My Wireless Internet just arrived! I'm so boosted! I cannot WAIT to get home and install this joker so I can go ANYWHERE with my laptop and still be connected. *doing my Beyonce uh-oh dance* Now I can finally get caught up on blogging the way i need to. I'm also working with some of my sistagirls on putting together a makeup 101 class (and hopefully some subsequent classes as well) so i need this connection to be able to work from home.
More info about the class a bit later, but I just had to share my excitement with SOMEone! A sista is BACK IN ACTION!
Wednesday, December 30, 2009
Monday, December 28, 2009
I'm ready to change the name of this blog
to, simply, Vanity. Lol! It is far too easy to get used to looking at myself in pictures, just because I have to do hair and makeup every morning, take pics of them, then post them here. I mean, SERIOUSLY. Perhaps, it will help me to control my OOC ego if I just post pics and admire them here opposed to waiting for others to drool over them. *am I serious?* **Dear God, I am. Lord, help me.*
Anyway, these are relatively old (about a week or so) and I can't remember anything about the makeup, lol. (so, really, what's the point then?) I'm sure I'll remember when I open the pics...
Ok, so since, as most of you know, I don't have internet at home until tomorrow (yay for Cricket Wireless Internet!), I won't be able to blog as much as I'd like until tomorrow night. I have about 10 posts to catch up on (i hate not having internet access when I want it).
My goal for this blog is to debut a new look each tuesday (like 106 & Park/MTV debuts New Music Tuesdays). In order to have time for that, i am in search of wonderful new looks to try; some that are already on youtube, and some that aren't. Where in the world would I find these looks already in creation? HELL if i know, since there's almost nothing you cant learn to do on youtube these days....but I'm determined to try. And even if I have to re-create some that are already in existence, ah well...they'll be new to me :-).
Last year, I didn't do any outrageous or edgy looks on myself. They were all pretty tame and ordinary (for me, anyway). I think i do that because--in my mind--it's important to master clean makeup before doing fashion beauty. So, the idea was once I felt I'd mastered clean beauty on my own face, i would move on to doing more extravagant things. The only problem with that is...I NEVER get tired of seeing a beautiful clean makeup face, lol. It just never gets old! I love love love watching those tutorials on youtube where the muas try all sorts of wild colors and looks on their eyes..but it never occurred to me to do them because 1) it's a waste of product for a working makeup artist like myself -- lets keep it real; and 2) I won't be wearing any of those looks out of the house ANY time soon. So I will continue to drool over them while I'm at work with nothing to do but f*ck off my free time on youtube...but probably won't be trying them at home. I got away from buying alot of product (especially eyeshadows) because makeup manufacturers began to produce colors that looked all the same for a minute...all the new stuff was WAY too close to colors i already had so there was no point in buying more of the same ol' same ol'. But, I will PROMISE to get back on track with buying new shadows--OTHER THAN MAC--and slathering them all over my eyes for your (ok, who am I kidding? AND MY) enjoyment. I must admit: once I started working in makeup, some of the fun dwindled and I really lost the connection to why I love it so much. I miss that :-(.
Fun is the key word for 2010. Work was the word for 2009. now that I've gotten that out of the way, I am excited to get back to fun in this upcoming year. I haven't had fun in a looooong time; fun with makeup, fun with fashion and accessories (got some fiyah for that part of this blog in the upcoming weeks too), fun with guys and dating (can't forget about them!), fun with family and friends, fun by myself, just...nothing. I worked like a $5 pimp this year (and I am proud that I reached every single one of my goals for the year. every.single.one) so I have a foundation to build upon this upcoming year. I've been a busy little bee in the past weeks, getting ready to burst on the scene in 2010 in ways I wasn't able to in 2009, and I can't wait to share them with you all! Thank you for your patience during posting lags (sorry Brandy!), I promise I will do my personal best to stay on top of it from now on.
If I don't get to see you before this year turns into next year, I hope that God continues to bless you abundantly and fruitfully; that you set your hopes on all of your wildest dreams; and that you keep your eyes forever and always to the skies...
