Here are some pictures on my drive up to Michigan, mostly of my babies. Since we have two small dogs and a manual car (switch I don’t drive yet), we stopped for sleep in three places.
We went from Naples, FL to Jacksonville, FL (ocean pictures), Jacksonville to Concord, NC. Concord to Cleveland, OH. Ended in Bloomfield, MI. We took this route because it’s a more scenic route than taking I-75 all the way.

West Virgina was very beautiful to drive through because of the mountain chain. I’m from MI, very flat land, so seeing the mountains was very cool.

My babies: the blonde dog is Cooper. The dark dog is Kiwi. I love them. They are like my kids. Picky eaters, stubborn, needy, rowdy, wants-each-other’s-toy, wants-each-other’s-food, way too frickin’ cute, whiny, pain-in-the-ass, etc.

Oh, sorry for the small sized pictures. My camera phone that I use as a camera was on the wrong setting. The last five pictures are better sized because they were taken with my active phone.
Click to enlarger a little.

Today I decided to play with some makeup [I have so much time on my hands]. Lol. I figured I should try following one the Youtube makeup tutorials since I watch them so much. And plus, they are “tutorials”…meant to be copied. As you know, I pretty much just watch Pixiwoo over and over again. I can’t stress how much I love their channel.
So the look I tried to do was the Pink 1920s eyes that Courtney Love asked Samantha (one of the sisters of Pixiwoo) to make a video of.

Here’s the video:

Here’s the picture the video is inspired by:
Photo/Makeup is from Illamasqua’s Fantasy collection as Sam mentioned.

Again, sorry of the small pictures:

My look is FAR from being exact (mine is obviously more purple). That wasn’t my purpose. I just wanted to test my technique and to play around.

The products I used:
Revlon Colorstay with Softflex for combination/oily skin foundation.
Coastal Scents 88 eyeshadow palette
Too Faced Glamour to-Go II palette
MAC Pigment Powder in Vanilla
Benefit eyeBright (it’s a pencil concealer but I love using it as an eyeliner for the waterline to brighten your eyes, it’s a baby pink)
MAC Zoom Lash mascara
Ardell Individual Lashes in Medium Length and a pair of 135 full lashes (individuals on top, the fulls on bottom)
Duo Lash Glue
Coastal Scents 10 blush palette
MAC Select-Cover Up concealer
MAC Lip Pencil in Burgundy
Revlon Super Lustrous Lipstick in Black Cherry
Loreal HIP Color Chrome Eyeliner in Black Shock (my lipstick wasn’t dark enough so I put eyeliner over it)
Make Up Forever HD Microfinish Powder (love this product, makes my skin looking smooth and matte)

After doing this look, it makes me want different false lashes and more brushes. I have alot of brushes from MAC and Sephora, but it’s like, once you start buying them, you can’t stop. Lol.
I tried Pixiwoo’s trick with using a blending brush to apply concealer rather than an actual concealer brush. They use MAC’s 224 tapered blending brush that is meant for blending eye shadows. The only blending brush I have is MAC’s 217. Works great! Concealer brushes are usually made with synthetic. Blending brushes are made of natural bristles. I have a concealer brush from Bare Minerals. I never really liked it because it made my concealer look streaky. I usually just use my finger. Now, I love using a blending brush. ^^

About Coastal Scents eyeshadows:
I got the 88 piece (matte) and 88 ultra shimmer shadow palettes almost a year ago. People review them all the time and most rave about ‘em.
To be honest, I’m not that impressed with the shadows. The color range is great, but the quality is what it is. You get what you pay for, in this case. A 88 piece palette is less than $20 each. When you swirl your finger on it to test the color, it looks high pigmented. But once you put it on your lids (at least mine), it does stay on. With these shadows, you definitely need to apply a primer/foundation/concealer on your lids beforehand. If you don’t, the shadow easily wipes off. I like them only to experiment with. I thought that once I bought these palettes, I wouldn’t need or want to buy anymore shadows, but that’s not true.
And oh yeah..the shimmer palettes, not that impressive either. The shimmer in it is a bit tacky for me. Maybe the shimmer is too young for me? (I’m 25). I think my sister would like it, who is ten years younger than me. The only colors I like out of the shimmer palette is the silvers/grays, black, and browns.
So do I think the shadows are worth it? Again, they’re great for the price you pay for them.

I have some of NYX eyeshadow trio eye palettes and their shadows are better than Coastal Scents. And they’re prices are very affordable as well. I think I would rather buy NYX’s 78 color palette, which is $25. I don’t have that palette (not yet), but I do have NYX shadows.

