The Return of Gypsy Flair

Hey guys! Long time no talk! I'm sure most of you are wondering why I seem to have disappeared off the face of the blogging planet for the past year, and I'm sorry about that. I really have no excuse, it just sort of happened. But I have really missed interacting with you guys and bonding over fashion & beauty and also I've just missed blogging in general, so I have decided to start up again. I am planning to bring back and completely revamp this blog from the bottom up. I am looking forward to posting again, and to creating even better content than before, and I hope you guys are too! I also just want to say thank you so much to everyone who has stuck with me through the last year, and has stayed subscribed even through my absence. I look forward to a great future here on GypsyFlair, so with that being said, I will talk to you all again really soon!

In the meantime I figured I'd share some pictures of me and friends/family taken in the last year just for fun :)

XOXO StaceyAnn

Best Dressed at the Oscars

It was a night filled with beauty, grace, and glamour. The fashion at the Oscars last night could not have been more amazing! Everyone looked so stunning and elegant. It was by far the best dressed night of the entire 2013 awards season. I am just so completely in love with the 'Old Hollywood' look that many celebrities portrayed last night, and I hope we will continue to see this look become a reoccurring  trend in the months to come. 

 Here are my top picks for best dressed last night:

Jessica Chastain in Giorgio Armani

Amy Adams in Oscar de la Renta 

 Jennifer Lawrence in Dior Haute Coture

Amanda Seyfried in Alexander McQueen

 Adel in Jenny Packham

XOXO StaceyAnn

Obsession Confession: Jennifer Lawrence

I don't think there is anyone out there who doesn't like Jennifer Lawrence. She is beautiful, smart, funny, sweet, talented, and incredibly stylish. Jennifer is my absolute favorite celebrity today. I adore everything about her, from her looks, to her style, to her personality. She has an untouchable elegance about her and yet she is so seemingly normal and down to earth. I honestly don't know how she does it. Her style is something to be marveled at. She always looks drop dead gorgeous in everything she wears, and has one of those iconic looks to her, that screams of style and beauty. She exudes such beauty and grace that even the prestigious Dior couldn't deny it. They recently named her the new face of Miss Dior. Which is in my opinion very well deserved. Jennifer Lawrence is the epitome of style, and is pretty much just plain freaking awesome! :) 

XOXO StaceyAnn

Jennifer just being her gorgeous self:

Jennifer as the face of Miss. Dior: 

Makeup is a Girls Best Friend

You know the saying 'diamonds are a girls best friend', well I think makeup is a girls best friend. Makeup has the power to make you feel beautiful, confident, and self assured. It can completely change the way you (and others) view yourself, and it can turn an ordinary looking girl into a drop dead gorgeous supermodel. In my opinion makeup is one of the most powerful weapons we have in our quest for beauty.

I personally own far too much makeup than I could ever hope to use, but for me makeup is something I feel is worth spending copious amounts money on. After all, it can hold the key to me feeling far more confident, and in turn far more happy.

Now don't get me wrong, I think natural beauty is something to be admired, and there is nothing I admire more than a girl who is equally confident with or without makeup on. But personally I just feel better and more beautiful when I do wear makeup. This is not meant to sound vain, but in fact, the opposite. I wish I felt equally as beautiful regardless of what I was, or wasn't 'wearing' on my face. But living in the world in which we do; where beauty seems to be the deciding factor of your successfulness, and happiness as a person it seems almost impossible to feel that way. So I say that if makeup is something you want to use to feel beautiful then I don't see anything wrong with that. I  think many others can agree with me on that, so I have put together a list of some of my current makeup favorites.

Recently I have really been loving all things Tarte. Everything from their primer, to their blush, to their mascara. Tarte is my favorite makeup brand of all time. I love that all their products are cruelty free, (they don't test on animals) and paraben free (they don't have all those harsh nasty chemicals in them). And not only that, but the quality of their products is seriously AMAZING! I have yet to try a single product that I don't absolutely love! Also, I feel like I really get my moneys worth with everything I buy. And as a company I feel like they truly care about their consumers, and always strive to produce the best quality products. Here are some of my current Tarte faves:

 

Tarte Clean Slate Poreless 12-hr Perfecting Primer $30

Tarte Amazonian Clay 12-hr Full Coverage Foundation $38

Tarte Maracuja Creasless Concealer $24

Tarte Amazonian Clay Pressed Mineral Powder $30

Tarte Mineral Bronzer in 'Park Ave Princess' $29

Tarte Amazonian Clay 12-hr Blush in 'Exposed' $26

Tarte Amazonian Clay 12-hr Blush in 'Dollface' $26

Tarte Smooth Operator Mineralized Finishing Powder $29

Tarte Clean Slate 360 Creaseless 12-hr Smoothing Eye Primer $19

Tarte MultiplEYE Lash Enhancing Liquid Eyeliner $22

Tarte Amazonian Clay Smart Mascara in 'Gifted' $19

Tarte Lipsurgence Natural Matte Lip Tint in 'Envy' $24

Tarte Glamazon Pure Performance 12-hr Lipstick in 'Wild' $26 

If you want to check out any of the products I mentioned, or take a look at other Tarte products click here: Tarte Cosmetics

Everyone is beautiful with or without makeup, everyone is special, and unique in their own way. So whether you choose to embrace your God given beauty, or enhance it, just know that you are indeed a one of a kind beauty. And you are a fierce kind of Gorgeousness.

XOXO StaceyAnn