Tag: How "fake" are you?

First of, I added these - " - around the word fake. Fake is a bad bad word, whether your fake or not depends on your person not whether you've got extensions or surgery or anything like that. I still think the tag is kind of fun, not to determine whether I'm "fake" or not but to go a little deeper into my relation to cosmetics.

Have you ever had cosmetic surgery?
Not purposely. I once broke my nose and they had to fix it, not for cosmetics reasons, more for being-able-to-breathe reasons ;) I do though want to get lasik eye surgery because I wear glasses and with my eye condition can't wear lenses. My eyes have always been my best feature and even though I don't have anything against the look of glasses, I'd prefer not to have them.

Do you use fake lashes?
If I could, I would, but I can't. I've practiced so much and I can't work those darn things ;)

Do you wear a weave or hair extension?
Nope.

Would you consider plastic surgery?
Consider it yes definitely, but actually do it? I don't think so. I don't have the guts, and also I feel like surgery is "the easy way out", it's much more fun working with your "issues".

Could you live without makeup?
Yes I could LIVE, I'd still breathe, eat, sleep etc. But it would be sadder. I don't see makeup as some way to get prettified, I see my face as a canvas and my makeup as my paint. I used to paint alot when I was younger, and now I've just switched to makeup and nails.

Do you dye your hair?
Yes I do, very very much. I guess, it's kind of the same as doing face art, I like to dye my hair as kind of.. Hair-art I guess ;) I just love to have my hair a bright and happy, unconventional colour. My natural hair-colour is ash-blonde, and I love the blonde look on others, but on myself I think it looks a little bland.

So this is me, back in the day. It also happens to be my natural hair-colour, ashy blonde.

The last time I was "blonde". It was because everytime  I had dyed my hair red, it has gone darker and darker and then dying it the dark purple I chose to bleach it so that I could dye it bright red again. It turned out orange, sad because I was excited to see how platinum blonde would look like on me ;)

Purple.. Why? Because I can. It was so rad, seriously considering to dye it purple again, just a little too dark in my opinion.

Generally I have all different versions of washed out red. Red just won't stay on my hair, always turns out rust-red. 

This is from today, and yesterday I dyed my hair so this is exactly as I'd like it to look - all the time. It just doesn't.

Do you use a sunbed?
WAAAAAH NO! I'm born pale, always have been pale, always will be pale and will die pale. If I as much show my face to the sun for three seconds I get sunburned, not TANNED but BURNED! Also I have this (ir)rational fear of skin cancer...

Do you use selftanners?
WAAAAAH no! I'm born pale, alwa.... - You know the deal. I DO, have to admit, sometimes help my forearms a little on the sometimes with my Jergens Natural Glow Daily Moistureizer in fair to medium because my forearms seem to be the only thing on my body that can tan.

Do you have tattoos?
Nope, but I'm definitely getting one. What of? No idea yet, but my mind is set on it! In Denmark you have to be eighteen to get a tattoo and I see all my friends turning eighteen rushing out to get tattoos and that makes me slow down, I don't want to like anyone else and just do it because I can or to rebel, I want to do it because I genuinely WANT that image printed on my body forever.
One thing that I am pretty certain of getting tattooed (when the time comes) is the names of my future children.

In conclusion I just want to say that I don't think anybody who has tattoos or extension or use tanning bed, get plastic surgery etc is fake. I believe that "fake" people are people who try to disguise their true personalities, not their looks.

 - Elk

Notice about my pictures

Hey guys, just wanted quickly to say that my camera is really old, like way old. It's about 7 - 8 years old and due to that fact, it's not the best on picking up colours. That's why my red/pink always is off, my bright colours doesn't appear that bright and my darks don't seem so dark.

I'm working on getting a new camera, but I have to make some money before I can go out and make a purchase. I also want to make sure I'm getting the best of all cameras for the price, so bear with me.

 - Elk

Makeup: Piinksparkles everyday smokey eye

Heya to heyo people! Do you know Piinksparkles on YouTube? I have written about her in a previous post, she is definitely one of my favorite beauty gurus on YouTube, she's super fun, nice, beautiful and inspiring! Today I followed her everyday smokey tutorial. 

There's the video if you're interested, I definitely recommend checking her out.

(It kind of looks like I have no pupils because of the lighting :D)

Mine didn't turn out as smokey as Sam's but it's still a hundred times smokier than what I usually wear ;)
(I also think it got washed out a little on the picture because of the light, more smokey in real life.)

 I really love this eye look because usually I look like a dork when I wear smokey eyes but I actually like this on me!

 Ciao sweethearts, have an awesome day!
 - Elk

Makeup: Spring trend 2012

Hi guys. Yesterday I googled "spring makeup trends 2012" and I found pictures like this: 

Picture from: 

http://pink-confessionsofamakeupholic.blogspot.dk/2011/02/spring-makeup-trends-2011.html 

Picture from: 

http://barbiesdressupdollhouse.blogspot.dk/2011/08/i-want-makeup-like-this.html

Picture from: 

http://www.examiner.com/slideshow/spring-makeup-2011

These looks are, basically, just one bright colour swept over the entire lid and brought up a little over the crease and blended out. Then a nice black eyeliner is added to the upper lid, you can make it thin or thick, whatever you like, but I prefer a little bit thick.

 So today I decided to go for it. I thought it to be kind of a dare because I wanted to use my new pigment from Collection 2000 in the colour Tinkerbell, a bright green that, to be honest, comes out to look very teal and blue. Anyway, I felt like it was a dare because I was afraid that it would turn out kind of like this:

Picture from: 

http://goretro.blogspot.dk/2010/08/maybe-shes-born-with-it-seriously.html

I'm sure that was totally rad in the 80's, but not really my style. Luckily, it didn't and I really liked the look. I'll definitely play more with this in the spring and upcoming summer using bold and bright colours.

What do like for spring and summer? Isn't this a little bold for such a light season?

 - Elk

Makeup: Mocha choc (Collection 2000 trio)

Hi guys, how r you? I just received my order of 25 pairs of earrings fish hooks so I can make some cute earrings. More about that when they're all nice and done, I'll show you then :)
Today I just want to show you my make-up today. Last Friday I went shopping with my friend and they had an awesome Collection 2000 sale. I bought a little different stuff, I generally like their products. Today I used one of the palettes, the Mocha Choc one. 

The pink in the middle didn't turn out as pink on the picture as in real life.

Eyes and lips. As you can see the pink doesn't really kick in  and turns out to look more like a silvery shadow. I also found it chalky .

So, what are you up to on the wonderful.. Cloudy relatively cold day?

 - Elk

Makeup: Easy purple

Hi guys, todays is very exciting because I got my glasses back from the optician, yaaay now I can see!
Unfortunately I didn't snap a picture with them on but it'll come. Today I went for an easy light purple look, I really like how it turned out.

Added nice pink lips to freshen it up a bit.

It's raining outside.. Alot.. Not adding very much to the begging spring-feeling I had.

Rainy hugs, Elk.

Makeup: Wet n wild, sheer pride

Hey guys, make up make up make up.This is what I wore today.

I used my Pride palette from wet n wild.

Used the sheer/shiny shadows instead of the mattes.

I also used my lovely midnight blue eyeliner, I really like it, it's kind of the daytime look in the palette.

 xoxo Elk