05:07 pm, emvan
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SILVERSUN PICKUPS - PANIC SWITCH

time is never worth my time
blue shine bleeds into my eyes
i still sleep on the right side
but white noise can’t leave the scene behind

could i be anything you want me to be
if so, is it meant to be seen

when you see yourself in a crowded room
do your fingers itch are you pistol whipped
will you step in line or release the glitch
can you fall asleep with a panic switch
when you see yourself in a crowded room
do your fingers itch are you pistol whipped
will you step in line or release the glitch
do you think she’ll sleep with a panic…

and i’ll try to hold on tight tonight
pink slip inviting me inside
want to burn skin and brand what once was mine
but the red views keep ripping the divide

if i go everywhere you want me to go
how will i know you’ll still follow

when you see yourself in a crowded room
do your fingers itch are you pistol whipped
will you step in line or release the glitch
can you fall asleep with a panic switch
when you see yourself in a crowded room
do your fingers itch are you pistol whipped
will you step in line or release the glitch
do you think she’ll sleep with a panic…

i’m waiting and fading and floating away
i’m waiting and fading and floating away
i’m waiting and fading and floating away
i’m waiting and fading and floating…

i’m waiting and fading and floating away
i’m waiting and fading and floating away
i’m waiting and fading and floating away
waiting and fading
waiting and fading

when you see yourself in a crowded room
do your fingers itch are you pistol whipped
will you step in line or release the glitch
can you fall asleep with a panic switch
when you see yourself in a crowded room
do your fingers itch are you pistol whipped
will you step in line or release the glitch
do you think she’ll sleep with a panic…

[btw: some say its about a relationship, most say its about the music industry. whatevs…its a great song no matter which way you look at it] 

Edit: You know what’s sweet? Lol. I loved this song even more when it was available for purchase on RockBand. Lol. Total badass! Singing and playing fake guitar is fun. :)

Glad you guys all enjoyed this. ^^ 


03:38 pm, emvan
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Almost got my haircut the yesterday. Chicken out. Afraid it will end up a lot shorter than I want. Gonna grow my hair out some more. I still wanted to do something with my hair. So today, I dyed it again. Of course, I chose black. Matches my nails. :PWearing one of my new lipsticks I purchased @Sephora. Dior Addict Lipcolor in Hollywood Rose 753. I love Dior’s lipsticks. So creamy. I got two more. Will share later, along with all the other products I got. :) 

Almost got my haircut the yesterday. Chicken out. Afraid it will end up a lot shorter than I want. Gonna grow my hair out some more. 
I still wanted to do something with my hair. So today, I dyed it again. Of course, I chose black. Matches my nails. :P
Wearing one of my new lipsticks I purchased @Sephora. Dior Addict Lipcolor in Hollywood Rose 753. I love Dior’s lipsticks. So creamy.
I got two more. Will share later, along with all the other products I got. :) 


03:48 am, emvan
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It’s better to live your own destiny imperfectly than to live an imitation of somebody else’s life with perfection.
Bhagavad Gita

06:14 am, emvan
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Nicole Richie - Cover Look (via lisaeldridgedotcom)

She’s the actually makeup artist that did this look for Nicole. ^^ Love it.  


09:58 am, emvan
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*sigh….his voice. ^^

30 SECONDS TO MARS - NIGHT OF THE HUNTER

(La nuit du chasseur) 

I was born of the womb of a poisonous man 
Beaten and broken and chased from the land 
But I rise up above it, high up above it and see 
I was hung from a tree made of tongues of the weak 
The branches, the bones of the liars and thieves 
Rise up above it, high up above and see 

Pray to your god, open your heart 
Whatever you do, don’t be afraid of the dark 
Cover your eyes, the devil’s inside 
One night of the hunter 
One day I will get revenge 
One night to remember 
One day it’ll all just end 

(Un, deux, trois, cinq) 
Blessed by a bitch from a bastard seed 
Pleasure to meet you but better to bleed 
Rise, I’ll rise, I’ll rise 
Skinned her alive, ripped her apart 
Scattered her ashes, buried her heart 
Rise up above it, high up above and see 

Pray to your god, open your heart 
Whatever you do, don’t be afraid of the dark 
Cover your eyes, the devil’s inside 
One night of the hunter 
One day I will get revenge 
One night to remember 
One day it’ll all just end 

