Showing posts with label tropical fotd. Show all posts
Showing posts with label tropical fotd. Show all posts

Monday, March 19, 2012

FOTD: Spitfire and a little talky-talk-rant

Hey all! I got to visit Kathy this weekend and didn't have a lot of time to do funky makeups but I had some time on Sunday, so I rocked this look. I wasn't really trying to create anything specific, I just had my Inglot palette and rolled with it. I should have used a white base but instead I just did a few layers of each color. The flash shots make the lime green look INSANE but I promise it's not as garish as it looks.

Under the photos there will be a little chatty rant thing, I put it there so that anyone who isn't interested can see the makeup and move on.







FACE:
- Missha Perfect Cover BB Cream in #23
- Mac MSF Natural in Light Medium
- Maybelline SuperStay Concealer in Cream
- Maybelline Dream Mousse Concealer in Light
- Avon Be Blushed Stick in Golden Rose

EYES:
- Too Faced Shadow Insurance
-Inglot eyeshadow in 60 (inner corner), 412 (inner lid and lower lashline), 59 (crease), 385 (middle lid and lower lashline), 504 (outer crease) and 395 (inner corner)
- Mac Pearlglide liner in Black Line
- Maybelline Illegal Length mascara

LIPS:
- Mac lipstick in Spitfire (THANKS KATHY :D)
 
As for the rant, it's related to blogging so at least semi relevant. In recent months, I've lost a lot of the passion I had for blogging. There's multiple reasons and I guess I should go into them. For one, last summer there was a lot of drama that cropped up around me because of a single action, and it really made me start to dislike the community as a whole. I also felt that my blog traffic significantly decreased as sides were chosen and trust was lost. I don't feel that my emotional connection to doing this was ever restored and I often struggle with posting anything. The drama has died down but I think the effects are still present.

Second, I don't really know what to post most of the time. It's partially because I don't feel like my makeup is all that interesting anymore as I don't do much in the way of dramatic or even fun, most of the time. I got a lot of comments via Facebook/Twitter/my blog asking me to post more outfits and then when I did last fall/winter, and even did a few videos, they didn't seem to get many comments. That seems to happen a lot though; I get requests to do hauls and such and no one really comments. Or maybe they watch and don't have time/want to comment? I don't know. I do have a YouTube channel and I post things but putting them here on the blog merits little to no response. It leaves me a bit frustrated and confused as to what my readers want to see. 

Lastly, I haven't done video tutorials or much blogging because my camera is difficult. It's nearly 3 years old at this point and it was older model when I purchased it anyway. I don't really want to spend the cash on something else but I do like swatching for you guys. I do the best I can.

I don't really know the whole point of that rant but it felt good to get it out. I've considered not blogging anymore but I'm not sure what I want to do.

Wednesday, November 16, 2011

FOTD: Winter is Apparently Hiding

Lady Winter seems to be feeling a bit shy this year as it's mid November and we are in near 80 degree temperatures! I'm not complaining but we keep switching between FREEZING cold (like yelling obscenities the second you go outside) to these lovely warm, humid days. I wish it would just make up its mind.

We had a particularly warm day yesterday so I felt like using some tropical, fun colors. I used my NYX shadows, which I haven't pulled out in forever.





FACE:
- Missha Perfect Cover BB Cream in #21
- Mac MSF Natural in Light Medium
- Maybelline Dream Mousse Concealer in Light
- Hard Candy blush in Living Doll

EYES:
- Too Faced Shadow Insurance
- NYX Jumbo Pencil in Milk
-NYX eyeshadow in Kiwi
-NYX eyeshadow in Wildfire
- NYX eyeshadow in Red Bean Pie
- Jessie's Girl eye dust in Pixie Dust
- MUA Shimmer pencil in Green
- Wet n Wild Color Icon eyeliner in Green (over top)
- Smashbox eyeliner in Onyx

LIPS:
- Mac Lipglass in Perky

Tuesday, July 26, 2011

FOTD: Goin' Blonde

No no no, don't get excited, I'm not bleaching my hair blonde. I did use 2 eyeshadows that were named just so, and I was able to combine them and get such a clever name for you. Not really.

My camera photographed this so well, especially in comparison to my last FOTD (curses!). I attempted to do a slightly different shape with this look. I was inspired by how Lorraine/Martian Delights does her eye shape, and I really wanted to not do winged liner. It was SO hard to not thicken up the liner and make it all Wendyfied, but I did it! Hope you enjoy this. (BTW: didn't mean to use all Mac products, it just happened! There's tons of cheaper dupes out there though.)


FACE:
- Cover Girl Tinted Moisturizer in Fair to Light
- Mac MSF Natural in Light Medium
- Maybelline Superstay Concealer in Cream
- Mac blush in Prim and Proper

EYES:
- Too Faced Shadow Insurance
- Ulta eyeliner in Halo (off white, as an eyeshadow base)
- Mac eyeshadow in Goin' Bananas
- Mac eyeshadow in Sun Blonde
- Mac eyeshadow in Lucky Green
- Mac eyeshadow in Sassy Grass
- Mac eyeshadow in Surf USA
- Revlon eyeshadow in Vintage Lace
- Ben Nye eyeshadow in Ice
- Mac Pearlglide eyeliner in Undercurrent
- Maybelline One by One Mascara (black)

LIPS:
- Revlon Colorburst lipstick in Lilac
- Revlon Super Lustrous lipgloss in Lilac Pastelle