I got requested to do this video and I was really excited because I had a ton of ideas of how to make it my own and kinda make it girly!!
Halloween Skully look October 27, 2010
When thinking of what kind of Halloween looks to do this was for sure one of the first that popped into my mind!
I really love the whole skeleton “day of the dead” look. I chose a look that would be easy and simple. I chose to use things that you normally would have in your makeup collection.
Also for a costume basically an all black unitard- or if you wanted to be a bit more “fashionable” you could wear black leggings and a black shirt with the skeleton rib cage. Just a thought and super simple!! I hope you enjoy the tutorial!!
Love is Louder October 20, 2010
Sorry for the lack of words today I think I pretty much summed it up in the video
XOXO,
Ally
Society’s Perception of beauty October 16, 2010
Our society is obsessed with beauty. Not just any beauty, but perfect beauty. Our society enables an image that will never be able to achieve. A focus on beauty that is not only unrealistic, but also destructive in its ways.
I would never want to look like this, no offense to Stephanie (below) But it kind of scares me
image from: http://www.gloss.co.nz/index.php?option=com_myblog&Itemid=110&lang=en&show=Stephanie-Naumoska—Too-thin-to-be-in-a-beauty-pageant–4951.html
Since beauty is considered everything, thousands and thousands of people strive for perfect beauty on a daily basis. More than once their great efforts result in horrible failure, which leads to feelings of inadequacy and depression. People aren’t good enough anymore, not just women, both men and women are determined me meet the scale of perfect beauty. Our society has lost touch with reality. We find fault in everything and everyone, including ourselves.
from a google search
Ask yourself this: “When was the last time you looked in the mirror and were happy with the way you looked?”
What do you hate about your image? Your deep-set eyes, dark circles, button nose, big ears, crooked teeth, tiny lips, and even big lips. Well stop focusing on the things you hate and look in that mirror and tell yourself the beautiful things about yourself. Also begin to love the things you hate because that’s what makes you different from the person next to you!
I know your thinking “why are you writing about this you love beauty products and etc.” Well I do love beauty products and I do love looking beautiful however I do things my own way 100% of the time all the time. I do what makes me look and feel good. I’ll be the first one to say the way I look and dress and act are not always trendy or what’s fashionable or “in” but I am me and I love me!
XOXO,
Ally
Skin care October 16, 2010
I recently ordered Decleor Paris brand of skin care products. Well I actually only ordered one thing which was the Masque Peel-off (Reviel du Teint) It’s obviously French!
Anyway it is a “radiance revealing peel-off mask! I was so excited when I saw that it was a peel off mask because I haven’t been able to find one in a couple years not matter where I look.
This mask has essential oils and fruit extracts. It’s supposed to rid the skin of impurities and dead cells and make your skin visibly smoother and clearer. Which I think that it did once I peeled the mask off my skin felt smooth and it was really reflecting the light.
I took a picture with it on so you all could see
This is the bottle its kind of small but its worth it!
Hope you guys enjoyed this post about skin care!!
XOXO-Ally
Ebay Haul October 16, 2010
As you may know I make videos on YouTube and a lot of the other beauty “gurus” have bought make-up from Hong Kong. I myself had never done so but it really interested me. See I think its fun to see what their products are like compared to ours here in America. I think it’s just unique and exciting to have something from another country.
So with that said I ordered a few things from Ebay from Hong Kong and I wanted to share just a few with you this has been acquired in the last week I actually should have some more coming this week I hope!
I hope you all liked this post if you have any questions please feel free to ask!!
XOXO,
Ally
Luuux.com October 16, 2010
Hey everyone! So I newly joined a website called luuux.com its a pretty cool site.
Luuux is a community where you add information on the latest trends and cutting edge ideas which you can share with your friends and family. Luuux share back their revenues with users.
By being active on Luuux you will earn Luuux$ which you can spend in our store or give away to your favorite charity! I thought that it was a pretty awesome concept.
If you want to join me over there you can go to
www.luuux.com/members/allyson-alexander and add me as a friend!
I will have a ton of posts there I am trying to do them at least daily but we shall see how that works!
XOXO,
Ally
First Halloween look 2010 October 14, 2010
I have been trying to decide if I was going to recreate some Halloween looks this year and I have decided I would!! If I didn’t, I know I would have been sad, because I really love Halloween and its so fun!!
So here is my take on Alice in wonderland the Queen of Hearts or the Red Queen!
Picture from: http://twothumbseightfingers.blogspot.com/2009/07/more-alice-in-wonderland-2010.html
So this is my take on the look:
Starting with the eyes and brows:
To create the eyeshadow look I used a homemade fix + and wet my brush and dipped it into the lighter blue. Add that all over first use as a base, then I just added the darker blue pigment on top the same way.
For the eyebrows I just used a black eyeliner pencil and created rounded, not curved or shaped eyebrows, right where the blue stopped and slightly blended them together
For the lips I used a lip pencil from MAC in the color Cherry
I basically just tried to draw a heart on the center of my lips using my own cupids bow but enhanced.
So here is how the entire look came together:
I think it came out pretty well for it being the first time I’ve done it.
There are a ton of flaws I’ll be the first one to point that out but overall I loved it!
I got a good laugh at myself!
Picture from: http://twothumbseightfingers.blogspot.com/2009/07/more-alice-in-wonderland-2010.html
FAIL October 2, 2010
Happy October 1st!!!
I had wanted to make a video and post it up today. That was a fail!
The lighting was terrible all day for some reason. So a make-up tutorial wasn’t going to work I tried to film an outfit of the day and you couldn’t even see what I was wearing.
So today was not a good video making day which really frustrated me so, I set up my camera on a tripod and used my remote. Well that didn’t seem to work out either I liked a few of the shots and I was going to post them…however somehow they all got deleted off my memory card.
So for some reason technology and lighting were not on my side today.
So today overall was very frustrating but I’m not going to let it upset me as much as it made me so upset!! Moving on…
On the upside I got my boots in from gojane.com and let me just tell you… LUSH! I am loving them so far I mean I’ve only been wearing them around the house but they are so much better than I anticipated so I am enthused. I will be sure to have a thorough review on them within the next week.
A little update on my hair….Its been just about two months since I cut off all my hair short and although it has been growing it isn’t growing nearly as fast as I’d want it to. Story of every girls hair woes isn’t it? haha. Well I have been looking for “hair growth” supplements and everything related. I have found a few products I would like to try but I’m not sure if I want to just yet. I will stick with my prenatal vitamins for now which basically supply the vitamins for hair, nails, and skin as well. I am really bad at remembering to take them so I don’t expect any huge results. I guess I just want my hair to be healthy that’s the whole reason I cut it off in the beginning.
Well that is all for now on the update. Hope you all enjoyed!!
XOXO,
Ally
P.S. I didn’t want this post to not have a picture so here’s an old one of me!
