PROM 2014: HAIR, MAKEUP, OUTFIT

It's officially Prom season!

I got my hair done at my favorite salon....

I straightened my hair on my own (to save time) and then I had my hair curled with two braids along the frame of my face. Then, both braids were bobby pinned around the crown of my head, and some of my hair was looped through that braid to create a waterfall effect. Confusing, I know. 

Then, I had my makeup done at MAC. Let me just say, they did a fantabulous job. I showed the super nice woman a picture of my dress, told her I didn't want anything too crazy, and she worked her magic. 

I don't know specifically every product that I'm wearing, but I do know a few:

MAC angel lipstick

MAC viva glam rihanna lip gloss

MAC harmony blush (as bronzer)

MAC plum foolery blush (as blush)

MAC matchmaster foundation in 1.0

MAC mineralize skinfinish natual in medium

MAC blacktrack fluidline

Okay, so I know basically everything but the eyes and eyebrows. Haha. Anyway, I think it came out really, really, nice.

And finallyyyyyyyyyy....... the dress!

I absolutely loved my dress! It was a champagne-beige-gold color with black lace overlay and rhinestones along the neckline. The back had a corset and was slightly longer than the front, so there was a little train. It had a sweetheart neckline and a drop waist skirt. (I'm not sure of the brand unfortunately.) For shoes, I ended up wearing some black flats that I already owned (even though I showed two different heels in my haul post.)

Hope your prom was as great as mine!

xx Jenna

"Green" Life #1: Why I Became a Vegetarian

Before I begin, I want to emphasize that I am in no way trying to tell anyone that my lifestyle is healthier than yours, that meat-eaters are horrible people, or that you should follow in my footsteps. I will, however, tell you guys my story and why I've chosen to pursue this new path.

It sounds cliché and cheesy, but my reasoning for completely cutting out meat in my diet dates back to when I was about 10 or 11. I had a teacher who was obsessed with food production - I really have no idea why - and this whole 'clean lifestyle living,' which is totally fine (and I even now agree with). But instead of keeping her personal preferences to herself, she thrusted here opinions about meat and fast food at us, and I was completely appalled. 

She even read us a book (this book, to be precise) all about how meat companies get such cheap product and how they treat animals, etc. So at the ripe young age of 10 years old, I vowed never to eat fast food meat again. To this day, I don't even eat fast food in general because I was so shocked by that book. 

That teacher and her lifestyle have resonated with me all these years, though. It started with fast food, and it just kind of grew. Ever since then, I've always been really picky about what types of meat I'll eat (frozen meat, fast food meat, school meat became really difficult for me to consume) and it even started to gross me out to even think about where my meat was coming from when I was eating it. 

I've always wanted to quit - or cut back on - eating meat for as long as I could remember. But finally one day I just told myself I don't need this and at the start of the following month, I quit cold turkey. 

At this point I want to say that I did a ton of research before I actually cut meat out from my diet. There are a ton of health benefits, but if you substitute meat for junk food, then you're not helping anyone. 

Side Note: I also want to say that many "vegetarians" consume fish as their source of protein (these people are actually called "pescatarians.") I don't eat a ton of seafood, but I do like the occasional seafood chowder or baked fish, so I guess technically I'm not full-blown vegetarian. It's just easier to refer to yourself as a vegetarian rather than a pescatarian. Okay, that was long. End side note.

It's been a little over 3 weeks, but I kinda wanted to ramble to you all about why I've started this new lifestyle. I get questions about it all the time, and I find it a billion times easier to explain my thoughts rather than say them aloud. I guess I should work on that, huh?

Anyway, I'm thinking about writing some more of these types of posts about this change. What do you guys think?

xx Jenna

How to Be a Photographer...with Your iPhone!

Don't get me wrong, I dislike when someone calls their self (is that grammatically correct?) an iPhone Photographer or an Instagram Model as much as the next person, but you really can take an awesome picture with only your cell phone!

Here are some pictures I've taken with my nifty little smart phone that I wanted to share with you guys:

I just now realized that every one of these pictures was taken from my recent trip to Disney World. Haha typical Jenna.

xx