In Search Of. . . Written Words: Wordless Wednesday

In Search Of. . . Beauty: Transformation Tuesday

Originally, I was going to do a transformation into a Cheshire Cat, but I think that one will be better when I have a tripod. Which is why I'm going to apologize for the quality of some these pictures. I didn't take all of them with my big camera. 

Most of them I took with my phone.

I got the idea from Desi Perkins. I don't specifically follow her on YouTube, but every once in a while I catch one of her videos. I obviously don't have all the shamancy stuff, but I think it came out pretty similar. 

Start with a plain face.Like the ugly one in the picture. I used the Maybeline Fit Me Matte pore less in color 112. I put Covergirl Ready Set Gorgeous concealer in fair. 

From there I used my Elf Golden Bronzer contour shimmer kit thing and then set my make up with my Rimmel pressed powder in color sandstorm. I used a dark coral Lancome blush that I don't have the name of because it's older than the hills. 

Now we get to the intense part 

EYE SHADOWS!

Here's my blank eye

I didn't, but if your'e going out for a long time, use a eye shadow primer. 

To start out you use a concealer or highlighter under the brow bone. 

 If that looks to stark, just blend it out with either a brush or your finger. (I just used my finger.)

Next, you take a highlight color just to make it easier to transition and blend right there. 

Using my giant Ulta thing I used the color nude and a fluffy brush.

Taking the fluffy brush run that along the brow bone over the concealer and down towards the crease.

Next take a transition shade. Normally, these should should be a brown color. I just helps the make up blend in general. 

I used color rose dusk on a fluffy brush. 

Next I went in with a pointed brush. She used a dark green. I used the color Glamazon.

I wish I had a better picture of this. I put it in the crease and did a v-shape on the outer corner of the eye. I pulled it out towards the temple. Once that was applied, I did an orange color on a fluffy brush to blend it out. 

Now, I went back to the lid and did a lighter green on the outer corner and inner corner leaving the center blank. 

After that I went in with my Maybeline Brights pallet and used the gold color. I put it on the center of the lid and then on the inner corner to brighten the eye. 

Then I took a black (holy cow this is long) and put it in the crease. 

I took an angle brush with the same black and lined my under eye, and then winged it out from the corner and filled it in like an actual liner. 

After that, I swept the orange under the eye. Cleaned up the edges with some concealer and applied some mascara. 

Then I was done. 

I finished the look with the Covergirl guavalicious.

 Finally done. That's the transformation process. I hope you guys like it. 

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In Search Of. . . Written Words: Books I'm Reading

So, after reading so much, I've been kind of off books for the past month. This came up and I still wasn't reading, but I thought it would be a good time to decide what book to read. 

I could read the third book from Ransom Riggs. 

Which would be good. I might do that. 

Or 

I could continue reading Michael Crichton. He's one of my favorite authors. I would probably read The Great Train Robbery. 

You guys tell me which.

As Always,

In Search Of. . . Adventure: Top Places to Travel

I don't really consider myself a traveler. I've done a fair amount of travelling in the states, but not much out of the states. I went to Israel once, and it was amazing. However, there are tons of places I want to go. If I could live a whole life time just to travel I would, but I can't so I'll plan trips to these places that I'll never take. 

Because this post would be forever long if I did all the places I want to travel, I'll just do my top five. 

5. India

I love how colorful this place is. I think it would be beautiful to see it. Maybe not all of it, but the tourist parts. 

4. Germany

I think I just want to see the European continent.Germany would be cool because that's where my dad's side from. I've landed in Switzerland and in Germany but I didn't go out and see any of it. I would like to and two weeks touring.  

3. Israel (again)

I've actually been to Israel. It was amazing. I mean, spiritual journey aside, the country itself was beautiful. Completely safe, except for certain areas, but pretty safe. Both sides of the people groups rely on tourism. I want to go back.

2. Spain

This is a mother land. My mother's side of the family is from here. 

1. Scotland

This is the motherland. Well, one of them anyway. I've always wanted to see Scotland and find the old family castle. Or something like that. I think it's just a beautiful place. I also want to see the heritage that explains everything about my family. I tell people, "We're Scottish." And they get this look like "Oh that explains it all." 

As always,

In Search Of. . . Beauty: Outfit of the Day

Man my legs look manish

That's the outfit and make up of the day. I was going to a church event, but still wanted something aesthetically interesting. Plus, I'm Scottish. I must wear plaid.

I don't know where I got any of this stuff from. The shirt's super old; I think I got it from Cato's. The skirt and the shoes were free. 

When I went to college, they had a specific room in the dorms where girls dumped their old clothes. What's better than free clothes. Not a whole lot. This is actually a really weird skirt. if I were to show the waist band, it would look like a pirate skirt with huge big silver lace holes. It had string that I took out and I just show the bottom. 

These are the shoes. They're red jellies. Like the ones you had as a kid. I'm fairly sure they come from Target, but I don't know. I just know they're plastic, and before you say gross plastic shoes. I went to college in Florida. Do you know how much it rains in Florida? A lot. that's how much. 

Anyway, on to make up. 

That obviously is a full face. 

Foundation: Maybeline Fit ME matte/pore less in shade 112. 

Concealer: Covergirl: Ready, set gorgeous shade fair

Powder: Rimmel Stay Matte shade sandstorm

E.L.F Contour/highlight shimmer brick shade Golden

Covergirl blush 

Lips: NARS Velvet Matte lip Pencil shade Cruella

Urban Decay Original Eye shadow Primer Potion 

Maybeline Expert Wear Shadow Kit Charcoal Smokes

Base color for blending/lid color

Lid color in crease

Crease color in Crease

Liner over the NYC Cityproof black pencil 

Tarte Lights, Camera, Lashes Mascara

There you have it my outfit of the day. 

As always,