Makeup Confessionals~ Black Eye Shadow and Me

Hello Lovelies~

 I love makeup. Period, end of story. I love it. I used to sit at my mum's side when she would get ready for a date and watch her peruse her vast collection of colors and liners and everything from liquid to solid and I knew the first time she put it on me that I would never be the same again. She taught me everything she knew, going through each step every time she did her make up, they are some of my fondest memories from my childhood.

And while I had the passion for makeup even way back when, I didn't start actively wearing makeup until I was in middle school, and then for awhile I collected lipsticks, but never wore them until my senior year in high school.

 By that point it was relearning how to ride a bike. I hadn't forgotten, but I didn't have any finesse with it either and I was Goth adjacent, Tripp skirts, thigh highs, and heavy eyeliner, oh the joys of the early 2000's.

But the one thing I never learned how to do was apply Black eye shadow. I know! Right? Goth girl who never wore black eye shadow. Pretty rare for back then, but it seemed silly on me and always smeared into a big mess, making me look like I had been hit a few times after far to little sleep.

 So I tried it once and never tried it again. That's it!

'All that for a lousy 'I don't know how to put on black eye shadow'?!

 Yes. Honestly, I've always felt like I was just a step to the left of "Getting It" because of my lacking in this area. The Smokey eye trend came in and I never even attempted it because of my general fear of darker saturated pigments that smear everywhere, even with a good primer.

So Today I was getting ready to for to Free Comic Book Day and I was putting on a dress I usually pair with various pinks and a black eyeliner when I stopped.

 'Why not try something new today?' I thought. It's not like if I didn't like it I couldn't take it off and start over. So I bravely reached for the up opened trio of black, grey, and light silver I got in an Ipsy bag months ago and got to work.

This is the result of hard work and determination to get it right.

I wish I had taken more pictures of just my eyes. I am really proud of how they came out! I'm going to attempt to do this look again on my youtube channel, which will be posted here and on my facebook as well, so look out for that.

  I never thought I would be one for dark eye shadow. I always wanted to brighten my eyes rather than darken them, fearing they would end up looking small, but the black and grey look was really pretty and I think when done right, it's a stunning, head turning look.

Thanks for reading!

 Kat

Monster Blood Smoothie

 Hello Lovelies~

  This is my first 'Food Friday' in a good long while, so To celebrate the month, I present to you this 'Monster Blood Smoothie'. It's so good It'll make your hair stand on end! ^_^.

This shake was created by my favorite person right now, Master Shake. He is the manager at my local Village Inn, an Americana restaurant popular in the Midwest. They are famous for their Pies and for that last two months, my good friend has been Shaking It Up with the popular pies and creating a new spin on old favorites.

The 'Monster Blood Smoothie' is made with a piece of Triple Berry Pie, Yogurt, Half a Banana, and a bit of Orange Juice.

 He won't tell me the recipe exactly, but I think I've sussed it out for ya'll ^_~*


Monster Blood Smoothie
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Either 1 piece of Triple Berry Pie filling

   OR (to make it a bit more healthy)

1 handful of Blueberries
1 handful of Blackberries
and
1 handful of Raspberries
A sprinkle of sugar (or any other sweetener you like)

A splash of milk
A scoop of plain yogurt
A splash of Orange juice
Half a Banana

and Blend.

To garnish, four blueberries in the bottom of the glass, pour smoothie in, take a spoon or straw and make designs in the dark streaks from the pie.

Whipped cream on top for a bit more sweetness and add a few more blueberries.


And there you go, a bit vague, but that's as much he's told me!!!!! He is SO devious! Master Shake keeps me coming back. That's for sure.

 Everything is to taste, so I hope you play around and find a tasty concoction that gives you chills this holiday season!

Let me know if you try it out! I'd love to know how you like it!

 Thanks for reading!!!