Hey everyone!
My blog has been so inactive lately! I'm very sorry for this and I try to come up with interesting posts for you guys as often as I can. However, I haven't had a lot of time lately because of the end of semester work that my classes have given me. Alongside the work, I haven't had enough money to put into buying new products for reviews on my blog.
At least until the end of the semester, I'm going to be on a bit of a hiatus (we'll see how that goes; every time I say that I magically come up with a billion posts to write!).
HOWEVER. I have some exciting news! Part of the reason why I haven't done well at recording and posting videos for my followers is because I've been living in my aunt and uncle's house since I got here. It's been a temporary situation and I haven't had good filming areas or equipment. But I'll be moving into a house with my brother at the beginning of April if all goes well! This means that I can finally unpack everything (all my stuff from England will be arriving soon too!) and get a little office set up, as well as a makeup area! So I can start to take my blogging more seriously.
Also keep in mind that I run several other blogs, so I'm trying to keep up with a lot of things all at once! The main other blog that I'm trying to keep up with is my film blog (I'm a film student) and that requires a hell of a lot of work.
Bare with me! By the middle or end of April I'm hoping so have a tutorial-filming area put together and my iMac to edit on instead of my laptop. I promise to have more regular posts then :)
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Friday, March 30, 2012
Friday, February 24, 2012
Random Trick: Toothpaste as Skincare
A couple of years back, I heard/read about people using toothpaste as a solution to getting rid of acne. Initially, I thought this was weird, as I think most of you would too. Because my skin had been in great condition up until moving out of Holland, I never bothered to try the toothpaste trick. However, because of getting used to a different climate for the second time in a year, my skin has gone crazy. I'm about ready to try anything at this point.
So, on Tuesday I decided to finally try it. I just grabbed the toothpaste that I happen to be using right now (make sure it's not a whitening toothpaste as these can irritate the skin) and put a layer of that all over any breakouts on my face after I washed my face that night. I left it on for the whole night since it dries pretty fast and doesn't get on pillows or anything.
The next morning I noticed a big enough difference in my skin to make this a regular acne treatment for my skin. It didn't heal anything entirely or make breakouts disappear, but it definitely helped a lot more than some of the other things I've tried. I've used it on my skin since then every night and my skin is looking a lot better than it has in the past couple of weeks.
Because toothpaste is minty, it does make your skin tingle quite a bit, but it doesn't hurt or burn. If it is burning your skin, you shouldn't leave it overnight as it may be too strong a toothpaste or your skin too sensitive. Also, as with anything you put on your skin, if your skin seems to be reacting badly, stop using it straight away. I would be more careful with the toothpaste since it isn't a product meant for your face (there's no way you'd be able to get money back either if your skin had a bad reaction since it's meant to be used on your teeth, not your face).
Anyways! It's something that I'm going to be using on my skin when I have bad breakouts from now on, so it's definitely something to try out if you've been having bad luck with skincare. Do your research though and test small patches of skin before you put it all over your face! Be careful :)
So, on Tuesday I decided to finally try it. I just grabbed the toothpaste that I happen to be using right now (make sure it's not a whitening toothpaste as these can irritate the skin) and put a layer of that all over any breakouts on my face after I washed my face that night. I left it on for the whole night since it dries pretty fast and doesn't get on pillows or anything.
The next morning I noticed a big enough difference in my skin to make this a regular acne treatment for my skin. It didn't heal anything entirely or make breakouts disappear, but it definitely helped a lot more than some of the other things I've tried. I've used it on my skin since then every night and my skin is looking a lot better than it has in the past couple of weeks.
Because toothpaste is minty, it does make your skin tingle quite a bit, but it doesn't hurt or burn. If it is burning your skin, you shouldn't leave it overnight as it may be too strong a toothpaste or your skin too sensitive. Also, as with anything you put on your skin, if your skin seems to be reacting badly, stop using it straight away. I would be more careful with the toothpaste since it isn't a product meant for your face (there's no way you'd be able to get money back either if your skin had a bad reaction since it's meant to be used on your teeth, not your face).
Anyways! It's something that I'm going to be using on my skin when I have bad breakouts from now on, so it's definitely something to try out if you've been having bad luck with skincare. Do your research though and test small patches of skin before you put it all over your face! Be careful :)
Wednesday, February 1, 2012
I have an excuse. I swear.
My lovely, well-organized posting plan went down the toilet. Yes, I know, I know, I'm a failure!
I got really, really sick last Monday. I spent the entire night puking my guts out, then not eating anything because I felt so horrible for the next three days. I spent all of Tuesday sleeping and sipping Powerade to try and get better, then the rest of the days recovering while I was in school. Which sucked. But oh well.
