MORE Newness!

As promised, I have several new eyeshadow shades available in my shop now!!!  Check them out...

          

Do any of these catch your eye?  :)

FINALLY...Lip Products!

So, I have some new lip glosses in the shop!!!  (Photos below.)  Also, I have several new eyeshadows arriving as well!!!  (You'll see them in a very quickly upcoming post!!!)  :)  Enjoy!

          

What do you guys think?

Another heads up...

Hey, everyone!  I just wanted to give you all a heads up on what's going on right now.

YES...I have orders that are behind.  Why?  I had a supplier that was backordered on a ton of stuff, so it put certain orders behind, but not all of them.

Also, I have been sick.  I'm a severe asthmatic, and I've had several "close calls" over the past week or two.  I finally decided to go to the doctor yesterday, and it's confirmed.  I have a horrible case of bronchitis that could be turning into pneumonia.  I'm not sure how many of you are familiar with chronic asthma, but to keep it short, sweet, and to the point, if my condition gets much worse it could be considered life-threatening, and they will admit me to the hospital.  I'm trying to manage my current condition with antibiotics, heavy duty cough suppressants, and my rescue inhaler.  I will likely start receiving breathing treatments as well.

As much as I hate to do this, I will be taking a break from filling orders for a couple of days.  I KNOW it sucks...but I really want to provide a sanitary environment, and I don't feel that me packaging orders while I'm so ill is in your best interest.  My husband will be picking up some of the slack while I'm on my "sick leave", so orders WILL be getting filled...just maybe not as expediently as I (or you) would like.

I'm VERY sorry for the delay, but I need to get healthy before I can resume business as usual.  I hope you all understand.
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Thanks so much!

Karaoke, anyone?

My husband and I went out Thursday night, and had an amazing time (as usual) at our local karaoke bar.  I love to sing, and I like to think I'm pretty good at it, so we do this as often as we can...normally a couple times a month, if we can find a babysitter.  :)

Anyway...  Keep in mind that we live in a small town, smack-dab in the middle of the Bible Belt herself, and most of the people here are, well...I'll just say not very "alternative" or "trendy".  There are about a million country music radio stations here, one or two top 40 stations, and zero...yes, ZERO...alternative or rock stations.  As a matter of fact, drive 10 miles in any direction, and you will come across some sort of pasture with livestock or cotton fields.  LOL.  Thank goodness Memphis is only about an hour or so away, or I might die.  Seriously.

This area actually reminds me a lot of the extremely tiny town I grew up in.  There are no awesome night clubs here, and if people go to the bar, they're usually wearing minimal makeup, natural haircolor, jeans, and a t-shirt.  I prefer my uber-bright, mega-sparkly makeup and lots of bats, skulls, black, and leather!  LOL.  And my hair is...well...it depends on what day of the week it is.  :)

Needless to say, I don't really fit in here.  We just moved to this area a little over three months ago, and EVERY TIME my husband and I go to the bar, we get asked, "You're not from around here, are you?"  LOL.  I find it amusing...but I also find it a great opportunity to enlighten some people on the thrills of a little open-mindedness.  I tend to be a little bit of a trendsetter, so let's see if any of my flamboyant sense of style catches on here.  My guess...NOT LIKELY.  Haha!

Anyway...here's the look I wore to the bar this past Thursday.  You can imagine how much I was stared at that night, but I received tons of compliments...so it's nice to know that "different" isn't feared here.  I just have a feeling I'm a lot braver than most of the women who live here were taught to be when it comes to fashion and/or personal style.  :)

So, here's my look.  I saw this necklace on

Phyrra's blog and had to have it!

From http://www.etsy.com/shop/cutesycuppycake 

On eyes, I used:  Hi-Fi Cosmetics Hi Fi Shadows in

Buttercup (inner corner), Mind Manipulator (mid lid),

Live Large (outer corner and crease), and Tell Me Lies

(highlight).  This is on top of Hi-Fi Cosmetics eyeshadow

base (coming soon!).  I also used Hard Candy Walk the

Line Liquid Liner in Asphalt (upper lashline), Urban Decay

24/7 Pencil in Zero, and Hard Candy Take Me Out Liner

in Ahi (lower lashline).

Here's another shot of both eyes.

On lips, I used:  LA Girl lipstick in Last Night with

Soap & Glory's Sexy Motherpucker gloss in Baby Doll

layered on top.

Here's a photo of me in less-than-fabulous

lighting conditions.

And here's the whole thing again!  :)

So...what do you think?  Do any of you live in an area where you don't really "fit in"?  Do you choose to be yourself and carry your own personal style regardless?  Let me know your thoughts!

Out with the old... In with the new.

