This year, I decided that makeup would be the way I spent my procrastination time + money.
So although I still wear little more than eyeshadow on a daily basis, I decided that it was important to learn how to properly apply makeup. I mean, c'mon ppl, there are (were - hehe) 12 year olds who are/were more familiar and more adept with makeup than me!!!!
Yeah, it definitely is a little weird to watch youtube videos abt how to apply 'high school makeup' and discover that that was more than you wear to WORK. At your profession. After 8 years of university. Hmm.
So here, in no particular order are some of my purchases in the 4 months when I was really studying hard. There's more stuff, let's face it, but I haven't bothered to photograph it all just yet.
I have had 3 nail polish/nail painting phases in my life thus far - when I was in junior high in the US, when I was in uni here and right now.
I started this particular phase by accident. It actually wasn't part of my procrastination plan, nor do I actually consider this 'makeup'. I've never had nor wanted acrylic nails and I'm not into nail art. ... I bought these becoz one day, my local ___petrol station (a BP)___ had a big bin of them and they were 3 for $6. Which is phenomenal value for money for anything of reasonable cosmetic quality in Australia. (Indeed, I've seen the same brand available from local online cosmetic companies for more money ...and that doesn't include the postage)
I remembered this brand from my time in the US and was charmed to see that it had made it all the way over here.
The 3-for-6 deal really got to me, of course, becoz I now have so goddamn many!!!
The colors I have are:
Green sparkle (the sparkles do not apply quite as densely as one would expect. you need lots of layers), Green goblin (this is a really bright dark lime color. I kinda wished it was a little darker but even with a black base, it's still bright.. but if that's what you're going for, it's great), Charcoal (I'm in love with this color. matte grey - industrial chic. sure you could use it with sparkles, nail art, etc but I like it just as it is), Berrylicious (matte deep purple. love it... retro 60s psychedelia comes to mind), Silver sparkles (oddly enough, the sparkles in this apply with beautiful density), Tin roof (oh my, this color is perfect - gunmetal grey but shimmery - industrial chic take 2), Professor Plum, Broomstick (this is a gorgeous mix between bronze and dusty pink - it's not the sort of thing I would normally pick but it looks great on) , Petticoat and Red Slippers (very fine, bright ruby red glitter polish - lovely over something else).
...If I haven't made a little comment abt these, I haven't tried them yet. They're good quality overall though.
I love these nail polishes and _always_ paint my toenails in summer.
Yay!
This smelt lovely, was $9.95 and comes in a big, big bottle.
Do I know it if really does anything for my makeup (eyeliner + translucent face powder)? Nope.
But I enjoy spraying it on after I've been out in the hot sun (read: anywhere during the day at the moment) when I want to freshen up but don't necessarily have the time to wash my face and start over.
Would I buy this again? Good lord, ask me when I come closer to finishing it!
Until now, my makeup brush collection was a mish-mash of hand-me-downs from my mother and the occasional freebie.
Does anyone remember when there was a free set of makeup brushes with a magazine like "Marie Claire" or "Madison"? I don't read those mags normally, but thought that it would be good value to buy one for the brush kit. Yep. It wasn't that good an idea.
I've had to slowly replace my brushes with a combo of stuff from EcoTools, Gloss, ELF and Sigma.
These brushes are lovely, the kit it all comes in is lovely. I've used them all... once. Each. Becoz I'm not travelling anywhere and don't really want to go thru the hassle of washing then storing them repeatedly when just trying on makeup in my bathroom.
PS: IMHO, not every brush in a kit will work out. I've got an Ecotools kit - love the eyeliner brush, love the mini eyeshadow brush. Not impressed by the blush/ face powder brush.
I think brushes are a very individual thing. So don't go out there assuming that a ton of money or a posh brand will be the solution.
...Ok... PHEW. That's it for now.
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