Get ready with me

I’m trying to do more youTube stuff and I figured a good place to start would be me, putting on a full face of makeup and talking you through some of my favorite products and techniques. I hope you enjoy it!
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I’m back (with glitter face masks) bitches!

I’ve decided to come back—hopefully better than ever—with my renewed devotion to take better care of myself. I picked up some fun new things at Ulta and Amazon and I will share my process and results with you, my fellow gilded kitties.
Earlier this year I got a terrible skin rash that I had to take antibiotics for and I’m still working on getting rid of the red scarring. My skin challenges are  brightening/getting rid of skin spots, anti-aging and diminishing fine lines.  In the winter my face tends to be drier and since it is the middle of winter here I have to be careful with how many masks and treatments I do to keep the balance. So far I’m very happy with the products I’ve tried and how they have made my skin look and feel.
Today I’m going to show you the funnest masks I have, the Memebox Kitten masks.

They have pulverized minerals in them, I’m not sure exactly why but me being a crystal junkie it does make me happy. I did get all three during Ulta’s 50% off sale day and I’m happy I did. They have a pretty strong perfume smell but I like it so it doesn’t bother me. I also like how you get to peel these off vs rinsing them off, they tend to pull off fine facial hairs and that layer of dead skin so your face just feels immaculate afterwards.
I used all three and painted them together for ease of peeling. This seems like an opportunity for a good caption contest.

Does this contour look too obvious?

This is how glowy and nice my skin looks the next day. So I do recommend you try these masks from Memebox if you feel inclined and want to try a fun peel-off mask infused with crystals. Bonus fun if you use one of the cute headbands while you do it!

Asleep at the wheel?

So yes, I haven't posted in like a year. What have I been doing? One thing is for sure, netflix is definitely a sticky trap for semi weak-willed persons such as myself. From Orange Is the New Black to My Little Ponies, my mind has been on a long, magical television adventure for most of the summer.

I've also adopted a tiny, beautiful Siamese kitten demon. I've mildly wondered what it would be like to be a parent. Like, the thought has crossed my mind in a distant, fleeting daydream before I run rapidly back to the much more comfortable reality of having free time and personal space. If you've ever had a siamese kitten, well, you know what it's like to have a miniature, destructive, monkey-like child with severe ADHD who is the incarnate of Charlie Manson one minute and the sweetest, most loving kitten-calendar poster child the next. (Or vice versa, if you have a 3lb ADHD Charles Manson-like maniacal stalker child who will launch at your face with one eye twitching and bite the hell out of you and also loves to cuddle your face in the wee hours of the morning and sit waiting like a cat bread loaf outside any door you shut between the two of you. But anyway I digress. I adopted a kitten and it is quite the amazing adventure. :)

I do have many fun new beauty secrets to share with you, my hundreds of subscribers! (Ha ha). I will be going on a week-long trip to California and then get your notebooks out and your knuckles crackin, cause we are going all in. I've got some fun recipes for homemade beauty products that I've been cooking up, and some favorite new beauty finds.

Stay tuned my lovelies!

-D

Look of the Day: Doe Eyes

I wasn't sure what I wanted to do today, a good friend is coming to town so I didn't want to paint my face too crazy, I just went with a natural look.

I did some major experimenting and building of thee eyebrows. I think it turned out alright. I drew them in with a Jordana eyebrow pencil in Medium and swooshed E.L.F. Studio Eyebrow Treat & Tame in Dark to build the look of extra hair. I am liking the big full eyebrow look right now.

I used Lancome 'Aquatique' Waterproof EyeColour Base and an E.L.F. Essential Jumbo Eyeshadow Stick in Little Miss Thing and covered it with E.L.F. Studio Prism Eyeshadow in Sunset. I highlighted the inner corners of my eyes in Nyx Jumbo Eyeshadow Stick in Milk. I lined them with Revlon Colorstay liquid eyeliner in Blackest Black.

Apply some long, luxurious lashes like Ardell Whispies. :)

I did all the rest as I usually did, coconut oil as a base, Revlon ColorStay Foundation in Medium Beige, E.L.F. Studio HD Powder, E.L.F. Studio Cream Blush in Flirt, E.L.F. Studio Contouring and Blush in Turks & Caicos (just the contouring color.) Under my eyes I concealed with E.L.F. Essential cover stick in Apricot Beige. I concealed blemishes with Revlon ColorStay Concealer in Light Medium (I think..)

Lips were lightly glossed with E.L.F. Essential Lip Balm Tint in Grapefruit.

Still rocking Nine Inch Nails Hesitation Marks, it seems to perfectly sum up what I'm going through in my relationship right now. Excuse my sadness. I will come back around soon.

My Obsession with Coconut Oil

I have had nearly a 10 year relationship with extra virgin coconut oil. Being a lover of all things tropical AND a (reformed) health nut, I hopped eagerly on board when the claims started floating in about this miracle Elixer. From weight loss to anti-aging, this relatively low-priced oil can do it all, they say. I'm not sure if ALL the claims are true but I really have found it to be an indispensable part of my beauty routine.

I use it for:
Skin moisturizer
Facial moisturizer & eye cream
Acne, preventing & treating
To heal & fade acne scars
To reduce blackheads
Prevent/treat eczema
Eyelash growth treatment
Makeup remover
Add it to concealer to make a custom foundation (if you'd like you can gently blot the excess oil after you've applied to make it matte, use a tissue)
Add it to foundation to make it lighter coverage
Massage oil
Lube (take that for whatever you want it to mean, it works too well to not mention.)
Deodorant
Foot deodorant/moisturizer
Healing and preventing razor burn (use it on your bikini line; you are welcome.)
As a base for homemade facial scrub, body scrub and lip scrub
To remove lipstick from lip liner brushes
To remove lipstick from your face :)
Makeup brush conditioner (I actually prefer olive oil but this works)
Layer of protection under drying lipsticks (apply, let it soak in a little, blot)
Scalp & hair treatment
Food (oh wait, it's edible? I almost forgot!)
Gentle laxative (or so I've heard, I wouldn't know because I have robot parts.)