Enough of that.
I think I’ll do another Youtube look tomorrow. ^^

Some things I am (currently and forever) obsessed with/addicted to :

(No surprise.) Having my nails polished. I’ve said this once before. I always have nail polish on my fingernails and toenails. I either wear a color or a nail strengthener. Type of colors I mainly wear: blues, purples, nudes, sheer pinky whites, pinky-corals, greens, and grays.
I am also very picky with how my polish looks. When I do have another nail tech polish my nails, I point out spots they missed. I know it annoys them, but that just how I am. A pet peeve is when the second coat goes on and there’s like a dip (where you can see my natural nail) near the cuticle from the brush being brushed on too hard. That’s a reason why I like to wear three coats most of the time. I like my nails to be completely covered..cleanly, of course. >:)
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YouTube Videos. I’m pretty much on Youtube everyday. I mainly watch videos of people singing (people doing cover songs), dancing, artist’s live performance (to see how good they really are), video game gameplay (to cheat =X or to preview a game before I purchase), and makeup gurus. I love reading the comments too. Some people can be very ridiculous and some people are just right on.

My fav Youtubers with a video I like»

Music»
Erin Paula – Shontelle “Impossible” Cover

Erika David – Katy Perry “Thinkin’ Of You” Cover & Beyonce “EGO” Cover

Roxanne – Musiq Soulchild “Don’t Change” Cover

Jayne – Alicia Keys “Unthinkable” ft Summerbreeze Acoustic Cover. This is one of my favorite covers. I actually like this better than the original (and I hardly ever say that). Sorry Keys. :P

Marie Digby – “Feel” Live in Studio & Love with a Stranger. These songs are originals of hers. (I think mixed babies/people are so pretty. She’s half Japanese and Irish.)
All of her cover songs are great. She really makes them her own:
Britney Spears “Gimme More” Cover
Lady Gaga “Telephone” Cover

Esmee Denters – Showcase: “Admit it”, “Love Dealer”, Just Can’t Have It”, “Outta Here”. She’s a YouTube star, signed under Justin Timberlake. In this video, Jayne (mentioned above) is a back up singer. Her voice is so unique to me.

Beauty Gurus»

My favorite is Pixiwoo. Sisters, Samantha & Nicola. Both professional makeup artists with 15+ years of experience.
Pixiwoo has a personal Youtube channel as well: PixiwooMadness
Nicola:
Deep Purple New Years Party Look
Raquel Welsh makeup
Summer Evening Smokey Purple
Summer Pastel
Drag Queen Makeup

Samantha:
Dark Glossy Eyes
Modern Gothic
Beth Ditto ‘creative liner’
Ramble Ramble love this video. Watch it. I think every woman/lady/girl should watch this.
Simple Makeup really cool false lashes

Ma-chin/binosusume. Really great hair tutorials, mainly up-dos: Hair Bow

Queenie Chan. So pretty. I mainly watch her for her travelling, beauty treatments, eating, and shopping. She has some good makeup ones too. She’s just really entertaining to me, even though I don’t understand what she is saying. She has English text though. She has a lot going on: artist, beauty guru, flight attendant, model, tv presenter, beauty columnist, cookbook writer…I also like seeing her culture. I believe she lives in Hong Kong. I would love to go there…

AsianCookingMadeEasy. Learn to make Chinese & Chinese-American dishes. Fortune cookies, Har Gow (dim sum), Pork Buns, etc. I’ve tried the Honey Walnut Shrimp. I did a post about it before. Yummy!

TranCanCook. Learn to make Vietnamese dishes!! Yummy. I’m happy about this channel. I watched my dad cook all the time when I was young, but I never re-created the dishes myself. I hope they make alot of videos. Lol.
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Games. This makes me a real dork. I love playing the flash games on fb. Which ones are those? Playfish: Country Story, Hotel City, Restaurant City, and My Empire. And Zip Zap: Baking Life (a new one, which I’m loving). I can’t help it. I love the decorating/designing.

And I’m forever a gamer. Rented Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands. I will have to purchase that one. I also want the Zelda: Spirit Tracks for DS. I saw on YouTube that the new Legend Zelda: Skyward Sword for Wii will be coming out in 2011. I think the graphics are phony for the Wii because Zelda: Twilight Princess were amazing for Zelda. TPrincess was more dark and mysterious. SSword will be more cartoony/colorful like how Spirit Tracks and Phantom of the Hourglass (DS). I still want it though. I love Zelda.

I’m always playing a game. (I have too much free time :X). I play my fb games everyday. And when I go to bed, I’m on my phone playing puzzles. Pathetic!!
I think I have a problem.
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My skin. I don’t miss a day and night without cleansing my face. I have to wash my face every morning and night or else I’ll just feel soo dirty. I carry oil-blotting papers with me all the time during the day if I go anywhere. I hate that my t-zone areas are so oily. My skin produces excessive sebum, causing mainly my nose to be covered in comedones (learned that in school :P). Comedones is the technical term for blackheads/whiteheads. I saw a video from BeautyQQ (Youtube) where she gets hers lasered off. Queenie has gorgeous skin! When I’m back on my feet again with work, I would consider getting that done. Whiteheads are a huge and forever struggle of mine. The only way I can get rid of them is by extracting them myself after a steamy shower. I believe I will always have this problem because my face produces too much sebum/oil. *sigh. If I get the surgery, I will be sure to let ya guys know.
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Well, that’s all for now.

