URGENT....3 Weeks Left to Live

Hey ladies and gents~
If you have watched the video above, you will know what's going on. There is a girl named Kristie, who is suffering from Multischolerosis (hereditary) and has 3 weeks left to live unless a doctor or hospital will take her in. She currently has some media coverage, but severely lacks financial support and insurance to cover the expenses of her medical needs. She is constantly in pain, but really truly wants to live. If everyone could just spread the word through facebook, twitter, tumbler, luuux, favoriting and liking on youtube, anything, this would mean so much to her and her loved ones. Remember, time is of the essence. Please help save her life!

EDIT: Thanks to everybody's combined efforts, Kristie and her boyfriend has been flooded with calls offering help and support!  You can follow up on her progress through the following emails/links as this video will be taken down.

lease facebook Kristie here: http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?i... You can also go to: http://www.carepages.com create an account and then search for KRISTIE TUNICK

Kristie's email is: kristietunick@yahoo.com

her fiance BRIAN's email is: bsixstring@yahoo.com

Post Halloween Nails

I never really know what to do with my nails because I don't have long pretty nails like everyone else.  Instead I have these square-ish stubs that don't really look right. 

In any case, for Halloween I was a witch so I painted my nails a sort of vampy purple since I thought black was too boring and I hate red nails.  After Halloween, I thought they were kind of boring so I jazzed it up with some silver.  Obviously, it's not done too well because the brush was so fat and it was my 3rd time doing my nails ever, but I think they look kinda interesting.  The criss-cross pattern is definitely a quick way to jazz things up with nail polish that you already have at home. 

Nail polishes used:
-Revlon Multi Care Base + Top Coat
-Sephora by OPI I'm with Brad
-Revlon Silver Screen 918

Makeup 30 Day Challenge!

Hey guys! So I've always wanted to do one of these, and I'm glad there is a makeup edition to this 30 Day Challenge that I found on Luuux.  I actually have to rush off to class in a few minutes so I'm going to post the challenge outline here, and then start it when I come back from class.  Feel free to take on the challenge yourself!

30 DAY CHALLENGE:
Day 01 — Your favorite eyeliner
Day 02 — Your favorite bag that you own
Day 03 — Your favorite brush
Day 04 — Your favorite foundation
Day 05 — Your favorite thing to do
Day 06 — Anything Hello Kitty
Day 07 — Your Favorite animal
Day 08 — A photo that makes you laugh
Day 09 — Your favorite pair of shoes
Day 10 — Current fashion/style you like
Day 11 — Bag you want to have
Day 12 — Your Favorite color
Day 13 — Photo of your fashion/style icon
Day 14 — Photo of a hairstyle/haircut you'd like to have
Day 15 — Photo of your favorite bracelet
Day 16 — Music you like
Day 17 — Fashion Pieces that's on your to-buy list
Day 18 — Your favorite beauty guru
Day 19 — Your favorite look from a beauty guru
Day 20 — Your favorite mascara
Day 21 — Your favorite lip stick
Day 22 — What makes you happy
Day 23 — Place where you want to live
Day 24 — Your favorite food
Day 25 — What do you want to get from luuux
Day 26 — An Item from your wishlist
Day 27 — Your favorite skincare product
Day 28 — Your favorite drink
Day 29 — Photo of something that makes you go awww
Day 30 — Your favorite nail polish

In case you guys don't know what Luuux is, it's like a blogging/youtube sort of community that offers rewards for commenting and posting blogs.  Although due to the insane increase in users, there is a lot more spam, and copyright violations.

FOTD: Eurydice

Eurydice is one of them eyeshadow duos I used for this look.  For some reason I want to say Euripides instead of Eurydice.  I can't remember who Euripides is but he must be from some Greek play that I came across in my high school literature days.  Speaking of which, what does Eurydice even mean?  According to Wikipedia, she was one of Apollo's daughter's and an oak nymph. Hah! I knew it was Greek!  Her story is pretty sad: she stepped on the poison snake of some evil dude who was pursuing her and died instantly.  Her husband, Orpheus, became so distraught that he sang mournful tunes and went down to the underworld to get her.  He almost succeeded but he lost her again just as they were about to reach the exit.  Boo hoo =( 

ANYWAYS~

I can't really do videos right now because I'm still trying to figure out my new camera and I don't have that much time, so I'll have to stick with pictures and blog posts for a little bit.  Here are some pictures of the look I did today! 

 

Maybe it's just me but my lips look way more pink and the eyeshadow looks way darker than it shows up in real life. Oh well.

Here is a pic of the products used, and a list will be available down below.  I actually forgot one product in the picture, and that's the Pearse duo. It's an amazing product that looks like a pair of neutral browns but comes off with a pinky sheen.  Oh shoot. I forgot my setting powder as well. Rahh fdjkakfkkkkk moop.

Face:
-Smashbox High Def Healthy FX Foundation in L3
-CoverFX Setting powder in Light
-Tarte Mineral Powder Bronzer in Park Ave Princess
-E.L.F. Healthy Glow Bronzing Powder
-E.L.F. Studio Blush in Peachy Keen

Eyes: 
-UDPP
-NYX Jumbo Eyeshadow Pencil in Slate (Oh shoot I forgot to photograph this one too)
-Dark Grey shimmery shadow in NARS eyeshadow duo in Eurydice (crease + outer lid)
-MicaBella Mineral Eyeshadow in Passion (lid)
-Perse e/s duo in amethyst dream (lighter shade to highlight the tearduct)
-Korres Matte eyeshadow (browbone highlight)
-UD 24/7 liner in Zero
-L'oreal Extra Collagen mascara

Lips:
-EOS Lip balm
-Maybelline Lipstick in On the Mauve
-Stila plumping lip glaze

YAYYYYYYYY time to sleep x_x Midterm tomorrow! AHHHHH!

