Mock Made Up: 2015

Tuesday, December 22, 2015

December 2015 Ipsy bag!

I got my bag today woo!!!I got a fabulous. @acureorganics cell stimulating mask. I already have it and it is so awesome! You turn into Swamp Thing for about 15 minutes and then voila! Glowy goodness.@elizabethmott Thank me later Eye Primer. It goes on slightly pink and takes a bit to tacky up....

Thursday, December 17, 2015

Moisturise me... spray, spray

I am seeing a big NOPE in off the cuff skin care from sales representatives. It pains me when they suggest using a physical or chemical exfoliating products more than 3 times a week. You have to let the skin heal before you can take more of the top layer of dead cells off. I am seeing a lot of people...

Thursday, December 3, 2015

Chronic illness and Beauty Blogging

One of these faces is not like the others. One of these faces doesn't belong. I was trying to make a collage to show some of my makeup looks, but accidentally snapped my true face. This one on the lower left was an accidental shot. Those of us with chronic illness get used to faking the smiles,...

The Lazy Makeup Artist Guide to Palettes aka How to see palette colors without depotting

Instead of doing all the work of depotting my palettes to put them in z palette just so I can decide on colors, I literally copied them on sticker paper, trimmed it and applied it to the backs of them. Way easier than melting and burning and magnetically sticking them to metal and stuff. My...

Makeup Mistakes AKA Underestimating Inexpensive Palettes

f So underestimating palettes is a mistake. This is a Claire's palette from eons ago. The primer is Jessie's girl, a very inexpensive primer. I'd originally used Urban Decay primer but that seemed to muddy the color a bit. I forgot to photo it. This is a $7USD dollar palette. Vibrant and full, as much...

Face of the day- Blast from the Past

Look of the day from August On eyes Summer breeze,barefoot in the grass, sweet tea, peach poppy, ice cream cone and picnic basket from tarte's Poppy Picnic LE Summer collection palette.‬ Best warm, nude, matte palette ever. Base: on eyes, primer is Elf glitter primer and Rimmel‬ Scandaleyes...

Three generations!

This is me, my eldest daughter and my granddaughter out on vacation about a month past. We had a great time swimming and partying for my youngest daughter's 10th grade birthday party. No one ever believes me when I say that I am a Mimi! I believe in the power of sph and moisturiz...

New Doggie!

Rose Eleanor aka Rosie the Ewok This is our new doggie, and by new I mean she was born last February so she's about to be a year old! She's a yorkiepoo, but we aren't sure what generation she is. She's either an F1 or F2. We'd like to match her with another yorkiepoo before we get her fixed so another...

Claude os, aperi oculos

My tattoo. It reminds me that in times of crisis, I need to close mouth and open my eyes. Observe, understand. It is rubbish latin for close hole, open ey...

Sei Bella Eye Candy Neutral Eye-shadow Palette

Limited edition Sei Bella Eye candy neutral eyeshadow palette. Very similar to my urban decay naked palettes and my too faced chocolate bar palettes. Gorgeous colors that I can't wait to play with. -------------------------------UGH! It's now sold out! This is part of the reason I don't try to brag...

Current Favorite Blushes

My favorite blushes right now happen to be all from tarte. I have no idea what order they are in but they are" Overjoyed, Holidaze 2015 Rejoiced,Holidaze 2015 Glisten, Poppy Picnic spring 2015 Fame, Showstopper Unleashed, Rainforest After Dark The photo on the left is in yellow incandescent...

Hourglass Ambient palette or E.L.F Illuminating Pallete?

I swatched the Hourglass Ambient powders a couple of weeks ago with my youngest daughter, I am kicking myself for not getting a picture. This E.L.F illuminating palette is spot on with another shade thrown in as a bonus.The pros are the pretty packaging for the hourglass one, but I am picking the...

Monday, August 17, 2015

As red as a tomatox?

I got a sample of Tony Moly's Tomatox Brightening Massage Mask and I have to tell you, I wish I had a time machine to go back and stop myself from using this mask. When I put it on my face, I was instantly hit with the smell of permanent waves (big thing is the 80s and early 90s) and my skin started...

