn’t be discounted as frivolous or meaningless. But when the latest trends, the allure of designer labels, and the popularity struggles begins to take over what used to be a joyful experience -ie expressing your personality through your attire- it’s time to check yo self.. before you wreck yo self…. Everyone has bad hair days, bad skin days, bad ensemble days.. hell even hot mess weeks. So stop comparing yourself to others and simply do what makes you happy. Wear what you want, and thumb your nose at the newest trends if that’s what trips your trigger. Or.. wear them if that rocks your boat instead. Don’t be afraid to actually look happy in your outfit photos!”

*Sigh* Oh Merl, this was the post I was needing to read today. Not that I get caught up in the designer game or hoping to be a famous blogger, but I do get down about how little time I get to spend on my blog. Then it becomes a never-ending circle of guilt and feeling obligated. I temporarily forgot that I started Mascara or Motoroil as a fun way to document and share the things I wear. On that note, lately I’ve been spending a lot of my time poolside drinking and moped riding! First things first though, I can’t believe I haven’t mentioned or shown my little baby yet! I picked up this amazing Motobecane moped on Craigslist a few weeks ago and since I got it I can’t stay off of it. It’s my favorite stress relief right now, makes me forget all my worries. There’ll definitely be more pictures of it soon!

Aside from riding my moped (and that dumb ‘work’ thing) most of my time has been spent at the Coney Island pool. It’s been SPECTACULAR. I decided early this spring that this was going to be a No Bummer Summer, and it has been working out pretty perfectly so far. This last time we went was my friend’s Megan’s birthday so I decided to dress up a bit with my biggest hat and of course, my super-fake Prada bag.

Myself and the gorgeous birthday girl! (Note: these poses may have been influenced by lots of alcohol in the sun.)

Megan is definitely more of a flats kind of girl but I got her these awesome vintage wedges as training heels, and thankfully she loved them! AND looked super hot obviously.

WHAT: floppy hat, flea market

yellow clip ons, chicken lays an egg

vintage bathing suit, chicken lays an egg

skirt, rainbow

bangle, thrift

ring, h&m

faux prada, nyc

wedges, somewhere when i was in high school?

WHERE: coney island, cincinnati

WHEN: wednesday june 8