URBAN Decay (Virgin for brightening under the brow)
WTH is Spring???
URBAN Decay (Virgin for brightening under the brow)
Early Morning Note to Myself
Wake up.
Grab your cell phone and check the time.
5am.
Groan in disbelief when you drop it on your face.
Pray for the ones you love and then pray again.
Slide out of the bed so you don't disturb the little sister sleeping next to you.
Shut the window that's letting in so much cold air and shuffle off in search of that elixir of life....coffee.
Curl up with a blanket, a notepad and pen and write until you're dry. Do it even if you don't want to, and do it especially when you feel like you have no words inside you.
Decide to choose joy for this day.
Take a deep breath, and think about that person you want to be and decide to do something today that will take you closer to that person.
Smile.
Use kind words.
Ask for forgiveness when you don't use kindness.
Love those around you and love them with your actions, not just your words.
Never give up, no matter how desperate it may seem.
Surround yourself with people, music, books and art that inspire you to be an even better version of you.
And above all things, be authentic to yourself.
xo xo Liz
Don't Care via That Kind of Woman
You shouldn’t care what anyone thinks about what you wear. But, just make sure that when you clothe and layer yourself you do so in a manner that reflects who you are. Not who people think you are, or who people assume you to be. Not in the things that are fads or trends. Wear what you want to wear because you feel good in it. Because it’s not about them, it never was, and never will be. It’s about you and what you love, and what suits you. It’s what makes you feel like what you wear suits who’s inside.
Routine
I absolutely suck these days at doing any kind of tutorials as I simply neither have time nor power...
so, that's the only makeup that I do now, there's nothing simpler than that. Though you can always make it more dramatic if you use bright colours instead of neutral ones.
Products:
Urban Decay
REVLON gel eyeliner
white PUPA pencil
Maybelline the Colossal
Quote of the Week
Don't Put Him in a Box
Until last weekend, we haven't moved in 16 years. One thing I've learned about moving: the boxes multiply like bunnies. Just when you think you've emptied all of the boxes and put things into their proper place, you find more boxes waiting to be unloaded. It's a never-ending pile it seems.
While I stared at the pile of empty boxes, I felt the Holy Spirit remind me of the many times I've placed God in a box. While I may have prayed for an answer to a complex situation and begged for God to move on my behalf, I've spiritually limited Him by not believing He would REALLY answer my prayer or perhaps I believed I hadn't been good enough for Him to be concerned about my worries. So, without knowing it, I've put God in a box.
Hebrews 11:6 says, "But without faith, it is impossible to please him; for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them who diligently seek him."
If God has no limits, then neither should our prayers. God exists and operates outside of the four space-time dimensions of boxes and the world He created. Therefore, we should pray that way. Even our hardest prayers are easy for the One who created, sees and knows all. And it doesn't matter how long or how loud you pray. It all boils down to if you believe there is no limit to God's power to answer your prayer.
God can answer your prayers. Because He can, you can pray with fervor, ferocity, focus, and see His favor on your circumstance. God is not going to stay in the little box I've put Him in.
(Barbie will be the guest speaker this Thursday at First Baptist Church of Madison's ladies dinner.)
PART 2.
Finally... you must be wondering what the hell have I just told you?
You have green eyes, so what? Put on some red eye shadow and live happily ever after?
Weeeell... drug queens will definitely love it!))))
Look at the Color Wheel again.
Let's imagine that you have blue eyes, and if you use the same colour for your eyeshadow - you'll end up with a huge blue spot on your face. Blue blends with your beautiful eyes, it doesn't make your eyes bluer. The same with green. You can just take yourself a green skirt and a green shirt. How does it look like? Booooring. Or how will you look like if you're dressed in jeans clothes? Shirt, jeans, jacket - everything of the same material. Horrible, people. That is horrible.
With the brown colour we are not usually competing.
Though, you might have a gold undertone, then burgundy, purples will bring it out.
Just look at the color wheel. The opposite colour of yellow is purple.
If you have darker brown eyes - purples, blues are your colours.
But what if you have hazel eyes?
If they are green and blue - you can decide what colour you want to bring out.
For blue you choose all warm of shades. Brown, bronze, gold....
For green - purple, burgundy.
If they are green-blown hazel eyes - I would suggest bringing out the green colour. So we use burgundy, purples.
The point is - we go across!!!
