1/11/12

clown makeup done right

If there's one thing I love, it's slapping bright-ass colors that are not meant to be in a look together on my lids and making it work. If there's another thing I love, it's boring, neutral looks. Go figure.

I've done clown makeup before! Check out this post from two years ago.

face-
Maybelline concealer
MSFN Medium
Vintage Grape

eyes-
NYX Milk
Soft Brown
Sweet & Punchy
Romping
Reflects Very Pink glitter
Carbon
Vanilla pigment
Brule
Eyeko Graffiti eyeliner pen
L'oreal mascara
Red Cherry lashes #747m

lips-
Lollipop Loving

The lighting today wasn't in m favor - the colors weren't accurately portrayed through flash OR no flash. So I gave you a crappy mixture of both. You're welcome.








On an unrelated note, my kitty Rosie was being really cute today. But what else is new?




Also life just sucks. But thanks for reading! Have a great day!

1/8/12

hazel

Not only do I have hazel eyes... but I have hazel eyeshadow to match!

face-
Maybelline concealer
MSFN Medium
Pinch o Peach

eyes-
NYX Milk
Brule
Woodwinked
Too Faced eyeshadow duo in Lucky Charms
Carbon
Solar White
Eyeko Graffiti eyeliner pen
L'oreal mascara
Daiso half lashes #13

lips-
Viva Glam Gaga II





1/7/12

baked by clara: homemade strawberry-kiwi jam

All throughout my life, I have jumped from hobby to hobby. Be it makeup, knitting, painting, or nail polish, they all fade into each other and change like the seasons - slowly creeping away without much notice. Right now, my heart belongs to cooking/baking. If I can make anything, from scratch, I will. Almost all boxed/processed foods, no matter how healthy, have some extra ingredients that I can't pronounce. So I would much rather just make it myself and know everything that goes into it! And it's so much more fun that way. Enter: homemade jam.

You will need:
1lb fresh/thawed fruit
1/4c raw sugar
1/4 c water
lemon zest (not pictured)
Stevia (optional)



For my 1lb of fruit, I used about a cup of strawberries and 3 large kiwis. Quarter your strawberries, peel and dice your kiwis.


Bring your water to a simmer in a small saucepan.


Throw in your fruit, sugar, and zest from about half of the lemon. Stir.


Reduce heat to medium low and let simmer/reduce for about 1 hour, to an hour and a half, until it's nice and thick. It won't have the exact consistency of store bought jam because of it's low sugar content. It'll look somewhat like this:


Stir in some Stevia if jam is not sweet enough. Let cool and store - I used an old jam jar.


Pretty damn easy, right?

I noticed that I am 4 followers away from 1,500. That's crazy. I can't believe people actually like me.

Thanks for reading :)