Angel Face

Today is just an angelic kind of day. :) Imagine fluffy clouds with a silver lining! (Funny thing is that my fiancee and I saw a cloud with a silver lining once right before a storm!) Like I've said before, I can't keep the looks too ordinary for long before something magical inspires me to do something more elaborate and whimsical. :) For today's look, I went the opposite direction of the seductresses and tried doing something more pure and innocent. ;)



For my face, I did the usual foundation and concealer (which was especially necessary today, because I'm getting some pimples D:) and the shimmering face powder I usually use. Then, I brushed La Femme Sparkle Dust all on the sides of my face and forehead and all over my eyelids, going down the curvature of my face. It almost gives the effect of angel wings. :) I drew a couple of stars on both sides of my face and filled them in with "Honeymoon" from the Romantic Eye palette, to give them the look of burnished gold. I got the inspiration from a children's book I'm writing (Well, I actually wrote it, but now I need to finish the illustrations. :p), where a dark faery redeems herself for an evil act and becomes an angel. :)





For the eyes, I used the MAC 22-color eyeshadow palette. (Yeah, I'm breaking out the MAC for today. But I won't do it often, since I usually support smaller makeup companies that don't rob your money.) I used the shimmery champagne colors on the lids, shimmery gold on the crease and shimmery rose on the highlight. (The palette didn't list the color's names, so I don't know what they are.) I put on some falsies today. I was afraid that my eyes wouldn't look defined enough without liner, but when I put these on, it totally took care of the problem. It gave me that sweet, angelic, doe-eyed look I wanted. :) I used some of the soft brown brow liner to line the bottom lashes, however. I finished off the look with Manic Panic Glam Dust in "Fairy Queen" on the sides of my eyes (an iridescent fine glitter with a pinkish tinge to it) and some lipgloss from Claires in a shimmery light pink color.



I wanted this picture to have the effect of the "God Reaching Down to Adam" fresco from the Sistine Chapel ceiling, but the little angel decoration was too far away. :/



The little angel wall decoration that inspired the look for today. :)


As you can probably tell, today it's been a week since I've started this project! :D I can't believe I actually got this far! But, let's see how far I will make it...



Emo Pixie

No matter how you feel about emos or their music or lifestyle or whatever else, you must admit that they have some interesting makeup. But, because I thought it was a little bland to just pile black on black on black, I added a little charming flair to it. ;)



One thing that emos like to do from what I've seen is to have flawless, pale skin. Well, I'm already pale, so my foundation will smooth out everything else. :) Yes, I realize that my attempt to shorten my hair was pretty pathetic. :p But emos usually have short hair, so it wouldn't make sense for me to have long-ass hair.





The eyes are fairly simple. In mean terms, all you really have to do is draw a black circle around your eyes. But, in my terms, I lined the eyes all around in Revlon Bedroom Eyes Powder Liner in "Fishnet Jet". Then, I got some black matte shadow from the Pro Palette and did the rest of the eyelid. Usually emo makeup is smudgey, roughly-edged and sort of grungy, so do plenty of smudging and don't worry about picture-perfect lines when it comes to doing the eye makeup. For the designs under the eyes, I took my inspiration from the doodles they like to do in their journals, their poetry, their love letters (or their MySpace icons. xD) They like drawing "x"'s, circles, stars, hearts and all rough-edged and in colors like pink, black or red. So, I drew a dot, a (really bad) star and an open circle with black liner and an "x" with red lipliner. (It kinda gives that look of a wound, too. Although it seems stupid to have a wound near your eyes. >.>) For the lips, I noticed that emos mostly keep their lips clean, so I just put on some chapstick.





Cut my wrists and black my eyes...

