I just ordered some activated charcoal capsules.  I had to order them online because for some reason all the ones in the stores around here had gelatin capsules (eww).  I intend to use it as a black shadow/eyeliner and also as a mascara by adding a little aloe vera gel to it.  I'll let you know how it works out. 

liar liar pants on fire

Ok, I lied, I can't do a tutorial every day.  I'm crazy busy right now and I'm out of old pictures and I just don't have time.  But I am going to try to write in here a lot more.  I need a lot of new makeup soon so look for some reviews coming.

I'm not really sure what this look is.  I was taking pictures of my newly pink hair, yes that is my real hair, and decided to put on some weird makeup.  Want pink hair?  I suggest going to a professional to bleach it out because you can really damage your hair.  Get it as light as your hair will go, then dye it with Manic Panic's Cotton Candy.  Pink hair makes you a sweeter, gentler person.  How can you be mad with cotton candy hair?

First of all let me say, this hair is horrible, I know that, it was from a time when I did my own hair because I was broke, and over processed it and cut it badly, this was way before cosmetology school.  Anyway, the eye look I stole from a MAC ad.  I started with lining my eyes with a dark blue shadow, i use a q-tip and basically stick it in my eye because I like my liner on the inner rim, but I would suggest caution if you attempt this technique.  I then covered the entire above eye area with a medium blue, then highlighted under the eyebrow, in the inner eye and under the eye with a lighter, shimmery blue.  Then the lines were done with black liquid liner then highlighted with white.  Finish with mascara.

Let them eat cake

So one year for Halloween I was Marie Antoinette post-beheading.  The neck was done with liquid latex, cotton, liquid foundation, purple eyeshadow, and fake blood.  Put a layer of liquid latex around your neck, stick cotton to it where you want the skin to be lifted, cover with liquid latex, let dry, cover with a liquid foundation that matches you skin tone, color in the gash part with purple eyeshadow, add as much fake blood as you want.  I wish I had a better picture of the hair, mine was really short at the time, so I built the height in the back by wrapping a styrofoam ball in fake hair and pinning it to my hair, i pulled a layer of my hair over it and wrapped my hair around it so it looked like it was my hair, not just hair pinned to my head, and i pinned up all the rest my hair then spray it all with white hairspray, then i incorporated in one large and a few small blue roses, the curls up front are just my natural curl

Baby Doll

In this picture the makeup is a little sloppy, I did it really fast before a party so I apologize.  But it's a cool/creepy look.  Just use an eyeshadow that closely resembles your eye color for the iris, black liquid liner makes the pupil and eyeliner, white liquid liner for the whites and add a little glint in the pupil.  I painted on top lashes with liner, but using false lashes could make it look even better.  End it with rosy cheeks and pink lips and a cute outfit and your adorable doll, but it totally creeps people out when you close your eyes to reveal more eyes!

Bowie!

Jareth from The Labyrinth!  This is makeup I did for a stage production that my friend Nato (pictured) and a few other cool people put together.  Thicker cream-based makeup, like the kind you find in Halloween kits or at specialty stores work best for the white so that it covers the eyebrows a little at least.  As for the black I used a black eyeliner pencil for the most control.  Add glitter.  This is a wig, but you could get a spikey Bowie mullet if you're daring!  And don't forget that famous Bowie pant bulge!

Bruises, slices, and stitches

Make your face pale with a powder foundation too light for you.  Bruises can easily be created with eyeshadows.  Think about the natural colors of bruises, purples, greens, reds, browns, and layer them until satisfied.  Cuts and scrapes can be achieved with red and brown lip liners, to make them seem raised like scabs you can dab on spirit gum or liquid latex before going over with makeup.  My lip stitches were done by spirit gumming on some thick thread and then adding red and brown lip liner into the "puncture" wounds.

Fall Colors

Well kids, it's fall.  I love it.  Back in Florida there was no such thing as seasons so fall meant nothing to me weather-wise, but now I live in North Carolina.  NC has all four seasons!  Fall is absolutely beautiful here, all the trees change colors, and when the leaves fall it's always funny to see things that all summer had been obscured by lush greenery.  Those beautiful fall colors look good on pretty much anyone, so try out some deep burgundy's, coppers, and browns next time you're trying out colors (hair, eyes, lips, clothing). 
Fall can also mean the start of cooler weather, which can lead to dry skin.  I love Aveda's Hand Relief for an every day skin moisturizer.  In the past I would switch to a tinted moisturizer as a foundation for cold weather, but lately I've been liking a mineral powder foundation.  So this year I'll be prepping with a light moisturizer then putting on my mineral foundation.  I haven't decided on a moisturizer yet, so if anyone has any suggestions let me know.
My absolute favorite thing about fall is Halloween!!!  Outrageous hair, makeup, and clothing!?!  That's the holiday for me!  When I was younger and would go out in Orlando every weekend we could get away with theatrical looks.  Overstyled, unnatural colored hair, extreme makeup, and outfits that were basically costumes were all the norm.  In Tallahassee and Chapel Hill jeans and a t-shirt are the norm, so for the past few years Halloween has been one of my few outlets.  This year is the first time I've had a boyfriend on Halloween to do a couples costume with, and I know it's super lame, but I was really excited about it.  I came up with dozens of suggestions and we finally decided on Miss Scarlet and Colonel Mustard from Clue. 
So starting today and going until Halloween I'm going to post a tutorial for a look.  Please forgive me if I fall behind a couple days, I promise to catch up.  If anyone has a suggestion for a tutorial, let me know and I will certainly do it!

I'm probably going to take my Miss Scarlet in a '20s direction.  Certainly not as dramatic as this look, though.  This severe look is my rendition (on myself) of a silent film actress.  I was trying to make the picture appear as much like a black-and-white photo without actually making it black-and-white.  I sort of have a cheating start because my skin is naturally oh so pasty white, but I also put on theatrical pancake makeup a shade or two too light for me.  Then it's just black everything.  Put a high arch on those lips and make them small as if always ready for a kiss.  Black out eyes, but try to keep it within the eye socket to avoid looking like a raccoon.  Mascara heavily.  Paint thin, extremely arched, eyebrows.  For hair, short bobs and pin curls were the rage, but if you don't want to cut off your long hair some curled updos were also popular.  Also check out Boardwalk Empire on HBO for some amazing style inspiration.