Fun with Tan Pigment

This is a look using my favorite things- Light Flush, Warmed, Vanilla Pigment, Tan Pigment and Love Nectar (I need to buy another one soon!). Woodwinked is my HG eyeshadow, but I didn't feel like using it in this look. I did this look before going out to do errands. hehe. Too bad I messed up the look by washing it off and playing tennis a few hours later. Oh wells! It looked way better in person. My camera tends to wash out colors and I'm not very photogenic. hehe.

FACE
Warmed MSF - Cheeks blended downward (129)
Light Flush MSF - Apples of cheeks, blended upward (188)
Vanilla Pigment - Cheek highlight (188)


EYES
Brun - Fill in eyebrows
Bare Study - All over eyelid (217)
Vanilla Pigment - Placed over Bare Study, inner corners (217), eyebrow highlight (224)
Tan Pigment - eyelid to the crease (217)
Mystery - crease (217)
Clinique cream liner in True Black (angled 1/8" paint brush)
Maybelline Great Lash in Blackest Black

LIPS
Carmex
Love Nectar Lipglass

Haircut!

On Friday I decided to chop off the hair. I have't had a haircut since mid-May, which equals 8 months of no haircut. I know, I know, I am very bad for doing such a thing. I have a fear of haircuts because the stylist always fucks it up. Here are the pix!

Before




After

Playing with makeup

Face
MSF Medium Dark (129sh)
MSF Warmed (129sh)
MSF Light Flush (129sh)
Vanilla Pigment (129sh)

Eyes
Bare Study (217, 224) - entire lid
Vanilla Pigment (217) - on top of Bare Study, eyebrow highlight
Dipdown Fluidline

Yea I know the makeup isn't the greatest, but whatever I was messing around. lol. I miss my long hair. But this haircut is alot lighter! I asked for bangs and the stylist cut me some bangs, kinda razored it and it is slightly layered. She also cut it to a length where I could put it to the side instead of having it in the front. She then put long layers in the back so that my fine volumeless hair would have some volume. And of course, I have to have my front layers. Yup thats my haircut. I did have some trouble with it this morning because my bangs were standing up. But water always fixes that! I guess I have to shower in the morning to tame it, but its too freaking cold!

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Warmed and Light Flush are my newest MSFs! Well they are my first ones too. I love them! I think I like them better than the blush because I finally figured out why my blushes make me look like a clown by the end of the day! The oils from my face make my blush darker! AGGG. But I haven't had this problem with the MSFs. I am too lazy to post pix of it. There are tons on the internet. LOL. Originally I was only going to get Warmed, but Light Flush looked so pretty I had to get it. Oh wells. I think I mentioned that in an earlier post.

I love my vanilla piggie! Pursebuzz got me into it. I also have a tan piggie, but I don't like to use it as much. I want more piggies, but I don't want to spend $21 (damn u 8.75 tax!) on a piggie. I guess next time I go to the outlet, I'll purchase a piggie. hehe.

So does anyone out there have lipgelees? I tried them once and purchased Valentine's but ugh I hated the sparkles! So I returned it. I want to go back and try them again because I love the texture! Got any suggestions for my lovely NC42-C6 skin color?

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This weekend, the honey and I played tennis. I was praying that it wouldn't rain because the clouds were kind of dark, the sun was out and it was rainy. But we got a good 1.5-2 hour session in. Woot! this time I played with Peyton and the M-fil. I was hitting better with Peyton, but I honestly feel like there is something missing with that racket. LOL. After playing with Peyton for awhile, the bf said that if I won a point, I could play with the M-fil. Guess what, I won. hehe. I thought I was going to loose because the ball looked like it was going out, but it hit the baseline! Woot! Playing with the M-fil was different. It was a lot heavier. Agh.

Right now I am eyeing a Head Liquidmetal 4. Well, I have been eyeing it since October. I think I might just get that silly racket already. Its a good beginner racket, has a smaller head, near even balance and its heavier than Peyton. Which is what I want- a racket with a smaller head, near even balance, and heavier than the current racket. Except I don't think I can use my gamma shockbuster with it since there is a dampening system on it. poop. I love my shockbuster. LOL.

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January 21st was my 23rd bday! My bf just took me out to sushi. Yummy! Which was perfect because I had a craving for raw fish. mmmmm. Do I look 23? lol. I hate getting carded because it means I have to dig through my purse to get my ID. I miss bdays in college. They were sooo much fun! I hate to say it, but my 22nd bday was soooooo much fun compared to my 21st. I had big parties for both, but I honestly didn't really start drinking until I was 21. haha. Before 21 I had an occasional drink, but not until 21 did I really drink. hehe. Which is why my 22nd was AWESOME! I also have about 5 facebook albums dedicated to it. haha. Loved it! here's one of my favorite pix:

FYI, theres actually water in that cup. You like my shoes? LOL. I had locals on, but I wanted to wear my Vans. The party was relocating to my place (we all partied at the bf's place bc it was bigger) to play Mario Kart! Except I didn't play because I don't believe in drinking and driving. I know its fake, but still. I did play Smash Bros! hehe. Oh game cube.... I can't wait for Mario Kart to come out on the Wii!

I'm back!

Well, I haven't been on for quite awhile. This past weekend was my bday (yay!). I feel so special too because Pursebuzz and I have the same bday! yay! I now know 4 other people born on that day!

Earlier this week my ac adapter for my laptop broke. I sepnt $70 to get a new adapter. I honestly feel like i was ripped off, but what can I do. But that means I can play with the broken part and try to fix it. haha. So yea I haven't been able to blog or read blogs all week! AHH. so much catching up to do!

