A Very Velvet New Years Eve!

So, it's New Years Eve. This is exciting and terrifying all at the same time.  2012 is over (we survived!) and I can't really imagine how that happened.  I look back and think of all the fun I had and mistakes I made, and to be quite honest, it would not change a thing about this past year.  Things have a way of working themselves out, everything happens for a reason, and God is good.  I firmly believe those things, and I am excited as I head into this next year to see what is in store for me.

I am a senior in high school, so 2013 will be the official start of the next chapter of my life.  I will be auditioning at colleges, hopefully receiving a few acceptance letters, graduating, and living on my own for the first time.  Honestly, this is just plain exciting.  I think of myself as an optimist, and I can't seem to muster up too much worry over everything because I have a plan, and most importantly God does, no matter what.  My mom is supper supportive of me and I know with full confidence that things will happen the way they're meant to.

Alright, enough with talking about the new year, lets talk about FASHION and MAKEUP. Yes? Yes.

New Years Eve is the time when I wear what I secretly wish I could every day without anyone thinking I took myself too seriously.  I wear dramatic makeup and the cutest outfit I can get together.

This year I did a purple smokey eye with a light berry/nude lip.

Products used: NYX Jumbo Eyeshadow Pencil in Purple Velvet , NXY 10 Eyeshadow pallet in 07 Versus, Maybelline Dream Mouse blush in Pink Frosting, Boots highlighting lotion, E.l.f. dramatic false eyelashes, L'Oreal Infallible eyeliner in Carbon Black, Tarte Lip Stain/Gloss in Berrylicious

For Christmas I had received this velvet black dress from Forever 21 and had been saving for this very occasion. I also wore black tights (Target) and black combat boots (American Eagle). Edgy and girly. Me.  

Accessory wise I wore a simple necklace that my aunt had given me previously and earrings from a local boutique that remind me of the ball they drop in Times Square. Perfect for New Years Eve, I think. 

That's it! I hope you had a great New Years Eve and that this year is better than the last!