WTF of the day

And, for those of you who, just like me, like to annoy people (read: boyfriend) by randomly start singing to this, here's the lyrics:

Look at my horse
My horse is amazing
Give it a lick,
“Ooo, it tastes just like raisins!”
Have a stroke of its mane
It turns into a plane,
And then it turns back again
When you tug on its winkie!
“Ooo, that’s dirty!”
Do you think so?
Well, I better not show you
Where the lemonade is made!
Sweet lemonade,
mmmm, sweet lemonade
Sweet lemonade,
Yeah, sweet lemonade
Get on my horse,
I’ll take you around the universe
And all the other places too!
I think you’ll find
that the universe, pretty much
covers everything!
Shut up woman, get on my horse!

Now, shut up and get on his horse! :P

My hair was butchered :(

My hair was layered all around, front and back. My longest layers were reaching my waist and the others covered my chest. I asked the stylist to remove the damaged end, she showed she'd have to remove up to the middle of my shoulderblades. I said cool, I knew. Well, my hair is barely touching my shoulders!

I asked for bangs that were straight, not flimsy and that covered my brows, like these (I didn't take the picture, but I mentioned time and time again I wanted them covering my brows):


My bangs are not even touching my brows!! At first, she cut them really short, so I asked for a second layer of bangs on top, a longer layer, the length that I had asked for. It is not long enough, let alone straight. They look choppy because there are longer and shorter pieces (WTF?!).

I asked that she layered my hair on the sides, from the bangs to the bottom of my hair. She layered it so lightly that you can barely see it, BUT she managed to layer one side way much than the other.

And last, but not least... I asked for copper highlights. I had them done there before, with dye. I told her what dye it was, how it turned out, that at fist it went a bit orange but then faded to a gorgeous copper. She then asked if I wanted the layers to make my hair look lighter, and I said no, I wanted them to bring out the red and copper tones in my hair, and again I mentioned the dye, she said she understood and that blond highlights would look a big fake with my brown hair. When she came back with the bowl, I assumed she knew exactly what dye I was talking about and has prepared, since I was so thorough with the explanation. Turns out, it was BLEACH! I have BLONDE highlights all over, and they DO NOT look good on my hair color, on me, it just looks trashy.

And why didn't I say a thing, you asked? I went to a hairdressing school, she was a student. She was already freaking out over cutting so much of my length, I didn't want to stress her out more. I went there many times and never had an issue. Usually the teachers are roaming the room, helping the girls and talk to them and you about what you want and how they should do it, but yesterday, the teacher was doing silicone extensions and couldn't help the girls. I've once had a girl who didn't know how to do the side swept bang I wanted or how to layer my hair to frame my face, and she called her teacher, who explained it to her while she did it, it turned out wonderful. I kind of expected the students to ask for help when they have troubles and are in way over their heads with something. I went there because it was cheaper than going elsewhere and I never had issues, BUT turns out, I'm going to have to spend MORE money because I have to go somewhere else to fix this. I already called a hairdresser I fully trust to see if he can sort this mess out today, because it is not layered, its not straight and it doesn't flatter me AT ALL.

Wish me luck!

NOTD

My nails are delightfully and obnoxiously bright today. Summer is fading and rain is pouring, but who cares? I sure don't :)

I had been eyeing this polish for a while, but whenever I went to pick it up, it was sold out. Finally, last week, I managed to get my grubby little hands on the last one! Just feast your eyes on this brightness (clickable thumbnails):



Isn't it gorgeus? The polish is Object of Desire (how appropriate!) and it is by Essence, a cheap German drugstore brand. More pics :D (taken outside, in natural sunlight, on an overcast and rainy day, hence the wet floor)





I have a couple of polishes from Essence, from the now discontinued Top Speed line, and I don't like them much. The formula dries too fast and makes them bubble. Object of Desire is from the XXXL shine line and yes, it is very shiny, I'm not wearing top coat on the pics. The formula is really nice and creamy, covers really well in one coat (but I have 2 on, I always do two).The formula is not streaky and dries fast. The brush is nice and big, and fans really easily, covering a big portion of your nail. The lid feels a bit light and cheap, but I feel that makes it easier to control the brush.

