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LOTD: MAC Iris Apfel Pink Pigeon Lipstick

2012-02-12T14:05:00.000-08:00

Shortly after I proclaim in true jaded makeup artist form that I'm soooo over MAC Collection's... This truly outrageous JEM of a hot pink lipstick from the Iris Apfel Collection comes in to my life and our love is rekindled all over again. Sunday Lips of The Day..Night...Week..Life: MAC Pink Pigeon P.S. I'll have a review up of these rockstar lashes I'm wearing when I have some free time

Makeup Inspiration: COVERGIRL Lip Perfection

2012-02-07T13:55:00.000-08:00

Can we get a HELL YES for real models selling makeup again? I haven't been impressed with a cosmetics company ad campaign in ages. The Covergirl looks on Stam created by Pat are breathtaking aren't they? Can't wait to try and recreate those looks, I even went out and bought the lipstick! Spellbound is a deep blue based fuchsia. The formula is creamy, rich in color, and long lasting. Basically

Just a note regarding affiliates..reviews and such

2012-02-06T21:49:00.000-08:00

I try not to get too personal in my blog or take offense to things written on the internet, but I felt the need to write a not so quick post in regards to affiliates, sponsored reviews, things I'm sent for free. It's possibly all me just being overly sensitive and the full moon :) So if you have no interest in this silly stuff feel free to pass on by, but if you do you can keep reading....

FOTD: Christian Dior SS11 Runway Candy Color POP

2012-02-06T10:34:00.000-08:00

OUT is a bunch of colors blended together, IN is one strong color on the eyes. I loved the Warhol-esque Pop Art glamour at the Dior SS11 show. It was strikingly graphic yet simple. To take this look from runway to every day simply switch out the "paint" finish and opt for one of the bright Make Up Forever Aqua Cream's swiped across the lids. I'm digging these mega brows, if they didn't look

Where to Shop: Adore Me Lingerie Club

2012-02-01T19:22:00.000-08:00

Adore Me is a new trendy lingerie club that offers a unique personalized shopping experience. Everything begins with a short quiz that allows professional stylists, to hand-picked each month for you a new selection of lingerie. You get access to your personalized showroom for Free! If you decide to buy, price is a steal! $39.95 per matching set with free delivery and free exchange! Here are some

FOTD: Nancy Spungen style

2012-01-24T09:14:00.000-08:00

I have this fascination with tragic women and inspiration comes to me in many weird forms...like Nancy Spungen (late gf of Sex Pistols bassist Sid Vicious) I mean what's more inspirational than a groupie junkie dead girl right? I wore this to the 20 years of Nirvana Nevermind release party. It's a pretty fool proof rock n roll look to do, just lay down a black base and pat glitter on top.

Where to Shop: Vintage Jewelry

2012-01-18T15:22:00.000-08:00

While most of my daily jewelry is trendy and not of much value I love collecting rare & vintage pieces. The Three Graces, also known as Georgian Jewelry.com, is an online Jeweler of beautiful Art Deco & Estate Jewelry. They specialize in gorgeous jewels from the Victorian, Georgian, Edwardian, Art Deco, and Art Nouveau periods as well as engagement rings and fine modern jewelry. The Three

Experimenting: Airbrush Makeup Technique

2012-01-16T11:01:00.000-08:00

Look 1: Dinair Sparkling Turquoise, Pink, Deep Purple, Jet BlackLook 2: Dinair Light Silver, Silver, Matte White & BlackLook 3: Dinair Bright Blue, Blue, Jet Black, Paperself Seahorse Lashes We're snowed in here in Seattle today, so I'm sharing a page out of my play book with a few "rough draft" eye looks that I came up while experimenting with a new Airbrush technique. I think it has

Review: Obsessive Compulsive Cosmetics Lip Tar

2012-01-11T12:43:00.000-08:00

I have a confession to make...outside of the Artistry aspect of it, I don't really have much interest in makeup. The latest 13432432 MAC collection's and the like just don't excite me anymore..seen one peachy pink lipstick seen em all. But every now and then something truly innovative comes along that sparks my interest. This time being the stunning innovation in lip color that is the Obsessive

PAPERSELF False Eyelashes

2012-01-03T11:05:00.000-08:00

Inspired by the art of Chinese paper-cutting, Paperself Eyelashes blend an element of traditional culture with contemporary design. Intricately cut and delicately pretty, each style is infused with symbolic meaning rooted in Chinese culture. I spoke about these lashes last year, but never had a chance to try them as they were fairly exclusive to the UK at the time. Paperself sent me three pairs

FOTD: 80's Makeup Inspiration

2011-12-28T13:44:00.000-08:00

I randomly came across the photoshopped image of 80's makeup above while working on my 80's music playlist and fell in love with the sharp lines and oddball color placement of it. I was stuck at home on a Friday night battling an awful cold, so I gave it a try using REAL makeup. What better to do than play with makeup & listen to Journey right? I'm pleased I was able to keep my lines relatively

Style Review: Go Jane Spiky Stud Peep Toe Heels

2011-12-23T13:50:00.000-08:00

One thing I love more than makeup? SHOES. Even more than that? Anything with Spikes on them. Go Jane is an online retailer of young women's apparel that offers trendy items at affordable prices. I love shopping their site for the awesome shoe & boot selection, so when asked to choose an item from their store to review it was an incredibly easy decision... The spiky stud peeptoe pump's by Qupid

