Young Money - Bedrock

i've got this song on repeat...

"I'm so pretty like, be on my pedal bike, be on my low scrunch, be on my egg-uh whites"

IMATS!!!

I'm currently waiting for my project partner to finish her part of our report so I might as well make a long-awaited post!!

Most make-up junkies and beauty buffs know about IMATS, but for everyone else that reads my blog, I'll fill you guys in a little. IMATS stands for International Makeup Artist Trade Show and it's basically a big exhibition of makeup in different trades. This was my first time at the show so I don't really have anything to compare it to, but I was definitely impressed by the featured artists, mainly the body painters.

I was also pretty excited to see Pursebuzz, but it was cut short since my sister and I arrived late and hadn't been able to go around to see the products. Oh well, maybe next time!!


Elessa a.k.a. Pursebuzz working her magic on a model.



As I mentioned earlier, my sister and I got there late (it was my fault...I kept stalling haha) so we had limited time to look around. But let me tell you, it only took 10 minutes for us to spend around $100!!! I admit, I got a little bit carried away with the sparkly eyeshadows, but check out their website....no makeup addict can tell me that they would walk away when faced with these pretty little eyeshadow pots FOR HALF THE RETAIL PRICE?!?!??! I swear, if I had a credit card or I had withdrawn a wad of cash, I would have bought their entire stock!! The joke is, I don't even know when I'm gonna be using these little suckers!!! But hey, I've got presentations to make, parties to go to...the possibilities are endless!!


I should also mention the movie prosthetic museum that they had. I didn't spend a lot of time there because everything looked so real and it freaked me out, but I did take time to snap a few pictures....


Why hello there, Wolverine's head.


This is what freaked me out so hard....that, and the giant baby head (which I didn't take a picture of, unfortunately)




All in all, it was a pretty productive day....I'll definitely go back for next year's show!!

In the meantime, I'm gonna try to hurry my friend up, cuz I'm super tired and I'm pretty sure this entire post made absolutely no sense hahaha......Goodnight!!

Pacman's a killa

I haven't even watched the fight yet (I know, what kind of Filipino am I?!?!) but for real, I'll rep Team Pacquiao all day every day!!




I really wish I saw this fight live....I remember Hatton going down after 8 minutes, but Cotto went 12 rounds even though his face was all mashed up!! See, that's quality boxing!! Plus Cotto's kind of hot...especially when he's standing next to Manny (no disrespect hahaha).


That's my whole piece....haha. Not much of a post, but hey, it's something. Once school and work dies down I'll be on a posting spree again, I promise!

My boyfriend got a hold of the fight online for me so I'll be watching it on Thursday, screaming like I don't know the outcome....

Chris Brown ft Lil Wayne - " I Can Transform Ya"

I know how most people feel about Chris Brown...but just for like, 5 minutes put the hate on pause and focus on the music. Guilty or not, he still got it...

Drawing A Blank

As I write this I'm undergoing some major writer's block. Well, it's not so much writer's block as it is a creative blank. Being the forgetful procrastinator that I am, I left one of my assignments to the last minute and then forgot about it. It's due tomorrow. MASSIVE FAIL.

I'm glad I got the day off work (holiday shopping won't be starting for another few weeks so I'll probably be getting a lot of surprise days off) to work on this, but for an hour I've literally been avoiding looking at my paper. I think I need some kind of application on my Firefox that blocks websites like Facebook & Twitter from opening until I'm finished my assignment.

The other day I had one of my trademark changes of heart where I feel like I'm out of place in my program and maybe I should just quit. But Cosmetics is where my heart is. It's my passion. I know I want to work in this field for the rest of my life. Haha this is a little odd considering the fact that two years ago I didn't even wear makeup. But something in me changed when I started wearing it. It's like there was something that lit the fire in me. I suppose it's because I'm the only daughter that has zero artistic ability. I can't draw to save my life. So it's nice to think of Cosmetics as "art for the face". It's true though....someone's face is my canvas.

I just wish I was a little more creative. It's hard not to fall into the rut of monochromatic eye colour and plain jane gloss on the lips. I need contrast, I need bright and lively. It's easy to pull those pages out of a magazine but it's another to translate those looks into something I can call my own. I guess it will get a little bit easier as time goes on, I'm only in first year after all, but I want the process to speed up a little.

*sigh*....Oh well.......I'll just keep working at it.....I only have a few hours to finish my project.

Spiderman bedroom

This is just about the best thing ever....I want a Spiderman room!! (I'm such a little boy haha)

If I can't have one, I'm doing this for my son!!

Twisted Princess Collection

When I was little I wanted to be a princess. Not just any princess, but a Disney Princess. My favourite princess was Ariel from The Little Mermaid. She was beautiful, brave, and man, could she sing. I think almost every girl loved the Disney Princesses growing up. No matter which princess was our favourite, we all had one thing in common: we wanted to be her. Since then my favourite princess has changed constantly, but I've come to love all of them.


**WARNING: Things get a little bit dark from here, so if you want to keep that squeaky clean image of the princesses in your mind, stop reading NOW**

A week ago the boyfriend & I were coming up with Halloween costume ideas, and he mentioned that he had seen some pictures that he thought would be pretty cool. At first he thought I would be disturbed by them, but he also knows that I have a small fondness for the twisted, bizarre aspects of things. An artist by the name of Jeffrey Thomas (jeftoon01 on deviantart) has come up with a brilliantly horrifying depiction of our beloved Disney Princesses. A few comments on blog sites have reprimanded Thomas for his work but I think these pictures are done extremely well. Through the grotesque imagery, the beauty still seems to somehow shine through.


My favourite from the collection is Sleeping Beauty (Aurora). (Shown below)

Aurora's picture doesn't come with a story (the first ones Thomas drew didn't have stories but the last 6 do), but the image is enough to spark your imagination. Each picture contains little details from each Princess's story that may take a few glimpses to catch. In this particular picture, you can see the three fairy godmothers trapped inside a lamp. Thomas's attention to detail is amazing, at first glance I never noticed that Sleeping Beauty's eyes were actually sewn shut (though that makes sense if you think about it). It's also amazing how much these Twisted Princesses look like their fairytale counterparts. I think that's one of the main reasons I love this collection so much.








You can view the other drawings here: http://jeftoon01.deviantart.com/gallery/#Twisted-Princess (Note: check out the dinglehopper as Ariel's hand. Pretty crazy, huh.)

If you're still in need of a good Halloween costume you can draw inspiration from one of these drawings. I think I might try to go for Sleeping Beauty this year. I initially wanted to try Pocahontas but it's WAY too cold in Toronto to go out in that attire, haha. I'll let you know how it goes.

What do you think of the drawings? Love 'em? Hate 'em? Leave a comment and tell me!