Snatch it up if you can, as it is inexpensive and really nice!

Why I have been MIA...

Hi everyone!

No, I'm not dead yet, I just have been ridiculously busy. I'm finishing my degree and the past month was fully dedicated to finishing and defending my internship report and my master's degree thesis. I have turned in both, but have only defended my thesis. I'm defending my report next Wednesday, and then, I'll be officially done! I can't believe how fast the past five years have gone by! :(

Here are my babies :) My report on the left, the thesis on the right (clickable thumbnail):




So, you can expect more posts soon :D

Another simple FOTD

Yes, for the most part, I like to keep it simple and neutral on the eyes. On the lips, I don't mind going bolder, but I'm a bit scared of color on my lids hehe So, here's a quick FOTD from the other day.

What I used...
Face:
Stila Illuminating Tinted Moisturizer
MAC Select Cover-up NW20
Essence pressed powder
Stila Convertible Color in Peony

Eyes:
ArtDeco eyeshadow base
MAC Jardin Aires pigment
Artdeco #16
Stila Kitten
ArtDeco soft eye liner waterproof #17
The Body Shop brown pencil liner (no name or anything, I've had it for so long it faded)
Stila Major Lash mascara

Lips:
ArtDeco color gloss #27 (just a tiny bit to tone down my natural lip color, as it's a very pigmented nude. I actually applied a bit too much when I took these pictures)
MAC Flashmode lustreglass

Clickable thumbnails


Eye make-up (no flash)


With flash


Close-up of the lip color


And... BONUS!! Sleepy kitty pic!! :D

AllCosmeticsWholesale order - pic heavy!

So, as promised, here is the post about the items I ordered from AllCosmeticsWholesale.com. I first heard of this seller on Specktra, when she sold items on EBay as closetmustgo. She decided to switch to this website, she has lots of brands, all authentic, and at great discount prices, specially for those who are outside the US. Shipping was not the cheapest, but it wasn't that expensive, specially taking in consideration the amount of items I got. She posted it the day after I paid, and it only took a week go get here. She's really nice as well and answers emails really fast. OK, so, onto the goodies! All swatches on NC20 skin, on natural sunlight, and all pictures are clickable thumbnails.

The envelope it came in (andresses edited for obvious reasons)


There was a box inside the envelope (not quite sure why she didn't just mail the box)


And inside that box, there was... yet another box! (this reminds of Russian Matreoshka dools). It came all wrapped in bubble wrap, it's the box from the Stila set I ordered.



And inside that box was... an envelope! (are you still following me?)


And besides the envelope, there were also some items wrapped in pink paper


The items from the Stila Ulta-Mate set (or A-lister set, it's the same) were in the paper. The set contains: 4 eyeshadows, one sample sized Convertible Color in Peony, Illuminating Tinted Moisturiser shade 1, one Lip Glaze in Ulta-Mate pink, and a Major Lash Mascara. Great value for $22! I killed a LOT of birds with one stone on this one: I need a mascara, was hunting a tinted moisturiser, and wanted to try Kitten eyeshadow and Lip Glazes. A whole lotta lemmings killed at once, no?


The eyeshadows in the set. Kitten scared me because all I could see in the plastic was loose eyeshadow. I was thinking it had complety broke, but thankfully, it was just a tiny chunk.


Eyeshadow swatches! L-R: Mystic, Kitten, Wheat & Golightly. Mystic seem to be the less pingmented of the bunch. All of them are buttery soft and creamy. Wheat is very frosty!


Swatches of the other items! L-R, T-B: Illuminating Tinted Moisturizer not blended, Illuminating Tinted Moisturizer blended (you can't see a thing), Convertible Color in Peony and Lip Glaze in UltaMate pink.


Remember the yellow envelope? Here's what was inside it! There were two groups of items snuggly wrapped. Group number 1:


Hm.... What is it? Maybe... pigment samples? :D


Jardin Aires


Your Ladyship


Fairylite


Reflects Transparent Teal (glitter sample). I was nicely surprised with the texture of this, I was expecting something chunky, but it is very finely milled... and oh-so pretty!


