MUD: what I learnt this week (8+9)
Whazzaaa! These past two weeks have been less about full-face application, and more about detail. Last week we contoured the face structure itself, so the cheek, jaw and forehead area. Then this...
View ArticleFOTD: Feeling blue – I mean green.
Yes, my sincere apologies for being MIA. Obviously I was out hunting zombies. *cough* or laying in bed with migraines. Do you know the ones that transform from a really bad headache into a migraine?...
View ArticleFOTD: Android Soul
Isn’t it amazing how Illamasqua’s product names make for great titles by themselves? Anyway when I saw the necklace Hippo gave me a couple of years back, I wanted to create something similarly cold...
View ArticleFOTD: Playing with Acid
These days i’ve been trying to look a little more normal job and school-wise, however too much normal hurts. So this weekend I went to hunt for some bright synthetic hair clip-ons, to work into my...
View ArticleFOTD: Fresh greens for spring
Pick meee, pick meeee the little Inglot palette said. I’ll make you happy today! And so it went. No really.. Back in Amsterdam I purchased these freaking gorgeous BRIGHT shadows, I still feel...
View ArticleNew brush cleaning routine: inspired by the Sigma glove
Completely inspired by the (in)famous Sigma oven mitt – I mean cleaning glove. ;D I present to you my latest technique for washing brushes! Putting some shampoo in my hand and swirling the brush...
View ArticleVenti Iced Masala Chai Latte coming right up!
What do you think? Can I go work at Starbucks? What the..? Masala chai is a blend of classic black tea with aromatic Indian spices and herbs, often “chai tea” refers to the same thing. Add some...
View ArticleFOTD: Gas masks and Gloss
My oh my. A friend got me running to my make-up stash, digging for that black lipstick aaaall the way in the back. Some Juna Helminen photography he linked got me all hyped up. Seemed like the...
View ArticleWhere do GIFs come from?
Graphics Interchange Formats aka GIFs are FUN! And not to mention extremely easy to make. Gabriella suggested I make a post about making them and i’d love to share what I use! Any decent picture...
View Article12 things i’ve been grabbing for a TON
Tum ti dum – I got a basket full of goodies and its name is pretty. Just trying something new here! I rounded up some items that have been gracing my face constantly these past weeks. Sort of...
View ArticleLush T’eo Deodorant!
I read somewhere this is a thing only die hard “lushies” would test. Don’t know about that, all I knew is my cha-chas kept hurting from chemical deodorants and I needed a change. This week is all...
View ArticlePink Panther Lemonade
Blimey! I created pink lemonade in my cauldron (or mixer, whatever). As in bright pink. With the help of wonderberries (FINE – red berries). Sheesh. But looking at the color of the lemonade i’d...
View ArticleHow To Apply Those Lashes!
Good day to you, lad or lass! A while back I made a post on the different types of lashes and how they rate on the frustration scale. But since Paula is having an issue with conniving lashes at the...
View ArticleVideo Tutorial: Jungle Smokes
A new palette kind of feels like a grown up version of a new box of crayons doesn’t it. Only it’s not that grown up really, it still involves coloring! And that’s fine! I’ve been happily embracing...
View Article10 Chopstick Hairstyles
I was just wildly flattered that someone actually asked for more chopstick hairstyles so here we go! There’s no end to what you can do with some random sticks! Apparently I have a mullet...
View ArticleFOTD: Red For Strength!
Red represents energy, speed, strength and instinct over intellect – so as I didn’t sleep much: good coffee, red eyes and red lips today! Double up on that power boost! But yeah back to bare...
View ArticleChristmas Make Up: Favorite Way To Wear A Red Lip
December asks for vampy lips! Whether it’s a deep purple or a dark red, I love it! And if there’s one thing I like to combine those with it’s dewy skin! Of course you can aim for a healthy sleeping...
View ArticleFOTD: Perfectly Imperfect
I was chatting with a girlfriend this week and all of a sudden we entered the make-up realm (however did that happen?). We both agreed that not-so-perfectly applied eyeshadow can look ten times more...
View ArticleFOTD: Deconstructed Smokey Eye
Still sticking with the laid back not-so-perfect idea here, and even going one step further today I suppose! I grabbed a pigment with a dark smokey base and applied that liberally all around the eye...
View Article8tea5: Strawberry Popping Boba
Enterrrr the noms! But first let me pull out the wictionary. Boba Traditional boba are tapioca “pearls” used in a drink called Bubble Tea, which is from Taiwan. The tapioca pearls are gummy little...
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