I love watching makeup videos, no surprise. I especially love watching videos from real professional makeup artists. Besides watching makeup artists like Samantha and Nicola Chapman (pixiwoo) and Kandee Johnson on Youtube, I like watching the videos on M.A.C’s website.
MAC Cosmetics

Under the “Artistry” category, there’s an “Artists in Action” link. MAC has a handful of videos every girl/woman who wants to learn basics, trends, and tips about makeup. ^^

Sephora has great videos too. Maybe a little crazy to wear on a daily basis, but fun to learn and watch. ^^
Visual Effects with Sephora.

Sorry I haven’t updated. I know it’s not even been a full week since my last update, but it felt like a long time since I’ve posted.
Been busy this week. My little yorkie got spayed last weekend. I’ve been busy watching over her, making sure she doesn’t do any hyper activities that would cause her little tummy to stretch and to keep her from licking her sutures. She kept licking her belly so she had to wear a cone. =/

She looks so cute, yet I feel bad making her wear it. Especially since she’s so little. Her last weigh in was 3lbs.
Her name is Kiwi, btw. ^^ 18 weeks old.
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So I was browsing around Youtube and found three little girls who made a channel for makeup tutorials. You’ve got to be kidding me? Haha. If they were doing it to be cute, then it’s cute. They weren’t being cute. They were making the videos with seriousness. They’re only 13 year olds.
Click THIS. Maybe you’ll learn something. Really? No…REALLY?
I don’t mean to be rude, but come on…these girls DO NOT NEED MAKEUP! They’re using high-end stuff for a young girl too. Nars, MAC, and Laura Mercier. Wow…and the girl wears more makeup than me! Yeah, I understand girls want to cover up teenage acne, but putting makeup on makes it worse, honey. This girl’s face is healthy looking to me.
I’m not against young teens wearing makeup. I’m just not For young teens wearing so much. I think young girls should only be allowed to wear eye makeup and lipcolor. They don’t need foundations, brow makeup, highlighters, primers, and blushes. Concealer is acceptable if they have major acne, but get the medicated kind.
Good thing about these girls…they’re become great makeup artists one day…?
Really though…less is more. I think teenage girls should only be allowed to wear (at max) one color shadow, eyeliner, mascara, and lipGLOSS. When they are in high school, they can up it a notch by adding another shade of shadow.
The video kind of disturbed me…can’t you tell?
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Speaking of makeup videos. I think I’m done with making makeup tutorials. Why? Because everyone is doing it! Hence, the video link above. Besides…what video could I do that isn’t already out there? There so are many tutorials on smokey eyes, cat/winged eyes, holiday makeup, pin-up look, natural look, celebrity inspired makeup, etc.
I did my share. I think I’m done, unless someone requests for something, or if I do come across a look that I absolutely have to do. I’m also too lazy to edit videos. I’m not really motivated to spruce up my videos with effects and ish. I don’t really want to talk in my videos either.
I enjoy watching others more than making them. =)

My favorites I’m always watching [mentioned before, but an update on how I feel about them]:
I LOVE Sam & Nic from their channel Pixiwoo. Successful MUAs that instruct very well. They give great advice from beginners to experienced. I’ve mentioned them before. I think Sam is absolutely gorgeous…well, both of them are. Both from the UK. I love English accents.

The No. 1 makeup guru on Youtube now is Michelle Phan aka Ricebunny. Her videos are great. She’s now the official, first ever, video MUA for Lancome. Her video editing is pretty cool and her looks are fun, classy, and sexy. And her music & voice-overs are inviting. We have art, makeup, food, and video games in common. Oh yeah, she’s Vietnamese too. I like seeing Asians get recognized for their talents/success. It’s cool seeing her go from an average blogger on Xanga to a MUA at Fashion Week. She also has her own skincare and soon to come makeup line: IQQU Beauty

I love Kandee Johnson for her heart. I love her personality. She’s always bubbly and uplifting towards people. I love her dress up looks for Halloween. I thought they were pretty awesome. Edward Scissor Hands, Mad-Hatter, Poison Ivy, Snow White, Queen of Hearts, etc. She’s one of the very few MUA that really shares herself to ya.

Lauren Luke aka Panacea81, is one of the first makeup gurus I started watching on Youtube. She’s the No. 1 Makeup Guru from the UK. She has loads of videos on all kinds of looks. I enjoy her videos because they’re not edited. You get to see more of her. What you see is what you get. (Pixiwoo doesn’t really edit they’re videos either.) She’s genuine, honest, open, quirky, and a bit bubbly. Because of the success of her Youtube channel, she has a makeup line sold online & at Sephora called By Lauren Luke.

A friend told me about Awilda Fashionista aka The Makeup Republic. Her videos are clean. The music, the picture, the skills, and the looks are great. She doesn’t really talk in her videos (I didn’t), but she doesn’t need to. The clarity of her videos says it all. You don’t get to see her personality, but she’s great to watch.

So those are pretty much the channels I watch the most. I find there’s no need for me to make a video if there are already frickin’ great ones out there. I’ll make video playlist of my favorites soon. ^^
I will still share my looks to ya. Just pictures and products used. Did a few yesterday. I’ll post some pictures later.
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Will Smith is my all time favorite actors.

I can’t stop watching this: click