What I do not like to use it for but other people do:
Shaving cream (it clogs up your razor hardcore)
Weight loss supplement (this has never helped me lose weight but it never seemed to make me gain weight either). Whether or not it speeds up metabolism is not something that's been proven to me. You will lose weight like crazy, however, if you use this in conjunction with a low carb diet. But you will lose weight like crazy if you do a low carb diet without coconut oil too.


VERDICT:
The PROS definitely outweighs the CONS. In fact the only con I can think of is the price IF you compare it to other oils. If you compare it to the products purchased for the uses listed above, it is a bargain.

I might also mention for every makeup look I have done, I have used coconut oil under my makeup. I should perhaps list it every day. I absolutely love coconut oil. It is my Holy Grail product.

Sept. 10, 2014  UPDATE,!! 
I do not use coconut oil on my face anymore. It started out great and then my pores started clogging up on my cheeks. I tried to blame everything but the coconut oil, But alas, coconut oil on the face is not for me anymore. So sad...it makes my skin so soft!
And NO MORE using coconut oil as lube, not good.
That's all I will say regarding that.
It still works lovely as a body moisturizer, food, eye makeup remover, etc etc etc. Carry on. :)

Look of the Day: Catching Fire

I wanted to try the NYX Jumbo Eyeshadow Pencil in Orange; unfortunately this is a discontinued color. I ordered it (new) off eBay. I really wanted the Cherry color as well but it was nowhere to be found, but there is really no reason to get it. If you have a a red eyeshadow you can simply cover the Orange with red shadow or use white (Milk) and any color over it. Simple.

I started out by applying a thin layer of Nyx eyeshadow base in White all the way up to my eyebrows. Very thin layer people. I painted my eyelid in Nyx Jumbo Eyeshadow Pencil in Orange, avoiding the inner 1/3 of my eyelid, and patted it out to thin it so it doesn't crease.

Apply matte orange eyeshadow to the middle of your eye, matte red on the outer corner, and matte yellow on the inner corner. (You might need to apply some white first to make the yellow show up, like the Nyx Jumbo Eyeshadow Pencil in Milk.) I used Red eyeshadow from a Coastal Scents/Random-no-name eBay palette and the orange and yellow from the E.L.F. Studio 144-Piece Ultimate Eyeshadow Palette in Brights. I'm dying to try the Nyx Primal Colors but I haven't gotten my hands on any yet.

Use a black liquid eyeliner to line your top lashes. I used Revlon Colorstay Liquid Eyeliner in Blackest Black.

Take a small fluffy detail brush and dab some of the black eyeliner off the applicator, and use it to darken your lower lashes. You do not want a harsh line here, just smoke it out. I used the Real Techniques Accent Brush, quite possibly the most useful brush I own. I also use this technique to fill in any spaces in my lash line and darken my waterline. Make sure you don't accidentally ruin your nice clean eyeliner line when you do this.

Do the rest of your face, I used Revlon Colorstay Foundation in Medium Beige applied with an E.L.F. Studio powder brush that I lightly spritzed with MAC Fix+, E.L.F. Essential All Over Color Stick in Apricot Beige to lightly even out under my eyes and conceal blemishes, Contoured with E.L.F. Studio Contouring Blush and Bronzing Cream in St Lucia, did my brows with the E.L.F. Studio Eyebrow Kit in Medium and the E.L.F. Studio Eyebrow Treat & Tame in Dark to help fill in sparse areas. I'm still not sure about that product...  Highlight under your brows very lightly if you need to, I dabbed a tiny bit of Nyx Milk right under the brow and blended it out.

Lips are an Ellen Tracy Thick Stick in a nude-ish color. I forgot to note the name.

I pulled my hair back into a big messy bun and I completely forgot to do anything to my lashes. You should apply false lashes or mascara, unlike me.

Listen to Nine Inch Nails, Hesitation Marks, it will make a difference.

Halloween makeup: Fallen Angel

You are going to need some accessories for this one.

(I apologize for not really having any good pictures of my makeup, I didn't plan on doing this post until later.)

To do the makeup I went with a light foundation, Lancôme Color Ideal, and set with MakeUp Forever HD Powder. I lightly contoured underneath my cheekbones with Lorac Baked Matte Satin eyeshadow in Social.

To do the eyes apply black creme eyeliner all over your eyelids and wing the outer edges heavily. Smudge it out with Lorac black matte eyeshadow. Paint some black makeup-smudged tears and set all the black eye color with MUFE HD Powder. Take a clear glitter eyeliner, preferably in aurora borealis hues, and paint over some of the smudged tears. Paint up near your eyes, this is to look as if you are crying angelis  glitter tears.

Highlight the inner corners of your eyes with NYX Jumbo Eyeshadow Pencil in Milk (or any white eyeliner.) apply more glitter here if you'd like.

Get some massive false lashes and paint the tips blood red with acrylic paint (this is optional.) Let it dry completely. Glue on.

I did my brows with a Jordana eyebrow pencil in medium.

Use some pretty innocent pink lipstick, like Revlon Lip butter in Cupcake or Strawberry Shortcake.

Put on your wings, white dress, black fishnet stockings & black OTK motorcycle boots. Wear black Victorian jewelry. Carry as many firearms as possible. ;)