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Are you paying close attention to snowflakes during this Christmas?

Russian photographer Alexey Kljatov " has devised a clever way to bring the wonder of macrophotography to the minuscule world of snowflakes. Using  a homemade rig  comprised of a working camera lens, a wooden board, some screws and old camera parts, Kljatov captures the breathtaking intricacies of snow, six-sided symmetry and all." Have snowflakes ever looked so beautiful?  Source: Huffington Post

Wedding Hair

How do you usually wear your hair? I'd love to see some photos from you guys! If you like, you can tweet them to me @ Beyoumakeupshop My hair is a bit short right now, barely reaching shoulder length. I cut my hair 7 months ago, you heard it right, and it only grew a couple of inches!Not to mention it's always frizzy - therefore I try to put it up as much as I can to avoid having the hair touch my neck.  I just twist the sides and pin them down with pins and clip the back into a semi bun. The picture below is my beautiful friend and I at one of our college friend's wedding. Here are some hair style trends you can try out this Spring, via heartbait
Spring is such a fun time to play with different lipstick colors! Or even neon! I'm very absent minded at times and tend to forget a lot of things...especially when it comes to lipsticks. Some do not have clear tops and their colors cannot be seen- and besides, it's a hassle to have so many lipsticks lying around everywhere. Therefore....remember these? I don't remember these colors and their names, but I do all of them, except the last one on the right, are Wet n Wild's lipsticks! They are super pigmented and very pretty- very matte.

15 years of research...Retin-A works to help your skin

The "amazingness" retinoid can do for our skin, if you can stand it. (Don't use it if you are pregnant or breastfeeding though). I've linked 2 articles that help to explain what Retin-A is and how it works.    Correction Appended THE beauty aisles of a typical drugstore are a veritable fortress stacked with lotions and potions that promise to turn back the clock, rejuvenate the skin and restore a youthful glow. Their labels list an arsenal of ingredients —alpha hydroxy acids, antioxidant  vitamins , green tea, copper, caffeine, soy, peptides, among many others. Yet within the walls of products and tiers of claims, one ingredient still stands out: Retin-A. It is available in prescription-strength products, including generic formulations, and under brand names like Retin-A Micro, Renova, Avage and Tazorac. Its less potent over-the-counter cousin, retinol, is found in products on department and drugstore shelves. According to the Mintel Global New Pro...

Plastic surgery with makeup?

A couple years ago, I saw Eve Pearl's video  "Plastic surgery without the surgery"   and I was super amazed! These are some magical techniques that can shape your nose, eyes, foreheads, it's crazy! No matter what, a lot of people are a lot prettier or better looking than they assumed. 

OPI & Wet n Wild Nail Swatches

Wet n Wild's "Under Your Spell" (recently came out)  It reminds me of the Milky Way or Mars? -_- O.P.I's Pamplona Purple (I'm not good at painting nails) O.P.I' Do you Lilac it? Easter eggs!

Makeup trials over the last couple of months.

I think this is the scariest, I look as if I was punched in the yes. I love having side bangs, they can always cover one bad eyebrow ....or unmatching eyeshadows. Yes, I even think about makeup in my sleep. Wet n Wild lipsticks are beautiful! Pigmented and more mattifying, but not drying. --------------------------- My job includes no makeup whatsoever and on the days I'm off, I don't even have the want to go out and dress up. If you ever see me in real life, I don't wear makeup often, but I try to practice as much as I can, if you can't tell from the couple of sleepy pictures.  Makeup to me didn't come natural in my life nor was it really ever in my life, it only sprouted during college and my desire to be better at it came post college in the strangest time. Makeup to me is like learning my multiplication table in the 2rd grade, I kept trying and I couldn't remember, other kids finished their time tables and were ...