So, here we are. I honestly tried to make it simple)))
I even have a dessert for those who managed to stay till the end;)))
BLUES EYES
(warm shadows)
copper, peach, bronze, coral, rust
(cool shadows)
pink, violet purple
(neutral shadows)
white, grey, caramel, gold, chocolate, silver
(evening shadows)
plum, burgundy, dark brown, black, cranberry, indigo
GREEN EYES (avoid white & silver)
(warm shadows)
apricot, bronze, peach
(cool shadows)
lilac, pink, plum
(neutral shadows)
soft brown, pink, mocha, fawn, +shimmery colours
(evening shadows)
dark brown. violet, copper, burgundy
HAZEL EYES
(warm shadows)
gold, taupe, copper, coral
(cool shadows)
lilac, lavender
(neutral shadows)
beige, pink, grey
(evening shadows)
eggplant, plum, violet, purple, emerald, dark blue, deep forest green
BROWN EYES/ DARK BROWN
(warm shadows)
bronze, copper, orange, coral
(cool shadows)
violet, soft silver, +glitter
(neutral shadows)
grey, beige, pink
(evening shadows)
purple, charcoal, metallic green
Color Wheel Madness
So, some of you found it difficult to find your best color.
I'm not saying that after my tutorial life will become easier but there certainly will be some hope))))
If you're lazy to read all this, just look for this type of words as they describe the colour of your eyes.
Remember, these are not strict rules, these are make up tips!
You're free to do whatever makes you happy and what you believe is beautiful for you!
PART 1.
Let me start with some boring and essential theory. There're 3 types of colours.
Primary.
Secondary.
Tertiary.
Primary colours are RED, YELLOW and BLUE. They are basic. It means that you can never get these colours by mixing any 2 colours.
Secondary are the colours you get from mixing primary colours together.
Like YELLOW + BLUE = GREEN
RED + BLUE = VIOLET
YELLOW +RED = ORANGE
Tertiary colour you get from mixing 1 primary + 1 secondary.
RED-VIOLET for example or YELLOW-GREEN.
These colours are "pairs" of colours that are considered to be opposite of each other. They help your eyes to pop!
Now. Try to remember the colour of your eyes. Good girl. Look at this color wheel again.
Blue eyed - complimentary is orange. (if you have followed me for a while you should have noticed that I'm obsessed with gold. Plus blue+yellow is considered to be a Royal combination)
Green -> Red (why do you think we like so much ginger girls with red lipstick?)
Brown! You're lucky! Do whatever you want! No homework for you)))
.... -> part 2
http://barbiemutation.blogspot.ru/2013/04/part-2.html
Heidi Klum inspired
Not just because I find her extremely beautiful and veeery stylish, it seems that she is a very strong person and a great businesswoman!
Anyway, I saw her photo from Golden Globe and loved her goldy-sparling makeup, we have a very different eyeshape, plus half of her eye was covered with eyelashes, so I decided to do it my way))
It's ultra easy and... attention BLUE eyed and BROWN eyed - this is 100% your look!))))
If you have green eyes - try purple/burgundy instead of brown. You can leave it as it is, the colours mentioned are just tiny little bit better))
P.S. I'm working on an explanation of every colour type through a Color Wheel))
Products:
NYX Caviar&Bubbles
ICING makeup kit
maybelline the Colossal
white pencil by PUPA
A Good Day Branding
Rihanna
Today I've come across Rihanna's photo from some event, quite an old one I guess, but still, her make up was so simple and still a little dramatic, so I couldn't help recreating it.
It's a great look for hooded or even small eyes I think, because the emphasis is on the lower lash line, so you won't end up looking like you have dark eyeshadows all over your lid. And it will look especially cool on girls with brown or green eyes.
Products:
REVLON gel liner
Urban Decay Naked
Maybelline the Colossal
Quote of the Week
Second Chances and Bonds On My Feet
Second chances are amazing gifts. I've posted this before, but I have a tendency to be horribly mean to the person who inspired it. I have a chance to be their friend again, and I'm so glad they're back in my life. Please forgive me my rambling, but if you have a chance to right a wrong that you made, do it now without waiting another minute! I wish I hadn't let my pride and the fear of NOT being forgiven hold me back for as long as it did.
Teresa Palmer
Turned out that she is... an actress! Wow... love learning something new.
Her last film must be Warm Bodies or something like that. Going to watch it.
Anyway... her make up was aaabsolutely gorgeous! Yees... it's always all about false eyelashes when it comes to the redcarpet but actually it's quite a wearable look for any occasion if you don't exaggerate with shimmer and lashes.
Products are:
Icing + Urban Decay Naked (to create that goldy-orangy-shimmery colour)
REVLON gel liner
Maybelline the Colossal Volume
p.s. She is Australian ... and I've just realized that I have a serious crush on Australian actors and actresses (Hugh Jackman, Nicole Kidman, Julian McMahon) they are all so cute... I'm sure every Australian has a koala ancestor... that's why they are so adorable. Just saying...





