Love,
Beautiful Day
Anyway, these are relatively old (about a week or so) and I can't remember anything about the makeup, lol. (so, really, what's the point then?) I'm sure I'll remember when I open the pics...
oh! ok, See! Toldja I'd remember. This is my second attempt at using Soft Ochre as a base with nothing over it. Just that color, liner, and mascara. I wasn't sure how the rest of the face was supposed to go because I wasn't sure how the eye color would look on my warm undertones (it's all coming back to me now) so i kept everything very natural/neutral.
That said, I saw a video today that has rejuvenated my love for all things VIVA GLAM!! I went in search of reviews for Sam Fine's video because I got one for Christmas and I found this. she is gorgeous, her makeup is cool (in this video, anyway) for the most part, but her lip color just had me like "wowzazzzz!" She has very full beautiful lips (like moi) so whenever I see someone who rocks a purrty lip color on full lips, i always get excited. At first I thought "that must be a new color or something" but then, when I saw the link to the tutorial for the look (here) and realized it was all just a plum lip liner with both Viva Glams (color and gloss), i was BOOOOHOOOOSTED! I have BOTH of them right at home, and can't figure out why I haven't worn them in FOREVER. Hmph. Lemme get right on top of that.
Ok, so since, as most of you know, I don't have internet at home until tomorrow (yay for Cricket Wireless Internet!), I won't be able to blog as much as I'd like until tomorrow night. I have about 10 posts to catch up on (i hate not having internet access when I want it).
My goal for this blog is to debut a new look each tuesday (like 106 & Park/MTV debuts New Music Tuesdays). In order to have time for that, i am in search of wonderful new looks to try; some that are already on youtube, and some that aren't. Where in the world would I find these looks already in creation? HELL if i know, since there's almost nothing you cant learn to do on youtube these days....but I'm determined to try. And even if I have to re-create some that are already in existence, ah well...they'll be new to me :-).
Last year, I didn't do any outrageous or edgy looks on myself. They were all pretty tame and ordinary (for me, anyway). I think i do that because--in my mind--it's important to master clean makeup before doing fashion beauty. So, the idea was once I felt I'd mastered clean beauty on my own face, i would move on to doing more extravagant things. The only problem with that is...I NEVER get tired of seeing a beautiful clean makeup face, lol. It just never gets old! I love love love watching those tutorials on youtube where the muas try all sorts of wild colors and looks on their eyes..but it never occurred to me to do them because 1) it's a waste of product for a working makeup artist like myself -- lets keep it real; and 2) I won't be wearing any of those looks out of the house ANY time soon. So I will continue to drool over them while I'm at work with nothing to do but f*ck off my free time on youtube...but probably won't be trying them at home. I got away from buying alot of product (especially eyeshadows) because makeup manufacturers began to produce colors that looked all the same for a minute...all the new stuff was WAY too close to colors i already had so there was no point in buying more of the same ol' same ol'. But, I will PROMISE to get back on track with buying new shadows--OTHER THAN MAC--and slathering them all over my eyes for your (ok, who am I kidding? AND MY) enjoyment. I must admit: once I started working in makeup, some of the fun dwindled and I really lost the connection to why I love it so much. I miss that :-(.
Fun is the key word for 2010. Work was the word for 2009. now that I've gotten that out of the way, I am excited to get back to fun in this upcoming year. I haven't had fun in a looooong time; fun with makeup, fun with fashion and accessories (got some fiyah for that part of this blog in the upcoming weeks too), fun with guys and dating (can't forget about them!), fun with family and friends, fun by myself, just...nothing. I worked like a $5 pimp this year (and I am proud that I reached every single one of my goals for the year. every.single.one) so I have a foundation to build upon this upcoming year. I've been a busy little bee in the past weeks, getting ready to burst on the scene in 2010 in ways I wasn't able to in 2009, and I can't wait to share them with you all! Thank you for your patience during posting lags (sorry Brandy!), I promise I will do my personal best to stay on top of it from now on.
If I don't get to see you before this year turns into next year, I hope that God continues to bless you abundantly and fruitfully; that you set your hopes on all of your wildest dreams; and that you keep your eyes forever and always to the skies...
Love,
Beautiful Day
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