Monday Pick-Me-Up: Bridal party and pearl edition

Pearls are my birthstone and I adore them. This week’s Monday PMU is going to be some affordable faux-pearl accessories that would be chic for your bridal party.

How sweet are these little Anthropologie hair pins? I think they would be lovely for a flower girl’s hair.

They’re such a steal for $10. Get them here:


This pearl and rhinestone brooch would be perfect for a mother of the bride.


Finally I like these Betsey Johnson earrings.

Betsey Johnson jewelry is always so fun and whimsical. A bridesmaid could wear these.

What do you think of these faux pearl trinkets?

Bridesmaid Beauty

I recently posted a bridal beauty look featuring new trends from New York Fashion Week Fall 2010 RTW, I had a lot of fun putting together that post so I decided to do two more fashion week-inspired beauty looks. This one is a bridesmaid look and tomorrow I’ll post a wedding attendee look.

The first look is a very intense, messy eye on Siri Tollerod at Zac Posen.

This is obviously a very strong look for a wedding party member but I love dramatic eyes, so I think that a toned down version could actually be beautiful for a bridesmaid.

To get this look, use Stila Smudge Pot in Black Cat and Grey ($20 each, sephora.com). I like this product because it works as both a gel liner and an eye shadow. For a less rock n roll version I would apply the grey in the inner corners of your eye and the black just on the outer third of your eye. Lots of black mascara will finish this look, try Dior DiorShow Iconic Mascara in Noir ($27, sephora.com).

Since the eyes are such a bold look, the rest of the makeup should be kept light and natural. I liked the makeup at Thakoon because it just looked like a pretty flush.

To achieve a similar color, try Guerlain Terracotta Bronzing Powder in 3 ($46, sephora.com).

Finally for hair, I LOVE the look on Magdalena Frackowiak at Ralph Lauren.


Magdalena was the first model that I ever interviewed backstage at Fashion Week back in 2008. This is a super simple, relaxed look. To get it apply serum to damp hair, try John Frieda Frizz-Ease Extra- Strength Formula Hair Serum ($9, walmart.com). After blow-drying hair, add gentle waves using a wide-barrel curling iron, like the T3 Twirl ($119, sephora.com).

What do you think of the look? Any fall makeup trends that you are excited about?

all images from style.com

Males of Honor

Australian news site, AdelaideNow, recently posted an article about brides asking their male friends to be part of their wedding party. The so-called “Man of Honor” is the bride’s closest friend and he fulfills the Maid of Honor role that traditionally was held by the bride’s sister or closest female friend.



I think this is a great idea! If your closest friend is a guy or if you have a brother who is very special to you, why not have them as part of your bridal party? On the flip side, I like it when grooms choose their sisters, female cousins or best female friend as their “groomswomen.”

In the past the bride’s brother or the groom’s sister were banished to the other side of the bridal party. In a lot of cases, having the groom’s sister be one of your bridesmaids seemed to be an obligatory request and where’s the sincerity in that? Regardless of gender, the guys and girls who mean the most to the bride and the groom should be allowed to support their actual friend and not symbolically stand on the other side of the altar.

What do you think? Would you ever ask a boy to be part of the bridal party or a girl to be a groomswoman? Why or why not?

PS. Made of Honor was a terrible movie but Michelle Monaghan had the right idea in asking Patrick Dempsey to be her Man of Honor!