First Video!

So I have finally gotten around to recording my first video, and it will hopefully be up tonight. This blog doesn't have too many readers, but that's mostly because I haven't had many outlets to post the link. Hopefully new people will find me through my videos.

Again I apologize for the awkward angle of my first video, but that's what first videos are for, to get yourself out there and make mistakes.

The first video look is one I go to all the time when I want a great vampy night time look. Perfect for any nocturnal adventure :)

I also wanted to include a few random simple looks I've done lately:
Mac Juxt look
 
Mac Bloodline and Mauvement Pigments

Fairy colors for the "Your Highness" premiere

The Phoenix

So my first look centers around a MAC trio eyeshadow from The Red She Said collection from Fall/Winter 2008.

TIP: Try if you can to do your make-up in natural light, that way you won't be fooled by the fluorescent lighting of your bathroom into thinking your make-up is darker or lighter than it actually is.

Natural Light:

Indoors with Flash:

Products (in order of application):
Eyes:
Too Face Shadow Insurance applied with ring finge
Crease: MAC Trax e/s using MAC 224 brush
All over lid: MAC Threesome trio- middle stripe e/s using MAC 242 brush (spritzed with MAC Fix+ spray)
Out V and crease: MAC Threesome trio- left stripe e/s (burgundy) using MUG Deluxe Outer V Brush
Highlight: MAC Naked Lunch e/s with MAC 224 brush
Bottom lash and waterline liner: MAC Greasepaint in French Quarter [from the MAC Venomous Villains Dr. Facilier collection] (coincidently as I was applying it my iPod randomly shuffled to two songs from the Princess and the Frog soundtrack :) )
Upper waterline: Buxom Insider Eyeliner in Onyx
Upper lash line liner: MAC Fluidline in Blacktrack using Sephora Collection Eyeliner Brush #17
                                  MAC Carbon e/s over Blacktrack to darken liner
Buxom lash mascara

Face:
(Note: I try to avoid using liquid foundations)
Under eye concealer: MAC Studio Fix Concealer in NW25 using Bare Escentuals Flawless Face Brush
All over face: MAC Studio Fix Powder Plus Foundation in NC25 using Bare Escentuals kabuki brush
Contour: Urban Decay Baked Bronzer in Baked (I couldn't find it on Sephora's website :( )
Cheeks: MAC Blush in Trace Gold using MAC 129 Brush
Highlight: MAC Strobe Cream

Lips:
Body Shop Hi-Shine Lip Treatment in Bronze Beam (smells like fresh passion fruit!)

I hope you like it!

First Post!

Hello!

I should probably start off by introducing myself. My name is Gabrielle, and I live in beautiful (mostly) sunny California. While my blogger name and the title of this blog may be in French, rest assured that my posts will always be primarily in English, though I can't promise that a bit of Franglais won't slip in (I'll always translate if I do). I'm a fourth year French major, and history minor, so a lot of my time is spent speaking, thinking, and writing in a completely different language. Yes, this also means that I may slip in a bit of Medieval, Early Modern, or Renaissance knowledge where applicable.

I've started this blog because while there may be numerous talented make-up artists and enthusiasts on the web, there is always room for new ideas and opinions. I was inspired to start this blog (and future video tutorials) because I can't always find certain colors I'm looking for when trying to figure out what to do with all these colors. I'm the type of girl who loves to nab limited edition colors from different brands like MAC, Benefit, Urban Decay etc... the problem with this is that due to the limited availability not many (if any) of the people doing tutorials and blogs have these colors. I like to find looks by googling the specific names, and rarely ever find more than swatches for these elusive limited editions. So if you're like me and you purchased a limited edition eyeshadow or palette without knowing exactly what you were going to do with it, I'm here to try to help.

Some of the looks I will do will contain these near-impossible to find colors, as well as many brand staples. Feel free to tell me about your LE colors, and if I don't have them I will do my best to find dupes and come up with something.

This blog is for fun and fostering my creativity and in the best possible world, yours as well. I don't expect to please everyone, if I make one person happy, that will be enough for me.

I hope you like what I have to offer.

My first look is to come later today.