Rimmel Lasting Finish Lipstick: Alarm

      This is officially my favorite red lipstick EVER.  It's bright, so it's great for year-round.  It lasts a good amount of time, and it's not too dry.  It applies evenly.  And here it is:

 (sorry for the wonky nails, I was mid-manicure when I decided it was time for swatching)

 various swatches 

 Light, patted on application.

heavier application.

     This color is perfect for my skin tone!  If you have practically porcelain skin with red-ish (vs yellowy) undertones, this is the color for you.  I also love how easy it is to apply.  Straight from the tube, you can get accurate application.  If you get a little outside of the lines, it's easy to wipe off.  (Compared to Berry Queen, a moisture renew lipstick.  That one is so slippy that it's hard to get precise application.  And if you get it outside of your lips, even just a tiny bit, it's tough getting it off.)  The one downside is that you have to apply this over bare lips.  That means no lip balm (unless it's completely soaked in) or else you'll end up with uneven application.  My lips do get a little dry when I wear the lipstick, but only a little because of the lack of lip balm.  It's not even noticeable because of the brightness of the lip color.  Obviously, I do have to reapply after a meal, but it does last me a pretty good long time.  Sometimes I re-apply more than I need to, just because I love it so much...

And yes, I do wear this out and about :) 

A++++++++++++

So it's been a few days...

All righty, I'm still here.  :)  I'll be putting up some blog posts today, too.  So far my day has consisted of eating breakfast, lazing around, eating lunch, and re-reading the Hunger Games.  I mean really, what else could I be expected to do on a gloomy gray day like today?  But the sun's showed up, and it is now time for me to blog, blog, blog, and film, film, film.  Also, edit some videos.  So I'll see you all soon with some real blogging!
-thismakeupgirl

Facts of the Day #22

1. SPRING BREAK! Oh my goodness.  I am so glad.
2. I filmed three videos today :)  I have so many videos to edit now...
3. The other day I got a strawberry lemonade from McDonald's.  Honestly, I didn't really like it.  The strawberry tasted really gross... Here's a pic, I'm mostly showing it because my eye makeup looks cool :)

4. And here's my outfit of the day:  (well, of the day I got the lemonade.  Not today.  Today I'm lounging around in athletic shorts...)

5. That bun on my head took FOREVER to do!  At least 30 minutes, because I had to get my hair into a ponytail at the very top of my head, braid four small braids, and then pin them all up.  It's the first time in ages that I've actually had my hair up because: a) my hair hasn't exactly been quite long enough. If you have thick hair, you know what I mean.  It's hard to get all your hair up if it's thick, regardless of the length.  b) My hair is extremely heavy.  I've tried before to wear a top knot that sits a little further back on my head, a regular bun, etc.  Every time I've ended up with a massive headache from the weight of my hair tugging on my scalp.  Since this 'do sits right on top of my head, the only discomfort I experienced was just from the bobby pins.  And c) It's really time consuming to get my hair up.  This style was totally worth it though!

6.  Arcade Fire.  I love 'em.  I've listened to their music for a couple of years now, and they're all I listen to when I paint.  I don't know any of the words (well, I can sing along to a couple of songs), but the tunes ALWAYS get stuck in my head!  I don't know why or how, but their music always helps me get in the zone for doing artwork :)  Honestly, their music is a little weird.  But I love it!  I'm working on a painting now, and I'll show it to you soon.  At the moment, it looks like a 5th grader painted it.  But I know exactly what it's going to look like in my mind.  (It looks pretty cool there!)

Thanks for reading :)

Prim's Braids and Pigtails (hair tutorial)

Facts of the Day #21

1.  All right, so the Hunger Games was AMAZING.  Just saying.  Some things were left out, I wasn't too disappointed by that.  You really can't fit everything into a 2 hr 20 min film.  I really really loved it and I can't wait for the next movie!

2. My quest for Aldi's Nutella was unsuccessful.  But I did find the real deal at Wal-Mart, so I'm satisfied.  (Although I really do want to know if there's any difference between the two!)

