Thursday, July 16, 2009
MIA
Tuesday, May 26, 2009
Bridesmaid Dress Shopping!
Here's a photo of the chosen dress. We agreed upon black since the wedding colors are predominantly white and black with pops of yellow and lots of B&W print. I have to say, Kaylin was an absolute bombshell in this dress. She might upstage me :) Joe and Kay seemed quite impressed with me in it as well!
That's not even the best part, though. While I was there I perused the wedding dresses and saw a dress that I had previously tried on with my best friend Dan(ielle) for fun. Not only was it still there, but it was also super flattering and.... ::drumroll, please:: IT WAS ONLY $99! How incredible! So I called my dad and he said, "I'll be there in 30."
Once my padre arrived we sent Joseph packing to the tux place next door. I then showed my dad the dress and patiently wanited for an assistant... and waited.... and waited.... blahblahblah. They were super busy. Finally we got this incredible woman named Ashley who was incredibly helpful and sweet. When I came out in the dress both Kay AND my dad loved the dress! We also showed him us in the BM dresses and he liked those as well.
He them proceeded to buy the wedding dress (!), order my corset bra (!!), buy the hoop skirt (!!!), order Kay's MOH dress (!!!!), aaaaand buy my Reception dress since they had the black in my size!!!!! So now I have a wedding dress and my reception dress chilling out in my dad's closet! Alterations will happen next year. I would put a photo, but I think Joe checks my blog occasionally. (You can't sneak a peek this time, mister... nice try, though!)
Oh, I think I will also try to put a wedding expenditure tally in the sidebar if anyone's interested :)
::Prays to God::
Please let me have the strength to lose some weight... and tone my arms... and legs :)
Monday, May 25, 2009
FOTD: 5/25 Bronzeyish Orange
Eyes:
[MAC] Painterly Paint Pot (base)
[MAC] Basic Palette Red and White AQ mixed with Tropical Palette's Yellow AQ (color base)
[MAC] Evening Aura e/s (lid)
[MAC] Amber Lights (outer 1/3 of lid and crease)
[MAC] Blonde's Gold (blended above Amber Lights and along lower lashline)
[MAC] Dipdown Fluidline (upper lashline)
[Revlon] Cream Colored e/s (highlight)
[Maybelline] Full-n-Soft Mascara (1st coat)
[Loreal] Voluminous Mascara (2nd coat)
Cheeks:
[MAC] Fleur Power Blush (lower cheeks)
[Covergirl] Pretty Peach Blush [apples]
Lips:
[Revlon] Power Walk Pink l/g
FOTD: 5/23 Pink with a POP of Purple!
I did tweak it a bit after I took the photos (a couple of hours later). I changed the Plum Dressing to Fig. 1 (for a better pop) and I added some Brown Down to the crease for a bit of definition.
Eyes:
[MAC] Painterly Paint Pot (base)
[Mehron] Basic Palette White AQ (color base)
[Body Shop] Pink (no name) e/s (lid)
[MAC] Gold Dusk Pigment (directly under brows for some shine)
[MAC] Plum Dressing e/s (under lower lashline)
[MAC] Top Hat e/s (high up on lower lashline to darken)
[MAC] Brun e/s (wetlined on upper lashline)
[MAC] Powerpoint Engraved e/l (waterline)
[MAC] Graphology e/s (set waterline)
[Maybelline] Full-n-Soft Mascara (1st coat)
[Loreal] Voluminous Mascara (2nd coat)
Cheeks:
[MAC] Fleur Power Blush
Lips:
[Revlon] Power Walk Pink l/g
Thursday, May 21, 2009
We found a wedding photographer!
Um, what?
Now, don't get me wrong. I'm not spoiled (much), but it's my family's job to help me take on the financial burden that is my wedding. I'm just hoping he'll come around and suck it up and do it. He really does have the money and it's 16 months away.
Aaaaanyways, I sent a MySpace message to Mae who is a photographer and asked her for a quote on prices. She replied that for everything I want it would be $1000. Before, when I spoke to my dad, he quoted that a photographer would cost between $600-$1000, so her estimate was just on the line of being too expensive. When I told him about it he just grunted and said we would talk about it later.
Psh. Later. Yeah, right. I got up from the table and brought up her photography website (www.photographybymae.com) and clicked on some of my faves. I brought him in the room and showed him.
::shows him the first photo::
"Hmm..."
::shows him a second photo::
"She took these?"
"Yes, sir and she edited them herself, too."
::clicks on third photo::
"Book her."
...."Really?! Are you serious??"
So... that's all it took. Awesome.
Oh, and just so you know... this is what I get for $1000:
- Coverage of getting read for the wedding.
- The entire ceremony
- The entire reception
- The posed photos of the wedding party
- An album with 25 photos (I'm seeing what it will take to make it 50)
- A free bridal shoot
- A free engagement shoot
- PLUS the copyright release to where I can print my own photos
Sweeeet.
