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Wednesday, February 13th, 2008
I ran across a press release for Makeup Mondo this morning, and I’m really glad I did, because I’m always looking for great makeup tutorials.
Makeup Mondo offers free video makeup video lessons by celebrity makeup artists.
I really like how Makeup Mondo shows you color swatches of the colors it uses before they start applying the makeup (my idea of a plummy brown wasn’t the same as theirs), and how it shows you pictures of the brushes they use for the look, before they start applying the makeup.
I’ve only looked at two videos so far - Jessica Simpson and Jennifer Lopez eye looks, but the videos are close enough to the eyes so that you really can see what the makeup artist is doing.
I’ll definitely be back there.
I haven’t signed up yet, so I’m not sure how that process works, but otherwise the site looks great.
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Friday, January 25th, 2008
That’s right - I’ve decided that the fish and the snakes need their own home on the web.
From now on you can read about my fish at the Northern Lights Aquatics Blog, or at the Northern Lights Aquatics Forums, which also feature the Fargo/Moorhead Fish Keepers Forums.
You can read about the ball pythons and panther chameleons ( I know, I haven’t told you about the chameleons yet, have I?) at the Northern Lights Reptiles Blog.
I hope to see you over there.
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Tuesday, January 22nd, 2008
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Thursday, December 6th, 2007
Although I don’t normally wear blues and grays on my eyes MAC’s Silversmith Mineralize Eye Shadow is one set of blues that I keep reaching for.
The MAC Cosmetics web site’s shade description describes Silversmith as
“Silver blue with dirty mid-tone blue and white veining (Frost).”
The colors in the eyeshadow are deeper than they appear to be on my monitor, and they work well, even with my blue eyes.
The shadows apply easily, and last throughout the day.
I have used the darker blue as a liner once or twice, and found that the thin liner brush seemed to dig a deeper hole than I would have expected it to do, but that’s the only problem I’ve had.
I have to say that I am really impressed with the Mineralize Eye Shadow, and I wish I’d gotten one more - the Mi’Lady.
The Mi’Lady shade description states:
“Intense blood red and rich purple with white veining (Frost)”
Although I’m sure that this wouldn’t be an everyday shadow like the Silversmith is, it’s still beautiful, and I wish I’d gotten it!
Of course there’s still time …
MAC describes the Mineralize Eye Shadow as:
A sheer, pearled, mineralized powder Eye Shadow with two shades baked together in one pan. Superfine, lightweight: provides a softly tinted, reflective shimmer on the skin with a delicate sense of dimension. Subtly builds colour and shine. Can be worn on face, eyes or body.
US$16.50
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Tuesday, December 4th, 2007
I was fortunate enough to receive some Body Butters from Burning Tree Creations to review about 2 weeks ago, and I’ve been using them every since.
I was a little surprised when I opened the jars of body butter, and saw a rosebud in the Rosewood Body Butter (you can see it in the picture) and a tiny orange peel and what looks like 2 small pieces of cinnamon bark and part of a vanilla bean in the Vanilla Orange Spice Body Butter. (more…)
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Monday, November 26th, 2007
We finally moved our first generation of BN Pleco to their new home - the 55 gallon guppy tank that didn’t have any plecos in it.
We could only catch two of the six BN’s and believe me we tried.
They are fast, and they are small, ranging from 3/4-1 inch long.
These fry were freeswimming on Sept. 24, so they are just about 2 months old.
The second batch and most of the first batch died after we changed the water, so right now we’re trying to be very careful with water changes, and time it so there are no eggs or very young fry in the tank.
We have a new batch that we saw swimming out and around the taco last Wednesday.
So far we haven’t lost any of them - fry can be hard, for a while I was finding dead fry every morning, and it was depressing to look at the fish tank.
The two fry we moved are doing well in their new home - a few of the guppies came over to inspect when we put them in, and after they made sure they weren’t food, they left the pleco’s alone.
We got 8 German Blue Rams on November 10, and a couple of Golden German Rams before and after that, and we’ve had two batches of eggs since then. Unfortunately none of them have made it.
We had read that the Rams might start to eat their own eggs after the lights went off, so we left the light over the eggs on all night - the eggs lasted longer that way, but they were all eaten after 3 days, instead of after the first night.
The Rams are pretty good at keeping the other fish away too.
I used to think I’d never want cichlids, because it upsets me to see them fight, but these keys chase and nip at each other, and don’t seem to cause any permanent damage, so it’s not as bad as I thought it was.
They are fun to watch, and they’re really pretty too!
Well that’s enough of the fishy update for now.
I hope you had a great Thanksgiving, I did.
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Thursday, November 22nd, 2007
It’s the Holidays - and Mystical Beauty’s Musings is giving away some Holiday Goodies.
I asked Elke from the Beauty Blog Network to throw in a few extra goodies with the items I wanted to review, so I could pass the extras along to you.
Up for grabs is MAC Fluidline in Uppity, and MAC Nail Lacquers in Vestral White and Gold Veneer.
If you want to know more about the products, here’s what the MAC website says about Fluidline:
Ultra-smooth, Fluidline’s gel formula provides the precision of a liquid liner with a silkier, softer finish. Goes on “foolproof” with a brush in an easy dip-and-stroke action. Long-wearing. Smudge-proof. Lines up in a rich array of colours and finishes. Brush sold separately.
US$15.00
and about the Nail Lacquer:
Revolutionary new high gloss formula. Three long-wearing finishes - Cream, Sheer, and Frosted. Visibly different. Provides no-streak/no-chip finish. Contains conditioners and UV protection. Go hi-lacquer!
US$10.00
I have to admit I was really impressed when I saw these items. I’m more of a silver person, but I thought about sneaking the gold veneer polish for myself when I saw how beautiful it was in person.
But I didn’t!
I decided that you deserve it, but you have to work for it!
Just leave a comment telling me about the first time you wore MAC, why you love MAC, or what you’d do with these products if you won them - where would you wear them (out to dinner, at home, to a party), how would you wear them (a golden french manicure, little white flowers on a gold background on your toes), or something like that.
Pictures get you an extra entry, and they’ll be posted on the blog, unless you ask me to keep them private!
Since today is Thanksgiving (Happy Thanksgiving!) I’ve decided that if you list at least one thing you’re thankful for in the comments you can be entered to win too.
If you leave a qualifying comment on this blog post, you’ll get one entry into the contest, if you sign up for the mailing list you’ll get another entry. If you send pictures of how you would wear the nail lacquer and fluidline (you don’t have to use these colors), you’ll also get another entry, so you can get up to three entries.
We’ll put all the names in a hat (if you have three entries, we’ll put your name in three times), and pick the winner on December 18!
We have to have an email address so we can contact you and let you know you won, so make sure you use an email address that you can check on December 18.
If you haven’t signed up for our mailing list yet, you can sign up below, and get one entry into the contest.
Good luck!
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