I'm working on drafting my next posts for this week today and tomorrow, so hopefully you won't have to wait for so long in between posts. As for videos, I try my best to find something to film on Sunday's, but I'm not always going to be posting tutorials because I lack the inspiration (and talent lol) to film something cool every time. However, I will be doing my best this next week at keeping to some sort of schedule.
This is what I'm thinking:
Thursday: Review or Haul posts.
Sunday: I film and edit my tutorial/haul/etc.
Tuesday: Video with accompanying blog post.
That's all I'm thinking for now. I may have some extra time this week and post all the things I promised I would post last week, but I'm not putting them on my to-do list.
I apologise profusely! :)
I got really, really sick last Monday. I spent the entire night puking my guts out, then not eating anything because I felt so horrible for the next three days. I spent all of Tuesday sleeping and sipping Powerade to try and get better, then the rest of the days recovering while I was in school. Which sucked. But oh well.
I'm working on drafting my next posts for this week today and tomorrow, so hopefully you won't have to wait for so long in between posts. As for videos, I try my best to find something to film on Sunday's, but I'm not always going to be posting tutorials because I lack the inspiration (and talent lol) to film something cool every time. However, I will be doing my best this next week at keeping to some sort of schedule.
This is what I'm thinking:
Thursday: Review or Haul posts.
Sunday: I film and edit my tutorial/haul/etc.
Tuesday: Video with accompanying blog post.
That's all I'm thinking for now. I may have some extra time this week and post all the things I promised I would post last week, but I'm not putting them on my to-do list.
I apologise profusely! :)
Sunday, January 22, 2012
Upcoming Plans
Right. So, because I've been busy lately and have been mostly neglecting my blogs (yes, plural, I have many), I decided to give the few of you who follow me a small glimpse into the posts that I have planned. There are only a couple, but at least then you'll have an idea what to look out for.
I have a very small review on the Revlon Colour Burst Lip Butter that I got recently, which will be up this afternoon (at least that's the plan).
That lipstick will also be featured in a video that I filmed today going over the things I recently bought from Ulta. I'm editing this video today, but it most likely won't be up until Tuesday (I have school tomorrow and need my laptop; if I try and upload it tomorrow, I'll never be able to do my work haha). With that video will be a post containing the swatches and photos of the products I filmed. This will go up on Wednesday.
I'm also going to try out a small series featuring my face and/or the makeup I used for my makeup that day. Whether this is going to be one of the those "Today's Face" or "Face of the Day" things, I don't know. We'll see how it goes, but generally I'm not very good as posting consistenly. However, I will try to do this as best as I can.
Finally, the last thing I'm going to try, is a weekly post that I can do on something non-beauty related. This is either going to be something on books (it's only fair since I read them all the time), or on a TV show or movie. Again, I will not guarantee that this will be perfectly consistent, but we'll see how it goes.
This will all start this coming week (Monday 23rd to Friday 27th). Hopefully this will mean you'll get a video every Tuesday, the accompanying post every Wednesday, a review or haul on Thursday (for the occasions that I actually buy stuff), and then a little snippet or a book or movie on Friday's or the weekends.
If you have any recommendations, please, please tell me them. I'd love your opinions!
I have a very small review on the Revlon Colour Burst Lip Butter that I got recently, which will be up this afternoon (at least that's the plan).
That lipstick will also be featured in a video that I filmed today going over the things I recently bought from Ulta. I'm editing this video today, but it most likely won't be up until Tuesday (I have school tomorrow and need my laptop; if I try and upload it tomorrow, I'll never be able to do my work haha). With that video will be a post containing the swatches and photos of the products I filmed. This will go up on Wednesday.
I'm also going to try out a small series featuring my face and/or the makeup I used for my makeup that day. Whether this is going to be one of the those "Today's Face" or "Face of the Day" things, I don't know. We'll see how it goes, but generally I'm not very good as posting consistenly. However, I will try to do this as best as I can.
Finally, the last thing I'm going to try, is a weekly post that I can do on something non-beauty related. This is either going to be something on books (it's only fair since I read them all the time), or on a TV show or movie. Again, I will not guarantee that this will be perfectly consistent, but we'll see how it goes.
This will all start this coming week (Monday 23rd to Friday 27th). Hopefully this will mean you'll get a video every Tuesday, the accompanying post every Wednesday, a review or haul on Thursday (for the occasions that I actually buy stuff), and then a little snippet or a book or movie on Friday's or the weekends.
If you have any recommendations, please, please tell me them. I'd love your opinions!
Friday, January 20, 2012
Tutorial: Wintery Blues
Another tutorial!