Yeah, that sounds like the emo anthem for sure. :p Thank you Hawthorne Heights. xD I realize that my hair is not exactly pin straight, but I'm not emo, so I probably don't care too much. :p And the band t-shirt I'm wearing is of Evanescence. Yeah, I know they're not emo (or there could be an argument about that...), but it's one of the only band t-shirts I have that would come close to emo. :p

Anyways, this was an interesting look to try out. But, I don't think I could actually use it in real life. Nope, not even the raccoon eyes. It took forever to get the makeup off! >_O But, overall, it was fun trying it out, anyways. :) Especially the bangs. (For some reason, I thought of Shane Dawson's "Emo Bop" video when doing this. xD)



Professional Summer Day Look

I'm sorry to say, everyone, but the time of doing mystical looks is over for now. Today, I did a fairly sober look which will bring me back to the reality I live in, where jury duty and school require me to tone it down. (Well, I was actually able to get out of jury duty today, but this would still be an appropriate look for it if I did have it.) Today, I decided to do a look that would be beautiful and appropriate for school or work or whatever else you must do in the professional world during summer. Summer makeup usually consists of vibrant colors, but the most important thing to emphasize is longwear makeup. (Meaning makeup that won't leave drops of flesh-colored sweat on your upper lip or run all over your face.) So, let me take you through it. :)



The best thing to do for your face during summer is to make sure that you've got sunscreen on. So, go low-key and lightweight with the foundation. Consider using a tinted moisturizer with some pretty flecks of shimmer in it. :) (All I did, actually, was put on my usual moisturizer and applied the foundation on top of it. Although, that's probably what you're supposed to do, anyways. :p) If you're getting a tan during summer, consider using a bronzer, too. I just applied Revlon ColorStay Mineral Bronzer in "Golden Bronze" on my forehead, under my cheekbones, on my chin and my nose. Although, you might wanna consider not being like me and using a creamy bronzer, instead. (Mineral makeup gives off an awful, dirty smell when you sweat. >_O)




It is important to incorporate at least one vibrant and festive color on your face during summer. You can do it with blue or green eyeshadow or bright red lipstick, like I did here. Although, like I said before, consider the formula of the makeup more than anything. While colors play a nice role in summer makeup, you need resilient makeup with a good formula to last in the hot sun. Here, I used L'oreal Infallible lipcolor in Crimson. It applies like a lipgloss, feels like a lip stain and works like a miracle. ;) No amount of sweat will defeat this lipstick! (At least not for 24 hours. :p)



For the eyes, I kept it simple and elegant. I used mark.'s no place to run eyeliner in "Jet Set". It's an amazing piece of cosmetic. Just like the lipstick, it freakin' stays on and it doesn't smudge or run or disappear!

Well, I hope you enjoyed seeing a soberish look for once. 'Cuz I can promise ya, it won't happen that often, knowing me. ;p

Desert Flower

For miles and miles beyond civilization, in the hot, unforgiving desert, there is a creature who is out to capture your heart. You may see her when you're letting your camels rest or stopping off at the nearest gas station. She is the desert flower. Beautiful, exotic...and sometimes deadly. In the Land of Enchantment, she is the enchantress. ;)

So, as you can see, I am continuing on my seductresses of nature look. I chose to do a desert temptress look involving warm, earthy colors. So, follow me on the journey...



I did what I've been doing for the last couple of looks. Foundation, concealer and powder. But, there's a new addition today! I decided that bronzer would be a most appropriate guest cosmetic on today's look. I brushed Revlon ColorStay Mineral Bronzer in "Golden Bronze" on my forehead, cheekbones, chin and nose. Then, I got a little extra crisp by brushing Manic Panic Lust Dust in "Nefertiti" under my cheekbones, on my temples and my hairline. Nefertiti is a gorgeous, amazing shade, by the way. It applies dark brown, but leaves behind a bronzy sparkle, like a sunstone.