So. Freaking. EXCITED!
::checks off of To Do list::
Tuesday, May 19, 2009
FOTD: 5/19 Blue and Green... ugh.
Sunday, May 17, 2009
FOTD: 5/17 Peach and Purple
Joey and I went back to our new Sunday School today. This is our third week. Now, Sunday Schools always make me uneasy. I have no idea why. It's like I'm back in grade school and I feel like I'm the kid that doesn't fit in. Luckily, I always feel braver with Joseph at my side. With that said, we decided to go to a Sunday School lunch at one of our teachers house.
Saturday, May 16, 2009
Revlon Lip Product Review!
They. Are. FANTASTIC.
Every color is creamy, pigmented and non-sticky. I realize that a lot of these colors look similar. That is due to the fact that not only did my camera not pick up on the glitters and shimmers, but my lips are also naturally very pink. Sooo... these colors may look different on your lips if they are less pigmented.
I have included stills of all the colors with color labels as well as the tutorial so that you may see them on the back of my hand for a swatch on my skintone (no pink interfering with the color).
FOTD: 5/15 Golden Lemon, Coppering, Cranberry, and Brun
I originally bought this color because it is absolutely gorgeous. I used it once when I first got it (almost a year ago) and have yet to use it again. I could not for the life of me remember why I had this stigma against it. As I was getting ready today I decided to bust it out. Then... it happened. I had golden yellow glitter bits sprinkled all down my face even after brushing and the eventual (and dreaded) wiping. The only way to completely get rid of it (which I still sparkled a bit) was to wet a rag and wash it away. There went my undereye concealer...
Now, don't get my wrong. I love this color. It has the prettiest shimmer to it. I just abhor fallout. When I use it in the future I'll put a thick layer of face powder around my eyes to help protect me.
Eyes:
[MAC] Painterly Paint Pot (base)
[Mehron] Basic Palette Yellow AQ (color base)
[MAC] Golden Lemon Pigment (inner 1/2 of lid)
[MAC] Coppering e/s (outer 1/2 of lid overlapping the Lemon a bit to blend)
[MAC] Cranberry e/s (from outer corner over Coppering swept up into crease)
[MAC] Gold Dusk Pigment (highlight)
[MAC] Brun e/s (wetlined on upper lashline, along lower lashline)
[MAC] Dipdown Fluidline (under lower lashline as a base for Brun)
[Maybelline] Espresso e/l (waterline)
[Maybelline] Full-n-Soft Mascara (1st coat)
[Loreal] Voluminous Mascara (2nd coat)
Cheeks:
[Covergirl] Pretty Peach Blush
Lips:
Revlon] Sparkling Champagne l/g
Soft and Smoky: Purple, Navy and Grey Tutorial
If you guys want a tutorial for no-heat curls like in my photo and video, just let me know!
Sunday, May 10, 2009
FOTD: 5/9 Electric Green and Electric Eel!
[Covergirl] Pretty Peach Blush
Weird shot for the eyes closed glimpse, but... well, again, the best I got :)
Saturday, May 9, 2009
FOTD: 5/8- I'm on Fire!
It did have an upside, though. Joey took me out to lunch today and was commenting how much he loved the colors of my eyeshadow. He said it reminded him of something* which then spurred on an entire conversation of a BRAND NEW makeup series! :) I'm actually super excited about it.
*By "something" I mean a super special secret that will only be revealed once I start my new series since it is one of the installments. :D
Eyes:
[MAC] Painterly Paint Pot (base)
[Mehron] Basic Palette White AQ (color base)
[MAC] Goldmine e/s (lid)
[MAC] Gold Dusk Pigment (over Goldmine e/s and highlight)
[MAC] Coppering e/s (crease, outer 1/3 of lid, and lower lashline)
[MAC] Cranberry e/s (upper crease)
[MAC] Heritage Rouge Pigment (darken crese a bit and outer 1/3 of lower lashline)
[MAC] BTFL (line upper lashline)
[MAC] Engraved Powerpoint e/l (waterline)
[MAC] Carbon e/s (set waterline)
Cheeks:
[Revlon] Pinking of You Blush
Lips:
[MAC] Missy Slimshine
[Revlon] Sparkling Champagne l/g*
FOTD: 5/7- Neutral with Bright Pink Lips
Now, believe me, I have never seen a single episode of Star Trek. ::shrinks away from Trekkie's gasps of horror:: Alright, calm down. I'm about to redeem myself. I have to honestly say that I loved that movie. It was so entertaining. I gasped, awwed, and even teared up a bit for Spock. I also enjoyed the fact that they started from the beginning of Kirk, Bones, and everyone else joining Star Fleet. I do have to say, though... the greatest joy from that entire movie was when Spock first did the Vulcan Salute thing (what is it called?) when he said, " Live long and prosper."
