Inspiration!

One of my favorite sources of inspiration for beauty and fashion ideas is popular fiction. I'm especially drawn to characters that seem to have a minimalist style-- Robert B. Parker's Sunny Randall is a tough private detective, but she cares about how she looks, works out, and loves to do her hair and makeup. Another character I'd love to emulate, although from television, is Mariska Hargitay's Detective Olivia Benson on Law and Order SVU; she's got a similar kind of minimalist cool. Maybe I just want to be tougher?