music monday: garbage

I grew up listening to Garbage: for years, my father would play songs from some of their albums on the way to and from violin lessons. I credit them (and my father, in general) with broadening my musical taste at such an early age.

This band has such incredible members that it would have been impossible for them to not be great. With Shirley Manson's incredible vocals and the brilliant Butch Vig (producer of Nirvana's "Nevermind," Sonic Youth's "Dirty" and "Experimental Jet Set, Trash, and No Star," Smashing Pumpkins' "Gish" and "Siamese Dream," and pretty much every other great 90's rock album) on the drums, the band is a recipe for musical masterpieces.

Garbage came to D.C. last week (unfortunately, I didn't get tickets to either of their sold out shows), so in their honor, I'm passing along their genius to you. Enjoy.

Tracks To Check Out
-  Parade
-  Only Happy When It Rains
-  Cherry Lips (Go Baby Go)
-  Temptation Waits


- xo, LB

music monday: the joy formidable

I was at the first annual Landmark Music Festival last weekend, and I saw The Joy Formidable play live. I decided to check them out because I liked one of their songs ("Whirring"). They played a killer show, and I'm OBSESSED now. You will be too.

The Joy Formidable at Landmark Music Festival

Top Tracks to Check Out
-  Whirring
-  Cradle
-  The Greatest Light Is the Greatest Shade
-  This Ladder Is Ours
-  The Leopard and the Lung

strobing: the new contouring?

Strobing, the latest craze in cosmetics, is the perfect makeup look for summer. Strobing - which really is just a fancy word for "highlighting" and adding extra highlighter - can be easily achieved with a highlighting powder. Here's how you can get in on the action. 

how to take the perfect selfie

A lot of my law school classmates tease me for being the "selfie queen." What can I say? Taking good selfies is a talent of mine (do what you love, and the money will come...?)! Celebrities and "Instagram models" have elevated the selfie to an art form. Sure, flawless makeup and fancy equipment provides a good foundation for a great picture, but not all of us have Mario Dedivanovic on speed dial. There are many things the average person can do to take the perfect selfie armed with only a cell phone and a dream.

my first youtube video!

Y'all, it's officially happened! My first YouTube video is live! The video features my friend JQ and my sister Lauren. We talk about celebrities, childhood cartoons, the best advice we've ever received, and much more!

I'm really nervous about it, so be gentle with me. I'm proud of the finished product, and I feel a sense of personal growth because I learned a new skill. I edited the entire thing, but did NOT realize how long it would take (a whopping five hours)! Hopefully, I'll get faster in the future.

I'm planning on doing some law school advice videos, makeup tutorials, tags, and challenges. Let me know what kind of videos you'd most like to see in the future! Comment below!

twenty things.

Welcome to Legally Blaque, a new blog that covers all things lifestyle, lipstick, and law school! My name is Lindsay, and I'm currently 23 years old. A few of you may know me from my old blog, Southern Belle Stylista, and a few of you may be new to the party (welcome!).

Here are 20 things that you probably don't know about me...