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  1. Tag: Why do you wear make-up?

    Saturday, November 24, 2012

    Hi my lovelies. I'm doing the "why do you wear make-up tag" inspired by Yazmine from mindofa-dreamer.

    1) When did you begin wearing makeup? (I added the whole damn timeline).
    - I started around 8th grade (age 13) and really started to get into it; my everyday look consisted of dark dark brown liner on the waterline and top line. 
    - Before that, I literally wore black eye-liner on my waterline only. I kind of shudder at the thought. Before then, I just wore the occasional lip-gloss. But even as a child, I loved using my mom's makeup - I'm sure it was hilarious looking
    - In 10th grade (age 15), I gained the confidence to wear a lot of makeup, like eye-shadow and lipstick, to school without being afraid of people telling me I'm trying to hard. I started rocking those damn bold lips. 
    -Now in 11th grade (age 16), I'd like to think of myself as a make-up connoisseur of sorts and I'm pretty sure I might do something with it down the road.

    2) How do you feel without makeup?
    I'd like to think I don't need it, but truth be told I feel a bit naked without it on. I need to use at least my 3 holy-grail products (coming up) to feel really confident. I like makeup and I like doing it, so although I use a lot, I feel completely comfortable wearing less.

    3) What do you like about makeup?
    • I love how it can completely change someone; putting a bit of makeup on gives me so much more confidence and I feel like something better
    • I love how much of it there is and how theres a whole world revolving around it. There are so many brands and so many types and theres magazines and blogs just about it. Its beautiful and so many people realize that and that built this amazing community of people
    • theres so many things you can do with makeup and it can make a totally different persona for someone. I love putting it on people and just watching them trasform 
    4) 3 holy grail products?

    MAC Brows Quad
    Vanilla: highlight
    Cork/Coquette: brows, eyeshadow
    Concrete: eyeliner/deep v
    (runner up: Urban Decay Naked Palette)


    Smashbox High Def. Concealer (Light)
    Blends wonderfully, highly pigmented
    I use this every day on any blemishes/redness/under the eyes

    Maybelline the Colossal Mascara 
    My favorite mascara I've tried and definitely a necessity. I can't believe there was ever a time that I thought I hated mascara 
    Until next time, xx Michelle 
    Song of the Day: Grandgloves - Purity Ring

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  2. Z-Palette: A Review

    Thursday, November 22, 2012


    Recently I purchased a Z-Palette because of my sheer laziness to go through my drawers and small quads or trios to pick out the perfect shades that go together. So I got 2 of them: a smaller black one and a large purple one. 

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    My full large Z-Palette!
    Pros: 
    • I use all of the shades more than I ever did when they were all separate
    • I got to take the great shades I love from old trios and quads and throw out the duds
    •  The case is lightweight and came with great magnets
    Cons: 
    • 1 word: Depotting. I ran into some trouble with this mainly because I’m impatient and not careful enough. So this happened:
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    • This happens on more than one occasion and it fucking sucks! Be careful and more gentle than I was and your shadows should be fine. If they aren’t, you can repack them with some rubbing alcohol. Just look up tutorials on how to fix shattered shadows. I might do that to some of the ones that I fucked up badly on (l already did it to that green shade on the end) 
    • It gets DIRTY. The shadow dust gets a lot of places. You can take the shadows out and clean the bottom or just take out the shade you’re using. There are ways to avoid it.
    • I didn’t think ahead of time and attach the color names on the back.
    Final verdict: I love my z-palette and think it is much better than having all single eye shadows. It love that you can put so many different types of colors together and have different brands in one place. All of the cons can be easily avoided thus making this palette a great buy! 
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    I use the small black one for overnight stays or just want to take the color I used that day with me.

    Until next time, xx Michelle

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