Lucky’s 30 Day Challenge: Day #2. Red lips? It’s a hair flip

I got this all under control

This is day two of a series I’m doing that features a month of outfits. Read my intro here, find out about the Challenge here, and Day 1 here!

Good afternoon fair readers and welcome to Day 2!

I got a lot of good feedback from yesterday’s post, which was fun. My parents were shocked that I even had a blog, and my darling ‘twin’ brother was impressed with my blog’s mad design aesthetic (Sadly, I had to inform him that it was a template, and a free one at that, but I did make my header, so there!). Anyway, you can’t threaten me with a good time, so hopefully I can keep up with this, and thanks for showing up.

But enough chit chat, on to today’s OOTD reveal!

Leaning 'Casually'

Calliope automatically makes me look exponentially more chic

The Deets: Striped Top- Express and acquired at Nico's swap, Leather Pencil Skirt- Vintage, Fringed Sandals- AE, Necklace- Target, Bag- Petunia Pickle Bottom

As much as I loved yesterday’s outfit because it was so “me”, I love this one for exactly the opposite reason- I would never have assembled this outfit on my own! In fact, this outfit breaks more than a few of my own preconceived notions and style rules for what works on my body as I shall now explain:

1. Those that know me know I love a good tall shoe, in fact it is a rare day to see me in flats of any kind. I am not a tall lass (5’4″ on a good day) and I think my ensembles generally benefit from some extra height.

2. IMO, my legs are too short to wear a pencil skirt without aforementioned heels.

3. If I dare to wear horizontal stripes, the silhouette better be fitted.

Rules are broken all over the place here, but you know what? I think it might be working for me. I feel ‘Mommy Chic’ in this, sophisticated but comfortable; This outfit says to me, “This woman is not trying too hard, but darn it if she doesn’t look good chasing around a toddler!”- I like that, and I could get used to that. Chasing a child in heels is hard, let me tell ya!

Also, I should mention that Nico and I are also attempting to emulate the Lucky model’s hairstyle (and bag where applicable) for each day. Day 2′s hair was a pony tail, which suits my dirty Mom hair perfectly today. The bag was a large brown hobo, but I opted instead for my trusty PPB Sashay Satchel. What a fantastic diaper bag! If my budget was willing, I’d have a small army of Petunia diaper bags in every color palette. But I digress…

Now lets talk about the lipstick. Maybe it is because it reminds me of my ballerina days, but red matte lips has got to be one of my favorite trends going on right now. So much so, that the last time I made an order at e.l.f. I eagerly swiped up a tube among other cheap make-up goodies. However, I secretly suspect that I’m in a Ted Mosby ‘red cowboy boots‘ kind of situation, a suspicion which Andrew may or may not have confirmed when I tried to slyly put some on while hanging out at home a few months back, whoops! Alas, like Mosby, I can’t help myself, so this is me “Pulling it off”. In my defense, I think that this is the perfect kind of outfit to inject a bold lip into.

Busted trying to take photos without her! On Opie: Dress-Target

Day 2 on a scale of 1-10. Ease of wear: 8. Personal excitement factor: 7 Red Lipstick: ?

What does the Hoi Polloi think: Can I get away with the red lips? And do you think the flats and pencil skirt work on me?

Go ahead, don’t be shy! I can take it ;D

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