Diary of a Girly Nerd: May 2014

Saturday, May 3, 2014

Looks From Books: Blue Bloods by Melissa de la Cruz

I'm doing a new series on my blog now: Looks From Books. Which is what it sounds like, outfits inspired by books. Mostly book covers. I was much inspired thanks to this blog: http://fashion-by-the-book.tumblr.com/

To start off I choose Blue Bloods by Melissa de la Cruz the first in a series which I am currently finishing up. (I only have the last book to read.)

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This is the one of my favorite YA vampire Series. I heartily recommend. Even if your not normally a YA fan. It's glamorous vampires in New York along with gossip, secrets, forbidden romance and a dash of adventure. Plus a murder mystery. Lots of fun.

I couldn't really find anything in my closet that was close to the shade of purple that takes up most of the cover so I decided to try it in my makeup instead.

I didn't want to wear a ton of makeup as I was going for a look inspired by the main character, Schulyer Van Alen who has a relatively simple style.

The book describes her as liking vintage baggy clothes and as drowning in layers of fabric. It was 85 degrees yesterday so instead I went with what she might wear on a hot summer day.

I figured I'd go for the white and black of the bottom portion of the cover and the blue pearls for both the blue of the title and the pearls around the cover girl's neck.