Girly-Girl

It’s pretty bloody obvious that I love make-up. I have invested loads of money for make-up that I love or don’t even need. I love colours and clever techniques on makeup application. During my coffee and lunch break I watch make-up tutorials on You Tube (I will attach some of my favourites at the bottom).

I get loads of compliments on my hair and make-up, especially when I get all gussied up for a night on the town. So here are my hair and make-up secrets.

Hair:
Currently, I am all about the Brigitte Bardot hair. I set my hair using Remington Care setters, leaving them in for at least 30 minutes for the rollers to cool completely. I use large/jumbo rollers to create tousled hair. I spray my mane with L’Oreal Elnett, one of the finest sprays in the world.

Makeup:

My favourite part of my daily ritual.

Foundation/concealer: I use MAC Studio Sculpt foundation and concealer for night time and just dabs of MAC Select Moisturecover for the day around the areas where I need it most. I’ve recently bought a bottle of Chanel Mat Lumiere. L-O-V-E it!

Powder: To set my foundation, I use MAC Mineralize Skinfinish for low coverage during the day and Chanel Double Perfection for a fuller, matte coverage.

Eye shadows: I can’t tell you how many eye shadows I have. I love colour. I use neutral colours like MAC Satin Taupe, Clue (discontinued), Folie and Patina for a sedated daytime look. For night drama, I use MAC Contrast, Nehru, Print, Scene and sometimes Carbon (matte black) for dramatic smoky eyes.

Eyeliner: For glamour girl eyes, I use MAC liquid liner in Bootblack and a very fine eyeliner brush to create the foxy cat-eye. I can’t tell you the perfect way to do it except practice, practice, practice.

Faux lashes: I have a drawer in my vanity dedicated to all my false lashes. They are loads of fun. I wear them all the time, even to work. My secret to putting them on with perfection: practice! I get the lashes as close to my lash line as possible, using latex lash adhesive and applying them with tweezers.

Lipstick: for the perfect Brigitte Bardot pout, I line my lips with MAC Half-red and fill in with MAC Kinda Sexy lipstick. I dab just a bit of Chanel Rouge Allure lacquer in #77 to complete the look. For my Silver Screen Siren alter ego, I line my lips with MAC Cherry lip liner and brush in MAC Russian Red or MAC Red. Blot with a tissue and reapply.

Cheeks: for a soft flushed look, I dust blusher in MAC Margin, Mocha or Plum Foolery. For a luminess glow, a light dusting of MAC Iridescent Powder in Silver Dusk to the top part of the cheeks.

Pen & Paper

I haven’t been doing a good job keeping up with the Diva. I’ve left my writing on the wayside. However, I have recently getting back into it. I dusted off my journal the other day and started my usual rambling. There is something I miss about writing with my fountain pen.

Hopefully I will find inspiration to write about.

Just a little POD in the Morning....

From my beloved, for being an angel to him. Not really. He bicycled to work this morning, only to have a tire blow out. I received his rescue me message right as I was about to head out the door to work. I managed to save him and take him back home, although I rather tersely expressed my frustration to him. That was the POD (Princess of Darkness) side of me. He was going to put a single red rose in the bouquet but decided against it. Too bad.

Pretty Sugars from Central Market

Wow! I am almost inspired to make some cupcakes. My sweet tooth is in heaven.

Heading to Austin to see some old friends. Its been raining since we left Dallas.

Crack(berry) addict

Oh my gosh! I just found the option to upload posts from my Blackberry. Do you know what this means? I can take you shopping with me, in real time! Uhh, my mobile bill is going to skyrocket.

Botticelli Bellucci

I have a few favourite actresses. She is one of them. Monica. When they say "God created woman....", they mean her.

Don't talk.....just watch.....