Makeup I'm Throwing Away

Lash Booster Mascara by Pixi

** (two stars out of five)

Positive:

It goes on very nicely, it comes off with makeup remover very cleanly, the color is consistent, and works well with my lashes.  It gives a very full, wispy, natural-look on my lashes that I actually really like.

Great for a natural-beauty everyday look.

Why I'm throwing it away:

It crumbles after just a few hours, and then falls under my eyes, then it smears when I try to brush it away.

I don't have time to do touchups on mascara, when there's better mascaras out there and dark circles under my eyes are just not sexy.

If you want that magical, natural, wispy volume without the crumbles, try Supreme Lash Mascara by Merle Norman.

Stay All Day Waterproof Liquid Eyeliner Marker by Stila $20

Positive:

**** (Four stars out of five.)

This is an awesome liquid eyeliner.  It does absolutely everything that an eyeliner should do.  It has consistent color, lasts all day, is easy to apply (Well, about as easy as any liquid liner can be.), and looks great all day.  The only reason why it gets four stars and not five, is the price.

But, to be totally an completely fair, it's lasted me for a really long time. I've had it for about a year.  (Which, I know, I probably should have thrown it away, because liquid liners expire after about six months, but . . .)

Why I'm throwing it away:

Lol. It's empty and I need to buy more.

OR

I may buy some Onyx Eyeliner by Be A Bombshell Cosmetics.  Because it is perfect eyeliner. So perfect that someone literally stole it from me. Also it is only $14. It started running out sooner than the Stila eyeliner did, but it does give a smoother line for me.

I can't decide.

Fergie Centerstage Photo Op Eyeshadow Palette in Desert Festival by Wet N' Wild

Positive:

Okay, so I'm not actually throwing it in the trash, but I'm definitely giving it away.

The shadows are actually really nice, they go on smoothly, the pigment is where it should be, the matte colors are matte, the shimmer colors are translucent, and they apply well.

Why I'm giving it away:

The palette just doesn't have my colors.

I'd like to think I'm pretty good with makeup, and I can and do make it work from time to time, but that takes a bit more effort than I'm willing to give. Besides, this would look better on someone more tan than me.

I also have other palettes with similar colors that I just like better, and go together better on me.

And I'm trying really hard to not be a hoarder.

Bye guys!

My Eyelash Collection

I have a serious thing for false lashes.

As requested, here's my collection:

It was about $3 for these beauties. I did buy them in China though, so it was about 21 yuan.

These were really cheap, and I've been able to use them for some looks that need a lot of layered lashes, (like the Evil Orange Queen) but honestly, they are pretty low quality synthetic lashes, that just aren't worth envying.

And some more costumesque lashes:

Walmart post-Halloween clearance sale. $1 each.

The top ones would be awesome for a Cleopatra-based look.  I actually won a costume competition with the bottom set of lashes. They've got dark-purple glitter on the tips, and they were perfect for my Yzma Halloween Costume.

The top pair are really dramatic.  I used them for my Evil Orange Queen look, and for my Marie Antoinette dress-up.

The bottom spotted pink feather lashes are super fun and easy for going out when you don't want to spend a lot of time on makeup.  They were also from Walmart, and I love the volume and flexibility of the lashes.  They were really light-weight for their size, and stayed on really well with normal lash-glue.

These are probably the three lashes that I use the most in real life. The top ones are pretty dramatic, and I used them for the Starry-eyed Surprise look.

The middle ones are AWESOME, and they give smokey-eyes just the perfect amount of oomph.  I used the middle NYC lashes for my rainbowesque oil-spill makeup look.

The bottom ones really aren't that great for me, because I have small eyelids, but I used them a lot when I was younger.

And the grand total is . . . 40 pairs of falsies. (In this post.)

I have since gotten more eyelashes, and when I can, I'll update this post with them.  If I feel like it.  I have some new favorite brands, so don't let me forget.

Film Review: Beasts of the Southern Wild

"In a forgotten but defiant bayou community cut off from the rest of the world by a sprawling levee, a six-year-old girl exists on the brink of orphanhood. Buoyed by her childish optimism and extraordinary imagination, she believes that the natural order is in balance with the universe until a fierce storm changes her reality." -Amazon.com

I give this movie **** out of ***** (four stars out of five.)

I had no idea what this movie was about.  At first I thought is was going to be like "Where the Wild Things Are."

But pretty quickly, one realizes that it's very avant garde.

So basically, it is a little kid who is inches away from homelessness and orphanhood.  She's trying to explain to herself how the world works.

So basically, a child tries to tell her story.

It's cute and I cried.

It's weird at first, and there's still some things that my brain hasn't quite worked out.  I lived in the South for a while, so some of the things in there will make less sense to you, than they did to me.

Overall, I liked it.

But I'm still not sure why . . .

It is on my list of movies to watch when I want an excuse to cry.

THE END.