Halloween 2012

We had a Halloween party on Saturday, so just wanted to share some pictures with you :) We were suppose to have a zombie movie marathon... that didn't really happen. We watched 28 weeks later, 28 days later, Zombieland, Resident Evil (the 4th one?!?!) and Megamind... :) it was close enough~

we had lots and lots of food!

pumpkin carving, the boys went nuts with it, two had their firsts ;)

and of course, this mini post wouldn't be complete without my costume :)

I'm suppose to be American McGee's Alice from the game Alice Madness Returns... I know my hair is too long, but I also have excessively thick hair that wouldn't stay put under a wig :|

here's some more ppl in costume... except Rose.. I dunno what she was suppose to be :P Uni student? jk~ :)

~~ Happy Halloween! ~~

NOTD: with nail stamps!

My fiancé helped me applied these seahorses on my ring fingers. Did he do a good job? You can see the purple nail stamp tool in the background.

Nail polish used: Essie pink-a-boo, RGB oxblood and Essie blanc

Simple Glammed-up FOTD

Dior Powder Brow Pencil in Sand 453 <-- gotta fill in those brows!
Guerlain LDP in 02 Beige Clair <-- enough coverage to conceal my blemishes
Bourjois Healthy Balance Unifying Powder in 53 Beige Clair
Too Faced Shadow Insurance
Urban Decay Naked 2 palette - Foxy, Bootycall, Pistol and Blackout
d.j.v. Beautenizer fiberwig mascara
MAC Mineralize Blush in Pet Me
Too Faced La crème in Nude Beach <-- Although this was my least fave colour, I thought it went well with my understated look. I didn't look like a zombie ;)
Urban Decay All-nighter <-- to set everything in once and for all!!

This was the makeup look I wore on my friend's wedding this weekend. I wanted to bring out my eyes without being overboard. Smokey looks doesn't go well for someone who gets teary too easily, so this look was perfect. Very clean, yet still glammed-up enough for me. This was one of the only occasions I tight-lined my upper lash line. I love how much more defined my eyes look without being too harsh~

What do you think?

Beyond the Rack Haul: MAC blushes

Not so impressed with what Beyond the Rack did to my boxes and plastic cover on my blushes, but I loved the colours I bought. :) 

From the top, clockwise: MAC Sheertone blushes in Sincere and Tenderling, MAC Mineralize blush in  Utterly Game, and Pet Me

Just to confuse myself, clockwise from the top: Tenderling, Utterly Game, Sincere and Pet Me

Easier in a line left to right: Pet Me, Tenderling, Utterly Game, and Sincere

Swatches will be up shortly! (no promises, but maybe tonight?) eventually...

Making a difference - Kiva

This has nothing to do with makeup, but I thought I'd include it here because it's something that I did recently that made me feel better about myself...

I joined the Kiva community in February earlier this year and made a small loan to help out a lady in Peru with her general store. I can't begin to tell you the satisfaction I get every time a repayment is made by my borrower. It's not that I care if I will get the money back (I think of it as a donation anyways), but the fact that she is able to repay means that she is doing good, and in some ways, indicates that her quality of life is getting better. I believed I helped someone and it makes me feel happy. For me, this is a better way to 'make' a donation, because it's great to be able to see the faces of people you help out and also, when they make the repayment you are able to re-lend that money out and help someone else.

If are interested you can use my reference below because this way you'd get a $25 free trial. There is more information about this on the website if you would like more about the organization, or the way the loan works~ 

http://www.kiva.org/invitedby/michelle5080

I encourage you to check it out!