After some swearing, a lot of troubleshooting and a little thinking I finally found the error that caused my Google Friend Connect application to die on me. I hope those of you who were following me will consider doing so again, and this time I’m hoping it’ll stay alive. The reason that you’ll have to reconnect is that I screwed up and deleted my former listing, and so I deleted all my friends at the same time. Nice? Yeah, I know. Stupid.

Anyway, thank you so much!

Eyes:
Urban Decay Primer Potion
M·A·C Femme Fi (highlight)
Sleek MakeUP Palette in “Sunset”
M·A·C Feline Kohl Eye Pencil
CoverGirl LashBlast Volume Blasting Mascara

Brushes:
Sigma Makeup SS239, SS217 and M·A·C #219

What did I do?
As usual I started off this look by priming both my lids up to the brow using UDPP. I started with the yellow shade (top row, 5th shadow from the left) and chose to concentrate it on the inner third of my lid, patting it on with the SS239. I then used the same brush for the orange shade (top row, 4th shadow from the left), using the same patting motion to place it all over the middle of my lid, blending it slightly together with the yellow. To tie everything together I used the dark red shade (top row, 2nd shadow from the left) for the outer part of my lid, and the crease. I see now from the picture that I shouldn’t have pulled the red as far in towards the inner corner as I actually did. I should also have used a more matte highlight for this look, but ended up using Femme Fi since it’s one of my favorites. Using Feline I lined my waterline halfway in, smudged it out a little with the #219, and finished off with one coat of LashBlast mascara on my upper lashes. Oh, and I used the SS217 for all my blending.

First of all I have to praise these Sleek MakeUP palettes once more. The colors are so frigging vibrant and pigmented. The three colors I chose for this look looks a little more metallic in real life than in the picture, I don’t know if that’s a plus or a minus, but I do know that I’ll be doing this look over and over again. How come I didn’t have these awesome colors when the winter almost smothered me with its depressing presence? These colors mixed together make me think of the gorgeous midnight sun that I grew up with up north. Evenings in the end of summer, sitting outside watching the sun set behind the mountains. The smell of autumn approaching, the small changes in nature, the feeling of being utterly happy and unaware of the responsibility that comes with an adult life. Memories I want to keep with me forever. Memories that make me smile.

This EOTD a tribute to Sneezingpanda!

Photo © Shamini Thevarajah ‘10

Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don’t matter and those who matter don’t mind.

Theodor Geisel (Dr. Seuss)

I think I have to stop having opinions about everything. Or at least stop sharing my opinions with people. Seems like some people think it’s rude to have other opinions than themselves. Gah, I’m so sick of people. Why the hell do they insist on occupying a space on the Internet if they don’t have the ability to accept advice, and listen to other people’s opinions without taking it as a personal insult? I’m not out to insult anyone when I share my opinions on the web, I’m just looking to share experiences, something I would be grateful for myself. Maybe I should just stop commenting in other blogs, and stick to my own, maybe that would be better. At least here I can act like a bitch if someone tells me that they disagree with me, and kick their asses. Literally. When I grow up I’ll write and pass a law that will ban certain people from using the Internet at all. Now, that will be the day!

Tonight I’ve made a serious (and kinda scary) decision about my upcoming future. It was difficult to land upon the final decision, but when it was done I felt relief. That’s the feeling I was going for, right? Relief? Felt good. Like a ton of bricks had been lifted of my shoulders. Oh, I see. Maybe I finally managed to follow my gut feeling, and this is what it feels like? I’m not gonna tell you what I’m talking about today, maybe next week. I just want it to be a done deal before I spill my little secret.

I really wasn’t planning on another post today, so I’ll keep it brief. I’m not a fan of multiple postings, but I just have to brag a little! You see, Øyvind discovered that Theo’s vet was offering a free 5 month checkup throughout February, so we decided to bring him in to have him looked at, especially since he’s teething now. He made me so proud! There was nothing wrong with his teeth, the vet said that his fur was nice and shiny, and commented on him being healthy and looking good. He even said that Theo was a mighty fine individual indeed.

So tomorrow it’s time to go meet other Chihuahuas (and their owners), as we’re attending our very first exhibition training session. Theo is first and foremost our four-legged family member, but I’m thinking about showing him at the NKK exhibition in July, just for fun. We’ll see what happens. It’s still some months away, and if it seems like he’s not thriving in such a setting, I’m not going to force it on him. I know I’m biased, but I think he’s really handsome, and I’d like to hear what a judge would have to say about him as well.

I’m proud, so proud.

After more than a whole week without any mail, forcing me to believe that Mr. Postman had forgotten all about my existence, I finally got a package from the UK yesterday. And it wasn’t just any package, it was filled with colorful goodies! One of my readers, the sweet and beautiful Sneezingpanda, sent me no less than four palettes and an eye kohl from Sleek MakeUP! As already said I had heard of Sleek MakeUP though Specktra, but when Sneezingpanda posted a look where she had used her “Sunset” palette, I was totally sold. I’m a sucker for colors, we all know that, and I fell completely in love with the immensely pigmented eyeshadows in her Sleek palette. Love at.. second sight!

Since she’s in the UK and I’m not, she went straight out and got one of each palette in stock, then shipped them my way. It was “Original” (wearable, shimmery), “Storm” (neutrals and wearable, shimmery and matte), “Sunset” (neutrals and colorful, metallic and shimmery) and “Acid” (neon, shimmery and matte). What can I say? I absolutely love these palettes, and I’m forever grateful. Each palette has a good selection of colors, though some might be more more wearable than others depending on the wearer. I love eye shadows, I love colors, I love the palettes, and I absolutely adore Sneezingpanda for sharing the luxuries with me. Thank you a thousand times!

Sleek MakeUP i-Divine Palette in Original

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