What to Wear To email: “My 21st birthday is coming up soon and I need help finding the perfect outfit! I’m the type of girl who has all the best dressed friends who look way cuter on a night out, even when you’re already thinking that you look your best. So as you may see I want to find the cutest outfit so I can stand out with my friends, to make sure I’m not get pushed to the side with my “blandness”. Any ideas?”

First of all no one has to be bland, blandness is a choice Luckily I’m here to solve the blandness blues. Hmmm so how to stand out on your 21st birthday, without draping yourself in ugly boa’s and crowns? Here are my suggestions:

1. Make up: Schedule a make up appointment if you can’t do your own. MAC counters will do your make up for free if you buy a few products. Go stock up on some dazzleglass‘ and have a MAC girl help you out with your make up! A good way to stand out through make up is a smokey eye or a bright lip look! Fake lashes are a b-day must as well!

2. Hair: Freshly done hair. Make sure your roots are done and again if you need help styling your hair, contact a local salon to have them curl/do your hair for you. No up do’s please. Big, voluminous hair or a cute curly side pony tail is always cute too!

3. Tan: Schedule yourself a spray tan! Everyone looks better tan and well since I barely tan in the sun, I use Million Dollar Tan. They offer sunless airbrush tanning throughout Southern California, email me for locations, or you can purchase their sunless tanning lotion for a similar tan! Any other spray tan will work if you don’t have MDT access. The key here is bronzed skin and no tan lines.

4. Nails: Paint your nails a super cute color that stands out! Hot pink!? It’s Summer, have fun with a bright manicure/pedicure. Or play it safe with french.

5. Outfit: I would go for a short, flirty, fun dress. Again something bright or with a pattern so you stand out, show some skin but nothing sloppy or skanky. It’s your birthday sure, but you don’t want to look desperate for attention. Get it the right way! Here are a few birthday dresses I found that I love!

Deft Precision One Shoulder Dress in Hot Pink $55.00

Hot Ma’am Dress in Magenta $40.00

Whole Lot of Citron Going On Dress $60.00

Bebe Strapless Shirred Necklace Dress $129.00

Black & Silver One Shoulder Dress $21.99

6. Accessorize. Pick some fun jewelry that goes with your dress! I also think Jovan Jane headbands are the perfect way to stand out. They’re a bit glam but that’s probably why I love them! A perfect birthday accessory because they look similar to tiaras but of course are not. They sparkle and stand out and make every outfit that much cuter. You don’t have to wear them around your head the way the model did below either, you can pull your hair out and wear them with just the design peeking through, a little less flashy.

This band would be sooo cute with the one fuchsia dress above!

I think if you check off all these stops there is no way your friends can top you off, unless they read this post too No matter what tho, you’ll look super cute and it’s your birthday so you already have the attention anyway! Have fun, send me pics!

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