So I was walking through my quad this morning and

I saw the most beautiful tree I've ever seen.

It was almost as if the leaves had turned

to gold.

It was the perfect inspiration for my

makeup look today.

I can so picture myself walking around campus with this look

holding a red holiday Starbucks cup and wearing my green

circle scarf from American apparel

SWOON <3

Also a new discovery!!!

Cheeky Bronze MSF makes and

amazing blush and the gold really

pops when it hits the light!

Naturally I didn't even leave my dorm wearing this makeup

ha!

I put it on after class and then sat around and

filmed more videos then took it off

to go to the gym.

oh well it was fun while it lasted!

Here's a video of the tutorial for this look!

Definitely try it out for this fall

I'm Back!!!!

Hello everyone!! I know I've been M.I.A. from

the blogging world for a few months but I'm

finally back and ready to show you all

the fun makeup looks I've been doing in college!

College has been way more overwhelming then I thought,

which is why I haven't been posting lately. Don't worry

though because I plan on posting at LEAST a few

times a week :)

So as a welcome back to myself I decided

to post some of my halloween pictures.

Halloween here is such an awesome time of the

year because everyone goes all out and it's a three night affair!

Two of the nights I was the beloved Lady GaGa

and the third night I was an 80's rocker- teased hair and all!

This is my portrayal of Lady GaGa's famous lightning bolt

across her face. I had a lot of fun with this because it took

me completely out of my element and really challenged me

I used tape to create a stencil and then I colored it

in with a NYX Jumbo Pencil in Black Bean

I set it with Carbon eyeshadow from MAC.

My eyes were way easy, which included a hot pink color

on the lid and black in the crease

The next night I opted for 80's punk rock!

I went for purple eyes (even though you can't really see them too well)

and these crazy black and silver lashes

I had a lot of looks my way from people thinking I was insane

I loved it!

I bought the studded jacket from a local store

and everything else was found in my closet

and yup that's my hair teased to the max!

This was one of the looks I did for my friend

who had to be a Tranny for her coed frat one day

Those eyelashes were my FAVE!!!!

What did everyone else go as? Send pics

xoxo Christine

Bright colors make me happy

I'm talking it makes me all-out giddy

to the point where sometimes I skip around

Of course color doesn't always mean bright eyeshadow

I love when I can play down my eyes

but really give my makeup a punch when I add color to my lips!

A personal favorite of mine is MAC's Coral Polyp

In person it's pretty intense

yet at the same time it can be toned down to

go with an everyday look

If you plan on keeping your lips a bright coral

I definitely recommend using beige tones in your crease

and putting white on the inner corner of your eyes

this will give depth to your crease and make your eyes look larger

For my cheeks I used Dolly Mix (obviously ha)

I love the flushed cheek look!

Ladies don't be afraid of bright lips!

They're flattering on everyone if you find the color for you

<3

On A Mission Beauty At College!

Hey everyone!!!

I know it's been a while since I've posted but

as most of you know I just moved into college and it's

taken a few days to adjust myself and get settled.

Now that I've found my groove, though, I'm ready to

start posting like a fiend! 

This is the look I did for my last dinner out with my best friends

My 6 <333

to be honest I'm not positive what I used.

I believe it was all CS 88 palette though- sticking

with the baby blues and whites

For my last night my family and I went down to Atlantic City

to eat and shop (hello MAC haul!!)

I wanted some drama so I went for a smokey eye and matte

red lips babyyy! I used Ruby Woo for my lips and hello Best. Red. Ever.

Now for a little dorm tour :)

This would be my bed- which is raised and has a TON of misc. stuff

hiding under there. I have a featherbed so it's actually the

most comfortable bed ever. And of course you can see my schoolwork 

already piling up

I went mondo crazy at the poster sale (and I still want more)

You can see I have my Little Miss Sunshine, True Blood (swoon), 

and of course Amelie posters. 

