And now onto something completely different!

So, in my makeup downtime I have picked up a new hobby that has become more and more important to me lately and I wanted to share that with everyone :) I am a fiber artist!!! What does that mean, you may ask? Well, I have learned to handspin and hand dye my own wool. I know that sounds like a strange hobby, but I really enjoy it! Its another way for me to express my love of bright colors. I always enjoyed knitting, but never found yarn that I liked in conventional stores. So, I started to make it myself!!

I know that not everyone who likes makeup is also crafty, but I just wanted to share some of my work with those of you that are. Here are some products from my new Etsy store Knittyandcolor.etsy.com

I also have a blog that I will link to here Knittyandcolor.blogspot.com

Cerulean


Dying Love



Clementine




Grapes of Rath




Caspian




Solar Flare




Anyways, thanks for looking and letting me share my new creative outlet with you :)

Early St. Patty's EOTD with ebay 88 color palette!

Well, I did this a few weeks back...but Im contemplating recreating it for St. Patty's day!! I know its a bit wild, but you only live once, right? I primarily used the 88 color palette from ebay and some other things that escape me right now. I know, how helpful to the reader, LOL! I know that I used MAC Minted Kohl and NYX Green Glitter Eyeliner too :)






I never did a full review of the 88 color palette, but maybe I will manage that some day soon. Overall there are some super cool colors and some crappy ones but its still a great deal! Im looking forward to getting the 88 Ultra Shimmer palette in the future because I think its more "me".

New Urban Decay swatches with EOTD!

So, new Urban Decay stuff....my ears perked up immediately when I got word so I got in the car and drove to my nearest Ulta, where I found it all! Here are my swatches:


New Cream Eyeshadows


New 24/7 Eyeliners


Initially I bought Cream Shadows in Grass, Mushroom and Asphalt. These are the exact same formula and packaging as they were back in the day. The colors are just better and more unique. Grass is a very nice deep emerald green. Mushroom is a grayish taupe with loads of shimmer. Asphalt is black with uber glitter. I mean uber!

While I liked them as eyeshadow bases, they are not suitable to be worn alone (except Mushroom) and in the end I returned them because it felt like $17 each just to make my eyeshadow more vibrant wasnt a wise choice for me right now. I somewhat regret that and somewhat dont. If you have the money and intend on using these under eyeshadow, then go for it!

I also purchased Graffiti and Flipside eyeliners. These are pretty! Graffiti does have tons of silver microglitter that is visible on the lashline so beware. Flipside is the perfect marriage of MAC Blue Peep Fluidline's color and UD Electric's shimmer. I actually sold my Blue Peep after getting this. I thought I would love Ransom, but it just bored me IRL.

Anyways, here is an EOTD I did with Grass Cream Eyeshadow and Graffiti Eyeliner:







Also used:
UD Graffiti E/s
MAC Humid E/s
Jane Twilight Zone E/s

Thanks for reading!