I also got a haircut. =) I like it. I'll post about it later because I am too pooped out right now.

Have a great weekend!

Wow I wrote this in 5 min. haha!

My Story Survey

I'm bored. hehe.

Hi, my name is: Krystle

but you can call me: Krystle

Never in my life have I: smoked pot

The one person who can drive me nuts is: the bf or my friend Justin

My high school is: in Hawaii

When I’m nervous: I get sweaty hands

The last song I listened to was: something from the Paramore CD

If I were to get married right now it would be to: the bf

My hair is: in dire need of a haircut

When I was 4: I was this silly looking filipino girl.

Last Christmas: I was opening presents

I should be: sleeping. I'm tired

When I look down I see: my laptop

The happiest recent event was: Seeing the Body Worlds 2 Exhibit

If I were a character on ‘Friends’ : Pheobe

By this time next year: I will dreading my 24th birthday

My current gripe is: the cold weather

I have a hard time understanding: law

There’s these girls: huh?

If I won an award, the first person I would tell would be: the bf

I want to buy: more clothes

Where do you plan to visit: Australia

If you spent the night at my house: you might not sleep. haha.

The world could do without: hate

Most recent thing I’ve bought myself: a paintbrush.

Most recent thing someone else bought me: Food

My middle name is: I think you can figure this out yourself

In the morning I: brush my teeth

Last night I was: eating at Alexander's. Yummy!

There’s this guy I know who: has a secret.

If I was an animal I’d be a: Dog

A better name for me would be: I like my name. I just hate how its misspelled

Tomorrow I am: gonna watch the Manning bros win!

Tonight I am: gonna watch TV

My birthday is: In January

You got this from: the internet

Twig Twig and Full On Lust

So for Christmas I received a gift card for Nordstrom. I know I could have put this to buying clothes, but I find that their clothes are kinda expensive (although Banana Republic makes me weak in the knees). So I spent it on.... makeup! Haha. I bought Full On Lust lipglass (HG status!) and Twig Twig Lipstick. I am not really a lipstick fan, but I thought it would be good to have one just in case. I really want to go back and get Hug Me, but that shall be later. The following swatches were taken with no flash and used natural light.

My Lips

Here are my bare lips. I included this so you can compare. I think my lips do not look this pink/purple. Theres some brown in it too. The point that I really want to make is that my lips are pigmented. haha.

Twig Twig

In the tube, twig twig looks boring and dark. I was hesitant to buy it because the website said it had plum undertones. However, when I put this on, it looks natural and gives my lips a nice pinkish brown hue. Since it is a luster lipstick, it goes on very sheer, but its not too shiny nor does it have sparkles. Yay! I like how it can be layered to a desired intensity. It doesn't have that nasty lipstick taste (yay!) and it lasts for a couple of hours. It can be kinda drying, but I think that has a lot to do with the weather right now since it is the wintertime and the air is dry.

Full on Lust Lipglass (FOL)

OMG! I really want MAC to make this permanent! This is what I have been looking for in a lipglass! I've compared this to Entice and Lust lipglass at the store. Compared to Lust, FOL is sooo much prettier. It is not as creamy and brown/light pink on my lips like Lust is. I think Entice was too brown and sparkly for my taste. FOL is the perfect pink lipglass on me. It does say it is a cream formula, but there are some sparkles in it. However, the sparkles are not as noticeable as they are in lipglasses like Nymphette and Enchantress. The sparkles are very subtle. This lasts quite a long time. It doesn't last through a meal, but it does last through eating a snack!


I tried Twig Twig with Love Nectar on top and the peach undertones of Love Nectar bring out the brown. It looks nice, but I am not a fan of brown lips.

Sort of off topic, but lip swatches kinda freak me out. haha. They just look weird when there is no face to go with it.

Well now that I am done editing, I can focus on watching the national championship game!

I'm a dork...

I'm a dork.The bf had to go to work today and the Chargers/Titans game isn't getting great reception. Please do not laugh at my caveman Excel skills.

	Original Price (dollars)	Size (ounces)	Trial Price (calculated, dollars)	Trial Size (ounces)
Brushes
Kabuki Brush	28		28
Flawless Application Brush	22		22
Full Coverage Concealer Brush	20		20
Foundation
Mineral Veil	19	0.47	16.57	0.06
Warmth	20	1	18.8	0.06
Tan	25	0.3	20	0.06
Medium Tan	25	0.3	20	0.06
Other
Skin Rev-er	21		21
Total	180		166.37

Yup you do get a deal by purchasing the trial kit for $60!
I purchased Bare Escentuals in May 2007. I tried my sister's trial kit for a couple of days and I liked it. I tried this in the dry Vegas weather and found no problems. However, when I used it this summer, I would sweat and itch like crazy! AHHH! I think this also caused me to break out over the summer. ack. I am thinking that i used dirty brushes. Sadly this thing is sitting in my room unused! ARG! I did this to justify my purchase. Sadly the only things I am still using from this kit is the Concealer Brush and the Skin Rev-er. This totals to only $49! AGH! So I wasted money here. The foundation expires in September, so I think I might give this to my sis or to my bf's cousin who also uses this stuff. I hate wasting makeup. Maybe I have the receipt somewhere and I can return it. Maybe I will try this again since I gave up on MAC Studio Fix because it kept oxidizing on me and now i have MAC MSF Natural in Med Dark. I kinda gave up with Medium Dark because it contains talc (its the first ingredient listed!) and I hear talc is bad for you so I just use it occasionally.

I know, I this is my second post today. hehe

Also, does anyone know how to fix my background? It repeats and I do not like it!