Sunday, December 25, 2011

Merry Christmas!

"Christmas is a time when people of all religions come together to worship Jesus Christ"

I know, you probably thought that was a quote from a great theologian, but NO! It came from the one and only crude dude himself, Bart Simpson. Shocking, isn't it? If you've read any of my previous posts, you probably already know, I am a follower of Jesus. I believe that he is God in the flesh, and celebrate His birth on December 25th (even though He was probably born nowhere near that date). So whether you are a believer in Christ or not, I wish you a very merry Christmas!

Wednesday, December 21, 2011

I love the 80s

For Christmas I talked my aunt into giving me the Electric set of Urban Decay 24/7 liners and once I got them I could NOT wait to use them. Temptalia did a great review of them here. It also worked out that this weeks Makeup Showcase in NTMS was free choice, and what better way to pay homage to such great colors than with an 80s themed look!

They are all awesome, and you know I'm a purple kinda girl so Ransom had to be used immediately. Grab some shoulder pads, a bustier and some Aqua Net and have a look at my 80s look!



For this look I used
UDPP
Sweet Libertine "Disco Butterfly" over Pixie Epoxy on the lid
My Beauty Addiction "Heliotrope" in the crease
Pampered Xombie "Amityville" to blend the line between lid and crease
Fyrinnae "Calavera Cupcakes" on the browbone and inner corner
Urban Decay "Radium" to line the upper eye
Urban Decay "Ransom" under the eye
Clinique mascara as always


And here's a little something to give you some inspiration! What about you, are a child of the 80s like me??

Monday, December 5, 2011

It's a blue, blue winter

The fab Wendi, my pal the Makeup Zombie posted this weeks challenge and wouldn't ya know I had just done my eyeballs in that theme without even knowing it! I used theBalm Muppet palette for the most part to create this look along with a silvery gray from a Sephora palette I got last year.


This is not your typical wintry look because here in the south we rarely get snow. We are more prone to ice storms creating black ice all over the roads which leads to a murky slush on the side of the road. So that's kinda what I went for in this look. It was a bit more vibrant IRL but it was overcast and my picture taking skills of my own eyes are still meh. Anywho! Hope y'all have a great day and send some snow my way, ya here?!

p.s. I am now humming this with a small change in the lyrics to suit the blog title lol!

Saturday, December 3, 2011

About me


I saw this tag on another blog I follow and thought maybe some of my new readers would like to know a little about me. If not, it's okay to skip this post entirely, I won't mind!

What is your best friends name?
Chris, I'm lucky enough to have married him ;)

What are you listening to right now?
Despicable Me playing in Lil's room

 Whats your favorite number?
13

What was the last thing you ate?
Grilled cheeseburger, zucchini and squash and red potato salad

If you were a crayon what color would you be?
Purple

How is the weather right now?
A bit chilly actually

Who was the last person you talked to on the phone?
I hung up on a telemarketer, does that count?

The first thing you notice about the opposite sex?
Probably eyes and hair

Do you have a significant other?
Yep! I've been with him since I was 16 (geesh I'm gettin old)

Favorite TV show?
Lately it's been The Vampire Diaries, Say Yes to the Dress, Family Guy, Law and Order SVU, Obsessed, Hoarders. But faves ever include Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Angel, X- Files, Ab Fab, The Vicar, My So Called Life, Sex and the City, Home Movies... I could keep going but then I would just sound like a couch potato sooo

Siblings?
1 brother, 1 stepsister, and 3 stepbrothers

Height?
5 feet, 3 inches.

Hair color?
Blonde

Eye Color?
Blue/ green

Do you wear contacts?
Lately I've been wearing my glasses since my contacts are so old they feel like sandpaper in my eyes. But normally, yes, I wear contacts :/

Favorite Holiday?
Christmas!  

Month?
August has my anniversary and birthday so I'm quite fond of it as well as November, that's when my daughter was born. 

Have you ever cried for no reason?
Yup... I'm a girl, aren't I? ;-)

What was the last movie you watched?
Breakfast at Tiffany's can you believe I had never watched it before?!

Favorite Day of the Year?
Uhhhh, I guess Christmas for this one too

Can you do a headstand (not using the wall)?
Back in tha day, yes. Now, not so much lol!

Hugs or Kisses?
Yes, please :)

Chocolate or Vanilla?
Vanilla

Do you want your friends to respond to this?
Yes!  I'd love to read everyone's answers, and comments to me on this post!

What books are you reading?
The Christian Atheist, The Bible light load compared to normally when I have 3-5 books going at the same time. 

Favorite movies?
This could take a while Pulp Fiction, LoTR trilogy, Sweeney Todd, Edward Scissorhands, Clueless, Kill Bill 1 & 2, The Princess Bride, Twilight(s), Star Wars (pretty much all of em), Stardust, Rocky Horror, Elf, Christmas Story, Tommy Boy, Moulin Rouge, Nightmare Before Christmas, Chronicles of Narnia (all of em), Lord Save Us From Your Followers, Coraline again I could keep going but will stop for now

What were you doing before this?
Catching up on my favorite beauty blogs

Butter, Plain or Salted popcorn?
Butter and salted that we make at home in our vintage style popcorn maker

Dogs or cats?
Dogs!

 Favorite flower?
Lilies and roses (like my daughter Lillian Rose)

Have you ever fired a gun?
Nope, only held one once and was a bit freaked out so who knows if I ever will

Do you like to travel by plane?
I do, I'm kinda like a kid. The first time I flew I was in my early twenties and the pilot let me in the cockpit, it was pretty amazing!

Right-handed or Left-handed?
I'm right handed.

How many pillows do you sleep with?
2

So there ya have it some useless Melissa info to keep with you. Feel free to copy and post away and link back on mine so I can learn more about you as well!!