I don’t always buy makeup when I’m on one of my shopping rampages, mind you. Yesterday I ordered the Canon Speedlite 430EX II for my EOS 450D SLR camera. I do love my camera, but I’ve been kind of disappointed in it ever since I bought it. The reason for this is that I always know how I want my pictures to turn out, and I’ve always been told that I have a “good eye” – but I never seem to get my photos exactly the way I want them with this camera. There’s always something wrong, like the colors being completely off or something like that, and it’s driving me insane. Insane! Thankfully I have good friends who are into photography and willing to help a clueless soul as myself, so now I’m hoping this flash will do the trick. Time will show!

The next time I buy something for my camera I think it’ll be a new objective, as I’ve been planning to buy the Canon EF 28mm F2.8 for quite some time now. I guess I’ll have to prioritize a new objective instead of all that tempting and oh so colorful makeup, so I’m actually able to shoot some acceptable EOTD’s for my blog.

One’s gotta love new gadgets!

Photo © Canon Inc.

First of all, I absolutely LOVE the name. Obsessive Compulsive Cosmetics. I mean, hello! It’s maybe not politically correct, but I can’t help myself and I think it’s pretty perfect. I’m sure you’ve heard of these Lip Tars some time or another? They have been a pretty hot topic in the colorful world of makeup for quite some time now, and I’ve managed to steer clear – until now. I’m blaming VampyVarnish for that. She recently published a little review and some swatches of her six newly acquired Lip Tars, and when I saw them on her lips I was completely and utterly sold. I’ve seen people raving about these Lip Tars before, but they seemed so.. moist to me. Now I realized, after seeing VV’s pictures, that the trick was in the amount of product – and her application was flawless!

I therefore decided to invest in a few of these Lip Tars. They come in every color you can imagine, and if you by any chance should happen to imagine a color which isn’t part of their selection, well, then you’re free to mix it up yourself. Fantastic! I went looking for some good swatches, and ended up choosing five pretty neutral colors. These thumbnails doesn’t show the colors any justice at all, so you’ll have to use Google to really see how these fabulous lip colors work.

Each tube contains 8 ml, and costs $12.50 (which would be about 78,- NOK with today’s exchange rate) if you choose to order them directly from Obsessive Compulsive Cosmetics – and yes, OCC ships worldwide! You only need the tiniest little blob, and it should be applied with a lip brush. A tube of Lip Tar will pretty much last you a life time.

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In light of my recent post about this adorable bunny jacket, I find it very fitting to be talking about my newest treasure, a M·A·C for Playboy lipstick in “Bunny Pink” (clean mid-tone pink). M·A·C collaborated with Playboy long time ago, long before I discovered what was to become my absolute favorite makeup brand, but ever since I read a post on Specktra regarding a haul done by a Danish girl, I’ve been lemming these items. It’s extremely difficult to find information about this collection, but it seems like it consisted of only two items: the lipstick in “Bunny Pink”, and a glitter cream in “Playmate Pink”. Apparently a similar collection was released exclusively to Asia in 2004 with three other items: two lipsticks in “Centerfold” and “Pinkmate”, and a glitter cream in “Bunnysheen”.

I don’t have any hopes of getting my hands on the rest of these items, I know that Danish girl paid a lot of money for hers and I’m don’t want them that much, so I’m happy with my one gorgeous lipstick. Maybe M·A·C will do another collaboration with Playboy some time soon? If that happens I’ll be first in line to grab me a full set of product from this collection.

Photo © Temptalia

I think I might need someone to smack me! I’ve been sitting here for at about two hours now, just browsing websites offering alternative clothing – or what some people might call “emo clothing”. Personally I don’t have a specific style, but I always envy those who have have a style and the passion to wear it all the way. I did fall in love with another hoodie, and this one is called “Luv Bunny”. C’mon. It’s got my name written all over it, can’t you see?

I wouldn’t be too surprised if it suddenly appeared to be stuck in my mailbox some time next week.

Ragnaråkk, where I got both my piercings, celebrated their 6th birthday today with cakes and sparkling drinks – and a 30% sale on everything in the shop! I was planning on heading over there to pick up a bag and a hoodie I kinda wanted to get the last time I was there, but my neck has been bugging me severely the last couple of days so I decided to just relax at home instead. But since I’m blessed with such a loving boyfriend, he volunteered to go to Ragnaråkk for me, I now have both an Iron Fist-hoodie and a immensely cool handbag (with a skull) from Living Dead Souls in my possession.

Photo courtesy of Google

I sometimes happen to make a statement and then later change my mind, like when I said I wouldn’t be buying anymore palettes from Urban Decay until they started coming out with some new colors. In a way I haven’t really changed my mind, for both my newest additions from Urban Decay actually contain a few new colors – but is five out of seven really enough to justify the purchase? Anyway, “Naked” is something different than the usual palettes from Urban Decay. It’s an amazing palette of 12 neutral eyeshadows in a sleek, velvety case – and one of the more extraordinary facts about “Naked” is that it actually contains mattes!

I love the colors, and I hate the packaging. Who on Earth came up with the idea of covering an eyeshadow palette with velvet? It contains seven permanent shades which most of us are quite familiar with from before, and five completely new shades: “Buck” (matte nutmeg), “Creep” (onyx with gold sparkle), “Darkhorse” (bronze patina), “Hustle” (plum brown satin), “Virgin” (satin chamois). I’ll be the first to say how happy I am that they’ve left out those usual glittery devils this time.

You also get the same 24/7 Glide-On Eye Pencil as always, but this time it’s double ended so you have the brown “Whiskey” on the opposite end. I originally thought that “Whiskey” was the same color as “Bourbon” – I mean, it makes sense – but I can see from their website that “Whiskey” is indeed a new color. And also included is the little travel sized Primer Potion. We’re all familiar with that one now. Some people are also claiming that this palette contains full size eyeshadows, but that’s not entirely true. Urban Decay’s palettes usually range between 0.8g and 0.9g (the “Sustainable Shadow Box” is 0.56g while the “Deluxe Shadow Box” is the same as “Naked” with 1.2g per shade) and “Naked” is absolutely something else with its 1.2g per eyeshadow. A full size eyeshadow from Urban Decay is 1.5g, so as you can see it’s pretty close!

“Naked” is a permanent item, and costs $44 plus shipping from Urban Decay.

Photo © Alex Gambardella