Night and Day

MY FIANCÉE and I were fighting over spending time together - he wanted to game, I wanted to do some artwork with him and watch a movie. This ended in Boy declaring he was going to design and paint my nails. He called for paper saying that "true art needed to be planned out", and then changed his mind. He picked out Essie's Aruba Blue and Sinful Colors' Patrika and got to work on my left hand.

He was super serious. And didn't really know how to ply polish - 

but did his best. SUPER THICK COATS.

Using my *new* dotting tool to make his little suns.

SINCE BOY did a day theme on my right hand, I did a night them on the left. I used Wet n Wild's Morbid for the base coat, Rimmel's Grey Matter and Essie's Blanca for the moon with Wet n Wild's Kaledoscope for the mini stars in the sky. My fingers weren't as nicely done, but I used the paint brush end of my dotting tool with Wet n Wild's Silvivor.

THESE ARE THE FINAL RESULTS.

BOY'S SUNS. Very textured.

UBER TEXTURED.

Boy made me promise to leave my left hand as it was. Which will be super interesting. I'm really anal when it comes to my nail polish. If it's chipped, smudges, too bumpy, ruined in any way, I HAVE TO REMOVE IT ALL. We'll see how long I can keep this style until I lose my damn mind.

 My thumbnail - Moon with starry sky. Apologies for my shitty camera. Also, my nail polish technique could be bested by most 5 year olds. ALL OVER MY FINGERS. But I'm too damn lazy to clean it up with polish remover and Q-Tips, so I usually just let it be and when I shower usually it cleans up.

My other fingers - not very good - I think if I do something like this again, I'll just do a coat of the Kaledoscope instead of shitty stars/comets.

It was a really fun thing to do together and I hope we do it again, and maybe next time Boy will use less polish. 

Because my day usually gets shitty

THIS BLOG is dedicated to trying to de-shittify my day with eyeshadow, nail polish, and awesome. For those of you with CAPSLOCK DAYS, you know you need this.

I STOLE THIS SURVEY FROM MY FRIENDS BLOG. She forgives :D

How many times do you wash your face daily?

Twice if I wear all over makeup that day. Usually I just wash it in the shower and then ignore foundation because I'm lazy.

What skin type do you have?
Horrid. I have oily, acne prone skin, and I usually have a few break outs. We battle.

What is your current facial wash?

Clean and Clear Advanced Acne Fash Wash that came in their little kit. It does a pretty good job if I make sure to use it regular like.

Do you exfoliate?
Every other day or so.

What brand do you use?
I'm stealing my boyfriend's Nivea Exfoliating Face Wash for Men until I go find something nice to use for myself.

What moisturizer do you use?
Pond's Vitamin E face cream - absolutely amazing

Do you have freckles?
No, my sister does, and I'm a little jealous.

Do you use eye cream?
Nope.

Do you or did you have acne prone skin?
I've had moderate - severe acne since I was 10. I've been fighting with it with various treatments over the past 12 years. Happily, it's getting better as I get older!

Did you ever have to use Pro-activ?
I didn't get the chance. I signed up about a year ago, they took my money, didn't deliver the product, and when I complained, sent me forms which they lost, and I never got a refund. Fuck Proactive.

What foundation do you use?
Revlon Colorstay - I read about it on a make up blog, and it seems to do a good job. I need something with better coverage that won't clog, and this has been a pretty good match.

How about concealer?
I have an Almay Mineral concealer I use but the label's worn off. I also have the Bare Minerals Concealer with Sulfur - but I don't use that as often.

Do you know your undertone color?
Olive. I got the Italian genes in the family :D

What do you think of fake eyelashes?
I like the end product - but I'm a little too lazy / inept to want to use them regularly. 

Did you know that you are supposed to change your mascara every 3 months?
Yes, but I don't because I'm cheap and NEVER use that much mascara in 3 months. If they want us to actually follow that rule, smaller tubes, cheap mascara :D

What brand of mascara do you use?
I have a Covergirl Lashblast Volume Mascara - but I'm not in love with it. I think after this tube is kaput I'm going back to the Maybelline Stiletto Mascaras.

Sephora or MAC?
MAC is my favourite right now!

Do you have a MAC Pro-card?
I wish

What makeup tools do you use in make up application?
My Sigma brushes <3

Do you use make-up base/primer for the eyes?
When I remember. I have the Urban Decay Book of Shadows Vol. 3, and it came with the nice little tube of primer, but I almost always forget it.

For the face?
When I do a full face, which isn't as often as it should be :P

What is your favorite eyeshadow (color or shade)?

 I love my U.D. Book of Shadows Vol. 3, and I have an ELF palette my BFF bought me for Christmas that I use for the bright colors.

Do you use pencil or liquid eyeliner?
Liquid. I like the darker cleaner lines.

How often do you poke your eyes with an eyeliner pencil?
Never. I'm pro :p

What do you think of pigment eyeshadows?

I love them. I love color and having that pop.

Do you use mineral makeup?
Eye shadows yes, but the foundations don't give me enough coverage.

What is your favorite lipstick?
MAC Cyndi Lauper or my MAC Ladybug :D

How about lipgloss?
MAC Cyndi Lauper. I usually don't like gloss though because it feels sticky

What is your favorite blush to use?

I have terrible luck with blush - right now I'm using a Fit Me blush but it's not quite enough. Searching for the right one 

Do you buy your makeup on ebay?
No, but I might start.

Do you like drugstore makeup?
Yes. Mostly because I'm cheap, and I can make it work.

Do you go to CCO's? (cosmetic company outlets)
There aren't any where I live! So sad.

Did you ever consider taking make-up classes?
Yes, I thought about going to beauty school, but IT is my career right now so I'm focusing on that

Are you clumsy in putting on makeup?
Like a 5 year old.

Name a makeup crime that you hate?
Light blue hooker eyes. And noticibly uneven liner. LOOK IN THE MIRROR. I'm not perfect but if it looks bad, I don't wear it.

Do you like colorful shades of makeup (lipstick, eyeshadow) or neutral ones?
Color!

Which celebrity always has great make up?
Natalie Portman

If you could leave the house using just ONE make up item, what would you use?

Mascara

Could you ever leave the house without any makeup on?
I do all the time. It's awful, I'm a grown woman, but we all have our days. 

 
Do you think you look good even without any makeup on?
Yes. Makeup shouldn't make you look good, it should enhance your beauty.

In your opinion, what is the BEST makeup line?
MAC and Urban Decay <3