Airborne Unicorn and the Great for Work Style!

Ok, a few things about me:

1. I'm a Substitute Teacher, with the hopes of one day becoming a full blown teacher! w00t!
2. I love high impact color cosmetics, and try to blend them in to everyday wear, especially when I go to school and work, even though I'm a terrible beginner!
   
3. I like making lists!

So when I purchased some lipsticks from Lime Crime Makeup, I got to thinking, could I get away with these colors at school? The answer? YES, well only for one, the others were too bright to blend into the normal workday. Not only that, but I have purchased many of Lime Crime's Magic Eye Dusts, and even then, it was hard for me to blend that bright color pallet into my dull, dreary, and colorless school wardrobe. I then started to experiment. I looked at all the colors that are "allowed" in a teacher's makeup kit, aside from beiges, taupes, and browns, I figured I could use coppers, terracotta, and golds into my wardrobe, as well as peachy oranges. I then experimented and the results are as follows:

~Ignore the coloration, bad camera
and lighting

Eyes:
First take Lime Crime's Magic Dust in Diva (which is a nice coppery pigment) and dust it from the inner corner of your eye to the middle with a small brush (I used MAC 239). Then take Dragon Scales Magic Dust (which is this nice, terrecotta color, that applies red with green glitter) and dust it from the outer corner to the middle, and place a little bit into the crease (I used the MAC 219 Pencil Brush to outline the edges of the eye, and the 239 to fill in. I also used the 219 to blend into the crease). Now BLEND the two colors in the middle with a swirling motion, and continue to blend into the crease. I then follow the same patter on the lower lid with 219 again, connecting the two colors to the upper lid for a fluid look and blend in the middle. I then take my NYC eyeliner in Sable (always use brown for daytime looks, its softer and more work appropriate than Black!), and line my upper and lower lids with a thin line, not too thick or it gets too dark (Note! I prefer Using Wet n'Wild's eyeliner in Mink Brown as it applies smoother and darker than NYC personally. But it was the only brown eyeliner I have! >.< style="font-weight: bold;">Face:
I use MAC's Select Cover-Up concealer first, then I apply my CoverGirl trueblend whipped foundation in Buff Beig (level 2). After wards, I apply L'oreal True Match powder in Natural Beige W$ (its a bit darker than my natural skin tone, but it smooths to a natural color once its applied). Then I use the True Match Blush in Barely Blushing W4 for a natural face.


Lips:
I used Lime Crime Makeup's Candyfuture lipstick Airborne Unicorn which is supposed to be this nice creamy purple color and lined my lips with concealer to pop out the color. The color is bold, and applies smoothly from the tube, and it even smells good (though my boyfriend hates the smell and thinks cookies are being made!). I know that due to its high pigmentation, the color does stain your lips, which I do not have a problem with as I used to do stage work and many of my lippies stained my lips, to some people that is a downer. My one notation though, is that on fair skinned women (I tried it on my friend Holly who is fair with red hair) it does come out a nice creamy purple, on me, it either comes out neon purple (under florescent lighting), or a nice pink with purple tint (In natural or Incandescent Lighting). Now when I first put it on, I was really disappointed in the fact it was not a purple color and I was ready to toss it away when my mother looked at me and said "Oh great! You got a good color for you, it complements your skin tone and looks like your natural lip color!" What! So to see if what she said was true, I wore this look to work, and was complimented by the staff and students alike! Now its my staple color, and I do not leave home without it. Even at my part time job at Hobby Lobby, I got many compliments from my co-workers, management, and customers (especially the nice old ladies! Men didn't seem to like it though!).

I do recommend buying Airborne Unicorn if you have my coloration for a nice work appropriate attire, otherwise the color will come out a creamy purple, but hey! either way it is still pretty!

~Don't mind the hair!

I'll post other tutorials on different work appropriate makeup with bright pigments. Now off to do other things that do not involve blogging! More tomorrow on my other Lime Crime's Lipsticks!

New Inspiration?

I know that I haven't used this blog in well...ever! but I felt that I've been doing so many things that are creative, fun and inspirational, I just had to share. Its not often that someone is able to give back to something that has given so much. I read a lot of blogs, find people whom I find inspirational, and I feel that I take so much from these people that I'm not contributing. So here's my first attempt at giving something back!

What I've Been Up to so far!

1. I've started making jewelry again, for some reason I've been enjoying this immensely. Just the creative feel of making things that I can wear has been such a joy, and very therapeutic. Just turning on my computer and stringing beads or turning jump rings is such a great way to relax and enjoy.
2. I've started to wear makeup! For years I was always on the down turn of makeup, never really knowing HOW to wear it, HOW to apply or HOW it works with me! I always loved color, and I always hated that there were never really any options other than MAC and Urban Decay that offered bright makeup. I came across Lime Crime Makeup created by the fabulous Doe Deere and my color wishes came true. I know that there has been some drama regarding her makeup, but I've found my whole experience with the company to be very satisfying. Not only that, but I love her Candy Future Lipsticks, and true to her word these lipsticks are one application color. I'll do more of a review on them later! Its not just the makeup though, I love her blog! Its a great place to wander into and look at her different makeup ideas, and thoughts. Its just a relaxing place for people to go, just to enjoy.
3. I've gotten into fashion! Now, this is not the fashion that we see on runways or on E! or Style, but its more along the lines of costuming. I'm starting to dress up more with different themes, and most of them are for movies! I usually dress up towards the theme with the movie, and I'll give what I wore, and what did I make, so on so forth. I'll also give my review on the movie itself. If people are curious, I'll go a head and give the tutorial on the makeup itself! ^_^ It's probably a long way from what other people do, but I like it and its fun! ^_^
4. My artistic side has been coming out, and its been doing that more so on my The Oracle of Dreams deviant art account than ever! I purchased a Bamboo Wacom board back in December, and I'm loving every minute of using it! I never realized the countless ways you could use PhotoShop and a Wacom board! I love it it! And, within reason of my stock photographers, I will post images up here with proper crediting of course, with copyrights, of some images I would like to display.
   
5. More so now than ever I've been writing. Its as if a dam has blown and the rivers of thoughts are convening in my head ready to pour out onto the world. Now I really can't delve into what I'm actually writing, but I'll write about my inspirations for the works, and why I wanted to write them! ^_^

Thanks for the time and effort that you're doing for my work, I love doing all this, and I love giving out inspirations to other people who come across this. I hope I keep up with all that I'm promising, and hope that there are topics out there that would benefit my carefree cause that I'm producing here.

With the Warmest Regards,

The Oracle of Dreams