Hello. My name is Francine, and I have a problem.
I've always had a passion for makeup. And now my passion (addiciton, obsession, infatuation, whatever you choose to call it) has grown...and continues to grow. Although I am a loyal fan of MAC, and I'm sure I always will be, I am starting to branch out to other brands to get a better and more well-rounded collection.
Oh! By the way...I'm not really a professional make-up artist; I just play one on youtube. :P Haha!! :D
***PRODUCTS USED*** --FACE-- Clinique Perfectly Real Makeup Shade 18 (g) Clinique Blended Face Powder Transparency 3 Aziza II Concealer MAC Northern Light Mineralize Skinfinish (blush) MAC Swiss Chocolate eyeshadow (contouring)
--EYES-- Urban Decay Primer Potion MAC Ricepaper eyeshadow MAC Swiss Chocolate eyeshadow Stýli-Style Black/Brown Line & Seal Eyeliner DiorShow Mascara MAC Espresso eyeshadow (brows)
--LIPS-- Stýli-Style Line & Seal Lip Liner in Rouge MAC Queen's Sin Lipstick MAC Boundless 3D glass
--Patriots Emblem-- MAC Royal Wink Fluidline MAC Fascinating Eye Kohl MAC Flammable Paint
After a short absence, youtube's very own Panacea81, a.k.a. Lauren comes back strong and beautiful as ever with a great tutorial on acheiving the exagerrated winged liner look made famous by Amy Winehouse! Hottie alert! Check it out!!
Check out this awesome look by SarahVictor on youtube! It's a super hot yellow and black smokey eye with a touch of grey and green! If you haven't checked out her videos, you need to! She has some great tips and some looks that you can add to your "I've gotta try this look!" list. The lovely Sarah also shows off her gorgeous hair in some hair styling tuts! Enjoy! :)
PRODUCTS USED --FACE-- Beauty From the Earth Foundation in Dark Beauty From the Earth Mineral Veil MAC Mineralized Skin Finish in Nothern Light (blush) MAC Mineralized Skin Finish in Global Glow (contouring)
--EYES-- Urban Decay Primer Potion MAC Ricepaper Eyeshadow MAC Teal Pigment MAC Espresso Eyeshadow (also used it for brows) MAC Stubborn Brown Powerpoint Eye Pencil Diorshow Mascara in Black
--LIPS-- Stýli-Style Line & Seal Lipliner in Sand MAC Plastique Lipstick MAc Pretty Plush Plushglass
SONGS HEARD "Linger" by The Cranberries "Kiss Me" by Six Pence None The Richer "Lovefool" by The Cardigans
Brittany, a.k.a., DivineBlackness, You are an absolute God-send! I posted a new video tutorial showing her steps to get the most out of your Urban Decay Primer Potion! I couldn't believe the amount that came out of that little tube...especially that little bottom piece! It was unbelievable!
Hopefully, with getting the word out, Urban Decay will finally realize how pissed their customers are getting at their wasteful ways and finally change their packaging for this amazing product! Maybe when sales decrease because more and more people won't need to buy it as often, they'll rethink their strategies for trying to get money out of us UDPP lovers! Ha!
If not, you may want to think again. Having tiny to non-existent lashes can be a thing of the past. Pursebuzz did a video review of Magic Lash Eyelash Enhancer. Based off the results I'm seeing with her lashes, I may just have to give this stuff a try! Unfortunately, I'll have to wait patiently along with everyone else until January 3rd since Overall Beauty seems to be out of it until then. :(
If any of you have tried, or have even heard of this stuff, let me know what you think or have heard about it! :)
PRODUCTS USED --FACE-- Clinique Perfectly Real Makeup - Shade 18 (G) Clinique Blended Face Powder - Trancparency 03 MAC Global Glow Mineralized skinfinish (contouring) MAC Nothern Light Mineralized Skinfinish (blush)
--EYES-- UDPP Urban Decay Chopper eyeshadow (applied to upper lid with Loew Cornell 3/8" Maxine's Mop Brush, and to lower lashline with MAC 219 brush) MAC Ricepaper eyeshadow (applied with Face secrets Shadow blending brush) MAC smolder Eye Kohl (smudged with MAC 219 brush) Diorshow Mascara MAC Espresso eyeshadow (to fill in brows, applied with MAC 266 brush)
--LIPS-- MAC Spice Lipliner MAC Plastique Lipstick MAC Sinnamon Lustreglass
Got a couple of youtubers wanting to see a look with Chrome Yellow and Electric Eel eyeshadows. I called in the help of Aquadisiac to make blending easier and here's the finished look as well as the video! Enjoy!
PRODUCTS USED --FACE-- Clinique Perfectly Real Makeup - Shade 18 (G) Clinique Blended Face Powder - Trancparency 03 MAC Global Glow Mineralized skinfinish (contouring) MAC Nothern Light Mineralized Skinfinish (blush)
--EYES-- UDPP MAC Chrome Yellow eyeshadow MAC Electric Eel eyeshadow MAC Aquadisiac eyeshadow MAC Ricepaper eyeshadow MAC Blacktrack Fluidline MAC Espresso eyeshadow Diorshow Mascara
--LIPS-- Stýli-Style Line & Seal lipliner in Nude MAC Cosmo lipstick MAC Optical 3Dglass
If you're like me, you are petrified of going to see someone to do your hair. Up until November of 2006, only three people had ever cut my hair, and two of which only trimmed my ends. Those three people were my mom, a friend of mine in Hawaii, and myself. I was the only one who ever did the massive cutting. I have this phobia about going to see a stylist and having my hair butchered or mutilated into something I didn't want. When I was younger, my mom would go to a stylist and come home unhappy because her hair was styled and cut wrong. She soon began cutting her own hair and then putting me to work with trimming the areas she couldn't see as well (she has really short hair). Well, I learned this from my mom and soon began cutting (and dying) my own hair. Then highlights became a big thing but I didn't want to do highlights on myself. One, because I didn't know how, and two, because, well, I didn't know how. Anyhoo, while living in Tennessee, I went with a friend to her hair appointment and fell in love with the stylist. She is the only person other than myself, my friend, and my mom, to run a pair of scissors and some dye through my hair. Unfortunately, because my husband is in the military, I've had a relapse in my phobia and I am now back to cutting and dying my own hair, unless I happen to be out in Tennessee for a visit. Now that I've written a novel, let me get on with why I originally posted this. If you have a hairtsylist phobia like I do, Pursebuzz has put up a two-part video with great tips on finding the right stylist for you! Have a look see at her helpful advice and be sure to remember those tips the next time you're out and about looking for a stlist!
Or you could consider it for Spring since it's kind of pastel-ly. :D Anyhoo, did a video tut using a couple of colors from Urban Decay's Urban Ammo Eye Palette. Hope you guys like it!
If you enjoy reading this blog or watching my videos on youtube, please do not hesitate to show your appreciation!
While I chose to start up my youtube account and this blog of my own free will, I am beginning to realize the amount of work and dedication that an effort like this takes. That kind of dedication requires a huge amount of time for updating this blog and creating videos. Any donation is greatly appreciated and will aid in the continuing efforts to keep this blog going strong and my youtube videos alive! If you would like to donate makeup or other beauty products rather than a monetary donation, please feel free to e-mail me at kuuipo1207 (at) gmail.com! :)