More printable goodness! Cleaning binder cover

The cover for my cleaning binder is translucent and the writing on the first checklist was showing through. I needed something that was in the same color scheme that wouldn't make me crazy.So I made this. It's letter sized and I printed it out on cardstock.Printable Chevron Turquoise and chocolate Cleaning...

Tuesday, August 11, 2015

Blush Collection, Expanded and Swatched.

So I got this crazy idea after sorting through my brush drawers for the umpteenth billionth time, that I ought to swatch or some how mark my blushes so I could know the finish, the color without having to open them all and taking up precious time. I get pretty tired sorting my makeup and sitting in...

Thursday, July 30, 2015

So I needed a sign for my shredder... and I love pink and watercolor

I am setting up my mail center/command center and I needed a sign that informed people TO ONLY SHRED PAPER. We are getting a nifty log maker for shredded paper, and so I want to make sure that no plastic gets shredded, because that would suck to burn. And since I made it, I figured, hey... why...

Tuesday, June 2, 2015

May 2015 Birchbox

I've been slacking off a bit, sorta and I miss the details on this months BirchboxThe box was curated by Emily Shuman of Cupcakes and Cashmere. It's supposed to bring out our everyday elegance and I can't say that she did it wrong. The products scream deluxe to me. *squee*Naobay Oxygenating Cream...

Friday, May 1, 2015

Get Fit and Get Moving! :)

Everyone always talks about their new year's resolution is to lose weight or diet with this fad or that program. For me, the time to get moving is spring time. The flowers are blooming, the sun is shining and the wind is perfect. Here in Iowa it's about 72 degrees and I love it. With that in mind,...

Friday, February 20, 2015

Pressed Pigments = Super easy to use eyeshadows.

Home pressed pigments Top one to press is a pink shimmer mica, I have been dragging this around since my last bout of makeup creation. Beautiful shade, light with a purple shimmer finish. I got it as a mica tester back when I was formulating my own colors and I loved it. Second pigment...

Sunday, February 15, 2015

Meal/Menu Plan Service - Green Chef

The first meal we tried with Green Chef was the Paprika Chicken. This was amazing, too. Green Chef is an organic meal service. There is less selection than with Plated (previous post) but they are have a lot of gluten free options. There is a special on Facebook for a code that gives you a weeks...

So, yeah, these DIY meal services- Plated

So I am trying out some of the various food service/prep delivery service. Since Mark is working so much during the day and I can't really be on my own while shopping, we've had to get creative with meal planning. Okay, both Green Chef and Plated are both PHENOMENAL services. But I am just going...

Monday, February 2, 2015

Feel the Burn- Beauty Without Cruelty - Aromatherapy Skin Care AHA Facial Cleanser

Ow, ow.. ow ow ow. OWWIE! I wish I could say that this cleanser was good for my sensitive skin, but that would be a gravely misguided. My skin turns bright red and I now have irritant dermatitis forming around my mouth and chin area and my skin feels tight. Very depressing. I was hoping...

Saturday, January 24, 2015

Makeup brush recommendations, in a quickly thrown together format.

Brush companies mentioned: www.sigmabeauty.com www.eyeslipsface.com www.realtechniques.com and not shown but I like is www.crownbrush.us When starting in makeup I suggest 5 basic brushes to get you going on this awesome vanity filled adventure! First off is your Eyeliner Brush. Now most...

Thursday, January 22, 2015

Beauty Bundle from E.L.F January 2014

I got my Beauty Bundle from E.L.F and holy crap am I amazed at all the things I received! It is a complete load of awesome. Whole Lot of ELF love that I am feeling I got 1 Zit Zapper ($1) 1 Pout Perfector ($3) 1 Contour Studio brush ($3) 1 Pressed Mineral Blush in Wanderlust ($5) 1 Matte...

Saturday, January 10, 2015

About Clothing- Gywnnie Bee

So I am trying out a new subscription service called Gwynnie Bee and it's for women sizes 10 and up. I just barely match the minimum requirements. Never have I been so happy for my gabapentin and provera weight gain! *laugh* The first month is free, and you add clothes to your closet, and they send...