Good news!  There are lots of new colors and products coming soon!  However, in order to make room, I'm having to discontinue quite a few items.  Here are the items most recently added to the Clearance Section in my shop.  All clearance items are marked down to 1/2 off!  :)

If you want any of these items, you'd better act fast!!!  Because once they're gone, they are GONE!  I'll post the new items that are replacing these as I add them to my shop.  :)

Happy 2010!!!

Many of you have been wondering what I used for New Year's, and here it is!!!  I was originally going to do a silver and black combo, but in browsing through YouTube and the such for inspiration, I felt that look was being worn out.  So, I decided to modify my original idea by using a shimmery pink instead of silver.  Let me know what you think!  :)

On my eyes:

1.  A Hi-Fi Cosmetics not-yet-released pink/green color shifting shade on the inner corners and very lightly as highlight.

2.  "Miracle Mile" from the 2010 Collection all over the lid from lashline to crease.

3.  "Dirty Word Witchcraft" from the 2010 Collection on outer corner and in crease.

4.  Paparazzi Flash Powder in "Sexy Cupid" on top of "Miracle Mile" eyeshadow.

5.  A not-yet-released black-based Paparazzi Flash Powder on top of "Dirty Word Witchcraft".  Blended with "Sexy Cupid" by lightly patting with finger.

6.  Paparazzi Flash Powder in "Forget My Name" mixed with mixing medium and applied to lower lashline.

7.  Hard Candy Walk the Line liquid liner in "Asphalt" on upper lashline.

8.  Ardell demi wispies lashes.

Aron and I right after we arrived...  Too bad you can't really see my eye makeup well in this pic...but I was also wearing NYX blush in "Terracotta" along with Stila Illuminating Finishing Powder in "Rose Gold".  On my lips was Soap & Glory's Sexy Motherpucker lipgloss in...well, it was the plum shade (can't remember the exact name...it was a long night).  LOL.  I layered one of the super shimmery Tarte holiday glosses on top.  (Is anyone else annoyed by the fact that they don't have names?  The last Tarte lipgloss set I bought didn't have names on any of them, either.)

A great number of alcoholic beverages later.......  I look like a total goofball.  LOL.

Here's me in my ORIGINAL application of makeup (with the exception of lipgloss) back at home 6 HOURS LATER!!!  I was actually surprised at how well it all stayed on...especially after the amount of alcohol I drank and the numerous drunken NYE makeout sessions between the hubby and I...  LOL!!!  TMI, I know.  :)  But yeah...this stuff has SUPER staying power when applied over LASplash Splashproof Sealer!!!  I swear by that stuff when I use glitter...it's a really sticky waterproof base that will hold eyeshadow, sparklies, the works!!!    I got it at Ulta, but I honestly can't remember how much I paid for it.

Both eyes...blurred to see the effect of the holo glitter.  By the way, this pic was also taken AFTER the party, around 1:00 AM.

Anyway...let me know what you think!!!  :)  Did any of you use Hi-Fi Cosmetics for your NYE look?  If you did a holiday look (even if it wasn't with Hi-Fi) and have photos of it, post the link in the comments section so we all can see what you did!

Ring in the New Year with new makeup!!!

Okay, now that everyone is ever-so-slightly starting to financially recoup from the Christmas wallet-draining monster, I figured it would be a great time to have another BOGO!!!

The BOGO will officially start January 1st, 2010.  I won't be editing any of the listings since there is no price change, so don't be alarmed when you see that my shop hasn't changed.  I'll be putting these same details for the BOGO in the shop announcement on the main page.  :)

The BOGO is for the Hi Fi Shadows again...but this time, the Paparazzi Flash Powders and Glam Rock Eye Glitzes are included!!  AND you can mix and match!

Want that totally awesome eyeshadow and the Eye Glitz to go with it?  DO IT.  Buy the eyeshadow, and get the glitz free!  Same goes with Paparazzi Flash Powders.

I had some issues with the checkout process last time, so to make sure we're clear...

Only put the items you are PAYING FOR in the cart.  You will simply notate which free items you want in the message field at checkout.  Easy.  PLEASE don't make me have to send a ton of revised invoices out.  I am a one-woman business, and any time I spend correcting invoices is time taken away from packaging and shipping.

Also, I got a lot more orders than expected with my Black Friday Sale, and had a death in the family and a husband to send off on military duty to boot, so this time, I am going to go ahead and expand my shipping window a bit.  Give me 7-8 business days to get it in the mail.  I know it sucks, and I will probably ship before then, but I don't want to give you empty promises.  And, as I've stated before, I AM only one person...mixing, printing, packaging, packing, shipping, blogging, managing the shop, etc.

Anyway...I hope you all use this awesome opportunity to purchase those items you've been eyeballing since Christmas!  LOL.  Love you all!