I recorded a tutorial, and while editing I realized it looked almost identical to my Emerald Dragon look, instead of posting it and saying “this is the same thing with dupes” I decided to just record something new. While recording the colors reminded me of something stereotypically girlie because of the colors I was using. It also started to remind me of a long Jem shirt my sister wore pretty much every day during the 80’s. Sometimes it was a shirt, sometimes she would belt it into a dress, other times it was tied in a knot on the side… Typical 80’s! So that’s where the name came from, since Jem really is truly outrageous! Maybe I’ll do a look inspired by Pizzazz next…. You never know!

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I was bored, I played with makeup, & this came out of it.
Lots of color, and lots of different finishes. Fun times!

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With imagination and the Barney Bag, we’ll see what we can make today!! Hah.

I needed to think of a color combination to do for this tutorial, so I asked people on my Facebook page to name a color. I took first 25 responses, and used the most popular color from those 25 suggestions. They picked green. I did the same thing for Twitter but this time purple came out on top. So those were the 2 main colors for my look. I had find a way to make it not look like Barney though, especially since that color combination is easily associated with the big purple lump of love. There’s not much else to say about the look besides the fact I added more black to the look after I finished recording. What can I say, I like my eyeshadow DARRRRKK!!

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Playing copycat, and recreating a look that was done by Lauren (QueenofBlendingMUA). I used the general idea of her look to create my own by changing some things & using different colors to better fit myself. Check out Lauren’s original look here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G8Vwp5fbqkg . A full list of products used and a photo of the look after the jump.

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The weather may suck outside right now, but at least I’m keeping it bright & fun inside of the house!!
I noticed a lot lately that people seem to think if you’re going to do a bright and bold look you HAVE to have a bright/bold color in your crease, and that tooootally isn’t true!
You can still have a very bold look without going overboard with the products. This look proves just using only two main colors can achieve the same effect as something with a color going up to your eyebrow.

List of all products used, & photos after the jump!
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Misty Maven is back! This time with a faux entry to the contest I’m having.
All details relating to the contest are 2 posts down; or just click this link.

I pulled my inspiration from the buildings meeting with the sky in the upper left hand corner of the [inspirational] photo. The colors instantly stood out to me so I went with it.
The hair reminds me of the beach, wavy/messy from being wet and in the wind all day.
Then to top it off, I added bold colorful flowers for that little Hawaiian flair.

Since I’m sure I will get asked somewhere, this video took 60 minutes to record. All around it was about 90 minutes from start to finish.

photos and a full list of products used after the jump
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Woo finally, the contest is here.

Before we say anything else, a BIG BIG thank you to Amy for sponsoring this contest and supplying the prizes!! Make sure you check out her ebay page to see all the amazing Kryolan products she carries.
Don’t forget to check out her Etsy too if you want some cute clothes to go with your new makeup!!

So here are the Rules!
Create a look based off of this photo:

credit: Vincent Khoury Tylor site

continue reading contest rules after the jump..
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