WHAT!?!?!?

I cannot believe I have let a MONTH go by with no blog posts. I have been trying to post for the last couple days but just haven't had the chance. Got sick, then busy, then still sick, etc. Anyways, I have so much to update so I guess I'll do it in increments and just take it a day at a time.

First up a new "DO". I have been in limbo as to what to do to my own hair. I don't know too many hairstylists that like to do their own hair, and I AM NO EXCEPTION. I don't like to do my own hair. Let me rephrase, I don't like to do my own hair ALOT. I like to experiment, I'm a stylists thats what I do. So I was addicted to weaves and wigs for a while but needed to let my hair breathe and to be honest I hadn't had time in the last 2 months or so to take care of my hair so I really had been wanting a cut, to start over fresh. So I finally CHOPPED ALL MY HAIR OFF...

Here's the before pics from the morning that I went to the salon..

a couple hours later...

I really love my new cut. I can literally wake up, run my fingers through my hair to spike it up and GO. One thing I do hate, is my hair after a fresh perm, it is bone straight and won't do much of anything, so it's good it's short. My hair is thin right now as it is, but I'm not too worried about it because my hair grows thick before it grows long anyway, plus I've started taking Biotin again, so it'll thicken up in no time.

I found 2 products that I love to use for short hair. It's the Sebastian Molding Mud & Bed Head Manipulator. The Molding mud is good for the back and sides of my hair. You would think with it being a "mud" it would be wax-y and greasy. But it's not, and it also leaves a shine on the hair. Not a heavy product at all. The Bed Head on the other hand, is a product that I wouldn't use unless I really was trying to mold the hair a certain way. I use it to give my bang a wispy,

piece-y look. And it will HOLD. So I wouldn't suggest it for longer hair unless you go real funky and rock out a faux-hawk or something.

I guess that's enough on this post. As said before, I love the new cut and it's going to be short for a minute. Short hair is just easier to maintain for me. So we'll see what it's looking like a couple weeks from now.

Picture Overload

Man, so much has been going on. I'm tired, it's midnight and I should be in bed but yet I'm updating my blog. lol I'll pay for it in 5 hours when my alarm goes off. Anyway, I have pics galore from different events,etc. So I'll just post those for now.

I took these on a Saturday night on my way out to celebrate my friend's 33rd birthday. We had a blast and I think this is probably my fave m/u combo to date. I switched foundations. Instead of my usual Mac mineralized skinfinish, I switched to Milani's Caramel and I love it. Great coverage and very light on my face.

I almost forgot to take a pic of this cute pink look, so I hurried and snapped soon as I came home. I found the cutest bracelet/earring set at Walmart and that was sort of my inspiration for that day.

This look was so cute and airy. It was neutral but I liked it alot. I almost forgot to take the pics before we went out to dinner but I managed to squeeze in 2.

I have so many other pics and updates I would like to get on here but my eyelids are cursing me out right now so I am going to bed.

Today's Look

I wasn't trying but I got the "you have Mardi Gras eyes" from alot of people today. Most mornings I don't really know what I'm going to do as far as makeup until I sit down at my table and start. This morning I thought it was going to be neutrals again but decided to pull out my old Urban Decay Deluxe palette that I haven't used in forever. Purple & Gold was standing out to me. So I used Honey, Ransom & the lighter purple that I can't think of the name. My faavorite L'oreal liquid liner and Maybelline Colassal mascara. On the lips I used Nyx Purple Rain lip pencil & Nyx Pandora lipstick, I used Mac's Miss Dynamite dazzleglass on top.

It looks more like LSU school colors to me than Mardi Gras. If I was doing Mardi Gras I would've added some green. :) You can click the picture to make bigger. (I think) I did my first collage in Picasa. I've never used it and it was fairly easy and something different.





Have a good evening.

Rambling & pictures

First, I'll start off by saying I feel soooooo much better. I was so sick last week. All sinus. I have/had so much sinus drainage. I didn't go to the doctor because I go for this same thing every year and every year I pay for meds that do not work. So this year I refused to go. True I came close to caving in. But thanks to 2 clients and 2 classmates I bought Mucinex D and it has helped ALOT. I still have a slight cough but no more ear aches, fevers or chest congestion. I hate flip floppy weather and thats what we've been having. Ah well, I'm just glad to be better.

Moving on, today we were out of school so I decided to treat myself to a movie. Since my husband didn't want to see it with me, I went alone. I went to see Confessions of a Shopaholic. It was a boring movie. It was cute but boring. The book was way better. I fell asleep at some point. So this is definitely a movie that can wait til it hits dollar movie or dvd RENTAL. Sadly, this is not one for the collection. And I'm almost mad that I wasted 7.50 on a movie ticket. lol

Since today was such a pretty day and felt really springy I decided to actually do some makeup on myself. Its been a long time since I've taken pictures of my makeup and I miss it. I took pictures of todays makeup even though it was after I got back home. lol

This is a look that I do alot. It's very neutral but still has a little pop because the taupe eyeshadow is shimmery. Since I took these pictures after being out and about, my lipgloss wore off but it was just clear gloss. This look can be paired with "COLORED" lips for just the right pop of color.

