a cruelty-free new year's eve

what are your plans for new year's eve? even though i'll be relaxing at home with my family and maybe meeting up with a few friends, i'm still excited to dress up. new year's eve is one of the only nights when red lips, golden nails, and bronze shadow are appropriate all at once. okay, maybe not all at once, but still you can a little overboard! ;) below are a few bold products, perfect for any new year's gathering; and each product is cruelty-free. burt's bees also has some great, cruelty-free lip colors if you'd like a more natural option.

no. one, e.l.f. studio long-lasting lustrous eyeshadow in party, $3.00 //  no. two, e.l.f. studio baked eyeshadow in bronzed beauty, $3.00 // no. three e.l.f. studio moisturizing lipstick in velvet robe, $3.00 // no. four e.l.f. studio moisturizing lipstick in red carpet, $3.00 // no. five e.l.f. essential glitter nail polish in midnight mystery, $2.00 // no. six e.l.f. essential glitter nail polish in golden goddess, $2.00 //

*all images via pinterest, unfortunately i do not know the original sources.

i'd live in a tree

sometimes i dream about escaping into the forest and building a little wooden home in the branches of a towering tree. i would spend my days wandering between the trees: bending to pick wildflowers and berries, collecting feathers and smooth stones, standing perfectly still and silently beckoning the forest creatures, stroking the spotted backs of spindly fawns, balancing songbirds in the palm of my hand. as the sun bled across the sky i would dance to the crackle of old records. at night i would curl beneath thick blankets and crack the spines of weathered books, allowing myself to get lost in their stories. i would fall asleep to whispers of wind rustling through the trees and wolves calling to the midnight sky.

*all images via pinterest, unfortunately i do not know the original sources.