This is a sunstone, if you didn't know. :)





For the eyes, I used the Pro Palette, of course. I brushed the medium shimmery sandy tan color all over my lids. Then, I applied the shimmery goldenrod on the inner half of the top lids. I used matte dark brown on the creases and shimmery golden bronze on the outer corners and under the lower lashes. I then applied "Honeymoon", a gold shadow from the Too Faced Romantic Eye palette, on the inner corners. I once again finished off with falsies! Hope they didn't melt off this time. It was simpler to apply them today and I even considered using liner for this look, since it involved plenty of dark colors. (I'm trying to get rid of the dependency on liner. Eyeshadow can look good on it's own if you give it a chance.) But, the falsies went on so well, that they didn't need it. :) I did use the liner to put five black dots under each eye, however. After I lined my brows, I dusted the Nefertiti on them to once again give them that aura and of course, to darken them. (With skin-darkening makeup, you probably need more accentuated eyebrows, anyways. Or else, they'll look washed out.) I finished the look by using the watery liner to speckle the color on the outer egdes of my face and slicked on some Mary Kay lipgloss in "Pink Pout" on my lips. As for the hair, all I did was let my waves do their own thing and made a braid on the side of my head which I wrapped around it.





This desert rose. Each of her veils, a secret promise. This desert flower. No sweet perfume ever tortured me more than this.

If you didn't already know, those are the lyrics from Sting's "Desert Rose". :) Yeah, so I tried to capture myself in a mystic dream in a desert landscape, but this is the best I could do. It's the empty lot across from my house. (If I was at my fiancee's house, I'd have more to work with. :/) The sun was shining strong, so I'm all squinty. And I got hot and impatient with staying out in the sun, so the best I could do was having the desert flower look like she was taking a picture of herself. xD Ah, the things I do for this blog...



Ocean Sprite

Ah, how odd it is that I was so very excited and inspired to do this look, but it nearly got ruined because I nearly sweated it all off! I guess it's because I kept adding and adding on to it, that I just got impatient and made it hurry up and finish already! Anyways, I thought I'd do a continuation on magical women of nature (does that make any sense? The heat must be making me delusional...) so, I did an ocean sprite today! I dunno if they exist, but since I already used the word "nymph" yesterday, I have to do "sprite" today. I especially did it because I love the ocean and I love water! Not just because I love nature, but also because my fiancee is a Cancer. It's really odd that a man whose star sign is the opposite of mine (look on the Zodiac wheel) could be my soulmate. But, I guess that just proves how true our love is. :) Anyways, this look takes a lot of props and effort, so just bear with me as I go through it. :)

So, I basically did the same thing as I did yesterday for the skin. Foundation, concealer and luminescent powder for a dewy, moist look. (I had no trouble with moistness, considering how much I was sweating. -_-) I did the same effect as yesterday's look by putting Manic Panic Coffin Dust in "Hemlock" under my cheekbones, on my temples and my hairline. It's a really nice powder, actually. It looks white in the jar, but it has sort of a blue tinge to it when you put it on. The only problem with it is that it looks blotchy in pictures, but in real life, you just see the shine only in certain angles. I used the same watery liquid liner yesterday to draw three rows of fish scales on the sides of my face and I accentuated each scale with some shimmery medium blue shadow from the Pro Palette. Then, put on some Manic Panic Glam Dust in "Angel Dust" (an iridescent fine glitter with a blue tinge in it.) I stuck a few light and dark blue jewels in each scale. I only did it one side, because I was getting hot and tired of doing. :x

For the eyes, I used the 88-color Pro Palette. (Do I really need to say it anymore? Invest in the Pro Palette! No makeup arsenal is complete without it!) I sweeped icy blue all on the lids. Then, I got a shimmery light blue (slightly darker than the previous shade) and made a ball in the center of my eyelid to make it pop. I put matte turquoise in the crease, a shadow the same color as the dress I'm wearing in the picture. Then, I put shimmery royal blue in the outer corners. I put shimmery light aquamarine on the inner corners and halfway through the lower lashes and put matte lavender on the other half of the lower lashes. I put falsies again, today. I just didn't do them so well because I was sweating like crazy and so tired of constantly re-gluing them back on. So, this will just have to suffice. :) After filling in my brows, I brushed the shimmery medium blue over them to give them a faint blue aura. For the lips, I used Manic Panic Venom, then I dusted the shimmery light blue shadow over them and finished it off with Claire's glittery gloss. The Manic Panic lipsticks are awesome, by the way. Venom is just like Hemlock. It looks white in the tube, but it brushes on in a shimmery green tinge.



