I am totally loving the Clarins Double Fix Mascara! What it does is layer on a clear, waterproofing layer on top of whatever mascara you normally wear. The main reason I use it is because I've found that after a few hours of mascara-wearing, I get tiny little black smudges under the corner of my eyes, and I'm always tugging on the skin there as I wipe it away, which I hear is a wrinkle-causing activity...(Mom). I'd really prefer to not have to pull on already-delicate skin in that area, and this solves that problem!

I've used it for about a week now and on Tuesday wore it through my most intense Zumba session ever and there was absolutely zero smudging underneath - now THAT was a good test...!

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I don't know about you, but I LOVE personal style/fashion blogs, because I love seeing the varied interpretations of current trends. One thing I do wish was made easier, however, is seeing different bloggers/people put together the same types of looks in their own way, or even the same blogger wear the same thing incorporated into different outfits. I found myself spending way too much time scrolling through various blogs or deep into the archives of any particular blog to examine these trends/looks more closely, and that's when the idea for this series was born! 

Cheyenne Meets Chanel // See Jane. // Atlantic-Pacific // Tuula

So, on to the topic: pink & black! Hot pink is one of my favorite colors (my lovely friend Tash says if I were a color I'd be hot pink, even though my actual favorite color is purple), and pairing it with black allows it to pop out and provide a pleasing yet extreme contrast. Above are some of my favorite looks, and below are various items to recreate the trend. Hope you enjoy!