Happy weekend everyone! When I got up this morning I remembered an old OOTD (outfit of the day) that I had recorded and forgotten to put up when my PC motherboard had that whole "I've decided to commit self-destruction" thing a month or so ago. Now that it is back and I looked at my unfinished files on my external hard drive, there it was just waiting to be posted. ^ ^

Hey guys! I was digging around in my files to see what I should post today and I realized that I had stowed away a video that I forgot to edit, back from a couple months ago. It was a video of when I received a little love package from Lisa at He Qi Crystal Designs! Seeing as how I just posted my last blog post on her beautiful necklace, I thought it would be appropriate to post this as well.

Hey everyone! Life is still super crazy busy and I'm going to have to apologize for not being as regular with the updates as I usually do. Rest assured, I am still checking up on comments and I've been trying to catch up on e-mails so if I haven't gotten back to you please be patient and I will respond as soon as I can!

I was going to upload a video tonight but after two failed attempts and waiting a total of about 2 hours before they errored out, I've decided to just post a quick FOTD and jewelry review instead.


Also wanted to mention that the nailpolish I'm wearing here is one of my favorites, Revlon Peach Petal. It's the perfect pale pinky-peach on my skin and I wore it for 2 weeks! I even wore it twice within two months. That's pretty much a record for me considering the perverted amount of nail polish I own. Here's a better shot of the polish:


I've definitely been digging the orangey colors this summer with Revlon Peach Petal, Mac Seasonal Peach, Eyeko Coral, and a random Maybelline Coral polish I picked up from the dollar tree. Don't worry, I've still been taking pics so a nail post will come soon. ^.~

Alright, going to go play on my new Macbook Pro and see if I can get used to the new video editing program and try to forget about the crazy thunderstorm going on outside. *BOOM, BOOM*

Sometimes there is no greater critic than yourself and I'm a perfectionist when it comes to blending! I think everyone should at least attempt to do a dark smokey eye on themselves at least a few times. A lot of people are intimidated by smokey eyes but I think most of the time the big issue is the shape that you create that's difficult, not the darkness of color.

It's not my everyday thing but it is a lot of fun! For reference, here is a step-by-step Smokey Eye Tutorial that I did a while back. You can replace the tutorial color for any other color and in this case, I stuck with a midnight blue-charcoal-black palette. Lips are Dior Creme De Gloss in Creamy Gold.


Close-up of the blending:


One trick I love doing on dramatic eyes is doubling my false lashes. In this case, I layered wispy lashes on top of criss-cross ones to get this feathery, volumized effect. Loooooves!


And here are the earrings I was wearing. Adorable purple crystal earrings from He Qi Crystal Designs that I previously mentioned here.


Just being in a silly mood. Here is my friend, Domo the pumpkin. ^o^


Silly, silly

I was telling Eki that I see so many girls who have what I like to call a "camera face" that they use to pose in alllllll their pics. She asked me to show her, so here is my best attempt. LOL! Gangstaaaa... XD (ok, I hope you guys know that I am totally not being serious here!)


Hope you have enjoyed this very educational post. :D

You know, it's funny how things work out sometimes. I've been feeling pretty stripped lately. Just pushed to the edge, tired, stressed, and at the same time trying to be really supportive of my husband. My makeup tends to reflect my mood. I don't wear much makeup when I feel like this so when I came across these pics I took a couple weeks ago where I was pretty bare-boned (just concealer, blush, light wash of shadow, copper pencil liner, and light mascara) it felt well-suited for how I feel today. Not really negative, but just bare.

Hopefully with a bit of vacation time coming up and a little quality time with my new DSLR lens (17-85mm f4-5.6 I found a good deal on from Craigslist) I won't feel so... whatever this feeling is. Frozen?

Anyway, here's my face. I'm wearing my favorite Lancome Photogenic concealer in Camee, Urban Decay 24/7 liners in Zero and Lucky, and a pale golden browbone highlight color. Mascara is Covergirl Lash Exact. My lips have nothing on here, they are just stupid crazy pigmented. :3


And on my cheeks is the Kevin Beautymaker Love Pupu Cheek I bought from Sasa recently. Omg, it's so cute! I got the matte hot pink color.


The packaging is ridiculously adorable, like Hello Kitty.


The only downside is that it's super tiny. Don't let online pics fool you, my finger barely fits in the ribbon loop and I've got slender fingers!


I do love my matte hot pink blushes. It gives a natural, "I've just been running outside in winter" kind of flush that you just don't get from the corals and peaches. Oh, by the way I'm wearing some amazing earrings from He Qi Crystal Designs in this pic!


Bad angle of my face, but a better angle of the blush color and earring. ^^


Oooh, sparkly


Lisa heard me say that I liked these earrings and sent them to me. Seriously thoughtful or what? It was a happy early birthday present for me. ^^



If you want to check out more of Lisa's very high-quality handmade sterling silver and Swarovski crystal jewelry, check out her blog at http://hqcdblog.blogspot.com/ and jewelry shop at http://heheproductions.ecrater.com/. Tell her Jen says hi if you order. ^^

Oh, and I wanted to mention that I got the Wonder Eyelid Tapes in from Japan! I haven't taken proper pics of them yet but I did want to say that I'm wearing them in these pics. If you want to order some before it's REALLY up, they are $17.50 shipped within the US per pack. Just shoot me an e-mail at frmheadtotoe@gmail.com and I'll reserve one for you. :)

OH x2! I had a nice birthday! Thank you so much for your birthday wishes, it's really been cheering up my mood lately. I mostly relaxed but I did have a nice dinner with the parents who let me order this amazing steak + lobster dinner. I felt so spoiled. XD

Half-eaten dinner pics! -drool- I eat lobster like once every -2 years so it was a really nice treat. ^O^


One last reminder, don't forget to enter the Sequin Cardigan Giveaway! It is the giving time of the year, after all.  :)

Okay seriously time for me to go eat something and hang out with my amazing husband. Goodnight everyone!