Scent of the sea before the waking of the world brings me to thee, into the blue memory.

Those are the lovely lyrics of Nightwish's "Ghost Love Score", by the way. ;) Just thought they would be perfectly appropriate for this picture. Anyways, if you wanna know what I did for the hair, all I did was work with my natural waves. The sweat created them and I just enhanced them with a curling iron once they were dry enough. Then, I brushed one side of my hair back tightly, sprayed it with hairspray and clamped it down with a pearly barette. I thought the pearls were appropriate since they come from the ocean and they look like bubbles, too. :) Which also come from water. I took a shell and a starfish from my bathroom decor at my dad's apartment and used them for this look. All I did was take some tape, made a loop with it by keeping the sticky side out, stuck the shells to my hair and used black bobby pins to go through the loop and keep the shells on. It's good for a photoshoot type thing, but don't count on it for long-term use. ;p I figured that since the children of the ocean are oh so magical, I had to put at least some funky hair color into the mix. So, I got a Claire's hair extension (don't judge me!) which had different shades of blue and green in it and put it in my hair. :) (See picture above.)





Now, since my face has been taking it so hard, what with all the makeup application and sweating, I decided to do a mask today! :D One of the masks I use is mark.'s shine fighter. (No, I did not forget the rules of capitalization and punctuation. That's really how it's stylized.) mark. is a side brand by Avon especially made for teen girls and young women in their early 20's. (Like me!) The shine fighter mask has a kaolin clay base which soaks up the oil from your skin. There is also sugar cane to exfoliate and apricot for vitamin C. (Vitamin C strengthens collagen fibers. Collagen isn't just important for keeping skin young and firm, but also extremely important for healing lesions on the skin and scarification. A great thing for an aggressive pimple-popper like me!)





Since the clay mask leaves my face feeling a little tender and dry, I finish it off with for goodness face lotion from the same brand. It has many antioxidant-packed extracts like dark chocolate, bluebery, lemon, European herb and willow herb. It's also got SPF 30 in it which is a great advantage for your skin, but probably not for your makeup if you'll be taking pictures. (Sunscreen messes up the lighting, somehow.) Anyways, I know this is besides the point of this look, but without smooth, healthy skin, not all the makeup in the world will look good on you!


Anyways, now that I'm done with this, I think I might go jump into that pool now. :) Keep cool, everyone!



Wood Nymph

Today was a great change from yesterday. I actually woke up ecstatic to be alive, for some reason. And when I think of life, I think of the good, green Earth. I'll come out of the broom closet. I'm a Neo-Pagan and an eco-nut, so you can already imagine how much I really love Earth. I am a Capricorn, which is an earth element sign, so I really have a natural affinity to earth-toned colors like brown, black and different shades of green. So, I used this color scheme and combined it with a whimsical seductress of the woods. I especially did this because my fiancee and I joke about it all the time. He calls me Morgana the Wood Temptress and I call him Horny the Bear. (Great Outdoors reference. Even tho it's Shelana the Wood Temptress, I accidentally said Morgana and it's just kind of stuck ever since.) Let's do some magical makeup!

After I put on the usual foundation and concealer, I also patted on some Cover Girl Tru Blend Minerals loose powder in "Transluscent Fair" to get a nice, dewy look. For the eyes, I used the 88-color Pro Palette. I sweeped some shimmery light green all over the lid, put shimmery dark green in the outer corners and shimmery dark brown in the crease. For the highlight, I used Revlon Diamond Lust eyeshadow in "Pillow Talk". (Great shadow for the highlight.) After I lined my eyebrows with a soft brown liner, I used some of it on the bottom lid and water line, as well. I blended some shimmery blue-green on the eyebrows to give it a faint aura. I applied the Lash Stiletto mascara only on the bottom lash and put falsies on the top lash. (But, I apply them like a retard, so you may still see some glue.) The truth is, I can't stand falsies. I can't stand how they feel and while I love how they look, I'm not wild about the fact that society implies that my own naturemade lashes are not good enough to keep the dust outta my eyes. (Since that what eyelashes are for. Oh, you forgot, didn't you? I bet you thought it was a an addition that gives you a reproductive advantage a.k.a helps you look more attractive to the opposite sex!) Anyways, I decided to use the falsies here, since this is supposed to be the look for a seductive creature. And since no look for a seductive creature is complete without at least some sparkle, I put on some glittery gloss from Claire's to add a touch of charm and magic. ;) (And yes, I do use Claire's makeup occasionally. I'm not a makeup snob.)