Love,
Janny

Playing around with....a lot of stuff

So my birthday was last week and my hubby got me a new camera with my youtube channel and my love of makeup in mind.  It's this sexy baby right here:



Of course, I had to try it out but since I am technologically challenged, this is going to take a while.  For sure it takes better pictures than my old Sony, but I have yet to work the settings to my advantage and overcome the craptastic lighting I have in my filming/makeup area. So for now, my pictures are not going to be 100% fabulous (unfortunately).  Still, I gotta play around with it some to get used to it and master this new toy of mine.


Back to the topic of makeup, I have been really inspired by Phyrra's LOTDs.  She almost always uses mineral makeup in very bright colors and pulls it off stupendously.  I would love to be able to wear brights like that everyday but I don't have the clothes to match nor the guts to just wing it.  Since I have a bit of spare time (well, I'm forcing it into my schedule hahahaha), I decided to try something bright myself.  I have quite a bit of mineral eyeshadows for somebody who never uses them.  Shame on me.  I find them a bit messy and not ideal for on the go looks which I find myself gravitating towards, but boy are they a lot of fun.  I was not able to come up with something super creative but I like it.  I had a bit of trouble figuring out what to do at the beginning because I already had bright teal eyeliner on and some mascara, but hey, things worked out.  And without further ado, here are some pictures of the look!

Oops. Looks like somebody for got to crop the last two pictures.  I was just so excited to show you guys.

Face:

-Aveeno Positively Radiant Tinted Moisturizer in Medium
-BareMinerals Matte Foundation in Light
-Tarte Mineral Powder Bronzer in Park Ave Princess
-NARS Blush in Oasis

Eyes:
-Urban Decay Primer Potion (UDPP)
-UD 24/7 Liner in Zero [Tightlining]
-BFTE Jaded [Lid color]
-BFTE Illusion [Outer corner of the eye]
-MicaBella Sunshine [Inner crease and tear duct]
-Korres single eyeshadow in 11M Base
-L'oreal Lineur Intense liquid liner
-L'oreal Extra Collagen Mascara

Lips:
-Napoleon Perdis Lipstick in Minneapolis
-Rimmel Vinyl Gloss in East End Snob


Woohoo! That's all for now folks. I hope to do a lot more of these in the near future!

Be Religious With Your Sunscreen: Tips for staying protected

Want to get look old, crinkly, and spotted faster? Bake yourself outside and don't wear sunscreen! Hurray!

I'm just kidding, ok?

Before you put that sunblock away for the summer, hear me out!  Although the temperature has cooled down considerably in most places, make sure you continue to slather on sunscreen WHENEVER you plan to go out.  Cloudy days, snowy days, spaghetti and meatball days, if you plan on stepping outside, you will still be exposed to harmful UVA and UVB rays.  The damage done to your skin adds up over time so even if you're only going out for 15 minutes, stay protected.  I know we don't like the greasiness of most sunblock lotions so opt for moisturizers that are lightweight.  Personally, I prefer something light and non greasy to put under my foundation, so I grab a daily moisturizer with at least SPF 30 (SPF15+ recommended). Opting for a tinted moisturizer infused with SPF is a good way to go if you're short on time and want to stay protected, get some coverage, and run out the door in 45 seconds.  Don't forget to apply a lipbalm which also offers protection, and lotion with SPF or sunscreen anywhere else where skin is exposed!



List of products mentioned (in the video)
-CVS Skin Defending Daily Moisturizer SPF 30 (also available in SPF 45)

-Laura Mercier Tinted Moisturizer with SPF 20

















-Tarte Smooth Operator SPF 20 (Paraben free)














-Mary Kay Tinted Moisturizer SPF 20














-Softlips Lip Protectant SPF 20 (I believe all softlips products have SPF in it)














-Nivea A Kiss of Protectant SPF 30 ( DON'T get this unless you don't mind white lips)














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Tag: This or That

MAKEUP:
blush or bronzer: blush
lip gloss or lipstick: ohh....lipgloss wins by a grain of sand.
eye liner or mascara: eyeliner. again by a grain of sand.
foundation or concealer: foundation
neutral or color eye shadow: both =x can't decide
pressed or loose eye shadows: pressed
brushes or sponges: brushes ftw

NAILS:
OPI or china glaze: ehh.....i have yet to use either
Long or short: short. so much easier to handle.
Acrylic or natural: natural
Brights or darks: darks
Flower or no flower: flower

BODY:
perfume or body splash: perfume.
lotion or body butter: lotion
body wash or soap: body wash
lush or other bath company: neither? i'm allergic to most bath products.

FASHION:
jeans or sweat pants : jeans
stripes or plaid: plaid
flip flops or sandals: sandals are sexier.
scarves or hats: scarves
studs or dangly earrings: dangly earrings
necklaces or bracelets: necklaces. people can actually see them.
heels or flats: heels
cowboy boots or riding boots: cowboy boots
forever 21 or charlotte russe: forever 21
abercrombie or Hollister: ehhh....no thanks.
saks 5th or nordstrom: nordstrom

HAIR:
curly or straight: straight for the most part
bun or ponytail: messy bun
bobby pins or butterfly clips: bobby pins
hair spray or gel: hair spray
long or short: long. more styling options and less maintenance
light or dark:dark
side sweep bangs or full bangs: both can look good. but side swept bangs are easier to deal with
up or down: Down

RANDOM:
Rain or shine: rain
Summer or winter: summer
Fall or spring: fall. love the sophisticated colors that come with this season.
Chocolate or vanilla: vanilla mmmmm