Sweet Blushes: Going Mad - Halloween Edition

Image Credit: Frank Ockenfels 3/AMC

Happy Halloween! Even if it's a weekday, I hope everyone enjoys or has enjoyed some Halloween festivities. This year, I didn't go to any Halloween party or any bar crawl. But in the last two weeks, I attended a Mad Men TV Party and the 4th Annual Silver Spring Zombie Event. For those not familiar with the Mad Men series on AMC, the stories take place in the [early] 1960s, mainly in Manhattan at an advertising agency, where Don Draper (Jon Hamm) is the biggest ad man in the business. In this series, the characters truly capture the essence of the roles of men and women in the workplace and family life, as well as the iconic fashion of the 1960s.

Image Credit: Frank Ockenfels/AMC

Since I decided to go a little last minute with my cousin, it left me a week to put together a 1960s outfit. Luckily, the office fashion styles of the 1960s can still be seen today with just a bit modernization - the form fitting pencil skirt, the cardigans, the stiletto pumps. I used a satin black form fitting (through the hips) cocktail dress. I topped it off with a jewel-toned yellow cardigan, and a black and white silk scarf from my mom's closet. I used my mom's vintage framed Ferragamo handbag and her 1960s Dior sunglasses. I also used my Stella Dot Bella Fleur earrings that I won from a Facebook contest just a week earlier (perfect timing!). My mom also had a pillbox hat, but I didn't have enough time to pin it down to my hair. Everything was from my or my mother's closet!

In the 1960s, their makeup was often understated and simple. From watching the shows, I noticed that their makeup is very matte, unlike today, where we love smokey eyes and everything shimmered. Heavy eyeliner only on the upper lid and a matte red lipstick are two noticeable features of their makeup. Let's not forget the hair teasing lol.

After reading a few articles and looking at photos and videos on Mad Men fashion, below is what I came up with. The only thing I bought was the tarte matte lip tint in a mauve/brick red shade called Envy. Keep in mind that I didn't do any trial runs. I could have made it a bit bolder for camera-sake and teased my hair before putting it in a bun, but again, no time! What do you think? :)

From my makeup collection:
Foundation: Bare Minerals Golden Tan
Concealer: Benefit Boi-ing #3
Cheeks: Laura Mercier Second Skin Blush in Lush Nectarine
Eyeliner: Bobbi Brown Gel Eyeliner in Black
Eyeshadow: Bobbi Brown Surf and Sand Palette (applied lightly) and Urban Decay (applied on the edge)
Lips: Tarte Matte Lip Tint in Envy

Then I topped it off with Bare Mineral Veil and Urban Decay De-Slick Setting Spray