If you're wondering about the hair and how this look was acheived, All I did was work with my own hair's natural rebelliousness. After all, I doubt that with all the running through the forest and getting freaky, nymphs ever have nice, perfect hair. I fluffed it and teased it, twisted it up in the back, pinned it down and put this sparkly headband on. It actually comes with a lot of strings of beads, but I seperated them. I put two in the front, one behind my bangs and the rest in the back of my head. See? With plenty of creativity, you can turn a simple headband into an awesome bootleg nymph circlet!

I finished the look off with a Revlon quad of eyeshadows in "Khaki Suede". (I used the darker green shadow.) I rubbed it under my cheekbones, on my temples and on the hairline. Now, it's gonna look a little bit blotchy when you apply it. This is okay, since after all, that's what happens when you apply a cream on top of a powder that's already on top of a cream. (Seriously...powder and paint will make ya whatcha ain't.) You wanna go for a mossy look. Then, I used my faded brown liquid liner to make a simple leaf and vine pattern on top of the green. By the way, this picture came out waaaaaay better than I thought it would. I usually hate pictures of the side of my face. But, I guess that I've definitely come to terms that I have a big nose. (Which my dad so endearingly termed as my "schnozz") My mother has suggested that I get plastic surgery if I don't like it, but I won't cave in to society's demands for a perfect, delicate nose. (I may have been born in Hollywood, but that doesn't mean I agree with its ethics on body image.) But, my nose is just one of my more distinguished features, just like my sparkling eyes and my full lips. Hey, this nymph look has really brought out the best in my self-confidence! Makeup doesn't always have to be used as a mask to impress others. If you wear it like a second skin, you can use all kinds of colors and combinations to create different personas which really only enhance your natural tendencies. ;)



I have been waiting for you, my lonely hiker. ;)

Mythology Nerd Fun Fact: The Greek sun God, Apollo, was in love with a nymph once. Her name was Daphne, the daughter of the river God, Peneus. According to the stories, she was quite beautiful. So much so, that Apollo chased her and pursued her constantly, despite her protests. One day, he took it too far and when Daphne reached the river, she begged her father to save her. The best old Peneus could do was turn her into a laurel tree. Apollo was so stricken with grief, that he forever kept the laurel green and alive. See?! Makeup blogs don't have to be all frivolous! They can occasionally be edu-ma-cational, too. ;)

Creamsicle

The inpsiration for today's look was kinda random. I'm in a really weird mood lately, so I wanted to keep it simple today. But, I don't think you'll be too disappointed. :) It's a semi-glamourous look with a pop of color in it. Obviously, it's inspired by the delicious orangey creamy treat that we may be craving on a hot day such as this. I tried to get a picture of me with a popsicle to make the look more tantalizing, but I couldn't find any more in the freezer. :/ Anyways, here's the look:

All the shadows are from the 88-color Pro Palette. I sweeped matte peach all over the lid. Then I put the shimmery tangerine in the crease. Then, shimmery burnt orange in the outer corners. I finished it off with a bit of matte white on the inner corners and Maybelline Lash Stiletto in "Very Black". The blush is "Orgasm" by Nars. (I bought it just for the name. ;D) And the lipstick is a very cheap brand of which I don't know the name. All I know is that it's called Flip Shades (it comes in a tube where you can push the lever up and push the lipstick through the cap) and the shade is "Strawberry Slush". Any berry shade would work with it.





This is an open-eyed picture for you to see. Again, please forgive the eyebrows until they grow back. It's not an easy time for them right now. ;(





Glamour shot! :D...More or less.



