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Halloween Make-up by Michelle Phan

// October 14th, 2009 // No Comments » // Fashion

Halloween is only a few weeks away and even though I don’t think I’m attending any parties this year, it’s still a lot of fun browsing and watching all the tutorials and ideas for Halloween costumes. I just discovered Michelle Phan’s YouTube channel and I’m in love with her Halloween make-up tutorials! They’re whimsical, fun, and best of all gorgeous! Who says you have to look ghoulish for Halloween?

These two videos are my favorites:

Geisha Halloween Tutorial – here’s a very modern and chic interpretation of a Japanese Geisha

Barbie Transformation Tutorial – another great tutorial for an avant garde look, which you can definitely use for Halloween

DIY wedding bouquets

// August 23rd, 2009 // No Comments » // Weddings

Wedding bouquet arrangement is my new hobby. I’ve only tried creating a bouquet once and it’s definitely no easy feat. It requires amazing hand eye coordination and an eye for design. Anyway, before I give it another attempt, I’ve decided that it’s better to be more prepared. I checked Youtube for tutorials and as expected, there were dozens of instructional videos about creating different wedding bouquet designs. I’m not particularly crazy about bouquets with fillers, so the following videos show designs that don’t make use of these…

Here’s a simple but gorgeous hand-tied Calla Lily bouquet.

This one’s a classic: red roses in a circular arrangement

This video shows you how to use orchids in your bouquet

My top 3 eye looks c/o Xteener

// March 18th, 2009 // No Comments » // Fashion

I’ve always been a klutz when it comes to applying eye makeup. Since my eyes are not deep set (meaning I don’t have a crease), I find it really hard to follow most tutorials on the web since these are mostly done on Caucasian models.

It’s a good thing I discovered Xteener on Youtube. She is an absolute godsend. She has tons of makeup tutorials, tips and reviews in her Youtube channel. We have similar looking eyes so I had no problem at all following her instructions. Check out my top 3 eye makeup tutorials from Xteener. These are all dramatic, smokey eye looks, so they’re not really for everyday use… unless you really want some attention! ;-)

How to make a hat

// March 15th, 2009 // No Comments » // Fashion

I lost my boyfriend’s hat and to make it up to him I thought of making him a new one. Hopefully if I use the tutorial below as a guide (minus the ruching) the hat will turn out great! :-)