Beautiful Yellow Eye Shadow

I love this ad...
That yellow eye shadow with the bold black liner and eyelashes inspires me, somehow.

Pink and Green Eyeshadow Can Look Good

I love this combination of pink and green eyeshadow. Too bad this type of look would only fly for a photo shoot and not an everyday event. But its beautiful from an artistic perspective, nonetheless. The colors are subtle yet bold and perfectly blended. I gotta say, I'm quite inspired to go home and replicate the look for my own make-up portfolio. Get excited.

OH&My God! Online Shopping!

I live in Miami, so I didn’t have the privilege of ever knowing that H&M existed until I was studying abroad in Berlin in 2006. When I walked into the magical store that first time I thought, “What is this cheap goodness?!” My first visit to H&M was followed up by a routine stop in an H&M in each European city I visited during my 1.5-month travel following my time in Berlin.

Since I got back to the states, I’ve only been able to revisit H&M twice: once in Chicago and once in New York. First off, how does a popular store like H&M skip a poppin’ city like Miami? But even if…HOW are you not going to offer online shopping as an option?! Like…what??? Do you know how much business you would get from the many people around the nation who don’t have a local H&M store? And don’t we deserve this basic human right? We’re people, too, you know? I’ve posted comments on their Facebook page asking them why they don’t offer online shopping. Well I guess I really scared the bajeezus out of them! They’ve answered my demands! Late last month, H&M tweeted “H&M has decided to have online shopping in the U.S. at the turn of the year 2011/2012.” Well Hallelujah! 

Bohemian Braids - How To

I tried out the Bohemian braids tied back in a low bun. I think it came out cute. Particularly for my first time. If you know how to do a french braid, you should be able to do the Bohemian braids pretty easily. This is how I did it:

1. Start by parting your hair in the middle about 1 1/2" into your hair.
2. Starting with a little triangle shape at the front of one side, start braiding and follow along the top/side of your head.
3. Pick up hair as you go but leave a sort of mohawk strip that starts behind the 1 1/2 inch partition you made in step 1. That loose hair will keep there from being any partition between the two braids.
4. Keep braiding till you reach the bottom of your hair and actually keep the braid going off your head for about 2 inches and hold it temporarily with a hair tie.
5. Do the same on the other side.
6. Take off the hair tie and join the two braids over the brushed back, loose hair in the middle.
7. Twist the loose hair and the two braids into a low bun and...tie it up!

BeautyTicket: Super Mega Sale on Skin and Makeup Products!

I know I haven't been doin' too great at keep my blog up to date. I haven't really had any time these days...BUT, I saw this great deal that I had to share and I can share it quickly...
BeautyTicket.com (I've never heard of it before today) apparently sells high-end make-up and skincare brands at highly discounted prices and now they are doing a special year-end 50% off sale on all their already discounted items...so you'll see things as cheap as $1. I haven't yet had time to really browse but thats what I saw from a quick glance. They have brands like Yves Saint Laurent, NARS, Smashbox, etc. Get your 50% discount by using the code NewYear50 at check out. As for the expiration date of this sale: While supplies last.

Pretty Purple Polish

Just got my hands and feet did yesterday! I had them painted in Pamplona Purple by OPI and I love it! Yay!!! Allow me to share...

Lakers Theme EyeShadow

Here is a photo I took for a makeup contest. The objective was to create a Lakers theme-look on the eyes.