Green......Really? YES really!!

Since today is hump day and for whatever reason I always think of green when I think of hump day, I thought I would play with my eye shadows and get my green on!!  I do think I am getting somewhat better on my video's, or am I completely delusional???  
Muah!

How bout them Pretty PINKS!

Good morning beauties!!!!  Since Spring is approaching....(slowly if you live here in Ohio) and for others it's right around the corner, I wanted to give you some useful information on how to wear beautiful HOT PINK'S!!
For starters here's a quick and useful guideline for choosing your perfect shades of HOT PINK'S!

~~The darker your complexion, the warmer and richer the shade should be.  This means that if you are more fair skinned, you should look for blue-based shades .  Medium skin tones can handle darker shades and for dark skin tones, the more electric and saturated the pink the better!!!~~  

Examples:

FAIR SKIN EYE SHADOW= Sephora shadow in "Blushing"

FAIR SKIN CHEEKS= Avon Cheek Color in "Pink Melon" & Bobbi Brown Blush in "Pale Pink"

FAIR SKIN LIPS= Yves Saint Laurent Rouge Volupte Lipstick in "10" & Clarins Moisturizing Lipstick in "Parisian Pink"

MEDIUM SKIN EYE SHADOW= Shiseido Makeup Eye Trio in "PK403" & Urban Decay's Eyeshadow in "Woodstock"

MEDIUM SKIN CHEEKS= Clinique Quick Blush in "Pronto Pink" & Tarte's Clay Blush in "Amused"

MEDIUM SKIN LIPS= Elizabeth Arden Exceptional Lipstick in "Hot Pink" & Dior Lip Colour in "Fuchsia Star"

DARK SKIN EYE SHADOW= Napoleon Perdis Color Disc in "Pink Slink" & MatteseElite Pure Color in "Pure Pink"

DARK SKIN CHEEKS= Bodyography Creme Blush in "Dahlia" & Smashbox Blush Rush in "Radiance"

DARK SKIN LIPS= M.A.C. Amplified Creme Lipstick in "Show Orchard" & N.Y.C. New York Color Ultra Lip Wear in "Blue Rose"

Hope this is helpful!!!!  Muah!

WEST COAST BOUND BABY!!!

After much deliberation, anguish, feelings of guilt, and pushing by my husband.....I'M GOING TO "MAC'S AWARD SCHOOL/STUDIO" IN  L.A. !!!  Say it with me now 

WOOOOO-HOOOOO-HOOOOO!!!!!

I started the process yesterday by making my hotel reservations, man, Cali is expensive......yikes!  Now I have to figure out my flight arrangements and get all of my paperwork into the studio, and then officially FREAK OUT!!!!!!!   

Am I really and truly doing this?????  

WELL YES I AM!!!!!! OMG'osh, OMG'osh, 

Oh....... My........ G'osh!!!!!!!

More "Gifts with purchase" WOO-HOO!!!!

O.k., so we are embarking on a couple of "Gifts With Purchase!!!

~ The first one is offered by Macy's
It's an Estee Lauder gift with any $32.50 purchase, you are able to choose your moisturizer, your lip and eye shades(warm or cool)PLUS YOU GET Sumptuous Mascara, make-up remover and Advanced Night Repair..... and a cosmetic bag!!!! OMG'osh that ROCKS!!!!

~ The second one is offered by Elder Beerman
This is almost the same gift that I sooooo raved about last month from Macy's but they now have a choice of an eye shadow quad with a lip color(natural or dramatic look)and a cute little pink or purple bag with any $32.50 purchase!!!! LOVIN IT!!!!

Almost some GOOD instructional material....ALMOST!!!

We were bored so we decided to play in my make-up treasure chest!!!  We were doing so well, and then it happened......my camera died!!!  

ALL IN THE DAY OF ME!!!

JUST ME AND THE BASICS! High Def....NOT my friend! Dear Lord!

Oh for the love of Pete and his brother......I hope I look somewhat better in person  than I do in HD!!!!  Oh well, I yam what I yam I guess!  I just realized how much of a dork that I am as well, and for that I apologize!  I see all these young girls on their make-up blogs post these really cool video's and they all look so cute and I thought, ha, I can do that!!!
Well I did it, but.............it's.........not.........quite.........as cute?  But I will learn and make them better as we go along..... So for starters, here ya go!

 Woo-Hoo?  

IN THE VALLEY OF INDECISIONS....

Good morning beauties!!!  So, I have a lot on my mind and have been pondering on so many ideas and avenues to take and blah, blah, blah.  I adore the idea of studying to be a freelance makeup artist, few things though..... First is the time, full cosmetology schooling is out of the question(too many other responsibilities to tend to), second, I would kill to attend MAC'S Award School in L.A., it's a 7 day course that covers anything and everything I need to fullfill or at least jump start my dream.......ummmmmm, IT"S REALLY EXPENSIVE and I have 2 kids and a very busy self employed husband who is incredibly encouraging, but the guilt of being gone would consume me!!!!!  All you mom's know the extreme guilt of spending that much moolah and time on ourselves, especially when I have a teenage son who just got his temps and is going to need a vehicle this summer!  And not to mention what if I took the leap and went here, spent the money and completely fell on my booty????  Is that insecurity or what????  LOL...I'm pitiful!
I know  I'm not a spring chicken anymore, but I also know that I want to stand on my own two cute little feet and feel empowered, feel accomplished, feel like I have something I can call my own and work it and help it grow and succeed and say man.... I did THAT!!  And I know that those words should be about my children and helping them grow and accomplish life, and it is, I just need to feel that in another avenue.  I sit and daydream of what my "Makeup Design Studio" would look like, I drive by old bldg's that have so much character to them that you can taste it, and imagine how I would make it my own!  I imagine my pink and black striped awning over the front entrance with my name and logo so proudly displayed!!!  So WHY AM I SO SCARED????? Is it age?  Money?  Time?  Midlife Crisis?(.....no, no huge gold chains draped from my neck, no fake tan and no corvette in sight)
But I do know this, the word of God says in Jeremiah 29:11 that....."For I know the plans I have for you, plans to prosper you...plans to give you hope and a future."  And God's word is true, I just wonder if it's for this time in my life or if that verse has set sail for me?  And of course in Matthew 19:26 everyone knows that His word says "With God all things are possible." and again I know God's word to be true and the doubt is not in Him, it's in ME!  
So, as I anguish, ponder, toil, think and re-think and pray over my decisions and finding my purpose......here are a couple of pictures of me doing some make-up retouches on some beauties, who by the way didn't need my assistance but I enjoyed every minute of it!!  Woo-Hoo!

Well, THAT'S pretty cut and dry.....and on a JAVA CUP to boot!!!  

Woooooo-Hooooooo!!