I understand your confusion. Why would that be so joyous to a non-Trekkie? As Spock raised his hand in the infamous Vulcan Salute I detected a slight movement to my left where Joseph was sitting. Not only was his hand raised in the Vulcan Salute, but so was every other persons in the theater. Oddly enough, so was mine (I was just imitating Spock... I wasn't doing it because I'm cool enough to know what it means haha).
Anyways, on to the makeup. That is why you're here, right?
Eyes:
[MAC] Painterly Paint Pot (base)
[Mehron] Basic Palette White AQ (color base)
[Jemma Kid] Editor e/s (lid)
[MAC] Soft Brown e/s (above crease)
[MAC] Brown Down e/s (crease)
[MAC] Brun e/s (darken crease just a bit)
[MAC] Gold Dusk Pigment (highlight and lower lashline)
[MAC] BTFL (line upper lashline)
[MAC] Carbon e/s (smudged along upper liner)
[Maybelline] Full-n-Soft Mascara (1st coat)
[Loreal] Voluminous Mascara (2nd coat)
Cheeks:
[Revlon] Pinking of You Blush
Lips:
[Revlon] Pink About It l/s
[Revlon] Sparkling Champagne l/g
Wednesday, May 6, 2009
FOTD: Pafait Amour, MUFE #92 + Orange
Eyes:
[MAC] Painterly Paint Pot
[Mehron] Tropical Palette Plum AQ
[MAC] Soft Brown e/s (above crease)
[MAC] Parfait Amour e/s (lid and lower lashline)
[MUFE] #92 e/s (crease and outer 1/2 of lower lashline)
[MAC] Orange e/s (above MUFE)
[MAC] Romping, Posthaste and Sushi Flower e/s (all used to blend between purple and orange)
[MAC] Nylon e/s (highlight)
[MAC] BTFL e/l (upper lashline)
[MAC] Engraved Powerpoint e/s (waterline)
[MAC] Graphology e/s (set waterline)
Cheeks:
[Revlon] Pinking of You Blush
Lips:
[Revlon] Pink About It l/s
[Revlon] Sparkling Champagne l/g
Dwarf Seahorses
During my search for creatures native to the Gulf of Mexico I stumbled across these yellow seahorses (shown in tutorial video). This is my interpretation.
Eyes:
[MAC] Painterly Paint Pot (base)
[Mehron] Basic Palette Goldenrod AQ (base)
[MAC] Soft Brown e/s (blended into crease)
[MAC] Heritage Rouge Pigment (outer half of lid, into crease and outer 1/3 of lower lashline)
[MAC] Goldmine e/s (middle 1/3 of lid and entire lower lashline)
[MAC] Blonde's Gold Pigment (inner corner of lid/ lower lasline and just under browbone)
[MAC] Brun e/s (darken crease, outer 1/3 of lower lashline, and over liner on waterline)
[MAC] Shroom e/s (highlight)
[Maybelline] Full-n-Soft Mascara (1st coat)
[Loreal] Voluminous Mascara (2nd coat)
[MAC] Engraved Powerpoint e/l (waterline)
Cheeks:
[CoverGirl] Pretty Peach Blush
Lips:
[MAC] Freckletone l/s
[Revlon] Toast to Shine l/g
Monday, May 4, 2009
FOTD: Typographic and Sketch
This look is going to be difficult to explain. I started out doing one thing and after throwing on the colors in random places, this is what I got. It's not the greatest, but it's less attrocious than the original idea (that obviously didn't work haha).
Eyes:
[MAC] Bare Canvas Paint (base)
[Mehron] Basic Palette White AQ (base)
[Jemma Kid] Editor e/s (all over lid as base color)
[MAC] Typographic e/s (outer and inner 1/5 of lid and smudged under ower lashline)
[MAC] Sketch e/s (outer and inner 2/5 of lid and blended above crease)
[MAC] Paradisco e/s (middle 3/5 of lid)
[MAC] Pink Opal Pigment (highlight)
[MAC] BTFL (line upper lashline)
[MAC] Powerpoint e/l in Engraved (waterline)
[Maybelline] Full-n-Soft Mascara
[Loreal} Voluminous Mascara (over Full-n-Soft)
Cheeks:
[Revlon] Blushing Berry blush
Lips:
[MAC] Melt in Your Mouth l/g
Saturday, May 2, 2009
Crawfish Festival!
I went to the annual Crawfish Festival today. Kay, dad, Joe and I all went together and there we met Nancy (my dad's friend), Jana (my second oldest sister), Noah (my nephew), Mercey (my niece), and Keith (Jana's baby daddy- Noah's dad). We stayed about 7 hours and had the greatest time!
This is Kay and I before the festival.