Animal print is like your first love. You’ll always be drawn to it and it can always seem to fit in your life, it just can’t be permanent. Not following me? I totally don’t compare prints to men either…

But in all seriousness, animal print is so great because it’s better than a neutral, but is made up of them so you can pair it with anything. I think at times it can come off wrong because we typically pair it with black and bronzer. We think we are doing right by mixing a print with a neutral and then our complexion needs to be warmer and so we throw on Nars Laguna. The only thing this warms up is our inner Jersey Shore and that needs to stay hidden unless you go to a themed date party.

My favorite way to pair leopard is with a bright, like chartreuse and a bright lipstick! This skirt from Riffraff is a perfect closet staple. Granted, if you go to my parent’s house you will see above the mantle there I am in my Christmas Card glory in black and leopard, BUT I threw on red lipstick. The lipstick truly takes out the Snooki. 

I’ve compiled a few of my favorite animal print staples below, pair that with a bright lipstick and you and I can go take Christmas Card pictures all day long!

Skirt:  [c/o Shop Riffraff] Link Top: Similar  Lipstick: Link