Finally... a new look! :)

Hello everybody!

Well, I was going to be more active here but then, all of a sudden, I got the next advancement in my career and with the new responsibility comes a lot of extra hours at work. Not that I'm complaining, I love my job and I am so grateful I've come this far. :)

Anyway, I'm trying to get the time to take photos of the looks I wear for work and today this is the look I wore.

I didn't manage to take a full face shot before I had to rush to the tram, though.

Face

*Mineralize moisture foundation NW13 (MAC)

*Studio finish concealer NC15 (MAC)
*Mineralize Skin Finish Light (MAC)

*Blushbaby (MAC)

Eyebrows

*Deep dark brunette fluidline for brows (MAC)

Eyes

*Teddy eye kohl (MAC)
*Mulch, Blanc type, Texture, Nylon (MAC)

*Extended Play Gigablack Lash Mascara (MAC)

*False eyelashes #7 (MAC)

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Birthstones: Emerald

First, I want to say WELCOME to all my new readers! :) And welcome back to you oldies! :D I wish I could express in words how much I really appreciate all of you who takes your time to read my posts, comment and subscribe to my blog! I am truly honored to have you here!

Second, is it really May already? :O Where did April go? :O Well, my inner Spock-a-holic has been longing for the premiere of "Stark Trek: Into Darkness" for a very long time now so I am very pleased to see May's pretty face. :) Another good thing with May is that it has one of the most beautiful birthstones associated with it; the emerald.

Midori is the perfect emerald green. The lighter green on the middle of the lid was applied to give the look a little more dimension.

Shitty image, but at least you can get a grasp of the green shimmer in the middle of the lid.

A peachy pink cheek and hot pink lips brings out the green eye makeup even more. I've been experimenting a bit with vintage hair-dos lately, and this is one of my (sloppy) attempts to do a "front roll".

Face

*CC cream Light (Lumene)

*Studio Finish Concealer (M.A.C.) 

*Mineral Veil (Bare Minerals)

Eyebrows

*Browshadow Dark brown (Anastasia Beverly Hills)

Eyes

*Shadow Insurance (original) (Too Faced)

*Gel liner Mystic (Makeup Geek)

*Midori (Sugarpill)

*Eye dust Bamboo (Make Up Store)

*Heaven (Too Faced)

*Medium Pencil Sophie (Illamasqua)

*#391 (Inglot) 

*False lashes #701 (Red Cherry)

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I didn't do an image tutorial on this one since it's such an easy look, but I thought I'd write down the steps anyway in case you're wondering anything about it.

Step 1. Prime your eyes as usual.

Step 2. Draw and fill in the cat eye with a green base. As a base I used the gel liner Mystic by Makeup Geek.

Step 3. On top of the base, apply Midori by Sugarpill, leaving a little pocket open in the middle of the lid. On top of that pocket apply a shimmery green pigment. I used Bamboo by Make Up Store.

Step 4. Define the edges with a small brush and concealer.

Step 5. Line your eyes (waterline + upper lash line) with a black kohl pencil. Smudge it out a bit around the upper lash line, then set it with a black eyeshadow. Make sure the black is well blended into the green; we don't want a sharp eyeliner.

Step 6. Mascara and false eyelashes.

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Soon I'll be starting a (hopefully) rather busy schedule at work over summer. I will be selling a lot of luxury cosmetics, which is really nice since the products are of such high quality and easy to recommend to a customer.

Anyways, I hope you're having a lovely time whatever you're doing! Thanks a lot for reading and a BIG thanks for all of you who comments and subscribes! :D

Crystal Cateye

I have had a great week on work! :) Everyone - both customers and co-workers - are being so nice and it is great to be able to do something that I'm good at and that I really like doing. Since I work very long days I haven't had time to post this look until now. I actually wore it a week ago... But better late than never, I guess! :P

The rhinestones are inspired by how one of the models at heavyred.com wears her makeup. :) I don't know if I liked it a lot though... Looks good on her but I didn't quite feel comfortable with it.

Photoshopped green eyes...

Nude lips and a really playful hairdo. :) I really should wear my hair like this more often because I loved it. It isn't that obvious when looking at the picture but I have put up my hair in pigtails. Very Harley Quinn. :)

Face

*Skin base foundation 02 (Illamasqua)

*Studio finish concealer (M.A.C.)

*Loose powder (Isadora)

Eyebrows

*Corrupt (Makeup Geek)

Eyes

*Jumbo Pencil Milk (NYX)

*Medium Pencil S.O.P.H.I.E. (Illamasqua)

*Mercury (Makeup Geek)

*Galaxy (Makeup Geek)

*Corrupt (Makeup Geek)

*Tako (Sugarpill)

*Drama mascara (Make Up Store)

Lips

*Darling (Makeup Geek)

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So, tomorrow I start my third week at my trainee job and now that I have started to get a hang of things I am going to set up some personal goals for myself.
I hope all of you have had a lovely weekend and that you enjoyed reading this somewhat tedious post. :P See you soon! Well, soon enough anyway...