Honest to God I’ll break your heart 
Tear you to pieces and rip you apart 
Honest to God I’ll break your heart 
Tear you to pieces and rip you apart 
Honest to God I’ll break your heart 
Tear you to pieces and rip you apart 
Honest to God I’ll break your heart 
Tear you to pieces and rip you apart 

One night of the hunter 
One day I will get revenge 
One night to remember 
One day it’ll all just end 


09:09 am, emvan

07:22 pm, emvan
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01:30 pm, emvan
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BlackSwan + makeup

I can’t wait to see this movie. I know it’s out, but only in select theatres. I love Natalie Portman. I think she’s an amazing actress; one of my favs. Yes, a ballerina movie, but with a sick twist I heard and seen from trailers. Thriller. Drama. Can’t wait….^^


As always, whenever something comes out in entertainment, there is bound to be a makeup tutorial video on Youtube. I watched a bunch of makeup guru’s on Youtube on their version of the Black Swan makeup. Decided to play around and do it myself too. :) I wish I had the wicked contacts. >:) Would have been sweet. I did the makeup twice. Most of my makeup is elsewhere, so I had to use what I had. 

For both: I used my concealer all over to lighten my skin up. I set it with the lightest matte powder I had with me, which was a light beige eye shadow. I filled my waterline & tightlined with a red/burgundy lipliner since I didn’t have red contacts. And for the lips, I put on deep red liner & lipstick with black liner blended in the corners. For the white areas, I just used a shimmery white eyeliner with pigment powder over it. Little bit of pink blush. 
Contacts: from prettycirclelens.com: Geo Olive Ash Wing Grey Circle Contacts
Headband from GUESS.

FIRST: I was just doing it with the image in my head. I didn’t like the shape. I used just a black kohl pencil eyeliner to draw the shape. Obviously didn’t come clean and sharp. 

  

SECOND: At first I wasn’t going to do it again, until I saw the first images at full view. Lol. This time, I outlined the shape with a gray kohl pencil, then used a gel liner & brush over it and to draw the feather texture. I also decided to throw in some shimmery forest green. I just got that eyeliner from Victoria Secret. Such a beautiful color. Smudge proof too. Anyway to the second look, I added the green, a rusty red shadow under the inner points (which I used my burgundy lipliner with a bit of brown & pink shadow blended with it), and went heavier with the blushing.
  

I totally wouldn’t wear this out, unless I was going to a costume party. Maybe I’ll do this for next Halloween. 

I talk too much, ya?


10:47 pm, emvan

10:06 am, emvan
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MonaLisa

Yes, another vexel. :) This is a friend of mine. I wish I had her hair! So pretty. 
Not only do I like playing with makeup in real life…I like doing it in photoshop too. So I did this vexel in two versions.

Click first two to enlarge:


More glamourous one:


Original (I don’t own this):


Here’s the progression: 

Right when I was about to blog about this, I realized I forgot her beauty mark. I had already shut down photoshop, saved the images, and uploaded them to a host. How annoying. I hate having to open up photoshop again (or on accident). Anyways, thats why there’s no beauty mark in the animated pic. 

This one took me hella long to do. Mainly because of all that hair she has. I did this one for about three days on and off. First day, I did the base, the nose, and brows. Second day, the eyes and lips. The third day, the hair, shirt, and background. I took the longest on the hair. I’m guessing a total of 24 hours. I don’t know how people claim to do detailed vexels in 4-5 hours.

I hate how saving images (and gifs) for the web is such a disappointment. The coloring of these images are so off. Saturated. If ya know what settings are the best, please tell me. I use Adobe Photoshop CS4.
Is it even the program itself? Or is it my Mac, your Windows, Chrome, IE, and Firefox? Ughh…I just suck. 

Don’t bother asking me to do one of you unless you’re gonna pay me. :) I don’t think alot of people know how much work is put into one of these. That’s why I like showing the progression. 
I do these as a hobby. I usually just browse through family and friends’ pictures on fb, save some that I like (those I don’t think that would mind :X), and turn them into vexels. 

Yawn. So tired. Been up all thru the night and morning. Graphic designing = insomnia for me.