I achieved this look using my favorite and the ever so popular Coastal Scent palette. For 20 bucks this palette gives you your moneys worth.

To create the above look I used: 2nd row from right, 3rd color down(shimmer taupe) on inner lid and a little above the crease. On the outer lid I used 2nd row from right, 8th color down (matte brown) For brow highlight I used 1st row on the left, 8th color down ( a matte flesh tone color)

I paired the look with my ABSOLUTE FAVORITE liquid liner. It's the "carbon black" liner intense by L'oreal Paris. For 6 bucks this liner is the truth! Precision every single time and makes a very precise wing for the winged liner look. (Not pictured, on my waterline I used Mac's kohl liner in Engraved)

I am a mascara whore. I own so many mascaras from top of the line to bottom of the shit pile. lol But these 2 are my favorties. The Maybeline Colossal(yellow tube) in Very Black & the Maybeline XXL Extensions in Very Black. They both gives you so much volume and with both I don't have to worry about looking like a raccoon at the end of the day. I haven't had a problem with either of them clumping and I can layer them with no problems. The XXL comes with a primer that I'm iffy about. I think it dries out quickly but the mascara itself is heaven.

For the look above I chose the Maybeline Colassal.

I have so much makeup it is insane. And I'm steady acquiring new shit everyday seem like. lol I really need to purge. I'm into eyeshadow palettes right now so my single shadows haven't been getting any love. hmm, I need to do something about that.

In other news, I MADE THE MAKEUP TEAM at school. I already knew I was a shoo-in but it was made official last Thursday.

I guess I'm done rambling for the night. I miss taking makeup pics so I think I'm going to try to take more pics, more often. As long as its not the same looks. :)

Oh! I see I have followers on my blog. Thanks ladies for stopping by. I'm glad to know I'm not just talking to myself and Adrienne. lol Although I really don't mind. But I look forward to chatting with my new blog buddies.

"Now ya'll come back now ya hear" lol

Ipod

So I called Apple today to appease my husband. Apparently to replace the screen on my ipod will cost me an estimated $129 . WHATEVER.. it seems you pay 80% of the total price of the cost of the ipod. I'm still leaning toward the ipod touch. I have a feeling this guy didn't know what he was talking about.

So not a good day...

Very rarely does mom get sick. Now I get the usual sinus problems, but only once or maybe twice a year I get a sinus infection. This time I got the germs from someone else. People seem to think they aren't contagious when they have fever. YES YOU ARE. I'm usually up on my vitamin C & whatnot but this time I don't know what happened.

It started Sunday, I woke up with a cough and I could feel fluid in my throat. By Sunday night I was threating a fever and went down about 7pm. It was a rough night and my cough woke me up seems like every half hour.

Monday, I opened my eyes but never got up. I had no energy whatsoever. I got up long enough to drop my son off at school and got back in the bed, I coughed so much that I ended up vomitting orange juice which was all that was in my system,after that I fell asleep. By 10:30 I had a little energy and thought I was well enough to wash my hair, sit under the dryer THEN go to Walmart. Well I guess its safe to say I overdid it. I came home around 12:30, went to sleep and didn't wake up again until 5pm, I even left bags from Walmart in the trunk for my husband to get out when he got home from work! But when I woke up at 5, my cough was quiet, ears were better and my raw chest wasn't so raw anymore. So I threw in a load of laundry, dried them then laid around for the rest of the evening, watched a little tv and surfed the web. I really felt fine.

Today, I get up, get ready for school, get there and was there all of 30 MINUTES! UGH! This time I decided to listen to my body and not try to push it. My skin was very clammy, I was hot then cold. My throat hurt and my ears were stopped up. So I sucked it up and clocked out and went home. I hate missing hours. I need 1500 hours to graduate, missing hours is NOT an option. But what could I do. So I came home and got back in the bed and have been here since. I've spent so much time in my bed that I'm getting a little restless.

I swear I'm taking a can of lysol to school when I get well. If somebody so much as breathe wrong I'm spraying their ass down!

This is what part of my bed has looked like for the last 2 days..the other side is my laptop, current hair & fashion magazines and the last book in the Twilight series, Breaking Dawn. My husband cleans this all off for us every night.

Tonight I'm firing up the humidifier. I can't take being sick too much longer!

Pics & Such

Call me the LV chick...lol so my nails match my bag. My husband says it's ghetto..lol, I think it's something different and fun for the moment. Ghetto? yeah..lol, but it's alright.

Initially I took this picture, just playing around..who would've known tragedy would strike the next day :(

R.I.P. precious ipod..it's been a great 3 years :( Friday I dropped her at school face down and the screen cracked from the inside. Music still plays but I can't see the menu or any of my videos, movies, etc.) I was sick to my stomach but I'm better because maybe it was just time for another one. So by the end of the week I will have my new tunes in my possession.

So I've been looking at the Ipod Touch for a few days and I think I've narrowed it down to the 16GB with 20 hours of video time or the 32GB with 40 hours of video time. Can't wait to get'er home!

I think that's all I got for now. I'm coming down with a little cough and I got to knock it out before it turns into something else.

Peace