Now, together, everyone! (L-R: Jardin Aires, Your Ladyship, Fairylite, Reflects Transparent Teal). The colors in the pic are pretty true to real life.


No, I'm not done yet! There's still one more group of stuff to see... yes, more MAC!! Eversun Beauty Powder Blush, Date Night Dazzleglass, Bountiful Plushglass, and Girl About Town lipstick.


Eversun beauty powder blush HEAVILY swatched. Yes, you do have to go lightly on this one, unless you want to look like Oompa-Loompa. With a light hand, it's very pretty and surprisingly flattering on my complexion.


Girl About Town lipstick. I just had to post this one. That's a really hot pink, fuscia color. Really bright. Gorgeous! I can't wait to wear it, but it seems a bit too much for daytime, so I'm waiting to go out at night somewhere to use this baby!


All the MAC lip products. L-R: Girl About Town lipstick, Bountiful Plushglass (not really the color I thought it was, looks a bit odd on me, and the smell is really offputting), Date Night Dazzleglass (look at that shimmer and blue glitter! Truly unique)



I'm really glad with the items I got. I particularly liked the Stila shadows and the tinted moisturiser has decent coverage for moisturiser. I still have to apply concealer on the criticial areas (yes, dark circles and flushed cheeks from this nasty heat, I'm talking about YOU!), but otherwise, it evens out my skin pretty nicely. Hope you enjoyed the pictures and thanks for looking!

FOTD of today

I just got my order for AllCosmeticWholesale this morning and I couldn't be more excited (post about that coming next!)! I had to meet a friend at lunch time to get some notes for my internship report and, because I'm just like a kid that has to play with the new toys, I used my new items.

I can't quite get the hang of the flash and lighting. And apparently, I can't get the hang of taking pictures of myself without making a goofy face.

What I used:

Face:

Stila Illuminating tinted Moisturizer

MAC select cover-up NW20

Essence pressed powder in perfect beige

MAC Eversun Beauty Powder Blush

Eyes:

ArtDeco eyeshadow base

Stila Wheat

Stila Golightly

Stila Kitten (just how pretty and gorgeous is this eyeshadow? Love it already!)

Stila Major Lash Mascara

Lips:

MAC Date Night Dazzleglass (blingly sparkly glossy goodness, here I come!)

Excuse the forehead oiliness, please!

Useful post number 1

I decided to kick this off with a look I did recently for a night out to a brewery with my boyfriend, my best friend and her boyfriend. It was the first time I used the purple shadow, I was really amazed with the vibrancy of the color! ...but of course, my camera had to wash it out.

Products used:

Eyes
ArtDeco eyeshadow base
ArtDeco #90 eyeshadow
ArtDeco #325 eyeshadow
and probably ArtDeco #11 eyeshadow + Essence Cosmetics eyeshadow 01 Frosted to highligt
Bourjois clubbing pencil liner - black
Carlo di Roma purple automatic liner
Essence Cosmetics Maximum Volume Definition Mascara (or something like that)
Essence cosmetics brow pencil in Brown (too brown for me...)

Face
ArtDeco Double Finish Foundation #9
MAC Select cover-up NW20
Essence cosmetics pressed powder in Perfect Beige
Bourjois Delice de Poudre #53
Bourjois Delice de Poudre #54
Blush was either MAC Mineralized Blush in Pleasantry or ArtDeco #8

Lips

MAC Angel

ArtDeco Color Gloss #27

Oh noes! Not another beauty blog!

Oh, yes indeed, it is! RUN!!

This is a place for everyone who has an interest in beauty products, specially makeup. Here, I'm going to do some product reviews, share my favorite products, show you some makeup looks... ah, well, as I said, it's a beauty blog, so what happens here is pretty straightforward. I'm not particularly talented, and I'm not all that creative really, but I'm here to learn and to show you my progress.

I am going to share here some items that may only be available locally, so, if you're portuguese, stay tuned for the products I love most that are available around here!

Welcome and I hope you enjoy!