On my other wall I have a Beatles poster, some

cute vintage postcards (with the likes of Spider-Man, James Dean, and Audrey Hepburn),

Alice in Wonderland, How I Met Your Mother, and Wicked

(actually Wizard of Oz but that movie scares me)

This is my corkboard with all my jewelry hanging and tons

of pictures everywhere. This seriously makes me feel

so at home and cozy all the time <3

Here's a picture of my desk. It has all the staples: CupNoodles, makeup, brushes,

printer, computer.... basically I'm never leaving

this spot :D

Finally my small book selection I brought (since I have a kindle)

On the left I have a bunch of books

for my science fiction class and on the right are my 

True Blood books. Of course I can't forget Iron Man- which

was a gift from my FFB Allein (i miss you f.y.i.)

I miss posting so stay tuned for more updates

soon and reviews and tutorials

love you all

xoxox Christine

Vamp It Up + NOTD

In honor of my True Blood obsession I 

decided to turn my look into a 

Vamped-Up Smokey Eye

Oh and f.y.i. I only went to Barnes & Noble and

look how flashy I did my makeup lol

I started off doing a normal smokey eye.

Not really sure what I used but basically it was

Silver all over the center of the lid

Matte Gray on the crease

Black on the outer corner to smoke it out even more

I went heavy on the eye liner since it was nighttime 

and I was feeling pretty fun

I knew I wanted to bold lip so I pulled out

MAC's London Life and slapped it on.

Next thing I knew I was all glamorous 

(and it only took 5 minutes!)

I left the rest of my face bare because I didn't want to 

go overboard or anything

For my nails I wore OPI's Dating A Royal

with OPI's Goldilocks Rocks on top. 

This gives you a gold with blue undertone

(which doesn't show well with a flash)

I've gotten so many compliments it's ridic!

My Makeup & True Blood Obsession

City Look

Last week I went to visit my sister in New York City.

We walked around, shopped and ate.

My favorite activities :D

I wanted to go simple for my day in the city

and of course not look like I was trying to hard.

When going to NYC you have to look like you belong

so I tried my best lol

As you can see I didn't go too heavy on the makeup

or hair. Just down and straight was perfect for my outfit

For my eyes I believe I used Ricepaper, Paradisco, Sable and maybe one other shadow

I wore Fun & Games beauty powder blush

with Cheeky Bronze MSF

I opted for my favorite lip combo of all time

Shy Girl l/s with Parfait Pink creamsheen glass on top

I opted for this super cute maxi dress and gladiator sandals.

Obviously my summer staples

This was so comfortable to walk around in

and perfect for trying on clothes because you can slip right out of it

Also for a finishing touch I added this 

adorable necklace from Forever21 

Ladies what do you wear when going to a city?

till next time

xoxox Christine 

My Traincase and FOTD

A few weeks ago my mom told me that I would need something

to hold all my makeup when I get to school.

Naturally I jumped on that chance and quickly ordered

this pink crocodile skin traincase from yazmo.com

It's a pretty good size and is the perfect size for traveling

and fitting the makeup I'm taking with me to school.

How adorable is this? I'm in love with the outside because

it's a little crazy but not too out there.

This is a picture of the drawers fully extended.

As you can see it's pretty filled but there's definitely room

for plenty of more items.

In the top row i keep all my MSF's and my bronzers. 

In the upper right corner there are my eye primers

i.e. my Too Faced Shadow Insurance, Paint Pots, Paints, NYX pencils

On the lower row are all my lipsticks and lipglosses

There are a few layers there- I was able to fit around 25 lipsticks

on only the left side.

In the bottom compartment I keep my LE blushes that I haven't depotted

On the upper right are a few foundations, Strobe Liquid, Fix+, and my face primers

On the bottom left are all my palettes and to the right are my most used pigments & samples.

There's a middle layer not pictured that holds

all of my mascaras, eye & lip pencils, concealers and other fun samples.

I also wanted to include some fun pics in this post.

Here's some pictures of my sister's makeup I did for her one night

It ended up looking really cool and serpent-like 

I used Rated R eyeshadow on the inner corners and then applied

One-Off on the outer corner over a black base

Super simple  but the result was pretty awesome

Hope everyone is doing good.

I have some fun tutorials coming up so stay tuned 

xoxo Christine