Glittery Eyes and Soft Pink Eyes

I did a little bit of makeup this past month. Here are a few photos I'd like to share of how it turned out. Also, a few photos of hair extensions applied to my hair. Very simple to do ladies if you're looking for a way to boost your volume and have some awesome curly or straight hair. Enjoy! (Oh, and some cool nails too!)

Holiday nails using China Glaze Ruby Pumps, China Glaze Party Hearty and a cover girl silver confetti.

Sweetie hair extensions-straight

Sweetie hair extensions curled- Mega volume!

Soft pink look using drug store cosmetics. Super pretty!!

Gold glitter eye makeup by NYX used for a holiday party.

Get creative and take risks! Makeup doesn't have to be boring or "el natural" all the time. Enhance yourself and have fun doing it!

*Lindsey

Using Color on the Eyes

Here is a photograph documentary of using a bright yellow/green eyeshadow. Don't be afraid to try doing this on your own. All the products I used can be purchased at a local drug store :-)

You'll need 1-2 brushes, and one smudge brush.

This is an NYX felt tip black eyeliner pencil.

Cover Girl Lash Blast Fusion mascara... awesome stuff.

Charcoal gray eyeshadow

Milani lip gloss

Bright yellow eyeshadow

Black cream shadow pencil. This one is Wet n Wild

Cover Girl Tru Blend mouse foundation and a wet n wild cover stick.

Final Product

1. Apply foundation and cover stick to get an even complexion. Then cover eye lid only with the dark creme shadow stick.

2. Next, pat the yellow eyeshadow onto the eyelid. This will cause the color to stick to the creme shadow eliminating fallout from such a pigmented color. Do this slowly to make sure there is even coverage.

3. Using the charcoal shadow, lightly shade the crease and go slightly above it to give the eye depth. Do this lightly and add more if necessary. Do not over-do it though.

4. Using the eyeliner, line the upper lid and lower lid. Keep the line thin on the bottom. When done, use the smudge brush to soften the lower line.

5. Add lip gloss, and then you're done!

Oh boy, it's December....

I honestly don't have a good excuse for not posting an entry per day at all.... Let's face it, I'm lazy when it comes to this stuff. I would much rather update my facebook status a hundred time a day (which I do not do) then sit here and type out a thoughtful entry. It's almost 2011 and I'm 100% positive I have no idea what I want to do. I'm the queen of coming up with a ton of great ideas, then talk myself out of every single one because of the risks involved. Maybe it's time I just chose one of my ideas and went for it. I can sit here and give you a list of things I would like to try to do, but I fear it would be pointless. Here's to 2011 and the hope that something will change for me this year. I feel like I've been circling the wagons ever since I started grad school. In May, that won't be an option and I can for once say with certainty I'm glad. It will be good to be done with the required schooling for my degree, however, there is also this voice in my head saying it was pointless because I don't think I'm going to end up doing anything with those degrees. I think 2011 will be a year of discovery for me. A year of finding out what I'm really passionate about versus what everyone else thinks I'm passionate about. Time to go after my dreams instead of just leaving them a dream.