Dead Body for Makeup Final

For my final in Film Makeup I had to do a dead body. My model was in a gang related shooting. I put exit/bullet hole wounds, fake tattoo, a sliced throat from a small razor and some beard stubble on him. You can't actually see it but he actually has a big ass track mark like Jared Leto in Requiem for a Dream. His body was kind of hard to work with also beacuse he had a bad ass farmers tan it was hard to mottle his skin and make him look dead not ashy on his tan skin. I wasn't too happy with the results because I knew I could have done better if I wasn't so damn nervous. He wasn't my initial model because my real model came about 40 mins late so I had to use my sisters bf  as my model and I was on a time crunch.

The blood I used was $18!!!! It came in a small little bottle and its a dark blood so its best for dried up looking blood thats been exposed to air for a long period of time. The Tattoos I used were about 4 dollars each and look reallllly real! I fooled many.The bullet wounds I missed one step in the painting stage and i fucked it up badly. That's when I started to get antsy and pissed off.

Q: How Do You Keep A Nice Tan?

A: I fake and bake! Yes its true I go to the tanning bed =( I usually go to the tanning bed a lot before a special event. Usually like two weeks before the event I would go at least 4 times. Just tanning in general I go to the beach a lot. I would sometimes go the tanning booth for the hell of it like once a month. I know there are people who are totally against tanning beds but this post will be for all the fake bakers out there!! TanningLotionSource.Com is retail tanning lotion website which sells just about every tanning lotion out there at a reasonable price. They have given me some samples to try out and I have decided to do some reviews of the different lotions I try out. I currently use Designer Skin Monarchy which is a 7x bronzer blend. It smells good and works quite well. There are times that I come out of the high powered 10 min beds using this lotion and I look "dirty" but its just the bronzer working its magic. Give it about an hour and your skin will go back to normal. That can happen to just about any lotion though. I think the most important thing I look for in a lotion is the smell and that it must have a bronzer. Tinglers tend to be too much for me. Sometimes it burns to the point where it itches!!!. Eekkk such a nasty feeling.

Each week I will review one lotion. I know its not the most accurate review because I'm using each lotion atleast once. A true review is if i used it for atleast a month and took a hiatus for a month so that my skin can go back to its original color and then switch to a nother lotion but I'm going to try my best to explain my experience with each lotion  =)

 Here we go...

Lotion: Take Olive Me by Swedish Beauty
Smell: Floral and perfumey/ smells goood =)

Type of lotion: Bronzer

Bed Type: 20 min orignal bed

This product makes me feel like I'm doing something good for my skin. "Take Olive Me" contains extract from the fruit and the leaves! I can tell that it really moisturizes my skin. One thing you notice about tanning a lot is that your skin can get easily dried out. Olive oil is a natural moisturizer and its already infused in the lotion which is a huge plus. I got a nice base tan. If your going to the tanning bed every week just to maintain a nice tan I suggest this lotion.

Gray Blue Smokey Eye with a Brown Crease

I haven't done a look in a long time so i thought why not take the makeup I did for EDC and share with you guys how I did it.
Face ProductsMufe primer
Under Eye corrector with Benefit erase paste in medium
Concealer Ben Nye Conceal all wheel
I mixed my own color with Coastal Scents HD Foundation #7 + #14
Highlight the cheeks and forehead with a little bit concealer from MUFE no2 the pallete
Powdered with MUFE HD powder
Contour with Chocolate Soleil bronzing powder from Too Face
Blush all assortments of MAC's Sweet as Cocoa, Breezy, Fun and Games (HK collection)
Highlight MAC mineralized, Perfect Topping
--Eyes--
Lid -NYX ultra pearl Mania in Charcoal Pearl
I first blended in the crease with a stiff blending brush MAC Satin Taupe
Then with a fluffier brush over that Satin Taupe and a little above that MAC's Texture
With a pencil brush concentrate color on the outer crease brushing the color slightly in with MAC's Knight Divine
This with a stiff dome brush concentrate mainly on the outer V go in with MAC's Print to give it Depth
So the trick is to layer and blend!!!
--Lips--
MAC's Honey Love!!

My Contacts are prescripted by Acuvue Colours
ummm Lashes are from BeautyShopOC.com
Redcherry's number 107 possibly.. not positive

This was my first day's outfit I pasted the Daisy's on my self =) ahah
and I had to blur my naked sis out of the picture wooopsss

Kiss/Broadway Nails and MY FIRST CONTEST!!!

So I was contacted by Kiss because they saw my review on Broadway French Tip nails a while back. They sent me some of their new products to try out and I must say they are quite trendy .

Ok the first product is the All or One Artificial Nail Remover. The tub is filled with acetone and is seperated into 2 sections. You can either soak all your nails in the acetone or just one finger. Neat idea huh?! and through out time when the acetone gets dirty you can empty it and refill it!

These are the Fashion Diva Stickers. You get over 400 stickers in one package. I was amazed in how many there were. It's easy to apply also, just carefully peel and apply on your nail. I suggest a top coat for maximum staying power.

The first box on the left is Harajuku inspired. These comes with tabs for an easier application process. The fun part about these is that you can mixmatch the nail colors.

The second box consist of white and yellow peace signs on a pink french tip. Very cute!!

These also have tabs for an easy application process.

Both boxes come with  nail glue.

These nails are pretty awesome! They have a cute design on a white french tip, but once you go in the sun they change to a pink french tip. How cool!!!

These are the Fashion Diva Express Nails. They don't come with glue just the nails itself. They also do not have tabs on them so it was a little more challenging to not get glue on my fingers.

I tried on one of the nail sets and I chose the Fashion Express's because They looked perfect for a rave I was going to =) The way I applied them was first I sized them up to my nails. Some times I had to file the edges because it didn't fit perfectly and that is okay to do. I put glue on my natural nail first and then all over the artificial nail. I push the nail down as close to cuticle first then towards the tip of my nail. Then I roll my finger over the whole nail for secure staying power. For extra security I put a drop of glue on the under side of my nail if there is a gap in between my natural and artificial. I say the more the glue the better your off. If glue spills out on to the side onto your skin thats ok when it becomes dry it will fall off after a few washes or when you rub at it.

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CONTEST

yay! my first contest

::Rules::

1. Must be a Follower

2. Do a makeup look that compliments your nail design.

(So i want pictures of your face and nails. )

ex. You have green nails do a green smokey eye

3. One picture has to have your nails next to your face

4. Repost this Contest section on your page including your Contest Entry and make sure to link back to me

5. To notify me that you have entered into my contest reply to this Post and make sure you have a link to your website.

::PRIZE::

You get the

Fashion Diva stickers

Fashion Diva Peace sign nails

Fashion Diva Color Changing nails


Contest ENDS JULY 31

HAVE FUN!!!!