Eyes of Friday Night

So on Friday, I didn't go out because 1) I had forgotten my phone at home therefore I had to go back home and 2) I have too many papers and readings to catch up on. The way that I like to take my mind off school is by practicing how to put on eyeshadow. Weird? Perhaps it is a bit weird, but I've gotten better at my technique!

I have a question for make-up lovers out there: What lip color would you pair this with?

So here's what I came up with. Products are behind the cut.

September 2011 wish list

I missed several months of wish listing...I miss this series because it sort of encourages me to go shopping and this time, I want to challenge myself to find unique items that wouldn't be found commercially. This month, I made a challenge to find unique odds and ends from Etsy and I didn't just pluck them off the first page of results, I did some proper digging for these items!

1) This bracelet

This is available on etsy at this shop run by CorsoStudio. Perfect for True Blood fans!

2) Duct tape wallet

Have you ever seen a wallet this cool and it was made out of duct tape? No? Me neither! If you're interested, you can find this and many more designs at this shop run by KittysCraft0402.

3) Shoes remixed

Take a regular old pair of shoes and remix them. I thought these were pretty cool although they're not in my size. Shoes with edge are always pretty cool. I found these at GlamorousHeelsToEnvy's store.

4) State Jewelry

One thing that has been on trend recently is "represent your state" jewelry. There are so many cool and unique ways to show off where you live and I just thought this necklace of Maryland was pretty cool. This picture is from IntegrativeCreations' store.

5) Cool Medical ID bracelets

As someone who has asthma and food allergies, I love this bracelet because it doesn't look like your mother's or even your grandmother's medical ID bracelet. It serves its purpose by alerting someone of an allergy while looking good-can your medical bracelet do that?

A DC adventure

As I have mentioned before, I live in the Washington D.C area. When some people think of DC, there are those who bemoan this city as a place where "nothing gets done", or even a place that's out of touch with  "regular Americans". As quick as people are to say those things about the business that goes on in this city, they also forget that people live and play in this city. Not everything is connected with politics here and that's why I've made the "this city is more than just politics" tag-to give a glimpse of how people work and play in these parts. We're not all political insiders looking to get ahead, some of us are just living in the same area.

My first installment-a trip to Georgetown Cupcake, the same place where they film TLC's "DC Cupcake". I've done enough talking, I'll let the pictures take it from here.

General rule about working escalators-Walk left, stand right. This separates locals from the tourists!

Lining up for cupcakes because it's serious business!!

People behind us

SO. MANY.CHOICES!

Assortment of Cupcakes

Vanilla Birthday Cake

A calm street every once in a while...

On our way home (walking left, standing right-just like we're supposed to!

I hope to do this more often! Any tips and suggestions are welcome!

Food post: Cheesecake

If there's one dessert that will always have a place in my heart, it is cheesecake.

I love all kinds of cheesecakes: oreo, strawberry, pineapple...as long as it doesn't have peanuts in it, I LOVE IT!

Since my mother's birthday is coming up tomorrow as I write this, I thought it would be a great idea to make a cake for her birthday since isn't really a fan traditional birthday cakes (she doesn't like cakes with too much icing). Thanks to this website, I learned how to make a strawberry lemon cheesecake and I got it to her exact swetness/tartness preference before I baked it. After all the prep, mixing, baking and waiting, here are the pictures of how it turned out (behind the jump)

Make-up of the night (5/19)

Very simple eyes that I did for the night. Before you ask, yes, I am a bit of a beginner and this could be cleaned up.

Products used (MAC unless stated otherwise):

Quite Natural paint pot

Twinks eyeshadow

Brun eyeshadow

Haute and Naughty mascara

Smoulder Eyeliner

Stila 24/7 Stay All Day Eyeliner