First of all, I apologize for the less-than-great quality of both my video and my photos. I film off of my MacBook because that's the only way I can see if I'm in camera or not. My point-and-shoot, though it has amazing quality in comparison to my computer, is just too hard to ensure that I stay in the screen. I've tried a couple of different set-ups, but unfortunately, this is the only way I have to film tutorials.
When I'm filming, I'm using a mirror that stands slanted, like I picture frame. This makes me have to face down so I can see myself in the mirror. Therefore, I again apologize for any time when I may lean too far down and you can't see everything I'm doing. I'm working on fixing this and will be investing in a better mirror soon.
Finally, I apologize for the photos. I use my point-and-shoot, which I love and it takes amazing pictures, but I'm one of those people who has a billion bad angles on camera (not so much in person necessarily). So this doesn't help me take good pictures (I broke my nose years ago and it never got fixed; crooked nose does not like to make appearances on the internet). Though that's just me being whiny! :) Mainly, it's difficult for me to get a good photo of my full-face makeup because I, again, can't see what's in the screen, and the lighting in my room (the sun) isn't very reliable. I'm also working on this.
So! These were the only half-decent pictures I was able to get this time. Hopefully the colour isn't too washed out and you can see what it looked like for the most part! Also, I added transition effects in the editing cuts, as well as the name of my blog in the bottom right corner; should they stay or should they go?
Products Used:
Eyes:
Two Faced Shadow Insurance
NYX Jumbo Eye Pencil in 'Milk'
Inglot Eyeliner Gel Matte #88
Inglot Freedom System Shadow in 'Matte 367'
MAC Eyeshadow in 'Illegal Cargo'
MAC Eyeshadow in 'Warm & Smoky'
MAC Eyeshadow in 'Idol Eyes'
MAC Eyeshadow in 'Snowball'
Urban Decay 24/7 Eyeliner Pencil in 'Perversion'
Urban Decay 24/7 Eyeliner Pencil in 'Binge'
L'Oreal Telescopic Mascara in 'Waterproof'
Cheeks:
Benefit Face Powder in 'Hervana'
MAC Eyeshadow in 'Phloof!'
Lips:
MAC Frost Lipstick in 'Soft Sable'
MAC Dazzleglass in 'Pleasure Principle'
Sunday, January 8, 2012
Tutorial: Neutral Purple
Products Used:
Eyes:
Two Faced Shadow Insurance
BH Cosmetics 120 Palette:
Inglot Freedom System Shadow in 'D.S.496'
Urban Decay 24/7 Eyeliner in 'Perversion'
Urban Decay 24/7 Eyeliner in 'Ransom'
Urban Decay 24/7 Eyeliner in 'Stray Dog'
NYX Jumbo Eye Pencil in 'Milk'
L'Oreal Telescopic Mascara in 'Clean Definition'
Cheeks:
Benefit Face Powder in 'Hervana'
Lips:
Stila Lip Glaze in 'Grapefruit 07'
Wednesday, November 30, 2011
Hiatus
Right, so my blog has been a little neglected this month. I've been extremely busy with packing all my stuff up for my move to the US. I'm living in England now, so this is a pretty big move for me (not that I haven't done it before in my life). I thought I would have more time to edit and post the videos that I had filmed, but I ended up being much busier than I thought I would be.
Once I get to the US, I'll have a faster internet connection, so posting will be a lot easier for me than it was here. I just so happen to live in the neighbourhood that is notorious for having the worst internet connection in practically the entire UK. But my family in the US have a much better connection, so hopefully that will encourage me to post more!
I doubt that I will ever get to editing the videos I had filmed on my hauls anytime soon. If I do they will be pretty late, so I apologise ahead of time for that. I'll also apologise for not getting a November favourites up (possibly at all) again due to moving. If I get it up, I would expect it around the 10th of December or later.
Hopefully y'all will stick with me and my blog. I promise to have more tutorials up once I'm set in my new home, as well as a more regular posting schedule. So be patient! I'll have more posts up soon!
-Marisa
Once I get to the US, I'll have a faster internet connection, so posting will be a lot easier for me than it was here. I just so happen to live in the neighbourhood that is notorious for having the worst internet connection in practically the entire UK. But my family in the US have a much better connection, so hopefully that will encourage me to post more!
I doubt that I will ever get to editing the videos I had filmed on my hauls anytime soon. If I do they will be pretty late, so I apologise ahead of time for that. I'll also apologise for not getting a November favourites up (possibly at all) again due to moving. If I get it up, I would expect it around the 10th of December or later.
Hopefully y'all will stick with me and my blog. I promise to have more tutorials up once I'm set in my new home, as well as a more regular posting schedule. So be patient! I'll have more posts up soon!
-Marisa
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