FOTD: Holiday Tammy Faye Lashes/ Gucci Fall 2011

2011-12-20T11:24:00.000-08:00

Heavily mascara'd lashes were seen at the Fall Lanvin, Chloe, & Gucci show's. I love doing "bad" makeup. Clumpy lashes are completely unacceptable in makeup 101...send me to detention because I think it makes for a chic Holiday look. Inspo: Gucci Fall 2011 Runway (photo credit: style) Keep the rest of the face/eyes quite bare and eliminate eyeliner to further emphasize the lashes. To clump

Review: Violent Lips Lip Tattoo's

2011-12-16T10:45:00.000-08:00

Getting creative with the lips is something I've been a fan of ever since I came up with the leopard print lips and red glitter lips look's 3 years ago(so long!). Violent Lips is a company that sells temporary lip tattoo's in designs like leopard, fishnet, polka dot, checker, glitter etc. (we love it already right?) There was a lot of interest in the designs in my latest videos, and I was

Where to Shop: Giving props to Girl Props

2011-12-09T11:20:00.000-08:00

For those that wanted to know where to get my Mother F*Cker Necklace that I wore in the post below... It's from GirlPROPS.com, an online store that stocks an array of edgy, expressive, trend-setting jewelry and accessories. A ton of my accessories come from here. Reason being? It's so inexpensive! I don't like to spend a lot of money on "trendy" items and this place is stocked with everything

FOTD: Debbie Harry colour chart

2011-12-08T12:27:00.000-08:00

Deb's warhol shoot became my colour chart for this hot tomato red lip that I wore to 80's night. Against the starkness of the matte blanc combined with brown liner this becomes a subtle way to wear colorful eyeshadow. It could even pass as a day look..well with a little less blush..and a little less lip..eh maybe only in 1985 :) Product Listing: Face: Eve Pearl Salmon concealer (under

FOTD: Urban Decay Naked Palette Evening Eyes

2011-12-01T18:24:00.000-08:00

Urban Decay's Naked Palette is one of the most popular, hyped up, must have beauty item's... and rightfully so, it's awesome! Today Urban Decay launched NAKED 2, the sequel palette to the original, and it appears to be on the cool toned side which is fantastic for us "cool" girls. Here's a couple evening eye looks I've done using the original NAKED palette. It really is the perfect set of shadows

FOTD: MAC Dark Side

2011-11-24T12:30:00.000-08:00

Some vampy bordeaux lips for Fall...Wearing: MAC Dark Side Lipstick. Happy Thanksgiving everyone! and Black Friday! I'm sure I won't be the only crazy one taking the power lips out power shopping at midnight tonight ;) Face: Eve Pearl Salmon Concealer (under eyes) RCMA Color Process Foundation Graceful Swan & Ivory mixed Jane Iredale Pure Pressed Base Ivory NARS Douceur Blush Eyes:

FOTD- Jessie J Do it like a Dude

2011-11-22T11:22:00.000-08:00

Digging deeper in to my love for mettalic's & out there lashes.. this one was based off Jessie J's video for the song "Do it like a Dude". This girl has become a fixture on my style watch, she's killing it with the makeup in all of her videos & appearances. This eye look would suit those of you with dark hair much better than it does me. Fright Night Cleopatra lashes are only available in stores

Where to Shop: Patricia Field

2011-11-13T22:08:00.000-08:00

Many of you have asked me where I like to shop for clothes, accessories, jewelry etc., and outside of the normal chain stores & Seattle & LA boutiques i love to shop online! I thought I'd start sharing some Style posts featuring my favorite stores to shop at. These aren't "sponsored" posts or any of that nonsense, I just like sharing where I like to pick up cool sh*t with you :) If you've passed

FOTD- Black Lace Lashes

2011-11-07T11:20:00.000-08:00

I was thrilled to stumble upon these lace lashes by Disguise in the Halloween clearance section at Target. I'd been trying to make my own out of fabric with out much success, and there was no way I was paying Shu Uemura prices! These are quite dramatic on their own, so I paired them with a nude face. I think they'd also be a lovely compliment to a lace mask or with a strong lip. I did some

FOTD - Orange & Black Lips

2011-11-01T12:51:00.000-07:00

After Halloween I'm all "makeup'ed out". I'll be retreating back in to my bubble and taking a much needed makeup break, on myself at least, expect catch up video FOTD's and reviews for a while :) Wrapping it up for October with something a little more tame, a bright orange for the work day and a lacquered black for nighttime. This is my first time wearing an orange lip outside of creative work.

Halloween/ART FOTD: D*face "Pop Tart" Graffiti Girl

2011-10-31T10:34:00.000-07:00

Time for some weird shh! Every year I like to do a look that's just "me", something that allows me to unleash the creativity and fall in love with the art of makeup again. This one embodies glamour, grit, pop art, and plain effed upness. Based off one of my favorite Artist's, London based Street Graffiti Artist known as D*face and his work of a decayed Marilyn image titled "Pop Tart". His work

Halloween FOTD: Send me an Angel

2011-10-30T16:51:00.000-07:00

Given the costume choice between "Angels & Devils" I naturally gravitate towards the darker side, so for this Angel look I went with the exact opposite. I wanted it to look as if I'd been blinded by the light. I couldn't get a decent picture to save my soul. Glitter is notorious for being a pain to photograph, but you'll get the idea at least :) There's a lot of makeup options for a dark or

Halloween FOTD: A Clockwork Orange

2011-10-29T16:54:00.000-07:00

A Clockwork Orange is one of my all-time favorite books & films, thus making villain Alex DeLarge the inspiration for my costume look tonight. I used my Dinair Airbrush to create a graphic check design reminiscent of a mod London vibe, Make Up Forever #152 Gwen False Lashes, and popped in some black circle lenses to represent the Ludovico Aversion Therapy treatment. Enjoy the creepster eyed