FOTD: Sugarpill Midori & MAC Browns + New Hair

It's been ages since I posted a FOTD! I've just had lack of inspiration and I really haven't been in love with the way my make up looks have been coming out lately so I just kinda gave up for a little. But I've been playing with a lot of my goodies from my IMATS haul and I'm sooo in love with my Sugarpill make up! I've been using Midori a lot because it's such a pretty green. (And if you didn't know Midori means "green" in Japanese!) I really liked the way this came out because the green is so vibrant but the browns make it wearable during the day. Sorry if the pictures aren't as clear, I had to use my iPhone since I left my camera in Hawaii! >___<

Aaaand I wanted to show you all my new hair cut! I trim my hair regularly because I've been trying to grow it out but I'm always getting split ends and my hair grows so fast I have to trim my bangs all the time. I wanted to try out the "front bangs" (as I call them) or "fringe bangs" idk what they're officially called? I've had sideswept bangs since my senior year in high school and I wanted something different but I kind of regret it! I'm not really feeling the fringe, idk if I just have to get used to it or what but I'm going back to sideswept ASAP! Oh yeah and I dyed my hair super dark brown. It's so dark it looks black! I wanted to go back natural because I'm having a hard time keeping up my hair color since it grows so fast so I think I'm gonna leave it dark for a while. It was so odd to have my hair dark again! Especially with the bangs! But I guess it's nice to have some change every once in a while.

FACE
+ MAC Studio Fix Powder in NC43
+ MAC Cream Blush in SWEET WILLIAM
+ MAC Mineralized Blush in DAINTY
+ MAC Blush in STRADA [contour]

EYES
+ MAC PAINTERLY Paint Pot
+ MAC SCANT Eyeshadow [highlight]
+ Sugarpill MIDORI Eyeshadow [lid]
+ MAC SMUT Eyeshadow [outer v/crease]
+ MAC COPPERPLATE Eyeshadow [crease]
+ Bobbi Brown Gel Liner in BLACK
+ MUFE Aqua Eyes Liner in 0L [waterline]
+ MAC Opulash Mascara

LIPS
+ NYX Soft Matte Lip Cream in STOCKHOLM

Trendy Hairstyles 2011

Oddly, but among the fashion trends in hairstyles , stylists prefer asymmetry, layering (the same trend in fashion jewelry 2011/12) negligence. And of course, as always at the peak of popularity are long thick hair, as a standard of femininity. But, with regard to hair colour , then in vogue soft and natural colors, natural colors. For example, for blondes are preferable to linen, light wheat bread and brown shades. Brunettes can continue to lure men to their saturated colour of hair, you can also try shades of hot chocolate or a brilliant bluish black. But about the flashy, bright and aggressive colours can forget, now it is absolutely not a trend, and indeed these colours look defiant and not feminine. Fashion Hairstyles 2011-2012 on the side of the 70's, so to speak retro hairstyles. Be unique, be a muse, experiment: asymmetry or wavy locks, slanting bangs or big curls, long braids or cascading locks - all now in the trend. Be beautiful!

Long Hair Styles

victoria justice long hairstyle

Jessica Hart Long Straight Cut

angelina jolie  hairstyle

Ashley Roberts Long Wavy Cut

isabel lucas hairstyle

jennifer garner hairstyle

Reese Witherspoon Layered-hairstyle

Happy Belated Thanksgiving!

Better late than never! Hope you all had a good Thanksgiving! I spend the weekend in Hawaii with my family and friends. I thought I took at least one family picture but I didn't! =( I guess I was too caught up being around family I forgot! But here's a pic of the view from the airplane - I never get tired of seeing Hawai'i like this:

arriving! there was a rainbow :)


leaving :( view of waikiki

It really depends on which side you sit on to get a good view. I recommend sitting on the right side [if you're coming from the mainland] when you're arriving and the left when you're leaving - otherwise you're just looking at ocean! I love going home and I'm really thankful that I can go home for the holidays. Normally, Brian and I don't go home every holiday but since we're apart my mom wanted my sister and I to come out, especially since I'll be going to Guam for Christmas. I LOVE island weather! I don't care for four seasons at all, I hate the cold! I will take humid island breeze all year long, thank you. =P

My trip was really short! And I got sick when I was there. =( I ended up wasting a Saturday night just because my body was so tired from being sick, but I did get some good QT with my mom and dad. Ever since I left home, I appreciate them so much more and they're so funny to be around. I managed to go to the beach once in Lanikai after I had brunch with some friends, call me biased but I have yet to see a beach that even compares to one of Hawai'i's! [Maybe Tahiti judging by pictures but I haven't been there yet!]

Lanikai's

I always get my hair and eyebrows done when I go home! I'm always skeptical to have someone else do my hair and I won't let anyone besides my regular eyebrow waxer touch my brows because the ones I've tried out here always make my brows super thin! I prefer a fuller brow and my waxer knows just how I like it. Plus she always trims and shapes my brows [they're suuper long and thick] whereas anyone I've tried out her just waxes it and I never like the way it comes out.

BEFORE: yucky brows & faded red/brown hair
(lol @ my sister in the back)


AFTER: clean brows! & dark brown hair

My friend does my hair EVERYtime I go home - I like to trim it often because I have a tendency to get split ends a lot. My head always feels lighter and healthier when I do trim it. I really need to stop dyeing my hair though! It was reddish brown and now it's dark mocha brown! My friend warned me against going back to black because she said if I wanted to change my hair color lighter again t wouldn't look as nice. I think after this dye I MIGHT dye it one more time if it ends up getting lighter from the sun and go super dark, dark brown and just let my natural hair grow out, but we'll see how it goes.

Hope you all had a great Thanksgiving, I'll be back to the beauty posts soon! Don't forget to enter my giveaway!!

Mermaid FOTD & New Hairrr

I still haven't showed you guys my new hairr! My friend did it for me the day before I left Hawaii! I wanted to get highlights originally but I was like nevermine and then I ended up doing it last minute! haha I got peek-a-boo highlights cause my hair grows SUUUPER fast but my friend suggested doing my bangs to so I just did! I normally don't dye my hair because my hair grows out super fast. I colored it 2 weeks ago and already more than 1/2 inch already! ughh But the hubby loves my hair hilighted lol.

Ta-daaa

[that's my FOTD too haha]


hair from the back

Anywayyy on with the FOTD. I didn't know what else to call it and my sister said my eyeshadow reminded her of a mermaid lol



all products MAC unless otherwise stated

FACE
+ Prep + Prime Skin
+ Studio Finish Concealer in NW35 [undereye]
+ Studio Fix Fluid in NC44
+ Coastal Scents Contour Palette
+ MSF Natural Duo in MEDIUM DARK/SHIMMER [finish/highlight]
+ Blush in TIPPY
+ MSF in REFINED


EYES
+ Eyeko Touch & Glow Concealer
+ UDPP
+ PAINTERLY Paint Pot
+ GESSO E/S [all over lid]
+ KELLY E/S (PRO) [over Gesso]
+ HUMID E/S [crease]
+ CARBON E/S [over Humid]
+ NANOGOLD E/S [highlight]
+ BLACKTRACK Fluidline
+ Plushlash Mascara
+ Technakohl Liner in GRAPHBLACK
+ Brow Shader in CHARCOAL
+ CLEAR Brow Gel

LIPS
+ VIVA GLAM V L/G