3. You can also see in the above picture that I've got some cool pigtails.  They will be in a tutorial soon.  (hopefully today or tomorrow!)  It's Prim's hairstyle for Katniss's homecoming in the movie.

4. I went to the beach this weekend!  I can't remember if I mentioned that in my last facts of the day post or not... I have a haul video that shows off the bathing suit that I wore, but I've got such a backlog of videos that it could be a little while before it's up. 

5. I am LOVING my wet'n'wild 'reserve your cabana' bronzer.  I've been applying it practically all over my face (well, my nose, cheeks, and forehead) for a pretty spring glow.  And it has SPF 15, so it's extra fantastic.

6. My skin has cleared up a bit recently.  I never really get a lot of acne, mostly just little bumps and a few red spots.  But I have been using this one product from Clean and Clear that had helped in just a few days!   I'm really excited because normally, acne products hurt me more than they help.  I'll let you know about it soon so I can tell you if the results held up!

7. Have you seen Julian Smith's newest video?  It is FREAKAY.  Also catchy. 

Have any of you watched any other Julian Smith videos?  I LOVE them.

Hunger Games hair, nails, makeup tutorials

Here's a roundup of all of my Hunger Games Tutorials.

1. Effie Trinket Makeup

2. Effie Trinket Hair

3. Effie Trinket Nails

4. Katniss Braids

5. Katniss Girl on Fire Nails

6.Prim Braids

7. Glimmer Braids

8. Clove's Hairstyle

9. Katniss' Interview Makeup

10. Effie Trinket Bright (yellow, green, magenta) Makeup

        Is anyone dressing up?  Here are my ideas for dressing up (although my friends and I are just making t-shirts)  For Katniss: Wear a dress similar to her reaping dress.  Or if you want to go with an arena look: do the Katniss braid, wear a blue v-neck (in the movie, tributes from different districts are wearing different colors), olive colored pants, and brown boots.  If you have a thin black rain jacket similar to the one in the movie, you can wear that too!  For Effie: Find one of your mother's old bridesmaids dresses.  For real.  Do some crazy makeup and hair, and you're good to go.  

Facts of the Day #20

1.  Wow!  I feel like I haven't done a Facts of the Day post in forever!  So much has gone on...
2.  I uploaded this video:


It's the Effie Trinket look I posted about here.  I actually quite like how this turned out.  It's kind of funny, because my dad saw it and was like 'Your makeup looks pretty."  And then he saw me close my eyes and was like "Uhhhh.  Actually it's a little bright ."  He didn't quite get that it was for a tutorial...

3. I'm preparing for the premiere tomorrow.  (My friends and I are freaks...making t shirts and everything)  I have our tickets printed out, and the biggest thing is just remembering to bring them to school tomorrow.

4. Last thing about the Hunger Games:  Last week one of my friends gave me the US Weekly Hunger Games magazine as a surprise!  It was so sweet and I was so excited!  Seriously people, magazines are awesome.

5. I have been craving Nutella.  SO MUCH.  There's an Aldi nearby me, so I might try to get some there.  Apparently, they have an off brand for $2 that tastes exactly the same as the real deal.  (Side note: They also apparantly have knock off Girl Scout cookies that taste exactly the same.  And Oreos.  I tried the knock off Oreos and they taste EXACTLY THE SAME!)

6. My room is a mess again :(  But I don't have school on Friday so I can tidy it up then.  I don't really know how this happens.

7. I got some CA-UTE (cute) clothes this weekend.  I'll post a haul soon.  (I know, yeah right, I haven't even posted my last haul yet.  But I got so caught up with my Hunger Games videos...)  Maybe soon just means in a couple of weeks.  But don't worry, there will still be plenty of videos in-between.

8. I'm still obsessed with jasmine tea.  (Have I shared that here yet?)  Sadly, I only have one tea bag left, and I have to wait until I can get some more (next few days) before I can drink some more :(

Sorry this post is so pictureless...posts with plenty of pictures are my favorites.  Anyways (Hunger Games again...) are you going to the premiere?  Sorry.  Too obsessed.