Gay Pride Rainbow Eyes

Today, on August 24th, my sweet sister-in-law asked all her friends to wear rainbow colors in a movement to show that we support equal civil rights for gay people. I supported her all the way and this look was made just for that. Now, you can feel however you wanna feel about people being gay. But I still think that that does not give anyone the right to take away their rights. So, on to the look! :)

The foundation I used was Maybelline Dream Matte Mouse in Porcelain Ivory and Cover Girl concealer to cover up blemishes. This is what I will always use until further notice, so I won't post it again. (Because I don't think anyone really cares.)

For the eyes themselves, I decided to put only a thin line of rainbow instead of doing the whole eye. I got an old brown Cover Girl liner which lost it's pigment (yeah, I know it's neither sanitary nor desirable to throw out cosmetics when they're kaput, but I do it. I will do things like this all the time, because I do makeup on a budget. So, I'm sorry if if irritates anyone.) The clear liner was a perfect base for the eyeshadow to make it stick and to make it look more packed on. (Yay! Less blending for me!) I used the 88-color Pro Palette for the shadows and I used the brick red on the inner corners and going in from there, I used the shimmery tangerine color, the bright matte yellow, the medium matte green, the shimmery royal blue and the shimmery violet on the wing outside of the eye. I finished it off with Maybelline Lash Stiletto in Very Black. You might also notice that my eyebrows are a hot mess. They had an unfortunate waxing accident and now I'm waiting for them to grow back. :( In the meantime, I use a soft brown brow pencil from the drugstore to fill in any sparse areas. And those little spots on my face? Yeah, I thought they were red shadow fallout, too, but when I cleaned them and they didn't come off, I figured that they're freckles that I got this summer. >_>

I don't know if you can see it here, but I also used Mary Kay Dusty Rose lipstick to make an upside-down triangle in the center of my lips. It was pink enough for me, so I finished it off with some of the brighter pink shadows on the Pro Palette. I also accentuated the sides with the fading brown liquid liner, but it looks like a heart at best. Oh well. Marriage is about love, anyways. ♥

I tried my best to get an open-eye picture of the look and this is it. It looks smudgey in the pic, but it's amazing in person! It looked worse before. (The packed on pigment came out black in the previous picture!) But with a bit more blending and better light, this is what I got. Click it to take a closer look!

I also have rainbow socks! But I couldn't wear them today, because I can't find the other one. :( Like an idiosa, I probably left it at my fiancee's house in the same bag as my naughty nurse outfit.

Now, this has probably left you wondering...what is my sexual orientation? Well, like the guy with the mangina on The Tyra Show said..."I'm just sexual". I'm not bi, lesbian, pansexual, asexual or even straight. I'm just sexual. I don't care if the person is a masculine man, a feminine woman, an effeminate man, a masculine woman, a transgendered woman or man or whatever else you may. I love a person for being who they are. Have I been in love with a girl? Yes I have. I just don't call myself bisexual because if I do, hordes of horny girls try to ask me for naughty pictures or rub up on me. I'm a pervert myself. I enjoy being perverted. But I don't ever impose that perversion on anyone else. Anyways, before I go of on a whole rant here, I'm just gonna say this: Everyone deserves civil rights. Not just the basics, either. Everyone deserves the same civil rights. And that includes marriage. Let your heart be your guide.

Allow Me To Introduce Myself

You don't need to know my name. But just in case you're curious, it's Savannah. I like makeup. I love doing makeup. I will do makeup for 366 days starting tomorrow. Didn't I mention all this in the bio? Okay, then. Then I guess you don't have to read it all over again!
I doubt I'll get any readers. But just in case I get a lucky few, I'll tell you about myself. I'm a girl in my early 20's and I live in southern California. Right now I'm studying at the University of La Verne and majoring in English. Things I enjoy besides doing makeup include reading, writing, metal music, [adult swim], cuddling with the love of my life, doing yoga, hiking, nature, learning about magick and my sweet little kitty. If you have any other questions, just ask. :) And welcome to the journey. It's gonna be a weeeeeeeird one!

This is me natural. Enjoy it while you can...or don't. Either way, I don't care. ;p