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03:38 Mar 21 2010
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Ok.. got the link fixed, had to redo the slideshow.
Now--- to bed with me. :)
02:26 Mar 21 2010
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Day started out good- slept late, took my time waking up, then off to enjoy the first day of spring day as I wished-- taking pictures.
So picture me a few hours later on my knees, waiting very still, camera ready as the ducks came just a inch closer to me....when my cell phone rings. After letting out a cuss word, watching those lovely ducks runing off, I answer it to hear my sister.
Seems a out of state moving company had a truck stuck at the scales, the driver not allowed to drive it off the lot. They wanted to pay me to drive the truck 130 miles one way to the job site, which he was already 5 hours late for, to say the customer was pissed off is putting it kindly. It really would help him out of a bind.
I sat there, thinking my father would of helped even tho I myself really don't like getting drag into other peoples business. And there is always more to the story then what you are told. But I went... and there was...five hours later sister and I was done with this little favor. We each made $100.00 at least.
Anyway- here is the few pictures I was able to take today. :)
20:35 Mar 13 2010
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Makeup look: Lady Gaga Video Telephone Jail look. The video is alright, just not a big Beyonce fan. But Lady Gaga rocks some killer makeup in the video. :) And you have to give it to her- she is the best at the product placement in her videos. Website, phone, truck, her own heart shape ear plugs. Smart and talented lady all around.
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00:58 Mar 12 2010
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Makeup look: Double up on the fake lashes. A practice that is been done since fake lashes have been used. Before the market started making those long, spiked, funky lashes the makeup artists of old use to double them up. Still used today, don’t get me wrong. Putting two set together gives a thick, full lash. People you see using double lashes: Lady Gaga, Kim Kardashian, and Jennifer Love Hewitt.
How do you use them? Two ways are talked and used that I know of. One is to glue them together before you apply them. The second is to apply one layer, then the next layer, and this is the method I use myself. I apply the longest of the pair, then the shortest one. Taller ones give the height while the shorter ones fills in with the ones pictured below.
Now on to my Cruella De Vil picture. The difference between fake lashes and my own. While this is not the lashes you would wear day to day- fake lashes with strong bold looks are a wonderful thing. As you can see below.
The two lashes I used together, layered.
Sorry about the glue in the pictures- I took them after I removed them. Speaking of- how do you clean fake lashes? Place them in your palm and use a small amount of makeup remover. You loosen up the glue from the top stripe that holds them together as you clean off the makeup, eye shadow that get trap in them. Rinse, If there is glue left on the stripe still I take some tweezers and use them to hold on to them, pulling the glue off.
How long, many wears do you get out of lashes? Depends on a lot but I use care with mine, and if I don’t “rip” them they can last about 30 applications.
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Maybe I should have made this an article. Yeah... that might be what I need to do. Got any questions about fake lashes?
00:15 Mar 09 2010
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Star Trek was a big show for me to watch as a child. Strange clothing, strange aliens, and even stranger makeup. :) What kid did not want the 'green' look?
Anyway- came home to find myself wanting to play with the makeup and it went a little sci fi. (Got to stop leaving the TV on Sci Fi channels as I play)
I also wanted to use a drug store foundation I had to show that I don't just use the $$ stuff. This foundation is Almay TLC foundation. Basic rule with foudation is- the thicker it is the better the coverage. This is a great foundation and thick to spread. And at $13.00 a bottle, great value.
I also used a lot of Bare Minerals on this look- eyeshadow, liner, powder and concealer. While they do cost a little more, they last forever. Great color on the eyeshadows- just watch out for the glitter ones, flakes badly.
I also wanted to try the white cream eyeliner from Make Up For Ever. LOVE this, the color stays white even as you run it along other colors. Best white liner I have found yet.
Pics: Both unedited so you can see the foundation coverage.
21:02 Mar 05 2010
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Make Up look- Airbrush foundation.
I have been reading about the use of airbrush foundation for years now. Models and actors, the makeup artist tool of choice it seems. And the machine you use to put the foundation on with cost is around $200.00 at least. So the casual makeup lover that I am will never see what airbrush is like.
Then I started to ask a few questions, read a few forums and articles, and watched a video on wedding makeup by a makeup artist name Kandee Johnson. Seems you can use the airbrush foundation without the machine- just takes some steps. So I order two small bottle online from a company name DINAIR. It cost me $16.00 each, plus shipping. One was a very pale one and the other was Lt. Golden Beige which is my color.
Had to give it a try today. The steps are to start with a clean face and hands, putting a lotion on your face to help with any dry areas. Shake the bottle to mix the foundation well, and use just a drop or two at a time. The reason is the foundation dry fast. I mean…really fast. It only covers a small area at a time, taking about 9 to 10 of these drops applications to cover my face and down to feather into my neck. With the small bottle I see maybe a dozen full face foundation use before it is gone. Not bad really- but too high for every day use.
The coverage was not impressing me so far at that point. I used some of my normal concealer at the eyes, lips, nose, and the brown spot at the corner of my eye. A little of the MUFE loose powder and this is what the foundation looks like. First bare face, then the airbrush foundation with a concealer and powder.
I will give it this- the feel of it is wonderful. It feels like I have nothing on my skin at all. But still I was not taken with it- not much different then any cream or liquid foundation. I added the rest of the makeup, taking an inside and outside in the sunlight picture to see what it looks like.
Final notes- not that taken with it. Other then it being light on the skin it is no better coverage then other good foundation. I did not see any smears, blending issues so I can not blame it on that. Even with a machine… maybe try it again, do one layer, let it set, and maybe do another layer, making the coverage heavier? Hope that gives the coverage that all the hype talk about airbrushing.
Out to dinner, time with the gals tonight so we will see what it looks like after 8 or 9 hours wear.
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Vampirewitch39
22:51 Mar 23 2010
Last one I did not see the other rocks till I closed the picture out. :) Oh well...just trying to learn and guess I did- check before you save! lol
chrysanthemia
23:00 Mar 23 2010
Excuse me while i scrape my jaw from the floor. . . .
Vampirewitch39
23:04 Mar 23 2010
:) The rocks are going to bother me.... grrrr.
Anyway- she is a great teacher, glad she is willing to share her tricks with me.
Haiku
23:09 Mar 23 2010
Wow.. Now that is some real good editing..
Morrigon
00:01 Mar 24 2010
I can't get over how cool the top image is.
*daydreams*
LadyDarkRayne
00:17 Mar 24 2010
Beautiful !
Elemental
03:17 Mar 24 2010
Yeah Morrigon!! I know you kept asking me but honestly I don't remember how.....now.....you can reteach me!! :)